Newsletter

SUNDAY 5^th March 2023,

SECOND SUNDAY of LENT, YEAR A 

Readings: Genesis 12:1-4, Psalm 32,  2 Timothy 1: 8-10, Gospel: Matthew 17:1-9

 

Sat       4^th Mar   17.30  Confessions

                           18.00                      For the Parish 

 

Sun      5^th Mar          SECOND SUNDAY of LENT 

                           08.30                      Ed Jones RIP (Jones)

                           10.30                      John Hughes RIP (Hughes)

 

Mon    6^th Mar     09.15               Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                           10.00                                     Private Intention (Sullivan) 

 

Tues    7^th Mar    09.15  ss Perpetua + Felicity    Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                           10.00                       Private Intention (Connolly)

 

Wed    8^th Mar    09.15  St John of God             Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                           10.00                       Sheehan Family RIP (Sheehan)

 

Thurs  9^th Mar     08.00                       Priest’s intention

 

Fri     10^th Mar     09.15                 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                           10.00                        Kevin McNamara (McCarthy)

                           10.30                  Stations of the Cross

 

Sat    11^th Mar     17.30                  Confessions

                            18.00                        Trish Kavanagh RIP (Fitzpatrick)

 

Sun   12^th Mar        THIRD SUNDAY of LENT              

                            08.30                         Richard Sweetland RIP (Cannon)

                            10.30                         Mary Malin RIP (Hollis)

                                    

LIVE STREAMING OF MASSES ON THE WEBSITE

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

Recordings are available. The Sunday sermon is also on the website in printed form.

 

FINANCES   

Many thanks for your offertory collection last week       Incl. S.O.s      £980.76

Last week:     Clergy Support Fund                                                           £304.77

This week:     CAFOD

 

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.

Card Payment Machine – located in the porch, is easy to use. Select a donation amount by pressing one of the amounts.  The screen will read “Please Tap”, and you tap your card or phone on the card reader.  

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 best for us. 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,

Fr Peter is celebrating the 6.00 Saturday evening mass. We are most grateful to him.

 

There is much at stake in Northern Ireland, with the conclusion of “The Windsor Framework”. We pray that there be a continuation of the peace in Northern Ireland, that was so hard to win.

 

                           God Bless,                Fr Doug

            

DIOCESAN LENTEN RETREAT: “Renewed in Hope”

It isn’t too late to sign up to receive the weekly Reflection (video) each Monday.  https://www.southwarkdsc.org.uk/renewedbyhope

 Alternatively, you can participate with other Christians in Bexley in 3 different church locations with the video projected onto a ‘large screen’ and with a time for shared reflection.

Please note that the lunchtime session here is using the readings for the Sunday following but the morning and evening sessions reflect on the previous Sunday’s readings.

Mondays, 1.30 – 3.00 St. John Fisher Hall. 

Tuesdays 10.30 – 12.00 URC 

Wednesdays 7.30 p.m. – 9.00 p.m. St John’s Church

 

PLANNED GIVING ENVELOPES 

Boxes of Planned Giving Envelopes are now available in the foyer.

Please take your box for the year 2023/2024 today!

Thank you.                                                    Edna Fernandes, Gift Aid Organiser

 

A QUIET DAY FOR HOLY WEEK

Saturday April 1st from 11am to 3pm at Sanctuary, Swanley Village. Come away for a time for space, prayer and reflection as Holy Week approaches. For more information or to book – please email tkilcullen@live.co.uk or call 07977978536

 

CLERGY SUPPORT FUND

Many thanks for your donations last week to the Clergy Support Fund.

 

CAFOD Family Fast Day – Lent Appeal – Friday, 3^rd March

This Lent, your donations to CAFOD’s Family Fast Day Appeal will help families fighting the climate crisis and ensure that our Church network can quickly respond to emergencies, like the recent earthquake in Syria and Turkey.  Give today using the envelope or at cafod.org.uk/give and please join us in praying for CAFOD’s development and emergency response work all over the world.

 

ST VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY  

We can be contacted by leaving a message with the Parish Office, a note through the Presbytery Door or using the Parish email address as above.

 

WORLD YOUTH DAY LISBON –

31st July To 7th August 2023 The Archdiocese of Southwark is taking a group of pilgrims (aged 18-35) to World Youth Day. For info visit https://bit.ly/WYDSouthwark and http://www.lisboa2023.org/en/.