Newsletter

25th SUNDAY OF THE YEAR

1st Reading: Amos 8:4-7 2nd Reading: I Timothy 2:1-8 Gospel Luke 16:1-13

Click above to hear Fr Doug’s sermon recorded during the 10.30 Mass.

Lord of the Oppressed

Christ is the defender of all who are sacrificed to the god of money, who are manipulated for economic gain. He sacrificed himself as a ransom for them all.

MASS INTENTIONS FOR WEEK 21 – 29 Sep 2019

Sat 21 Sep     10am Mary Connolly RIP (Connolly/Eida Family)
                         6pm Eusebio Vaz RIP (Mark Vaz)

Sun 22 Sep     8.30am John Underwood RIP (Mary Lee)
                         10.30am Olga Bowman RIP (Tim Bowman)

Mon 23 Sep     9.30am Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
                         10am Margaret Guerrero RIP (Sarah Barnes)

Tues 24 Sep     7pm David Bignall RIP (Elizabeth & Chris & Family)
                         7.30pm Exposition + Our Lady & St Pio’s Prayer Group

Wed 25 Sep     9.30am Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
                         10am Ruth Smith RIP (Ray & Family)

Thu 26 Sep     9am Eucharistic Service

Fri 27 Sep     9.30am Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
                         10am Our Homeless Friends (AIC Saturday Friends)

Sat 28 Sep     10am Sean Mahon RIP (Barbara Malony)
                         6pm Louise Delpaul (Lindsay Delpaul)

Sun 29 Sep     8.30am Alan Hyde RIP (Ann, Lucy & Matthew)
                         10.30am Lance Grainger RIP (Madeline & Family)

Reconciliation Times: Sat 10.30am (following Mass) & Sat 5.30pm (before Mass)

Prayers for the Sick: Christine White, Kevin Harper, John Bird, Gail Noel, Chris Neal, Tony Speed, Geoffrey Hildebrand, John Harrington, Norma Brooker, Nina Szredski, Eileen Weald, Maureen Fitzpatrick, Eric & Iris May, Gracie Maddox, Anne Hastings, Timmy Lenihan, John Clarey, Tess Truman, Irene Gannaway, David Collison, George Waller, Ray Smith, Tommy Otte, Sister Angela, Marion Hams, Leigh Richards, Peter Hogg, Christine Brown, Tony Laws, David Latimer, David Brailsford, Colin Anderson, Jim Henry, Joe Reape, Giulio Venturi, Anne Newton, Sister Ursula Hyland

Anniversaries: Robert Joseph Gilby, Eusebio Vaz, Danny Flanagan, Olga Bowman.

Feast Days: Monday St Pius of Pietrelcina Tuesday Our Lady of Walshingham Thursday Ss Cosmas and Damian, Martyrs Friday St Vincent de Paul

OFFERTORY COLLECTION – 15 September 2009
1st Collection: Gift Aid. £518.50; Loose £235.70; Total. £754.20
2nd Collection (Home Missions). Gift Aid: £ 41.00; Loose. £180.19; Total. £221.19
Next week’s Second collection is for St Vincent de Paul

ROTAS (week commencing Mon 23/9)
Readers: Sat 6.00pm Peter Harris Sun 8.30 Peter Wilkes Sun 10.30 Ryan Benarte. Copying of Newsletter John Stanton.   Newsletter Typist: Sheila Botterill.   Collection for 8.30am Mass: Mrs T Li/Ray.   Parishioner Attending To Front of Church on Saturdays: Ken Crump.   Eucharistic Ministers: Saturday 6 pm Volunteer, Carole; Sun 8.30am Bridie, Mary J 10.30am Volunteer, Marlene, Volunteer, Paul, Margaret.   Washing of Purificators: Alvira.   Flower Arranging: Mary K and Doune

TOM BARRETT RIP Sadly Tom passed away on Thursday 12th September. Please remember Maureen and the family in your prayers.

CONFIRMATION: We invite candidates for Confirmation. This year’s programme will begin (if there are sufficient numbers) in October. Anyone currently in Year 8 or above is eligible to apply. Application forms are in the Church Porch. Deadline is Sunday 22nd September 2019.

