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SUNDAY 18^th January,

2nd Sunday,  Year A

Readings: Isaiah 49:3-6 Psalm 39, 1 Corinthians 1:1-3, John 1:29-34

 

Sat      17^th Jan     17.30    Confessions

                             18.00                           Christopher Welsh RIP (Deal)       

 

Sun     18^th Jan       SECOND SUNDAY  Peace Sunday 

             08.30                         Bernadette O’Kane (Cannon)

                             10.30                           David Brailsford RIP (Brailsford)

 

Mon    19^thJan       09.15             Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

 10.00                           John Colaco (Fos)  

 

Tues   20^th Jan      09.15                                   NO MASS 

 

Wed    21^st Jan      09.15  St Agnes  Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                              10.00                           John Hollis RIP (Morris) 

Please join us in the Hall for refreshments after the 10.00 mass in the Meeting Place

 

Fri       23^rd Jan        09.15           Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 

                               10.00                Sonny Sheehan & Colette Hunt RIP (Sheehan)

 

Sat      24^th Jan       17.30  Confessions

                               18.00                                      Francis Leetch RIP (Fitzpatrick)    

 

Sun     25^th Jan    THIRD SUNDAY       

                08.30 Ann & Chris Baxter 55th Annvsry & Danny Lyons RIP (Cannon/Lyons)  

                10.30 Ann & Chris Baxter 55th Annvsry & Danny Lyons RIP (Cannon/Lyons)  

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                        £ 870.65

Retiring collections:             This Sunday for Pax Christi

            Next Sunday for St. George’s Cathedral 

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

For hire: email bexley@rcaos.org.uk at ANY time and our secretary will get back to you. 

 

Newsletter: Please copy notices to Fr Doug by the previous Wednesday

 

Dear Parishioners,

I shall be away during the middle of next week. Please welcome brothers from Erith who will be covering the masses.

                             God Bless,                                                Fr Doug 

 

CAR PARK PERMITS:  It is time to renew car park permits. Please take a form from the foyer.  The income is valued by the parish and at £10 p.a. the facility is great value for car owners!

 

CRIB COLLECTION: 

Thank you for your generous Crib Offerings of £280 which was for Friends of the Holy Land, a charity based in Bethlehem to help the Christians there and in Gaza to survive. 

 

WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY – 18-25 January

Churches Together in Old Bexley invite you to a service on Sunday 18 January at 3pm at URC, Hurst Road.  We are all invited to celebrate, draw strength and encouragement from the gift of our shared faith. In these turbulent times, we can take heart from the endurance of that faith.

 

PAX CHRISTI:  The work of Pax Christi is based on the gospel and inspired by faith. Our vision is of a world where people can live in peace, without fear of violence in all its forms. Rooted in Catholic Christianity, we work with all who share our values to abolish war and create communities of peace and justice.

Peace Sunday Collection is next week, Jan 18  

 

DONALD ALMEIDA RIP:  Please pray for Donald who died on Tuesday.

 

NEW AUXILIARY BISHOP FOR OUR ARCHDIOCESE OF SOUTHWARK. 

Our Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV has appointed Canon Gerard Bradley as Auxiliary Bishop for our Archdiocese of Southwark. Bishop-Elect Gerard’s Episcopal Ordination will be on Monday 2 February in our Cathedral. The Holy Father has assigned him the Titular See of Beverley, the birthplace in Yorkshire of St John Fisher, loved by us all as a former Catholic Bishop of Rochester. 

 

RACIAL JUSTICE SUNDAY 1 FEBRUARY 2026 

Archbishop John Wilson will celebrate Mass for Racial Justice Sunday at St George’s Cathedral on at 10am. It is a time for the Church to pray, reflect and act against racism, while celebrating the diversity of our Archdiocese. All are welcome and those who wish may wear national or cultural dress as a sign of unity and pride. Gather outside the cathedral at 9.45am to join the procession of national flags. Refreshments to follow in Amigo Hall.

Watch the livestream: https://www.youtube.com/live/fdmGwmESSgI

 

THE EUCHARISTIC MIRACLES OF THE WORLD

An exhibition designed and created by Saint Carlo Acutis will take place at St John Vianney Church, Bexleyheath, from 30th January to 15th February 

 

ST CATHERINE’S CATHOLIC SCHOOL FOR GIRLS 

wishes to appoint Examination Invigilators to maintain the integrity and security of both internal and external examinations, and to support and guide students calmly during their examination period. For more information and to apply, visit St Catherine’s Catholic School – Support Staff Vacancies