SUNDAY 30^th October 2022

 31^st SUNDAY 

Readings: Wisdom 11:22-12:2, Psalm 144, 2 Thessalonians 1:11-2:2 Luke19:1-10 PAGE 157

 

Sat    29^th Oct    17.30          Confessions

                18.00          Fitzpatrick Family (Staden)

 

Sun   30^th Oct   31^st SUNDAY   

    08.30          For the Parish

    10.30          John Rayer RIP + Anne & family (Lyons)

Mon   31^st Oct   09.15          Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                          10.00          Diamond & Alfred D’Mello RIP (Fernandes) 

 

Tues   1^st Nov    09.15        Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

All Saints HDO       10.00        For the Parish

                 19.30        Fr John Hartley RIP (Friends)          

 

Wed  2^nd Nov    09.15   All Souls     Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                          10.00          Christa Frake RIP (Frake)           

 

Fri    4^th Nov     09.15  St Charles Borromeo    Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

              10.00           Mary Connolly RIP (Eida/Connolly)

 

Sat    5^th Nov   17.30           Confessions

                        18.00           Private Intention (Kevan)

 

Sun   6^th Nov    32^nd SUNDAY           

  08.30            Michael Northover (Cannon)

                            10.30              Flor Valdez & Sergia Balaqui RIP (Bernarte)                                                                       

LIVE STREAMING OF MASSES ON THE WEBSITE

Owing to a technical problem we are unable to stream the Mass at present.

 

FINANCES       

Many thanks for your offertory collection last week:             £952.10    Incl. S.O.s

Next week’s retiring collection is for the Archbishop’s Appeal

   

Direct Bank Payments to RCAS Bexley, Sort code 51 70 14, Account 01831763

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

 

GIFT AID

Please join the GIFT AID scheme – Forms are at the back of the Church. For every £1.00 donated the Parish will receive 25p from the Tax Office. Standing Orders are advisable. Thank you

 

OUR PARISH HALL

Our hall is available for hire. Please email bexley@rcaos.org.uk at ANY time for enquiries and our hall secretary will get back to you. 

 

Please join us in the Hall for refreshments after the 10.30 mass

 

Dear Parishioners 

As we enter the month of November, in keeping with our tradition, we will pay respect to those who have gone before us. Next weekend at our masses we will recall with solemnity the names of all our parishioners who died during this past year. Details of other services are listed below.   

God Bless,            Fr Doug

 

HARVEST FESTIVAL GIFTS 

Thank you for St John Fisher’s gifts to the Manna Centre. The food that we have received will be used throughout the next twelve months to provide meals to some of the poorest members of our society. The work we do here is a practical and compassionate response to poverty and homelessness. Most of our funding and our foodstuffs come from the Christian community. Without the continuing generosity of our supporters, we would be unable to continue our work.

 

CEMETERY BLESSING OF GRAVES:
Saturday 5th Nov at 1.30pm: Kemnal Park Cemetery
Saturday 12th Nov at 1pm: Hillview, Welling
Sunday 13th Nov 12noon St. Paulinus (Crayford)
Sunday 13th Nov at 2pm: Sidcup Cemetery
Sunday 13th Nov at 2.30pm: Bexleyheath Cemetery
Sunday 13th Nov at 3pm: Brook St Cemetery (Erith) 

 

MASS FOR DECEASED CLERGY OF THE DEANERY

Tuesday 15^th November at St Mary of the Crays, 111 Old Road, Crayford. All are welcome.

 

DIOCESAN DAY FOR CATECHISTS – ALL CATECHISTS! 

Archbishop John is keen that all catechists from the diocese join him for this special day on Sat, Nov12^th at the Amigo Hall.   There is a letter of invitation for each one of you in the Church foyer.  Please let Fr. Doug or Barbara Assaam know if you plan to attend.

 

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY – Members of the St. John Fisher Conference would like to make parishioners aware that anyone who is feeling lonely and would like a visit or a phone call can contact the Parish Office. One of us will then contact you.  We would also like to recruit members to our Conference as age is catching up with us!  If you can help with visiting and fund raising to support the more vulnerable in our area, please contact the Parish Office.

 

HOW TO USE DONA COLLECTION PLATE (DCP) – LOCATED IN THE PORCH

Select a donation amount by pressing one of the amounts.   The card reader screen will read “Please Tap”, select the amount you wish to donate, tap your card or phone on the card reader.  This will collect the payment. Easy! 

 

AUTUMN SPIRITUALITY PROGRAMME CONTINUES

Our spirituality committee have organised our programme: Ways into Prayer. Meetings at: 7.30 – 9 on Mondays Oct 31, Nov 14, 28, and repeated at: 1 – 2.30 on Mondays, Nov 7, 21, Dec 5. 

 

CHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC SIXTH FORMS – OPEN EVENTS

Book your place for Saturday 5^th, 12^th or 19^th November online at ctk.ac.uk

 

HELP NEEDED

Cleaner and gardener needed for an elderly parishioner to clean her house and tidy the garden.   Reasonable rate offered. Contact Carol Anderson on 07913 698912 initially.

 

MUMS’ NIGHT OUT

This is a new event for mums who need a night out with those who understand the phenomenal job you do!. 2^nd Nov Orpington, To book: Tel 029 2081 0800 or Online: cff.org.uk/mumsnight