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The journey of the Magi Parish Directory One of my favourite times in the run up to Christmas is the visit of Year 5 Parish Priest Fr Paul Armstead 287 Milton Road, PO4 8PG from Meon Junior School. In the RE syllabus for that term they are asked to [email protected] 02392 732786 explore the meaning of the visit of the Magi to the child Jesus and in particular what the significance of the three gifts are. Assistant Curate Fr Emmanuel Nazir 02393 781735 We have great fun examining the passage from Matthew’s gospel and Hon Assistant Priest Fr Paul Ginever 02392 174692 working out how many Magi there were. (We haven’t found the right answer yet in 5 years). Then we talk about the three gifts and what they Choir Church Mr Alastair Ross signified. Then, finally, we start the practical demonstration when we burn Reader Mr Jeff Harvey 02392 828111 some frankincense and some myrrh and ‘enjoy’ the different aromas. What strange gifts to bring to a young mother for her young child especially Churchwarden Miss Stella Wansborough 02392 642386 travelling such a long way to do so. Churchwarden Mr Mark Pearce 02392 426992 This scene has caught the imagination of many an artist and poet and one Director of Music Mr Paul Freathy 07707 564633 such person was T.S. Eliot who wrote a poem entitled the ‘Journey of the Hall bookings and magazine Magi’ advertising Mr Roger Bannister 02392 041100 Magazine Treasurer Mr Peter Garner 02392 812448 ‘A cold coming we had of it. Just the worst time of the year. For a journey and such a long journey.’ Church services In this poem, T.S. Eliot imagines the journey of the Magi to worship Jesus, as Sunday 8.00am Mass (said) with homily told in Matthew 2. This story is at the heart of our celebration of Epiphany, 9.30am Parish Mass (with Junior Church and Creche) as we remember the astrologers from the East following a star to find the 11.30am Holy Baptism (first Sunday of month) baby: ‘Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, ‘Where is the one who 6.30pm Evensong (with Benediction on first Sunday) has been born king of the Jews? We saw His star when it rose and have come to worship Him.’ (Matthew 2:1,2). Weekdays Tuesday 2.00pm Mass at Hartford Court 7.00pm Mass (said) The Magi provide a powerful picture of the journey we make in searching Wednesday 10.00am Mass (said) for God in our lives. Like them, it requires time and effort (they travelled for Friday Noon Mass (said) first in month months) and will not always be easy! As they followed the star, so we are called to pursue God’s light in our lives. Morning Prayer at 8.30am and Evening Prayer at 5.30pm is said on weekdays (except Thursdays) in the St Cross Chapel. What does this say to us at the beginning of a New Year? Are we ready to go deeper in our relationship with God? Are we looking for new ways to Baptism (Christening), Banns and Wedding arrangements should be made use our time, treasure and talents for Him? It is a great time to offer these on Saturdays between 9.30am and 10.30am in the Church things to Him, and like the Magi, commit ourselves to pursue them. His light, through prayer, worship and His Word, will be our guide on the way. Please visit our Website www.stjamesmilton.org.uk T.S. Eliot used the imagined journey of the magi to reflect on his own Facebook www.facebook.com/StJamesMiltonUk spiritual journey. It reveals the pain and doubts he experienced on his long 2 1. and troubled journey to find the light of Christ. He describes finding Christ Parish Priest’s jottings as a ‘hard and bitter agony for us, like Death, our death’. Are we prepared to make this journey for ourselves? Parish Christmas card

Happy New Year and I look forward to making the journey with you this Thank you to all who helped deliver so many of these around the parish. year. Most of the 11000 were delivered in time for our Christmas celebrations. A most wonderful effort and passing of greetings to those in our parish. I have Fr Paul received comments from those who have received them thanking us for them. Well done! Ten things God won't ask you when you die God won't ask what kind of car you drove; Mass times this month He'll ask how many people you drove who didn't have transportation. Masses are at the usual times on the usual days this month. There will no God won't ask the square footage of your house, mass on the first Friday as the first parish lunch of 2019 is not until He'll ask how many people you welcomed into your home. February.

