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SUNDAY 26^th October

THIRTIETH SUNDAY Year C

Readings: Ecclesiasticus 35:12-19, Psalm 33, 2 Timothy 4:6-18, Luke 18:9-14

 

Sat      25^th Oct     17.30      Confessions

18.00                     Barney O’Neill RIP (O’Neill) 

 

Sun     26^th Oct    08.30                      Souls in Purgatory (Gillespie)                    

                            10.30                            Anthony Moffat RIP (Moffat )                                 

 

Mon    27^th Oct     09.15    Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 

10.00                            Philip Hubert Francis RIP (Pereira)                      

 

Tues   28^th Oct          NO MASS TODAY

 

Wed   29^th Oct       09.15         Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament  

                             10.00                             Eileen Wheatley (Hughes)

Please join us in the Meeting Place for refreshments after the 10.00 mass 

 

Thurs 30^th Oct      12.00         Funeral Mass Bernard Gillespie RIP

 

Fri      31^st Oct        09.15    Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament      

                             10.00                           Mary McGinty RIP (Cannon)

 

Sat     1^st Nov     17.30   ALL SAINTS      Confessions

 18.00                           Brendan Kilcullen 85th birthday

 

Sun   2nd Nov      08.30                        Terry Beazley and the O’Neill and Beazley famiies

10.30                           Kathy Connolly (Hughes)

Please join us in the Hall for refreshments after the 10.30 mass.           

 

LIVE STREAMING OF MASSES ON THE WEBSITE

All masses are streamed via the link:

Recordings are available. The Sunday sermon is also in print on the website.

 

MASS INTENTIONS:  Do have masses said for your intentions. Use the envelopes in the foyer to name the intention and to enclose an offering. Give them to Fr Doug or post them through the presbytery door.

 

FINANCES   

Many thanks for your offertory collection                                             £ 913.39

                                            Last Week     Missio                                  £ 183.04

                                                                 

Bank Payments to RCAS Bexley, Sort code 51 70 14, Account 01831763

Card Payment: Machine located in the foyer.

Gift Aid Please join the GIFT AID scheme – Forms available in the foyer. 

            

OUR PARISH HALL:  Our hall is available for hire. Please email bexley@rcaos.org.uk at ANY time and our secretary will get back to you. Prices: £35 per hour on weekdays, £40 per hour at weekends

 

Newsletter: Please copy notices to Fr Doug by the previous Wednesday

 

Dear Parishioners

In successive weeks we have been supporting through prayer, finance and other gifts, a number of good causes: CaFOD, Padre Pio Rehabilitation Centre, Missio and the Manna Day Centre. These are all expressions of the Church in Ministry, and it is a privilege for us to be able to participate. It is the responsibility of each of us  to grow in Communion and in Mission. Without the Church that would be a jolly sight harder. As a Church we can live the life God expects of us. 

God Bless,                                                Fr Doug 

 

HARVEST CAKE SALE:  The Children’s Liturgy Group thank everyone who supported our Cake sale last Sunday. We raised £172 which will be donated to Cafod’s work in the mission to needy people across the world.

 

QUIZ NIGHT:  What a great evening! Thanks to all who organised it and all who participated. We raised £565 on ticket sales, and a further £210 on the raffle. Thanks to the prize donors too.

 

THE MANNA DAY CENTRE, 12 Melior St. London SE1 

A big thank you for your gifts. Your donation helps us provide breakfast and lunch for about 120 people every day – and more support besides.

 

OCTOBER ROSARY FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE – Wednesday evening, at 7.30 p.m. 

 

BERNARD GILLESPIE RIP:   Bernard’s funeral will be on Thursday October 30^th at 12.00. Please pray for him and his family.

 

CONFIRMATION 2026:  We would like to run a programme for young people wishing to be confirmed in June 2026. You should be in Year 8 or above, (aged 13+ during 2025-26) Application forms available in the foyer.

 

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION 2026:  Application forms are available in the foyer. Baptised children in year 3 or above are eligible to apply. Feel free to discuss with Fr Doug or Angela Underwood after mass.  Completed forms must be returned by 31st December 2025.  The programme will commence in January 2026.

