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Newsletter Sunday May 14th, 2017

12 May 201713 May 2017 Nuntius

FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

Our Royal Priesthood

We are assembled here today to exercise our royal priesthood and to offer the spiritual sacrifice which Jesus Christ has made acceptable to God our Father.

MASS INTENTIONS FOR WEEK 13 – 21 MAY 2017

Sat 13 May 9am: Wellbeing of Barbara Felton (Anita Felton)
6pm: Kit & Hugh O’Reilly (Eileen Sheehan & Family)
Sun 14 May 8.30am: Parishioners
10.30am: Deceased Members of The Lyons Family
(Danny & Kay)
Mon 15 May 9am: Ann Jenkins RIP (Bill & Rita Woodhouse)
Tues 16 May 7pm: Win Morden RIP: Anniversary (Friends)
Followed by Adoration and Our Lady & St Pio’s Prayer Group
Wed 17 May 10am: Foundation Mass for Serse Cima
Thu 18 May 9am: Eucharistic Service
Fri 19 May 9am: Wellbeing of Andrew Dias
(Thelma Leitao & Family)
Sat 20 May 9am: Margaret Kyne: Birthday (Bridie)
6pm: Colette & Brendan Mansell RIP (Anne Harris)
Sun 21 May 8.30am: Parishioners
10.30am: Zusima, Fabian & Juan Mendez
Anastacio Roma RIP (Nenen)

Sick
Audrey O’Hara, 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, Clare Kent.

Anniversaries
Frank Henin, Bertram Leemos, James Murrin, Angie Jones, Carrie & Harry Hollis, Bill & Mary Chipperfield, Susan Monkton, Lilian Higgs, Marie Huntington.

Feast Days: Thursday St John I, Pope and Martyr, Friday St Dunstan, Bishop Saturday St Bernadine of Siena, Priest

ROTAS For w/c 14/5: Readers: Sat 6pm Christine Hand Sun 8.30am Les Thomas Sun 10.30am Paul Gannaway. Copying of Newsletter: Mollie Hobson. Newsletter Typist: Molly Robins. Collection for 8.30am Mass: Mrs M Lee. Parishioner Attending To Front of Church on Saturdays: Paul Rowlands. Eucharistic Ministers: Saturday 6 pm CaroleHughes (1) Peter Whiffen (2) Sun 8.30am Bridie Haylett (3) Ann Hyde (4) Sun 10.30am JohnStanton (5) Marlene Burt (6) Patricia McQuaid (7) Eileen Wheatley (8) Paul Rowland (9). Washing of Purificators: Molly Robins. Flower Arranging: Graziella and Doune

OFFERTORY COLLECTION w/e 7 May 2017
First: Gift Aid: £ 220.71. Loose: £343.20. Total £563.91
Second: Gift Aid: £101.78. Loose: £104.30. Total £206.08

CHURCHES TOGETHER IN OLD BEXLEY – Date for Diary Saturday 3 June 2017.Pentecost prayer walk – meet old and new friends as parishioners from the nine churches of CTIOB walk, chat and pray for the people, schools, workers, cared for and caring of Bexley, visiting each of our churches, ending the afternoon at St John Fisher (please note the car park will be very busy that day). Start time to follow, bring a packed lunch, walking shoes and a prayer for good weather!
3rd Annual Summer Music Festival – 8pm on Tuesday 13 June We are arranging this year’s concerts which are FREE and everyone is welcome. St John Fisher is hosting the concert with the return of the wonderful, award-winning, all-female a cappella choir Viva Acapella. Come and enjoy a great night out. Kathy Fogarty, 01322 553993, k.fogarty@ntlworld.com, Parish Unity contact.

OUR LADY’S FILM EVENING : Wednesday 17th May We will show “the best film ever made” about Fatima to celebrate the 100th anniversary. This film dramatizes the story of 3 young shepherds who experienced apparitions with “a Lady from Heaven” between May and October 1917, and which culminated in the final prophesized miracle. At St John Fisher Church Hall, admission free, light refreshments served, bar open, charity stall selling jams and cakes, and all are welcome. Arrivals from 7pm for 7.30pm start.

PARISH COUNCIL AGM: Friday 19th May at 8.00pm in the hall. This is for all parishioners to come and discuss our parish life as well as socialise.

A DAY WITH MARY: Saturday 27th May 2017, St Anselm, West Hill, Dartford, Kent. Website http://www.adaywithmary.org. Parishioners are encouraged to attend. Prayers will be offered for your intentions.

PARISH QUIZ NIGHT Saturday 3rd June 2017 (doors open 7pm) St John Fisher Church Hall. Licensed bar, waitress service, bring your own nibbles. £6 per ticket (profits to nominated charities). Tickets from Cliff Thomas 07769 668644.

