SUNDAY 30th April 2023
4th SUNDAY of EASTER, YEAR A
Readings: Acts 2:14, 36-41 Psalm 22, 1 Peter 2:20-25, Gospel: John 10:1-10
Sat 29th Apr 17.30 Confessions
18.00 Peter Fowler RIP (Kevan)
Sun 30th Apr 4th SUNDAY of EASTER
08.30 Margaret McQuaid RIP (McQuaid)
10.30 David Watkins RIP (Choir)
Mon 1st May 09.15 St Joseph, Worker Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
10.00 Anne Maria Toothacker RIP
Tues 2nd May 11.30 Funeral Mass for Sheila Jones RIP
Wed 3rd May 09.15 ss Philip & James Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
10.00 For the Parish
Thurs 4th May 08.00 English Martyrs Priest’s Intention
Fri 5th May 09.15 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
10.00 Kerry Evans RIP (Evans)
Sat 6th May 17.30 Confessions
18.00 Pat Liddiard RIP (Liddiard)
Sun 7th May 5th SUNDAY of EASTER
08.30 Private Intention (Jones)
10.30 Suzie Felton (Fitzpatrick)
LIVE STREAMING OF MASSES ON THE WEBSITE
All masses are streamed live and can be viewed 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 £964.32
Retiring Collections: Last Week: St. George’s Cathedral £218.30
This Week: Priest’s Training Fund
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.
Gift Aid Please join the GIFT AID scheme – Forms are at the back of the Church. For every £1.00 donated the Parish receives 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,
This coming Friday, we will celebrate the Coronation of His Majesty, King Charles III in our morning mass and pray for him, using the following prayer:
Priest: O Lord, save Charles, our King. Response: And hear us on the day we call upon you.
Priest: O Lord, hear my prayer. Response: And let my cry come before you.
Priest: The Lord be with you. Response: And with your spirit.
All: Almighty God, we pray, that your servant Charles, our King, who, by your providence has received the governance of this realm, may continue to grow in every virtue, that, imbued with your heavenly grace, he may be preserved from all that is harmful and evil and, being blessed with your favour may, with his consort and the royal family, come at last into your presence, through Christ who is the way, the truth and the life and who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.
The Archbishop has also granted a dispensation from Friday abstinence on the 5th.
God Bless, Fr Doug
PARISH SPIRITUALITY PROGRAMME. ‘QUIET TIME’.
We hope to build on last year’s ‘Ways into Prayer’ and this year’s Lenten retreat with Five Eastertide sessions – a peaceful, reflective time with The Lord who welcomes our presence and prepares us for Pentecost.
On Tuesdays from 7.30 – 8.30 in church. Come, Taste and See.
A QUIET TIME AT SANCTUARY
May 13th from 11am – 1am. Come away for space and prayer reflecting on themes of resurrection and ascension – For information or to book – email tkilcullen@live.co.uk or call 07977978536
You may also be interested in: First Fridays – open garden at Sanctuary: Open between 10am and 4pm on the first Friday of the month – wander in, find a place to sit, bring your prayer book and take your own personal space for reflection. May 5th, then June 2nd etc.
DEFIBRILLATOR
Many thanks to the parishioner who enabled the Benenden Trust to present us with a defibrillator. It is now in the hallway between the Church and the Parish Hall. We all hope that we will never be called upon to use but if someone’s heart stops beating, you need to obtain a key from the church sacristy or the hall kitchen, and a set of spoken instructions will guide you step by step.
COFFEE AFTER MASS
Refreshments are served in the hall every week after 10.30 Mass and all are welcome. We need 2 or more people to join the Serving Rota – this would mean helping once every 6 weeks. Please consider joining the Rota to help the existing volunteers – contact Anne Rayer. (07855 785331).
SOUTHWARK VOCATIONS
Have you ever considered you may be called to the priesthood or the religious life? Southwark Vocations will be hosting a 60 minute webinar on Tuesday 9th May at 7pm entitled The Good Shepherd Calls where different presenters will share their experiences about discovering God’s plan for each one of us. Please join us by registering for this event in advance by using following link: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUpdOuprDMtH9wKUQ777ddSSjLBucMtsONt
PRIEST TRAINING FUND SECOND COLLECTION
Good Shepherd Sunday is the day we pray for vocations, for our priests, and we take up the Priest Training Fund collection. This fund pays for the formation of men to become priests. We have 3 men in formation to the Priesthood for our Archdiocese It costs £30,000 a year to sponsor each seminarian. They study for 6 years before being ordained a Catholic priest. We therefore rely on your generous support and prayers. Donate Online: www.rcaos.org.uk/donate/PTF
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY (SVP)
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.
CORONATION CELEBRATION DANCE
For all the family. Live music by Jerry Kelly. Friday 5th May 2023 8pm-11pm. Licensed bar. £3 adults on the door at ST THOMAS MOORE HALL, LONG LANE, BEXLEYHEATH, DA7 5JW. For more information call JENNY 07710 527692 or MARY 07369 252072
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