CORPUS CHRISTI

Readings: Exodus 24:3-8, Psalm 115, Hebrews 9:11-15, Mark 14:12-16, 22-26

SERVICES FOR WEEK 5^th – 13^th June 2021

Sat 5 June 11.00 Confessions

18.00 John Bowman RIP (Bowman)

Sun 6 June THE BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST (CORPUS CHRISTI)

08.30 May Feeney RIP (McQuaid)

10.30 Rufina Roque RIP (Bernarte)

Web – available anytime For the Parish

Week 10 A

Mon 7 June PKM

Tues 8 June 09.30 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

10.00 Joyce & Peter Harries RIP (Eida/Connolly)

Weds 9 June 09.30 St Columba Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

10.00 Les Truman RIP (Truman)

Fri 11 June 09.30 Sacred Heart of Jesus Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

10.00 Watson Family (Watson)

Sat 12 June 11.00 Confessions

18.00 Juliana Carvalho RIP (Kevan)

Sun 13 June 11^THSUNDAY (B)

08.30 Private.Intention (Robinson)

10.30 Kwame Osei Kissi RIP (Asaam)

Web – available anytime Placida D’Souza RIP (Fernandes)

SUNDAY MASS ON THE WEBSITE

Go to our website www.stjohnfisherbexley.org then click on ‘Sunday Mass’

FINANCES .

Direct Bank Payments to RCAS St John Fisher – Bexley, Sort code 51 70 14, Account 01831763

Please put your name and if you use envelopes, your envelope number, as the code.

CATHOLIC NEWSPAPERS

The weekly Catholic newspapers can be obtained directly (postage free) by subscription:

Catholic Universe and Catholic Times Go to www.thecatholicuniverse.com or ring 0161 820 5722 and they will arrange for you. £99.00 per year or just £55 for the digital version

The Herald has a similar offer: Ring 0207 448 3607 or go to http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/subscribe

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Emerging from Lockdown.

Last week we reintroduced the offertory procession of bread and wine as well as the “collection” as part of our liturgy, but the collection cannot be taken through a basket or pouch being passed along the rows. I ask you therefore to please make your offerings in the baskets as you ENTER the church so that the basket can be brought forward in the procession. If you forget there will still be a basket there at the exit.
Social distancing of 1 metre is now all that is required, given that we are continuing to wear face coverings, that we are not positioned face to face, that the level of ventilation is high and that we are not yet returning to communal singing or recitation of the Gloria and Creed.

First Holy Communion and Confirmation

Some have asked what happened to our sacramental preparation for the children and young people of our parish. Well, with Lockdown the programmes have sustained serious delays but are underway. First Reconciliation will be on Friday 11^th June, First Communions will be on Sunday 11^th July and Confirmations will be on 10^th and 17^th July.

These celebrations are special to the individuals involved but to all of us too, they are a great sign of the activity of God’s Holy Spirit amongst us.

Please pray for the children and young people involved, for their families and for their catechists.

Friday’s Solemnity

Just a word about the Sacred Heart:

In Catholic churches and homes, a very popular image of Jesus is the image of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. It is the image of God’s love revealed in the pierced heart of His Son. It is the symbol of a love that conquers sin and transcends death, the symbol of the One who loved us to the end. Love has always been associated with the heart, so it was only natural that the love of God became represented by a heart, the heart of his Son Jesus. In him, God the Father revealed his infinite love for us. On the Friday after the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. A newer image, but a similar one, represents the Divine Mercy of God.

God Bless

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“SOME DEFINITE SERVICE”: Missionary Network

The Church is made up of people and so is Some Definite Service – Catechists, Formators, Evangelizers, Deanery Mentors, Parish Leads. It is the goal and intention of the Agency and the archdiocese to invest time and energy in all involved in Some Definite Service, to ensure that those working in ministry are supported and do not feel isolated. Are you being called to be part of this network in a particular way? For more information, please visit: aec.rcaos.org.uk/sds.

THE PARISH HALL

Please print off this newsletter, using the screenshots below, and post it through the door of any parishioner you know without electronic access and make sure everyone feels okay and feels connected.

