Category: Weekly Newsletter

THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

GOD IN WHOM WE TRUST

WE MUST NOT BE AFRAID TO GIVE, FOR CHRIST GAVE HIMSELF COMPLETELY AND WILL REWARD WITH SALVATION ALL THOSE WHO ARE WAITING FOR HIM

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK:

Saturday 11 November    9.00am Elvira Vaz RIP (Eileen & John Stanton)
                                          6.00pm Bernadette Willoughby RIP (Oonagh Wood)

Sunday 12 November    8.30am Parishioners
Remembrance Sunday      10.30am Bridget Harrington RIP (Tony Frake)

Monday 13 November    9.00am David Beattie RIP 6th Anniversary (Sheila & Family)

Tuesday 14 November    7.00pm Holy Souls
  Followed by Adoration & Our Lady & St Pio’s Prayer Group

Wednesday 15 November    10.00am Danny Pearce RIP (Irish & Bill Keefe)

Thursday 16 November     9.00am Eucharistic Service

Friday 17 November    9.00am Nora Lenihan RIP (Kathy Connolly)

Saturday 18 November    9.00am Mary Quinlan RIP: Anniversary (Bridie Haylett)
                                          6.00pm Terry Frogley RIP (Eileen Sheehan & Family)

Sunday 19 November    8.30am Deceased Members of the Fogarty Family (Kathy & Dennis)
                                          10.30am John Jameson RIP: Birthday (Rose & Family)

Reconciliation Times: Sat. 9:30am-10:30am and Sat. 7pm-8pm (Following Masses).

Sick: Christine White, Kevin Harper, Ed Jones, John Bird, Gail Noel, Chris Neal, John Edwards, Tony Speed, Geoffrey Hildebrand, John Underwood, Mary Stubbs, John Harrington, Norma Brooker, Nina Szredski, Ann McDonald, Eileen Weald, Maureen Fitzpatrick, Eric May, Wendy Bowman, Gracie Maddox, Anne Hastings, Tom Barrett, Joann Mackintosh, Timmy Lenihan.

Anniversaries: Mona Shaw, Harry Dunmall, Ralph Rahim, Joseph Henry Desmond, Simon Connolly.

Feast Days: Saturday: Saint Martin of Tours. Sunday: Saint Josaphat. Monday: Saint Francis Xavier Cabrini. Wednesday: Saint Albert the Great. Thursday: Saint Edmund of Abingdon, Saint Margaret of Scotland, Saint Gertrude. Friday: Saint Hilda, Saint Hugh of Lincoln, Saint Elizabeth of Hungary.

ROTAS: Readers: Saturday 6pm Peter Harris. Sunday 8.30am Larissa O’Halloran. 10.30am Lota Emeka-Onah. Photocopying of Newsletter: Emma Fox. Newsletter Typist: Venus Bernarte. Collection for 8.30 Mass: Mrs M Weekes. Parishioner Attending To Front of Church on Saturdays: John Stanton. Flower Arranging: Graziella & Theresa. Eucharistic Ministers:  Saturday 6 pm: Ivan. Sun 8.30am Ann Hyde. Sun 10.30am Volunteer (5) Eileen (6) Volunteer (7) Margaret (8) Paul (9). Washing of Purificators: Norma Brooker.

OFFERTORY COLLECTION: 5/11/17:
Gift Aid: £ 465.70 Loose:£ 177.88 TOTAL: £ 643.58
Retiring Collection for BEXLEY DEANERY DEVELOPING WORLD GROUP: 82.41
Second Collection this weekend is for the Archbishop’s Administration Fund.

EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS: In preparation for the 2018 Eucharistic Congress in Liverpool, the deanery is organising a 24 hour Eucharistic Adoration in all parishes, beginning with our parish – St John Fisher. This will take place on the First Friday of December (01/12/2017) starting with our usual First Friday Mass/Adoration at 9.00am and ends with 9.00 am Mass on Saturday 2nd December 2017. Please indicate your time preference for this all day/night presence with the Lord. This is our opportunity as a family to express our belief and love for Jesus in the Blessed Eucharist (“The Real Presence”). Come with family, children, the young and old – All Welcome!! Thank you, Fr. Christian.

