Newsletter

SUNDAY 7th July 2024,

 FOURTEENTH SUNDAY YEAR B  

 

Readings: Ezekiel 2:2-5, Psalm 122, 2 Corinthians 12:7-10, Mark 6:1-6. Page 103

 

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)

 

Mon    8th July      09.15         Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                              10.00                      Manjula & Bhanu Patel (Bhalla)

 

Tues   9th July       09.15        Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 

                               10.00                      For the Parish

 

Wed    10th July      09.15       Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 

   10.00                       Fr Paul Rout (Hughes)

 

Fri       12th July      11.30       FUNERAL Mass   Jim Mullins RIP

 

Sat      13th July      17.30    Confessions

    18.00                      Mary Conlan RIP (Kilcullen)

 

Sun     14th July        FIFTEENTH SUNDAY YEAR B  

                                 08.30                                      Healing for Children (Jayaseelan)   

                                 10.30                                      Peter & Sue Murphy (Hughes)

                                    

LIVE STREAMING OF MASSES ON THE WEBSITE

All masses are streamed 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:     £985.62

Retiring Collection                           Last week                    Peter’s Pence

                                                            Next week:               Star of the Sea

                   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,

The Euros continue but the election campaigns are over! We congratulate the winners locally and nationally and pray that the new government will act with integrity in trying to serve ALL the people of this country … and beyond. They will need to exercise what in Catholic Social Teaching, is described as the preferential option for the poor, which is a direct expression of Christ’s message. Try “googling” it and see how important this principle is, and how it should be applied in government.

 

                            God Bless,                                                Fr Doug 

 

PARISH REGISTER for SICK OR HOUSEBOUND

Partly due to the Covid Lockdown, we no longer have a register of those who are sick or housebound in the parish. We therefore only have contact with a few of them. I want to put this right and once we have an up to date list we will be able to reach out to them. So please help:

If you know of someone sick or housebound (and therefore not coming to church), please give me their name and if possible, their contact details. DO NOT PRESUME that I already know! Catch me in the foyer or out under the canopy after mass, email me, or drop a note through my door. Many thanks, Fr Doug.

 

STAR OF THE SEA

Seafarers and fishers play a vital role in all of our lives, but they often work in difficult, hazardous conditions. Sea Sunday is Sunday 14th July. It is when the Church prays for all those who live and work at sea. Your support will make a big difference to seafarers and fishers in need. You can donate in church, by visiting www.stellamaris.org.uk/donate, or by texting ‘SEA’ to 70460 to donate £5. This collection is vital to enable Stella Maris to continue its important work, so please give generously. Thank you.

 

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.