Newsletter

SUNDAY 28^th June

SAINTS PETER AND PAUL YEAR A

Readings: Acts 12:1-11, Psalm 33, 2 Timothy 4:6-18, Matthew 16:13-19

 

Sat  27^th June  18.00        Confirmation Mass

Sun 28^th June   SS PETER AND PAUL   

                        08.30                         John Colaco RIP (Connolly) 

                         10.30                          Eileen & John Stanton (Wheatley)

Mon  29^thJune   09.15            Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament  

                          10:00                         Irene D’Lima RIP (Colaco)                            

Tues  30^th June  09:15  First Martyrs Holy   Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                          10.00    Roman Church        Derek Lott (Stanton & Connolly)

Wed   1^st July     09:15  Oliver Plunket   Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                          10.00                        Kathy Connolly (Watson)

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

 Fri   3^rd July     08.30          Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

`                         09.00  St Thomas         Sylvie & Victor Jeyaseelan (Jeyaseelan)

Sat  4^th July       18.00                                    Holy Souls (Jeyaseelan)

Sun 5^th July      FOURTEENTH SUNDAY  

                         08.30                         Edward Cheung RIP (Cheung family) 

                          10.30                         John Rayer RIP (Rayer)

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                                         £1018.51

Retiring collection- Day for Life                     £120.78             

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,

This is a big weekend for some of the younger members of our parish and we congratulate them.

Confirmation

We welcome Bishop Pat Lynch who will preside at our 6.00 mass and confirm Louie, Noah, Tasiemobi, Victoria and Zoe. A great occasion for us all.

First Holy Communion

11 children will be receiving Holy Communion for the first time at 10.30 mass on Sunday 28^th June: Allegra, Nora, Alan, Lochlann, Jacob. Rivana, Maya, Hudson, Sofia, Leo and Emilia. Please keep them in your prayers and celebrate with them on the 28^th.

Please note the change in Friday’s mass time.

God Bless,                                Fr Doug 

 

PARISH FEAST DAY BARBECUE 

This year our summer celebration will be on Sunday 12^th July. Fast approaching!

We need volunteers for various tasks, especially the set-up and clear-up teams. With lots of volunteers no one will need to be overworked! Can anyone lend a gazebo?

 

SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE ANNUAL CELEBRATION MASS

This takes place at our Cathedral, presided by Archbishop John on Saturday 11^th July at 3.00pm.

There is a special invitation for couples celebrating milestone anniversaries this year to renew their marriage vows, but there is a general invitation for anyone to attend. You are invited!

 

WALK FOR PEACE:  Bexley Interfaith Forum is leading a march for peace at 6pm on Monday 13th July, starting at 6.00 p.m. outside the Crayford Mosque and ending at the Sikh Temple in Belvedere.

 

CANON ALAN MCLEAN RIP

There are 2 services in his parish, The Most Holy Trinity, 39 Dockhead, London SE1 2BS.  Reception of the Body on Thursday, 2nd July 2026 with Mass 7.30pm

Requiem Mass on Friday, 3^rd July 2026 at 11.00am

 

CHURCH FLOWERS:  Could you join our small team of church flower arrangers? We usually work in pairs on Friday mornings after mass, normally once a month. It may involve tidying or clearing existing flowers or sometimes buying new ones (parish expense). Ring me for more info 01322 528224. Sue Murphy.

 

FRIENDS OF ST. MARY’S EVENT Music and Words for a Summer Afternoon, on Sunday 5^th July at 3.00 Tickets £10 at the door

 

YOUTH DAY AT JOHN FISHER SCHOOL, CHATHAM

Saturday 11th July 11.00am – 5.30pm. Cost £5. For 10–14 year olds. Southwark youth service offers a day of prayer, activities including sport, as well as lunch. To book go to: rcaos.org.uk/mission/southwark-catholic-youth-service/event-booking/. There is a free coach from St. Anselm’s Dartford, leaving at 10.00am. To book a place on it, contact dartford@rcaos.org.uk. 

 

BISHOP DAVID OAKLEY

Following the deeply distressing news of charges brought against Bishop David, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference has issued a statement. Reports of this allegation may reawaken painful memories for many people, which is why they have again offered “an unreserved apology to those who have been hurt by abuse in the Catholic Church in England and Wales”. The statement is available here: https://www.cbcew.org.uk/safeguarding-statement-president-vice-president/.