Author: Nuntius

FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT (A)

Christ Breathes Into Us His Living Spirit

Today we open ourselves to Christ’s life-giving Spirit. We pray too for those who are to be given the new life of the Spirit in baptism this Easter.

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK 1 – 9 April 2017
Saturday 1 April       9.00am Arthur Moss RIP (Eileen & John Stanton)
                                  6.00pm John Meade RIP: Birthday (Marie Sullivan)

Sunday 2 April       8.30am Parishioners
                                  10.30am Mary & Bill Chipperfield (Eileen Hollis)

Monday 3 April       No 9.00am Mass
                                  12.15pm Funeral Mass for Mary Tyrrell

Tuesday 4 April      7.00pm Maureen Harris RIP (Tony Frake)
                                  Followed by Adoration & Our Lady & St Pio’s Prayer Group

Wednesday 5 April       No 10.00am Mass
                                  10.30am Funeral Mass for David Shaw

Thursday 6 April       9.00am Eucharistic Service

Friday 7 April       No 9.00am Mass
                                  12.30pm Funeral Mass for Nora Lenihan
                                  7.00pm Stations of the Cross

Saturday 8 April       9.00am Aloysius Mendonca RIP (Alex & Dahlia)
                                  6.00pm Macelindo Iligan RIP: Anniversary (Nenen)

Sunday 9 April       8.30am Parishioners
                                  10.30am Arthur Moss RIP (Maureen Fitzpatrick)

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: Gerald O’Reilly, Jim Hamilton, Dennis Smith, Brian Streets, Ivy Taylor, Margherita Ferrero, Bernard Hanks, Charles Abela, Ellen Gallagher.

Feast Days: Sunday 2nd St Francis of Paola, Hermit; St John Paine, martyred. Tues 4th St Isidore, Bishop, Weds. 5th St Vincent Ferrer, Priest. Fri. 7th St John Baptist de la Salle, Priest. St Henry Walpole, martyred. Sat 8th St Julie Billiart, religious.

ROTAS:   Readers: Saturday 6pm Carol Anderson/Christine Hand Sunday 8.30am Les Thomas/Angela Gillespie 10.30am Paul Gannaway/Katherine Bernarte.   Photocopying of Newsletter:  Emma Fox.   Newsletter Typist:  Venus Bernarte.   Collection for 8.30 Mass:  Mr T Lee.   Parishioner Attending To Front of Church on Saturdays: Ken Crump.   Eucharistic Ministers:  Saturday 6 pm Ann Harris (1) Patricia McQuaid (2) Sun 8.30am Peter Hammond (3) Peter Whiffen (4) Sun 10.30am John Stanton (5) Mary Henden (6) Patricia McQuaid (7) Margaret Gillis (8) Paul Rowland (9).   Washing of Purificators: Norma Brooker.

OFFERTORY COLLECTION: Sunday 26/2/17:
Gift Aid : £372.20 Loose: £211.02 Total: £583.22

CHARITY CONCERT AT ST ANSLEM’S: Dig Deep Charity Concert at St Anselm’s Church in Dartford, on Saturday 9th April raising money to provide sustainable water supplies to schools and rural communities in Kenya. The line-up includes Grace Savage, UK Champion Beat Boxer, Clare Graydon-James, classical pianist and singer plus many more. Doors open 7.00pm. For more information, contact Helen on 07532 124 040.

SVP GROUP: LENTEN APPEAL: The SVP Group wold like to say thank you to all parishioners for your generous giving to their Lenten Appeal. The amount raised was £236.38.

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 19thApril: Inspirational movie on St Thomas More. Bar open and charity stall. All welcome, 7pm for 7.30pm start.

FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT (A)

Laetare Sunday

Today’s Theme: Our Shepherd King in this Valley of Darkness
We walk in the darkness of this world, often assailed by fear and misgiving. But Christ, the Shepherd-King, the second David, lights up our way for us and cures our congenital blindness as he leads us to his kingdom.

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
Saturday 25th March 9.00 am Wellbeing of John, Paul, Patricia, Kathy (Thelma Leitao)
                                   6.00 pm Parishioners

Sunday 26th March 8.30 am Bill Meade RIP, Birthday (Marie Sullivan)
                                 10.30 am Joan Gilby RIP (Teresa)

Monday 27th March 9.00 am Delia Willis RIP (Peter and Ann Wilkes)

Tuesday 28th March 7.00 pm Wellbeing of Audrey O’Hara (Tony Frake)
                                 Followed by Adoration and Our Lady and St Pio’s Prayer Group

Wednesday 29th March 10.00 am Wellbeing of Maureen Fitzpatrick (Eileen Wheatley)

Thursday 30thMarch No Eucharistic Service at 9am
                                 2.30 pm Funeral Mass for John Larkin

Friday 31st March 9.00 am Fr Terry Moore RIP (Tim Bowman)
                                 7.00 pm Stations of the Cross

Saturday 1st April 9.00 am Arthur Moss RIP (Eileen and John Stanton)
                                 6.00 pm Private Intention (Marie Sullivan)

Sunday 2nd April 8.30 am Parishioners
                                 10.30 am Mary and Bill Chipperfield (Eileen Hollis)

ANNIVERSARIES: Fr Joe Coleman, Rex Wheatley, Anne Dowling, Leslie Laklia. Barbara Simmons, Jean Nowak and Doreen Corcoran.

