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10 April 202611 April 2026 Nuntius

SUNDAY 12^th APRIL

Second Sunday of Easter Year A

Readings: Acts 2:42-47 Psalm 117, 1 Peter 1:3-9, John 20:19-31

Sat 11^th Apr 18.00 Molly Aldridge RIP (Wood)

Sun 12^th Apr SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER

08.30 Ainsworth Family (Howie)

10.30 Peggy Collins (Osborne)

Mon 13^th April 09.15 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

10:00 Donald Almeida RIP (Almeida)

Tues 14^th April 09.15 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

10.00 Joan Aspeek (Stanton/Connolly)

Wed 15^th Apr 09:15 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

10.00 Dan & Julia Harrington RIP (Sheehan)

Fri 17^th Apr 09.15 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

` 10:00 Patrick & Mary Sheehan RIP (Sheehan)

Sat 18^th Apr 18.00 Una Muzzi RIP (Fitzpatrick)

Sun 19^th Apr THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER

08.30 Mr & Mrs Gomes RIP (Gomes)

10.30 Mr & Mrs Pereira RIP (Pereira)

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

Fr Doug says: Thank you all very much for your generous Easter Offering

Retiring collection for Holy Places £254.78

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,

We thank God for the temporary ceasefire in Mr Trump’s War. No one takes him at his word but to threaten to annihilate a whole civilisation with his military might is way beyond any moral realm, it was a threat Pope Leo described as “totally unacceptable”.

Speaking to the tens of thousands of pilgrims gathered in St Peter’s Square on Sunday, Pope Leo XIV urged “those who have the power to unleash wars” to choose peace. This should not be a peace “imposed by force”, he stressed, but one achieved through dialogue – “not with the desire to dominate others, but to encounter them”. “Let those who have weapons, lay them down!”, he said. He continues to call for peace. In our thoughts and conversations let us be unequivocal in calling for peace and take the lead from our Holy Father.

God Bless, Fr Doug

EASTER GARDEN DONATIONS

Once again, our Easter Garden Donations are going to FRIENDS OF THE HOLY LAND. We have received this message of gratitude from them:

“The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned.” (Isaiah 9:2)

We hold on to the message of Easter that new life rises and hope is renewed even in the darkest times. Thank you for standing with our mission in support of our brothers and sisters living through the hardest conditions experienced in the Holy Land in living memory. May this Easter bring renewed hope, peace and dignity to all those living in the Holy Land and to you and your families.

GEORGE BIRCH RIP: Please pray for the repose of the soul of george. His funeral will be on Tuesday 28^th April at 10.30.

PATSY LATIMER: We pray for Patsy each week and her family sent a message following her 86th Birthday last week. She has not known any of us for a few years now but is otherwise in relatively good physical health. It will soon be 3 years since Fr Doug anointed her in the Sacrament of the Sick!

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.

SOUTHWARK DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES: 21 to 28 August 2026 An opportunity to refresh our relationship with the Lord Jesus, with the help of Our Lady’s prayers. Details for booking travel and accommodation can be found at:

https://www.catholicassociation.co.uk/join2026 or edwardperera@rcaos.org.uk

PART TIME CARETAKER – St. Mary of the Crays Church, Old Road, Crayford

8 hours per week. Send your CV to crayford@rcaos.org.uk by Wed 15th April 2026,

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

AND FINALLY- HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Our website is 10 years old on Friday April 17th. Thank you to all our visitors. Last week we had more that 350!

3 April 2026 Nuntius

SUNDAY 5^th APRIL

EASTER SUNDAY Year A

Readings: Acts 10:34-43 Psalm 117, Colossians 3:1-4, John 20:1-9

Sat 4^th Apr 20.00 Easter Vigil Holy Souls (Jeyaseelan)

Sun 5^th Apr EASTER SUNDAY

08.30 Peggy Godfrey (Cannon)

10.30 Fiona Boone RIP (Howie)

Mon 6^th April 09.15 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

10:00 Joan Aspeek (Alex & Dahlia)

Tues 7^th April 09.15 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

10.00 Peter Whiffin (Stanton/Connolly)

Wed 8^th Apr 09:15 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

10.00 Pet Kilcullen (Kilcullen)

Fri 10^th Apr 09.15 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

` 10:00 Sonny Sheehan & Colette Hunt RIP (Sheehan)

Sat 11^th Apr 18.00 Molly Aldridge RIP (Wood)

Sun 12^th Apr SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER

08.30 Ainsworth Family (Howie)

10.30 Peggy Collins (Osborne)

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 last week £1263.99The

Collection today (like Christmas Day) is your personal gift for Fr Doug

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

Happy Easter to you all.

First of all, a big welcome to any visitors to the Church today to celebrate this great event of Easter.

What a joy it has been – so far(!) – to celebrate Easter here at St. John Fisher. We have been able to journey with the Lord on a Way that led him through suffering and death to joy and new life. That journey also describes our path and our calling through difficulties, through suffering and yes, through death to joys and to new life. We place our trust with Him.

Let me thank everyone involved: The stewards, the readers, the cleaners, the altar servers, the sacristans, those who have led the Stations of the Cross, those in the music ministry, those who produced our Easter Garden, and of course those responsible for the wonderful floral display.

I also offer my personal thanks for your personal gift in the Easter offering.