As the Eucharistic Adoration flags off the Advent, our Christmas Recollection follows on the weekend of 15th-17th December. During this time, Fr. Flavian will explore his extraordinary experiences of life/death to remind us of the true meaning of Christmas, and Abbot O’Keefe shares a talk to arouse interest in our religious practices with opportunity for questions/answers. On the Sunday our children will be show-casing their talents with a Nativity play and the parish choir will be leading us as we join in to sing Christmas carols. Please see the flyer in the church porch. Thank you, Fr. Christian.

BILL KEEFE RIP: Sadly we have received the news that Bill passed away last Saturday. Please remember Iris and all the family in your prayers.

LESLIE THOMAS RIP: The Funeral Mass for Leslie will take place on Tuesday 21st November at 12 noon at St John Fisher.

MEDJUGORJE TRIP: Just to let everybody know that Paul and Anita Rowland are going to Medjugorje on the 19th September 2018, on an early bird offer of £519.00, booked and paid by 1st December this year. If you would like to come with us, please ring 01322 683 577. Thank you.

  

OUR LADY’S FILM EVENING: Wednesday 15th November: Movies on St John of the Cross and St John Vianney. Bar open, charity stall, all welcome, 7pm for 7.30pm start.

FRIDAY NIGHT FUN: Open 7.30pm every Friday for Bridge and bring your own games for young and old. Convivial Bar.

THIRTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (A)
WORLD MISSION DAY

Today’s Theme: God’s Message of Eternal Life

How easy it is for human pride to falsify God’s message, to make capital out of it.
Today let us honour God in humility, sincerity and truth.

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
Saturday 4th Nov     9.00 am Holy Souls
                           6.00 pm Norberto Iligan and Kevin Decalos Aames RIP (Nenen)

Sunday 5th Nov     8.30 am Parishioners
                               10.30 am Mum and Dad de Groen Family and Friends RIP
                              (Angela Chard)

Monday 6th Nov     9.00 am Patricia Woodhouse RIP (Bill and Rita Woodhouse)

Tuesday 7th Nov     7.00 pm Les Thomas RIP (Tim Bowman)
   Followed by Adoration and Our Lady and St Pio’s Prayer Group

Wednesday 8th Nov     10.00 am Trudy Custy RIP (OLPG)

Thursday 9th Nov     9.00 am Eucharistic Service

Friday 10th Nov     9.00 am Hazel Birch in Memoriam (Geoff)

Saturday 11th Nov     9.00 am Elvira Vaz RIP (Eileen and John Stanton)
                               6.00 pm Bernadette Willoughby RIP (Oonagh Wood)

Sunday 12th Nov     8.30 am Parishioners
                              10.30 am Bridget Harrington RIP (Tony Frake)

Reconciliation Times: Saturday 9.30am-10.30am, 7pm-8pm (following Masses).

ANNIVERSARIES: Reg Huntington, Christa Frake, Kay Todd.

FEAST DAYS: Tuesday The Dedication of the Cathedral Church of St George. Wednesday St Willibrord, Bishop. Thursday The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica. Friday St Leo the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church. Saturday St Martin of Tours, Bishop.

OFFERTORY: Gift Aid £390.65 Loose £239.36, Total £630.01.
Retiring Collection for this weekend is for Bexley Deanery Developing World Group.
Next week’s Second Collection will be for Archbishop’s Administration Fund.

PRAY FOR THE SICK: Christine White, Kevin Harper, Ed Jones, John Bird, Gail Noel, Chris Neal, John Edwards, Tony Speed, Geoffrey Hildebrand, John Underwood, Mary Stubbs, John Harrington, Norma Brooker, Nina Szredski, Ann McDonald, Eileen Weald, Maureen Fitzpatrick, Eric May, Wendy Bowman, Gracie Maddox, Anne Hastings, Tom Barrett, Joann Mackintosh and Timmy Lenihan.

ROTAS:  Readers: Saturday 6pm,  Carol Anderson;  Sunday 8.30am Ann Wilkes; 10.30am Marlene Burt.   Eucharistic Ministers:  Saturday 6pm Rob. Sunday 8.30am Bridie. 10.30am Carole (5) Mary (6)) Peter H (7). Dorothy (8) Molly (9).   Collector 8.30am Mass:  Mrs M Lee.   Front of Church: Paul Rowland.   Typing Newsletter: Graziella Highland.   Photocopying Newsletter: Calen Delpaul.   Washing of Purificators: Patricia McQuaid.   Flower Arranging: Sue (Remembrance Sunday).

