Weekly Newsletter

20 October 2023 Nuntius

SUNDAY 22^nd October 2023

TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY, YEAR A

Readings: Isaiah: 45:1, 4-6 Psalm 95 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5 Gospel: Matthew 22:15-21

Sat 21^st Oct 17.30 Confessions

18.00 Frogley Family (Frogley)

Sun 22^nd Oct TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY

08.30 For the Parish

10.30 Carmel O’Leary RIP (Lyons)

Mon 23^rd Oct 09.30 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

********* 10.30 Ellen Gilligan RIP (Staden)

Tues 24^th Oct 09.15 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

10.00 Sam Ahlers RIP (Nicolson)

Wed 25^th Oct 09.15 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

10.00 Forty Martyrs Sister John Bowman RIP (Bowman)

Thurs 26^th Oct 08.00 ss Chad + Cedd Priest’s Intention

Fri 27^th Oct 09.15 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

10.00 Barney O’Neill RIP (O’Neill)

Sat 28^th Oct 10.00 Rosary

17.30 Confessions

18.00 Jack Bowen RIP (Wood)

Sun 29^th Oct THIRTIETH SUNDAY

08.30 Sheila Cakebread RIP (Cannon)

10.30 Fr Paul Rout (Cayford)

LIVE STREAMING OF MASSES ON THE WEBSITE

All masses are streamed live and can be viewed via the link:

Recordings are available. The Sunday sermon is also on the website in printed form.

FINANCES

Many thanks for your offertory collection last week: Incl. S.O.s £1004.26

Last week: Harvest & Cafod family fast £783.85

This week: SMA Mission Appeal

Next week: Mission Sunday (Missio)

Direct Bank Payments to RCAS Bexley, Sort code 51 70 14, Account 01831763

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

Card Payment Machine – located in the porch, is easy to use.

Gift Aid Please join the GIFT AID scheme – Forms are at the back of the Church. For every £1.00 donated the Parish receives 25p from the Tax Office. Standing Orders are best for us. Thank you.

OUR PARISH HALL

Our hall is available for hire. Please email bexley@rcaos.org.uk at ANY time for enquiries and our hall secretary will get back to you.

Please join us in the Hall for refreshments after the 10.30 mass

Newsletter: Please copy notices to Fr Doug by the previous Wednesday

Dear Parishioners,

We welcome Fr Henry Soma SMA to our parish He will be making an appeal for the Society of African Missionaries.

OUR HOLY FATHER POPE FRANCIS announced another day of prayer and fasting for an end to the Israel-Hamas war, to be observed on Friday 27 October. The Holy Father went on to say, it will be “a day of penance to which I invite sisters and brothers of the various Christian denominations, those belonging to other religions, and all those who have at heart the cause of peace in the world, to join in as they see fit,”.

There is one more week of “A DOORWAY INTO PRAYER”: The Rosary: The Glorious Mysteries. An opportunity on Saturday morning at 10.00, to pray the rosary together. There is an emphasis on the scriptural background to the mysteries. All are welcome.

God Bless, Fr Doug

COLLECTION FOR MISSION SUNDAY

Deferred from 22^nd October till 29^th October.

If you have a Red Box, please empty it and put the collection in an envelope with your name on. If you do Gift Aid you can use a Gift Aid envelope. It will be submitted along with the retiring collection for APF on 29^th October. Any problems please contact Sue Mantle 07955416185

QUIZ NIGHT

11th November. This is the first event to be held by the new events committee so please do make every effort to attend. The bar will be open and feel free to bring your own nibbles. Quiz + Raffle and more. Tickets will be on sale after mass.

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION 2024

Application forms are now available for the First Holy Communion programme 2024. Baptised children in year 3 or above are eligible to apply. Forms can be collected from the entrance porch or please speak to Father Doug or Angela Underwood after mass. Completed application forms must be returned by 1st December 2023. The programme will commence in January 2024.

RONNIE ASPEEK RIP

Please pray for the soul of Ronnie Aspeek. His funeral will be here on Monday 30^th October at 11:15am. May he rest in peace and rise in Glory.

BLESSING OF GRAVES

Hillview Cemetery Sun. 5^th Nov. at 1 pm

Kemnal Park Sat 11^th Nov at 1pm

Bexleyheath Cemetery Sun 12 Nov. at 12.30 pm

Sidcup Cemetery Sun 12 Nov. At 1 pm

SAVE THE DATE

The Parish events committee will be hosting the following events in the upcoming year. Details of the November event to follow in the coming weeks.

