St. Colman`s with St. Paul`s Parish— Cosham & Paulsgrove

( Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth- Reg Charity No : 246871 )

The Presbytery, St. Colman`s Avenue, Portsmouth PO6 2JJ. Tel: 023 9237 6151, E-mail: scsp@portsmouthdiocese.org.uk

Fr.Innaiah Maddineni, Parish Priest, St.Paul`s Catholic School, Bourne Rd, Portsmouth PO6 4JD , Tel: 023 9237 5488

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PRAYERS FOR THE SICK : Please pray for the sick in our parish here at St.Colman`s with

St.Paul`s- Theresa Kelleher, Frances O’Donnell, Judy Dibley, Angela Day, , Nora Bryant, Vere-

na Wright, Chris Overy, Helen Townsend, John De Battisa, Chelsie Whibley, Joe and Pat Charl-

ton , James Maguire and John Cox.

First Reading: How many of our modern politicians and mon-

archs would do well to imitate this prayer of Solomon as he comes

to the throne! He is touchingly conscious of his own inadequacies

and inexperience. He does not ask for anything for his own ad-

vantage, but just for the skills he needs to rule his people well. In

reply the Lord promises him plenty of material rewards. The Lord

made him a canny businessman too, for he built up a fortune as

middleman, selling horses from Asia Minor to Egypt, and chariots

to go with them from Egypt to Asia Minor, as well as mining the

minerals of the land. No wonder the Queen of Sheba was bowled over!

2 Gospel Reading: This little joyful pair of parables could well have been told by Jesus at a

moment of discouragement for the disciples: ‘you may be having difficulties, but it is all worth

it.’ The follower of Jesus must be convinced that the Kingdom is worth everything: the de-

mands are absolute, as we have seen so constantly with the volunteer who was not allowed

even to bury his dead, or the ones who must enter life crippled or half-blind in order to avoid

harming others. The feature which appears in both parables is ‘sell everything he owns’. Com-

bine this with the reluctance of the disciples to accept the message of suffering, their inability

to understand that Christ must enter into his glory only by suffering, and we enter into the

world of the first generation of Christians. To become a Christian might lose them their jobs

and friends. It might lead to persecution from Jews or Romans – Paul suffered equally from

each on his journeys. It might cut them off from advancement because they would not accept

the emperor as divine and Lord but insisted on crying out ‘Christ is Lord’. Henry Wansborough

OSB .

Marriage Care Volunteers needed: Could it be you? ‘The harvest is

rich but the labourers are few’ Broken relationships are extremely

painful and can affect the wider family and friends. Marriage Care is

a Catholic organisation providing marriage preparation and relation-

ship counselling support for couples across England and Wales. Our

Portsmouth centre is looking for someone with experience of team

management to support our current Head of Centre working with

our local team in delivering vital relationship support services. If you

want to be part of a friendly team making a real difference in your community, please enquire.

For more information you can visit us at: www.marriagecare.org.uk.

SEVENTEETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - 26.07.2020

Saturday 25th 6.00pm, People of the Parish

Sunday 26th Mass at St.Colman`s at 9.15am, People of the Parish

Sunday 26th Mass at St.Paul`s at 11am, People of the Parish

Sunday 26th Mass at St.Colman`s at 6.00am, Thanksgiving Mass

50th Wedding Anniversary of Phil & Judy Wheaton. Congratulations .

Monday 27th Mass at St.Colman`s at 9.15am,People of the Parish

Tuesday 28th Mass at St.Colman`s at 9.15am, People of the Parish

Wednesday 29th - Mass in Private , St.Martha ,People of the Parish

Thursday 30th Mass at St.Colman`s at 9.15am, Bill & Pauline Meany R.I.P

Friday 31st Mass in Private , St.Ignatius Loyola,Tom Mc Tigue R.I.P

Saturday 1st August 2020 Mass at St.Colman`s at 9.15am

EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 02.08.2020

Saturday 1st August 6.00pm, St.Alphonsus Liguori

Sunday 2nd August Mass at St.Colman`s at 9.15am, Winifred Cummings R.I.P

Sunday 2nd August Mass at St.Paul`s at 11am,

Sunday 2nd August Mass at St.Colman`s at 6.00am,

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A REMINDER ABOUT ATTENDANCE AT MASS

There is no Sunday obligation - You can attend Mass in church any day

Masses using Sunday liturgy will be celebrated , No booking is required, at present, to

attend any day - Only 20 people can attend mass. At all Masses the two-metre rule will be in

force - Hygiene and sanitising protocols are as usual. Please follow the directions of the

stewards . Do not attend Mass if you are shielding, vulnerable, feeling unwell or displaying

any flu-like symptoms . Thank you for your support. Please be safe and help others safe.

PRAYERS FOR THE SICK Please pray for the sick in our parish -

Theresa Kelleher, Frances O’Donnell, Judy Dibley, Angela Day, Rosemary Fitzgerald, Nora Bryant, Verena Wright, Chris Overy, Helen Townsend, John De Battisa, Chelsie

Whibley, Joe Charlton & James Maguire Jo-seph Maguire and John Cox.

