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SUNDAY 31^st May

TRINITY SUNDAY Year A

Readings: Exodus 34:4-9 Psalm Daniel 3, 2 Corinthians 13:11-13, John 3:16-18

 

   Sat  30^th May       18.00                    Kathleen Bowman RIP (Bowman)      

 

   Sun 31^st May   THE MOST HOLY TRINITY

                             08.30           Delia Willis RIP  (Wilkes) 

                             10.30                    Edward Cheung RIP (Cheung & Yan)

 

   Mon  1^st June    09.15   Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 

                            10:00                   Carole Hughes 80^th birthday (Wheatley)                

 

   Tues 2^nd June   09.15       Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 

                            10:00                   Thomas & Marie Wheeler (Sersay)

 

   Wed   3^rd June  09:00         Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                            09.30                    John Bowman RIP (Bowman)

Please join us in the Hall for refreshments after the mass

 

   Fri    5^th June    09.15         Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

`                           10:00              Sylvie & Victor Jeyaseelan (Jeyaseelan)

 

   Sat    6^th June   18.00                    Holy Souls (Jeyaseelan)   

 

   Sun 7^th June     BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST 

                             08.30                    Priest’s Intentions 

                             10.30                    Helen Larkin (Hughes)

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       £894.92

Peter’s Pence collection thankyou                     £86.80                                                     

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

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,

Not everyone has enjoyed the heat this last week. Let us keep in mind those especially who are in hospital, or in care, where it is very difficult to get cool.

Also, please keep in your prayers Canon Alan McLean, known to many through his wonderful ministry of music,  who is very seriously ill.

                                         God Bless,                                Fr Doug 

 

PARISH ANNUAL MEETING:  We will have our yearly meeting at 12.00 on Sunday June 14^th in the hall. The various parish groups or groupings will present their reports and it is a great opportunity to see what is happening and pose suggestions and challenges for the future. Please take time to your support and interest.

 

PARISH FEAST DAY BARBECUE 

This year our summer celebration will be on Sunday 12^th July. Put it in your diaries!

We need volunteers for various tasks but most immediately for a team who are able to cook burgers and sausages on a barbecue. Hopefully with a good few volunteers no one will need to be overworked! We will be seeking more help as the days go by.

 

SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE ANNUAL CELEBRATION MASS

This takes place at our Cathedral, presided by Archbishop John Wilson on Saturday 11^th July at 3.00pm.

The Archbishop gives a special invitation for couples who are celebrating a particular milestone anniversary that year to renew their marriage vows, but there is a general invitation for anyone to attend the celebration. You are invited!

 

HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS. 

A reminder that if you (or a family member) are admitted to hospital, you need to ask that your record indicate you are a Roman Catholic if you would like a visit from the Chaplaincy team 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.

 

GARDENER:   If you would like greener grass and a well-maintained tidy garden, please contact the flautist (from Sunday 10.30 mass) on 07813 060316. The charge is only £15 per hour

 

ST CATHERINE’S CATHOLIC SCHOOL 

St Catherine’s Catholic School for Girls is holding its 70^th Anniversary Summer Fair on Saturday 13^th June 12-4pm. Please save the date and join us if you can. We are also looking for more arts & crafts stall holders to join us for the day.

 

SHRINE OF SAINT JUDE, 34 Tanners Street, Faversham, Kent, ME13 7JW  

Summer Celebration: 30 May 2026 11.00: All are welcome.

