Newsletter

SUNDAY 19^th November 2023

THIRTY-THIRD SUNDAY, YEAR A

Readings: Proverbs: 31:Psalm 127 1Thessalonians 5:1-6 Gospel: Matthew 25:14-30

 

Sat    18^th Nov        17.30         Confessions

18.00         Marie Sullivan RIP (McQuaid)

 

Sun  19^th Nov   THIRTY-THIRD SUNDAY          

                               08.30        In Thanksgiving (Bosser) 

10.30          Jim Henry RIP (Henry)

 

Mon  20^th Nov        09.15        Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                              10.00           Tom Feeney (Staden)

 

Tues  21^st Nov       09.15  Presentation of the BVM     Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                               10.00           In Thanksgiving (Bosser) 

 

Wed 22^nd Nov        09.15  St Cecilia       Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                               10.00             Tony Speed RIP (Speed)  

Thurs 23^rd Nov       08.00             Priest’s Intention

 

Fri     24^th Nov       09.15  St Andrew Dung-Lac Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                             10.00             Joanne Rogers RIP (Dowswell)

 

Sat    25^th Nov      17.30          Confessions

                             18.00            Jim Docherty RIP (K&C Fitzpatrick)

 

Sun  26^th Nov   CHRIST THE KING   

08.30            For the Parish 

                             10.30             Mrs O’Callaghan RIP (Lyons)

 

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                 £927.24

Last week:         Archbishop’s Appeal                                                         £291.60

Next week:        Catholic Youth Services                                                                     

                                                        

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,

Congratulations: To the three groups operating within our parish who gained awards at the Bexley Faith In The Community celebrations this week at a mayoral reception. Mayor Ahmet Dourmoush gave awards to:

1 The Meeting Place

2 Saturday Friends

3 Children’s Project in Ukraine                     Well done to everyone involved!

 

Welcome: to the families and friends of loved ones who have died in the course of last year, and whose funerals were hosted here in our parish church. We will be prayerfully reading out each of their names and lighting a candle for them on the sanctuary. We will also be lighting one large candle for everyone else that we want to remember, many of whose names have been prayerfully written in this year’s Book of Remembrance which is on the sanctuary today.

 

Thank you: to all who participated in our Parish Quiz Night last weekend. Everyone seemed to agree that it was a thoroughly enjoyable evening. So, we must also offer our gratitude to the Events Committee who organised it, to bar staff who catered for us and of course to the small team who ran the actual quiz. The event raised over £600 for the parish which is most welcome at the moment as we are planning to refresh our wonderful parish hall facility – we need a lick of paint and quite a lot more besides. 

 

Meanwhile we continue to pray for the non-combatant citizens in Gaza who are being bombed and killed. The Church condemns this wicked action in Gaza, just as it condemns the taking of innocent hostages in Israel. 

                    God Bless,                               Fr Doug

 

CONFIRMATION 2024

Application forms are now available for our Confirmation programme. Young people who are 13/14 and in year 9 or above can join. Application forms can be found in the foyer of the church.  Please submit all completed forms to Father Doug by 20th December.  Please contact Father Doug for any queries you may  have.

.                                                                      Kind regards, Barbara

 

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION 2024

Application forms are now available for our First Holy Communion programme. Baptised children in year 3 or above can join.  Forms can be collected from the foyer after mass.  Completed forms must be returned by 1st December 2023.  The programme will commence in January 2024. 

 

DEANERY MASS FOR DECEASED CLERGY

Tuesday 28^th November at 11.00 in St. Lawrence’s, Sidcup. All are welcome.