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MOST HOLY TRINITY

Readings: Deuteronomy 4:32-34.39-40 Psalm 32, Romans 8:14-17, Matthew 28:16-20

SERVICES FOR WEEK 29^TH May– 6^th June 2021

Sat 29 May 11.00 Confessions

18.00 For the Parish

Sun 30 May MOST HOLY TRINITY

08.30 Kathleen Bowman RIP (Bowman)

10.30 Brian McKeever RIP (Hollis)

Web – available anytime Fr Francis Hartley RIP + Fr Ed Hartley RIP

Week 9 A

Mon 31 May PKM

Tues 1 June 09.30 St Justin Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

10.00 Iris Keefe (Gillis/Connolly)

Weds 2 June 09.30 ss.Marcellinus + Peter Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

10.00 For the Parish

Fri 4 June 09.30 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

10.00 Private Intention (Sullivan)

Sat 5 June 11.00 Confessions

18.00 John Bowman RIP (Bowman)

Sun 6 June THE BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST (CORPUS CHRISTI)

08.30 May Feeney RIP (McQuaid)

10.30 Rufina Roque RIP (Bernarte)

Web – available anytime For the Parish

SUNDAY MASS ON THE WEBSITE

Go to our website www.stjohnfisherbexley.org then click on ‘Sunday Mass’

FINANCES .

Direct Bank Payments to RCAS St John Fisher – Bexley, Sort code 51 70 14, Account 01831763

Please put your name and if you use envelopes, your envelope number, as the code.

CATHOLIC NEWSPAPERS

The weekly Catholic newspapers can be obtained directly (postage free) by subscription:

Catholic Universe and Catholic Times Go to www.thecatholicuniverse.com or ring 0161 820 5722 and they will arrange for you. £99.00 per year or just £55 for the digital version

The Herald has a similar offer: Ring 0207 448 3607 or go to http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/subscribe

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Emerging from Lockdown.

Restrictions are easing and the Church authorities have been carefully considering what we can and cannot do at this stage. We follow the advice carefully and so there will be a gradual lightening of our parish “lockdown procedures” as the weeks go by.

We have reinstated a Eucharistic minister to help with the distribution of Holy Communion at the 10.30 mass and will do so at other masses in due course. The ministers will receive special training in safe Covid practice.
This week we reintroduce the offertory procession of bread and wine as well as the “collection” as part of our liturgy, but the collection cannot be taken through a basket or pouch being passed along the rows. I ask you therefore to please make your offerings in the baskets as you ENTER the church so that the basket can be brought forward in the procession. If you forget there will still be a basket there at the exit.
Social distancing of 1 metre is now all that is required, given that we are continuing to wear face coverings, that we are not positioned face to face, that the level of ventilation is high and that we are not yet returning to communal singing or recitation of the Gloria and Creed.

All change is difficult, even when it is change for the better! Meanwhile I remain immensely grateful to everyone for your cooperation and to all who have gone the extra mile to keep us safe, especially the stewards.

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PARISH MISSAL

Those of you with Parish Missals will see that your current edition expired last week. You are able to exchange your edition for the next one before mass today. If you would like to start using one, then for a (returnable) deposit of £10 you can pick one up from today as well. We will need to use the same system of looking after our own personal copy for some time to come. Safety first!

“SOME DEFINITE SERVICE”:

Archbishop John is calling the Archdiocese of Southwark to be an ‘evangelising and missionary archdiocese.’ In response, the Agency for Evangelisation and Catechesis (AEC) is developing a missionary volunteer network consisting of prayer, people and parish plans – Some Definite Service. What might be your particular part to play in this, some definite service? For more information, visit: aec.rcaos.org.uk/sds.

Prayer is the starting point. As we pray for our Church, we also pray that we may be renewed ourselves. Let us pray that we may know more deeply the love of God for us and the hope he gives, so that others may also encounter him. Are you interested in joining our prayer partners praying for the mission of the archdiocese? Email aec@rcaos.org.uk.

THE PARISH HALL

FATHER FRANCIS HARTLEY RIP

Fr Francis’ anniversary was on Friday and mass was celebrated for the repose of his soul with special prayers and readings for the occasion. The web mass this weekend will also be for him and his brother so that friends and relations elsewhere can engage.

RAYMOND SMITH RIP

We are sorry to announce the death of Ray. His funeral will be in Hawkinge with a small separate remembrance mass in Bexley. As soon as we know any other details, we will let you know.

