SUNDAY 8th December 2024

 SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT, YEAR C

Readings: Baruch 5:1-9, Psalm 125/6, Philippians 1:4-11, Luke 3:1-6.

 

Sat   7th Dec        17.30   Confessions

18.00              Vernon Rogers RIP (Rogers) 

 

Sun  8th Dec     SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT YEAR C 

                            08.30                     For the Parish 

                            10.30               Choir members RIP (Anderson) 

 

Mon  9th Dec        09.15  Immaculate       Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

10.00   Conception       Private Intention (Bosser)

 

Tues 10th Dec     09.15           Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                            10.00                     John Terry (Terry)  

 

Wed  11th Dec      09.15           Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 

10.00                      Christine Tellus RIP (Stanton)

                    

Fri    13th Dec       09.15    Lucy    Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 

10.00                       Bridie Haylett RIP (Friends)

 

Sat   14th Dec      17.30            Confessions

18.00                     Collette Sheehan RIP (Fogarty) 

 

Sun  15th Dec   THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT YEAR C – Gaudete!

                            08.30                    For the Parish 

                            10.30                  Margaret Leech RIP (Lyons) 

 

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:                         £ 844.68 incl S.O.     

                                     

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,

In Isaiah’s prophecy about the coming Messiah, he says:
For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us;
And the government will rest on His shoulders;
And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Eternal Father, Prince of Peace” (Isaiah 9:6).
With fresh allegations about genocide being committed in Gaza, this time by Amnesty International, we might be prompted to renew our efforts to at least pray for an end to the killing. There doesn’t seem to be much scope though, for Jesus to fulfil his messianic role as Prince of Peace. Perhaps we should ponder what he meant when he said that the peace he brings is a peace that the world cannot provide (John 14:27). What peace does he bring into our lives?

                                                      God Bless,                                  Fr Doug 

 

CONGRATULATIONS:

To Freddie Phillips who will be received into the Church this Sunday at the 10.30 mass. He will be baptized and confirmed and then begin receiving Holy Communion. May God bless him and all who have guided him to this day especially our parish catechist.

 

SERVICE OF RECONCILIATION

Our celebration of the sacrament of reconciliation will be on Monday 23^rd December at 7.30.  Fr Luke from Bexleyheath and Fr Oliver from Blackfen will be joining us. 

 

READERS AT MASS

The ministry of reading is a most worthy one. Please can we have some more readers! Give it a bit of thought and approach Fr Doug or, better still, Angela Gillespie directly. 

 

SPIRITUALITY COMMISSION ADVENT REFLECTIONS. 

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

 

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION 2025:  Application forms are in the foyer for the 2025 First Holy Communion programme, commencing in January. Children in year 3 or above can apply.  Completed forms must be returned by 31st Dec. 

 

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. 

 

CHURCHES TOGETHER IN OLD BEXLEY INVITE YOU TO JOIN: 

Carol Singing, Wed 11 Dec, 5:30-7pm. Singing outside Flowers of Bexley, High Street,

Advent Course, at Bexley United Reformed Church (opposite War Memorial), 10-12, Tuesdays. 

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 from southwarkrenewal@gmail.com

 

FESTIVE PARTY – SATURDAY 28^TH DECEMBER 2024
Please join us from 1pm for an afternoon of Music and Games for all the family. Tickets are on sale after mass.