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Newsletter Sunday April 23rd, 2017

Nuntius

SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER – FEAST OF DIVINE MERCY

Today’s Theme: Our Easter Joy

Today as we hail Christ as our Lord and God we are filled  with the joy of the disciples in seeing the risen Lord.   In this season of renewal we are like those early Christians who “were filled with a joy so glorious that it cannot be described”.

 

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

Saturday 22nd April         9.00 am       Arthur Moss RIP (Kathy Connolly)
                                            6.00 pm       Parishioners

Sunday 23rd April           8.30 am       Peter Lawson RIP (Teresa Fan and Kate Kennedy)
Divine Mercy              10.30 am       Rex Wheatley RIP (Eileen)
Sunday                           3.00 pm     Divine Mercy Mass

Monday 24th April           9.00 am      John D’Souza RIP (Alex and Dahlia)

Tuesday 25th April          No 7.00 pm Mass
                                          No Our Lady and St Pio’s Prayer Group

Wednesday 26th April      10.00 am     Sonny Sheehan RIP (Eileen and Family)

Thursday 27thApril          9.00 am       Eucharistic Service

Friday 28th April             9.00 am       Wellbeing of Barbara Felton (Anita Felton)

Saturday 29th April         9.00 am      Holy Souls
                                           6.00 pm       Guy Delpaul (Lindsay Delpaul)

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

 

ANNIVERSARIES: Brigid Rose Cole, Elizabeth Troy, Terry Huntington, Alfred George Anderson, James Underwood, Andrew Donnelly, John Robins and Theresa Lobo.

FEAST DAYS: Monday, St George, Martyr, Patron of England. Tuesday, St Mark, Evangelist. Wednesday, Our Lady of Good Counsel. Friday, St Peter Chanel, Priest and Martyr. Saturday, St Catherine of Siena, Virgin and Doctor of the Church.

PRAY FOR THE 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 and Clare Kent.

ROTAS: Readers: Saturday 6pm Christine Hand. Sunday 8.30am Ann Wilkes; 10.30am Lota Emeka-Onah. Eucharistic Ministers: Saturday 6pm Peter Hammond (1) Ivan Pereira (2). Sunday 8.30am Bridie Haylett (3) Peter Whiffen (4) 10.30am John Stanton (5) Margaret Gillis (6) Patricia McQuaid (7) Molly Robins (8) Eileen Wheatley (9). Collector 8.30am Mass: Mrs T Li/Ray. Front of Church: Mark Vaz. Typing Newsletter: Graziella Highland Photocopying Newsletter: Calen Delpaul. Washing of Purificators: Patricia McQuaid. Flower Arranging: Doune and Theresa.

JOHN STEPHEN BREEN RIP: Sadly we have received the news that John Breen died on 11th April. Please remember him and his family and friends in your prayers. John’s Funeral Mass will be held at St John Fisher on Monday 8th May at 12 noon.

SR 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 528408.

PARISH WEBSITE: Our new website http://www.stjohnfisherbexley.org is one year old this weekend. Over that time we have had more than 2000 visitors to the site, most from the UK but also a number from the United States, Canada, Ireland, France, Brazil, India, South Africa, Belarus and Nigeria. The number of people looking at the site each week is gradually increasing. If you have any suggestions for information that would be useful for inclusion please drop a note into the presbytery or email admin@stjohnfisherbexley.org

NEWSLETTER: and while the new website is celebrating its first birthday you might be interested to know that the parish newsletter is 50 this month having started in April 1967.

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 668644

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

JAZZ NIGHT: Chris, Elaine and Jo would like to thank everyone who came along to support Jazz Night last week and made it a huge success, raising £340 for Greenwich and Bexley Hospice. Well done everyone!

AWARENESS RAISING DAY Saturday 3rd June at Minster Abbey Near Ramsgate, Kent CT12 4HF, 1130am to Vespers 5.30pm To show solidarity with those persecuted for their faith and for the work of Aid to the Church in Need. Details from http://www.minsterabbeynuns.org

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.

Newsletter Sunday April 16th, 2017

Nuntius

EASTER SUNDAY – THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD

Allelluia!

This Mass is our Alleluia: our song of praise to the risen Christ who is our life and whose triumph over death we proclaim to all the world.

