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31st Sunday in Ordinary Time

Jesus in Our Midst
To him the whole world is like a grain of dust. Yet he loves all that exists, and comes to dwell with sinners.

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK 29 OCTOBER – 5 NOVEMBER

Sat 29 Oct      9am Intentions of Liam Gray (Maureen Fitzpatrick)
                       6pm Bert Highland RIP (SVP Friends from Bexley)
Sun 30 Oct     8.30am Joy & Ormond Davies RIP: recently died (Carole Anderson)
                     10.30am Christa Frake RIP (Tony)
Mon 31 Oct    9am Olga Bowman RIP (Tim Bowman)
Tues 1 Nov    9am Parishioners
ALL SAINTS: 7-7.45pm Rosary Our Lady & St Pio’s Prayer Group
                      8pm Olga Bowman RIP (Bridie Haylett)
Wed 2 Nov     10am Stella Pereira (Norma Brooker)
Thurs 3 Nov   9am Eucharistic Service
Fri 4 Nov       9am Olga Bowman RIP (The Creed Family)
Sat 5 Nov       9am Bridget Harrington RIP (Maureen Fitzpatrick)
                       6pm Liam Higgins RIP (SVP friends from Bexley)
Sun 6 Nov     8.30am Parishioners
                       10.30am Audrey Fernandes (Mrs I Berry)

ALL SAINTS DAY: It will be All Saints Day on Tuesday 1st November (Holy Day of Obligation). Please note there will be two masses that day – 9am and 8pm. Our Lady & St Pio’s Prayer Group will be meeting at 7pm for The Rosary prior to the 8pm Mass that evening.

Sick: Audrey O’Hara, Christine White, Kevin Harper, Ed Jones, John Bird, Gail Noel, Chris Neal, JohnEdwards, 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, Maureen Fitzpatrick, John Adams, David Shaw, Clare Kent.

Anniversaries: Reg Huntington, Christa Frake, Kay Todd

Feast Days: Tues: All Saints Wed: The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed – All Souls Day

ROTAS: Readers: Sat 6pm Kathy Fogarty Sun 8.30am Bridie Haylett Sun 10.30am Ryan Benarte. Copying of Newsletter: Mollie Hobson. Newsletter Typist: Venus Benarte. Collection for 8.30am Mass: Mr V Jeyaseelan. Parishioner Attending To Front of Church on Saturdays: Paul Rowlands. Eucharistic Ministers: Saturday 6 pm Kathy Connolly(1) Patricia McQuaid (2) Sun 8.30am Peter Hammond (3) Ann Hyde (4) Sun 10.30am Paul Rowland (5) Marlene Burt (6) Carole Hughes (7) John Stanton (8) Molly Robins (9). Washing of Purificators: Norma Brooker. Flower Arranging: Theresa and Mary J

OFFERTORY COLLECTION: Sunday 23rd October 2016
Offertory – Gift Aid: £375.90; Loose; £187.92; Total £563.92
Second Collection (Missio) – Gift Aid £230.92; Loose £24; Total £254.92
Next week’s retiring collection is for: Bexley Deanery Developing World Group

ST JOHN FISHER CHRISTMAS FAYRE: Our charity Christmas fayre is on 10 December in the parish hall. We hope to make it a festive occasion that brings together members of the community, both young and old, with a chance to shop and socialise. We are also hoping to involve local shops with their own stalls at the fayre. More volunteers are needed to help with organising the event. We need donations of items to decorate the hall, sell and to fill Father Christmas’s sack! To book a stall and for more information visit our website or contact St John Fisher RC, 48 Thanet Road, Bexley, Kent DA5 1AP. Tel 07892 800404. E-mail stjfisher@tiscali.co.uk. Website: stjohnfisherbexley.org.

PARISH YEAR PLANNER 2017: We will be producing the Parish’s year planner and are inviting businesses to advertise or fund it to pay for the printing. Contact St John Fisher Church, 48 Thanet Road, Bexley, Kent DA5 1AP. Tel 07892 800404. E-mail stjfisher@tiscali.co.uk. Website: stjohnfisherbexley.org.

