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SUNDAY 12^th November 2023

 THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY, YEAR A

Readings: Wisdom 6:12-16, Psalm 62:2-8, 1Thessalonians 4:13-18, Gospel: Matthew 25:1-13

 

Sat   11^th Nov      17.30     Confessions

 18.00         Thanksgiving (Kevan)

 

Sun  12^th Nov   THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY     

                            08.30         The Ahlers Family (Nicholson) 

10.30          Flordeliza Valdez RIP (Bernarte)

 

Mon  13^th Nov      09.15 St Frances Cabrini   Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                            10.00          For the Parish

 

Tues  14^th Nov     09.15      Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                            10.00           Foundation: Vincent Jeyaseelan RIP 

 

Wed  15^th Nov      09.15  St Albert the Great   Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                            10.00            Anton Jeyaseelan RIP (Wheatley)   

 

Thurs 16^th Nov   08.00             Priest’s Intention

 

Fri      17^th Nov   09.15        Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                          10.00             Joanne Rogers RIP (Dowswell)

 

Sat    18^th Nov   17.30      Confessions

        18.00             Marie Sullivan RIP (McQuaid)

 

Sun  19^th Nov   THIRTY-THIRD SUNDAY   

08.30           Thanksgiving (Bosser) 

                           10.30           Jim Henry RIP (Henry)

 

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            £922.73

This 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,

A reminder for 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.

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

Next Sunday, 19^th November, will be the day we pray for the 14 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 wicked action in Gaza, just as it condemns the taking of innocent hostages in Israel. 

                      God Bless,                              Fr Doug

 

FRIENDS OF THE HOLY LAND – Christmas Concert

This concert features the well-known London Welsh Male Voice Choir with renowned soloists Margaret Keys and Anthony Stuart Lloyd and compere Mal Pope.

Thursday December 14th at Our Lady of Victories Church, Kensington 
Palestinian-themed buffet from 6pm (£50) or concert-only ticket to start at 7:30pm (£30)Buy your tickets through Eventbrite: Search ‘FHL Christmas Concert’ or for more details:            friendsoftheholyland.org.uk/christmas-concert-2023

 

ARCHBISHOP’S APPEAL

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

 

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