 

THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW 

On Saturday, Nov 15^th, from 10.00-3.00. Dr. Brian Purfield. Bring a packed lunch. 

 

GOOD COUNSEL NETWORK

“There have now been over ten and a half million abortions in Great Britain since the Abortion Act was passed 58 years ago, on 27th October 1967. On this anniversary perhaps go to Mass or say an extra Rosary or give up some food for the day. 

 

A DAY OF REFLECTION WITH DAVID WELLS :  Saturday November 1^st, 10.30 – 3.OO at St Stephen’s Church, Welling. Bring A Packed Lunch.

 

SEEKING MARRIED COUPLES – Southwark Marriage and Family life Team

We are seeking couples who are practising Catholics, to join our team to present courses for Marriage Preparation, and other initiatives. Training provided. Salary and travel costs payable. Closing date for applications: October 31^st. Contact liamgallagher@rcaos.org.uk   

 

JUBILEE YEAR OF PILGRIMAGE

From October 25th, Martin Grecula is going to walk 120km of the Via Francigena pilgrimage from Viterbo to Rome. This is to support and raise funds for those suffering from leprosy in Africa, who couldn’t and wouldn’t be allowed to walk there themselves. Follow Martin’s progress on Instagram (@steps_for_hope). If you would like to help, please donate directly at https://www.ahoto.org

 

SUNDAY 19^th October

TWENTY NINTH SUNDAY Year C

Readings: Exodus 17:8-13 Psalm 120, 2 Timothy 3:14-4:2, Luke 18:1-8

 

Sat   18^th Oct       17.30      Confessions

18.00                      Kathleen Delport RIP 

 

Sun  19^th Oct     TWENTY NINTH SUNDAY Year C – World Mission Day

                            08.30                             Fernando Guerreira RIP (McGrath)            

10.30                             John Hughes RIP (Hughes)       

 

Mon  20^th Oct       09.15    Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 

10.00                            Anton Jeyaseelan (Jeyaseelan)                      

 

Tues  21^st Oct     NO MASS TODAY

 

Wed  22^nd Oct      09.15     Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 

                            10.00 John Paul II                Jane Buhl RIP (Dorothy and Joanna)

 

Fri     24^th Oct       09.15     Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament        

                            10.00                             Sister John Bowman RIP (Bowman)

 

Sat    25^th Oct     17.30        Confessions

18.00                             Barney O’Neill RIP (O’Neill) 

 

Sun  26^th Oct     Thirtieth SUNDAY Year C 

                            08.30                            Souls in Purgatory (Gillespie)             

10.30                             Anthony Moffat RIP (Moffat)

Please join us in the Hall for refreshments after the 10.30 mass.

 

LIVE STREAMING OF MASSES ON THE WEBSITE

All masses are streamed via the link:

Recordings are available. The Sunday sermon is also in print on the website.

 

MASS INTENTIONs: Do have masses said for your intentions. Use the envelopes in the foyer to name the intention and to enclose an offering. Give them to Fr Doug or post them through the presbytery door.

 

FINANCES       

Many thanks for your offertory collection            £ 846.27 

Retiring Collections:                 This Week         Missio                               

Bank Payments to RCAS Bexley, Sort code 51 70 14, Account 01831763

Card Payment: Machine located in the foyer.

Gift Aid Please join the GIFT AID scheme – Forms available in the foyer. 

         

OUR PARISH HALL:  Our hall is available for hire. Please email bexley@rcaos.org.uk at ANY time and our secretary will get back to you. Prices: £35 per hour on weekdays, £40 per hour at weekends

 

Newsletter: Please copy notices to Fr Doug by the previous Wednesday

  

Dear Parishioners,

In his Angelus address in St Peter’s Square Pope Leo, referring to the ceasefire in the Holy Land, said: “I encourage the parties involved to continue courageously on the path they have chosen, towards a just and lasting peace that respects the legitimate aspirations of the Israeli and Palestinian peoples… The Church is close to the immense pain of those who have brutally lost their children, parents, friends and possessions in the war. The gentle touch of the Lord is directed especially toward you today, in the certainty that even amidst the deepest darkness, he always remains with us. We ask God, who is the true peace of humanity, to heal all wounds and to help us with his grace to accomplish what now seems humanly impossible: to remember that the other is not an enemy, but a brother or sister to be seen, forgiven and offered the hope of reconciliation.”

