Newsletter

SUNDAY 26^th July

SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY – Year A

Readings: 1 Kings 3:5-12, Psalm 118, Romans 8:28-30 Matthew 13:44-52

 

Sat    25^thJuly      18.00               Philip Hagan RIP (Hagan)

 

Sun        26^th  July   SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY 

 08.30                   Rhona McIlfatrick RIP (Cannon) 

                             10.30                   George Birch RIP (Birch)

 

Mon   27^th July      09.15       Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 

                             10:00                      Thanksgiving Aylesford Retreat (Hyde)                        

 

Tues  28^th July    09.15           Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament  

                           10:00           Dan & Julia Harrington, Patrick & Mary Sheehan RIP (Sheehan)

 

Wed   29^th July   09:15 Mary, Martha  Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                           10.00 & Lazarus          Harrington & Sheehan Families RIP (Sheehan)

Please join us in the Hall for refreshments after mass

 

Fri     31^st July      09.15           Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

`                          10.00 Ignatius              Danny Ferrao (Almeida)

 

Sat     1^st August  18.00                         Andrew Vedanayagam RIP (Satchi)

 

Sun 2^nd August         EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY

                             08.30                         Peter Bennett (Deal) 

                             10.30                         Canon Alan McLean RIP (Hughes)

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                                                            £903.69

Retiring Collections:        Last week   Ahotokurom in Ghana              £1410.50 (x2)

                                                              

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,

Safe journeys to those travelling at this time. May the rest of us just enjoy this more relaxed time in the sunny South East. It is a good time to take stock of what is happening in our lives and to build in resolutions for the future.

God Bless,                                Fr Doug 

 

AHOTOKUROM – Padre Pio Rehabilitation Centre

Seb, Trudy, and Sophie from Friends of Ahotokurom would like to say a huge thank you for your generous support. The collection amounted to an astonishing £1410.50, which will be doubled, making £2821 = unless anyone else wants to add to it! Every penny will go towards changing the lives of people with leprosy and disability in Ghana. For further details of the mission, and how to make a small regular contribution, see https://www.ahoto.org/. Thank you once.

 

CHRIS BAXTER RIP

Chris died in St Thomas’s hospital during the week. May he rest in peace and rise in glory. No funeral details are available yet.

 

PARISH DAY & BARBECUE

Again, many thanks to Aidan and his team for organising and running it and to everyone who supported it in so many different ways. After all the costs have been serviced over £750 was raised for the parish, which will be used to add to or improve parish facilities.

 

THE ST JOHN BOSCO CHILDREN’S CAMP

The St John Bosco Children’s Camp in Brentwood Essex, is an activities camp with a Catholic ethos that runs for two weeks each summer for boys and girls. Applications are now open for children currently in school year 5 – 7 (i.e. aged 9-12 in August 2026) to spend a week at camp. Week One 25th July – 1st August or Week Two 1st – 8th August. Activities include archery, fishing, Aqua Park visit, football, kayaking and much more. The camp is especially for children who may not otherwise have a summer holiday. Suggested donation £200, but full bursaries are available. All application details are at https://boscocamp.co.uk. 

 

PILGRIMAGE TO ASSISI

Eddie Gilmore is leading a walking pilgrimage to Assisi from September 18^th– 26^th, 2026: one night in Florence then six days along the beautiful ‘Way of Francis’. Contact Eddie for more information: gileag@gmail.com    www.eddiegilmore.org 

 

CYBER CRIMINALS 

… are increasingly using AI to create videos, voice messages and other communications impersonating members of the clergy. They then request money or donations. Never send money, gift cards or bank details in response to such requests. Always verify the identity of the sender by contacting the priest or parish directly using a known telephone number or official email address before responding to any request.

 

ST JOHN DIPLOMA IN SPIRITUAL THEOLOGY AND FORMATION

Claritas Spiritual Theology is offering a two-year online Diploma in Spiritual Theology and

Formation, beginning on Wednesday 16 September 2026. The course may also be followed for personal enrichment without assignments. The course consists of interactive weekly online lectures and discussions of two hours. Notes are provided, and audio recordings are available for those unable to attend live. Information and registration: http://www.claritas-st.com, by email at info@claritasst.com, or on 07305 159363.

 

ST CATHERINE’S CATHOLIC GIRLS SCHOOL, Bexleyheath Vacancies

SEMH Learning Support Assistant and DT Technician. 

Visit: https://www.stccg.co.uk/Support-Staff-Vacancies/ for more info and link to apply.