ST THOMAS MORE PARISH CLUB Presents BINGO EVENING Cash Prizes Friday 21st June 2024 8.00 p.m. till 11.00 p.m. Eyes down at 9.00 p.m. Your Bingo book £5.00 each available at the door. All welcome.
For more information call Jenny 07710 527692 or Mary 07369 252072
DAYS WITH MARY
1. Saturday 22nd June 2024 at St Joseph’s, Roehampton from 9.30 a.m.
2. LOCAL !!!! Saturday 6th July 2024 at St Mary of the Crays, Old Road, Crayford from 10.00 a.m.
3. Saturday 13th July 2024 at Westminster Cathedral from 9.45 a.m.
4. Saturday 20th July 2024 at Our Lady and St Peter, Victoria Drive, Wimbledon Common from 9.30 a.m.
DAY FOR LIFE: SECOND COLLECTION THIS SUNDAY 15/16TH JUNE. This is the day in the Church’s life dedicated to celebrating the sacredness of life. The proceeds from the Day for Life collection provide core funding for the Anscombe Bioethics Centre and to assist other life related activities supported by the Church, usually by means of grants made to support Catholic charities working in the particular field determined by the theme of the year.
STATUE OF OUR LADY OF WALSINGHAM for our church. Please make your donation online, in an envelope marked ‘Statue of Our Lady of Walsingham’ or by contactless.
The Divine Mercy Apostolate, London is holding a Divine Mercy Retreat on Saturday 20 July 2024 from 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm at St Sebastian and St Pancras R.C. Church 22 Hay Lane, Kingsbury, NW9 0NG. The Retreat will include teachings on the Message of Mercy, Stations of the Cross, Holy Mass, Hour of Mercy with Adoration and Benediction and Veneration of the Image of Merciful Jesus. All Welcome. Please call millie on 07957594646 for more information
SVP and CAFOD working together in the run up to the General Election
As Catholics, we know that tackling poverty and injustice are among the most important issues politicians should act on. St Vincent de Paul Society and CAFOD have produced a guide for Catholics for the General Election, with suggested questions to ask candidates. Please see cafod.org.uk/encounter or svp.org.uk/encounter for more information.
Caritas Social Action Network (CSAN) are encouraging all Catholics to #RegisterToVote before 23:59 on the 18 June 2024 in preparation for the General Election. CSAN have launched a number of resources to help Catholics inform their conscience and navigate the political landscape at this time, find more at www.csan.org.uk/general-election-2024
Formation days for readers and extraordinary ministers of the Eucharist, coming up on Saturday 19th October at St Stephen’s Church, Welling for the Deaneries of Bexley, Bromley, and Greenwich and on Saturday 26th October, at Bishop Thomas Grant School, Streatham, for the Deaneries of Camberwell, Lewisham, and Lambeth.
All Readers and Extraordinary ministers of the Eucharist are encouraged to attend once of these days.
Each of the days will begin with tea and coffee at 9:30am, there will be three presentations and the day will end with Mass at 3pm. The theme for this year is –“Called to Holiness”, in preparation for the Jubilee year and to help us all live a good Christian life amidst the daily challenges of life.
Please contact the parish office at bostallpark@rcaos.org.uk to register your attendance as soon as possible.
DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES 2024. Archbishop John warmly invites you to join him as he leads the Southwark Archdiocesan Lourdes Pilgrimage, from 23rd to 30th August 2024. Details of this can be found on the Archdiocesan website: rcaos.org.uk. Experience the unique spirituality of Lourdes, along with people from parishes around the Archdiocese.
FOOD BANK. You can make your donations before any mass in the crates in the Church Porch and they are taken to Bexley Food Bank on a Monday morning.
