SUNDAY 6^th November 2022

32^nd SUNDAY 

Readings: 2 Maccabees 7:1-2, 9-14 Psalm 16, 2 Thess 2:16-3:5 Luke 20:27-38 PAGE 160

 

Sat     5^th Nov      17.30                  Confessions

                   18.00                   Private Intention (Kevan)

 

Sun    6^th Oct      32^nd SUNDAY     

         08.30                  Michael Northover (Cannon)

        10.30                  Flor Valdez & Sergia Balaqui RIP (Bernarte)

 

Mon   7^th Nov     09.15 Ded. St George’s Cath Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                           10.00                   Jim Copeley RIP (Kennedy) 

 

Tues   8^th Nov     09.15 St Willibrord, Bishop     Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                           10.00                  For the Parish

 

Wed   9^th Nov      09.15 Ded. Lateran Basilica   Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                           10.00                  Alice Dunning RIP (Wheatley)                  

 

Fri      11^th Nov    09.15 St Charles Borromeo   Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                  10.00                  Faithful Departed of Our Parish (Asaam)

 

Sat     12^th Nov   17.30                  Confessions

                           18.00                   James King RIP (King)

 

Sun    13^th Nov    33^rd SUNDAY              

         08.30                  Foundation: Vincent Jeyaseelan RIP

                           10.30                  Jim Henry RIP (Henry family)                                                                                             

LIVE STREAMING OF MASSES ON THE WEBSITE

Owing to a technical problem we are unable to stream the Mass at present.

 

FINANCES   

Many thanks for your offertory collection last week:                  £980.35         Incl. S.O.s

Retiring Collection for Missio                                                         £205.45

Next week’s retiring collection is for the 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.

GIFT AID

Please join the GIFT AID scheme – Forms are at the back of the Church. For every £1.00 donated the Parish will receive 25p from the Tax Office. Standing Orders are advisable. 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 previous Wednesday

Dear Parishioners 

As we enter the month of November, in keeping with our tradition, we will pay respect to those who have gone before us. This weekend at our masses we will recall with solemnity the names of all our parishioners who died during this past year. We offer a warm welcome to relatives and friends who may be here for that reason. 

We will also open the pages of our November Book of Remembrance for your prayerful recording of the names of your loved ones. This book will be brought forward to the altar at all our weekend masses.

Details of other services are listed below.  

God Bless,                Fr Doug

 

CEMETERY BLESSING OF GRAVES:
Saturday 12th Nov at 1pm: Hillview, Welling
Sunday 13th Nov 12noon St. Paulinus (Crayford)
Sunday 13th Nov at 2pm: Sidcup Cemetery
Sunday 13th Nov at 2.30pm: Bexleyheath Cemetery
Sunday 13th Nov at 3pm: Brook St Cemetery (Erith) 

 

MASS FOR DECEASED CLERGY OF THE DEANERY

Tuesday 15^th November at St Mary of the Crays, 111 Old Road, Crayford at 11.00. All are welcome. This will replace our own 10.00 parish mass that day.

 

FR DOUG’S 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF ORDINATION 

This will be on Sunday 27 November.  After the usual 10.30 mass and coffee, we, the parish, will celebrate with a buffet lunch and social.  Please put the date in your diary and if you would like to contribute with a donation of food or help in other ways please contact Kay Lyons on 07817 494111 or Carol Anderson on 07913 698912 respectively. 

 

DIOCESAN DAY FOR CATECHISTS – ALL CATECHISTS! 

Archbishop John is keen that all catechists from the diocese join him for this special day on Sat, Nov12^th at the Amigo Hall.   There is a letter of invitation for each one of you in the Church foyer.  Please let Fr. Doug or Barbara Assaam know if you plan to attend.

