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SUNDAY 28^th November 2021 

1^st SUNDAY OF ADVENT 

Readings: Jeremiah 33:14-16, Psalm 24, 1 Thessalonians 3:12-4:2.Luke 21:25-28. 34-36.

 

SERVICES FOR WEEK  27^th November – 5^th December 2021 

 

Sat      27^th Nov         11.00                                      NO Confessions

                                  18.00                                      Ida Thomson RIP (Delpaul)           

 

Sun     28^th Nov        1^st SUNDAY OF ADVENT              

08.30                                      Audrey Fosdyke RIP (Cannon family)

                                        10.30                                      Mrs O’Callaghan RIP (Lyons)

 

Mon     29^th Nov         09.15                                      Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                                  10.00                                      Brendan & Pet Kilcullen (Kilcullen)

 

Tues    30^th Nov       11.30  St Andrew                      Funeral Mass for Pasquale Amato

 

Weds   1^st Dec         09.00  St Edmund Campion        Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

09.30                                      Thanksgiving (Kilcullen)

 

Fri        3^rd Dec           09.15  St Francis Xavier             Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament                  

                                  10.00                                      Mary Whelan RIP (Sheehan)

 

Sat      4^th Dec           11.00                                      Confessions

            18.00                                      Ann-Monique Lee (Fogarty)

 

Sun     5^th Dec           2^nd SUNDAY OF ADVENT              

            08.30                                      Tony Sullivan RIP (Sullivan) 

                                         10.30                                      Norma Brooker RIP (Frake)

                                                                           

LIVE STREAMING OF MASSES ON THE WEBSITE

All masses are streamed live and can be viewed on this website, via the link:

Permission to stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with licence# A-633625.  All rights reserved.

 Recordings are available there for a week or so. The Sunday sermon is also on the website in printed form.

 

FINANCES   

Direct Bank Payments to RCAS St John Fisher – Bexley, Sort code 51 70 14, Account 01831763

Please put your name and if you use envelopes, your envelope number, as the code.

 

Many thanks for your collection last week:                     £834.65 incl standing orders

Special Collection last week – Catholic Youth Services                       £95.71

 

CATHOLIC NEWSPAPERS

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COVID PROCEDURES

In church please:

      Continue to wear masks on Sundays unless you are in space or are exempt. 

At weekday masses you only need to wear masks if you are close to someone else. 

     Socially distance 1metre. In other words, keep a space between yourself and anyone else 

Continue to make your Offertory Contribution on entry.

 

 

 

 

Welcome to Advent – The colour purple is to be seen in the vestments, the banners and even the newsletters! The Gloria is dropped and won’t return till the season of Christmas. Advent is a time of waiting and watching. Think of a restaurant. In a poor one, the staff are stretched and run off their feet. In a good one there is a waiter, one who watches and waits for you to be ready to order or to need some service. We need to be waiters, watching and waiting for the presence of Jesus.

“My soul is waiting for the Lord, more than the watchman for the dawn” (Psalm 130)

 

                                                                         

 

SPIRITUALITY COMMISSION

The diocesan spirituality commission has produced a prayerful thought for each day of Advent. To receive them each day as an email free of charge go to southwarkdsc.org.uk and sign up.

 

CONGRATULATIONS

To Ashley Garber and Christian Nicholson, who were married here in Church this weekend.

 

CONFIRMATION 2022 – We invite candidates for Confirmation.  This year’s programme will begin (if there are sufficient numbers) in January 2022.  Anyone currently in Year 8 or above is eligible to apply.  Application forms are in the Church Porch.  Deadline is Sunday 19^th December 2021.

 

SENIOR CITIZENS ADVENT TEA – FRIDAY DECEMBER 10^TH 1.30 PM – 3 PM

At St. Catherine’s Catholic School, Watling Street, Bexleyheath, DA5 7QJ  All Senior Citizens welcome to attend – RSVP 01322 556333.

 

CAROL SERVICE – SUNDAY, 12^th DECEMBER AT 3 PM 

Following the Service, refreshments will be served in the Hall.

 

SERVICE OF RECONCILIATION

We have to liaise with other nearby parishes but it will either be on the Monday or Tuesday of the last week of Advent at 7.00 p.m.

 

PARISH SOCIAL EVENT  

Last Saturday 60 parishioners attended this event and a very enjoyable evening was had by all with £132 being raised on the raffle for the parish. Thank you to those who donated the prizes.

 

MASSES AT CHRISTMAS

Christmas Day is a Saturday so here is how it is going to look:

Friday Christmas Eve:                    6.00 and 10.00 p.m

Saturday Christmas Day:               8.30 and 10.30 a.m – no evening mass!

Sunday feast of Holy Family:         8.30 and 10.30 a.m

 

HYMN BOOKS

Please note that hymn books used at mass are only allowed to be touched by one person within a 2 day period.  Therefore,It is really important that you return your book to the foyer after mass and not rely on someone else picking it up afterwards. Thank you for your co-operation.