DIOCESAN DAY FOR CATECHISTS: Saturday 28 September 2019 starting at 10.30am and concluding with Mass at 4.00pm. Catechists are invited to attend the annual Diocesan Day for Catechists of the diocese, including those involved in Children’s Liturgy of the Word and the RCIA process. The day consists of three sessions each offering four subject choices. A catered lunch is included. For further information, contact email coraldavis@rcaos.org.uk or telephone 0208 672 7684.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED PLEASE. Our next Gardening Day will be on Saturday 5 October, when we will be planting the memorial rose bushes . If you can spare a couple of hours, we hope you will join us. Weather permitting, we will meet outside the church after 10am Mass. Please bring your own gardening tools.

MEMORIAL ROSE If you would like a rose in our memorial garden, please contact the parish office or Carole Hughes on 07762 731303. The rose can be in memory of any or all of your loved ones (minimum donation of £25).

DIVINE MERCY DAY OF PRAYER Invoking the intercession of Our Lady of Walsingham. Westminster Cathedral Saturday 28th September 2019 9.30am to 4.30pm. For more details contact Antonia@walsingham.org.uk.

APF RED BOXES / MISSIO Would anyone who has a red APF box or wishes to donate to the Missio put cash or a cheque payable to St John Fisher in an envelope. Please put your envelope marked APF and your name in the collection or hand in at the presbytery. Any problems contact Sue Mantle 01322 558915 or suejmantle@hotmail.coml

SEPTEMBER IS ST VINCENT de PAUL AWARENESS MONTH “Charity is the cement which binds communities to God and persons to one another” (quote from St Vincent). For info please see noticeboard in porch. If you would like to contact the SVP Group, please post a note to the Parish Office.

GOD WHO SPEAKS: ‘YEAR OF THE WORD’ Year 2020 has been dedicated as a year of focus on the bible ‘The Year of the Word’. There will be 6 sessions of Reflections at The Angelus Centre with Bro. Martin beginning Friday 4th October at 7.30pm. Please see noticeboard.

24TH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR (C)

First Reading: Exodus 32:7-11, 13-14; Second Reading: Tim 1:12-17
Gospel: Luke 15:1-32

Click above to hear Fr Doug’s sermon.

Today’s Theme: Christ Who Welcomes Sinners
The Christ we celebrate in this Mass is the second Moses who interceded for sinners, who came into the world to save them, and who loves them and welcomes them.

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

Saturday 14th Sept    10.00am John Underwood RIP (Choir)
                                   6.00pm KSC Thanksgiving

Sunday 15th Sept    8.30am Giuseppe Nucera RIP (Graziella & Family)
                                   10.30am Robert Gilby RIP (Teresa)

Monday 16th Sept    9.30 am Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
                                   10.00am Alex & Angela Fernandes RIP (Brian & Edna)

Tuesday 17th Sept    7.00pm Margaret Canty RIP (Pat & Derek Liddiard)
                                   7.30pm Exposition and Our Lady and St Pio’s Prayer Group

Wednesday 18th Sept    9.30am Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
                                       10.00am Fr James Dudley (Eileen Sheehan & Family)

Thursday 19th Sept    9.00am Eucharistic Service

Friday 20th Sept    9.30am Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
                                   10.00am John Underwood RIP (Bridie Haylett)

Saturday 21st Sept    10.00am Mary Connolly RIP (Connolly/Eida Family)
                                   6.00pm Eusebio Vaz RIP (Mark Vaz)

Sunday 22nd Sept    8.30am John Underwood RIP (Mary Lee)
                                   10.30am Olga Bowman RIP (Tim Bowman)

Reconciliation Times: Sat 10.30am (following Mass) and Saturday 5.30pm (before Mass)

Anniversaries: John Fitzpatrick, Margaret Roberts, Margaret Bacon, Donal Carpenter, Anne Turp.