God Bless,                                Fr Doug 

 

PLANT SALE:  Many thanks to those who adopted plants last weekend and/or made donations to the Padre Pio Leprosy Rehabilitation Centre in Ghana. Thanks too to the grower! £220 was raised. Marvelous. 

 

HARVEST CAKE SALE:  The Children’s Liturgy Group we will be holding a cake sale in the parish Centre this Sunday after 10.30. mass. All money raised will be donated to Cafod’s Harvest appeal. Please come along and support us. All home baked/ shop bought donations welcome.

 

CONFIRMATION 2026:  We would like to run a programme in 2026 with and for young people wishing to be confirmed in June 2026. Candidates should be in Year 8 or above, (aged 13+ during the school year 25-26) Please have conversations at home and with friends. Application forms available in the foyer.

 

BERNARD GILLESPIE RIP:   Bernard’s funeral will be on Thursday October 30^th at 12.00. Please pray for him and his family.

 

OCTOBER ROSARY FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE:  In the light of the dreadful wars in our world, we offer a chance for prayer and reflection on the Wednesday evenings of October, at 7.30 p.m. We pray the Archbishop Romero Rosary with gospel readings and extracts from the words of St. Oscar Romero, Patron of Justice and Peace. There will be quiet time to reflect, and then a decade of the Rosary prayed slowly and meditatively.

 

MISSIO:  The collection today supports churches, schools, hospitals, vocations and other projects in countries where the Church is new, young or poor. It works through local bishops, churches and missionary congregations to ensure resources are distributed justly on the basis of need.

 

THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW: On Saturday, Nov 15^th, from 10.00-3.00. Dr. Brian Purfield. Bring a packed lunch. 

 

TEACHING VACANCIES AT ST CATHERINE’S CATHOLIC GIRLS SCHOOL 

Teacher of Science, Teacher of Psychology (and Sociology) (Maternity Leave), Teacher of Geography (Fixed term), Teacher of Science (Maternity Leave).  For full job descriptions and person specifications please visit www.stccg.co.uk/vacancies. Thank you.

 

BEXLEY PHOENIX CHOIR – CONCERT:  Directed by John MacKenzie – Accompanied by Christine Diggens    Saturday 25^th October 2025 – 7.00pm at Christ Church, Broadway, Bexleyheath, Kent DA6 7BT 

SUNDAY 12^th October

TWENTY EIGHTH SUNDAY Year C

Readings: 2 Kings 5:14-17 Psalm 97, 2 Timothy 2:8-13, Luke 17:11-19

 

Sat   11^th Oct      17.30 Confessions

18.00                     John Paul Burton-Bowen (Wood)

 

Sun  12^th Oct     TWENTY EIGHTH SUNDAY Year C – Prisoners Sunday

                            08.30                    Jane Buhl RIP and Family (Crump)             

10.30                     Eva Asaam (Asaam) 

 

Mon  13^th Oct     09.15 St Edward the Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 

10.00  Confessor      Michael O’Donnell (O’Donnell)                               

 

Tues 14^th Oct        09.15                  Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 

 10.00                    Colette Hunt/Sonny Sheehan RIP (Sheehan)

 

Wed 15^th Oct      09.15  St Teresa Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 

                           10.00    of Avila    Eileen & John RIP Hollis (Wheatley)

 

Fri     17^th Oct     14.00  St Ignatius of Antioch Funeral Mass for John Hollis RIP

 

Sat   18^th Oct      17.30     Confessions

18.00                      Kathleen Delport RIP 

 

Sun  19^th Oct     TWENTY NINTH SUNDAY Year C – World Mission Day

                            08.30                   Fernando Guerreira RIP (McGrath)            

10.30                     John Hughes RIP (Hughes)

Please join us in the Hall for refreshments after the 10.30 mass.          

 

LIVE STREAMING OF MASSES ON THE WEBSITE

All masses are streamed via the link: 

Recordings are available. The Sunday sermon is also in print on the website.

