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SUNDAY 29TH MARCH

PALM SUNDAY YEAR A

Readings: Matt 21:1-11, then Isaiah 50:4-7 Psalm 21, Phil 2:6-11, Matt 26:14-66  

 

Sat      28^th Mar   17.30 Confessions

                                     18.00          Eileen Barry RIP  (Hagon)  

 

Sun     29^th Mar         PALM SUNDAY – Holy Week 

                             08.30                   Rosaleen Cruist RlP (Woodcock)

                                     10.30                    Alice Howie RIP (Howie)

 

Mon    30^th Mar     09.15        Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 

                             10:00                 Kathleen Horan  (O’Donnell) 

 

Tues     31^st Mar   09.15        Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

10.00                  Thanksgiving (Bosser)

19:30 Service of Reconciliation 

 

Wed    01^st Apr     09:15        Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                                     10.00                   Sylvie & Victor Jeyaseelan (Jeyaseelan)

                                

THE EASTER TRIDUUM

 

Thu     02^nd Apr   20:00 Mass of the Lord’s Supper  Peter Whiffen RIP (Staden)

 

Fri       03^rd Apr   15:00 Solemn Commemoration of the Passion of the Lord 

 

Sat      04^th Apr   20.00 Easter Vigil                Holy Souls (Jeyaseelan)     

 

Sun     05^th Apr         EASTER SUNDAY 

                            8.30                                   Peggy Godfrey (Cannon)

                          10.30                                   Fiona Boone RIP (Howie)

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      £1007.47

 

Retiring Collection: Last week                  Poor Parishes                       £240.00

 Good Friday            Holy Places of Palestine

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,

We have journeyed through Lent together with varying degrees of commitment to deepening our Faith in line with the Sunday Gospels throughout the season. We may have polished up some of our practice of the virtues. We may have exerted personal discipline in pertinent areas of our lives.

But now we approach the heart of it all, the death and resurrection of Jesus. It is really important for us to give serious consideration to it. The weekend coming is not like any other in the year. Make some time. Put in some effort, and if possible let others know that for us, this is NOT Spring Bank Holiday Weekend, but something bigger, much more crucial and fundamental to us all. 

God Bless,                                    Fr Doug 

 

HOLY WEEK 2026:

In addition to the usual morning masses on Mon, Tues, & Wed,

Tuesday 31^st March             7.30    Service of Reconciliation

Thursday 2^nd April                8.00    Mass of The Lord’s Supper

Friday 3^rd April                      3.00    Solemn Commemoration of the Passion of the Lord

Saturday 4^th April                 8.00    Easter Vigil – The Proclamation of Christ’s Resurrection

Sunday 5^th April                    8.30    Easter Sunday Mass

Sunday 5^th April                    10.30  Easter Sunday Mass

 

What happened in that first Easter is fundamental to our Faith – to how we understand ourselves and how we understand God, how we see our lives and how we see our lives to come. If you can, do participate in the liturgies with a view to internalizing and deepening your grasp of our truth.

 

MASS IN CELEBRATION OF THE SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE

July 11th, at St George’s Cathedral

If you are celebrating your 1^st/10^th/25^th/40^th/50^th/60^th + wedding anniversary this year, please let us know as soon as possible, and no later than the middle of May, providing your names (e.g. John & Mary Smith), your address, your parish, and the anniversary you are celebrating. You will then receive an invitation from the Archbishop for the renewal of vows during Mass.  Spaces are limited.  Contact us at mflse@rcaos.org.uk    using your parish name as a title.

 

WINTERSHALL PASSION OF JESUS

Good Friday April 3rd, Trafalgar Square. Free performances at 12pm and 3.15pm.  

A dramatic presentation of the Passion of Jesus. Come prepared to sit on the ground. It is also livestreamed:  https://www.wintershall.org.uk/event/the-passion-of-jesus-2026/

 

RETIRING COLLECTION on GOOD FRIDAY for HOLY PLACES

The sites connected with Our Lord’s Passion are places of veneration and pilgrimage. The collection is sent to support their upkeep and Christian schooling in the area in the face of opposition from the Israelis. 

 

SOUTHWARK DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES: 21 to 28 August 2026
An opportunity to refresh our relationship with the Lord Jesus, with the help of Our Lady’s prayers.

Details for booking travel and accommodation can be found at 

https://www.catholicassociation.co.uk/join2026 or edwardperera@rcaos.org.uk

 

ARCHBISHOP’S CERTIFICATE 

The Archbishop’s Certificate (ArchCert) is a two-year online course for all who wish to understand their faith in a more profound way and be able to share it with both confidence and joy.

The 2-year course will commence on 10 October 2026 and the cost will be £400 per year. In addition, registration must be completed in advance and there is a non-refundable registration fee of £50.  Further details can be found here: https://aec.rcaos.org.uk/archcert