Newsletter Sunday November 12th, 2017

THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

GOD IN WHOM WE TRUST

WE MUST NOT BE AFRAID TO GIVE, FOR CHRIST GAVE HIMSELF COMPLETELY AND WILL REWARD WITH SALVATION ALL THOSE WHO ARE WAITING FOR HIM

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK:

Saturday 11 November    9.00am Elvira Vaz RIP (Eileen & John Stanton)
                                          6.00pm Bernadette Willoughby RIP (Oonagh Wood)

Sunday 12 November    8.30am Parishioners
Remembrance Sunday      10.30am Bridget Harrington RIP (Tony Frake)

Monday 13 November    9.00am David Beattie RIP 6th Anniversary (Sheila & Family)

Tuesday 14 November    7.00pm Holy Souls
  Followed by Adoration & Our Lady & St Pio’s Prayer Group

Wednesday 15 November    10.00am Danny Pearce RIP (Irish & Bill Keefe)

Thursday 16 November     9.00am Eucharistic Service

Friday 17 November    9.00am Nora Lenihan RIP (Kathy Connolly)

Saturday 18 November    9.00am Mary Quinlan RIP: Anniversary (Bridie Haylett)
                                          6.00pm Terry Frogley RIP (Eileen Sheehan & Family)

Sunday 19 November    8.30am Deceased Members of the Fogarty Family (Kathy & Dennis)
                                          10.30am John Jameson RIP: Birthday (Rose & Family)

Reconciliation Times: Sat. 9:30am-10:30am and Sat. 7pm-8pm (Following Masses).

Sick: Christine White, Kevin Harper, Ed Jones, John Bird, Gail Noel, Chris Neal, John Edwards, Tony Speed, Geoffrey Hildebrand, John Underwood, Mary Stubbs, John Harrington, Norma Brooker, Nina Szredski, Ann McDonald, Eileen Weald, Maureen Fitzpatrick, Eric May, Wendy Bowman, Gracie Maddox, Anne Hastings, Tom Barrett, Joann Mackintosh, Timmy Lenihan.

Anniversaries: Mona Shaw, Harry Dunmall, Ralph Rahim, Joseph Henry Desmond, Simon Connolly.

Feast Days: Saturday: Saint Martin of Tours. Sunday: Saint Josaphat. Monday: Saint Francis Xavier Cabrini. Wednesday: Saint Albert the Great. Thursday: Saint Edmund of Abingdon, Saint Margaret of Scotland, Saint Gertrude. Friday: Saint Hilda, Saint Hugh of Lincoln, Saint Elizabeth of Hungary.

ROTAS: Readers: Saturday 6pm Peter Harris. Sunday 8.30am Larissa O’Halloran. 10.30am Lota Emeka-Onah. Photocopying of Newsletter: Emma Fox. Newsletter Typist: Venus Bernarte. Collection for 8.30 Mass: Mrs M Weekes. Parishioner Attending To Front of Church on Saturdays: John Stanton. Flower Arranging: Graziella & Theresa. Eucharistic Ministers:  Saturday 6 pm: Ivan. Sun 8.30am Ann Hyde. Sun 10.30am Volunteer (5) Eileen (6) Volunteer (7) Margaret (8) Paul (9). Washing of Purificators: Norma Brooker.

OFFERTORY COLLECTION: 5/11/17:
Gift Aid: £ 465.70 Loose:£ 177.88 TOTAL: £ 643.58
Retiring Collection for BEXLEY DEANERY DEVELOPING WORLD GROUP: 82.41
Second Collection this weekend is for the Archbishop’s Administration Fund.

EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS: In preparation for the 2018 Eucharistic Congress in Liverpool, the deanery is organising a 24 hour Eucharistic Adoration in all parishes, beginning with our parish – St John Fisher. This will take place on the First Friday of December (01/12/2017) starting with our usual First Friday Mass/Adoration at 9.00am and ends with 9.00 am Mass on Saturday 2nd December 2017. Please indicate your time preference for this all day/night presence with the Lord. This is our opportunity as a family to express our belief and love for Jesus in the Blessed Eucharist (“The Real Presence”). Come with family, children, the young and old – All Welcome!! Thank you, Fr. Christian.

As the Eucharistic Adoration flags off the Advent, our Christmas Recollection follows on the weekend of 15th-17th December. During this time, Fr. Flavian will explore his extraordinary experiences of life/death to remind us of the true meaning of Christmas, and Abbot O’Keefe shares a talk to arouse interest in our religious practices with opportunity for questions/answers. On the Sunday our children will be show-casing their talents with a Nativity play and the parish choir will be leading us as we join in to sing Christmas carols. Please see the flyer in the church porch. Thank you, Fr. Christian.

BILL KEEFE RIP: Sadly we have received the news that Bill passed away last Saturday. Please remember Iris and all the family in your prayers.

LESLIE THOMAS RIP: The Funeral Mass for Leslie will take place on Tuesday 21st November at 12 noon at St John Fisher.

MEDJUGORJE TRIP: Just to let everybody know that Paul and Anita Rowland are going to Medjugorje on the 19th September 2018, on an early bird offer of £519.00, booked and paid by 1st December this year. If you would like to come with us, please ring 01322 683 577. Thank you.

  

OUR LADY’S FILM EVENING: Wednesday 15th November: Movies on St John of the Cross and St John Vianney. Bar open, charity stall, all welcome, 7pm for 7.30pm start.

FRIDAY NIGHT FUN: Open 7.30pm every Friday for Bridge and bring your own games for young and old. Convivial Bar.