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SUNDAY 7^th April 2024,

SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER, YEAR B

Readings: Acts 4:32-35, Psalm 117, 1John 5:1-6, John 20:19-31 

 

Sat      6^th Apr             17.30 Confessions

                                   18.00                     Maria Agenjo (Frogley)

Sun    7^th Apr           SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER (B)      

                                    08.30                     Mary James’ family (Jeyaseelan) 

                                   10.30                       The Choir

Mon    8^th Apr              09.15                       Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                                   10.00 The Annunciation    Margaret Gillis (Wheatley)

Tues   9^th Apr              09.15                       Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                                   10.00                        For the Parish

Wed    10^th Apr           09.15                        Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 

                                   10.00                         Foundation: Rev Thomas Power RIP 

Fri       12^th Apr           09.15                         Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 

                                  10.00                          Deceased Members Keeley family (Stanton)      

Sat      13^th Apr          17.30   Confessions

                                  18.00                          Pat Liddiard RIP (Liddiard)

Sun     14^th Apr          THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER  

                                   08.30                          Maureen Oram RIP (Munroe family)   

                                   10.30                          John Robins RIP (Robins)

 

LIVE STREAMING OF MASSES ON THE WEBSITE

All masses are streamed 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:            Offertory gift to the parish priest

                                                Also, Holy Places of Holy Land:                £317.47

 

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 available in the foyer. ENVELOPES IN 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 from April 1^st: £35 per hour weekdays, £40 per hour weekends 

 

PARKING 2024

Please renew your car parking permit for 2024. Applications forms are in the foyer.

We are grateful for this support and hope you can use your parking rights during the week as well!

 

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 

STILL wishing you a Happy Easter! 

Easter celebrations subside but our reflection on Easter continues. Easter is THE defining moment for us as Christians. We are EASTER People. 

We were blessed with a great celebration last week. Many thanks once again to all who made St. John Fisher the place to be.

And again, I also offer my personal thanks for your generous Easter offering.

                                    God Bless                                 Fr Doug

 

PARISH SOCIAL

Save the date for our Spring Event – Sat 11th May. Singalong to a well-known Swedish Group! Dress to impress. Doors open at 6. Bar. Raffle at the interval (any donations gratefully received).

Bring your own nibbles. Adults £6 / Children £3. Tickets on sale after mass FROM NOW ON  

 

CHURCH FLOWERS:  

Everybody enjoys the flower arrangements in church, but our talented and enthusiastic band of workers really need some extra help once a month or so – Fri or Sat mornings.  Please meet me after 10.30 Sunday Mass in the choir or ring for a chat on 01322 528224.   Sue Murphy

Also, do offer financial support through the donation box in the wall at the back of church.

 

VOLUNTEERS WANTED

 – Not just for arranging flowers but for stewarding, church cleaning, reading at mass, helping at Sunday Coffee mornings, Wednesday Meeting Place, gardening, singing in the choir, playing a musical instrument, altar serving, maintaining parish noticeboards, and school governance. 

 

PASSING ON THE FAITH 

4 online sessions for grandparents, starts Thurs 18^th Apr, 7:30 – 9pm. Email mflse@rcaos.org.uk 

 

REDISCOVER YOUR MARRIAGE

Retrouvaille offers you the chance to rediscover yourself, your spouse, and a loving relationship in your marriage. 10s of 1000s headed for divorce have successfully saved their marriages by taking part. The next programme commences with a weekend in Welwyn Garden City on 14-16 June 2024. Call or text 07887 296983 or 07973 380443, email retrouvailleukinfo@gmail.com – or visit www.retrouvaille.org.uk

 

MASS TO CELEBRATE MARRIAGE – July 13^th, At St George’s Cathedral

If you are celebrating your 1^st/10^th/25^th/40^th/50^th/60^th wedding anniversary this year, please let us know, by May 31, providing:  your names, address and the anniversary. The Archbishop will invite you to the mass.  Email us at mflse@rcaos.org.uk Title your email with “Bexley Parish” 

 

FLAME 2025 

Flame is the largest Catholic youth event in the UK, featuring guest speakers, award-winning musicians, praise and worship, Eucharistic Adoration, and much more! The event is open to those from school year 9 to university age. The Archdiocese has purchased a block booking. Group Leaders can book at www.tinyurl.com/flame25  The early-bird price is £29, payable by 1 August.

 

CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION (incl Southwark) PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES 

See the poster in the foyer. £500, 23rd – 30th August, 2024, led by Bishop Paul Hendricks 

 

AFFORDABLE PILGRIMAGES TO LOURDES office@stpeterspilgrimages.com 0203 773 5115

 

KNOW A GOOD GARDENER?

