SUNDAY 21st January 2024
THIRD SUNDAY, YEAR B
Readings: Jonah 3:1-5,10 Psalm 24, 1 Corinthians 7 29-31 Mark 1 14-20
:
Sat 20th Jan 17.30 Confessions
18.00 SVP Members RIP (SVP Group)
Sun 21st Jan THIRD SUNDAY (B)
08.30 Alfred Family RIP (Jeyaseelan)
10.30 John Hughes RIP (Hughes)
Mon 22nd Jan 09.15 St Vincent, Deacon Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
10.00 In Thanksgiving (Bosser)
Tues 23rd Jan 09.15 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
10.00 For the Parish
Wed 24th Jan 09.15 St Francis de Sales Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
10.00 Eamon Dunning (Wheatley)
Thurs 25th Jan 08.00 Conversion of St Paul Priest’s Intention
Fri 26th Jan 09.15 Ss Timothy & Titus Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
10.00 Funeral Mass for Bridie Haylett RIP
Sat 27th Jan 17.30 Confessions
18.00 Mary Connolly RIP (Eida/Connolly)
Sun 28th Jan FOURTH SUNDAY (B)
08.30 Mabel Antony Family RIP (Jeyaseelan)
10.30 Ronnie Aspeek RIP (Speed)
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 £926.62
Retiring Collection this week: AIC
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.
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,
I was very heartened last week when after mass, a couple who attended said that while no one would have known who they were, 3 different parishioners welcomed them and so they felt very much at home and were now looking forward to attending mass here on a regular basis. Not so long ago (!) we heard The Baptist inviting 2 disciples to go and be with Jesus and then one of them, Andrew inviting Peter and now we hear of our parishioners inviting and welcoming others. These things matter a great deal.
Inviting others to, as Jesus said, “Come and see” is a mission we should all take seriously. These days many people do research on the internet before making decisions, checking for instance on Google what the reviews are like. Now on Google Reviews of St John Fisher, we currently rate 4.6 out of 5, but many visitors who come to us say we are 5 star! Some of the reviews relate to parties or other events in our hall that are nothing to do with us and there is little we can do about that, but it would be nice if we could push our rating higher by weight of numbers of good reviews in the parish, and have some comments about the spiritual life of the community. If you enjoy something about the life of the parish why not review us! Just search for SJF on Google maps and leave us a review. You never know – your good review might lead someone to find us!
Oh, and by the way, someone asked me about my choice of eucharistic prayers each Sunday. Most will know that I use Prayer 2 on even numbered Sundays and Prayer 3 on odd numbered ones so on this 3rd Sunday of Ordinary time we will use Prayer 3. On occasion I will pick a different one but always announce the change, and the reason why.
God Bless, Fr Doug
UNITY SERVICE SUNDAY – TODAY Sunday 21st January, 3p.m.
As part of the The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity which takes place (each year) from the 18th to 25th January, there will be a service for all the Christian churches, at St Mary the Virgin, Manor Road, Bexley, DA5 3LX. This has been organized by Churches Together in Old Bexley and everyone is welcome. Kathy Fogarty, Parish Unity Contact – fogartyk@ntlworld.com
AIC SATURDAY FRIENDS
This weekend, we are making our annual appeal for homeless people who are clients of The Passage Day Centre in central London and who use our “Saturday Friends” rehabilitation service.
We are very grateful for your ongoing generosity.
BRIDIE HAYLETT RIP: Please pray for the soul of Bridie who has died. Her funeral will be on Friday 26th January at 10.00
SR ANGELA WOOTTON RIP: Our former parish Sister died on Tues 16th Jan. Sr Angela reached 98 years old on 13th Dec. Please pray for the repose of her soul.
FR PATRICK MOLONEY RIP: Fr Patrick, known to many of you from his days as parish priest of St. Stephen’s Welling, died on 4th January. Please pray for the repose of his soul.
FIRST FRIDAYS AT SANCTUARY QUIET GARDEN, SWANLEY VILLAGE
Open for ‘winter hours’ 12 noon to 4pm on Friday 2nd February. All are welcome to call in, use the garden and prayer cabin for your own personal quiet and reflection. Just call in – The side gate is open. For more info call 07977 978536
PARKING 2024
Please renew your car parking permit for 2024. Applications forms are in the foyer.
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