SUNDAY 10th May
SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER Year A
Readings: Acts 8:5-17 Psalm 65, Peter 3:15-18, John 14:15-21
Sat 9th May 18.00 Owen King RIP (Fitzpatrick)
Sun 10th May SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER – COMMUNICATIONS DAY
08.30 Priest’s Intention
10.30 Diarmuid Murphy RIP (Beattie)
Mon 11thMay 09.15 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
10:00 Holy Souls (Jeyaseelan)
Tues 12th May NO MASS TODAY
Wed 13th May 09:15 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
10.00 Donald Almeida RIP (Almeida)
Please join us in the Hall for refreshments after the 10.00 mass in the Meeting Place
Thurs 14th May 09.15 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
10.00 Ascension Elizabeth Hagan 100th birthday (Hagan)
19.30 of The Lord John Robins RIP (Robins)
Fri 15th May 09.15 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
` 10:00 Teresa Murphy RIP (Cannon)
Sat 16th May 18.00 Serse & Dorothy Cima RIP (Foundation)
Sun 17th May SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
08.30 Patrick O’Brien (0’Brien)
10.30 John Kilner RIP (Kilner)
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 £1097.72
Retiring collection this week for World Communications
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: from September £40 per hour on weekdays, £45 per hour at weekends
Newsletter: Please copy notices to Fr Doug by the previous Wednesday
Dear Parishioners,
Greetings from The Canary Islands! Please give your usual warm welcome to the Franciscan brothers who are covering my absence.
God Bless, Fr Doug
ASCENSION: The Feast of the Ascension which is on Thursday this week is a Holy day of Obligation. Masses are at 10.00 and 7.30 in the evening.
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 12th July. Put it in your diaries!
DAYS OF REFECTION AT SANCTUARY QUIET GARDEN IN MAY 2026
Monday May 18th 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 1st/10th/25th/40th/50th/60th + 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.
ST CATHERINE’S CATHOLIC SCHOOL have vacancies for a Social, Emotional, and Mental Health (SEMH) Learning Support Assistant (LSA), and a Learning Support Assistant (LSA) for the SEND department. Both roles are a vital element in supporting the learning of our most vulnerable pupils on the SEN register, and are full-time positions (5 days per week), term time only (39 weeks per year) from 8:00-16:00. Visit https://www.stccg.co.uk/Teaching-Vacancies/ for the full job descriptions and person specifications
stjohnfisherbexley.org 
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