As we celebrate this wondrous day in the freedom of our land, you may well be aware and certainly not surprised that the Israelis banned the celebration of Easter in Jerusalem. Mass on Palm Sunday was nevertheless celebrated by the Latin Patriarch in the Garden of Gethsemane. He said in his sermon

“Today Jesus weeps once more over Jerusalem. He weeps over this city, which remains a sign of both hope and sorrow, of grace and suffering. He weeps over this Holy Land, still unable to recognize the gift of peace. He weeps for all the victims of a war that seems without end: for divided families, for shattered hopes. But the tears of Jesus are never fruitless. They open our eyes, challenge us, and reveal the truth.”

We too weep for the people of Palestine and Gaza and for so many others suffering in the region.

God Bless, Fr Doug

MASS IN CELEBRATION OF THE SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE

July 11th, at St George’s Cathedral

SOUTHWARK DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES: 21 to 28 August 2026 An opportunity to refresh our relationship with the Lord Jesus, with the help of Our Lady’s prayers.

Details for booking travel and accommodation can be found at

https://www.catholicassociation.co.uk/join2026 or edwardperera@rcaos.org.uk

ARCHBISHOP’S CERTIFICATE

The Archbishop’s Certificate (ArchCert) is a two-year online course for all who wish to understand their faith in a more profound way and be able to share it with both confidence and joy.

The 2-year course will commence on 10 October 2026 and the cost will be £400 per year. In addition, registration must be completed in advance and there is a non-refundable registration fee of £50. Further details can be found here: https://aec.rcaos.org.uk/archcert

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

Book here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/an-evening-with-sam-childers-the-machine-gun-preacher-tickets-1984617587629 or by email

27 March 2026 Nuntius

SUNDAY 29TH MARCH

PALM SUNDAY YEAR A

Readings: Matt 21:1-11, then Isaiah 50:4-7 Psalm 21, Phil 2:6-11, Matt 26:14-66

Sat 28^th Mar 17.30 Confessions

18.00 Eileen Barry RIP (Hagon)

Sun 29^th Mar PALM SUNDAY – Holy Week

08.30 Rosaleen Cruist RlP (Woodcock)

10.30 Alice Howie RIP (Howie)

Mon 30^th Mar 09.15 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

10:00 Kathleen Horan (O’Donnell)

Tues 31^st Mar 09.15 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

10.00 Thanksgiving (Bosser)

19:30 Service of Reconciliation

Wed 01^st Apr 09:15 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

10.00 Sylvie & Victor Jeyaseelan (Jeyaseelan)

THE EASTER TRIDUUM

Thu 02^nd Apr 20:00 Mass of the Lord’s Supper Peter Whiffen RIP (Staden)

Fri 03^rd Apr 15:00 Solemn Commemoration of the Passion of the Lord

Sat 04^th Apr 20.00 Easter Vigil Holy Souls (Jeyaseelan)

Sun 05^th Apr EASTER SUNDAY

8.30 Peggy Godfrey (Cannon)

10.30 Fiona Boone RIP (Howie)

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 £1007.47

Retiring Collection: Last week Poor Parishes £240.00

Good Friday Holy Places of Palestine

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 have journeyed through Lent together with varying degrees of commitment to deepening our Faith in line with the Sunday Gospels throughout the season. We may have polished up some of our practice of the virtues. We may have exerted personal discipline in pertinent areas of our lives.

But now we approach the heart of it all, the death and resurrection of Jesus. It is really important for us to give serious consideration to it. The weekend coming is not like any other in the year. Make some time. Put in some effort, and if possible let others know that for us, this is NOT Spring Bank Holiday Weekend, but something bigger, much more crucial and fundamental to us all.

God Bless, Fr Doug

HOLY WEEK 2026:

In addition to the usual morning masses on Mon, Tues, & Wed,

Tuesday 31^st March 7.30 Service of Reconciliation

Thursday 2^nd April 8.00 Mass of The Lord’s Supper

Friday 3^rd April 3.00 Solemn Commemoration of the Passion of the Lord

Saturday 4^th April 8.00 Easter Vigil – The Proclamation of Christ’s Resurrection

Sunday 5^th April 8.30 Easter Sunday Mass

Sunday 5^th April 10.30 Easter Sunday Mass

What happened in that first Easter is fundamental to our Faith – to how we understand ourselves and how we understand God, how we see our lives and how we see our lives to come. If you can, do participate in the liturgies with a view to internalizing and deepening your grasp of our truth.

MASS IN CELEBRATION OF THE SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE

July 11th, at St George’s Cathedral

WINTERSHALL PASSION OF JESUS

Good Friday April 3rd, Trafalgar Square. Free performances at 12pm and 3.15pm.

A dramatic presentation of the Passion of Jesus. Come prepared to sit on the ground. It is also livestreamed: https://www.wintershall.org.uk/event/the-passion-of-jesus-2026/

RETIRING COLLECTION on GOOD FRIDAY for HOLY PLACES

The sites connected with Our Lord’s Passion are places of veneration and pilgrimage. The collection is sent to support their upkeep and Christian schooling in the area in the face of opposition from the Israelis.

SOUTHWARK DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES: 21 to 28 August 2026 An opportunity to refresh our relationship with the Lord Jesus, with the help of Our Lady’s prayers.

Details for booking travel and accommodation can be found at

https://www.catholicassociation.co.uk/join2026 or edwardperera@rcaos.org.uk

ARCHBISHOP’S CERTIFICATE

The Archbishop’s Certificate (ArchCert) is a two-year online course for all who wish to understand their faith in a more profound way and be able to share it with both confidence and joy.