Welcome to our parish. You are most welcome to come and share with us.
Welcome to our parish. You are most welcome to come and share with us.
Christingle - 4pm, Christmas Eve, 24th Dec
Vigil Mass - 7pm, Christmas Eve, 24th Dec
Midnight Mass - 11.30pm, Christmas Eve, 25th Dec
Mass of the Dawn - 8am, Christmas Day, 25th Dec
Mass of the Day - 10am, Christmas Day, 25th Dec
S. Stephen - 10am, Boxing Day, 26th Dec
Holy Family Mass - 8am and 10am, 27th Dec
Holy Innocents - 10am, 28th Dec
John, Evangelist - 10am, 29th Dec
Mass - 7.30pm, 30th Dec
Mass - 10am, 31st Dec
Mary, Mother of God - 10am 1st Jan
See our proposal to the Church's planning authorities here
“He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.”
Micah 6:8
(also known as Ceara;Cera;Ciar;Ciara;Cior;Cyra)
Commemorated on 5 January
Nun. Abbess of a monastery at Tehelly, Ireland.Founder and abbess of a house at Kilkeary, Ireland.
Born: in Tipperary, Ireland Died: 679 of natural causes Canonised: Pre-Congregation
Blessed Jesus, we rejoice to-day in thy mighty victory over sin and death. Thou art the risen Lord, thou art the Prince of life, thou art alive for evermore. We pray that we may know thy presence with us, not only as we worship thee here, but at home and school and all the days of our life; for thy great names sake.
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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.
taken from Celebrating the Mass.