Newsletter

SUNDAY 25th August 2024

TWENTY FIRST SUNDAY YEAR B

 

Readings: Joshua 24:1-2, 15-18, Psalm 33, Eph 5:21-32, John 6:60-69. 

 

Sat    24th Aug     17.30      Confessions

18.00            Terry Frogley RIP (Frogley)

 

Sun   25th Aug        TWENTY FIRST SUNDAY YEAR B  

                              08.30                   For the Parish 

                             10.30                    Augustina Okyere RIP (Asaam) 

 

Mon   26th Aug     09.15 Dominic     Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                             10.00                     Peter Offord RIP (Cannon)

 

Tues  27th Aug     09.15 Monica      Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 

                             10.00                           Eddie Fegredo RIP (Friends of Ahoto) 

 

Wed   28th Aug     09.15 Augustine  Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 

10.00                    Frances Walliser RIP (Foundation)

                                    

Fri      30th Aug     09.15  Margaret Clitheroe   Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

10.00  et al             Holy Souls 

 

Sat     31st Aug     17.30     Confessions

18.00                   For the parish

 

Sun    1^st Sep           TWENTY SECOND SUNDAY YEAR B  

                             08.30                     Dr Otabir RIP (Friends of Ahoto)  

                             10.30                     For those providing lifts to mass

 

Please join us in the Hall for refreshments after the 10.30 mass.           

 

LIVE STREAMING OF MASSES ON THE WEBSITE

All masses are streamed view via the link.

Recordings are available. The Sunday sermon is also in print on the website.

 

FINANCES   

Many thanks for your offertory collection           Last week:                            £892.50

 

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

 

Newsletter: Please copy notices to Fr Doug by the previous Wednesday

 

Dear Parishioners,

FIRE DRILL – Thanks everybody and thank you to our mass stewards.

Our fire drill was calmly carried out with the evacuation times for the 3 mass congregations being, 1 minute, 25 seconds, 1 minute, 5 seconds and 2 minutes, 30 seconds.

Very impressive, and that should reassure us of our safety at church.

 

I am so pleased to see the hall looking refreshed and renewed. Thank you to all involved and to the 2 groups whose bookings had to be suspended for 2 weeks. Let’s now keep Sellotape and Bluetac off the walls and woodwork!

 

NINA SREDSKI RIP – Legacy

We are most grateful to Nina who remembered the parish in her will with a gift of £2,000. It was a generous thing to do and obviously, it would be terrific if anyone else thought to leave a legacy when making a will! It is beyond the reach of inheritance tax as well. There is a leaflet in the foyer explaining how to do this. May she rest in peace and rise in glory.

 

                               God Bless,                                                Fr Doug 

 

FORTHCOMING REFLECTION DAYS AT SANCTUARY QUIET GARDEN

Both days will offer plenty of space for quiet, prayer and reflection. Bring a packed lunch. Donations welcome. Sanctuary, is in Swanley Village. For more information or to book – please email tkilcullen@live.co.uk or call 07977978536

Saturday 5^th October – 11am to 3pm – “Love Changes Everything” led by Fr Doug Bull and Trudy Kilcullen. This day will provide a space to reflect on God’s love in your life, and what, if anything might need to change

QUIET DAYS AT SANCTUARY 

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 

 

YEAR OF PRAYER 2024

Coming soon: Our next opportunity to participate in this year of preparation for the 2025 Jubilee Year will be a series of presentations on the Lord’s own prayer.

Watch out for these evenings on The Our Father. 

 

HARMED BY ABUSE 

You are warmly invited to the annual service of hope & healing for those that have been harmed by abuse and for those that work with or support those that have been harmed.

25^th September 2024 at 6.30pm in St George’s Cathedral, SE1 7HY

Afterwards all are invited to tie a ribbon to our “LoudFence”, as a sign of solidarity, care & hope for survivors & as a memorial for those that have been lost to abuse.

 

SOUTHWARK CATHOLIC YOUTH 

The Southwark Catholic Youth Service has planned several activities for youth and young adults. For regular updates on forthcoming events, please sign up to the network at http://www.tinyurl.com/scysnetwork or see the website at http://www.tinyurl.com/scys1 

Please direct any queries regarding any of our youth activities to youth@rcaos.org.uk 

 

GRIEF IN LOSS

For anyone who has suffered bereavement, recently OR long ago!

HOPE IN CHRIST – 4-6 OCTOBER – THE FRIARS, AYLESFORD. 

Guided by: Liz Taylor, Barbara Salamonczyk & Ged Walsh O.Carm 

Cost: £260.00 single; £230.00 shared. for more info and bookings contact: tel: 01622 717272 Email: reception@thefriars.org.uk