SUNDAY 19th May 2024,
PENTECOST SUNDAY, YEAR B
Readings: Acts 2:1-11, Psalm 103, 1Cor 12:3-13, John 20:19-23
Sat 18th May 17.30 Rosary
17.30 Confessions
18.00 Pet Kilcullen RIP (Long)
Sun 19th May PENTECOST (B)
08.30 J V D’Mello (Keenan)
10.30 Serse Cima RIP (Cima)
Mon 20th May 09.15 Mary, Mother of Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
10.00 the Church Josephina Bilotto (Hughes)
Tues 21st May 09.15 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
10.00 John Bowler (Harris)
Wed 22nd May 09.15 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
10.00 Tony Frake RIP (Newton)
Fri 24th May 09.15 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
10.00 Forgotten Souls in Purgatory RIP (Gillespie)
Sat 25th May 17.30 Confessions
18.00 Thanksgiving (Fogarty)
Sun 26th May TRINITY SUNDAY (B)
08.30 Shirley Large (Cannon)
10.30 Phyllis Daniele RIP (Murphy)
LIVE STREAMING OF MASSES ON THE WEBSITE
All masses are streamed 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: £1058.38
Retiring Collections Last week: Communications Sunday £ 98.40
Next week: St. Vincent de Paul Society (SVP)
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 foyer.
Gift Aid Please join the GIFT AID scheme – Forms available in the foyer.
OUR PARISH HALL
Our hall is available for hire. Please email bexley@rcaos.org.uk at ANY time and our secretary will get back to you. Prices: £35 per hour weekdays, £40 per hour weekends
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,
“It’s a privilege and an honour to be invited by His Holiness the Pope to his home in Vatican city. I feel blessed. This is the most nervous I have been for some time. I’m not normally nervous but I didn’t sleep at all last night.”
“I’m excited, I’m nervous, it’s a huge privilege – I recognise there are more than a million Londoners of Catholic faith who would give their right arm to spend time with His Holiness. He has invited me and that is a big responsibility for me.”
This was our mayor Sadiq Khan speaking about his visit this week to our pope!
Prior to flying to Rome, Mr Khan spoke with the Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, who asked him to convey to the Pope, “love, respect and prayers”, from more than a million Catholics in London.
Please note that I am on holiday for a week starting Tuesday.
God Bless, Fr Doug
PARISH SOCIAL EVENTS COMMITTEE
Many thanks to all who organized last week’s Abba night. Thanks too to those who attended and to those who donated raffle prizes. We raised £420
Our next event is…
PARISH FEAST DAY BBQ
St. John’s Feast Day is June 22nd so we will have a great feast on the Sunday 23rd June at our
It was a great, great day last year for ALL, and not to be missed this year! Barbecue. There will be a singer providing entertainment for the adults and a face painter along with a bouncy castle for the younger attenders.
Tickets will be on sale from next week onwards.
MAY, a month with Mary
Apart from the wonderful opportunity of the day with Dr Eugene, described above,
1) As usual, at Sunday masses during the month, we are saying the “Hail Holy Queen” instead of the “Hail Mary” during our prayers of intercession.
2) We want to invite those who are not used to praying the rosary to try it out as a Way Into Prayer. Join us in Church at 5.30 each Saturday evening in May – or go it alone at home!
AGM 2024
Our parish annual general meeting will be on Sunday June 2nd at 12.00 in the Hall. Please make space in your diary for this event. It is a good thing to take an interest in the affairs of our church and indeed to support the leadership teams with your considered scrutiny.
SVP
Our St. Vincent de Paul Society members do much work in our part of the borough but as they act on our behalf, they need our support. They will be making an appeal next week.
CAFOD’S BIG PILGRIMAGE
Saturday 1st June at St. George’s Cathedral, Southwark, 12 -5.
The day will offer a short (walking) pilgrimage, refreshment, entertainment and interactive activities for all ages. Sign up at cafod.org.uk/thebigpilgrimage. Take a flier from the foyer.
FORMATION FAYRE – “Made for More”
Saturday 8th June at Amigo Hall, St. George’s Cathedral, 9.30 – 4.30
An day of faith development with Archbishop John Wilson. The event promises breakout sessions, times of prayer, and opportunities for spiritual reflection. A chance to deepen your understanding of Catholicism. Register now at aec.rcaos.org.uk and be part of this transformative event.
stjohnfisherbexley.org 
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