Saturday 13th - Sunday 21st September 2025
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THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS
SUNDAY 14TH SEPTEMBER 2025
A Student’s Prayer for a New School Year
Lord Jesus,
I ask you for Your help as I begin this new school year.
Allow me to experience Your presence in the many blessings You put before me.
Open my eyes to the new challenges and exciting opportunities that this new school year brings.
Open my heart and mind to new friends and new teachers.
Give me a generous spirit to be enthusiastic with my studies and courage to accept new opportunities.
Help me to be attentive to my teachers and let me experience Your presence in my new friends.
Jesus, inspire me to do my best this year!
Amen.
PARISH NOTICES
BACK TO SCHOOL BLESSINGS.
All students will be blessed at all Masses this weekend to help support them during their new school term. Students are invited to bring along an item that they will be using for their education which will be blessed (e.g. a book, an item of stationary etc.). Please speak to the parish priest for more information.
SCHOOL FORMS & CERTIFICATE OF CATHOLIC PRACTICE.
Please speak to the parish priest after Mass to make an appointment and collect a request form.
DEATH.
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Rita Carrier who was a parishioner here at St. Thomas More for many years. Rita was devout Catholic and an active parishioner volunteering as the parish secretary for many years, was a key member of the flower arranging team, a eucharistic minister and active member of the parish social club.
Rita and her husband Roy regularly attended the 9am Mass on Sundays until she became ill. Her funeral will be on the 1st October at 12 noon here at St. Thomas More.
UPCOMING EVENTS
DBS MEETING – 20TH SEPTEMBER.
Certain activities within the parish require volunteers to have a Disclosure & Barring Service Certificate (DBS). If you volunteer in the parish, please check your emails for an invitation to a meeting to ensure your DBS is up to date or applied for.
This meeting is by invitation only but if you feel you should be attending and have not received an invite, please speak to the Parish Priest.
RETROUVAILLE MARRIAGE SUPPORT.
Holiday periods can be very stressful for marriages and couples often suffer in silence. Does your relationship need some TLC? Need help with deeper issues? Next programme starts 17th October. For more information visit www.retrouvaille.org.uk or call 07887 296 983
PARISH FAMILY FUN DAY – THIS SUNDAY @ 12 NOON.
There will be food, games, bouncy castle, ice cream truck, face painting, stalls and much more for all the family to enjoy. At the end of the day, the parish social club will be open in the hall who will be having a family pub quiz. All are welcome. Please see the poster in the porch and come to support your parish. Entry fee applies.
DAY OF PRAISE & WORSHIP – 4TH OCTOBER.
Following the wonderful event at Aylesford on Pentecost Sunday this year, we are delighted to invite you to a Day of Celebration at St. George’s Cathedral on Saturday 4th October from 10:15am to 5pm to give thanks for the blessings we have all received during this Jubilee Year of Hope. Archbishop John Wilson will be presiding and preaching at Mass at 11:15am.
The day will include Adoration, rosary, confessions, testimonies, praise and worship, bookstall and prayer ministry led by Catholic evangelist Ros Powell.
Please see the poster in the porch for more information or take a leaflet.
LEGION OF MARY PRAESIDIUM FUNCTION 28TH SEPTEMBER
@ 12 NOON.
We are glad to invite all parishioners to the first Marian celebration hosted by our Bexleyheath Legion of Mary in honour of Our Lady's feast. Please join us after 11am mass in praying the Legion rosary, sharing in devotion to Mother Mary & other Legion prayers, followed by snacks in the church porch.
DAY FOR READERS &
EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST.
The day retreat for parish Readers & Eucharistic Ministers is on Saturday 18th October at St. Stephen’s Church, Welling. Please inform the parish office if you are able to attend as soon as possible. Please bring a packed lunch.
DAY FOR CATECHISTS – 20TH SEPTEMBER.
The annual Diocesan Day for Catechists on Saturday 20 September is for all catechists, including those involved in Liturgy of the Word for Children, First Holy Communion, Confirmation & the RCIA process. Join us at St George’s Cathedral, SE1 6HU from 10am. Registration & workshop choices can be found at aec.rcaos.org.uk/day-for-catechists-2025
PARISH PILGRIMAGE TO ST. JUDE’S SHRINE, FAVERSHAM – 25TH OCTOBER 2025.
The parish is organising a parish pilgrimage to St. Jude’s Shrine in Faversham, Kent on Saturday 25th October. The coach taking pilgrims from the Church costs £10 per adult & £5 per child under 14 years old and there are still some spaces available. Please speak to the parish priest if you have any questions or can help to sponsor any pilgrims who are unable to finance their pilgrimage.
PARISH GROUPS NOTICES
LUNCH CLUB.
The next lunch club gathering will be on the 18th September at 12.30pm in the hall. New members always welcome.
UCM MEETING.
The next meeting of the UCM will be on Saturday 20th September in the hall. New members welcome.
LEGION OF MARY.
Now every Friday at 11:15am in the porch. New members welcome.
MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
THE EXULTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS
Saturday 13th September
W St. John Chrysostom
9.30 a.m. Adoration
10.00 a.m. Holy Souls
R THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS
6.30 p.m. Holy Souls
Sunday 14th September R
8.30 a.m. Daily Rosary
9.00 a.m. Gladys Adelu TG on her birthday
10.30 a.m. Daily Rosary
11.00 a.m. Holy Souls
12 Noon. Family Fun Day
Monday 15th September
W Our Lady of Sorrows
No Public Mass Today
Tuesday 16th September
R Ss Cornelius & Cyprian
7 p.m. Daily Rosary
7.30 p.m. Holy Souls
Wednesday 17th September
G Feria
9.30 a.m. Adoration
10.00 a.m. Jerome Braganza RIP
Thursday 18th September
G Feria
9.30 a.m. Adoration
10.00 a.m. Holy Souls
Friday 19th September
G Feria
9.30 a.m. Rosary for the Dead
10.00 a.m. Holy Souls
8 p.m. Cenecle Prayer for Vocations Webinar
Saturday 20th September
R St. Andrew Kim Tae-gon & Paul Chong Ha-sang & companions
9.30 a.m. Adoration
10.00 a.m. Holy Souls
G TWENTY FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
6.30 p.m. Rita Carrier RIP
Sunday 21st September G
8.30 a.m. Daily Rosary
9.00 a.m. John Joe Corbett RIP
10.30 a.m. Daily Rosary
11.00 a.m. Anthony Filugelu RIP