1) 11th Nov 23 Quiz Night

2) 29th December 23 Festive party

3) 13th April 24 Spring Cinema Singalong

4) 22nd June 24 Summer Garden Party

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SUNDAY 15^th October 2023

TWENTY-EIGHTH SUNDAY, YEAR A

Readings: Isaiah: 25:6-10 Psalm 22 Philippians 4:12-14, 19-20 Gospel: Matthew 22:1-14

Sat 14^thOct 17.30 Confessions

18.00 Ivor John Burton-Bowen RIP (Wood)

Sun 15^th Oct TWENTY-EIGHTH SUNDAY

08.30 For the Parish

10.30 50th Birthday: Thanksgiving (Stella Ini)

Mon 16^th Oct 09.15 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

10.00 Anton Jeyaseelan RIP (Stanton)

Tues 17^th Oct 09.15 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

10.00 St Ignatius of Antioch Breda O’Reagan (Carol)

Wed 18^th Oct 09.15 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

10.00 St Luke Josephina Bilotto (Hughes)

Thurs 19^th Oct 08.00 Priest’s Intention

Fri 20^th Oct 09.15 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

10.00 Anton Jeyaseelan RIP (Jeyaseelan)

Sat 21^st Oct 10.00 Rosary

17.30 Confessions

18.00 Frogley family (Frogley)

Sun 22^ndOct TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY

08.30 For the Parish

10.30 Carmel O’Leary RIP (Lyons)

Live Stream: All Masses are live streamed and can be watched live or recorded by clicking below

FINANCES

Many thanks for your offertory collection last week: Incl. S.O.s £951.87

Last week: Harvest & Cafod family fast c/f

Next week: Mission Appeal, Home Mission Sunday postponed by one week.

Direct Bank Payments to RCAS Bexley, Sort code 51 70 14, Account 01831763

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

Card Payment Machine – located in the porch, is easy to use.

Gift Aid Please join the GIFT AID scheme – Forms are at the back of the Church. For every £1.00 donated the Parish receives 25p from the Tax Office. Standing Orders are best for us. Thank you.

OUR PARISH HALL

Our hall is available for hire. Please email bexley@rcaos.org.uk at ANY time for enquiries and our hall secretary will get back to you.

Please join us in the Hall for refreshments after the 10.30 mass

Newsletter: Please copy notices to Fr Doug by the previous Wednesday

Dear Parishioners,

There is a time for everything:

In October we offer “A DOORWAY INTO PRAYER”: The Rosary: An opportunity each Saturday morning at 10.00, to pray the rosary together. It is a chance for those who regularly pray the rosary to join with those less familiar. There is an emphasis on the scriptural background to the mysteries. All are welcome, and you don’t need to be in possession of rosary beads. Just give it a go!

In November we remember the dead: we bless the graves of our loved ones around the area.

Sidcup Cemetery – Sun. 12 Nov. at 1 pm

Hillview Cemetery – Sun. 5^th Nov.at 1 pm

Bexleyheath Cemetery – Sun. 12^th Nov. at 12.30 pm

St. Paulinus Cemetery – date and time TBC.

God Bless, Fr Doug

QUIZ NIGHT

HARVEST CAKE SALE

Thank you to everyone who supported the Harvest Cake sale on Sunday. We raised £204.50 which will be donated to Cafod. Your support will assist Cafod in their mission as they reach out to people across the world who are truly in need.

RONNIE ASPEEK RIP

Please pray for the soul of Ronnie Aspeek. His funeral will be here on Monday 30^th October

at 11:15am. May he rest in peace and rise in Glory.

COLLECTION FOR MISSION SUNDAY

Deferred from 22^nd October till 29^th October

Anyone with a Red Box please empty it and put in an envelope with your name. If you Gift Aid you can use a Gift Aid envelope. It will be submitted along with the retiring collection for APF on 29^th October. Any problems please contact Sue Mantle 07955416185

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION 2024

SAVE THE DATE

The Parish events committee will be hosting the following events in the upcoming year.