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SUNDAY 23^rd May, 2021

PENTECOST

Readings: Acts 2:1-11, Psalm 103, 1Cor 12:3-7, 12-13, John 20:19-23

SERVICES FOR WEEK 22^nd– 30^th May 2021

Sat 22 May 11.00 Confessions

18.00 People of India (SVP/AIC)

Sun 23 May PENTECOST

08.30 For the Parish

10.30 Paul Uhebagwi RIP (Cannon Family)

Web – available anytime Holy Souls

Mon 24 May 10.00 Funeral Mass for Rob (“Les”) Connor

Tues 25 May 09.30 St Bede Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

10.00 Iris Keefe (Hughes)

Weds 26 May 09.30 St Philip Neri Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

10.00 Jim Gallagher RIP (Eida/Connolly)

Fri 28 May 09.30 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

10.00 Fr Francis Hartley RIP

Sat 29 May 11.00 Confessions

18.00 Deceased Members of the DeSilva family

Sun 30 May TRINITY SUNDAY

08.30 Kathleen Bowman RIP (Bowman)

10.30 Brian McKeever RIP (Hollis)

Web – available anytime Fr Francis Hartley RIP + Fr Ed Hartley RIP

FINANCES .

Direct Bank Payments to RCAS St John Fisher – Bexley, Sort code 51 70 14, Account 01831763

Please put your name and if you use envelopes, your envelope number, as the code.

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS: THIS WEEK Catholic Trust for England and Wales

CATHOLIC NEWSPAPERS

The weekly Catholic newspapers can be obtained directly (postage free) by subscription:

Catholic Universe and Catholic Times Go to www.thecatholicuniverse.com or ring 0161 820 5722 and they will arrange for you. £99.00 per year or just £55 for the digital version

The Herald has a similar offer: Ring 0207 448 3607 or go to http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/subscribe

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We are slowly emerging from the Lockdown necessitated by Covid. Restrictions are easing and the Catholic Church has been carefully considering what we can and cannot do at this stage. There will be a gradual lightening of our parish “lockdown procedures” as the weeks go by.

In response to the numbers now attending the 10.30 mass we are today reinstating a Eucharistic minister to help with the distribution of Holy Communion. We cannot restore the practice of offering the chalice yet. We will reinstate ministers at other masses in due course. Be assured that the ministers will receive special training in safe Covid practice.
I am keen to reintroduce the offertory procession as part of our liturgy, but the collection cannot be taken through a basket or pouch being passed along the rows. I ask you therefore to please make your offerings in the baskets as you ENTER the church so that the basket can be brought forward in the procession.
Social distancing of 1 metre is now all that is required, given that we are continuing to wear face coverings, that we are not positioned face to face, that the level of ventilation is high and that we are not yet returning to communal singing or recitation of the Gloria and Creed.

I have a feeling that every step away from the restrictions will feel almost as unsettling as the steps we took into the restrictions a year ago. We will all need to be aware of our own reactions and manage them carefully. Meanwhile I remain immensely grateful to everyone for your cooperation and to all who have gone the extra mile to keep us safe, especially the stewards.

God Bless

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PARISH MISSAL

Those of you with Parish Missals will see that your current edition expires this week on the Day of Pentecost (last day of Easter). We will have a team ready after mass as well as before next weekend’s masses, and during the week to exchange your edition for the next one in the series.

If you don’t currently use one and would like to start doing so, then for a (returnable) deposit of £10 you can get one from next week as well. We will need to use the same system of looking after our own personal copy for some time to come. Safety first!

FREE ITEMS FOR CARE OF THE HOUSEBOUND

A parishioner is happy to donate a Stairlift Chair (330 cm run) and also a 4-wheeled rollator with 2 trays for indoor use. Please contact Fr Doug if you’d like one or other or both!

THE PARISH HALL

We are beginning to make more use of our hall. Different activities are now permitted but as yet we cannot enjoy our usual social/hospitality functions. We hope that Sunday June 26^th will be the first day we can enjoy refreshments after mass, and if that is so then we will surely mark the occasion – a generous parishioner has offered to buy the first round! We are grateful to Peter Murphy for overseeing the installation of a new boiler and upgraded heating system. There is a note about the hall heating on the “Premises Committee” page of this website.

FATHER FRANCIS HARTLEY RIP

Fr Francis’ anniversary is this week on 28^th May. Mass that day will be for the repose of his soul, and will have special prayers for the occasion. The web mass next weekend will also be for him and his brother so that friends and relations elsewhere can engage.

LES CONNOR RIP

His Funeral will be on Monday 24^th May at 10am. All are welcome.

RAYMOND SMITH RIP

We are sorry to announce the death of Ray. His funeral will be in Hawkinge with a small separate remembrance mass in Bexley. As soon as we know any other details, we will let you know.

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