SUNDAY 12th October
TWENTY EIGHTH SUNDAY Year C
Readings: 2 Kings 5:14-17 Psalm 97, 2 Timothy 2:8-13, Luke 17:11-19
Sat 11th Oct 17.30 Confessions
18.00 John Paul Burton-Bowen (Wood)
Sun 12th Oct TWENTY EIGHTH SUNDAY Year C – Prisoners Sunday
08.30 Jane Buhl RIP and Family (Crump)
10.30 Eva Asaam (Asaam)
Mon 13th Oct 09.15 St Edward the Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
10.00 Confessor Michael O’Donnell (O’Donnell)
Tues 14th Oct 09.15 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
10.00 Colette Hunt/Sonny Sheehan RIP (Sheehan)
Wed 15th Oct 09.15 St Teresa Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
10.00 of Avila Eileen & John RIP Hollis (Wheatley)
Fri 17th Oct 14.00 St Ignatius of Antioch Funeral Mass for John Hollis RIP
Sat 18th Oct 17.30 Confessions
18.00 Kathleen Delport RIP
Sun 19th Oct TWENTY NINTH SUNDAY Year C – World Mission Day
08.30 Fernando Guerreira RIP (McGrath)
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 on the website.
MASS INTENTIONS
Do have masses said for your intentions. Use the envelopes in the foyer to name the intention and to enclose an offering. Give them to Fr Doug or post them through the presbytery door.
FINANCES
Many thanks for your offertory collection £ 977.26
Retiring Collections: Last Week CaFOD £ 519.25
Next Week Missio
For Missio, if you have a Red Box please empty it and put in an envelope.
Bank Payments to RCAS Bexley, Sort code 51 70 14, Account 01831763
Card Payment: Machine located in the foyer.
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 douglasbull@rcaos.org.uk by the previous Wednesday
Dear Parishioners,
We need to pray even more earnestly for the cease-fire in Gaza to hold and that food and other aid may be allowed to enter. Moreover, we pray that all involved will move towards a way of living in peace with justice. Meanwhile, a reminder of the statement from Faith groups in Bexley:
The Bexley Interfaith Forum stands in solidarity with everyone who has suffered and is suffering in Gaza, Israel and the West Bank.
We call on all sides to recognise the dignity and sanctity of every human life.
We call on all sides to make all efforts to achieve an enduring peace and an end to the killing.
The Bexley Interfaith forum commits to praying for peace and living in peace and harmony with our sisters and brothers of all faiths (and none) within the London Borough of Bexley.
God Bless, Fr Doug
MANNA CENTRE: Thank you for the magnificent collection for homeless people using the Manna Centre. We are still collecting gifts till the end of masses this weekend. There have been so many gifts that they won’t all fit in one car. If someone could volunteer to deliver a second load to Bermondsey it would be appreciated.
PLANT SALE: There are a number of plants for sale in the foyer this weekend. Please make donations £1- £5 or so, and your gift will go to Padre Pio Leprosy Rehabilitation Centre in Ghana.
HARVEST CAKE SALE: The Children’s Liturgy Group we will be holding a cake sale in the parish Centre on Sunday 19th October after 10.30. mass. All money raised will be donated to Cafod’s Harvest appeal. Please come along and support us. All home baked/ shop bought donations welcome.
BERNARD GILLESPIE RIP & JOHN HOLLIS RIP John’s funeral will be on Friday October 17th at 2.00. Bernard’s will be on Thursday October 30th at 12.00. Please pray for them and their families.
QUIZ NIGHT Our annual Quiz Night is on Saturday, October 18th. at 7p.m. The competition will be between tables of up to 8 people. You don’t have to form a team before arrival, just take a seat at table – and perhaps meet new people. The bar will be open. Tickets are available after masses, at £8. Bring your own snacks for the table.
OCTOBER ROSARY FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE
In the light of the dreadful wars in Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan and elsewhere, we offer a chance for prayer and reflection on the Wednesday evenings of October, from 7.30 p.m. We pray the Archbishop Romero Rosary with gospel readings and extracts from the teachings of St. Oscar Romero, Patron of Justice and Peace. There will be some quiet time to reflect, and then a decade of the Rosary prayed slowly and meditatively.
CONFIRMATION 2026: We would like to run a programme in 2026 with and for young people wishing to be confirmed in June 2026. Candidates should be in Year 8 or above, (aged 13+ during the school year 25-26) Please have conversations at home and with friends. Application forms available in the foyer.
SANCTUARY QUIET DAY – Saturday October 18th from 11- 3pm
“Uniquely and Wonderfully Made” (Ps 139) to fulfill a distinct purpose and reflect God’s glory. Spend some time in prayer to reflect on your life and your calling. Bookings: tkilcullen@live.co.uk
THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW On Saturday, Nov 15th, from 10.00-3.00. Dr. Brian Purfield
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