Newsletter

SUNDAY 10th November 2024

THIRTY SECOND SUNDAY YEAR B

Readings: 1 Kings 17:10-16, Psalm 145, Hebrews 9:24-28, Mark 12:41-44. Page 154

 

Sat    9th Nov       17.30  Confessions

18.00       Marie Sullivan RIP (Stobart/Connolly) 

 

Sun  10th Nov        THIRTY SECOND SUNDAY YEAR B 

                             08.30              Kathleen Horan (O’Donnell)  

                            10.30          Jim Henry RIP (Henry Family)

 

Mon  11th Nov     09.15  Martin of Tours   Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

10.00               Zara Willis (Harris)

 

Tues  12th Nov    09.15  Josaphat       Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                             10.00        Harrington Family (Sheehan)

 

Wed   13th Nov    09.15                    Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 

10.00            Vincent Jeyaseelan RIP (FM) 

                                    

Fri      15^th Nov     09.15                    Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 

10.00            Lisa Field (Hollis)

 

Sat     16th Nov   17.30  Confessions

18.00            Fr Paul Rout OFM (Morris) 

 

Sun    17th Nov        THIRTY THIRD SUNDAY YEAR B 

                              08.30          Frederick Stewart RIP (Cannon)  

                              10.30          Deceased Members of the Creasy Family 

 

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

 

LIVE STREAMING OF MASSES ON THE WEBSITE

All masses are streamed 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:                           £794.19 incl S.O.     

This Week:                Archbishop’s Appeal Fund                                     

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,

First of all, A WARM WELCOME to any visitors who are here to pray for loved ones whose funerals have been here in this past year. We will be reading out each of their names and lighting a candle for them on the sanctuary. We will also be lighting one large candle for everyone else that we want to remember. (In November, we always try to remember the faithful departed.) 

 

Our Book of Remembrance is available throughout the month for you to once again prayerfully enter the names of your own deceased family members. The book of names will be brought up in the offertory procession of each Sunday Mass.

 

Today is also Remembrance Sunday We will remember those who have lost their lives in war. 

 

The Blessing of Graves at cemeteries not visited last weekend:

Sidcup                        Nov 10           1.00

Bexleyheath              Nov 10            2.30

Erith – Brook St.       Nov 10           3.00

 

Fr Peter Stodart

I visited Fr Peter during the week up in his new home in St. Peter’s Residence, Vauxhall. He is still finding his way about but he is clearly living with less anxiety. St Peter’s offers him personal and nursing care. All his meals are provided and there are other priests there whom he knows. This is all made possible by the diocesan fund for sick and retired priests which many of you generously support. We wish Fr Peter a long and happy second phase to his retirement. 

                         God Bless,                                                Fr Doug 

 

PARISH QUIZ NIGHT

Many thanks to all who came along and took part. It was a great evening and the parish community walks a little taller after such an enjoyable event.

Congratulations to the Events Team and particularly our Quiz Master.

Ticket sales raised £400 and the raffle raised a further £301. I hope everyone who uses any of our facilities can see how we are investing these monies. We have spent a lot on the hall in particular this year, especially the toilet facilities.

 

PRAYING THE OUR FATHER

The next in our series of presentations on the Lord’s prayer will be on this Friday Nov 15th

Then, 22nd.  7p.m. for 7.30.- 8.30. in the hall. 

 

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION 2025

Application forms are now available for the 2025 First Holy Communion programme. Baptised children in year 3 or above can apply.  Forms are available in the church foyer.  Completed forms must be returned by 31st December 2024.  The programme will commence in January 2025. 

 

THE TERMINALLY ILL ADULTS (END OF LIFE) BILL 

Kim Leadbeater MP is introducing a bill to introduce assisted suicide, which will be voted on by MPs on the 29 November. If you are opposed to it, please contact your MP to express your view by visiting www.livesworthliving.org.uk 

Watch actor and disability rights advocate Liz Carr’s BBC documentary on assisted suicide, Better Off Dead? where she examines the impact of one of the assisted suicide laws in Canada. Watch for free online righttolife.org.uk/betteroffdead 

Archbishop John has asked that we, as an archdiocese, come together in prayer and action to uphold the dignity of human life. We should all find time to pray with him and all the bishops of England and Wales in a Holy Hour on Wednesday 13 November between 5.30pm-6.30pm