THOSE WHO HAVE RECENTLY DIED: We offer prayers for all those who have recently died, especially Mary Tyrrell, Nora Lenihan, David Shaw, John Larkin and Joy Hubbard. Please remember their families and friends in your prayers.

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.

OFFERTORY: Gift Aid £387.40 , Loose £226.35 Total £613.75.

ROTAS: Readers: Saturday 6pm Kathy Fogarty. Sunday 8.30am Bridie Haylett; 10.30am Sarah Finlay. Eucharistic Ministers: Saturday 6pm Mary Henden (1) Peter Whiffen (2). Sunday 8.30am Marlene Burt (3) Ann Hyde (4) 10.30am Paul Rowland (5) Margaret Gillis (6) Carole Hughes (7) Eileen Wheatley (8) Molly Robins (9). Collector 8.30am Mass: Mr V Jeyaseelan. Front of Church: Giovanni Aletta. Typing Newsletter: Graziella Highland Photocopying Newsletter: Calen Delpaul. Washing of Purificators: Patricia McQuaid.

VOLUNTEERS FOR EASTER: We will need volunteers over the Easter weekend – Readers, Eucharistic Ministers and Apostles for the Washing of the Feet on Maundy Thursday. Please see volunteer list in Sacristy.

ST URSULA’s, SE10, 1960-65/67 Big Year Group Reunion 24th June 2017 – SE3 venue – 25 pax already contacted. For more info please email stu2017reunion@outlook.com

OUR LADY’S FILM EVENING –Wednesday 19thApril: Inspirational movie on St Thomas More. Bar open and charity stall. All welcome, 7pm for 7.30pm start.

Third Sunday of Lent

The Living Water

Christ quenches our spiritual thirst with the living water: the love of  God which is poured into our hearts by the Holy Spirit. We pray for those who are prepared for this baptism.

 

MASS INTENTIONS  FOR WEEK  18 – 26 MAR 2017

Sat 18            9am               Josie Keeley RIP (Marlene Burt)
                      6pm               Holy Souls

Sun 19          8.30am        Parishioners
                     10.30am      Geoff Bignall RIP (The Bignall Family)

Mon 20        9am               Lucille de Mello (Alex & Dahlia & Family)

Tues 21         7pm               Arthur Moss RIP (Kathy Connolly)
                     Followed by Adoration and Our Lady & St Pio’s Prayer Group

Wed 22        10am             The Wheatley Family Living and Deceased (Eileen Wheatley)

Thu  23         9am               Eucharistic Service

Fri 24            9am               Olive Saldanha RIP (Sylvia Coutinho)
                     7pm               Stations of the Cross

Sat 25           9am               Wellbeing of John, Paul, Patricia & Kathy (Thelma Leitao)
                     6pm               Parishioners

Sun 26          8.30am        Bill Meade RIP: Birthday (Marie Sullivan)
                     10.30am      Joan Gilby RIP (Teresa)

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, John Larkin, Norma Brooker, Nina Szredski, Nora Lenihan, Angela Gillespie, Ann McDonald, Eileen Weald, Geoff Birch, Maureen Fitzpatrick, David Shaw, Clare Kent.

Anniversaries
Rose Underwood, Peggy Higgins, Moira Deidre Desmond, Douglas Neil O’Brien, Malcolm Colgate, John Hughes, Geoff Bignall.

Feast Days: Mon 20 March  St Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed  Virgin Mary Thursday St Turibius de Mogrovejo, Bishop Sat The Annunciation of the Lord

ROTAS For w/c 20/3: Readers: Sat 6pm Christine Hand Sun 8.30am Larissa O’Halloran Sun 10.30am Ryan Benarte Copying of Newsletter: Mollie Hobson Newsletter Typist: Molly Robins Collection for 8.30am Mass: Mrs T Li/Ray Parishioner Attending To Front of Church on Saturdays: Mark Vaz Eucharistic Ministers: Saturday 6 pm  Ivan Pereira (1) Patricia McQuaid  (2) Sun 8.30am Ann Hyde (3) Peter Whiffen (4) Sun 10.30am Kathy Connolly (5) Marlene Burt (6) Peter Hammond (7) John Stanton (8) Rob O’Halloran (9)  Washing of Purificators:  Molly Robins

OFFERTORY COLLECTION: Sunday 19 March 2017:      
   Gift Aid:   £420.70       Loose:    £ 185.856      Total:   £606.5
This week’s second collection is for The SVP

A DAY WITH MARY  will be held at St Edmund of Canterbury Church, Village Way, Beckenham on Sat 1st April 9.30am until 5.15pm. Please see noticeboard.

ST VINCENT DE PAUL LENTEN APPEAL “The SVP provides an extended family in which we, as brothers and sisters in Christ, respond to the many and varied problems being faced within our communities” (SVP Patron Cardinal Vincent Nichols). The SVP Group would be very grateful to receive donations towards the work of the SVP at home and abroad.

OUR LADY’S FILM EVENING Wed 19th April movie on St Thomas More.. All welcome. 7pm for 7.30pm start.

ITEMS AVAILABLE
Pool table (full size) in need of refurbishment. Needs new cues and balls. You collect. Donation to church would be welcome.
Piano – please view in hall.  In need of serious tuning but aren’t we all.  You collect. Donation to church would be welcome.

Contact Mr Thomas 07769 668644