1) 11th Nov 23 – Quiz Night

2) 29the December 23 – Festive party

3) 13th April 24 – Spring Cinema Singalong

4) 22nd June 24 – Summer Garden Party

CATHOLIC YOUTH MINISTRY INTERNSHIPS

Castlerigg Manor (The Lancaster Diocese Retreat Centre) is looking for young Catholics aged 18-25 to join their internship programme. For more information contact director@castleriggmanor.co.uk

6 October 2023 Nuntius

SUNDAY 8^th October 2023

TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY, YEAR A

Readings: Isaiah: 5:1-7 Psalm 79 Philippians 4:6-9 Gospel: Matthew 21:33-43

Sat 7^th Oct 17.30 Confessions

18.00 Rita Maynard RIP (Sullivan)

Sun 8^th Oct TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY

08.30 Thanksgiving (Gillespie)

10.30 Florencia & Fabian Del Finado RIP (Bernarte)

Mon 9^th Oct 09.15 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

10.00 St John Henry Newman. For the Parish

Tues 10^th Oct 09.15 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

10.00 St Paulinus + St Denis Robert Harris RIP (Andrews)

Wed 11^th Oct 09.15 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

10.00 St John XXIII, Pope Rex Wheatley RIP (Wheatley)

Thurs 12^th Oct 08.00 St Wilfrid, Bishop Priest’s Intention

Fri 13^th Oct 09.15 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

10.00 Private Intention (Connolly)

Sat 14^thOct 10.00 Rosary during October

17.30 Confessions

18.00 Ivor John Burton-Bowen RIP (Wood)

Sun 15^th Oct TWENTY-EIGHTH SUNDAY

08.30 For the Parish

10.30 50th Birthday: Thanksgiving (Stella Ini)

LIVE STREAMING OF MASSES ON THE WEBSITE

All masses are streamed live and can be viewed via the link:

Recordings are available. The Sunday sermon is also on the website in printed form.

FINANCES

Many thanks for your offertory collection last week: Incl. S.O.s £1882.34

This week: Cafod

Direct Bank Payments to RCAS Bexley, Sort code 51 70 14, Account 01831763

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

Card Payment Machine – located in the porch, is easy to use.

Gift Aid Please join the GIFT AID scheme – Forms are at the back of the Church. For every £1.00 donated the Parish receives 25p from the Tax Office. Standing Orders are best for us. Thank you.

OUR PARISH HALL

Our hall is available for hire. Please email bexley@rcaos.org.uk at ANY time for enquiries and our hall secretary will get back to you.

Please join us in the Hall for refreshments after the 10.30 mass

Newsletter: Please copy notices to Fr Doug by the previous Wednesday

THE HARVEST & CAFOD FAMILY FAST

Please put the proceeds from Family Fast day in the retiring collection today for CAFOD. Also, we are collecting food donations (non-perishable only) and other essential items for the Manna Day Centre at London Bridge. Please place your gifts on the sanctuary. These gifts provide the Manna Centre with 70% of their foodstuffs for the year and are therefore critically important to them.

HARVEST CAKE SALE

Following our Harvest Festival Mass (10.30), the Children’s Liturgy Group will be holding a cake sale in the parish hall. All money raised will be donated to CAFOD’s Harvest Appeal. Please come along and support us. All donations welcome. Thank you.

SAVE THE DATE

The Parish events committee will be hosting the following events in the coming year.

1) 11th Nov 23 – Quiz Night

2) 29th December 23 – Festive party

3) 13th April 24 – Spring Cinema Singalong

4) 22nd June 24 – Summer Garden Party

Details of the November quiz night will be published in the coming weeks.

“A DOORWAY INTO PRAYER”.

During October we are offering an opportunity to everyone to pray the rosary together on Saturday mornings at 10.00. It will be a chance for those who regularly enjoy praying the rosary to join with those less familiar. There will be an emphasis on the scriptural background to the mysteries. All are welcome, and you don’t need to be in possession of rosary beads. You can even join at home via the Livestream button on the website. Just give it a go!

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION 2024

ALL READERS AND SPECIAL MINISTERS

Called to Pray: A Formation Day for Ministers of the Word of God and Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion There are two sessions – 14 October in Welling or 21 October in Streatham.

Please let Fr Doug know, if you wish to attend. (“Cos he wants to pay any fees!)

RONNIE ASPEEK RIP

Please pray for the soul of Ronnie Aspeek. His funeral will be here on Monday 30^th October at 11:15am. May he rest in peace and rise in Glory.

CATHOLIC YOUTH MINISTRY INTERNSHIPS

Castlerigg Manor (The Lancaster Diocese Retreat Centre) is looking for young Catholics aged 18-25 to join their internship programme. For information contact: director@castleriggmanor.co.uk

BEXLEY PHOENIX CHOIR

Concert on Saturday 28^th October, 2023 at 7.30 pm – Venue St. Peter’s Church, Pickford Lane, Bexleyheath, DA7 4RW. Tickets are £10, Students £5.00 available from Rev. Jim Charles 020 8303 8713.