 

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY – Members of the St. John Fisher Conference would like to make parishioners aware that anyone who is feeling lonely and would like a visit or a phone call can contact the Parish Office. One of us will then contact you.  We would also like to recruit members to our Conference as age is catching up with us!  If you can help with visiting and fund raising to support the more vulnerable in our area, please contact the Parish Office.

 

HOW TO USE DONA COLLECTION PLATE (DCP) – LOCATED IN THE PORCH

Select a donation amount by pressing one of the amounts.   The card reader screen will read “Please Tap”, select the amount you wish to donate, tap your card or phone on the card reader.  This will collect the payment. Easy! 

 

AUTUMN SPIRITUALITY PROGRAMME CONTINUES

Our spirituality committee have organised our programme: Ways into Prayer. Meetings at: 7.30 – 9 on Mondays, Nov 14, 28, and repeated at: 1 – 2.30 on Mondays, Nov 7, 21, Dec 5. 

 

CHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC SIXTH FORMS – OPEN EVENTS

Book your place for Saturday 12^th or 19^th November online at ctk.ac.uk

 

HELP NEEDED

Cleaner and gardener needed for an elderly parishioner to clean her house and tidy the garden.   Reasonable rate offered. Contact Carol Anderson on 07913 698912 initially.

 

ST JOHN FISHER NEW YEARS EVE FAMILY DISCO

8pm  to  1am , tickets £10 per adult & £2 per child 

Please see Noel McCarthy in the hall after 10.30 Sunday mass or call him on 07813890556.

SUNDAY 30^th October 2022

 31^st SUNDAY 

Readings: Wisdom 11:22-12:2, Psalm 144, 2 Thessalonians 1:11-2:2 Luke19:1-10 PAGE 157

 

Sat    29^th Oct    17.30          Confessions

                18.00          Fitzpatrick Family (Staden)

 

Sun   30^th Oct   31^st SUNDAY   

    08.30          For the Parish

    10.30          John Rayer RIP + Anne & family (Lyons)

Mon   31^st Oct   09.15          Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                          10.00          Diamond & Alfred D’Mello RIP (Fernandes) 

 

Tues   1^st Nov    09.15        Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

All Saints HDO       10.00        For the Parish

                 19.30        Fr John Hartley RIP (Friends)          

 

Wed  2^nd Nov    09.15   All Souls     Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                          10.00          Christa Frake RIP (Frake)           

 

Fri    4^th Nov     09.15  St Charles Borromeo    Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

              10.00           Mary Connolly RIP (Eida/Connolly)

 

Sat    5^th Nov   17.30           Confessions

                        18.00           Private Intention (Kevan)

 

Sun   6^th Nov    32^nd SUNDAY           

  08.30            Michael Northover (Cannon)

                            10.30              Flor Valdez & Sergia Balaqui RIP (Bernarte)                                                                       

LIVE STREAMING OF MASSES ON THE WEBSITE

Owing to a technical problem we are unable to stream the Mass at present.

 

FINANCES       

Many thanks for your offertory collection last week:             £952.10    Incl. S.O.s

Next week’s retiring collection is for the 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.

 

GIFT AID

Please join the GIFT AID scheme – Forms are at the back of the Church. For every £1.00 donated the Parish will receive 25p from the Tax Office. Standing Orders are advisable. 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

 

Dear Parishioners 

As we enter the month of November, in keeping with our tradition, we will pay respect to those who have gone before us. Next weekend at our masses we will recall with solemnity the names of all our parishioners who died during this past year. Details of other services are listed below.   

God Bless,            Fr Doug

 

HARVEST FESTIVAL GIFTS 

Thank you for St John Fisher’s gifts to the Manna Centre. The food that we have received will be used throughout the next twelve months to provide meals to some of the poorest members of our society. The work we do here is a practical and compassionate response to poverty and homelessness. Most of our funding and our foodstuffs come from the Christian community. Without the continuing generosity of our supporters, we would be unable to continue our work.

