Author: Nuntius

SUNDAY 22nd MAY 2016
THE MOST HOLY TRINITY

Today’s Theme: Glory to The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
Saturday 21st May         9.00am With thanks for Organising Aylesford Retreat                                          John Stanton’s Intentions
                                          6.00pm Parishioners
Sunday 22nd May        8.30am Richard Brady RIP (Teresa Fan/Kate Kennedy)
                                         10.30am James Murphy RIP (Murphy Family)
Monday 23rd May        9.00am Alice Sullivan (Margaret Weeks)
Tuesday 24th May        7.00pm Intentions of Margaret Kyne (Bridie Haylett)
                           Followed by Adoration and Our Lady and St Pio’s Prayer Group
Wednesday 25th May 10.00am Thomas Harrington RIP (Eileen Sheehan and                                                        Family)
Thursday 26th May      9.00am Eucharistic Service
Friday 27th May            9.00am Holy Souls
Saturday 28th May      9.00am Yvonne Shaw RIP, recently died (Alex and Dahlia)
                                          6.00pm Parishioners
Sunday 29th May         8.30am Teresa Li’s Mother (Teresa Li)
                                         10.30am Wheatley/Dunning Families living and deceased
                                            (Eileen Wheatley)

Reconciliation Times: Saturday 9.30am-10.30am and 7pm-8pm (following Masses).

ANNIVERSARIES: James Murphy, Maureen Dunmall, Mary Chan, Serse Cima and Amy D’Rozario.

PRAY FOR THE SICK: Audrey O’Hara, Christine White, Olga Bowman, Kevin Harper, Ed Jones, John Bird, Gail Noel, Chris Neal, John Edwards, Tony Speed, Elvira Vaz, Geoffrey Hildebrand, John Underwood, May Jones, Mary Stubbs, Josie Keeley, Una Carpenter, John Harrington, Ida Leitao, John Larkin, Norma Brooker, Nina Szredski, Nora Lenihan, Angela Gillespie, Ann McDonald and Mary Lee.

FEAST DAYS: Tuesday, Our Lady, Help of Christians. Wednesday, St Bede the Venerable, Priest and Doctor of the Church; St Gregory VII, Pope; St Mary Magdalene de’Pazzi, Virgin. Thursday, St Philip Neri, Priest. Friday, St Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop, Apostle of England. Saturday, Our Lady.

OFFERTORY: Gift Aid £406.60, Loose £194.19. Total £600.79. Retiring Collection, Bexley Deanery Developing World Group: Gift Aid £122.38, Total £122.38. This week’s Retiring Collection is for Survive Miva.

ROTAS: Readers: Saturday 6pm Kathy Fogarty. Sunday 8.30am Ann Wilkes; 10.30am Paul Gannaway. Eucharistic Ministers: Saturday 6pm Rob O’Halloran (1) Ivan Pereira (2). Sunday 8.30am Patricia McQuaid (3) Ann Hyde (4); 10.30am Kathy Connolly (5) Marlene Burt (6) Peter Hammond (7) Eileen Wheatley (8) Molly Robins (9). Collector 8.30am Mass: Mrs TLi/Ray. Front of Church: Mark Vaz. Typing Newsletter: Graziella Highland. Photocopying Newsletter: Philippa Chaplin. Washing of Purificators: Kathy Connolly. Flower Arranging: Mary J and Sue.

SURVIVE MIVA will be making an appeal this weekend at all Masses.

READERS’ DAY OF RECOLLECTION: There will be a Day of Recollection for Readers at St Mary of the Crays, Crayford, on Saturday 28th May.

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF COMMUNION are invited to renew their commitment at 10.30am Mass on Sunday 29th May on the feast of Corpus Christi.

DARTFORD CORPUS CHRISTI PROCESSION, Sunday 29th May, 3pm-5pm: The procession starts at St Anselm’s West Hill, processes into the town for Benediction at One Bell Corner, and then makes its way to St Vincent’s for a final blessing. This procession is in honour of the 150 years of the Catholic Church being in Dartford and has been arranged with the cooperation of the council and the police. All are welcome to attend.
For more details email: stanselm01@googlemail.com or phone 01322 220075

PRAYER AT NOON: Please make a note for your diaries – No Prayer at Noon during May. The next date will be Friday 10th June at 12 noon.