Parish News Letter : Parish News Letter is available on website, email ONLY.

On Sundays and during the week , when you are around you may collect

your copy from the Presbytery if you need one.

OFFERTORY COLLECTION : There will be no offertory collection at the Private Prayer/

Masses until all restrictions are lifted. A collection box is provided for your dona-

tions next to the altar and exist. To donate directly into the Parish Account– details

below: You can make a payment online (or in branch) to PRCDTR PORTSMOUTH St

COLMAN, Sort code 309304, Account number 00884554. It is important that you

add a reference eg 'offertory donation'. All cheques for the Parish should be ad-

dressed as: PRCDTR PORTSMOUTH St COLMAN. Thank you and May Good Lord

continue to support us.

Going into Hospital? Going into Hospital? If you or one of your family is going into hospital

please ensure that the Catholic Chaplaincy at the hospital is informed so that the inpatient can

receive appropriate care. At the moment, access to patients in hospital is restricted and the

chaplain may be the only person outside the strictly medical staff who can be in contact and

who can supply the consolation of sacramental and pastoral care to relieve busy ward staff.

Your relative will then receive regular visits from Fr Daniel, Fr Rob or Fr Phil during their stay.

You can also keep in touch with the occasional phone call to the ward but please be conscious

of the workload of staff at this hectic period for front line health personnel. To contact the

chaplain’s office call 02392 286408 (or through the main switchboard 02392 286000). You can

also email at chaplaincyservices@porthosp.nhs.uk

Catholic Grandparents Association On 26th July we celebrate

the Feast of St Anne & St Joachim . We invite grandchildren

and grandparents, to send us a picture, prayer, or some mes-

sage about their grandparents/grandchildren for us to make

into display. Please send contributions to

scsp@portsmouthdiocese.org.uk

THANKS TO STEWARDS : I want to personally say a huge thank you to all those involved

with the reopening of both our parish churches and responded to my call for help in doing this.

The truth is we would not be having any public masses if these people had not stepped forward

to help with the organization of it all. Huge amounts of work has gone on behind the scenes to

do this, from rearranging the churches, completing risk assessments, training stewards up, or-

ganizing rotas etc etc. Thank you! Pease let me know if you are able to help with this.

Reflection—17th Sunday in Ordinary Time—26th July 2020 The first reading tells us how the young King Solomon opted for the great treas-ure of accepting God to rule his life by doing God’s will. That is why he requested of God for the gift of prudence, “an understanding heart to distinguish right from wrong, so that he might govern God’s people properly. Yahweh was pleased with his request and granted him a wise and discerning heart which enabled him to surpass everyone in wis-dom. In the second reading, Paul teaches that wisdom to perceive God's grace and use it, is essential for those who want to follow Him and to do His will, thus remaining in His Kingdom. He assures Rome’s Christian community that “all things work for good for those who love God, who are called according to His purpose.” In the Gospel, using three mini parables and one concluding parable or simile, Jesus teaches us that God’s Kingdom (the rule of God in us, accepting Jesus as our God and Savior, putting our Faith in God and doing His will), is something of extraordi-nary value, like a hidden treasure or a costly pearl, and that possessing it calls for a to-tal commitment to preserve it. The Kingdom of God is God’s reign in our hearts, in our lives, in our homes, in our society, and in our world. Only those who develop a search-ing mind and a heart willing to give up everything for the great treasure of God’s King-dom will be rewarded. Through the first and second parables of the treasure and pearl, Jesus teaches us that identifying God’s will and living according to the Gospel (both with His grace), are the most precious and worthwhile things in life. Through Jesus and his Gospel, we come to know and understand the real meaning of life, the will of God for us each day, and the most important things we must do to secure our eternal salva-tion. We should live every moment in view of our precious goal. Most of the time, we might be chasing false treasures . Thus, the really valuable “pearl” of sharing in God’s life through Jesus here on earth and later in Heaven, is never found. Let us always remem-ber that Heaven is within the reach of all of us who try to do the will of God, following the ordinary vocations of life and enjoying this world's joys and pleasures within the framework of God's Commandments. When we do this, we are already living in the Kingdom of Heaven while we are still on earth. We need to take all precautions to keep our greatest treasure safe: We will be able to keep safe the treasure of our personal relationship with Jesus by accepting him every day as our God and Savior, by allowing him to have total control over our lives through our loving obedience to his will, by asking him daily for the strengthening and

guidance of his Holy Spirit, by talking to him daily in prayer, by lis-tening to him in our meditative reading of the Bible, by getting reconciled to him and others every day, asking pardon and for-giveness for our sins, by offering Him our lives on the altar during the Holy Mass, and by allowing Him to nourish our souls frequent-ly, by receiving Jesus in Holy Communion.