THIS ADVENT 2017, we as a Parish are offering a Special Mass for our youth on 26th November (Christ the King). To this effect we ask any young person (or adult) who can play a musical instrument to talk to Fr Christian or any of the members of the Liturgy Group so we can adjust the liturgy to accommodate them. Hopefully if we have enough volunteers we will be able to make this a regular feature on the last Sunday of each month with the children staying in church for the whole Mass. We will be encouraging the children to take an active part in the service and take over the readings and bidding prayers during these family services. Please speak to Fr Christian or one of the catechists if your child would like to be a reader. Thanks, Fr Christian

ELVIRA VAZ RIP:  The Funeral Mass for Elvira will take place on Wednesday 8th November at 10am at Our Lady of the Rosary Church, Blackfen.

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS: Please remember to collect your new rota for November to February from the Sacristy. Thanks, Kathy and Patricia

CAFOD HARVEST CAKE SALE: The Children’s Liturgy team would like to say thank you to everyone who contributed to our Harvest Cake Sale. A special thank you to all the children who worked so hard baking and decorating a delicious assortment of cakes and bakes for us to sell. Together we raised a fantastic £116.50 for CAFOD. This money will help CAFOD to continue to provide vital emergency relief and development work in the world’s poorest communities.

CEMETERY VISITS FOR NOVEMBER: Sunday 5th November, 2.30pm Sidcup Cemetery. Sunday 12th November, 1.00pm Plumstead Cemetery; 2.30pm Bexleyheath Cemetery and Hillview Cemetery Welling (new date); 3.15pm Erith Cemetery, Brook Street.

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION 2018: Application forms are now available. Children must be in Year 3 or above and should attend Mass regularly at St John Fisher Bexley. Please see Angela Underwood for full details of First Holy Communion Programme or speak to Fr Christian. Application forms to be completed and returned not later than 31st December 2017.

OUR LADY’S FILM EVENING, Wed 15th Nov: movies on a) St John of the Cross, mystic, reformer of the Carmelites, Doctor of the Church, and the greatest poet that Spain has ever known; and b) St John Vianney, patron saint of parish priests, renowned for his priestly and pastoral work in the tiny village of Ars in France where, through his personal holiness and sacrifice, he converted not just the entire population of the town, but countless pilgrims from near and far. Bar open, charity stall, All welcome, 7 for 7.30pm start.

30th Sunday in Ordinary Time

The Commandment of Love
Today, through the strength that Christ gives us, we can celebrate with the joy of the Holy Spirit that great commandment of love which once had to be imposed on men under threat of God’s avenging anger.

MASS INTENTIONS FOR WEEK 28 Oct – 5 Nov
Sat 28 Oct       9am Trudy Custy RIP (John & Eileen Stanton)
                        6pm Ida Thomson RIP (Lindsay Delpaul)

Sun 29 Oct       8.30am Parishioners
                        10.30am Lance Grainger: 2nd Anniversary (Madeline & Family)

Mon 30 Oct       9am Christa Frake RIP (Tony Frake)

Tues 31 Oct       7pm Trudy Custy RIP (Maureen Fitzpatrick)
     Followed by Adoration and Our Lady & St Pio’s Prayer Group

Wed 1 Nov       9am Iris Dias (Norma Brooker)
All Saints        8pm Holy Souls

Thu 2 Nov       9am Wellbeing of Maureen Watkins (Joan Aspeek)

Fri 3 Nov       9am Holy Souls
                        9.30am First Friday Adoration for one hour

Sat 4 Nov       9am Holy Souls
                        2pm Remembrance Service
                        6pm Norberto Iligan RIP & Kevin Dacalos Aames RIP:Anniversary (Nenen)

Sun 5 Nov       8.30am Parishioners
                        10.30am Mum & Dad de Groen Family & Friends RIP: (Angela Chard)

Reconciliation Times: Sat 9.30am-10.30am and Sat 7pm-8pm (following Masses)