ST CATHERINE’S SCHOOL 60TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS, Saturday 2nd July 2016: For a ticket (£5 each) please contact Mrs L Fitzgerald: lfitzgerald@stccg.co.uk
Mass at 2pm celebrated by Archbishop Peter Smith. Afternoon tea. Tours of the school and exhibition.

NEW WEBSITE: The new website is up and running and if you have anything you think should be included on the site please email admin@stjohnfisherbexley.org with your suggestions. As we hope to include details of all the groups that work in the parish could you please send in any details of the groups you are involved with together with details of what you do, where you meet and when. Thank you

OUR LADY’S FILM EVENING – Wednesday 15th June: Movie retelling the biblical story where Moses is called by God to lead his people out of Egypt to the Promised Land. Bar open and charity stall selling home-made cakes and jam. All welcome, 6.45pm for 7.00pm start. Latecomers welcome.

Sunday 15 May 2016
Pentecost Sunday

The Day of Pentecost

Today we celebrate the great day of Pentecost, when Christ filled the church with the power of His spirit and sent it out into the world to bring his peace, joy and forgiveness to all mankind.

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

Sat 14 May:    9am Win Morden RIP: 10th Anniversary (Friends)
                           6pm Parishioners

Sun 15 May:     8.30am Teresa Li’s Mother (Teresa Li)
                           10.30am Rex Wheatley RIP (Eileen & Family)

Mon 16 May:     9am Serse Cima RIP [Foundation Mass]

Tues 17 May:    7pm Beth Jefferson RIP: 10th Anniversary (Friends)
                           followed by Adoration and Our Lady & St Pio’s Prayer Group

Wed 18 May:    10am Sonny Sheehan RIP (Eileen Sheehan & Family)

Thu 19 May:     9am Eucharistic Service

Fri 20 May:     9am Colette & Brendan Mansell RIP (Anne Harris)

Sat 21 May:     9am With Thanks for Organising Aylesford Retreat: John Stanton’s                                                                        Intentions
                           6pm Parishioners

Sun 22 May:     8.30am Richard Brady RIP (Teresa Fan/Kate Kennedy)
                           10.30am James Murphy RIP (Murphy Family)

Weekly Activities: Reconciliation Times: Sat 9.30am-10.30am and Sat 7pm-8pm (following Masses)

SICK
Audrey O’Hara, Christine White, Olga Bowman, Kevin Harper, Ed Jones, John Bird, Gail Noel, Chris Neal, John Edwards, Tony Speed, Elvira Vaz, Geoffrey Hildebrand, John Underwood, May Jones, Mary Stubbs, Josie Keeley, Una Carpenter, John Harrington, Ida Leitao, John Larkin, Norma Brooker, Nina Szredski, Nora Lenihan, Angela Gillespie, Ann McDonald, Mary Lee

ANNIVERSARIES
Harry Underwood, Patrick O’Gorman, Annie Breen, James Williams, Win Morden, Betty Jefferson, Jimmy Mizen

FEAST DAYS: Wed: St John I, Pope.  Thurs: St Dunstan, Bishop.  Fri: St Bernadine of Siena.

ROTAS:  Readers: Saturday 6pm Dennis Sullivan; Sunday 8.30am Peter Wilkes;  10.30am John Rayer.   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 Mary Henden (1) Peter Hammond (2) Sun 8.30am Bridie Haylett (3) Peter Whiffin (4) Sun 10.30am John Stanton (5) Eileen Wheatley (6) Patricia McQuaid (7) Kathy Connolly (8) Rob O’Halloran (9).   Washing of Purificators: Norma Brooker.   Flower Arranging: Lynn and Theresa

OFFERTORY COLLECTION: Sunday 8th May 2016
Offertory – Gift Aid: £455.70; Loose; £175.50; Total £631.20
Second Collection (World Communiation) – Gift Aid £42.00; Loose £140.71; Total £182.71
This week’s retiring collection is for Bexley Deanery Developing World Group
Next Weeks retiring collection is for Survive Miva

PRAYER AT NOON: Please make a note for your diaries – No Prayer at Noon during May.
The next date will be Friday 10th June at 12 noon.