MASS INTENTIONS FOR WEEK 15– 23 APR 2017
Sat 15 Apr     No 9am Mass
Easter Vigil     8pm John Robins RIP: Anniversary (Molly)

Sun 16 Apr         8.30am Pat Dooley RIP: Birthday (Marie Sullivan)
Easter Sunday      10.30am Patrick Feeney RIP: 8th Anniversary (Mrs Feeney)

Mon 17 Apr     10am David Shaw (Tim Bowman)

Tues 18 Apr     7pm No Mass
               No Our Lady & St Pio’s Prayer Group

Wed 19 Apr     10am John Larkin RIP (Tim Bowman)

Thu 20 Apr    No Eucharistic Service

Fri 21 Apr   9am Margaret McQuaid: Anniversary
                   (Seamus,Patricia & Siobain)

Sat 22 Apr     9am Arthur Moss RIP (Kathy Connolly)
                       6pm John Robins RIP: Anniversary (Molly)

Sun 23 Apr         8.30am Peter Lawson RIP (Teresa Fan & Kate Kennedy)
Divine Mercy       10.30am Rex Wheatley RIP (Eileen)
Sunday                 3pm Divine Mercy Mass

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, John Breen.

Anniversaries:  Fr Tom Power, Florence Cummins, Alice Cannon, Griff Davies, Margot Smeaton, Tom Porter, Michael & Theresa O’Connor, Veronica Billington.

Feast Days:   Monday to Saturday – Easter Week. Wed 19th St Alphege

ROTAS:   For w/c 22/4: Readers: Sat 6pm Carol Anderson Sun 8.30am Peter Wilkes Sun 10.30am Marlene Burt .  Copying of Newsletter: Mollie Hobson.  Newsletter Typist: Molly Robins.   Collection for 8.30am Mass: Mrs M Weeks.   Parishioner Attending To Front of Church on Saturdays: John Stanton.   Eucharistic Ministers: Saturday 6 pm Kathy Connolly (1) Rob O’Halloran (2) Sun 8.30am Peter Hammond (3) Patricia McQuaid (4) Sun 10.30am Paul Rowland (5) Marlene Burt (6) Carole Hughes (7) Rob O’Halloran (8) John Stanton (9). Washing of Purificators: Molly Robins.  Flower arrangers: Sue.

GOOD FRIDAY COLLECTION:   The collection at the Good Friday service was for the Holy Places.

EASTER OFFERING:   Parishioners are reminded that the Easter collection is for your Parish Priest. If you are going away and would still wish to donate, Gift Aiders can put their special envelopes into any collection before or after Easter. Those who donate to the loose collection, other than on Easter Sunday, will need to place donation in a seperate envelope marked “Easter Offering“, alternatively it can be posted through the presbytery letterbox.

Sr ANGELA WOOTTON would like to wish all parishioners and friends a Happy Easter and remind them 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: 01322-528408

NORAH LENIHAN:   Jackie and Damian would like to thank all those who attended Norah’s funeral and for any donations, mass cards and all the condolence cards. Our thanks to Carol and the choir and also to Tony for the readings.

FINANCE COMMITTEE:   Very many thanks to our Finance Committee for their devotion in managing our collections from the church through to counting and banking. Very importantly, they have prepared and submitted our “Financial Return 2016” on record time, thanks to Brian. May the good Lord continue to bless and keep you. Happy Easter. Fr Christian.

DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY 23 April 2017 Exposition and Confessions at 2pm. Holy Mass at 3pm at St John Fisher Church, Bexley.

THE MEETING PLACE will be closed on Wednesday 19th April and open as usual on Wednesday 26th April

ALL READERS:   Please would all Readers note that Carol has handed over to me responsibility for preparing the Readers’ Rota. Many thanks go to Carol for undertaking this over the past few years. The new Readers’ Rota is now available for collection in the Sacristy. Kathy Fogarty 01322 553993 k.fogarty@ntlworld.com

OUR LADY’S FILM EVENING:   Wed 19th April inspirational movie on St Thomas More, the English Chancellor, who stood up to King Henry VIII when the King rejected the Roman Catholic Church to obtain a divorce and remarriage. Although this film is about St Thomas More, it provides important historical background to the life and times of our patronal Saint, John Fisher. Bar Open and charity stall. All welcome, 7pm for 7.30pm start.

KNIGHTS OF ST COLUMBA  would like to thank Fr Christian and the Parish for allowing them to hand out Keep Christ in Christmas posters, and for their generous donations great and small for the Knights of St Columba National Project, MISSO. The total amount raised was £73.80. Brother Ike, Grand Knight KSC Welling Council 294.

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 668644.

Newsletter Sunday April 9th, 2017

Nuntius

Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord

Commemoration of the Lord’s entrance into Jerusalem

On this day the Church celebrates Christ’s entrance into Jerusalem to accomplish his paschal mystery. Accordingly, the memorial of this event is included in every Mass, with the procession or the solemn entrance before the principal Mass, with the simple entrance before the other Masses.

