SUNDAY 1st March
SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT Year A
Readings: Genesis 12:1-4, Psalm 32, 2 Timothy 1:8-10, Matthew 17:1-9
Sat 28th Feb 17.30 Confessions
18.00 Richard Fernandes (Fos)
Sun 1st Mar Second Sunday of Lent
08.30 Bernard Gillespie RIP (Connolly)
10.30 Choir Intentions (Choir)
Mon 2nd Mar 09.15 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
10.00 Juliet Benedict (Foundation)
Tues 3rd Mar 09.15 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
10.00 Jim Roth RIP (Connolly)
Wed 4th Mar 09.15 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
10.00 Gerry & Eamon Dunning (Wheatley)
Please join us in the Hall for refreshments after the 10.00 mass in the Meeting Place
Fri 6th Mar 09.15 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
10.00 Sylvie & Victor Jeyaseelan (Jeyaseelan)
Sat 7th Mar 17.30 Confessions
18.00 Holy Souls (Jeyaseelan)
Sun 8th Mar Third Sunday of Lent
08.30 Thomas Kilvarry RIP (Deal family)
10.30 Angela Carroll (Cowdell family)
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 £989.33
Retiring collection this Sunday CAFOD
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 Fr Doug by the previous Wednesday
Dear Parishioners,
Pope Leo issued an invitation for Lent: “I would like to invite you to a very practical and frequently unappreciated form of abstinence: that of refraining from words that offend and hurt our neighbour. Let us begin by disarming our language, avoiding harsh words and rash judgement, refraining from slander and speaking ill of those who are not present and cannot defend themselves.”
How about it?
There is a time to feast, and there is a time to fast!
God Bless, Fr Doug
LENT 2026:
At most masses we will greet the gospel by singing:
Praise To You Lord Jesus Christ, King of Eternal Glory.
We are offering the opportunity each week to reflect on the following Sunday’s Gospel:
Mondays, 6.00 Exposition, 6.30 Gospel Reflection and/or…
Tuesdays, 1.00 Refreshments, 1.30 Gospel Reflection.
ALSO, as ever, we recommend the Southwark Spirituality (daily) reflections, arriving as emails. All you have to do is ask! Go to www.southwarkdsc.org.uk and click on LENT REFLECTIONS.
For those who don’t use email, there are printed copies available in the foyer.
ALSO, The Way of the Cross: Devotional prayer after the 10.00 mass, (approx. 10.20) each Friday. If you like to lead one session, with help, please see Carol Anderson or Angela Gillespie.
ALSO, Churches Together “40 Days in the Desert”: a 5-week course of Biblical reflection and prayer exploring the Book of Exodus, drawing parallels between the Hebrews’ 40 years in the wilderness and Jesus’ 40 days in the desert. Tues 10 a.m., Bexley URC, Hurst Rd, Thurs, 7 p.m., Baldwyns Park Baptist Church, Dartford Rd.
SANCTUARY QUIET DAY
A Day of Reflection for Lent on 28th March 11-3 at “Sanctuary”, 8 Hotham Close, Swanley Village.
All are welcome. Bring a packed lunch. Bookings at tkilcullen@live.co.uk
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!
MARRIAGE AND FAMILY LIFE 2026
The Sycamore Growing in Faith together (GIFT):
An online course for married and engaged couples led by Fr Stephen Wang via Zoom.
Programmes: (four one-hour sessions) March 10,17,24,31. May 5,12,19,26. Sept 8,15,22,29
Contact Carole on: mflkent@rcaos.org.uk
TRUSTEES REQUIRED
Victoria Homes, Bexley are almshouses providing low cost housing for local people. We need trustees to help in the running of the almshouses via quarterly meetings. For more information contact Carol Anderson on 07913 698913 or carolmcanderson@hotmail.com.
MUSICAL PILGRIMAGE ON THE AUGUSTINE CAMINO JUNE 8TH-14TH 2026
Setting off from Rochester Cathedral, we will walk about 10 miles a day through the beautiful Kent countryside to Canterbury, then onto the shrine of St Augustine in Ramsgate. Each evening, Eddie Gilmore will perform a little concert in a pub en route. Contact Eddie to book up: gileag@gmail.com www.eddiegilmore.org
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