Newsletter

SUNDAY 8th June 2025

PENTECOST Year C

Readings: Acts 2:1-11, Psalm 103, 1Corinthians 12:3-13, John 20:19-23

 

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)

The Church returns to “Ordinary Time”

 

Mon  9th June     09.15   Mary, Mother  Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 

                            10.00   of the Church For the Parish 

 

Tues 10th June    09.15                     Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 

                             10.00                         Anton Jeyaseelan RIP (Foundation)

 

Wed  11th June.   09.15   Barnabus      Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 

                             10.00                                     John & Eileen Stanton (Hughes)

 

Fri    13th June.    09.15   Anthony of Padua     Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 

                             10.00                       Dr Alaa al-Najjar & her 9 children RIP (Kilcullen)

 

Sat   14th June     17.30    Confessions

                             18.00                                  Patrick O’Brien RIP (Morris) 

 

Sun  15^th June  TRINITY SUNDAY Year C 

                            08.30                                     TG Gillespie Family

                            10.30                                     John Kilner 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                                                 £   880.59                   Retiring Collections:  Last week:         Padre Pio Rehabilitation Centre  £2,656.00

                                               Next Week:       Day for Life

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,

We offer congratulations to Albie, Benjamin, Caimh, Emily and Rafferty, who will receive Holy Communion for the first time at mass this Sunday. Welcome to your guests who have come to church to celebrate this special day with you. Congratulations too to your parents who have prepared you for this development in your friendships with Jesus and thanks to our parish catechists who have supported and assisted them. 

God Bless,                                Fr Doug

 

PADRE PIO REHABILITATION CENTRE or “AHOTOKUROM” in Ghana 

A huge thank you from Friends of Ahoto for your amazing generosity last week. Your contributions led to a total of £1328, and a charitable foundation matched this amount so that the grand total was £2656. Incredible! This will greatly assist the work at the Padre Pio Rehabilitation Centre in Ghana – providing care, education, and support to people who have leprosy or other disabilities. This donation will help create more good news stories such as those we shared about Evans and Muhammad. If anyone would like to find out more about how you can get involved, please feel free to reach out via Fr Doug. Also, take a look at the parish mission board in the hall.

Thank you all for serving as an answer to our prayers.       Sebastien and Trudy

 

PARISH AGM

Thanks to everyone who came along last week. It was greatly affirming to those in leadership roles in the parish and hopefully very interesting to take in the breadth of the parish mission.




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.

 

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

 

JOB VACANCY – DIOCESAN EDUCATION SERVICE

We are looking to recruit a person to support our schools and academies- A Trust Relationship Officer. http://www.rcaoseducation.org.uk/trust-relationship-officer-education-service

 

TICKET REFUNDS

There are a few people who have yet to receive refunds for tickets to our postponed Disco night.

Please contact Fr Doug, who is now holding these monies.