EVENTS TEAM Following the Christmas Fayre and the New Years Day lunch, to assist Fr Christian an Events team has recently been set up to coordinate social events in the Parish. Upcoming events are:-
Parish Feast Day – 22 June
Parish Birthday – Last Sunday of June (25 June)
Graduation / Birthday Celebration for the Parish by Fr Christian 15 July (details soon).
Contact 01322 523499. Fr Christian

CATHOLIC SINGLES: 1 Burlescombe Close, Altrincham WA14 4UX. Tel 0161 941 3498. E-mail info@catholicsingles.org.uk. http://www.catholicsingles.org.uk. Please see noticeboard for details.

Newsletter Sunday May 7th, 2017

6 May 20177 May 2017 Nuntius

FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

The Shepherd and Guardian of Our Souls
Today we rejoice in the Lord our Shepherd, who calls us to Himself

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
Saturday 6 May 9.00am Holy Souls
6.00pm Joy Hubbard RIP
(Eileen Sheehan & family)

Sunday 7 May 8.30am Parishioners
10.30am Tony Sullivan RIP – Birthday (Marie)

Monday 8 May NO 9.00am MASS
12.00 Funeral Mass for JOHN BREEN

Tuesday 9 May 7.00pm Joan Welch (Marie Sullivan)
Followed by Adoration & Our Lady & St Pio’s Prayer Group

Wednesday 10 May 10.00am Elizabeth and Mick Minihane RIP
(Eileen Sheehan & Family)

Thursday 11 May 9.00am Eucharistic Service

Friday 12 May 9.00am Wellbeing of Teresa Gilby
(AIC Saturday Friends)

Saturday 13 May 9.00am Wellbeing of Barbara Felton
(Anita Felton)
6.00pm Kit and Hugh O’Reilly
(Eileen Sheehan and family)

Sunday 14 May 8.30am Parishioners
10.30am Deceased members of the Lyons family
(Danny and Kay)

Sick: Audrey O’Hara, Christine White, Kevin Harper, Ed Jones, John Bird, Gail Noel, Chris Neal, John Edwards, Tony Speed, Elvira Vaz, Geoffrey Hildebrand, John Underwood, Mary Stubbs, Una Carpenter, John Harrington, Norma Brooker, Nina Szredski, Angela Gillespie, Ann McDonald, Eileen Weald, Geoff Birch, Maureen Fitzpatrick, Clare Kent.

Anniversaries: Mairead McKenna, John Dennis Harrington, Kathleen Holland.

Feast Days: Sat: St John Apostle and Evangelist; Fri: St Nereus & Achilleus, Martyrs, St Pancras, Martyr

ROTAS: Readers: Saturday 6pm Carol Anderson Sunday 8.30am Bridie Haylett 10.30am Sarah Finlay. Photocopying of Newsletter: John Stanton . Newsletter Typist: Ruth Powers. Collection for 8.30 Mass Mr T Lee. Parishioner Attending To Front of Church on Saturdays: Ken Crump. Flower Arranging: Sue Murphy and Mary Kevan. Eucharistic Ministers Saturday 6 pm Ann Harris (1) Ivan Pereira (2) Sun 8.30am Peter Hammond (3) Peter Whiffen (4) Sun 10.30am Paul Rowland (5) Mary Henden (6) Rob O’Halloran (7) Volunteer (8) Molly Robins (9). Washing of Purificators: Kathy Connolly.

JOHN STEPHEN BREEN RIP: John’s Funeral Mass will be held at St John Fisher on Monday 8th May at 12 noon.

Collections Sunday April 30th
Offertory: Gift Aid £315.85; Loose £239.71; Total £567.31
2nd Collection, St George’s Cathedral: Gift Aid £77.79; Loose £136.32; Total £214.11
This week’s second collection is for the Ecclesiastical Education Fund

A DAY WITH MARY: Saturday 27th May 2017, St Anselm, West Hill, Dartford, Kent. Website: http://www.adaywithmary.org Parishioners are encouraged to attend. Prayers will be offered for your intentions.

PARISH COUNCIL AGM: Friday 19th May at 8.0pm in the hall.

EVENTS TEAM: Following the Christmas Fayre and the New Year Day Lunch, to assist Fr Christian, an Events Team has recently been set up to co-ordinate social events in the Parish. The Jazz Night was successfully organised by The Truman Girls and Cliff Thomas is organising a Quiz Night for 3rd June 2017 (see below). In the future, we hope to set up activities for some Friday evenings. Watch this space for future events. Contact no. 01322 523 499.