God won't ask about the clothes you had in your closet, Roberts Centre Foodbank He'll ask how many people you helped to clothe.

God won’t ask which diet you were on; Please place dried, non perishable or tinned ‘in date’ contributions in the He’ll ask how many hungry people you helped to feed. box provided in the Welcome Area. Also toiletries, nappies and the like are most useful for the Centre. Thanks to Lynn Netting and Lorry Brown God won't ask what your highest salary was; who then delivers our collection each month. He'll ask if you compromised your character to obtain it. Walsingham Pilgrimage 2019 God won't ask what your job title was; He'll ask if you performed your job to the best of your ability. It is never too soon to start thinking about our 2019 Pilgrimage. Next year

God won't ask how many friends you had on Facebook; we will be going from Friday 20 September and return on Monday 23 He'll ask how many people to whom you were a friend. September. The estimated cost per person is £250 (three nights full board and transport). God won't ask in what neighbourhood you lived; He'll ask how you treated your neighbours. If you would like to go then please could you sign the list on the noticeboard and pass your initial deposit of £10 to Heather Harfield. A second deposit of God won't ask about the colour of your skin; £20 will be payable at the beginning of next year and the full balance one He'll ask about the content of your character. month before the Pilgrimage. We need to book the places by the end of February God won't ask why it took you so long to seek Him;

He'll lovingly take you into his Kingdom, not leave you at the gates of Hell. If you have any questions or would like to know more, then please speak to Fr Paul or one of the pilgrims who have been before. It is a wonderful place and time.

3. 4. 200 club Candlemas (Presentation of Christ) It is now time for the annual subscription payments, Sandra tells me, and could all payments be made by cheque please. This enables a proper paper is going to be celebrated on Sunday 3 February and the 9.30am Parish Mass will start in the Hall that morning. trail to be maintained. Subscriptions are due on January 1st. Due to the deaths of some members we have plenty of numbers to be sold, so speak to Sandra about joining or taking out additional numbers. Healing ministries

The laying on of hands and the sacrament of anointing are available on It is a valuable fund raiser for us (and a chance to win too) and the funds are used for major expenditure on the Halls part of our building. So please Sunday 20 January after the 9.30am Parish Mass in the Lady Chapel, or in do think about joining. the Nave if you would prefer not to take the steps into the Chapel.

The Epiphany Confirmation at the Cathedral

There is a confirmation service at the Cathedral on Saturday 26 January at falls on Sunday 6 January and that enables us to have a procession of Kings and their gifts at the Parish Mass that day. 6pm when two of our young people will be confirmed. Congratulations to Jack and Robbie for making this step. Please do come and support them on Monthly requiem mass this occasion.

when we commemorate the recently departed and those whose If there is anyone else who is not a confirmed member of the Church of anniversaries fall in the month of January will be on Tuesday 8 January at England and would like to be so, then please speak to Fr Paul about it.

7pm. Please do come to this opportunity of prayer if you wish to remember a loved one for this month. Licensing of Ally Ross

The Ven Joanne Grenfell, Archdeacon of Portsdown, will be presiding at the Craft Club Parish Mass on Sunday 27 January and during the service Ally Ross, Choir meets for the first time this month on Friday 4 January at 2pm. Church Director, will receive the Bishop’s Licence as a Pioneer Lay Worker in the Diocese. This makes him a member of the Diocese Pioneer Team and means he works with and under the authority of Bishop Singercise Christopher. Resumes after its Christmas break on Thursday 3 January at 11.30am. One This will be a wonderful occasion and we will celebrate appropriately of many answers I am told to the New Year’s resolutions. afterwards in the Hall. Coffee morning Sister Ann Patricia SSB

The first coffee morning of the year is on Wednesday 16 January from 10.45am. Please do support this. I hope that it is not too early to start celebrations for Sister Ann Patricia as she will be marking her 90th birthday at the end of January.

Happy birthday (when it comes!) and love from us all!!