MISSION AT ST ANSELM’S CHURCH, DARTFORD 16th – 20th May, 7.30pm led by John Pridmore and the St Patrick’s Community. An excellent week of inspiring talks and devotions. John Pridmore will speak on the Monday and Tuesday, with Mass on the Friday. For more details see website: http://www.stanselmsdartford.wordpress.com or e-mail: stanselm01@googlemail.com.  Best wishes. Fr Stephen.

OUR LADY’S FILM EVENING: Wednesday 15th June: Movie retelling the biblical story of Moses. Bar open and home-made cakes and jam sale. All welcome. 6.45pm for 7.00pm start.

NOTRE DAME Catholic Primary School, Plumstead- Teacher Job Vacancy. We are a single form entry Catholic primary school and are seeking to appoint an inspirational KS2 teacher and curriculum leader (NQT’s welcome). For more information see website http://www.notredame.greenwich.sch.uk or e-mail: sao@notredame.greenwich.sch.uk, tel 020 8854 0585. Closing date for applications 20th May 2016.

ST JOHN FISHER – NEW WEBSITE: Some of you may already have noticed at the top of the newsletter that our website address has changed and is now: http://www.stjohnfisherbexley.org. Can I, first of all, thank Christopher Flynn for all his work in launching our original website several years ago, and his mother Julie who has continued to keep it updated. Unfortunately, as with many free websites, restrictions on the number of changes we could make made it difficult to adapt to a world where many more people rely on the internet for their information. The new site gives us that ability. The main change, initially, is that the parish newsletter is now online and you will be able to see previous weeks also.

As the site is still being developed more information will be added over the coming weeks and months. Eventually we hope to include an up-to-date list of all the groups that operate in the parish with information of what they do, where and when they meet and who to contact. If you have any ideas or suggestions for the site’s content please drop a note into the presbytery or email it to:admin@stjohnfisherbexley.org. Please note the address is stjohnfisherbexley, no capitals, and if you leave out ‘bexley’ you will get a church in Chicago! Thank you – Fr Christian.

Newsletter

Sunday 8th May 2016
The Ascension of the Lord

The Spirit and The Bride

The Church is wedded to Christ in the love of the Spirit and looks forward to
the final fulfilment of that love in the glory of heaven.

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

Saturday 7 May     9.00am Tony Sullivan RIP (Marie & family)
                                  6.00pm John Harrington RIP (Connie & family)
Sunday 8 May       8.30am Parishioners
                                10.30am Deceased Members of The Lyons Family
Monday 9 May       9.00am Ken & Ann Fairbrass (Carol Dunne)
Tuesday 10 May     7.00pm Welfare of Anne & Brendan Doyle
                                Followed by Adoration and Our Lady & St Pio’s Prayer Group
Wednesday 11 May     10.00am Daniel Harrington RIP (Eileen Sheehan & Family)
Thursday 12 May     9.00am Eucharistic Service
Friday 13 May          9.00am In Thanksgiving for Aylesford: Gloria & Tony Laws (Friends)
Saturday 14 May     9.00am Win Morden RIP: 10th Anniversary (Friends)
                                  6.00pm Parishioners
Sunday 15 May     8.30am Teresa Li’s Mother (Teresa Li)
                                10.30am Rex Wheatley RIP (Eileen)

Weekly Activities: Reconciliation Times: Sat. 9:30am-10:30am and Sat. 7pm-8pm (Following Masses).

Sick: Audrey O’Hara, Christine White, Olga Bowman, Kevin Harper, Ed Jones, John Bird, Gail Noel, Chris Neal, John Edwards, Tony Speed, Elvira Vaz, Geoffrey Hildebrand, John Underwood, May Jones, Mary Stubbs, Josie Keeley, Una Carpenter, John Harrington, Ida Leitao, John Larkin, Norma Brooker, Nina Szredski, Nora Lenihan, Angela Gillespie, Ann McDonald, Mary Lee.

Anniversaries: Frank Henin, Bertram Lemos, James Murrin, Angie Jones, Carrie & Harry Hollis, Bill & Mary Chipperfield, Susan Monkton, Lilian Higgs, Marie Huntington, John Dennis Harrington.

