Newsletter

SUNDAY 2^nd March 2025

EIGHTH SUNDAY Year C

Readings: Ecclesiasticus 27:4-7, Psalm 91,1 Corinthians 15:54-58, Luke 6:39-45

 

Sat   1^st March    17.30      Confessions

18.00               Holy Souls (Jeyaseelan) 

 

Sun  2^nd March EIGHTH SUNDAY Year C 

                            08.30               Juliet Benedict (Foundation) 

                            10.30                David Watkins (Aspeek)

 

Mon  3^rd March   09.15            Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

10.00                      Vincent Jeyaseelan RIP (Jeyaseelan)

 

Tues  4^th March           NO SERVICE TODAY

 

Wed   5^th March  09.15  ASH WEDNESDAY  Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 

10.00                John Kilner RIP (Hughes) 

                            19.30                    Colette Hunt RIP (Sheehan)

 

Fri    7^th  March   09.15  Perpetua & Felicity    Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

10.00              Victor & Sylvia Jeyaseelan (Jeyaseelan)

 

Sat   8^th March    17.30             Confessions

18.00               Vincent McElhone RIP (Cottle) 

 

Sun  9^th March FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT Year C 

                            08.30               Fr Paddy Cannon RIP (Cannon family)

                            10.30                     John Hughes RIP (Hughes)

 

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 

 

FINANCES       

Many thanks for your offertory collection Last Week:                £849.93 incl S.O

                                                                 Last Week: Clergy Support Fund £621.30

                                                                                                      

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,

Greetings from Fuertaventura! 

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 1.30-2.30

                  March 11, 18, 25, April 1, 8

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

 

JUBILEE YEAR PILGRIMAGES

Diocesan Pilgrimage to Aylesford    Saturday 7^th June

Diocesan Pilgrimage to Walsingham        Saturday 28^th June

Deanery Pilgrimage to St. John Vianney Saturday 5^th July

 

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

Our 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. 

We hope you will accept our invitation on the leaflet attached, to attend a film evening on this Friday March 7 at 19.00, where a Cafod film about the Live Simply campaign will be screened. This explains the key elements and gives examples and stories about how we can help change things through our pledges to Live Simply. Those who are unable to attend the film evening are encouraged to view the film via this link: theletterfilm.org. 

Next weekend we will be sharing more information about Live Simply at every mass. 

 

JOHN KILNER, MAUREEN FITZPATRICK

John Kilner’s funeral will be on Wednesday 12^th March at 11.00

Maureen Fitzpatrick’s funeral will be on Monday 17^th March at 11.00

 

MARRIAGE HELP: Retrouvaille is a program dedicated to healing and renewing marriages. Help is available. If you are both committed to making your marriage work, we invite you to give this programme a try. Places available now Go to www.Retrouvaille.org.uk for info & to book or tel. 07887 296983.

 

YOUTH FESTIVAL MEDJUGORJE PILGRIMAGE 2025: 4th-11th August 2025 led by Fr. Innocent Ezeonyeasi. The full cost of the pilgrimage is £770 incl flight from Gatwick, half board accommodation. £150 deposit. Contact Noeleen on  0203 808 5156 or Adamma Oguh 07957 211056 or adanmaoguh@gmail.com 

 

CALLED TO BEAR FRUIT:  The hall has been booked for the next few weeks so that small groups can discuss the topics in the booklet. Please join us between 13.00-14.00 on Tuesday 4^th March and thereafter every Wednesday between 13.00-14.00, following on from Meeting Place. Everyone is welcome.