Devotions with Anointing, Open Air Mass, Procession to the Shrine. Refreshments & piety stall

 

SUNDAY 24^th May

PENTECOST SUNDAY Year A   

Readings: Acts 2:1-11 Psalm 103, 1 Corinthians 12:3-13, John 20:19-23

 

   Sat       23^rd May   18.00                  Brian Hanley RIP (Hagan) 

   

   Sun 24^th May   PENTECOST SUNDAY

                            08.30               Seamus Jordan & Margaret Donovan  (Larkin) 

                            10.30                   Carmel Dunning (Wheatley)

   Mon 25^thMay    09.15 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                           10:00                    Joyce London RIP (Staden)                         

   

  Tues 26^th May         No Mass                                       

 

  Wed 27^th May   09:15         St Augustine  Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                            10.00                Eamon & Ron Dunning (Wheatley)

Meeting Place closed for half term

 

   Fri   29^th May      09.15     Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

`                           10:00                     Eamon Nally RIP (Kilcullen)

 

   Sat  30^th May    18.00                    Kathleen Bowman RIP (Bowman)      

 

   Sun 31^st May   THE MOST HOLY TRINITY 

                             08.30               Delia Willis RIP  (Wilkes) 

                             10.30                  Edward Cheung RIP (Cheung & Yan Family)

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                         £995.59

Retiring collection last week for World Communications    £171.53

                                               

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

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,

Easter comes to an end and Spring turns to Summer. The sun has even chosen to show itself to us. Long evenings offer themselves for enjoyment. For young people, exams dominate the scene.    

There is something deeply reassuring about the seasonality of our year – in this country at least. But we are a long way from absolute dependence. Give a thought then, to others around the world who at various times are desperately waiting for the rains to arrive – or subside, for the drought to end or the floods to recede. We are so blessed!

          God Bless,                                Fr Doug 

 

EASTER GARDEN DONATIONS – Last Day!

For this second half of Easter, our Easter Garden Donations are going to PETER’S PENCE. This fund enables the Holy Father to exercise works of mercy and charity: humanitarian initiatives and social promotion projects. Pope Leo is attentive to poor dioceses, religious and faithful in grave difficulty: the poor, children, the elderly, those marginalised and war victims.

 

ROSARY IN MAY – Friday evenings

This May we are using Archbishop John’s Romero Rosary, praying a mystery each week. There will be a scripture reading, a reflection from Archbishop Romero, and then time for our own reflection before we pray a decade of the rosary. We will be praying the Mysteries of mercy and Compassion on Fridays from 6.30 – 7.00.

 

PARISH ANNUAL MEETING:  We will have our yearly meeting at 12.00 on Sunday June 14^th in the hall. The various parish groups or groupings will present their reports and it is a great opportunity to see wht is happening and pose suggestions and challenges for the future. Please take time to your support and interest.

 

PARISH FEAST DAY BARBECUE:  This year our summer celebration will be on Sunday 12^th July. Put it in your diaries!

 

DAYS OF REFECTION AT SANCTUARY QUIET GARDEN IN MAY 2026 

Saturday May 30th from 11- 3pm. The theme is “Spirit of God” Come and spend some time in quiet prayer. Contact: email sanctuaryakwaaba@gmail.com or call 07977 978536




HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS. 

A reminder that if you (or a family member) are admitted to hospital, you need to ask that your record indicate you are a Roman Catholic if you would like a visit from the Chaplaincy team 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.

 

GARDENER:  If you would like greener grass and a well-maintained tidy garden, please contact the flutist (from Sunday 10.30 mass) on 07813 060316. The charge is only £15 per hour

 

ST CATHERINE’S CATHOLIC SCHOOL 

St Catherine’s Catholic School for Girls is holding its 70^th Anniversary Summer Fair on Saturday 13^th June 12-4pm. Please save the date and join us if you can. We are also looking for more arts & crafts stall holders to join us for the day.

