Newsletter

14 August 2026 Nuntius

Sunday 16^th August

ASSUMPTION OF OUR LADY Year A

Readings: Apocalypse 11:19,12:1-10, Psalm 44, 1 Corinthians 15:20-26 Luke 1:39-56

Sat 15^th August 18.00 Sheila Hulyer RIP (Fitzpatrick)

Sun 16^th August ASSUMPTION OF OUR LADY

08.30 Kenneth Creasy (Alex & Dahlia)

10.30 George Birch RIP (Harper)

Mon 17^th August 09.15 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

10:00 Nora Yellop (Kennedy)

Tues 18^th August NO MASS

Wed 19^thAugust 09:15 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

10.00 Anita Nayler RIP (Meeting Place)

Please join us in the Hall for refreshments after mass

Fri 21^stAugust 08.15 Pius X Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

` 09.00 Chris Baxter RIP (Bowman)

Sat 22^ndAugust 18.00 Angela & Alex (Fernandes)

Sun 23^rd August TWENTY FIRST SUNDAY

08.30 Chris Baxter RIP (Cannon)

10.30 Daniel Lyons RIP (Lyons)

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

LIVE STREAMING OF MASSES ON THE WEBSITE

All masses are streamed via the link:

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

MASS INTENTIONS: Do have masses said for your intentions. Use the envelopes in the foyer to name the intention and to enclose an offering. Give them to Fr Doug or post them through the presbytery door.

FINANCES

Many thanks for your offertory collection £891.55

Bank Payments Details available on request

Card Payment: Machine located in the foyer.

Gift Aid Please join the GIFT AID scheme – Forms available in the foyer.

OUR PARISH HALL is available for hire. Please email bexley@rcaos.org.uk at ANY time and our secretary will get back to you. Prices: £35 per hour on weekdays, £40 per hour at weekends

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

Dear Parishioners,

On Friday we celebrated the feast of St. Maximilian Kolbe, a Franciscan priest who gave up his life for God. He was arrested for sheltering refugees from the Nazis. In Auschwitz he then ministered to his fellow prisoners. When a prisoner escaped, the authorities chose 10 other prisoners to starve to death. Kolbe was allowed to replace one of them who had a family. He led the other 9 in singing and prayer and died with them. The prisoner survived the war and he and his family were present at Kolbe’s canonization as a saint. What a great hero!

God Bless, Fr Doug

CHRIS BAXTER RIP. May he rest in peace and rise in glory.

Chris’s funeral will take place on Wednesday 26 August at 11.00.

SCHOOL GOVERNORS AND ACADEMY DIRECTORS

Do you have the skills needed to be a Foundation Governor of a Catholic school or a director at a Catholic Academy, and can you spare a few hours a month?

The role does not require you to be a parent or to have experience of the education sector. As a Foundation Governor you represent the Archbishop in his ministry as the first teacher of the Diocese. A Foundation Governor must therefore be a practising Catholic who is in full sacramental communion with the Church.

https://www.rcaoseducation.org.uk/could-you-become-a-governor-or-director/

HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS.

If you (or a family member) are admitted to hospital, do ask that your record indicates that you are a Roman Catholic if you would like a visit from the Chaplaincy or to receive Holy Communion. Hospital staff may forget to ask you about your religious background and due to data regulations, the Chaplaincy team cannot approach you unless your religion is on your admission record.

CYBER CRIMINALS … are using AI to create videos, voice messages and other communications impersonating members of the clergy. They then request money or donations. Never send money, gift cards or bank details in response to such requests.

ST JOHN DIPLOMA IN SPIRITUAL THEOLOGY AND FORMATION

Claritas Spiritual Theology is offering a two-year online Diploma in Spiritual Theology and Formation, beginning on Wednesday 16 September 2026. The course may also be followed for personal enrichment without assignments. The course consists of interactive weekly online lectures and discussions of two hours. Notes are provided, and audio recordings are available for those unable to attend live. Information and registration: http://www.claritas-st.com, by email at info@claritasst.com, or on 07305 159363

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SUNDAY 9^th August

NINETEENTH SUNDAY Year A

Readings: 1 Kings 19:9-13, Psalm 84, Romans 9:1-5 Matthew 14:22-33

Sat 8^th August 18.00 John Keenan RIP (Fitzpatrick)

Sun 9^th August NINETEENTH SUNDAY

08.30 Chris Bradley RIP (Watson)

10.30 Sr.Bernadette Ryder (Burt)

Mon 10^th August 09.15 Lawrence Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

10:00 Margaret Ellis (Wheatley)

Tues 11^th August 09.15 Clare Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

10:00 Josephine & David Collison (Harris)

Wed 12^thAugust 09:15 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

10.00 Lenihan Family (Beattie)

Please join us in the Hall for refreshments after mass

Fri 14^th August 09.15 Maximilian Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

` 10.00 Kolbe Jaco Almeida RIP (Almeida)

Sat 15^thAugust 18.00 Sheila Hulyer RIP (Fitzpatrick)

Sun 16^th August THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

08.30 Kenneth Creasy (Alex & Dahlia)

10.30 George Birch RIP (Harper)

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

LIVE STREAMING OF MASSES ON THE WEBSITE

All masses are streamed via the link:

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

FINANCES

Many thanks for your offertory collection £968.78

Card Payment: Machine located in the foyer.

Gift Aid Please join the GIFT AID scheme – Forms available in the foyer.