 

FRIENDS OF THE HOLY LAND – Christmas Concert

This concert features the London Welsh Male Voice Choir with renowned soloists too. Thursday December 14th at Our Lady of Victories Church, Kensington. Palestinian-themed buffet from 6pm (£50) or concert-only ticket to start at 7:30pm (£30)Buy your tickets through Eventbrite: Search ‘FHL Christmas Concert’ or for more details: friendsoftheholyland.org.uk/christmas-concert-2023

We will be donating this year’s Crib Offerings to Friends of the Holy Land

 

SAVE THE DATE 

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

1) 29th Dec 23           Festive party

2) 13th April 24          Spring Cinema Singalong

3) 22nd June 24        Summer Garden Party

 

SUNDAY 12^th November 2023

 THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY, YEAR A

Readings: Wisdom 6:12-16, Psalm 62:2-8, 1Thessalonians 4:13-18, Gospel: Matthew 25:1-13

 

Sat   11^th Nov      17.30     Confessions

 18.00         Thanksgiving (Kevan)

 

Sun  12^th Nov   THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY     

                            08.30         The Ahlers Family (Nicholson) 

10.30          Flordeliza Valdez RIP (Bernarte)

 

Mon  13^th Nov      09.15 St Frances Cabrini   Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                            10.00          For the Parish

 

Tues  14^th Nov     09.15      Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                            10.00           Foundation: Vincent Jeyaseelan RIP 

 

Wed  15^th Nov      09.15  St Albert the Great   Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                            10.00            Anton Jeyaseelan RIP (Wheatley)   

 

Thurs 16^th Nov   08.00             Priest’s Intention

 

Fri      17^th Nov   09.15        Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                          10.00             Joanne Rogers RIP (Dowswell)

 

Sat    18^th Nov   17.30      Confessions

        18.00             Marie Sullivan RIP (McQuaid)

 

Sun  19^th Nov   THIRTY-THIRD SUNDAY   

08.30           Thanksgiving (Bosser) 

                           10.30           Jim Henry RIP (Henry)

 

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            £922.73

This week: Archbishop’s Appeal:

                                                        

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,

A reminder for November, we in the Catholic Church traditionally try to remember the faithful departed. 

Our Book of Remembrance will be available throughout the month for you to once again prayerfully enter the names of your own deceased family members. The book of names will be brought up in the offertory procession of each Sunday Mass.

This Sunday is of course, Remembrance Sunday and we will solemnly remember those who have lost their lives in war.

Next Sunday, 19^th November, will be the day we pray for the 14 parishioners who have died in the course of the year past, and whose funerals were hosted here in our parish church. We will be prayerfully reading out each of their names and lighting a candle for them on the sanctuary, We have endeavoured to contact their families and invite them along. Please make them welcome if they come to mass that weekend. We will also be lighting one large candle for everyone else that we want to remember.

The blessing of graves during November is detailed separately below.

 Meanwhile we continue to pray for the innocent citizens in Gaza who are being bombed and killed. The Church condemns this wicked action in Gaza, just as it condemns the taking of innocent hostages in Israel. 

                      God Bless,                              Fr Doug

 

FRIENDS OF THE HOLY LAND – Christmas Concert

This concert features the well-known London Welsh Male Voice Choir with renowned soloists Margaret Keys and Anthony Stuart Lloyd and compere Mal Pope.

Thursday December 14th at Our Lady of Victories Church, Kensington 
Palestinian-themed buffet from 6pm (£50) or concert-only ticket to start at 7:30pm (£30)Buy your tickets through Eventbrite: Search ‘FHL Christmas Concert’ or for more details:            friendsoftheholyland.org.uk/christmas-concert-2023

 

ARCHBISHOP’S APPEAL

The retiring collection this week funds three key mission areas: Youth and Evangelisation, Our Faith In Action and Clergy care and formation. 

 

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION 2024

Application forms are now available for our First Holy Communion programme. Baptised children in year 3 or above can join.  Forms can be collected from the foyer after mass.  Completed forms must be returned by 1st December 2023.  The programme will commence in January 2024. 