Feast Days: Thurs: St Pancras, Martyr Fri: Our Lady of Fatima Sat: St Matthias, Apostle

ROTAS: Readers: Saturday 6pm Christine Hand Sunday 8.30am Doune Robinson 10.30am Joseph Ebare.  Copying of Newsletter: John Stanton.   Newsletter Typist: Ruth Powers Collection for 8.30am Mass: Mrs L Nencini Parishioner.   Attending To Front of Church on Saturdays: Paul Rowlands ,  Eucharistic Ministers: Saturday 6 pm Ann Harris (1) Ivan Pereira (2) Sun 8.30am Peter Hammond (3) Ann Hyde (4) Sun 10.30am Paul Rowland (5) Mary Henden (6) Kathy Connolly (7) John Stanton (8) Dorothy Speed (9).
Washing of Purificators: Patricia McQuaid.   Flower Arranging: Sue and Mary K

OFFERTORY COLLECTION: Sunday 1st May 2016
Offertory- Gift Aid: £435.75; Loose: £175.42;  Total: £611.17
Second collection: Ukraine Appeal – Gift Aid: £9.20; Loose: £238.22 Total: £247.42          This week’s 2nd collection is for: World Communications
Next week’s retiring collection is for: Bexley Deanery Developing World Group

PRAYER AT NOON: Please make a note for your diaries – No Prayer at Noon during May.
The next date will be Friday 10th June at 12noon.

CHURCHES TOGETHER:  Churches in Old Bexley are holding a Quiet Walk of Prayer on Saturday 14th May. Starting at 11am from St Barnabas, Tile Kiln Lane, Joydens Wood, visiting each of our member churches – Baldwyns Park Baptist Church, St Mary’s, Bexley, St John Fisher. URC Hurst Road, St James the Great, Blendon, St John the Evangelist, Parkhill Road, and ending at Albany Park Baptist Church.  Our route is less than 4 miles and a walk booklet will be available on the day.  Please feel comfortable to walk at your own pace, individually or in groups, start and join from any of the churches. There will be a picnic space at St John The Evangelist (indoors or outdoors, depending on the weather) so do bring a packed lunch – tea and coffee will be available.  As we walk, we will pray silently for the homes that we pass, the people who live there and their communities, schools, shops and businesses.  Care will be available to return walkers to the various churches. All are welcome. Kathy Fogarty, Parish Unity Contact, 01322 553 993.

SUMMER YOUTH DAY: Our Summer Youth Day takes place on 25th June. Join groups from the Diocese and Southwark Catholic Youth Service as we enjoy a day of conversation, games, music, art and drama. The day beings at 10am and concludes with Mass at 6pm. £10pp. Book in advance, Jean 01227 272900. Flame is a fantastic National youth event taking place at the SSE Arena, Wembley on 11th March 2017. Southwark Catholic Youth Service have secured a number of early bird places (£18pp) so please book though us to ensure you are seated with others from the Diocese. Telephone no. as above.

OUR LADY’S FILM EVENING: Wednesday 11th May: Outstanding movie on Pope John Paul I, whose brief papacy lasted only 33 days. He is remembered for his infectious smile, his warm personality and his humble pastoral style. Film employs subtitles. All are welcome, 7pm for 7.30pm start.

HOW WELL DO WE KNOW HIM? YEAR OF MERCY SEMINAR: 7.30pm Wednesday 18th May 2016, in the Parish Hall. The seminar will begin with the DVD talk ‘Who is Jesus?’ by the Rev Nicky Gumble. Everyone invited.

LIFE UK: On Saturday 14th May, the pro-life march for Life UK (www.marchforlife.co.uk) will be taking place in central Birmingham with a Catholic Mass beforehand at the Birmingham Oratory (in the Extraordinary Form) and a Mass at St Chad’s Cathedral (in the Ordinary Form). Two buses will be travelling from central London to the march, the earlier bus (which will pick-up people from Reading at 7am) will arrive in time for the Mass at the Oratory and the second will arrive at St Chad’s. To book your place (£15 adult, £10 child and £5 infant, all return tickets), go to http://www.spuc.org.uk/get-involved/events/march-for-life-uk-2016

TEACHING VACANCY: St Joseph’s Junior Primary School is currently looking for a Full Time KS2 Teacher.
For full details please call 020 8653 7195 or email at office@st-josephs-jun.croydon.sch.uk Closing date 20th May 2016.