FEAST DAYS: Monday: Ss Cornelius, Pope, and Cyprian, Bishop, Martyrs. Tuesday: St Robert Bellarmine, Bishop, Doctor of the Church. Thursday: St Januarius, Bishop, Martyr; St Theodore of Canterbury, Bishop. Friday: Ss Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn, Priest, Paul Chŏng Ha-sang, and Companions, Martyrs Saturday: St Matthew, Apostle, Evangelist

PRAY FOR THE SICK: Christine White, Kevin Harper, John Bird, Gail Noel, Chris Neal, Tony Speed, Geoffrey Hildebrand, John Harrington, Norma Brooker, Nina Szredski, Eileen Weald, Maureen Fitzpatrick, Eric and Iris May, Gracie Maddox, Anne Hastings, Tom Barrett, Timmy Lenihan, John Clarey, Tess Truman, Irene Gannaway, David Collison, George Waller, Ray Smith, Tommy Otte, Sr Angela, Marion Hams, Leigh Richards, Peter Hogg, Christine Brown, Tony Laws, David Latimer, David Brailsford, Colin Anderson, Jim Henry, Joe Reape, Giulio Venturi, Anne Newton, Sister Ursula Hyland.

OFFERTORY COLLECTION 08/09/2019: Gift Aid £435.39, Loose £238.46. Total £673.85. 2nd Collection (Education) Gift Aid 140.90, Loose £97.55, Total 238.45.
This week’s second Collection is for Home Mission.

ROTAS: Readers: Saturday 6pm Carol Anderson. Sunday 8.30am Sheila Jones. 10.30am Joseph Ebare. Eucharistic Ministers: Saturday 6pm Mary H, Peter W, Sunday 8.30am Peter H, Ann Hyde. 10.30am Carole, Eileen, Volunteer, Dorothy, Molly (Host). Collector 8.30am Mass: Mrs M Weeks. Front of Church: Giovanni Aletta. Typing Newsletter: Ruth. Photocopying Newsletter: Emma Fox. Washing of Purificators: Molly. Flower Arranging: Sue and Mary J.

DIOCESAN DAY FOR CATECHISTS: Saturday 28 September 2019 starting at 10.30am and concluding with Mass at 4.00pm. Catechists are invited to attend the annual Diocesan Day for Catechists of the diocese, including those involved in Children’s Liturgy of the Word and the RCIA process. The day consists of three sessions each offering four subject choices. A catered lunch is included. For further information, contact email coraldavis@rcaos.org.uk or telephone 0208 672 7684.

ST VINCENT de PAUL, DINNER DANCE: Saturday 12th October 2019 – dancing to a live band at St Stephen’s Parish Hall, Deepdene Road, Welling DA16 3QL from 7pm – 11pm. Raffle £15. Licensed bar, Food by “Maggie’s Kitchen”. For tickets, ring Freda – 0208 303 4723 or Maria – 0208 304 8920. All donations welcomed.

SEPTEMBER IS SVP AWARENESS MONTH:  “I would like to embrace the whole world in a network of charity” (quote from SVP Founder, Blessed Frederic Ozanam). For info please see noticeboard in church porch. If you would like to contact the SVP Group, please post a note to the Parish Office with your details.

CONFIRMATION: We invite candidates for Confirmation. This year’s programme will begin (if there are sufficient numbers) in October. Anyone currently in Year 8 or above is eligible to apply. Application forms are in the Church Porch. Deadline is Sunday 22nd September 2019.

 

TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY OF THE YEAR (C)

First Reading: Wisdom 9: 13-18; Second Reading: Philemon 9-10, 12-17
Gospel: Luke 14: 25-33

Click above to hear Fr Doug’s sermon.

Christ Who Gave Up Everything For Our Sake.

We celebrate the self-sacrificing love of Christ, the unfathomable wisdom of God, who was prepared to give up everything out of love for man. In the same spirit St Paul was prepared to send back to Philemon the dear friend of his captivity, Onesimus, a part of his own self.

