THEIR VERY FIRST HOLY COMMUNION

Fourteen of our young people were able last week to receive Our Lord's Body and Blood in Holy Communion  for the first time.   We pray that as they get older they will continue to grow in their awareness of the fantastic priviledge that they are being given, and that the graces they get each time they partake of the Sacrament will keep them strong during the difficult times of their teenage years.

NO FRIVOLOUS BLOGGING, PLEASE

There's obviously a very serious discussion taking place here.   Both Fr.Jamie and Mike are so involved in their discussion that they don't notice the camera.    We shall leave them to it, and quietly move on.

NO POWER AT THE NINETEENTH HOLE

No, the presbytery was not being sabotaged.   This hole was dug in order to correct a fault in the electrical supply which also affected the Church and several neighbouring properties.   For further information relating to holes in the ground as told by Bernard Cribbins click here.
(Sorry to make you click twice; Youtube doesn't seem to want our blog to have direct access.  Can someone advise, please?)

Our apologies for havng failed to record earlier the death of Norman Bodell, Fr Harry Holden's brother-in-law, whose funeral took place last week.  He had not been a parishioner for very long, and during much of his time with us he had been in very poor health.   May his soul rest in peace.

We were very sad to hear of the recent death of Marjorie Filbee, who was an active member of the Catholic Women's League in our parish.   She had collected archival material and was planning an historical account of the C.W.L. which she unfortunately did not have time to finish.   We pray that her soul may rest in peace.

We are also grieving over the sudden illness and death of Declan Good, who was a member of our Parish Council, and who edited, updated and produced the recently revised history of our parish: "One Hundred and Fifty Years A-Growing".   We trust and pray that his soul may rest in peace.

NOW WHAT WAS I GOING TO SAY?

No, Louise and Joan are not about to be evacuated.   They're members of the Friendship Club, who recognise that not all of us find it easy to remember who you are, and realise that we get on so much better when we don't have to keep on saying "I'm sorry, what did you say your name is?"   They admit, however, that they haven't yet found an answer to "I know I was going to ask you something, but I can't remember what it was."

TWO STRANDED PASSENGERS

Freda is shown here with our previous parish priest, Fr.Don Clements, in the chapel of The Little Sisters of the Poor at St Helier on the Island of Jersey.   Fr Don assures us that he is keeping well, and sends his best wishes to us all.   Is the reason why both of them are looking rather anxious is because they both had their flights home delayed?   Father is still unable to leave, but hopes to catch his much-delayed flight this Saturday.

• A striking feature in the Convent Chapel is this delightful statue of the Holy Family.  In the picture above this one you can just see it on the right hand side of the sanctuary.

A CHANCE FOR STEPHEN TO RELAX

No wonder Deacon Stephen looked so cheerful last Sunday!     For once he hadn't had to give a homily during Mass, and when he came out of the church Doris and Eleanor were there to greet him!

MORE VOLUME AT THE BACK, NOW!

John rises to celestial heights in order to install two new loudspeakers at the rear of the church, for the dual benefit of the heavenly host in the choirloft above and the angelic cherubs below.

ARE YOU BEING THOROUGHLY SERVED?

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Eileen: I'm sorry, but we simply can't get plain biscuits anywhere
Elaine: Are you sure you didn't put sugar in this?
Mike:  Sugar?  In the current economic climate?  You must be joking!

OUR BLOG IS BACK!

Thank you all for your patience.    Although our hard drive is still scrambled, the browser and the modem are now working, so we have been able to upload these Easter photos.

NEW FIRE FOR EASTER

The pouring rain did not prevent the new Easter fire from burning brightly, so Fr Jamie was able to ignite the first candle from it, and bring it into the Church to light all the other candles for the renewal of our baptismal vows.  

A Message from the Chair of our PPC

What did you think of the Church decorations? I thought they were absolutely marvellous, and I want to thank you all for your hard work and imagination - I know that things don't just "happen".  A lot of work behind the scenes went into all the preparations. The choir and organists spent a lot of time practising, and produced a great programme.
It was all just beautiful. Thank you all.
God bless
Clare.

THE TRUTHS BENEATH THE ALTAR

The model of the three crosses on Calvary and the empty tomb help to remind our youngsters of the basic truths of our faith: that Jesus died to save us from the eternal death that our sins deserve, and then rose from the dead in order to lead us to eternal life.

A WALK OF WETNESS

Lymington Churches Together's annual Walk of Witness down Lymington High Street took place in steadily worsening rain, until we reached the Quay.    There the rain fell so heavily that it was decided to hold the remainder of the service in the URC Church.     The journey back up the hill was made in record time!

We have good news to report this week!   Our system has now been repaired, and our modem seems to be working properly.   With luck we may have everything back in good enough order to upload photos very shortly.    We'll be back with you as soon as we can!