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SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME C
Today’s Theme: Jesus Our Friend

The mystery of today’s celebration in Christ among us as our friend. We welcome him as Abraham welcomed the Lord at Manare and Martha and Mary welcomed Christ at Bethany.

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
Saturday 16th July             9.00am Elizabeth Padayachee RIP (Mollie Hobson)
                                                6.00pm Sonny Sheehan RIP (Eileen & Family)
Sunday 17th July                8.30am Parishioners
                                              10.30am Louise Delpaul RIP (Lindsay Delpaul
Monday 18th July              9.00am Holy Souls
Tuesday 19th July             7.00pm John Denny RIP (Marie Sullivan) followed by
                                                Adoration & Our Lady & St Pio’s Prayer Group
Wednesday 20th July      10.00am Pauline Griffiths RIP (Margaret Weeks)
Thursday 21st July             9.00 am Eucharistic Service
Friday 22nd July             No 9.00 am Mass
                                              11.30am Funeral Mass for John Jones RIP
Saturday 23rd July           9.00am Violet Gray RIP: Birthday (Liam & Family)
                                              6.00pm Josephine Moss RIP (Oonagh Wood)
Sunday 24th July            8.30am Parishioners
                                           10.30am Richard Brady RIP (May & Monica)

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, Eileen Weald, Geoff Birch.

Anniversaries: Pauline Griffiths, Colin Andrews.

Feast Days: Tues. St John Plessington, Martyr. Weds. St Apollinarius, Bishop and Martyr. Thurs. St Lawrence of Brindisi, Priest, Fri. St Mary Magdalene, Saints Philip Evans and John Lloyd, Martyrs. Sat. Saint Bridget.

Rotas:  Readers: Saturday 6pm Christine Hand; Sunday 8.30am Bridie Haylett; 10.30am John Rayer.   Photocopying of Newsletter: Phillipa Chaplin.  Newsletter Typist: Molly Robins. Collection for 8.30 Mass: Mrs R Jameson.  Parishioner Attending To Front of Church on Saturdays: Paul Rowlands.  Flower Arranging: Lynn & Mary J.   Eucharistic Ministers:  Saturday 6 pm Mary Henden (1) Peter Whiffen (2) Sun 8.30am Peter Hammond (3) Ann Hyde (4) Sun 10.30am Kathy Connolly (5) Marlene Burt (6) Carole Hughes (7) Rob O’Halloran (8) Paul Rowland (9).  Washing of Purificators: Kathy Connolly.

Offertory collection :   Sunday 10 July 2016:
                                                                                 Gift Aid        Loose        Total
                                                                                 £380.45     £197.30      £577.75
2nd collection Apostleship of the Sea         £ 40.45      £417.25      £457.70
This week’s retiring collection is for Bexley Deanery Developing World Group

FUNERAL MASS FOR JOHN JONES, RIP: The Funeral Mass will be held on Friday 22nd July at 11.30am and at Eltham Crematorium at 1pm, followed by a reception in the Parish Hall. All Parishioners welcome.

Our Lady’s film evening:  Wednesday 20th July: inspiring movie on Christ’s most prolific messenger, St Paul the Apostle. Paul, originally known as Saul of Tarsus, was at the forefront of efforts to stamp out the early Church but then Jesus stopped him on the road to Damascus, forever changing Paul’s life and mission. All welcome. 6.45pm for 7.00pm start. Note early start but latecomers welcome.

Volunteers needed Belmarsh Prison:  Samaritans Snack Bar in the Visits Hall need help. They have an urgent need for volunteers to serve customers at their snack bar in the Prison. Please see notice board for full details.

The Salvation Army:  On 24th November, The Salvation Army will be starting its Christmas celebrations with a spectacular concert at the Royal Albert Hall. Featuring music from the Salvation Army’s International Staff Band, International Staff Songsters and special celebrity guests, the evening is a truly memorable event. Previous guest readers and performers who have joined them on stage have included Jenny Agutter, Penelope Wilton, Connie Fisher and Lee Mead. All tickets to the concert are available from the Royal Albert Hall Box office and will be going on sale on 6th July. Please call the Royal Albert Hall Box Office on 0845 401 5045 or visit their website at http://www.royalalberthall.com to purchase tickets.

