Author: Nuntius

FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (A)

Today’s Theme: Christ the Sower

We celebrate Christ who came to sow the seed of God’s word in the world, and we rejoice with him as we see everywhere around us the first fruits of the spirit.

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
Saturday 15th July    No 9 am Mass
                               6.00 pm Ivor John and Anne Frances                                                   Burton-Bowen RIP (Oonagh Wood)
Sunday 16th July    8.30 am Parishioners
                                  10.30 am Wellbeing of Maureen Fitzpatrick                                                       (The Choir)
Monday17th July    9.00 am Holy Souls
Tuesday 18th July    7.00 pm Wellbeing of Christine White                                                 (Tony Frake)
Followed by Adoration and Our Lady and St Pio’s Prayer Group
Wednesday 19th July  10.00 am Dan, Frances, Margaret,Fiona
                  and Daniel Harrington (Eileen Sheehan and Family)
Thursday 20thJuly    9.00 am Eucharistic Service
Friday 21st July        9.00 am Pauline Griffiths RIP, Anniversary
                                          (Margaret Weeks)
Saturday 22nd July    9.00 am Tony Lobo RIP (Thelma Leitao)
                                   12 noon Funeral Mass Dr Richard McCarthy
                                     6.00 pm John and Joy Hubbard RIP                                                           (Eileen Sheehan and Family)
Sunday 23rd July    8.30 am Shoukouh and Nosrat RIP
                                                (Shabnam McQuaid)
                                 10.30 am Parishioners

ANNIVERSARIES:  Gordon Langford, May Andrews, Elizabeth Padayachee, Patrick Crampton.

FEAST DAYS:  Wednesday St John Plessington, Martyr. Thursday St Apollinarius, Bishop and Martyr. Friday St Lawrence of Brindisi, Priest and Doctor of the Church. Saturday St Mary Magdalene; SS Philip Evans and John Lloyd, Martyrs.

PRAY FOR THE SICK:  Christine White, Kevin Harper, Ed Jones, John Bird, Gail Noel, Chris Neal, John Edwards, Tony Speed, Elvira Vaz, Geoffrey Hildebrand, John Underwood, Mary Stubbs, John Harrington, Norma Brooker, Nina Szredski, Angela Gillespie, Ann McDonald, Eileen Weald, Maureen Fitzpatrick, Eric May, Wendy Bowman, Gracie Maddox and John Whiteside.

Dr RICHARD McCARTHY  Sadly we have received the news that Dr McCarthy has died. Please remember him and his wife Anna and family in your prayers. His funeral Mass will be here in the church at 12 noon this Saturday, July 22nd.

ROTAS:  Readers: Saturday 6pm Christine Hand. Sunday 8.30am Les Thomas; 10.30am Lota Emeka-Onah.   Eucharistic Ministers: Saturday 6pm Ivan. Sunday 8.30am Patricia. 10.30am John (5) Margaret (6) Kathy (7) Carole (8) Eileen (9).   Collector 8.30am Mass: Mr T Lee.   Front of Church: Ken Crump.   Typing Newsletter: Graziella Highland.   Photocopying Newsletter: Calen Delpaul.   Washing of Purificators: Patricia McQuaid.   Flower Arranging: Sue and Graziella.

OFFERTORY:  Gift Aid £466.20, Loose £180.15, Total £646.35. Second Collection (Sea Sunday): Gift Aid £400.52, Loose £239.20, Total £639.72.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:  Thursday kitchen support volunteers are needed at the Passage at St Vincent’s Centre, Carlisle Place, SW1P 1NL. They are looking for people who can commit to volunteering either once week or fortnightly at Breakfast (7.30am-10am) or Lunch (11.30am-2pm). If you think you can help, download an application form from their website at passage.org.uk or ring 020 7592 1863 for more information.

THANK YOU FROM TERRY AND JENNY LEE: Very many thanks to Fr Christian and parishioners of St John Fisher for your prayers and thoughts during a very difficult time for us; they were a source of great strength and comfort.

PARISH EVENTS TEAM INFORMATION, Upcoming events for your diary:
Pilgrimage to the Holy Land (Summer 2018 – tbc)
Other details soon. Contact Anne 01322 523499 or Fr Christian.

OUR LADY’S FILM EVENING –Wednesday 19th July: movie on Abraham, an elderly shepherd, as the way God establishes his Covenant with mankind. Abraham is a man of great faith. God however presents him with a tremendous test by asking him to sacrifice Isaac. Is Abraham willing to put God first, even before the life of his son? Bar open and all welcome, 6.45pm for 7pm start. Note early start but latecomers welcome.

14th SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
SEA SUNDAY

The Lord who is kind and full of compassion

Our Lord has every claim to the title and majesty of kingship, and yet he comes in humility and gentleness. We pray that this spirit of Christ may also be in us.