 

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

 

AFTERNOON GET-TOGETHER; MUSIC AMONG FRIENDS

A fun afternoon for all, on Sunday 12^th Nov, 2.30 – 4.30 at St Thomas More, 420a Long Lane, Bexleyheath. RSVP Elisa at elisapuzzolo@gmail.com 07565 613867. A Focolare Event 

 

SAVE THE DATE 

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

1) 11th Nov 23 Quiz Night 2) 29th Dec 23 Festive party 3) 13th April 24 Spring Cinema Singalong 

4) 22nd June 24 Summer Garden Party

SUNDAY 5^th November 2023

 THIRTY-FIRST SUNDAY, YEAR A

Readings: Malachi 1:14-2:2, 8-10 Psalm 130 1 Thessalonian 2:7-9, 13 Gospel: Matthew 23:1-12

 

Sat  4^th Nov         17.30  Confessions

 18.00                     Shirley Hildebrand RIP (Morris)

 

Sun  5^th Nov          THIRTY-FIRST SUNDAY   

                            08.30                     Peter Hammond RIP (Cannon) 

10.30                     Dunning & Wheatley families RIP (Wheatley)

 

Mon  6^th Nov        09.15       Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                            10.00                     For the Parish

 

Tues 7^th Nov        09.15  Dedication of St George’s  Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                            10.00                     Niall Mulvihill RIP & family (Wheatley) 

 

Wed  8^th Nov       09.15       Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                            10.00                     Ann Hyde (Wheatley)   

 

Thurs  9^th Nov      08.00  Dedication LateranBasilica   Priest’s Intention

 

Fri    10^th Nov       09.15  St Leo  Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                            10.00                      Nina Szredski RIP (Anderson)

 

Sat   11^th Nov      17.30  Confessions

18.00                      In Thanksgiving (Kevan)

 

Sun      12^th Nov        THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY   

08.30                     The Ahlers Family (Nicholson) 

                            10.30                     Flordeliza Valdez RIP (Bernarte)

 

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         £959.54

Last week:     Missio                                                                                                 £285.52         

Next week:    Archbishop’s Appeal

                                                                        

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,

As we enter November, we in the Catholic Church traditionally try to remember the faithful departed. 

Our Book of Remembrance will be available throughout the month for you to once again prayerfully enter the names of your own deceased family members. The book of names will be brought up in the offertory procession of each Sunday Mass.

Next Sunday is of course, Remembrance Sunday and we will solemnly remember those who have lost their lives in war.

The following Sunday, 19^th November, will be the day we pray for the 15 parishioners who have died in the course of the year past, and whose funerals were hosted here in our parish church. We will be prayerfully reading out each of their names and lighting a candle for them on the sanctuary, We have endeavoured to contact their families and invite them along. Please make them welcome if they come to mass that weekend. We will also be lighting one large candle for everyone else that we want to remember.

The blessing of graves during November is detailed separately below.

 Meanwhile we continue to pray for the innocent citizens in Gaza who are being bombed and killed. The Church condemns this action in Gaza, just as it condemns the taking of innocent hostages in Israel. 

               God Bless,                        Fr Doug

 

ARCHBISHOP’S APPEAL

This retiring collection next week funds three key mission areas: Youth and Evangelisation, Our Faith In Action and Clergy care and formation. 

 

QUIZ NIGHT 

11th November. Please do make every effort to attend. You do not need to be a team before the event. Everyone coming along will be able to join a team. The bar will be open and feel free to bring your own nibbles. Quiz + Raffle. Tickets will be on sale after mass. 

 

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION 2024

Application forms are now available for our First Holy Communion programme. Baptised children in year 3 or above can join.  Forms can be collected from the foyer after mass.  Completed forms must be returned by 1st December 2023.  The programme will commence in January 2024. 

 

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

 

AFTERNOON GET-TOGETHER; MUSIC AMONG FRIENDS

A fun afternoon for all, on Sunday 12^th Nov, 2.30 – 4.30 at St Thomas More, 420a Long Lane, Bexleyheath. RSVP Elisa at elisapuzzolo@gmail.com 07565 613867. A Focolare Event 

 

SAVE THE DATE 

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

1) 11th Nov 23                      Quiz Night 

2) 29th Dec 23                      Festive party

3) 13th April 24                     Spring Cinema Singalong 

4) 22nd June 24                   Summer Garden Party