 

CEMETERY BLESSING OF GRAVES:
Saturday 5th Nov at 1.30pm: Kemnal Park Cemetery
Saturday 12th Nov at 1pm: Hillview, Welling
Sunday 13th Nov 12noon St. Paulinus (Crayford)
Sunday 13th Nov at 2pm: Sidcup Cemetery
Sunday 13th Nov at 2.30pm: Bexleyheath Cemetery
Sunday 13th Nov at 3pm: Brook St Cemetery (Erith) 

 

MASS FOR DECEASED CLERGY OF THE DEANERY

Tuesday 15^th November at St Mary of the Crays, 111 Old Road, Crayford. All are welcome.

 

DIOCESAN DAY FOR CATECHISTS – ALL CATECHISTS! 

Archbishop John is keen that all catechists from the diocese join him for this special day on Sat, Nov12^th at the Amigo Hall.   There is a letter of invitation for each one of you in the Church foyer.  Please let Fr. Doug or Barbara Assaam know if you plan to attend.

 

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY – Members of the St. John Fisher Conference would like to make parishioners aware that anyone who is feeling lonely and would like a visit or a phone call can contact the Parish Office. One of us will then contact you.  We would also like to recruit members to our Conference as age is catching up with us!  If you can help with visiting and fund raising to support the more vulnerable in our area, please contact the Parish Office.

 

HOW TO USE DONA COLLECTION PLATE (DCP) – LOCATED IN THE PORCH

Select a donation amount by pressing one of the amounts.   The card reader screen will read “Please Tap”, select the amount you wish to donate, tap your card or phone on the card reader.  This will collect the payment. Easy! 

 

AUTUMN SPIRITUALITY PROGRAMME CONTINUES

Our spirituality committee have organised our programme: Ways into Prayer. Meetings at: 7.30 – 9 on Mondays Oct 31, Nov 14, 28, and repeated at: 1 – 2.30 on Mondays, Nov 7, 21, Dec 5. 

 

CHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC SIXTH FORMS – OPEN EVENTS

Book your place for Saturday 5^th, 12^th or 19^th November online at ctk.ac.uk

 

HELP NEEDED

Cleaner and gardener needed for an elderly parishioner to clean her house and tidy the garden.   Reasonable rate offered. Contact Carol Anderson on 07913 698912 initially.

 

MUMS’ NIGHT OUT

This is a new event for mums who need a night out with those who understand the phenomenal job you do!. 2^nd Nov Orpington, To book: Tel 029 2081 0800 or Online: cff.org.uk/mumsnight

SUNDAY 23^rd October 2022

 30^th SUNDAY 

Readings: Ecclesiasticus 35:12-14, 16-19 Psalm 33, 2 Tim 4:6-8, 16-18: Luke:18:9-14 PAGE 155

 

Sat       22^nd Oct        17.30                                      Confessions

                       18.00                                      Pet & Brendan Kilcullen & family (E.Kilcullen)

Sun     23^rd Oct        30^th SUNDAY           

            08.30                                      Tommy Elsmore RIP (Lee)

 10.30                                      John Rayer RIP + Anne & family (Jones)

Mon     24^th Oct         09.15                                      Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                                  10.00                                      Eileen Wheatley (Hughes) 

Tues    25^th Oct         09.15  40 Martyrs                    Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                                  10.00                                      For the Parish                                   

Wed     26^th Oct         09.15  Ss Chad + Cedd            Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                                   10.00                                      Sister John Bowman RIP (Bowman)                     

Fri        28^th Oct         09.15  Ss Simon + Jude           Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

                       10.00                                      Angela Fernandes RIP (Fernandes)

Sat       29^th Oct         17.30                                      Confessions

                                   18.00                                      Fitzpatrick Family (Staden)

Sun     30^th Oct        31^st SUNDAY                       

            08.30                                      For the Parish

                                         10.30                                      John Rayer RIP + Anne & family (Lyons)                                                                                                

LIVE STREAMING OF MASSES ON THE WEBSITE

Owing to a technical problem we are unable to stream the Mass at present.

