The Assumption
Readings: Apocalypse 11:19; 12:1-6. 10, Psalm 44, 1 Corinthians 15:20-26, Luke 1:39-56
SERVICES FOR WEEK 15th – 23rd August 2020
Sat 15 Aug 18.00 Elvira Vaz RIP (Vaz)
Sun 16 Aug THE ASSUMPTION
08.30 Dunne Family (Haylett)
10.30 Christiana Anim RIP (Asaam)
Parish Mass – available to engage with via website at any time
Fr Francis Hartley (Sheehan)
Mon 17 Aug 09.30 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
10.00 John & Pat Underwood RIP (Frake)
Tues 18 Aug Dan & Julia Harrington and
Patrick & Mary Sheehan RIP (Sheehan)
Weds 19 Aug 09.30 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
10.00 Charlie Keeley RIP (Stanton)
Thurs 20 Aug Sonny Sheehan RIP (Sheehan)
Fri 21 Aug 9.30 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
10.00 St Bernard Francine van Leeuwen (Bowman)
Sat 22 Aug 18.00 Sylvia Hams (Frake)
Sun 23 Aug 21st Sunday of Ordinary Time (A)
08.30 John Keady RIP (Haylett)
10.30 Margaret Staveley RIP (Botterill)
Parish Mass – available to engage with via website at any time
Matthew & Kristina Stephens: Wedding (Stephens)
Prayer of St. Alphonsus – My Jesus, I believe that You are present in this Most Holy Sacrament of the altar. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come spiritually into my soul so that. I may unite myself wholly to You now and forever. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.
FINANCES – from the Diocesan and Parish finance teams.
Many thanks to all who are delivering weekly offerings .
Direct Bank Payments to RCAS St John Fisher Church, Sort code 51 70 14, Account 01831763
Please ensure you put your name on the transaction code so that we can thank you later.
LINKS AND CONTACTS.
Our Diocese of Southwark: http://www.rcsouthwark.co.uk Lots of information and further links.
Bexley Council Helpline: 020 3045 5398. The helpline is open from 8am to 6pm.
It is pleasing to gradually be welcoming more and more people back to church. Please think about your return if you are still participating from a distance. We keep everyone very safe at church.
We were reflecting during the week on the presence of God in our lives. The ‘Spirit blows where He wills’ of course but He manifests God in very particular and reassuring ways in the ‘here and now’. ‘Where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in their midst, so we know He is with us when we gather as Church, which is why it is important for us to gather for Sunday Mass. He is there in the proclamation of His Word. He is there in the Sacraments, of course. He is there in all the ministries we undertake with him: stewarding, reading, cleaning, visiting, altar serving and so on. We are particularly aware of His presence in our service to others and we must humbly celebrate His call to us to be ‘really’ with Him in so many ways. Virtuality will never replace reality!
God Bless 
SUNDAY MASS IN ST. JOHN FISHER
• Those who attend MUST BRING A FACIAL COVERING.
• Facial coverings are now also needed for weekday masses.
• Everyone will be guided to their seats by our stewards so please arrive early.
• Hands can be cleansed on entry.
• There will be no toilet facilities available.
• The reception of Holy Communion is carefully regulated at a distance and only in the hand.
• Anyone who is unwell or who is shielding should not attend.
• If you attend you will be asked to give your name with a contact detail so that we can participate in the track-and-trace scheme that the government is running
You are still free, of course to stay at home and participate spiritually in the mass via the website or attend mass during the week if you want to.
SUNDAY MASS ON THE WEBSITE http://www.stjohnfisherbexley.org then click on ‘Sunday Mass’
STEWARDING
We are very grateful indeed to the stewards who have volunteered to staff the church during these times. One will be in the porch to give instructions and others will be in the church to supervise and to usher. They will also help cleanse the church after Sunday masses.
Please ring John Rayer (01322 523499) if you are available for any of the Sunday masses.
HALL
Our hall is not yet open though we hope to complete the necessary paperwork and apply the necessary procedures soon. Any user group though, even for a private function, will have to complete their own risk assessments and satisfy diocesan insurer’s conditions independently.
NEWSLETTER NOTICES.
There isn’t much activity around and about yet but if there is then let us know and we can include a notice here in the newsletter.
PARISH MASS BOOKS
As we are not allowed to use our mass books, those of you with smart phones may wish to follow the mass using the internet. See: https://www.universalis.com/mass.htm.
If you don’t have data, you could download before you leave home.
In the long term you might like to download the app to your phone anyway. A free trial version is available called Catholic Calendar by Universalis Publishing, from your app store.
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.
stjohnfisherbexley.org 
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