A DAY WITH MARY: To be held at St Peter’s Catholic Church, Woolwich New Road SE18, on Saturday 5th November 2016 – all welcome to attend. Prayers will be offered for your intentions. Thank you. Trevor Downs. (website http://www.adaywithmary.org).

LOST PROPERTY: There is a large number of coats and jackets which have been left in the hall cloakroom over the past 10 years. If you have mislaid an item of clothing please check if one of them belongs to you. All items will be available to view in the hall after 10.30am Mass next Sunday. (Please speak to someone in the kitchen). Please note any clothing not claimed by 30th October will be given to charity. Thank you for your co-operation and understanding.

MINISTERS: Your new rota is ready for collection in the Sacristy.

OUR LADY’S FILM EVENING:  Wed 2nd Nov: documentaries on the founder of the Jesuits, St Ignatius of Loyola and his “co-founder” St Francis Xavier, featuring interviews with world-renowned scholars in the fields of history and theology, as well as stunning scenery from around the world. Bar open and stall selling home-made crafts with a Christmas theme. All welcome, 7 pm for 7.30 pm start.

OUR LADY OF THE ANGELS TABLE SALE on Saturday 5th November 10am to 3pm – in aid of MacMillan Cancer Care. All welcome to come along and browse for some bargains. We are combining this with a MacMillan Coffee Morning (and afternoon!. There will be coffee, tea and cakes, bacon rolls and sausage sandwiches. There will also be face painting for the kids and ladies doing make up. Entry 50p – all proceeds to MacMillan. The address is Angelus Centre, Bexley Road, Erith, DA8 3HQ. We have a car park, or you can park along Bexley Road (where permitted.)

THIRTIETH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR (C)

WORLD MISSION DAY

Today’s Theme: The Lord, The Righteous Judge

The Lord is our judge. The one thing we know for certain about his judgement is that it favours the humble, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
Saturday 22^nd October     9.00 am       Olga Bowman RIP (Marlene Burt)
                                        6.00 pm    David Beattie RIP, Fifth Anniversary                                                   (Sheila and Family)

Sunday 23^rd October       8.30 am       Parishioners
                                        10.30 am      John Jones (Danny and Kay Lyons)

Monday 24^th October      9.00 am       Olga Bowman RIP (Tim Bowman)

Tuesday 25^th October     7.00 pm        Ben van Leeuwen, Birthday (Tim Bowman)                                                   Followed by Adoration and Our Lady and St Pio’s Prayer Group

Wednesday 26^th October 10.00 am      Sister John Bowman RIP (Tim Bowman)

Thursday 27^th October    9.00 am        Eucharistic Service

Friday 28^th October         9.00 am       Olga Bowman RIP (Maureen Fitzpatrick)

Saturday 29^th October      9.00 am       Intentions of Liam Gray (Maureen Fitzpatrick)
                                        6.00 pm       Bert Highland RIP, recently died                                                                     (SVP friends from Bexley)

Sunday 30^th  October       8.30 am       Joy & Ormond Davies RIP, recently died                                                                                (Carol Anderson)
                                        10.30 am      Christa Frake RIP (Tony)

ANNIVERSARIES: Rose Underwood, Janice Watts, Joe Chambers, Minnie Lynch, Tony Groce, Mary Gosling and David Beattie.

FEAST DAYS: Monday St Anthony Mary Claret, Bishop. Tuesday The Forty Martyrs; SS Crispin and Crispinian, Martyrs. Wednesday SS Chad and Cedd, Bishops. Friday SS Simon and Jude, Apostles. Saturday Our Lady.
 
PRAY FOR THE SICK: Audrey O’Hara, Christine White, 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, Maureen Fitzpatrick, John Adams, David Shaw and Clare Kent.

OFFERTORY: Gift Aid £405.30, Loose £232.03, Total £637.33.
Bexley Deanery Developing World Group £174.76;
CAFOD £322.35.

This week is World Mission Sunday and the second collection is for Missio, the Pope’s official charity for overseas mission. Many parishioners will remember it as the Association for the Propagation of the Faith – APF – whose red collection boxes have been a feature, over the years, of so many Catholic homes.