 

MASS INTENTIONS

Do have masses said for your intentions. Use the envelopes in the foyer to name the intention and to enclose an offering. Give them to Fr Doug or post them through the presbytery door.

 

FINANCES       

Many thanks for your offertory collection                                   £ 977.26

Retiring Collections:     Last Week         CaFOD                      £ 519.25

                                                                 Next Week    Missio

For Missio, if you have a Red Box please empty it and put in an envelope.

Bank Payments to RCAS Bexley, Sort code 51 70 14, Account 01831763

Card Payment: Machine located in the foyer.

Gift Aid Please join the GIFT AID scheme – Forms available in the foyer. 

         

OUR PARISH HALL:  Our hall is available for hire. Please email bexley@rcaos.org.uk at ANY time and our secretary will get back to you. Prices: £35 per hour on weekdays, £40 per hour at weekends

 

Newsletter: Please copy notices to douglasbull@rcaos.org.uk by the previous Wednesday

 

Dear Parishioners,

We need to pray even more earnestly for the cease-fire in Gaza to hold and that food and other aid may be allowed to enter. Moreover, we pray that all involved will move towards a way of living in peace with justice. Meanwhile, a reminder of the statement from Faith groups in Bexley:

The Bexley Interfaith Forum stands in solidarity with everyone who has suffered and is suffering in Gaza, Israel and the West Bank.

We call on all sides to recognise the dignity and sanctity of every human life.

We call on all sides to make all efforts to achieve an enduring peace and an end to the killing.

The Bexley Interfaith forum commits to praying for peace and living in peace and harmony with our sisters and brothers of all faiths (and none) within the London Borough of Bexley.

God Bless,                                Fr Doug 

 

MANNA CENTRE: Thank you for the magnificent collection for homeless people using the Manna Centre. We are still collecting gifts till the end of masses this weekend. There have been so many gifts that they won’t all fit in one car. If someone could volunteer to deliver a second load to Bermondsey it would be appreciated.

 

PLANT SALE: There are a number of plants for sale in the foyer this weekend. Please make donations £1- £5 or so, and your gift will go to Padre Pio Leprosy Rehabilitation Centre in Ghana. 

 

HARVEST CAKE SALE: The Children’s Liturgy Group we will be holding a cake sale in the parish Centre on Sunday 19th October after 10.30. mass. All money raised will be donated to Cafod’s Harvest appeal. Please come along and support us. All home baked/ shop bought donations welcome.

 

BERNARD GILLESPIE RIP & JOHN HOLLIS RIP  John’s funeral will be on Friday October 17^th at 2.00.   Bernard’s will be on Thursday October 30^th at 12.00. Please pray for them and their families.

 QUIZ NIGHT
Our annual Quiz Night is on Saturday, October 18^th. at 7p.m. The competition will be between tables of up to 8 people. You don’t have to form a team before arrival, just take a seat at table – and perhaps meet new people. The bar will be open. Tickets are available after masses, at £8. Bring your own snacks for the table.

 

OCTOBER ROSARY FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE 

In the light of the dreadful wars in Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan and elsewhere, we offer a chance for prayer and reflection on the Wednesday evenings of October, from 7.30 p.m. We pray the Archbishop Romero Rosary with gospel readings and extracts from the teachings of St. Oscar Romero, Patron of Justice and Peace. There will be some quiet time to reflect, and then a decade of the Rosary prayed slowly and meditatively.

 

CONFIRMATION 2026:  We would like to run a programme in 2026 with and for young people wishing to be confirmed in June 2026. Candidates should be in Year 8 or above, (aged 13+ during the school year 25-26) Please have conversations at home and with friends. Application forms available in the foyer.

 

SANCTUARY QUIET DAY – Saturday October 18th from 11- 3pm

“Uniquely and Wonderfully Made” (Ps 139) to fulfill a distinct purpose and reflect God’s glory. Spend some time in prayer to reflect on your life and your calling. Bookings: tkilcullen@live.co.uk

 

THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW On Saturday, Nov 15^th, from 10.00-3.00. Dr. Brian Purfield