Sunday 8th November
THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY Year A
Readings: Wisdom 6:12-16 Psalm 62, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Matthew 25: 1-13
Sat 7th Nov 18. 00 Holy Souls (Jeyaseelan)
Sun 8th Nov THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY
08.30 Prima & Shanti Seneviratine RIP (DeSilva)
10.30 Giavanni Muselli RIP (Ward)
Mon 9th Nov 09.15 Dedication of Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
10:00 Lateran Basilica Maureen & David Watkin RIP (Wheatley)
Tue 10th Nov 09.15 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
10.00 Kathy Horan & Family (O’Donnell)
Wed 11th Nov 09.15 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
10.00 Marlene Burt RIP (Wheatley)
Please join us in the hall for refreshments after mass
Fri 13th Nov 09.15 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
10:00 Donald Almeida RIP (Almeida)
Sat 14th Nov 18. 00 Vincent Jeyaseelan RIP (Foundation)
Sun 15th Nov THIRTY-THIRD SUNDAY
08.30 Kathleen Freeman RIP (Smith)
10.30 Chris Baxter RIP (Speed)
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 £1054.30
Retiring collections This week Archbishop’s Appeal
Bank Payments details available on request
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. From Jan 1st 2027 £37 per hour on weekdays, £42 per hour at weekends
Newsletter: Please copy notices to Fr Doug by the previous Wednesday
Dear Parishioners,
Our Church identifies itself in Communion and Mission. We see Communion in our weekly gathering at mass and in the parish community that we try to build. We need to be DELIBERATE in our efforts to do this, not just – or even primarily – for ourselves but for others who may be supported by it, and others still, who may be attracted to it and find a Faith therein. The building of parish community is a worthy pursuit that we can intentionally take on. Do for instance, consider stopping in the hall after 10.30 Sunday Mass for fresh coffee, tea and orange squash (free for children) and confectionary besides, but most of all to offer fellowship to each other. The bar is open too. There are many other ways to build community, but a pleasant half hour together on Sundays is a good one! It would be nice to see more of you. We do need more volunteers serving in the kitchen too! (Could that be a “way in” for you?)
God Bless, Fr Doug
GOSPEL OF MARK – Dr. Brian Purfield
Saturday, Nov 14th, from 10.30-3.00. refreshments from 10.00
We will be reading the Gospel of Mark at Sunday masses all next year and so it is good to know a little about this gospel and how it is distinct from the others. Brian Purfield is really good!
NOVEMBER – remembering those who have died
· Our November List, we compile each year as a practical exercise in prayer. Simply add the names of your loved ones to the list and pray at every mass for everyone on the list.
· Remembrance Sunday is of course this week, 8th November
· Our Parish Remembrance Services for those who have died will be at masses next week, 15th/16th Nov. We remember all our loved ones and we welcome families of those who died during this past year to attend mass during which a candle will be lit for each named soul.
· Grave blessings are as follows:
Nov 8th: St. Paulinus at 12.30, Bexleyheath at 2.00, Kemnal Park at 2.00, Brook St. at 3.00
Nov 15th Sidcup at 2.00,
Nov 21st Hillview at 11.00
SANCTUARY QUIET DAY – Nov 28th from 11am to 3pm
“The Quiet Revelation”: an Advent Day at Sanctuary Quiet Garden, Swanley Village.
Prayer, reflection and silence to launch us into this season of welcome to Jesus in our world and our lives. To book please email sanctuaryakwaaba@gmail.com or call 07977 978536
INTERFAITH FORUM EXHIBITION
Thursday 12th November at 7.30pm at Geddes Place URC church (near B/Heath clocktower). There will be presentations from all the Faiths on their main beliefs.
FAMILY CAROL SERVICE AND SOCIAL: Sunday 13th December at 4.00, followed by a social event in the hall with games for the children
CHURCHES TOGETHER IN OLD BEXLEY. – Singing Christmas Carols in the High Street: Wed 9 Dec, 5:30pm outside Grey’s Tea & Coffee House (Option to gather at 5pm at Bexley URC)
ARCHBISHOP’S APPEAL: This collection helps fund youth, evangelisation, Caritas, clergy care and clergy formation. Invests in faith, hope and love in the community.
YOUNG ADULT MASS IN KENT: A mass for young adults (18-35) on the third Sunday of each month. Our first Mass will be on Sunday 15 November at 6pm at Sacred Heart Church, 63 West Street, Sittingbourne, ME10 1AN.
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