MASS INTENTIONS FOR WEEK 8 JULY – 16 JULY 2017

Sat 8 Jul:      9am Holy Souls
                     6pm Sonny Sheehan RIP (Eileen & Family)

Sun 9 Jul:     8.30am Parishioners
                     10.30am Private Intention (Marie Sullivan)

Mon 10 Jul:    9am Chris Wassell RIP (Ian Gilligan)

Tues 11 Jul:     7pm Holy Souls
       Followed by Adoration and Our Lady & St Pio’s Prayer Group

Wed 12 Jul:     10am Wellbeing of Iris & Bill (Carole Hughes)

Thu 13 Jul:     9am Eucharistic Service

Fri 14 Jul:     9am John & Joy Hubbard RIP (Kathy Connolly)

Sat 15 Jul:     No 9am Mass
                     6pm Ivor John & Anne Frances Burton-Bowen RIP                                             (Oonagh Wood)

Sun 16 Jul:     8.30am Parishioners
                10.30am Wellbeing of Maureen Fitzpatrick (The Choir)

Sick
Christine White, Kevin Harper, Ed Jones, John Bird, Gail Noel, Chris Neal, John Edwards, Tony Speed, Elvira Vaz, Geoffrey Hildebrand, John Underwood, Mary Stubbs, John Harrington, Norma Brooker, Nina Szredski, Angela Gillespie, Ann McDonald, Eileen Weald, Maureen Fitzpatrick, Eric May, Wendy Bowman, Gracie Maddox.

Anniversaries
Andrew Cullen, Vincent Bunce, Beatrice Ward, Douglas Higgs, Celia Burt, Mary O’Reilly

Feast Days: Tuesday St Benedict, Abbot, Patron of Europe Friday St Bonaventure, Bishop, Doctor of the Church (memorial).

ROTAS For w/c 10/7: Readers: Sat 6pm Carol Anderson; Sun 8.30am Angela Gillespie; Sun 10.30am Ryan Benarte.   Copying of Newsletter: Mollie Hobson.   Newsletter Typist: Molly Robins. Collection for 8.30am Mass: Mr Mr V Jeyaseelan.   Parishioner Attending To Front of Church on Saturdays: Giovanni Aletta. Eucharistic Ministers: Saturday 6 pm Carole Sun 8.30am Ann Hyde 10.30am Paul (5) Marlene (6) Patricia (7) Mary (8) John (9) .  Washing of Purificators: Molly Robins.   Flower Arranging Lynn and Mary K

OFFERTORY COLLECTION w/e 2 July 2017
Gift Aid:  £454.10.   Loose:  £129.60.   Total:  £583.70

TODAY IS SEA SUNDAY When the Church prays for all those who live and work at sea. Without them we would not have most of the items we buy in the shops. Today’s second collection is for the Apostleship of the Sea (AoS), the Church’s official maritime welfare agency. It supports seafarers both practically and spiritually. This collection is vital to enable it to continue its work, so please give generously and remember seafarers in your prayers. Thank you. To donate online please visit http://www.aspostleshipofthesea.org.uk

FR PETER RYMAN RIP Fr Ryman, a former Parish Priest at St Stephen’s Church in Welling has sadly died. His funeral will take place at Our Lady of the Sorrows, The Friary, Friary Road, Peckham SE15 1RH on Monday 17th July at 12 noon. His body will be received into the church on Sunday 16th July at 6pm. After Mass there will be a Holy Hour. If you are interested in travelling to the funeral on Monday 17th by coach, please contact Fr Jim Spencer at St Stephens on 020 8303 4422 or email parish@saintstephens.co.uk so your name can be added to the list.

FOR ALL PARISHIONERS

OUR LADY’S FILM EVENING: Wednesday 19th July – movie on Abraham as the way God establishes his Covenant with mankind. Abraham is a man of great faith. God however presents him with a tremendous test by asking him to sacrifice Isaac. Is Abraham willing to put God first, even before the life of his son? Bar open and all welcome. 6.45 for 7.00pm. NOTE EARLY START BUT LATECOMERS WELCOME.

PARISH EVENTS TEAM INFORMATION Upcoming events for your diary:-.
• Graduation/Birthday Celebration for the Parish by Fr Christian – 15 July 2017
• Pilgrimage to the Holy Land (Summer 2018) to be confirmed. More details soon.
Contact – Anne – 01322 523499, or Fr Christian.

A DAY WITH MARY will be held on Saturday 5th August at St Anne, Eastern Esplanade, Cliftonville, Margate. Many thanks Trevor Downs – contact 020 8641 6418 website http://www.adaywithmary.org.

THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (A)

Today’s Theme: Welcoming Christ

We welcome Christ today as the women of Shunem welcomed the prophet Elisha.   But the Christ we welcome is the Christ who gave his life for others, and our celebration would be a mockery if we were not prepared to welcome him in one another, even in the least of his brethren.