Summertime 2024: 29th July – 1st August: Trip to Westminster Pastoral Centre, £189. For aged 11-16. We commend this excellent residential trip for altar servers and those who regularly attend mass on the weekend. In an event that has now gone on for more than 20 years, it is a few days for deepening one’s catholic faith, in a great social atmosphere, including football, sports and visit to Thorpe Park. For more details of how to get to the venue, with a coach laid on at St. Anselm’s Dartford, see your parish priest for a form, or contact Fr. Stephen Boyle, chaplain to the Guild of St, Stephen, Dartford@rcaos.org.uk, Tel:01322 220075.
We would encourage subsidy for such a trip for attendees. Here we charge the £100 for the trip, and the parish subsidizes the rest.
Toddler Stay & Pray at St. Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Sheldon Road, DA7 4PH every Wednesday at 9 a.m.
Does your toddler like to pray or want to learn how to pray? If so please join Mrs McClumpha and Benny the prayer bear for Toddler Stay and Pray. See the poster in the porch for more information.
THURSDAY LUNCH CLUB
Next meeting: Thursday 27th June at 12.30 p.m. in the church hall.
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION 2024 This weekend. Followed by Eucharistic Procession, Benediction and parish party with First Communion Cake for all our First Holy Communion children and families on Sunday 23rd June at 3.00 p.m.
CONFIRMATION 2024 next meeting in the church for Devotions to the Sacred Heart of Jesus on Sunday 23rd June at 4.00 p.m. in the house.
CHILDRENS’ LITURGY OF THE WORD SUNDAY 9.00 A.M. This Sunday at 9.00 a.m.
DEATHS
Please pray for the souls of:
Bridie Philomena Nickells, who died on 6th March 2024, aged 86. Her Funeral Requiem was on Friday 26th April.
Jean Eileen Dyer, who died on 28th March 2024, aged 85. Her funeral was on Tuesday 30th April.
Anne Whittaker, who died on Tuesday 7th April 2024 aged 91. Her Funeral was on Monday 13th May. Anne was a parishioner of St Thomas Church for 60 years and kept her faith through some great challenges of life. She attended mass weekly until the very end.
Mary Elizabeth O'Halloran, who died Wednesday 3rd April aged 101. Her funeral was on Thursday 16th May.
Mary Catherine Fuller, who died on 23rd March 2024, aged 68.
May they rest in peace.
Eleventh week of ordinary time 2024
Saturday 15th June Celebration of the BVM [TC]
9.00 a.m. Confessions
9.30 a.m. The Daily Rosary
+ 10.00 a.m. First Holy Communion Mass (N.B. no Latin mass today). Suso Restrepo R.I.P.
+ 6.30 p.m. SAID. ELEVENTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME B (with second collection ‘Day for Life’) Antonio Fernandes R.I.P
Sunday 16th June
8.30 a.m. The Daily Rosary
+ 9.00 a.m. SUNG with Children’s liturgy of the Word. Brian Campbell R.I.P.
+11.00 a.m. SOLEMN Latin Mass (in Latin with English Readings, missa fons bonitatis) Tom Brady Snr RIP
7.00 p.m. Parish Social Evening in Church Hall. All welcome.
Monday 17th June feria
7.30 a.m. The Daily Rosary
+ 8.00 a.m. The people of the parish
Tuesday 18th June feria.
The Daily Rosary at home
NO PUBLIC MASS TODAY
Wednesday 19th June St John Rigby, martyr, memorial.
The Daily Rosary at home
NO PUBLIC MASS TODAY
Thursday 20th June St Alban, protomartyr of Britain, memorial.
The Daily Rosary at home
NO PUBLIC MASS TODAY
No Lunch Club Today
Friday 21st June St Aloysius Gonzaga, religious, memorial.
The Daily Rosary at home
NO PUBLIC MASS TODAY
6.00 p.m. Choir Practice.
Saturday 22nd June St Alban, martyr with comm of St Paulinus, bishop, confessor [TC]
9.00 a.m. Confessions
9.30 a.m. The Daily Rosary
+ 10.00 a.m. Latin 1962 Mary Matthew R.I.P.
+ 6.30 p.m. SAID. TWELFTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME B Sharon D’Souza TG