Newsletter Sunday October 11th, 2020

28th Sunday (A)

Readings: Isaiah; 25:6-10, Psalm 22, Philippians 4:12-14, Matthew 22:1-14

SERVICES FOR WEEK 10th – 18th October 2020

Sat 10 Oct    18.00 Anne,Liam,Fiona&Marie Higgins RIP (Sheehan)

Sun 11 Oct    28th Sunday
                        08.30 Paddy & Ben Medhurst RIP (Frake)
                        10.30 Fabian & Florencia Deffinado RIP (Bernarte)
                        Parish Mass – available to engage with via website at any time. https://youtu.be/HITkR0UFIm8
                        Denis Buckley RIP (Latimer)

Mon 12 Oct    09.30 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
                        10.00 Guilio Venturi (Mantle)

Tues 13 Oct    St Edward Derek Fraser RIP (Eida/Connolly)

Weds 14 Oct    09.30 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
                        10.00 Josie Horne RIP (Kennedy)

Thurs 15 Oct    St Teresa of Avila Tim Moriarty RIP (Lyons)

Fri 16 Oct    09.30 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
                        10.00 Timmy Lenihan RIP (Beattie)

Sat 17 Oct    11.00 Confessions
                        18.00 Oonagh Galvin (Haylett)

Sun 18 Oct    29th Sunday (A)
                        08.30 Elvira Vaz RIP (Vaz)
                        10.30 Fr Francis Hartley RIP (Asaam)
                        Parish Mass – available to engage with via website at any time
                        Minihane Family RIP (Sheehan)

Prayer of St. Alphonsus – My Jesus, I believe that You are present in this Most Holy Sacrament of the altar. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come spiritually into my soul so that. I may unite myself wholly to You now and forever. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.

FINANCES – from the Diocesan and Parish finance teams.
Many thanks to all who are making weekly offerings to keep the parish functioning.
Last week’s collection £1093 (including Standing Orders) .
Direct Bank Payments to RCAS St John Fisher Church, Sort code 51 70 14, Account 01831763
Please put your name and if you use envelopes, your envelope number, as the code
Extra Collection This week CAFOD
Next week Home Mission/World Communication/Day for Life

LINKS AND CONTACTS.
Our Diocese of Southwark: http://www.rcsouthwark.co.uk Lots of information and further links.
Bexley Council Helpline: 020 3045 5398. The helpline is open from 8am to 6pm.

Following our Parish Council Meeting, there are several steps we are planning to take or which by now are already taking place:
The church will be ‘vented’ between masses and for good measure, the door handles have received a special treatment to prevent the virus adhering to them.
There can now be limited use of the toilets.
From the start of Advent
The choir will sing at the 10.30 mass but there can be no congregational singing
Parish Mass Books will be available to take home and bring to mass for a nominal deposit of £5, which is returnable. Each new book in the series can be obtained by returning the previous one.
The hall will be open after Friday mass and Sunday 10.30 mass. Initially BYO tea/coffee
Collections for other church organisations will follow on from this week’s CAFOD collection –
Next week will be divided between Home Mission, World Communications and Day for Life.
Baptisms have resumed and Reconciliation is on Saturday at 11.00 or by appointment.
                        God Bless

MASS IN ST. JOHN FISHER
• Those who attend must wear a facial covering. (Exemptions apply)
• You will be asked to give your name and a contact detail so that we can participate in the track-and-trace scheme that the government is running OR use the QR Code

SUNDAY MASS ON THE WEBSITE http://www.stjohnfisherbexley.org then click on ‘Sunday Mass’

STEWARDING
We are very grateful to the stewards who have volunteered to staff the church during these times. One will be in the porch to give instructions and others will be in the church to supervise and to usher. They will also help cleanse the church after Sunday masses.
Please ring John Rayer (01322 523499) if you are available for any of the Sunday masses.

JOINING THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
A wonderful event postponed since the Easter Vigil will be the reception into the Church of Petrea Henry. This will take place next Saturday at the vigil mass. Please keep her in your prayers.

BAPTISM
Congratulations to Ryan Loi who is to be baptised after mass on Sunday, and to his family

HALL
Any users will have to complete their own risk assessments and satisfy diocesan insurer’s conditions independently. The measure will include cleansing before and after use.

PARISH MASS BOOKS
See our plans for the future (above). Meanwhile, you may wish to follow the mass using the internet. See: https://www.universalis.com/mass.htm. or download:
Catholic Calendar by Universalis Publishing, from your app store.

CATHOLIC NEWSPAPERS
The weekly Catholic newspapers can be obtained directly (postage free) by subscription:
Universe: 0161 820 5722 http://www.thecatholic universe.com/subscribe
Herald: 0207 448 3607 www catholicherald.co.uk/subscribe

CAFOD Collection Donations can be made:
Using the CAFOD envelopes, adding them to the parish collection baskets
Online at cafod.org.uk/give,
Text CAFOD to 70085 to donate £10. Texts cost £10 plus one standard rate message.

Please print off this newsletter, using the screen shots below, and post it through the door of any parishioner you know without electronic access and make sure everyone feels okay and feels connected.