SUNDAY 9th February 2025,

 FIFTH SUNDAY Year C 

Readings: Isaiah 6:1-8, Psalm 138,1 Corinthians 15:1-11, Luke 5:1-11

 

Sat  8th Feb  17.30   Confessions

            18.00   Catherine Fitzpatrick (Norton) 

 

Sun 9th Feb FIFTH SUNDAY Year C 

                     08.30                          Dr Sheila Santamaria RIP (Santamaria)

                    10.30                          Maureen Fitzpatrick (Hughes)

 

Mon 10th Feb 09.15 Scholastica Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

             10.00                           Virginia Bolton RIP (Foundation)

 

Tues 11th Feb 09.15  Our Lady of  Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                        10.00 Lourdes           Marie O’Malley RIP (Henry)

 

Wed 12th Feb 09.15  Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                       10.00          Dick Fitzpatrick RIP (Fitzpatrick)

 

Fri 14th Feb  09.15 Cyril & Methodius Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 

            10.00  Rose Swink RIP (Bowman)

 

Sat 15th Feb 17.30   Confessions

             18.00   Tony Creasy RIP (SVP/Friends) 

 

Sun 16th Feb SIXTH SUNDAY Year C 

                     08.30                          For the Parish (Santamaria)

                     10.30                          Peggy Collins (Osborne)

 

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.

 

Maureen Fitzpatrick RIP:

Parishioners will be sorry to hear that Maureen, our organist and friend for many years, died this morning (Saturday).   She was in hospital following a fall at her home a week or so ago.  Maureen, who was 94, regularly played for us at 10.30 mass on Sundays enabling us to build up a large collection of recordings.   So her music will live on!

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCES  

Many thanks for your offertory collection Last Week: £ 947.63 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. Very easy to use!

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 on weekdays, £40 per hour at weekends

 

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

 

Dear Parishioners, 

Help Shape the Future of Our Archdiocese

The Archbishop invites you to reflect on the themes in the Called to Bear Fruit booklet. 

Use any groups you are in OR form your own groups OR form groups by signing your details on the sheet in the foyer. Respond to as many or as few of the themes as you want. Any group reflections should then be submitted to the diocese by April 6^th. 

Alternatively, use the booklets at home as individuals or couples and offer any reflections to the parish council, c/o parish office, by March 23^rd. These will be collated and sent as if from a discussion group! 

God Bless, Fr Doug

Make some dates in your diaries:

LENTEN REFLECTIONS

We invite you to take part in reflections each week during lent, focusing on the Sunday Gospel so as to prepare extra specially well for each Sunday of Lent.

Meetings will be on Monday evenings 6.30-7.30

              March 10, 17, 24, 31, April 7

And also Tuesday lunchtimes 1.00-2.30

              March 11, 18, 25, April 1, 8

Each reflection will be guided by members of our spirituality committee.

 

SAINT PAUL – His Life, Faith and Legacy

A presentation by Brian Purfield on Saturday 22^nd February, 10-3 in the Hall – 

 

“LIVE SIMPLY” … so that others simply, may live

Our other big Lenten project will be to try and commit to the Cafod campaign to live simply, sustainably and in solidarity with the poor and marginalized. Commit to the rest of the world!

 

PAUL GRUBER, MAUREEN WATKINS, JOHN KILNER, FR PADDY CANNON RIP

May they rest in peace and rise in glory.

Paul Gruber’s funeral will be on Tuesday 18^th February at 12.00

Maureen Watkins’s funeral will be on Monday 24^th February at 10.30.

Fr Paddy’s funeral will be at St. Augustine’s, Tunbridge Wells TN1 2LY on Fri 28^th Feb at 11.30.

 

CAR PARK PERMITS: Thanks to all those who have responded already.

 

DOORWAYS TO HOPE by Chris Chapman

Forty days of spiritual wisdom. £12.99 from Canterbury Press. Highly recommended.

 

THE ROMERO ROSARY – a new book by Archbishop John Wilson 

Reflections on the traditional mysteries of the rosary (Joy, Light, Sorrow & Glory) and the NEW Romero Mysteries (Charity, Compassion and Mercy, & Justice and Peace) 

It is available from Pauline Bookshops and online at www.paulineuk.org. 

BOOK LAUNCH Wed 12 Feb 2025 at 6.00 at Amigo Hall, St George’s Cathedral, SE1 7HY.

 

A YEAR OF HOPE: INTRODUCTION TO THE JUBILEE YEAR

How can we respond to Pope Francis’ call to be “tangible signs of hope” in this Jubilee Year? Find out by watching this inspirational event at cafod.org.uk/jubilee). Discover how we can act in faith and in love as pilgrims of hope this Holy Year. 

 

CATHOLIC COUPLES

“A Date night for catholic couples”. This evening is an amazing opportunity for couples to share and deepen their faith and family life. It will include times for Mass, prayer, talk, dinner, socialising and sharing experiences with many other couples.

Buy tickets – A Date Night for Catholic Couples – St Francesca Cabrini Convent of the Sacred Heart