Eileen Hollis would love to receive your recommendation 0208 303 4136

 

SUNDAY 31^st March 2024

 EASTER SUNDAY, YEAR B, 

Readings: Acts 10:34-43, Psalm 117, Col 3:1-4, John 20:1-9 

 

Sat      30^th Mar       20.00  Easter Vigil              Pat Liddiard RIP (Watson)

 

Sun    31^st Mar         EASTER SUNDAY 

                               08.30                                      For the Parish 

10.30                                      Rosa Colaco RIP (Colaco)

Mon    1^st Apr         09.15                                      Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                              10.00                                      Fiona Boome RIP (Howie)

Tues   2^nd Apr         09.15                                      Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                              10.00 St John Paul II              Peter Watson-Kuy RIP (Watson)

Wed    3^rd Apr         09.15                                      Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 

                              10.00                                      Nina Szredski RIP (Szredski)

Fri       5^th Apr        10.00                                      Delia Willis RIP (Wilkes)                 

Sat      6^th Apr        17.30                                      Confessions

18.00                                      Maria Agenjo (Frogley)

Sun     7^th Apr            SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER  

                              08.30                                      Mary James family (Jeyaseelan)   

                              10.30                                      Rosa Colaco RIP (Colaco)

 

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                     £1072.11

 

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 available in the foyer. ENVELOPES IN 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 from April 1^st: £35 per hour weekdays, £40 per hour weekends 

 

PARKING 2024

Please renew your car parking permit for 2024. Applications forms are in the foyer.

We are grateful for this support and hope you can use your parking rights during the week as well!

 

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

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

 

 

Happy Easter, Everyone! 

May heaven be praised, may God be adored.

Everything is changed for I have seen the Lord!

 

First of all, a big welcome to any visitors to the Church today to celebrate this great event of Easter. Everything is indeed changed, particularly our understanding of ourselves and of our future. 

 

What a joy it has been – so far(!) – to celebrate Easter here at St. John Fisher. We have been able to journey with the Lord on a Way that led him through suffering and death to joy and new life. That journey also describes our path and our calling through difficulties, through suffering and yes, through death to joys and to new life. We place therefore with Him.

 

Let me thank everyone involved: The stewards, the readers, the cleaners, the altar servers, the sacristans, those who have led the Stations of the Cross, those in the music ministry, those who produced our Easter Garden, and of course those responsible for the wonderful floral display.

I also offer my personal thanks for your Easter offering, your gift to me.

                                                                                            Fr Doug

 

PARISH SOCIAL:  Save the date for our Spring Event – Sat 11th May. Singalong to a well-known Swedish Group! Dress to impress. Doors open at 6. Bar. Raffle at the interval (any donations gratefully received).

Bring your own nibbles. Adults £6 / Children £3. Tickets on sale after mass throughout April.  

 

CHURCH FLOWERS:  :  Everybody enjoys the flower arrangements in church, but our talented and enthusiastic band of workers really need some extra help once a month or so – Fri or Sat mornings.  Please meet me after 10.30 Sunday Mass in the choir or ring for a chat on 01322 528224.   Sue Murphy

Also, please offer financial support through donation box in the wall at the back of church.

 

PASSING ON THE FAITH :  4 online sessions for grandparents, starts Thurs 18^th Apr, 7:30 – 9pm. Email mflse@rcaos.org.uk 

 

REDISCOVER YOUR MARRIAGE:  Retrouvaille offers you the chance to rediscover yourself, your spouse, and a loving relationship in your marriage. 10s of 1000s headed for divorce have successfully saved their marriages by taking part. The next programme commences with a weekend in Welwyn Garden City on 14-16 June 2024. Call or text 07887 296983 or 07973 380443, email retrouvailleukinfo@gmail.com – or visit www.retrouvaille.org.uk

 

MASS TO CELEBRATE MARRIAGE – July 13^th, At St George’s Cathedral

If you are celebrating your 1^st/10^th/25^th/40^th/50^th/60^th wedding anniversary this year, please let us know, by May 31, providing:  your names, address and the anniversary. The Archbishop will invite you to the mass.  Email us at mflse@rcaos.org.uk Title your email with “Bexley Parish” 

 

FLAME 2025 :  Flame is the largest Catholic youth event in the UK, featuring guest speakers, award-winning musicians, praise and worship, Eucharistic Adoration, and much more! The event is open to those from school year 9 to university age. The Archdiocese has purchased a block booking. Group Leaders can book at www.tinyurl.com/flame25  The early-bird price is £29, payable by 1 August.