Parish Website:  With the school holidays rapidly approaching, just a reminder that if you are going away, you can still keep in touch with what is going on in the Parish by logging onto stjohnfisherbexley.org and taking a look at the newsletter. If you have any comments about our new website or any suggestions for items that could be included, [please drop a note into the Presbytery or email: admin@stjohnfisherbexley.org

15th Sunday in Ordinary Time

His Word is Near
We celebrate the nearness of the Lord to us his people. He is the
Good Samaritan who comes close to us and heals us, raising us to life as his own body

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
Sat 9 July:       9am Wellbeing of Marlene Burt (The Choir)
                          6pm Parishioners
Sun 10 July:       8.30am Thanksgiving (Gillespie Family)
                          10.30am Richard Brady RIP (Danny & Kay Lyons)
Mon 11 July:       9am Holy Souls
Tues 12 July:      7pm Private Intention (Marie Sullivan)
                                followed by Adoration and Our Lady & St Pio’s Prayer Group
Wed 13 July:      10am Bridie, Michael & Brendan Houlihan RIP (Eileen Sheehan & Family)
Thu 14 July:       9am Eucharistic Service
Fri 15 July:      9am Phil Haynes RIP: 1st Anniversary (Maggie & Andrew Field)
Sat 16 July:       9am Elizabeth Padayachee RIP (Mollie Hobson)
                            6pm Sonny Sheehan RIP (Eileen & Family)
Sun 17 July:     8.30am Parishioners
                            10.30am Louise Delpaul RIP (Lindsay Delpaul)

Feast Days: Mon: St Benedict, Abbot, Patron of Europe. Friday: St Bonaventure, Bishop, Doctor of the Church.

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, Eileen Weald

Anniversaries
Gordon Langford, May Andrews, Elizabeth Padayachee, Patrick Crampton

Rotas: Readers: Saturday 6pm Dorothy Cima Sunday 8.30am Larissa O’Halloran 10.30am Joseph Ebare.    Copying of Newsletter: Mollie Hobson.   Newsletter Typist: Molly Robins.   Collection for 8.30am Mass: Mrs T Lee/Ray.   Parishioner Attending To Front of Church on Saturdays: Ken Crump.  Eucharistic Ministers: Saturday 6 pm Ann Harris (1) Paul Roland (2) Sun 8.30am Bridie Haylett (3) Peter Whiffen (4) Sun 10.30am John Stanton (5) Eileen Wheatley (6) Kathy Connolly (7) Dorothy Speed (8) Rob O’Halloran (9).   Washing of Purificators: Norma Brooker.   Flower Arranging: Theresa.

Offertory Collection: Sunday 4th July 2016
Offertory – Gift Aid: £447.30; Loose; £224.61; Total £671.91
Second Collection (Peter’s Pence) – Gift Aid £40.50; Loose £193.20; Total £233.70
This week’s Second collection is for the Apostleship of the Sea
Next Weeks retiring collection is for Bexley Deanery Developing World Group.

Funeral Mass for John Jones will be held on Friday 22nd July at 11.30am at St John Fisher, followed by 2pm at Eltham Crematorium.

Jubilee Year of Mercy seminars: The fourth parish seminar will be at 8.00pm on Tuesday 12 July in the parish Hall. The emphasis is on PRAYER – Why and How do I pray? To be led by Fr Christian. Everyone is invited. Please reserve the following dates for future events: Wednesday 28 September, Wednesday 12 October, Wednesday 16 November.

Today is Sea Sunday, when the Church prays for all those who live and work at sea. Without them we would not have most of the items we buy in the shops. Today’s second collection is for Apostleship of the Sea (AoS), the Church’s official maritime welfare agency. It supports seafarers both practically and spiritually. This annual collection is absolutely vital to enable it to continue its work, so please give generously and remember seafarers in your prayers. Thank you. For more information on the work of AoS, please visit http://www.apostleshipofthesea.org.uk.

Our Lady’s film evening:  Wednesday 20th July: inspiring movie on Christ’s most prolific messenger, St Paul the Apostle. Paul, originally known as Saul of Tarsus, was at the forefront of efforts to stamp out the early Church but then Jesus stopped him on the road to Damascus, forever changing Paul’s life and mission. All welcome. 6.45pm for 7.00pm start. Note early start but latecomers welcome.

Parish website: With the school holidays rapidly approaching, just a reminder that if you are going away you can still keep in touch with what is going on in the parish by logging on to: stjohnfisherbexley.org and taking a look at the newsletter. If you have any comments about our new website or any suggestions for items that could be included, please drop a note into the presbytery or email: admin@stjohnfisherbexley.org.

Job Vacancies – The Education Commission require a full time Buildings Officer (to be responsible for school buildings across the 173 schools in the Archdiocese of Southwark). Please see noticeboard for further details including salary. Contact Mike Baldwin – 01689 883332.

Postgraduate programmes and conferences at Heythrop (Specialist Philosophy and Theology College). Please see poster on noticeboard regarding postgraduate programmes on offer for September 2016, and forthcoming conferences and events. Further information available, e-mail a.fenton@heythrop.ac.uk, or see website http://www.heythrop.ac.uk. From Amy Fenton at Heythrop College.

Sunday 3^rd July 2016

Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Christ Our Peace

The peace of Christ which we celebrate today should leave its mark on us so that we become messengers of peace to all around us.