 

SHRINE OF SAINT JUDE, 34 Tanners Street, Faversham, Kent, ME13 7JW  

Summer Celebration: 30 May 2026 11.00: All are welcome.  Devotions with Anointing, Open Air Mass, Procession to the Shrine. Refreshments & piety stall

SUNDAY 17^th MAY

Seventh Sunday of Easter Year A

Readings: Acts 1:12-14 Psalm 26, Peter 4:13-16, John 17:1-11

 

   Sat  16^th May     18.00    Serse & Dorothy Cima RIP (Foundation)   

   

   Sun 17^th May   SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER – Communications Sunday 

                             08.30               Patrick O’Brien RIP (0’Brien) 

                             10.30                  John Kilner RIP (Kilner)

 

   Mon 18^thMay      09.15     Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 

                             10:00                     Fiona Boome RIP (Howie)                  

  

 Tues 19^th May   09.15           Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 

                          10.00       Annie & Mervyn Griffin, Mary McDonnell & family RIP (Carr)

 

  Wed  20^th May  09:15           Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                          10.00                 Kathy & Fergal Hardiman (Wheatley)

Please join us in the Hall for refreshments after mass

 

   Fri   22^nd May  09.15           Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

`                           10:00                     Michael McLaughlin RIP (Quinn)

 

   Sat  23^rd May  18.00                Brian Hanley RIP (Hagan) 

 

   Sun 24^th May   PENTECOST SUNDAY 

                          08.30                     Seamus Jordan & Margaret Donovan  (Larkin) 

                           10.30                     Carmel Dunning (Wheatley)

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 last Sunday:           £1026.29

Retiring collection THIS Sunday for Catholic Communications Network 

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

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,

Good to be home. I realised when I’d left that I had not composed Bidding Prayers for the following Sunday. Oops! Well done to those who covered! It would be good to have some back up. Would anyone or any family or any group be interested in composing the prayers, say, once a month with my help and support? Then in absence or illness you could be first port of call.

May – the month of Mary. We pray the Hail Holy Queen at Sunday masses.

                         God Bless,                                Fr Doug 

 

EASTER GARDEN DONATIONS 

For this second half of Easter, our Easter Garden Donations are going to PETER’S PENCE. This fund enables the Holy Father to exercise works of mercy and charity: humanitarian initiatives and social promotion projects. Pope Leo is attentive to poor dioceses, religious and faithful in grave difficulty: the poor, children, the elderly, those marginalised and war victims.

 

ROSARY IN MAY – Friday evenings

This May we are using Archbishop John’s Romero Rosary, praying a mystery each week. There will be a scripture reading, a reflection from Archbishop Romero, and then time for our own reflection before we pray a decade of the rosary. We will be praying the Mysteries of mercy and Compassion on Fridays from 6.30 – 7.00.

 

PARISH FEAST DAY BARBECUE 

This year our summer celebration will be on Sunday 12^th July. Put it in your diaries!

 

DAYS OF REFECTION AT SANCTUARY QUIET GARDEN IN MAY 2026 

Monday May 18^th 9.30 to 12.30 OR Saturday May 30th from 11- 3pm. (same programme)

The theme is “Spirit of God” Come and spend some time in quiet prayer and reflection in nature.

For more details or to book please email sanctuaryakwaaba@gmail.com or call 07977 978536

 

MASS IN CELEBRATION OF MARRIAGE – July 11th, 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 next Friday, providing your names (e.g. John & Mary Smith), your address, your parish, and the anniversary you are celebrating. You will then receive an invitation from the Archbishop for the renewal of vows during Mass.  Contact us at mflse@rcaos.org.uk    using “Bexley” as a title.

 

AN EVENING WITH SAM CHILDERS. 

Sam’s life is a remarkable story of transformation — from a past marked by brokenness and violence to a life devoted to rescuing vulnerable children in East Africa. On Friday 22 May at Albany Park Baptist Church, Bexley at 7:00pm. Tickets £5


HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS. A reminder that if you (or a family member) are admitted to hospital, you need to ask that your record indicate you are a Roman Catholic if you would like a visit from the Chaplaincy team 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.

 

ST CATHERINE’S CATHOLIC SCHOOL 

Vacancies for a Social, Emotional, and Mental Health (SEMH) Learning Support Assistant (LSA), and a Learning Support Assistant (LSA) for the SEND department. Both roles are f/t positions, term time (39 weeks per year) from 8:00-16:00. Visit https://www.stccg.co.uk/Teaching-Vacancies