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SUNDAY 3^rd May

FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER YEAR A

Readings: Acts 6:1-7 Psalm 32, Peter 2:4-9, John 14:1-12

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)

 

Mon  4^th May     09.15   English  Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 

                          10:00  Martyrs        Eslinda Pereira (Lavina & Errol)        

Tues 5^th May               NO MASS TODAY            

 

Wed   6^th May   09:15              Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                                  10.00                    Eda Kilcullen (Kilcullen)

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

 

Fri     8^th May    09.15              Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                                  10:00                     Niamh Ainsworth (Howie)                             

 

Sat   9^th May    18.00                    Owen King RIP (Fitzpatrick)       

 

Sun 10^th May   SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER      

                       08.30                    Priest’s Intention 

                                10.30                     Diarmuid Murphy RIP (Beattie)

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                           £906.28

Retiring collection    Last week: Priest Training Fund         £282.27

Next week: World Communications Day

                                               

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, well most of them. This week will be No. 4, “Jesus, Who Went About Doing Good”. 

But more usual prayer next Sunday as I shall be away – my first Sunday away in 2026! Please give your usual warm welcome to the Franciscan brothers who will be covering my absence. 

God Bless,                                Fr Doug 

 

EASTER GARDEN DONATIONS – PART 1

Thank you for your donations to the Friends of the Holy Lands of £140

 

EASTER GARDEN DONATIONS – PART 2

For the second half of Easter, our Easter Garden Donations are going to PETER’S PENCE. This fund enables the Holy Father to exercise works of mercy and charity: humanitarian initiatives and social promotion projects. Pope Leo is attentive to poor dioceses, religious and faithful in grave difficulty: the poor, children, the elderly, those marginalised and war victims.

 

ROSARY IN MAY – Friday evenings

This May we are 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 Fridays from 6.30 – 7.00.

 

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.

 

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.