5. 6. 200 Club All in the month of JANUARY

Result of Draw No. 547 drawn on Sunday, December 16th It was: 2018 after 9.30a.m service 100 years ago, on 5th Jan 1919, that the German Workers' Party was founded by Anton Drexler. In February 1920 it was renamed the National 1st £15 101 L Simpson Socialist German Workers' party - better known as the Nazi Party. 90 years ago, on 6th Jan 1929 that Mother 2nd £11 45 A Kerle 80 years ago, on 26th Jan1939 that General Franco's forces captured 3rd £9 81 P. Green Barcelona as part of the Spanish Civil War.

4th £7 13 G Wilkins 70 years ago, on 1st Jan 1949 that the British Nationality Act came into effect. It established the status of 'Citizen of the United Kingdom and 5th £5 186 C Sims Colonies' and granted those citizens the right to enter and live in the United Kingdom. ************************* 60 years ago, on 8th Jan 1959 that Charles De Gaulle was inaugurated as Ladies Guild President of France.

9th January - Bring and Buy with a Quiz 50 years ago, on 30th Jan 1969 that the Beatles gave their last public performance, on the roof of Apple Studios in London. 16th January - Pompey Pals Project 40 years ago, on 7th Jan 1979 that Vietnamese troops captured the Cambodian capital Phnom Phenh and overthrew Pol Pot and the Khmer 23rd January - History and Treatment of Mental Health - Then and Now. By Rouge government. our own David Warren-Holland and his Grandson. 30 years ago, on 8th Jan 1989 that the Kegworth air disaster took place. A 30th January - Secrets of London British Midland Boeing 737 crashed onto the M1 motorway in Leicestershire while attempting an emergency landing at East Midlands *********************** Airport. 47 people were killed and 74 injured.

Singercise 20 years ago, on 1st Jan 1999 that the Euro officially became the new Singercise continues to meet every Thursday from 11.30am. Please do join currency in 11 European countries. (Coins and banknotes entered us for this exercise class with a difference. It is conducted seated and you circulation in Jan 2002.) can exercise the vocal chords too if you wish. £2.50 per class and there is 10 years ago, on 20th Jan 2009 that Barack Obama was inaugurated as the the opportunity for tea/coffee afterwards. 44th President of the USA. Exercise, outreach and fellowship all together.

7. 8. Calendar for thought and prayer High Days and Holy Days for January

Tuesday 1 Naming of the Lord Our parish 6 January - Epiphany Wednesday 2 Ss Basil and Gregory The faithful departed On 6th January we celebrate Epiphany - the visit of the Wise Men to the Thursday 3 Feria Our University baby Jesus. But who were these Wise Men? No one knows for sure. Friday 4 Feria Our choir and servers Matthew calls them ‘Magi’, and that was the name of an ancient caste of a Saturday 5 Feria Our parish schools priestly kind from Persia. It wasn’t until the third century that they were called kings - by a church father, Tertullian. Sunday 6 Epiphany of the Lord Holy Spirit parish