 

FINANCES    

Many thanks for your offertory collection last week:                  £1186.28       Incl. S.O.s

Further collection, for CAFOD                                                      £151.20

This week’s retiring collection is for MISSIO

 

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.

 

GIFT AID

Please join the GIFT AID scheme – Forms are at the back of the Church. For every £1.00 donated the Parish will receive 25p from the Tax Office. Standing Orders are advisable. 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 previous Wednesday

I wonder, if like me, you have had your fill of the grimy, ugly goings-on within the leadership of our country. I am bored with it, fed up with it and even angry about it. The perfect antidote is to get out and see the beautiful coloration of the trees around us as they head into autumn, every shade of yellow and orange and rusty brown. Quite magnificent. Well done, God!       God Bless

                                                                     

 

DIOCESAN DAY FOR CATECHISTS – ALL CATECHISTS! 

Archbishop John is VERY keen that all catechists from the diocese join him for this special day on Saturday, November 12^th at the Amigo Hall.  There is a letter of invitation for each one of you in the Church foyer.  Please let Fr. Doug or Barbara Asaam know if you plan to attend because we have to pay for you!

 

MISSION SUNDAY/APF Missio 

The retiring collection on the weekend of 22^nd and 23^rd October is for Mission Sunday, also if you have a Red Box please empty it and add it to the 2^nd collection. Any queries please contact Sue Mantle 07955416185, suejmantle@hotmail.com

 

HOW TO USE DONA COLLECTION PLATE (DCP) – LOCATED IN THE PORCH

Select a donation amount by pressing one of the amounts.  The card reader screen will read “Please Tap”, select the amount you wish to donate, then tap your card or phone on the card reader.  This will collect the payment. Easy. 

For a donation value greater than £100 (!!), the card must be inserted at the top of the card reader.   The card reader screen will read “Please Tap” with the selected payment amount.  To cancel a transaction before completion, simply press and release the power button on the right-hand side of the card reader.  This cancels the transaction and declines the payment.

 

AUTUMN SPIRITUALITY PROGRAMME CONTINUES

Our spirituality committee have organised our programme: Ways into Prayer. Meetings at: 7.30 – 9 on Mondays Oct 31, Nov 14, 28, and repeated at:1 – 2.30 on Mondays Oct 24, Nov 7, 21, Dec 5. 

 

RELICS OF SAINT BERNADETTE

The relics will be in Aylesford Priory 24^th to 28^th October. Register their attendance: http://www.stbernadette.org.uk/registration.

 

CHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC SIXTH FORMS – OPEN EVENTS

Book your place for Saturday 5^th, 12^th or 19^th November online at ctk.ac.uk

 

MUMS’ NIGHT OUT

This is a new event for mums who need a night out with those who understand the phenomenal job you do! 1^st November Stratford. 2^nd November Orpington. 3^rd November Wimbledon.

To book: Telephone 029 2081 0800 or Online: cff.org.uk/mumsnight

 

BEXLEY PHOENIX CHIOR CONCERT – Sat. October 29^th 2022 – 7.30 pm

Performing at St. James the Great, Bladindon Drive, Bexley, DA5 3BP.  A varied programme of sacred and secular music.  Tickets £10, Students £5. – 16 and under free.  Available from Jenny Breen – 020 8303 2709 or on the door.

 

TALK ORGANISED BY THE FRIENDS OF WESTMINSTER CATHEDRAL  

Thursday, 27^th October at 7.00 pm in Westminster Cathedral Hall. Creators of Peace (COP) is a global network of people on each continent making a difference.  For peace to be meaningful it must be inclusive, but often it isn’t. https://iofc.org.uk/initiatives/creators-of-peace/ Talk by Miranda Shaw and Elizabeth Lasker £10 Tickets from Friends@rcdow.org.uk or 020 77989059