MASS INTENTIONS FOR WEEK 8 – 16 APRIL 2017

Saturday 8 Apr:    9.00am. Aloysius Mendonca RIP (Alex & Dahlia)
                                  6.00pm. Macelindo Iligan RIP: Anniversary (Marie)

Sunday 9 Apr: Palm Sunday 8.30am. Parishioners
                                  10.30am Arthur Moss RIP (Maureen Fitzpatrick)

Monday 10 Apr:    9.00am. Arthur Moss RIP (OLPG)
                                  7.00pm. Stations of the Cross

Tuesday 11 Apr:    7.00pm. Benicio Leitao RIP: 30th Anniversary (Thelma & Family)
                                  7.30pm Stations of the Cross
                                  No Our Lady & St Pio Prayer Group

Wednesday 12 Apr:    NO 10.00am
                                  11.30am. Chrism Mass at St George’s Cathedral
                                  7.00pm. Stations of the Cross

Thursday 13 Apr:    No Eucharistic Service
                                  8.00pm Maundy Mass David Shaw RIP (The Choir)

Friday 14 Apr GOOD FRIDAY
                                  10.30am Children’s Stations of the Cross
                                  3.00pm. Good Friday Solemn Liturgy

Saturday 15 Apr No Morning Mass
                                  8.00pm. Easter Vigil John Robins RIP: Anniversary (Molly)

Sunday 16 Apr Easter Sunday:8.30am Pat Dooley RIP: Birthday (Marie Sullivan)
                                  10.30am. Patrick Feeney RIP: 8th Anniversary (Mrs Feeney)

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: Isabel Maria Grecula, Benicio Leitao, Eileen & John Meade, Ivy Smith, Arthur Ferrigan, John Nowak, Sheila Richardson, Maureen Harris, Nicole Vousden.

Feast Days: Sun: Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord Mon – Wed: Holy week Thur: Maundy Thursday Fri: Friday of the Passion of the Lord Sat: Holy Saturday

ROTAS: Readers: Saturday 6pm Kathy Fogarty Sunday 8.30am Doune Robinson 10.30am Tony Frake.    Copying of Newsletter: John Stanton.    Newsletter Typist: Ruth Powers. Collection for 8.30am Mass: Mrs M Lee.   Parishioner Attending To Front of Church on Saturdays: Paul Rowlands.   Eucharistic Ministers: Saturday 6 pm (1) EASTER VIGIL (2) VOLUNTEERS Sun 8.30am (3) Bridie Haylett (4) Ann Hyde Sun 10.30am (5) Kathy Connolly (6) Eileen Wheatley (7) Peter Hammond (8) Mary Henden (9) Dorothy Speed Washing of Purificators: Kathy Connolly.   Flower Arranging: Easter Group

OFFERTORY COLLECTION:
Sunday 2nd April 2017
Gift Aid: £344.10.  Loose: £224.55.  Total: £568.65

ALL READERS: Please would all Readers note that Carol has handed over to me responsibility for preparing the Readers’ Rota. Many thanks go to Carol for undertaking this over the past few years. The new Readers’ Rota is now available for collection in the Sacristy. Please note I am unable to read at the Saturday evening Easter Vigil so if a reader could replace me I would be really grateful. Kathy Fogarty 01322 553993 k.gogarty@ntlworld.com

BEXLEY DEANERY DEVELOPING WORLD GROUP: Thank you for your kind donation for the months of March and April, which have made a total of £297.09. Please do not hesitate to contact Maria Ward on 01322 555553 if you have any queries regarding the group.

PARISH QUIZ NIGHT: Saturday 3rd June 2017 at St John Fisher Church Hall, doors open at 7.00pm. Licenced bar, waitress service, bring your own nibbles. £6 per ticket (profits to nominated charities). Tickets from Cliff Thomas on 07769 668644.

LENT PENITENTIAL SERVICE: There will be a Lent Penitential Service on Monday 10th April at Our Lady of the Angels, Erith at 7.30 pm.

GOOD FRIDAY STATIONS OF THE CROSS: Every Good Friday for over twenty years, the Churches and Parishioners of Old Bexley have come together to pray the Stations of the Cross. At 12 noon on Good Friday, 14th April, the service will be hosted by St John the Evangelist, Parkhill Road, Bexley DA5 1GX – next to Golden Acre Park. All are warmly welcome. Light refreshments in the hall afterwards. Kathy Fogarty, Parish Unity Contact.

OUR LADY’S FILM EVENING: Wednesday 19th April: Inspirational movie on St Thomas More, the English Chancellor, who stood up to King Henry VIII when the King rejected the Roman Catholic Church to obtain a divorce and remarriage. Bar open and charity stall. All welcome, 7.00pm for 7.30pm start.

DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY: Will be on Sun 23 April with Mass at 3.00pm.  The novena begins on Good Friday. More details to follow.