SUNDAY 12th November 2023
THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY, YEAR A
Readings: Wisdom 6:12-16, Psalm 62:2-8, 1Thessalonians 4:13-18, Gospel: Matthew 25:1-13
Sat 11th Nov 17.30 Confessions
18.00 Thanksgiving (Kevan)
Sun 12th Nov THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY
08.30 The Ahlers Family (Nicholson)
10.30 Flordeliza Valdez RIP (Bernarte)
Mon 13th Nov 09.15 St Frances Cabrini Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
10.00 For the Parish
Tues 14th Nov 09.15 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
10.00 Foundation: Vincent Jeyaseelan RIP
Wed 15th Nov 09.15 St Albert the Great Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
10.00 Anton Jeyaseelan RIP (Wheatley)
Thurs 16th Nov 08.00 Priest’s Intention
Fri 17th Nov 09.15 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
10.00 Joanne Rogers RIP (Dowswell)
Sat 18th Nov 17.30 Confessions
18.00 Marie Sullivan RIP (McQuaid)
Sun 19th Nov THIRTY-THIRD SUNDAY
08.30 Thanksgiving (Bosser)
10.30 Jim Henry RIP (Henry)
LIVE STREAMING OF MASSES ON THE WEBSITE
All masses are streamed live and can be viewed via the link:
Recordings are available. The Sunday sermon is also on the website in printed form.
FINANCES
Many thanks for your offertory collection last week: Incl. S.O.s £922.73
This week: Archbishop’s Appeal:
Direct Bank Payments to RCAS Bexley, Sort code 51 70 14, Account 01831763
Please put your name and if you use envelopes, your envelope number, as the code.
Card Payment Machine – located in the porch, is easy to use.
Gift Aid Please join the GIFT AID scheme – Forms are at the back of the Church. For every £1.00 donated the Parish receives 25p from the Tax Office. Standing Orders are best for us. Thank you.
OUR PARISH HALL
Our hall is available for hire. Please email bexley@rcaos.org.uk at ANY time for enquiries and our hall secretary will get back to you.
Please join us in the Hall for refreshments after the 10.30 mass
Newsletter: Please copy notices to Fr Doug by the previous Wednesday
Dear Parishioners,
A reminder for November, we in the Catholic Church traditionally try to remember the faithful departed.
Our Book of Remembrance will be available throughout the month for you to once again prayerfully enter the names of your own deceased family members. The book of names will be brought up in the offertory procession of each Sunday Mass.
This Sunday is of course, Remembrance Sunday and we will solemnly remember those who have lost their lives in war.
Next Sunday, 19th November, will be the day we pray for the 14 parishioners who have died in the course of the year past, and whose funerals were hosted here in our parish church. We will be prayerfully reading out each of their names and lighting a candle for them on the sanctuary, We have endeavoured to contact their families and invite them along. Please make them welcome if they come to mass that weekend. We will also be lighting one large candle for everyone else that we want to remember.
The blessing of graves during November is detailed separately below.
Meanwhile we continue to pray for the innocent citizens in Gaza who are being bombed and killed. The Church condemns this wicked action in Gaza, just as it condemns the taking of innocent hostages in Israel.
God Bless, Fr Doug
FRIENDS OF THE HOLY LAND – Christmas Concert
This concert features the well-known London Welsh Male Voice Choir with renowned soloists Margaret Keys and Anthony Stuart Lloyd and compere Mal Pope.
Thursday December 14th at Our Lady of Victories Church, Kensington Palestinian-themed buffet from 6pm (£50) or concert-only ticket to start at 7:30pm (£30)Buy your tickets through Eventbrite: Search ‘FHL Christmas Concert’ or for more details: friendsoftheholyland.org.uk/christmas-concert-2023
ARCHBISHOP’S APPEAL
The retiring collection this week funds three key mission areas: Youth and Evangelisation, Our Faith In Action and Clergy care and formation.
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION 2024
Application forms are now available for our First Holy Communion programme. Baptised children in year 3 or above can join. Forms can be collected from the foyer after mass. Completed forms must be returned by 1st December 2023. The programme will commence in January 2024.
BLESSING OF GRAVES
Hillview Cemetery Sun. 5th Nov. at 1 pm
Kemnal Park Sat 11th Nov at 1pm
Bexleyheath Cemetery Sun 12 Nov. at 12.30 pm
Sidcup Cemetery Sun 12 Nov. At 1 pm
AFTERNOON GET-TOGETHER; MUSIC AMONG FRIENDS
A fun afternoon for all, on Sunday 12th Nov, 2.30 – 4.30 at St Thomas More, 420a Long Lane, Bexleyheath. RSVP Elisa at elisapuzzolo@gmail.com 07565 613867. A Focolare Event
SAVE THE DATE
The Parish events committee will be hosting the following events in the upcoming year.
1) 11th Nov 23 Quiz Night 2) 29th Dec 23 Festive party 3) 13th April 24 Spring Cinema Singalong
4) 22nd June 24 Summer Garden Party
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