SUNDAY 13th April 2025
PALM SUNDAY Year C
Readings: Luke 19:28-40 Isaiah 50:4-7, Psalm 21, Philipps 2:6-11, Luke 22:14-23:36
Sat 12th April 17.30 Confessions
18.00 Special Intention (Cottle)
Sun 13th April PALM SUNDAY of the PASSION of the LORD Year C
08.30 Sonny Sheehan RIP (Sheehan)
10.30 Fiona Boome RIP (Howie)
Mon 14th April 09.15 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
10.00 Fernando Rodrigues (Coutinho)
19.30 PENITENTIAL SERVICE
Tues 15th April 09.15 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
10.00 Colette Hunt RIP (Sheehan)
Wed 16th April 09.15 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
10.00 Margaret Gillis (Wheatley)
11.00 Chrism Mass at St. George’s Cathedral
THE EASTER TRIDUUM
Thurs 17th April HOLY THURSDAY – Mass of the Last Supper
20.00 Vladimir Somino RIP (Long)
Fri 18th April GOOD FRIDAY – Solemn Celebration of the Lord’s Passion
15.00 Solemn Commemoration (No mass today!!)
Collection for the Holy Places of Palestine
Sat 19th April EASTER NIGHT – THE VIGIL AND FIRST MASS OF EASTER
20.00 John Robins RIP (Robins)
Sun 20th April EASTER SUNDAY Year C
08.30 Patrick McQuaid RIP (McQuaid)
10.30 William Laverty RIP (Howie)
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: £576.11 incl S.O
Good Friday: Holy Places in Palestine
Easter Masses: Fr Doug’s Personal Gift
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,
Congratulations to all those who have been undertaking even slight changes in lifestyle to live MORE simply, sustainably and in solidarity with people in parts of the world less blessed than ourselves.
Thanks to those who are taking up our offer to take your unwanted electric items to the recycling centre rather than putting them in the landfill (green) bins. Also, thanks to those who are using our offer to bring food items to the foodbank. This is really for those having home delivery. What we collect we will bring to local supermarket foodbank collection points. Indeed, if anyone can bring a bag or 2 to a supermarket they frequent, it would be much appreciated! We are not in competition with the supermarkets!
If you have guests joining you at Easter, please take a little time to explain to them why we have a used Christmas tree on our sanctuary, covered in pledges. If you see strangers looking a touch confused, then likewise, take the opportunity to help them see how we can affect the dreadful course of our planet just a little bit. We’ve got used to it. The bafflement in others may give a chance to open an important conversation.
EASTER IS COMING. Easter Sunday is great but why not try and join the Lord on a little bit of his journey through death, into resurrection and beyond! The Easter Triduum services are: HOLY THURSDAY 8 p.m.Join the Mass of the Lord’s Supper with the washing of feet. After Mass Watching in Gethsemane till 10 p.m.
GOOD FRIDAY 3 p.m. Solemn Commemoration of the Death of the Lord
EASTER VIGIL 8 p.m. Fire – Light – Resurrection – Vigil of Readings –
Baptism – Confirmation – New Life for All
Masses on easter Sunday are as usual, 8.30 and 10.30
God Bless, Fr Doug
WELCOME INTO THE CHURCH
It is a wonderful joy in so many ways that there will be 2 people accepting full membership of the Catholic Church here on Easter night at our Vigil. They are Lois Medley and Adam Graimes. They will be received with their Confirmation names of Francis and Paul
JUBILEE YEAR PILGRIMAGES
Pope Francis encourages us all to make some kind of a pilgrimage in this Jubilee Year of Hope. A plenary indulgence will be gained by any who take part in any of the following:
Diocesan Pilgrimages to Aylesford on Sat 7th June and Walsingham on Sat 28th June
Deanery Pilgrimage to St. John Vianney Saturday 5th July PLEASE MAKE A NOTE
Augustine Camino: Rochester Cathedral to Minster Abbey – for Mary’s Meals Mon 1 – Sun 8 Sep
LONDON MARATHON
Liam Morgan is running for charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY). If you would like to learn more and sponsor him, go to his just giving page https://www.justgiving.com/page/liam-morgan-lm25?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=CL or sign his sponsor form after mass.
MASS IN CELEBRATION OF OF MARRIAGE July 12th, at St George’s Cathedral
If you are celebrating your 1st/10th/25th/40th/50th/60th + wedding anniversary this year, please let us know as soon as possible, and no later than the middle of May, providing the following details: your names, your home address, your parish, and the anniversary you are celebrating, so you can receive an invitation from the Archbishop. Spaces are limited. Contact us at mflse@rcaos.org.uk
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