SUNDAY 3rd September 2023
TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY, YEAR A
Readings: Jeremiah 20:7-9 Psalm 62 Romans 12:1-2, Gospel: Matthew 16:21-27
Sat 2nd Sep 17.30 Confessions
18.00 Thanksgiving (Fernandes)
Sun 3rd Sep TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY
08.30 Kay Gillespie RIP (Gillespie)
10.30 Tony Frake RIP (Choir)
Mon 4th Sep 09.15 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
10.00 St Cuthbert John Taylor RIP (Stanton)
Tues 5th Sep 09.15 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
10.00 Foundation: Beatrice Walliser RIP
Wed 6th Sep 09.15 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
10.00 Nina Szredski RIP (Y.Szredski)
Thurs 7th Sep 08.00 Priest’s Intention
Fri 8th Sep 09.15 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
10.00 Nativity of the BVM Gloria & Tony Laws (Connolly)
Sat 9th Sep 17.30 Confessions
18.00 Ann Turp RIP (Turp)
Sun 10th Sep TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY
08.30 Jim Docherty (C+K Fitzpatrick)
10.30 Geoff Hinton RIP (Wheatley)
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 £885.94
Next week Catholic Education Service
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 the previous Wednesday
Dear Parishioners,
Like many others, I enjoy walking around our local area – in and around Bexley. But I very rarely meet anyone I know. Perhaps people walk and shop and so on at different times, I don’t know – or perhaps go out of their way to avoid me! So, when I see in films or in TV series, characters bumping into each other in the least likely places or scenarios, I think that it is all just too far-fetched and it detracts from the drama. I was much heartened therefore, by a good news story this week about one of the last naval veterans of World War 2. He died at the age of 102 recently but part of his story was that as a naval man he was involved in the evacuation of allied troops from the beaches of Dunkirk, only to meet there, his two brothers who were both in the army, fleeing from the enemy forces. They returned to England with him, in his ship. What a joyous experience that must have been in all that terror and chaos. It certainly lifted my heart.
God Bless, Fr Doug
FAITH AWARDS
Bexley Interfaith Forum and L. B. Bexley invite submissions of any project that has a positive impact on residents of the borough, for a FAITH AWARD. The presentation evening will be in the Civic Offices on Wed 15th Nov at 7 p.m. Submissions to bexleyinterfaith@gmail.com by 1st Oct.
ALL CATECHISTS
There will be a day for all catechists of Bexley Deanery on Saturday 16th September to be held at St. Stephen’s, Welling. The day will offer reflection, support and training.
Tea/Coffee and refreshments will be available from 9.30am. The programme begins at 10.00am and will end at 4.00pm.
During the day there will be three reflections(talks) and three interactive workshops. The day will begin and end with a short liturgy. Please bring a packed lunch.
Please let Fr Doug know that you are going to attend.
QUIET MORNING AT SANCTUARY, in Swanley Village BR8 7UX
16th September 11-1pm “Free from all Distress”. Come and reflect on the words and meaning of this prayer from our mass. Contact: Trudy on email tkilcullen@live.co.uk or 07977978536
Also, on FIRST FRIDAYS: the garden is open and free for you to recollect and rest between 10am and 4pm every month – wander in, find a place to sit, bring your prayer book and take your own personal space for reflection.
CAFOD: VOLUNTEER SPEAKERS
If you can spare one or two weekends a year to visit parishes in your area to speak at Mass about CAFOD’s work please get in touch. Contact Celeste and Sarah at southwark@cafod.org.uk.
“PROMOTING RACIAL AND CULTURAL INCLUSION”
A Seminar at the Amigo Hall, St. George’s Cathedral, Southwark, from 9.30 am to 4.00 pm on Saturday, 28th October 2023. For registration, please use this link.
https://www.rcsouthwark,co,uk/mission/commission-for-promoting-racial-and-cultural-inclusion/what-we-do/. Or write to us: racialjusticecommission@rcaos.org.uk
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.
CATHOLIC EDUCATION SERVICE
The CES acts on behalf of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference to support Catholic education. Catholic schools make up 10% of the national total of maintained schools. Next week’s 2nd collection is for the CES.
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