Monday 7 Feria Migrants and refugees Another church father, Origin, assumed there were three - to correspond Tuesday 8 Feria Those to be baptised with the gifts given. Later Christian interpretation came to understand gold Wednesday 9 Feria Hope House as a symbol of wisdom and wealth, incense as a symbol of worship and Thursday 10 Feria Local doctors and vets sacrifice, and myrrh as a symbol of healing - and even embalming. Certainly, Jesus challenged and set aright the way in which the world handled all three Friday 11 Feria Our churchwardens of these things. Since the 8th century, the Magi have had the names Saturday 12 S Aelred of Rieuvaulx Bishop Christopher Balthasar, Caspar and Melchior. Sunday 13 Baptism of the Lord Our parish Monday 14 Feria Archdeacon Joanne 14 January - St Felix of : saved by a spider’s web Tuesday 15 Feria Scout & Guide groups What do you do when you find a large spider web in your house? If you ever feel some sympathy for the spider who went to all that trouble, then Wednesday 16 Feria Our diocese Felix is a good patron for you. He was saved by such a spider, Thursday 17 Feria Our deanery spinning such a web. Friday 18 Feria Eastney Free Evangelical Saturday 19 Feria Eastney Methodist Felix had been born to a Syrian soldier who had retired to Nola, near Sunday 20 Epiphany 3 Christian Unity Naples in Italy. When his father died, Felix gave his property and money Monday 21 S Agnes Salvation Army away, and was ordained by St Maximus of Nola. Felix went to work with him, ministering to the people of Nola. Tuesday 22 Feria Langstone Fellowship Wednesday 23 Feria United Reformed Church Then Decius, the Roman Emperor, began another persecution of the Thursday 24 S Francis de Sales Our Lady of Lourdes Church Christians. Maximus escaped to the mountains, but Felix was arrested and Friday 25 Conversion of S Paul Sisters of Bethany badly beaten. Legend has it that he was rescued – and freed from captivity Saturday 26 Ss Timothy & Titus Our MPs - by an angel. In any case, Felix followed Maximus and found him sick and in need. Felix hid him in an empty building, and prayed for God’s Sunday 27 Epiphany 4 Choir Church project protection. The soldiers were out looking for the two men, but then a Monday 28 S Thomas Aquinas Portsmouth Pathway spider arrived at the door of the building where they were hiding. The Tuesday 29 Feria European Union spider spun such a magnificent web across the door that it fooled the Wednesday 30 Feria Our Queen imperial soldiers into thinking the building was long abandoned. The spider Thursday 31 Feria Homeless saved Maximus and Felix that day, and the two men stayed on the run until Decius’ death in 251.

9. Smile-Lines After that, the people of Nola wanted Felix as their bishop. But Felix refused, and returned to farming his lands; giving the poor most of the food New Year Resolution that he managed to grow. Though Felix went on to die naturally, he was still thought of as a martyr, or ‘witness’ because he had suffered torture, I always make the same resolution and I have never once broken it: every imprisonment and privations in the persecution. Felix did not mind: he year I resolve to give something up for Lent and then when Lent comes, I served a King who was not of this world, and he looked forward to a better give up my New Year’s resolution. future life with that King in a new heaven and a new earth. Morning Tea 22 January - St Vincent of Saragossa: first martyr of Spain Never under-estimate a deacon. After all, the first-ever A vicar in a small country church was looking forward to an important visit was a deacon in the church of Jerusalem - St Stephen. And the first-ever from his bishop, which would involve the bishop staying overnight at the Christian martyr in Spain was a deacon of the Church of Saragossa - St vicarage after the service. His young son became very excited, as he had Vincent. never spoken to a bishop before.

By now it was 304 AD, and the Roman Emperor Diocletian was persecuting The vicar decided that his young son should be allowed to knock on the Christians. When his edict reached Spain, Vincent, a deacon of the Church bishop’s door in the morning and take him in his morning tea. His father of Saragossa, was arrested and brought before Dacian, the Roman governor gave him instructions: “First, knock on the door of the bishop’s room and in Valencia. Here the governor discovered that deacons do not scare easily. then say loud and clear: "It's the boy, my Lord, it's time to get up."

For Valerius was quite prepared to suffer for the faith that had guided his The young son was very excited and rehearsed his lines, repeating them life. He had been educated and ordained to the diaconate by Bishop over and over. Finally, the bishop came and spent the night. Next morning Valerius, and had then ministered throughout the diocese for years, even the young lad went to the door and knocked. He cried loudly: "It's the Lord, acting as a spokesman for the Bishop himself, who had a speech impediment. my boy, and your time is up!" His commitment to Jesus Christ was total. Flies So Valerius was put in prison, half-starved, and then offered freedom if he would burn the Scriptures. He flatly refused, declaring that he would pay no A woman walked into the kitchen to find her husband stalking around with a heed to either threats or promises. The governor was so angry that folded newspaper. 'I'm hunting flies,' he muttered. 'So far I've got three Vincent was then tortured and died in prison. But during his martyrdom, it males and two females.' was said that he preserved such peace and tranquillity that the jailor repented of his sins and converted. Intrigued, the woman asked how he could tell them apart. Her husband replied: 'Easy. Three were on my tin of beer, and two were on the phone.' Vincent's body was thrown into the sea in a sack, but later recovered by Christians. They eventually took his bones to Cape St Vincent, where, the Parking story goes, they were protected by ravens. Certainly in the time of Muslim rule in the Iberian Peninsula, the Arab geographer Al-Idrisi mentioned this A man was driving down the street in a panic because he had an important constant guard by ravens, and named the place Kanisah al-Ghurab (Church meeting and couldn't find a parking place. Looking up toward heaven, he said of the Raven). In 1173 King Afonso 1 of Portugal had Vincent's bones "Lord, take pity on me. If you find me somewhere to park, I will go to exhumed and brought to Lisbon, where Vincent was adopted as the patron church every Sunday for the rest of my life.' Miraculously, a parking place saint. appeared. The man looked up again and said, 'Never mind. I found one.'

