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SUNDAY 5^th November 2023

 THIRTY-FIRST SUNDAY, YEAR A

Readings: Malachi 1:14-2:2, 8-10 Psalm 130 1 Thessalonian 2:7-9, 13 Gospel: Matthew 23:1-12

 

Sat  4^th Nov         17.30  Confessions

 18.00                     Shirley Hildebrand RIP (Morris)

 

Sun  5^th Nov          THIRTY-FIRST SUNDAY   

                            08.30                     Peter Hammond RIP (Cannon) 

10.30                     Dunning & Wheatley families RIP (Wheatley)

 

Mon  6^th Nov        09.15       Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                            10.00                     For the Parish

 

Tues 7^th Nov        09.15  Dedication of St George’s  Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                            10.00                     Niall Mulvihill RIP & family (Wheatley) 

 

Wed  8^th Nov       09.15       Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                            10.00                     Ann Hyde (Wheatley)   

 

Thurs  9^th Nov      08.00  Dedication LateranBasilica   Priest’s Intention

 

Fri    10^th Nov       09.15  St Leo  Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                            10.00                      Nina Szredski RIP (Anderson)

 

Sat   11^th Nov      17.30  Confessions

18.00                      In Thanksgiving (Kevan)

 

Sun      12^th Nov        THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY   

08.30                     The Ahlers Family (Nicholson) 

                            10.30                     Flordeliza Valdez RIP (Bernarte)

 

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         £959.54

Last week:     Missio                                                                                                 £285.52         

Next week:    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.

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,

As we enter November, we in the Catholic Church traditionally try to remember the faithful departed. 

Our Book of Remembrance will be available throughout the month for you to once again prayerfully enter the names of your own deceased family members. The book of names will be brought up in the offertory procession of each Sunday Mass.

Next Sunday is of course, Remembrance Sunday and we will solemnly remember those who have lost their lives in war.

The following Sunday, 19^th November, will be the day we pray for the 15 parishioners who have died in the course of the year past, and whose funerals were hosted here in our parish church. We will be prayerfully reading out each of their names and lighting a candle for them on the sanctuary, We have endeavoured to contact their families and invite them along. Please make them welcome if they come to mass that weekend. We will also be lighting one large candle for everyone else that we want to remember.

The blessing of graves during November is detailed separately below.

 Meanwhile we continue to pray for the innocent citizens in Gaza who are being bombed and killed. The Church condemns this action in Gaza, just as it condemns the taking of innocent hostages in Israel. 

               God Bless,                        Fr Doug

 

ARCHBISHOP’S APPEAL

This retiring collection next week funds three key mission areas: Youth and Evangelisation, Our Faith In Action and Clergy care and formation. 

 

QUIZ NIGHT 

11th November. Please do make every effort to attend. You do not need to be a team before the event. Everyone coming along will be able to join a team. The bar will be open and feel free to bring your own nibbles. Quiz + Raffle. Tickets will be on sale after mass. 

 

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION 2024

Application forms are now available for our First Holy Communion programme. Baptised children in year 3 or above can join.  Forms can be collected from the foyer after mass.  Completed forms must be returned by 1st December 2023.  The programme will commence in January 2024. 

 

BLESSING OF GRAVES

Hillview Cemetery                Sun. 5^th Nov. at 1 pm

Kemnal Park                         Sat 11^th Nov at 1pm 

Bexleyheath Cemetery       Sun 12 Nov. at 12.30 pm 

Sidcup Cemetery                 Sun 12 Nov. At 1 pm

 

AFTERNOON GET-TOGETHER; MUSIC AMONG FRIENDS

A fun afternoon for all, on Sunday 12^th Nov, 2.30 – 4.30 at St Thomas More, 420a Long Lane, Bexleyheath. RSVP Elisa at elisapuzzolo@gmail.com 07565 613867. A Focolare Event 

 

SAVE THE DATE 

The Parish events committee will be hosting the following events in the upcoming year. 

1) 11th Nov 23                      Quiz Night 

2) 29th Dec 23                      Festive party

3) 13th April 24                     Spring Cinema Singalong 

4) 22nd June 24                   Summer Garden Party