Newsletter

SUNDAY 9th March 2025

FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT Year C

Readings: Deuteronomy 26:4-10, Psalm 91, Romans 10:8-13, Luke 4:1-13

 

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)

 

Mon 10th March  09.15   Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

10.00          Patrick Watts RIP (Dowswell)

 

Tues 11^th March  09.15    Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 

                           10.00           Sonny Sheehan RIP (Sheehan)

 

Wed 12^th March  11.00         FUNERAL MASS      John Kilner RIP 

 

 Fri   14^th March  09.15   Family Fast Day     Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                           10.00       TG Sacred Heart (Jeyaseelan)

 

Sat  15^th March   17.30  Confessions

18.00         Pat Liddiard RIP (Liddiard) 

 

Sun  16^th March         SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT Year C 

                           08.30         John Kilner RIP (Cannon)

                           10.30         Antony Moffat RIP (Moffat)

 

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:  £ 1012.57 incl S.O

                                                                 Next Week: Cafod 

                                                                                                      

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,

Lots going on for Lent. Take a look and get involved!

God Bless,                                  Fr Doug 

 

LENTEN REFLECTIONS:  We invite you to take part in reflections each week during lent, focusing on the following Sunday Gospel.

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.

 

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

Next weekend, as part of the CAFOD Live Simply campaign, we will be inviting you to sign pledges at church which commit you to making small changes in everyday life that will help us to Live Simply, Live Sustainably and Live in Solidarity with those less fortunate. Please take some time to read through and choose from the following 7 pledges. You can also write your own pledge and help make a difference both individually and as a parish. They will all be attached to our Pledge Tree.

1. I will read the Live Simply Prayer x ……… per week as a reminder of our responsibility to the Earth
2. I will abstain from meat x ………… per week and choose to eat more plant based foods
3. I will travel to Church more sustainably using public transport or by walking x ……. per month
4. I will reduce energy usage at home by lowering my thermostat by 1 degree or turning off the heating for 1 hour per week
5. I will deliver extra non perishable food to the parish collection box x …………. per month to support local foodbanks
6. I will put old electrical devices in the parish collection box to help recycling

7.      I will give sustainable gifts on special occasions to help   communities fighting poverty.     worldgifts.cafod.org.uk  

 

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

 

ST. PATRICK’S DAY Celebration:  There will be a parish celebration in our hall on Saturday 15^th March from 7.30.  All are welcome. Please feel free to bring any food with you.

 

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

 

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.

 

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 every Wednesday between 13.00-14.00, following on from Meeting Place. Everyone is welcome