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

Saturday 1^st July  9.00am   Audrey O’Hara RIP (Tim Bowman)
                              6.00pm   Parishioners

Sunday 2^nd July    8.30am  John Breen RIP (Diane Melaugh)
                       10.30am Wellbeing of Anna Shepherd (The Choir)

Monday 3^rd July    9.00am   Betty Jefferson RIP (Friends)

Tuesday 4^th July   7.00pm Wellbeing of Maureen Fitzpatrick                                                                                (OLPG)
 Followed by Adoration and Our Lady and St Pio’s Prayer Group

Wednesday 5^th July 10.00am    Jim, Dan and Julia Harrington
                               (Eileen Sheehan and Family)

Thursday 6^thJuly    9.00am  Eucharistic Service

Friday 7^th July     9.00am   David Beattie RIP, Birthday                                                        (Katie Ireland and Family)
                       9.30am  First Friday Adoration for one hour

Saturday 8^th July   9.00am   Holy Souls
                       6.00pm       Sonny Sheehan RIP (Eileen and Family)

Sunday 9^th July     8.30am   Parishioners
                                10.30am       Private Intention (Marie Sullivan)

 

ANNIVERSARIES: Tricia Kinnaird and John Jones..

FEAST DAYS: Monday St Thomas, Apostle. Tuesday, St Elizabeth of Portugal. Wednesday St Anthony Zaccaria, Priest. Thursday St Maria Goretti, Virgin and Martyr. Saturday Our Lady.

PRAY FOR THE SICK: Christine White, Kevin Harper, Ed Jones,  John Bird, Gail Noel, Chris Neal, John Edwards, Tony Speed, Elvira Vaz, Geoffrey Hildebrand, John Underwood, Mary Stubbs, John Harrington, Norma Brooker, Nina Szredski, Angela Gillespie, Ann McDonald, Eileen Weald, Maureen Fitzpatrick, Eric May and Wendy Bowman.

ROTAS: Readers: Saturday 6pm Kathy Fogarty. Sunday 8.30am Les Thomas; 10.30am Lota Emeka-Onah.  Eucharistic Ministers: Saturday 6pm Peter Whiffen. Sunday 8.30am Bridie. 10.30am Kathy (5) Eileen (6) Carole (7) Margaret (8) Dorothy (9).  Collector 8.30am Mass: Mrs T Li/Ray.  Front of Church: Mark Vaz.  Typing Newsletter: Ruth Powers.  Photocopying Newsletter: John Stanton.  Washing of Purificators:  Kathy Connolly.  Flower Arranging: Graziella and Sue.

OFFERTORY COLLECTION:
Gift Aid: £424.80, Loose £159.40, Total £584.20.

INVITATION FOR ALL PARISHIONERS: You are cordially invited to a Grand Parish Celebration of Fr Christian’s birthday and PhD graduation on Saturday 15^th July in the Parish Hall and Car Park. The day will consist of two sessions – afternoon 2-5pm and evening 7-11pm. The Church Car Park will be closed during the day. See next week’s Newsletter for more information.

CHURCH FLOWERS: Thank you for your continuing donations towards the cost of flowers. And a particular thanks to the generous parishioners who paid for all the flowers used to decorate the church for the First Communion Sunday. We hope you enjoyed them!

NEXT WEEK IS SEA SUNDAY, when the Church prays for all those who live and work at sea. There will be a second collection for the Apostleship of the Sea, the official maritime welfare agency of the Catholic Church. It provides practual and spiritual support for seafarers visiting our ports. As it is dependent on voluntary donations, please give generously. Gift aid envelopes available in the porch. For more information about its work visit http://www.apostleshipofthesea.org.uk

VOLUNTEERING: The Greenwich and Bexley Community Hospice (Abbey Wood) need the following:
       Maintenance Support Volunteers – to support the team with the maintenance and upkeep of Hospice buildings, based  at the Hospice itself but also supporting the warehouse and retail outlets. In addition to basic DIY, volunteers will also support the team during building projects. Do you have any skills you can offer?
       Driver or Escort for Patient Transport – for morning or afternoon collection of patients to and from the Hospice to attend the Day Hospice, Sharnells. Sharnells runs on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Commitment: to collect patients from home and transport to Sharnells by 10am and then pick up for return around 3pm. If you can spare one day a week and would like further details, please contact Elaine in the Volunteers’ Department, elainejermyn@gbch.org.uk Thank you!

PARISH EVENTS TEAM INFORMATION, Upcoming events for your diary:
Graduation/Birthday Celebration for the parish by Fr Christian, 15^th July 2017.
Pilgrimage to the Holy Land (Summer 2018 – tbc)
Other details soon. Contact Anne 01322 523499 or Fr Christian.

OUR LADY’S FILM EVENING: 
Our next film evening will be on Wed 19th July when we will show an inspiring movie on Abraham the Old Testament patriarch of great faith.
The film will be shown in St John Fisher Bexley Church Hall, admission free, light refreshments served, bar open, and all are welcome. Arrivals from 6:30 pm for 7:00 pm start & latecomers welcome.