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SUNDAY 1^st June 2025

SEVENTH SUNDAY of EASTER Year C

Readings: Acts 7:55-60, Psalm 96, Apocalypse 22:12-20, John 17:20-26

 

Sat    31st May            17.30     Confessions

18.00                          Angela Gillespie (Wheatley) 

 

Sun    1st June         SEVENTH SUNDAY of EASTER Year C 

                                    08.30                           Matthew Bhalla (Bhalla)

                                    10.30                           John Ellis RIP (Ellis)

                        12.00 NOON PARISH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

 

Mon    2nd June       09.15 Philip Neri           Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 

                                     10.00                            Maureen Fitzpatrick RIP (King)

 

Tues   3rd June            09.15  Charles Lwanga   Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament  

10.00  & Companions         Dorothy Cima RIP (Connolly)

 

Wed   4th June             09.15                         Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 

                                     10.00                                 John Bowman RIP (Bowman)

 

Fri      6th June             09.15                         Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 

                                    10.00                          Sylvie and Victor Jeyaseelan RIP (Jeyaseelan)

 

Sat     7th June             17.30    Confessions

         18.00                           Holy Souls (Jeyaseelan) 

 

Sun     8^th June          PENTECOST SUNDAY Year C 

                                    08.30                            For the Parish

                                    10.30                            Anthony 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                    £824.48     

Retiring Collections: Last week: Communications        £109.03 

This Week:    Padre Pio Rehabilitation Centre

 

Bank Payments to RCAS Bexley, Sort code 51 70 14, Account 01831763

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,

This is the last week of Easter. The great season of celebration ends next Sunday with the feast of Pentecost. The liturgical colours will return to green and our Easter Garden will be packed away. So, that will be the last chance to contribute to our ongoing collection for the people of Palestine through the “Friends of the Holy Land”. The backdrop of the atrocious scenes in Gaza in the Easter Garden has highlighted the terrible suffering in the world, into which Christ immersed himself fully. 

 

PADRE PIO REHABILITATION CENTRE or “AHOTOKUROM” in Ghana 

We welcome Sebastien Santhiapillai and Trudy Kilcullen who will be speaking on behalf of leprosy survivors and others who are cared for by this wonderful Mission near Cape coast and Elmina in Ghana. Many of you know that I have been part of this mission since the early 1990s. For more information on the project see www.ahoto.org

  

                            God Bless,                                                Fr Doug

 

PARISH AGM

Our annual parish meeting will be on at 12 noon in the hall following the 10.30 mass. Please come along if you can. Those in leadership roles will appreciate your interest and your scrutiny!

 

PARISH BBQ 

Sunday 29th June. Please join us for food and entertainment for young and old. £8 adults / £5 Children with the BBQ included in your entry price. Bouncy castle / Face painting / Live singer.

This annual event has been greatly enjoyed over the years but it does take a bit of organising! Team of Volunteers needed – Please add your name to the sign-up sheet as you leave.’



 

JUBILEE YEAR PILGRIMAGES

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

Our Pilgrimage Opening Service will be here at 10.30. We then make our pilgrimage journey on foot (or by other means) to the designated sacred Jubilee Year Site, St. John Vianney in Bexleyheath, where we will join with the other parishes of Bexley deanery/borough for our concluding service at 1.00. We will have maps and instructions available for everyone. There will be time to stop for refreshments on the way. You may choose to bring a picnic for lunch or try one of the many restaurants on the Broadway or simply leave after the service. It will be a day to bring before the Lord any special or long-term issues in your life or the lives of your loved ones.

 

A pilgrimage is essentially a personal activity whereby a physical journey or quest helps us focus on our inner journey or quest. Jubilee 2025 encourages us to undertake one.

 

Diocesan Pilgrimage to Aylesford on Sat 7^th June – There is a coach arranged from St Mary of the Crays. £15 each £30 family Contact Vanessa Barker 01322 551257

Diocesan Pilgrimage to Walsingham on Sat 28^th June

 

SANCTUARY REFLECTION DAYS

Filled with the Spirit – 14th June 11am to 3pm – offers an invitation this Pentecost, to cooperate with the Spirit in reflecting on the need for HOPE in our time.

For more information or booking: email sanctuaryakwaaba@gmail.com or call/ text 07977 978536

 

SOUTHWARK CATHOLIC YOUTH SERVICE

Our Youth Days offer a blend of faith formation, prayer, sports, crafts, and, of course, pizza! They present a wonderful opportunity for young people aged 10 to 14 to deepen their faith, make new friends, and have a lot of fun.  You can reserve places by emailing youth@rcaos.org.uk.