ROTAS: Readers: Saturday 6pm Christine Hand. Sunday 8.30am Larissa O’Halloran, 10.30am Lota Emeka-Onah. Eucharistic Ministers: Saturday 6pm Molly Robins (1) Ivan Pereira (2). Sunday 8.30am Marlene Burt (3) Peter Whiffen (4), 10.30am Kathy Connolly (5) Eileen Wheatley (6) Peter Hammond (7) Dorothy Speed (8) Rob O’Halloran (9). Collector 8.30am Mass: Mrs R Jameson. Front of Church: Ken Crump. Typing Newsletter: Ruth Powers. Photocopying Newsletter: John Stanton. Washing of Purificators: Patricia McQuaid. Flower Arranging: Doune and Graziella.

ALBANY PARK BAPTIST CHURCH: Please keep our fellow Christians in your prayers as they celebrate their 75^th anniversary. There will be a Thanksgiving Communion Service at 6.30pm on Sunday 30^th October with a reception afterwards and Rev Craig Downes says, “It would be wonderful to see you there”.  As Catholics we should not receive Communion distributed in Anglian/Protestant services but Rev Downes is happy to give a blessing if we fold our arms over our chest.                                 Kathy Fogarty, Parish Christian Unity Contact

DAY OF RECOLLECTION FOR READERS AND MINISTERS will take place at Streatham on Sat 12^th November, 10am until 4pm. Bishop Patrick Lynch will celebrate Mass. Details in porch

BEXLEY DEANERY DEVELOPING WORLD GROUP: Thank you for your kind donation of £174.76. Your generosity is much appreciated. If you have any queries please contact Maria Ward on 01322 555553.

OFFERING FOR HARVEST: Please note you can continue to bring Harvest offerings until the end of October. Please see list in porch.

LOST PROPERTY: There is a large number of coats and jackets which have been left in the hall cloakroom over the past ten years. If you have mislaid an item of clothing please check if one of them belongs to you. All items will be available to view in the hall after 10.30am Mass on the next two Sundays. (Please speak to someone in the kitchen). Please Note: Any clothing not claimed by 30^th October will be given to charity. Thank you for your co-operation and understanding.

PATIENTS FIRST NETWORK: A first-class Catholic service for relatives and friends of patients in hospital who may be in danger by neglect, or who are unsure what action to take in difficult medical situations. Support: 0800 1691719; http://www.spuc.org.uk/our-work/help-in-a-crisis/patients-first-network. Tim Bowman highly recommends this service from past situations with his parents

OUR LADY’S FILM EVENING –Wednesday 2^nd November: documentaries on the founder of the Jesuits, St Ignatius of Loyola and his co-founder St Francis Xavier featuring interviews with world renowned scholars. Bar open and stall selling home-made crafts with a Christmas theme. All welcome, 7pm for 7.30pm start.

TWENTY NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME C

Today’s Theme: Christ Always Interceding For Us

Christ who ‘opened his arms on the cross’ is like Moses whose arms were raised in prayer for his people. Today Christ asks us to join him in continual prayer and never to lose heart.

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
Saturday 15th October 9.00am Intentions of Bernie King (Maureen Fitzpatrick)
                                     6.00pm Parishioners

Sunday 16th October 8.30am Jack Burton-Bowen (Oonah Wood)
                                     10.30am John Jones RIP (McCarthy Family)

Monday 17th October 9.00am Olga Bowman RIP (Tim Bowman)

Tuesday 18th October 7.00p Eileen & John Meade RIP: Anniversary (Marie Sullivan)
                                     Followed by Adoration & Our Lady & St Pio’s Prayer Group

Wednesday 19th October 10.00am Wellbeing of Maureen Fitzpatrick (Carole Hughes)

Thursday 20th October 9.00am Eucharistic Service

Friday 21st October 9.00am Olga Bowman RIP (Mary Lee)

Saturday 22nd October 9.00am Olga Bowman (Marlene Burt)
                                     6.00pm David Beattie RIP: 5th Anniversary (Sheila & Family)

Sunday 23rd October 8.30am Parishioners
                                     10.30am John Jones RIP (Danny & Kay Lyons)

Sick: Audrey O’Hara, Christine White, 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, Maureen Fitzpatrick, John Adams, David Shaw, Clare Kent.

