Newsletter

SUNDAY 30th June 2024, 

SAINTS PETER & PAUL

 

Readings: Acts 12:1-11, Psalm 33, 2 Timothy 4:6-18, Matt 16:13-19. Page 172

 

Sat   29th June     17.30    Confessions

  18.00                For the Parish in TG (Kilcullen family)

 

Sun  30th June SAINTS PETER AND PAUL  

                               08.30              Private Intention (Jeyaseelan)   

                               10.30              Lesley Sarton (Fitzpatrick)

 

Mon  1st July          09.15 Oliver Plunket   Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                              10.00              Harrington & Sheehan Families (Sheehan)

 

Tues   2nd July NO SERVICE TODAY

 

Wed   3rd July       09.15 Thomas     Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 

10.00                  Christine Brown RIP (Mantle)

 

Fri     5th July        09.15                    Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 

          10.00                 Holy Souls (Connolly) 

 

Sat   6th July         17.30    Confessions

 18.00                  Phil Kay RIP (Fitzpatrick)

 

Sun  7th July     FOURTEENTH SUNDAY YEAR B  

                              08.30                  Dec Members of Gillespie Family (Gillespie)   

                              10.30                  John Rayer RIP (Rayer)

                            

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:                          £939.38

Retiring Collection                           This Week                            Peter’s Pence            

                                                            

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,

This weekend Bishop Philip Moger came to confer the Sacrament of Confirmation of 6 teenagers in our parish. The gift of God’s Holy Spirit affirms the gifts, the talents and the individuality of each young person and sets them free to share all this with others especially in the parish. All of us should look back to the day of our Confirmation and reflect upon how we allow or limit the Holy Spirit to enable us to fully express and share who each of us is, with all our personal gifts. We all have much to share. Our Parish Feast day celebrations illustrated this perfectly!

                       God Bless,                                  Fr Doug 

 

PARISH FEASTDAY BBQ 

Many, many, thanks to everyone who pitched in to help make the day a really good one for the parish, and especially our hard-working organizing Events Team, but a huge thanks as well, to all who supported with participation, raffle prizes etc. 

 

THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH – Shape Up! Friday 7.00

In preparation for the HOLY YEAR in 2025. Pope Francis has asked us to reflect on the renewal and reshaping of the church launched by the second Vatican Council in the 1960s.

Fr. Eugene Curran C.M. will offer a presentation in the hall on Friday, 5^th July 7-9.30. It really will be well worth the investment in time to see why we are as we are, and not as we were!!!

 

A parish programme on praying the Our Father will be delivered in the autumn.

 

PETER’S PENCE

This fund enables Peter’s successor, Pope Francis to support and develop the church and particular groups in need, in many different parts of the world.

 

SVP

St.John Fisher Conference of the St. Vincent de Paul Society would like to thank parishioners for their donations in the recent collection which amounted to £282.92. This will enable us to continue to support vulnerable people in our area.

 

REFLECTION DAY AT SANCTUARY 

“Walking Humbly with God” Saturday July 20th from 11am to 3pm at Sanctuary, Swanley Village. This time for space, prayer and reflection will be led by Chris Chapman and Trudy Kilcullen. We will explore how humility can help us grow in self-understanding and free us to share the best of who we are. For more info or to book email tkilcullen@live.co.uk or call 07977 978536

 

QUIET DAYS AT SANCTUARY (in Swanley Village)

FIRST FRIDAYS of every month: The garden is open for you 10 – 4. Wander in, find a place to sit, bring your prayer book and enjoy some reflection time. tkilcullen@live.co.uk or 07977978536 

 

CHURCH CLEANING   

We are very grateful that a new group of parishioners have volunteered to help with the church cleaning.  We now have 6 groups therefore each group will clean every 12 weeks.  The revised rota from 8 July is now available for collection from the cupboard.

 

AID TO THE CHURCH IN NEED

It was suggested at the AGM that we could and should support this organisation. If we are to do so we will need a parish promoter. If anyone already has any relationship with them, please let Fr Doug know or if you think you might be able to help, again talk to Fr Doug.