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SUNDAY 26^th April

Fourth Sunday of Easter Year A

Readings: Acts 2:14-41 Psalm 23, Peter 2:20-25, John 10:1-10

Sat   25^th Apr  18.00        Marie Burkinshaw thanksgiving (Kilcullen) 

 

Sun  26^th Apr             Fourth  Sunday of Easter

                        08.30             Harrington family RIP  (Sheehan)

                       10.30                     Maureen Fitzpatrick RIP  (Choir)

 

Mon 27^th Apr  09.15   Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 

                      10:00                     Margot Bowden RIP (Cannon)                     

 

Tues  28th Apr   11:00 Funeral Mass           George Birch RIP                         

 

Wed   29^th  Apr    09:15  St Catherine   Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                           10.00     of Siena          John Larkin RIP (Larkin)

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

 

Fri     1^st May     09.15   Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

`                         10:00                   Sylvie & Victor Jeyaseelan (Jeyaseelan)

 

Sat    2^nd May    18.00                   Owen King RIP (Staden)   

 

Sun   3^rd May            Fifth Sunday of Easter 

                           08.30                    John & Rosy Colaco RIP  (Colaco)

                           10.30                    Sophie Spinks  (O’Donnell)

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                                £973.67

Retiring collection this Sunday Priest Training Fund

                                                                 

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 are using the “Eucharistic Prayers for Various Occasions” on the Sundays of Easter. This week will be No. 1, “The Church on the Path of Unity”. 

I have been away on a short trip this week. Sorry to anyone who has been trying to contact me!!

          God Bless,                                Fr Doug 

 

EASTER GARDEN DONATIONS

Once again, our Easter Garden Donations are going to FRIENDS OF THE HOLY LAND. 

We have received this message of gratitude from them:

“The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned.” (Isaiah 9:2)         Thank you

 

GEORGE BIRCH RIP

Please pray for the repose of the soul of George. His funeral will be on Tuesday 28^th April at 11.00.

 

ROSARY IN MAY – Friday evenings

The rosary is a way of praying any time, and in any place, but in October and May it has become our tradition to pray it together once a week. We have been using this as an opportunity to pray it in different ways. This May we will be using Archbishop John’s Romero Rosary, praying a mystery each week. There will be a scripture reading, a reflection from Archbishop Romero, and then time for our own reflection before we pray a decade of the rosary. We will be praying the Mysteries of mercy and Compassion on Friday evenings from 6.30 – 7.00, starting Friday, 1^st May

 

PARISH FEAST DAY BARBECUE :   This year our summer celebration will be on Sunday 12^th July. Put it in your diaries!

 

DAYS OF REFECTION AT SANCTUARY QUIET GARDEN IN MAY 2026 

Monday May 18^th 9.30 to 12.30 OR Saturday May 30th from 11- 3pm. (same programme)

The theme is “Spirit of God” Come and spend some time in quiet prayer and reflection in nature – inspired by the Holy Spirit through the beauty of creation. For more details or to book please email sanctuaryakwaaba@gmail.com or call 07977 978536

 

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.

 

VACANCY ST CATHERINE’S CATHOLIC SCHOOL FOR GIRLS. Head of Music (Maternity Leave). Please visit https://www.stccg.co.uk/Teaching-Vacancies/ for the full job description and person specification.

 

AN EVENING WITH SAM CHILDERS. Widely known as “The Machine Gun Preacher” 

Sam’s life is a remarkable story of transformation — from a past marked by brokenness and violence to a life now devoted to rescuing vulnerable children in East Africa. 

On Friday 22 May at Albany Park Baptist Church, Bexley at 7:00pm. Tickets £5

Bookings: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/an-evening-with-sam-childers-the-machine-gun-preacher-tickets-1984617587629 or by email: revnatapbc@gmail.com 




HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS. A reminder that if you (or a family member) are admitted to hospital, you need to ask that your record indicate you are a Roman Catholic if you would like a visit from the Chaplaincy team or to receive Holy Communion. Hospital staff may forget to ask you about your religious background and due to data regulations, the Chaplaincy team cannot approach you – unless your religion is on your admission record.