Anniversaries: Stan Spicer, Ivor John Burton-Bowen, Clive D’Silva, Nicholas Nencini.

Feast Days:  Sat: St Teresa of Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the Church, St. Richard Gwynn, Martyr.  Sun: St Hedwig, St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, Virgin.   Mon: St Ignatius of Antioch.   Tues: St Luke.   Wed: Saint John de Brebeuf, St Paul of the Cross, St. Philip Howard died, Tower of London 1595.  Fri: St Ursula.   Sat: St. John Paul II, Pope.

ROTAS: Readers: Saturday 6pm Carol Anderson; Sunday 8.30am Ann Wilkes; 10.30am Marlene Burt.   Photocopying of Newsletter: Emma Fox.   Newsletter Typist: Venus Barnarte. Collection for 8.30 Mass: Mr T Lee.  Parishioner Attending To Front of Church on Saturdays: Giovanni Aletta.   Flower Arranging: Lynn & Mary K.   Eucharistic Ministers Saturday 6 pm Kathy Connolly (1) Peter Hammond (2);  Sun 8.30am Bridie Haylett (3) Ann Hyde (4); Sun 10.30am John Stanton (5) Mary Henden (6) Carole Hughes (7) Rob O’Halloran (8) Margaret Gillis (9).

OFFERTORY COLLECTION:
Sunday 9th October 2016:     Gift Aid: £319.00 Loose: £206.09 Total:£525.09
Second Collection: CAFOD:   Gift Aid: £ 33.80 Loose: £442.82 Total: £476.62
This week’s retiring collection is for Bexley Deanery Developing World Group

Next week’s is World Mission Sunday and the second collection is for Missio, the Pope’s official charity for overseas mission. Many parishioners will remember it as the Association for the Propagation of the Faith – APF – whose red collection boxes have been a feature, over the years, of so many Catholic homes.

OFFERING FOR HARVEST: Please note you can continue to bring Harvest offerings until the end of October. Please see list in porch.

CAFOD HARVEST CAKE SALE: Thank you to everyone who contributed to our Harvest Cake sale on Sunday. Together we raised a magnificent £131.17 for CAFOD. This money will help CAFOD to continue to provide vital emergency relief and development work in the world’s poorest communities.

ALBANY PARK BAPTIST CHURCH: Please keep our fellow Christians in Albany Park Baptist Church in your prayers as they celebrate their 75th anniversary. There will be a Thanksgiving Communion Service at 6:30pm on Sunday 30th October with a reception afterwards and Reverend Craig Downes says “it would be wonderful to see you there”. As Catholics, we should not receive Communion distributed in Anglican/Protestant services but Rev. Downes is happy to give a blessing if we fold our arms over our chest. Kathy Fogarty, Parish Christian Unity Contact.

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION 2017: Application forms are now available for the First Holy Communion Programme 2017. The programme is open to children of St John Fisher Parish who are currently in Year 3 or above (age 7years +). Please see Angela Underwood or Father Christian or email angelacunderwood@aol.com. If you are a new parishioner and/or do not attend mass at this parish but wish your child to join the programme, please speak to Father Christian. Lessons will commence in January 2017. The service will be in June 2017 (date TBC). Further details to follow. Completed forms to be returned no later than the 18th December 2016.

OLGA BOWMAN RIP: Tim would sincerely like to thank everyone who helped Olga over the years; Father Christian, Eucharistic Ministers, SVP, home visitors, those befriending her during Sunday coffee, all those greeting her arrival and all those contributing towards her most beautiful Requiem and Vigil, sending condolences, arranging flowers and especially Mass offerings. Everyone in the parish was truly wonderful to her- there were no exceptions. A mass of thanksgiving is to be offered with this intention for Sunday 20 November and if you don’t see Tim about, it’s because he’s just started walking his 4th Camino De Compostela, this time in Olga’s name!

OUR LADY’S FILM EVENING: Wednesday 2nd November; documentaries on the founder of the Jesuits, St Ignatius of Loyola and his “co-founder” St Francis Xavier. All Welcome 7.00pm for 7.30pm start.