OUR LADY’S FILM EVENING – Wed 17th May when we will show “the best film ever made” about Fatima to celebrate the 100th anniversary. Film dramatizes the true story of 3 young shepherds who experienced apparitions with a “Lady from Heaven” between May and October 1917, and which culminated in the final prophesized miracle.
The film will be shown in St John Fisher Bexley Church Hall, admission free, light refreshments served, bar open, charity stall selling jams and cakes, and all are welcome. Arrivals from 7 pm for 7:30 pmstart.

PARISH QUIZ NIGHT: St John Fisher Church Hall, Saturday 3rd June 2017 (doors open 7pm). Licensed Bar. Waitress Service. Bring your own nibbles. £6 per ticket (profits to nominated charities). Tickets from Cliff Thomas, 07769 668 644.

Newsletter Sunday April 30th, 2017

29 April 201729 April 2017 Nuntius

THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER

Christ With Us On The Way Of Life
Christ has made known to us the true way of life and ransomed us from the useless way of life handed down to us. He is with us today in the breaking of bread.

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
Saturday 29 April 9.00am Holy Souls
6.00pm Guy Delpaul (Lindsay Delpaul)

Sunday 30 April 8.30am Arthur Moss RIP (Mrs P Coyne)
10.30am Paula Moore-Jones RIP (The McCormick Family)

Monday 1 May 10.00am Wellbeing of Sylvia Chandler (Miriam Colvill)

Tuesday 2 May 7.00pm Holy Souls
Followed by Adoration & Our Lady & St Pio’s Prayer Group

Wednesday 3 May 10.00am Daniel Harrington RIP (Eileen Sheehan & Family)

Thursday 4 May 9.00am Eucharistic Service

Friday 5 May 9.00am Holy Souls
First Friday Adoration at 9:30am for 1 hour.

Saturday 6 May 9.00am Holy Souls
6.00pm Joy Hubbard RIP (Eileen Sheehan & Family))

Sunday 7 May 8.30am Parishioners
10.30am Tony Sullivan RIP: Birthday (Marie)

Anniversaries: George Lott, David Smythe, Mary Brady, Madeline Bull, Sean Rahim, Margaret McQuaid.

Feast Days: Sunday: St Pius V, Pope. Monday: St Joseph the Worker. Tuesday: St Athanasius, Bishop and Doctor of the Church. Wednesday: Saints Philip and James, Apostles. Thursday: The English Martyrs. Saturday: St John, Apostle and Evangelist.

ROTAS: Readers: Saturday 6pm Kathy Fogarty Sunday 8.30am Larissa O’Halloran 10.30am Ryan Bernarte. Photocopying of Newsletter: Emma Fox . Newsletter Typist: Venus Bernarte. Collection for 8.30 Mass Mr V Jeyaseelan. Parishioner Attending To Front of Church on Saturdays: Giovanni Aletta. Flower Arranging: Mary J. Eucharistic Ministers Saturday 6 pm Mary Henden (1) Peter Whiffen (2) Sun 8.30am Marlene Burt (3) Ann Hyde (4) Sun 10.30am Kathy Connelly (5) Eileen Wheatley (6) Carole Hughes (7) Dorothy Speed (8) Margaret Gillis (9). Washing of Purificators: Norma Brooker.

JOHN STEPHEN BREEN RIP: John’s Funeral Mass will be held at St John Fisher on Monday 8th May at 12 noon.

SISTER ANGELA WOOTTON: Would like to wish all her dear friends and parishioners a very blessed Easter and to remind all that she greatly appreciates visitors and, when possible, “getting out”. Our beloved Sister still lives at ‘Shalom’, 83 Watling Street, Bexleyheath, DA6 7QJ. If possible, ‘phone first on 01322 528 408.

MONASTIC CHOIR CONCERT: 3rd May 2017, 7.30 pm at St Anselm’s, West Hill, Dartford DA1 2HJ. The concert is led by the choir from St Elisabeth Convent, Minsk. The admission price is your voluntary donation and all proceeds will go to charity. After the concert, there will be a special exhibit from the workshops of St Elisabeth Convent. Website: catalog.obitel-minsk.com

CHURCH FLOWERS: Thank you for all the kind comments about the flowers at Easter and many thanks for your support towards the costs of keeping the church decorated. So far this year, we have collected just over £50 from the wall box at the back of the church. Sue Murphy.

PARISH WEBSITE: The Parish website: stjohnfisherbexley.org has called in the decorators to give it a new look to celebrate its first Birthday. However, it’s got a long way to go to catch up with the Parish newsletter which is now 50 years old! It was launched at the end of April 1967 and is still going strong – 2,609 weeks later! Peter Murphy.