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SUNDAY 24th November 2024

CHRIST THE KING YEAR B

Readings: Daniel 7:13-14, Psalm 92, Apocalypse 1:5-8, John 18:33-37.

 

Sat         23rd Nov   17.30    Confessions

     18.00      Barbara Lenergan (Staden) 

 

Sun   24th Nov        CHRIST THE KING YEAR B 

                          08.30      Peggy Lawlor (Kilcullen)  

                          10.30      Mrs O’Callaghan (Lyons) 

 

Mon   25th Nov    09.15    Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

 10.00              Forgotten Souls in Purgatory RIP (Bosser)

 

Tues  26th Nov    09.15    Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                         10.00             Jean Murray (Kilcullen)  

 

Wed 27th Nov  14.00 FUNERAL MASS     Catherine Fenner RIP

                                    

Fri     29th Nov    09.15     Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 

10.00      Holy Souls in Purgatory RIP (Gillespie)

 

Sat    30th Nov    17.30     Confessions

 18.00        Andrew Vedanayagam (Satchi) 

 

Sun    1st Dec          FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT YEAR C 

                          08.30             John Hollis (Hollis)  

                          10.30             Pam & Ernie Sarton RIP (Sarton) 

 

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:                         £893.67 incl S.O.

This Week:                           Catholic Youth Service

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

 

  Dear Parishioners,   

READERS beware! 

From next Sunday, the first Sunday of Advent, we have to use a different translation of the Sunday readings. The prayers and other parts of the mass will not be changed. Those of you using the Universalis app. on your phones will be able to read the altered translation. You can still prepare for mass using the more familiar Jerusalem Bible translation, but readers should check the lectionary before reading at mass for the slight variations.

Readings in your parish mass books will be slightly different from the ones read out and those of you with missals will be equally inconvenienced. We discussed this in the parish liturgy committee and agreed that throwing away all our parish mass books and buying new ones would not be ethical and so we ask that you manage the slight discrepancies. Sorry, once again. 

                                     God Bless,                                                Fr Doug 

 

WORLD YOUTH SUNDAY 

This is World Youth Sunday. The retiring collection will support youth work in the Archdiocese and beyond, especially the work of the Southwark Catholic Youth Service, which provides a variety of activities for youth and young adults. For more information, visit www.tinyurl.com/scys1 or join the Southwark Catholic Youth network for regular updates at www.tinyurl.com/scysnetwork

 

SPIRITUALITY COMMISSION ADVENT REFLECTIONS. 

The Spirituality Commission will be sending daily reflections during Advent featuring Scripture, thoughts and prayers. You can sign-up to receive them directly into your inbox each morning here: tinyurl.com/adventreflections2024  Many of you already receive this. Recommended for all.

 

REFLECTION DAY – “Waiting For God”

Saturday 7^th December – 11am to 3pm, led by Trudy Kilcullen.

Sanctuary, 8 Hotham Close, Swanley Village. Bring a packed lunch. 

For more information or to book – please email tkilcullen@live.co.uk or call 07977978536

 

PRAYING THE MASS WITH ARCHBISHOP JOHN. 

Some may be returning to Mass. For others Mass, is the cornerstone of their spiritual lives. To help people, wherever they are on their spiritual journey, Archbishop John has recorded a message (tinyurl.com/prayingthemass) which guides us on how to pray through the Mass. 

 

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. 

 

SCAM EMAILS TARGETING PARISHIONERS. 

These emails impersonate the parish priest, often using a similar email name and masking the real email address. They typically request the recipient to purchase Amazon or other gift cards for the priest. This is a SCAM. Don’t be caught. Report any such scams to Fr Doug and/or the police. 

 

CHRISTMAS IS COMING 🎄 Churches Together in Old Bexley invite you to join: 

·      Carol Singing, Wednesday 11 Dec, 5:30-7pm. Singing outside Flowers of Bexley, High Street, or meet for hot drinks in Bexley URC Church doors open from 5pm and afterwards.

·      Advent Course, hosted by Bexley United Reformed Church (opposite War Memorial), Hurst Road, DA5 3JN.  10am-12noon Tuesdays 26 Nov, 3 Dec, 10 Dec, 17 Dec. 

Kathy Fogarty, Parish Christian Unity Contact, k.fogarty@ntlworld.com  

 

SOUTHWARK ARCHDIOCESE ROSARY PRAYER PROJECT
Everyone is warmly invited to join this Archdiocese-wide prayer initiative, praying a decade each day for priests and parishes in Bexley deanery. Details fromsouthwarkrenewal@gmail.com