OUR PARISH HALL: Our hall is available for hire. Please email bexley@rcaos.org.uk at ANY time and our secretary will get back to you. Prices: £35 per hour on weekdays, £40 per hour at weekends

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

Dear Parishioners,

Let’s spare a thought for our farming community at this time. Harvest has had to occur extra early because of climate change and many are using winter fodder already to feed their animals because crops are not growing in this heat. I might be disappointed that the church lawns are brown in colour, but the issues they face in making a living and more importantly in keeping us fed, are more serious. We pray that the Lord of the Harvest will support them and help them see a way forward in these difficult times.

God Bless, Fr Doug

CHRIS BAXTER RIP: May he rest in peace and rise in glory.

Chris’s funeral will take place on Wednesday 26 August at 11.00.

HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS: If you (or a family member) are admitted to hospital, do ask that your record indicates that you are a Roman Catholic if you would like a visit from the Chaplaincy or to receive Holy Communion. Hospital staff may forget to ask you about your religious background and due to data regulations, the Chaplaincy team cannot approach you unless your religion is on your admission record.

CYBER CRIMINALS … are increasingly using AI to create videos, voice messages and other communications impersonating members of the clergy. They then request money or donations. Never send money, gift cards or bank details in response to such requests. Always verify the identity of the sender by contacting the priest or parish directly using a known telephone number or official email address before responding to any request.

ST JOHN DIPLOMA IN SPIRITUAL THEOLOGY AND FORMATION

JESUIT MISSIONS – VENEZUELA EARTHQUAKE APPEAL UPDATE

Thank you to everyone who has supported the Venezuela Earthquake Appeal. Your generosity has helped provide emergency assistance to families affected by the disaster. An update newsletter is now available on the Jesuit Missions website, sharing how donations are helping people rebuild their lives during the first six months of recovery. As media attention moves on, the needs of affected communities remain significant. Please continue to keep them in your prayers.

PILGRIMAGE TO ASSISI

Eddie Gilmore is leading a walking pilgrimage to Assisi from September 18^th– 26^th, 2026: one night in Florence then six days along the beautiful ‘Way of Francis’. Contact Eddie for more information: gileag@gmail.com www.eddiegilmore.org

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SUNDAY 2^nd August

EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY Year A

Readings: 1 Isaiah 55:1-3, Psalm 144, Romans 8:35-39 Matthew 14:13-21

Sat 1^st August 18.00 Andrew Vedanayagam RIP (Satchi)

Sun 2^nd August EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY

08.30 Peter Bennett (Deal)

10.30 Canon Alan McLean RIP (Hughes)

Mon 3^rd August 09.15 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

10:00 Annette Barker RIP (Wilkes)

Tues 4^th August 09.15 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

10:00 Mary White RIP (Doyle)

Wed 5^thAugust 09:15 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

10.00 Holy Souls (Jeyaseelan)

Please join us in the Hall for refreshments after the 10.00 mass in the Meeting Place

Fri 7^th August 09.15 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

10.00 Sylvie & Victor Jeyaseelan (Jeyaseelan)

Sat 8^th August 18.00 John Keenan RIP (Fitzpatrick)

Sun 9^th August NINETEENTH SUNDAY

08.30 Chris Bradley RIP (Watson)

10.30 Sr. Bernadette Ryder (Burt)

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

LIVE STREAMING OF MASSES ON THE WEBSITE

All masses are streamed via the link:

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

MASS INTENTIONS. Do have masses said for your intentions. Use the envelopes in the foyer to name the intention and to enclose an offering. Give them to Fr Doug or post them through the presbytery door.

FINANCES

Many thanks for your offertory collection £913.51

Bank Payments to RCAS Bexley, please ask Fr Doug for details.

Card Payment: Machine located in the foyer.

Gift Aid Please join the GIFT AID scheme – Forms available in the foyer.

OUR PARISH HALL: Our hall is available for hire. Please email bexley@rcaos.org.uk at ANY time and our secretary will get back to you. Prices: £35 per hour on weekdays, £40 per hour at weekends

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

Dear Parishioners,

It was the Feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola on Friday. His legacy to the Church is enormous – He founded the Jesuit Order which took a prominent role in the Reformation of the Church – and arguably still does. He has inspired ways of prayer that are now gathered as “Ignatian Spirituality”, the flagship of which is the 30-day silent retreat called “The Spiritual Exercises”. One of his challenges to daily life is to “find God in all things”. Not so easy. Perhaps the start of such a way of life is to NOTICE things in everyday events. This requires us to slow down and not let the world rush by, and to be a bit more reflective about as many of the day’s moments as possible. May I suggest that hot summer days are a good time to practice this, and hot summer nights are a good time to review and respond.

God Bless, Fr Doug

CHRIS BAXTER RIP. May he rest in peace and rise in glory.

Chris’s funeral will take place on Wednesday 26 August at 11.00.

HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS.

PILGRIMAGE TO ASSISI

ST JOHN DIPLOMA IN SPIRITUAL THEOLOGY AND FORMATION

YOUTH MINISTRY TRAINING COORDINATOR.

The Southwark Catholic Youth Service is seeking a Training Coordinator to help form and support the next generation of Catholic youth leaders across the archdiocese. Find out more and apply at

rcaos.org.uk/vacancies.

JOB VACANCY – PARISH SECRETARY, ST MARY’S CROYDON.

St Mary’s Croydon is seeking a Parish Secretary to support day-to-day administration. Full-time, 35 hours/week. For further details, visit rcaos.org.uk/vacancies