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

 Saturday 2 July            9.00am                Maureen Harris RIP (Julie & Steve)
                                          6.00pm                 Parishioners
Sunday 3 July              8.30am                Richard Brady RIP (Diane Melaugh)
                                          10.30am              Mrs K Rayer RIP (Danny & Kay Lyons)
Monday 4 July              9.00am                Ruth O’Sullivan RIP (Tony & Sue Kieran)
Tuesday 5 July             7.00pm                Wellbeing of Vincent Jeyaseelan  (OLPG)
                                     Followed by Adoration and Our Lady & St Pio’s  Prayer Group
Wednesday 6 July        10.00am              Mary O’Reilly RIP: 2^nd Anniversary (The Choir)
Thursday 7 July           9.00am                Eucharistic Service
Friday 8 July                9.00am                Holy Souls
Saturday 9 July            9.00am                Wellbeing of Marlene Burt (The Choir)
                                          6.00pm                Parishioners
Sunday 10 July             8.30am                Thanksgiving: The Gillespie Family
                                          10.30am              Richard Brady RIP (Danny & Kay Lyons)

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, Eileen Weald

Anniversaries: Andrew Cullen, Vincent Bunce, Beatrice Ward, Douglas Higgs, Celia Burt, Mary O’Reilly

Feast Days: Sun: St Thomas, Apostle Mon: St Elizabeth of Portugal Tue: St Anthony Zaccaria,Priest Wed: St Maria Goretti, Virgin and Martyr. St Thomas More, Martyr Thurs: St Thomas, Bishop & Martyr Sat: St Augutine Zhao Rong, Priest, and Companions, Martyr.

ROTAS:  Readers: Saturday 6pm Carol Anderson Sunday 8.30am Ann Wilkes 10.30am Rachel Gannaway.   Copying of Newsletter: John Stanton.   Newsletter Typist: Ruth Powers.  Collection for 8.30am Mass: Mrs M Weeks.   Parishioner Attending To Front of Church on Saturdays: Giovanni Aletta.   Eucharistic Ministers: Saturday 6 pm Kathy Connolly (1) Molly Robins (2) Sun 8.30am Peter Whiffen (3) Ann Hyde (4) Sun 10.30am Paul Rowland (5) Mary Henden (6) Patricia McQuaid (7) Margaret Gillis (8) John Stanton (9).   Washing of Purificators: Patricia McQuaid.   Flower Arranging: Doune

OFFERTORY COLLECTION:
Sunday 26^th June 2016               Gift Aid                    Loose                 Total
Offertory                                    £281.94                   £183.15              £465.09
This week’s 2^nd collection is for: Peter’s Pence
Next week’s retiring collection is for: the Apostleship of the Sea

AIC GROUP IN PECKHAM: Want to say “Thank you so much5” for all your donations of food and clothes. They will be picked up on Tuesday 5^th July. You can be sure that all needy families will benefit. There will be another opportunity to donate at Harvest Time. Again, very many thanks. Christine Crump (AIC).

OUR LADY’S FILM EVENING:  Wednesday 20^th July: inspiring movie on Christ’s most prolific messenger, St Paul the Apostle.  Paul, originally known as Saul of Tarsus, was at the forefront of efforts to stamp out the early Church but then Jesus stopped him on the road to Damascus, forever changing Paul’s life and mission. All welcome.  6.45 pm for 7pm start.  NOTE EARLY START BUT LATE COMERS WELCOME.

 CHURCHES TOGETHER IN OLD BEXLEY ANNUAL SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL – Songs of Praise Grand Finale 5pm, Hurst Primary School, Dorchester Avenue, DA5 3AJ:  14 songs so bring plenty of liquid refreshment! We are looking for help with the following please: Stewarding – from 4pm preferably with yellow High-Visibility Jackets (about 4 from each Church);  First-Aiders from 4.30pm (we have one but another couple would be great);  Setting up and clearing the Venue from 3.15pm – help with staging and Gazebo as well as with moving chairs for the band. 2 or 3 people from each Church would be very helpful.  Seating The ground underfoot is tarmac and all need to bring your own seating. We anticipate being finished by 6.45pm latest. Clear-up teams will need to be available to stay until about 7.45pm latest.
Due to family illness I may not be able to attend on Sunday myself, so if volunteers from St John Fisher could kindly attend I would be very grateful.  Kathy Fogarty 01322 553 993 Parish Unity contact.

SEA SUNDAY: Next week is Sea Sunday, when the Church prays for all those who live and work at sea. There will be a second collection for Apostleship of the Sea, the official maritime welfare agency of the Catholic Church in Great Britain. It provides practical and spiritual support to seafarers visiting our ports. As it is wholly dependent on voluntary donations, please give generously. Gift Aid envelopes available in foyer. For more information about this work, visit http://www.apostleshipofthesea.org.uk.