SUNDAY 6^th November 2022

32^nd SUNDAY 

Readings: 2 Maccabees 7:1-2, 9-14 Psalm 16, 2 Thess 2:16-3:5 Luke 20:27-38 PAGE 160

 

Sat     5^th Nov      17.30                  Confessions

                   18.00                   Private Intention (Kevan)

 

Sun    6^th Oct      32^nd SUNDAY     

         08.30                  Michael Northover (Cannon)

        10.30                  Flor Valdez & Sergia Balaqui RIP (Bernarte)

 

Mon   7^th Nov     09.15 Ded. St George’s Cath Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                           10.00                   Jim Copeley RIP (Kennedy) 

 

Tues   8^th Nov     09.15 St Willibrord, Bishop     Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                           10.00                  For the Parish

 

Wed   9^th Nov      09.15 Ded. Lateran Basilica   Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                           10.00                  Alice Dunning RIP (Wheatley)                  

 

Fri      11^th Nov    09.15 St Charles Borromeo   Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                  10.00                  Faithful Departed of Our Parish (Asaam)

 

Sat     12^th Nov   17.30                  Confessions

                           18.00                   James King RIP (King)

 

Sun    13^th Nov    33^rd SUNDAY              

         08.30                  Foundation: Vincent Jeyaseelan RIP

                           10.30                  Jim Henry RIP (Henry family)                                                                                             

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:                  £980.35         Incl. S.O.s

Retiring Collection for Missio                                                         £205.45

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

Newsletter: Please copy notices to Fr Doug by previous Wednesday

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. This weekend at our masses we will recall with solemnity the names of all our parishioners who died during this past year. We offer a warm welcome to relatives and friends who may be here for that reason. 

We will also open the pages of our November Book of Remembrance for your prayerful recording of the names of your loved ones. This book will be brought forward to the altar at all our weekend masses.

Details of other services are listed below.  

God Bless,                Fr Doug

 

CEMETERY BLESSING OF GRAVES:
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 at 11.00. All are welcome. This will replace our own 10.00 parish mass that day.

 

FR DOUG’S 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF ORDINATION 

This will be on Sunday 27 November.  After the usual 10.30 mass and coffee, we, the parish, will celebrate with a buffet lunch and social.  Please put the date in your diary and if you would like to contribute with a donation of food or help in other ways please contact Kay Lyons on 07817 494111 or Carol Anderson on 07913 698912 respectively. 

 

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, 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 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.

 

ST JOHN FISHER NEW YEARS EVE FAMILY DISCO

8pm  to  1am , tickets £10 per adult & £2 per child 

Please see Noel McCarthy in the hall after 10.30 Sunday mass or call him on 07813890556.