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

Saturday 7th Sept     10.00am Eucharistic Service
                                     6.00pm Bill Arundel (Pat and Derek Liddiard)

Sunday 8th Sept     8.30am Giuseppe Nucera RIP (Graziella and Family)
                                     10.30am John Underwood RIP (Carole Hughes)

Monday 9th Sept     9.30am Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
                                     10.00am George Easton RIP (Gloria and Tony Laws)

Tuesday 10th Sept     7.00pm Ann Turp RIP (Melissa Turp)
                                     7.30pm Exposition and Our Lady and St Pio’s Prayer Group

Wednesday 11th Sept     9.30am Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
                                     10.00am Geoff Hinton RIP (Eileen Wheatley)

Thursday 12th Sept     9.00am Eucharistic Service

Friday 13th Sept     9.30am Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
                                     10.00am Joseph Hayden RIP

Saturday 14th Sept     10.00am John Underwood RIP (The Choir)
                                     6.00pm KSC Thanksgiving

Sunday 15th Sept     8.30am Giuseppe Nucera RIP (Graziella and Family)
                                     10.30am Robert Gilby RIP (Teresa)

Reconciliation Times: Saturday 10.30am (following Mass) and Saturday 5.30pm (before Mass)

Anniversaries: Lesley Holland, Reg Billington, Geoff Hinton, Kay Gillespie, Amber Foley.

FEAST DAYS: Monday St Peter Claver, Priest. Tuesday St Ambrose Barlow, Martyr. Thursday The Most Holy Name of Mary; St Eanswythe of Folkestone, Religious. Friday St John Chrysostom, Bishop and Doctor of the Church. Saturday The Exaltation of the Holy Cross.

PRAY FOR THE SICK: Christine White, Kevin Harper, John Bird, Gail Noel, Chris Neal, Tony Speed, Geoffrey Hildebrand, John Harrington, Norma Brooker, Nina Szredski, Eileen Weald, Maureen Fitzpatrick, Eric and Iris May, Gracie Maddox, Anne Hastings, Tom Barrett, Timmy Lenihan, John Clarey, Tess Truman, Irene Gannaway, David Collison, George Waller, Ray Smith, Tommy Otte, Sr Angela, Marion Hams, Leigh Richards, Peter Hogg, Christine Brown, Tony Laws, David Latimer, David Brailsford, Colin Anderson, Jim Henry, Eileen Dawson, Joe Reape, Giulio Venturi, Anne Newton and Sr Ursula Hyland.

OFFERTORY: Gift Aid £579.50, Loose £292.34. Total £871.84.
This week’s Second Collection is for the Catholic Education Service.
Next week’s Second Collection is for Home Mission.

ROTAS: Readers: Saturday 6pm Kathy Fogarty. Sunday 8.30am Doune Robinson; 10.30am Katherine Bernarte. Eucharistic Ministers: Saturday 6pm Anne Harris, Volunteer. Sunday 8.30am Peter W, Volunteer. 10.30am Kathy, Mary H, Patricia, Margaret, Rob (Host). Collector 8.30am Mass: Mrs M Lee. Front of Church: John Stanton. Typing Newsletter: Graziella Highland. Photocopying Newsletter: Calen Delpaul. Washing of Purificators: Kathy. Flower Arranging: Graziella and Theresa.

CONFIRMATION: We invite candidates for Confirmation. This year’s programme will begin (if there are sufficient numbers) in October. Anyone currently in Year 8 or above is eligible to apply. Application forms are in the Church Porch. DEADLINE: 22nd September.

BEXLEY DEANERY DEVELOPING WORLD GROUP: Thank you for the recent collections. Applications for new projects for the coming year must be received by Sunday 22nd September. If you have any queries regarding the group please contact the Parish Representative, Maria Ward, on 01322 555553/07802 623571.

CHURCH GARDENS: Thank you to everyone who came to help last weekend. Our third ‘Gardening Day’ has really made a noticeable improvement. We have pencilled in Saturday 5th October for the final stage when we hope to start planting new rose bushes.
                                                                           The Premises Committee

PARISH BARN DANCE: You are cordially invited to join us for our Parish Barn Dance in the church hall next Saturday, 14th September, from 7.30 until 11.00 pm (bar open from 7 pm). Great fun for all the family. No experience necessary! If you wish, please bring your own nibbles. Tea/coffee and cake will be served during the interval. Ticket numbers are limited and selling fast. Don’t miss out! Tickets available after each Sunday Mass. Adults £8/Child £4. Tickets may also be reserved by contacting Carole Hughes on 07762 731 303. A raffle will be held during the evening and we would be very grateful for donations of suitable prizes. Items may be left in the box in the church porch. Thank you for your support.