Prayers for the Sick: Christine White, Kevin Harper, Ed Jones, John Bird, Gail Noel, Chris Neal, John Edwards, Tony Speed, Geoffrey Hildebrand, John Underwood, Mary Stubbs, John Harrington, Norma Brooker, Nina Szredski, Ann McDonald, Eileen Weald, Maureen Fitzpatrick, Eric May, Wendy Bowman, Gracie Maddox, Anne Hastings, Tom Barrett, Joann Mackintosh, Timmy Lenihan

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

Feast Days: Wednesday All Saints Thursday: The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls)

ROTAS For w/c 30/10 Readers: Sat 6pm Kathy Fogarty, Sun 8.30am Peter Wilkes, Sun 10.30am John Rayer.   Copying of Newsletter: Mollie Hobson.   Newsletter Typist: Molly Robins.   Collection for 8.30am Mass: Mr T Lee.   Parishioner Attending To Front of Church on Saturdays: Ken Crump.   Eucharistic Ministers: Saturday 6 pm Anne Harris, Sun 8.30am Marlene, 10.30am Kathy (5) Margaret (6) Patricia (7) Mary (8) Carole (9).  Washing of Purificators:  Molly Robins.   Flower Arranging Mary J.

OFFERTORY COLLECTION w/e 22 Oct
1st Collection Gift Aid: £337.95 Loose: £179.21 Total: £517.16
2nd Collection(Missio) £45.70 £368.87 £414.57

LESLIE THOMAS RIP Sadly we have received the news that Leslie died suddenly this week. Please remember his wife Marie and family and friends in your prayers.

ANNUAL SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE: This service will be held in the church on Saturday 4th November 2017 at 2.00pm. This will be a time for us to remember those close to us who have died. After the service, refreshments will be served in the Hall. We hope you will be able to join us. Donations of cakes will be gratefully received on the day.

AN URGENT REQUEST FOR NEW COUNTERS to join our counting group towards collection, counting and banking of all Parish monies.  Please let Fr Christian or Brian Fernandez know if you wish to volunteer for this once a month help.  Thank you. Fr Christian

DAY OF RECOLLECTION FOR READERS AND EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS will be held at Streatham on Saturday 11 November. Please collect your invitation from the church porch. Please return completed form to Fr Christian.

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION 2018: Application forms are now available for the First Holy Communion Programme 2018.Children eligible for First Communion must be in Year 3 or above and should attend mass regularly at St John Fisher Bexley. Application forms can be collected from the back of the Church or please see Angela Underwood. 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. Completed application forms must be returned no later than 31st December 2017. The programme will commence in January 2018. Full details of the programme and a list of all the relevant dates including parent’s meetings will follow soon. Please look out for future notices in the parish newsletter.

AYLESFORD RETREAT  The annual retreat next year will be Friday 11 to Sunday 13th May 2018. A list is in the porch. Please pay £10 deposit to John Stanton.

IN THE INTERESTS OF SAFETY  Please ensure matches are not left on candles – on two occasions recently a match was left on a candle causing the holder to melt.

KNIGHTS OF ST COLUMBA  Annual Provincial Memorial Mass Service, for all deceased Brothers of KSC Southwark Province 12 to be held Saturday 11 Nov, 2pm at Our Lady of the Angels, Carlton Road, Erith DA8 1DN. The Celebrant for this year will be Bishop Paul Mason.

CEMETERY VISITS  By Deanery Priests – Sunday 5th November at 2.30pm Sidcup Cemetery,
Sunday November 12th: 1.0pm Plumstead Cemetery; 2.30pm Bexleyheath Cemetery; 2.30pm Hillview Cemetery, Welling; 3.15 Erith Cemetery, Brook Street.     

OUR LADY’S FILM EVENING – Wednesday November 15th – Movies on St John of the Cross, mystic, reformer of the Carmelites and Doctor of the Church; and b) St John Vianney patron saint of parish priests. Bar open, charity stall, all welcome, 7pm for 7.30 start.

PARISH EVENTS TEAM INFORMATION Friday Night Bridge open 7.30pm (for young and old) Convivial Bar. Meeting place every Wednesday 9.30am – 1.30pm.