12. Never take a bet at golf

A man named Charlie Boswell was blinded in World War II while rescuing a Those Potholes of January colleague from a burning tank. Charley had always been a great athlete so, after the war, he took up golf. And he was astoundingly good at it. In short, In winter when I drive my car Charlie Boswell won the National Blind Golf Championship 16 times, once I all too often feel a jar – scoring a round of 81. In 1958 Charlie went to Ft. Worth, Texas to receive the coveted Ben Hogan Award in honour of one of the greatest That awful, cracking, grinding jolt professional golfers in history. Mr. Hogan agreed to play a round of golf Which brings my vehicle to a halt. with Charlie. I sit, and try to comprehend What’s brought my journey to an end? Charlie said, “Would you like to play for money?” Then words and phrases can’t console – Hogan said, “That wouldn’t be fair!” For I have gone and hit a hole!

Charlie said, “C’mon, Mr. Hogan, are you afraid to play a blind golfer?” A hole I didn’t see or seek Hogan was really pretty competitive so he said, “Okay, I’ll play for money. It wasn’t there at all last week! How much?” It’s full of water, just a puddle

Boswell said, 1000 dollars per hole.” But now it’s caused an awful muddle. I’ve bust an axle, blown a tyre Hogan said, “That’s a lot. How many strokes do you want me to give you?” Such menaces as do conspire Boswell said, “No strokes. I’ll play you heads up.” To leave us drivers sad and lost They’re all the work of Mister Frost! Hogan said, “Charlie, I can’t do it. What would people think of me taking advantage of a blind man?” He comes by dark – he works at night Boswell smiled and said, “Don’t worry, Mr. Hogan, our tee time is tonight His wicked deeds are out of sight. at midnight!” He works those tricks which drivers dread

Let Sleeping Dogs Lie When we are all asleep in bed, All snuggled in against the cold, An old, tired-looking dog wandered into my house. Slowly he walked into While he’s about dark deeds untold. the sitting room and fell asleep on the rug for an hour. The next day he So hearken to my dismal ode – was back for another nap. This daily visit and snooze continued for several Jack’s made a pothole in the road! weeks. Curious, I finally pinned a note to his collar: 'Are you are aware that your sweet dog comes to my house each day for a nap?"

The next day he arrived with a different note pinned to his collar: "He lives in a home with six children - he's trying to catch up on his sleep. Can I come with him tomorrow?"

13. 14. Quotes for January From the Registers With New Year resolutions in mind: Baptism

Great ideas need landing gears as well as wings. C D Jackson James Howard

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Your ambition, not your worded prayer, is your real creed. Ella Wheeler Bertram Holdaway Milton Cemetery Wilcox Brenda Comben Portchester Crematorium Brian Carroll Portchester Crematorium No man need stay the way he is. Harry Emerson Fosdick (Baby) Tyler Goode Kingston Cemetery Demetris Papanicolaou Church and Kingston Cemetery History teaches us the mistakes we are going to make this year. Anon Andrew Watts Church and Portchester Crematorium Muriel Webb Church and Milton Cemetery A New Year's resolution is something that goes in one year and out the other. Anon

This New Year, I’m going to make a resolution I can keep: no dieting all year long. Melanie White On Tuesday 8th January there will be a requiem mass when we Various observations remember before God all the departed of the month and those whose funerals have taken place during the last month. Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure. Anon

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