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Scripture for the Day

Scripture for the Day


“Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.”

Proverbs 14:34

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Saint of the Day

Saint of the Day

Saint Albert Quadrelli

Commemorated on 4 July

Parish priest at Rivolta d Adda, Italy for 25 years.Chosen bishop of Lodi, Italy in 1168.

Born: Rivolta d Adda, diocese of Cremona, Italy Died: 1179 at Lodi, Italy of natural causes

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Prayer for the Day

Prayer for the Day

Thanksgiving

Almighty God, everlasting Father, as another year draws to its close we thank thee for the protection, comfort and guidance thou hast given us through its course. We thank thee for thy goodness that hath created us, for thy bounty that hath sustained us, for thy fatherly discipline that hath corrected us, for thy patience that hath borne with us. Above all, we thank thee for thine incarnate Son, sent as at this time to be our Saviour. Bless the Lord, 0 my soul, and all that is within me bless his holy name; through Jesus Christ

our Lord.

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What's New?

A living faith, A warm welcome

It's not just about keeping an old building going in the face of adversity. The Parish of St. Thomas the Apostle is a thriving, living focus of community life within Elson and Hardway. Here, a warm welcome awaits you if you join us and share in God's Holy Sacraments and the Good News that he promises to each and every one of us.

The Parish Church has been a visible witness to the love of Christ since 1846, and as Gosport has grown up around and enveloped the small village of Elson, so the parish and its people have adapted and continued to proclaim the Kingdom of God with vigour and with friendly love.

Come and join us in worship and in fellowship and see what the love of Christ can do for you. Be fed at his Holy Table and enriched by his Holy Word, and discover the difference that the living faith can make to you. Whether you are nine, twenty-nine or ninety, St Thomas the Apostle welcomes you and can find a sacred space for you to encounter God.

Our life is lived through the sacramental worship of God; through the mass celebrated during the week and on Sundays, through the daily work of worship in the Daily Office of Morning and Evening Prayer and through encounters with God in alternative and meditative worship. hatever your preference, St Thomas can offer a worship experience for you.

Your parish priest is Fr. Simon Rundell, and he, along with all the people of this parish welcome you to come and join us, enjoy our fellowship and hospitality and share in our joyous worship.

 

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Reflection on the Eucharist

Ministers of music exercise a liturgical function within the assembly and by their role help to add beauty and solemnity to the celebration. (CTM 43)

taken from Celebrating the Mass.