 

CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION (incl Southwark) PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES 

See the poster in the foyer. £500, 23rd – 30th August, 2024, led by Bishop Paul Hendricks 

 

AFFORDABLE PILGRIMAGES TO LOURDES office@stpeterspilgrimages.com 0203 773 5115

SUNDAY 24^th March 2024 

PALM SUNDAY, YEAR B  

Readings: Mark 11:1-10, Isaiah 50:4-7, Psalm 21, Phil 2:6-11, Mark 14:1-15:47 

 

Sat      23^rd Mar      17.30  Confessions

18.00                                      Marino Jose Echavarria RIP (Wood)

 

Sun    24^th Mar         PALM SUNDAY       

                               08.30                                      For the Parish 

10.30                                      Tony Speed RIP (Speed family)

 

Mon    25^th Mar       09.15                                      Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                               10.00                                      Madeline Grainger (Choir)

 

Tues   26^th Mar       09.15                                      Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                               10.00                                      Hiten Amin RIP (Bhalla)

                               19.30                                      Reconciliation Service

 

Wed    27^th Mar        9.15                                      Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 

                               10.00                                      Simon Clifford RIP (Bhalla)

                        11.00  Chrism Mass at St George’s Cathedral

 

Thurs   28^th Mar      20.00  Maundy Thursday       Mrs D O’Rourke (Blaikie)

                   Mass of the Lord’s Supper & Prayer in Gethsemane (‘til 23.00)

 

Fri       29^th Mar       15.00  Good Friday                Solemn Liturgy of Good Friday 

 

Sat      30^th Mar       20.00  Easter Vigil                  Pat Liddiard RIP (Watson)

 

Sun     31^st Mar         EASTER SUNDAY  

                                08.30                                      For the Parish

                                10.30                                      Rosa Colaco RIP (Colaco)

 

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                £1004.32

Retiring Collections:            Last week:     Poor parishes of the Diocese        £248.15                     

 

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 available in the foyer. ENVELOPES IN 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 from April 1^st: £35 per hour weekdays, £40 per hour weekends 

 

PARKING 2024

Please renew your car parking permit for 2024. Applications forms are in the foyer.

We are grateful for this support and hope you can use your parking rights during the week as well!

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

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

Holy Week – a good week to stop at the stations on the way before reaching next Sunday – Easter 

               God Bless,                                              

                                       

PARISH SOCIAL

Save the date for our Spring Event – Sat 11th May. Singalong to a well-known Swedish Group! Dress to impress. Doors open at 6. Bar. Raffle at the interval (any donations gratefully received).

Bring your own nibbles. Adults £6 / Children £3. Tickets on sale after mass throughout April.  

 

CHURCH FLOWERS:  

Everybody enjoys the flower arrangements in church, but our talented and enthusiastic band of workers really need some extra help once a month or so – Fri or Sat mornings.  Please meet me after 10.30 Sunday Mass in the choir or ring for a chat on 01322 528224.   Sue Murphy

Also, please offer financial support through donation box in the wall at the back of church.

 

PASSING ON THE FAITH 

4 online sessions for grandparents, starts Thurs 18^th Apr, 7:30 – 9pm. Email mflse@rcaos.org.uk 

 

MASS TO CELEBRATE MARRIAGE – July 13^th, At St George’s Cathedral

If you are celebrating your 1^st/10^th/25^th/40^th/50^th/60^th wedding anniversary this year, please let us know, by May 31, providing:  your names, address and the anniversary. The Archbishop will invite you to the mass.  Email us at mflse@rcaos.org.uk Title your email with “Bexley Parish” 

 

GRIEF in LOSS and HOPE in CHRIST 

Friday 22nd- Sunday 24th March 2024 with Ged Walsh O. Carm, Barbara Salamonczyk & Liz Taylor. For anyone who has experienced a bereavement, whether recently or some time ago.

We grieve, remember, hope and give thanks for our loved ones in the light of the Resurrection Jesus Cost : £230 single £210 shared Contact retreat@thefriars.org.uk

 

FLAME 2025 

Flame is the largest Catholic youth event in the UK, featuring guest speakers, award-winning musicians, praise and worship, Eucharistic Adoration, and much more! The event is open to those from school year 9 to university age. The Archdiocese has purchased a block booking. Group Leaders can book at www.tinyurl.com/flame25  The early-bird price is £29, payable by 1 August.

 

PRAYER VIGIL

On Saturday 23^rd March, please pray and fast for the end of abortion in this Country. We have helped thousands of Mothers continue their pregnancies even in difficult circumstances. Please help us to help save lives with your prayers, fasting and support. www.GoodCounselNetwork.com

 

HOMEHELP

Do you need help within the home? I can provide help with Cleaning, Companionship, Shopping.

I currently work as a Carer and hold a current DBS Certificate. 13 years of experience working with elderly clients in Bexley. For more information please call Chris Truman. 07894 008707.

 

AFFORDABLE PILGRIMAGES TO LOURDES office@stpeterspilgrimages.com 0203 773 5115