JULY IS THE MONTH OF THE MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD/ AUGUST THE MONTH OF THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY
Seventeenth Week of ordinary time
SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF UNBORN CHILDREN COFFEE MORNING 'Bexley SPUC are holding a coffee morning after the 9 o'clock Mass this Sunday 28th of July. We'd love to see you there.
TRADITIONES CUSTODES three years on: the cause of division not unity. Pick up the excellent summary of the situation from the National Catholic Register by Larry Chapp on the damaging effect of this motu proprio. Also if you have not read it, pick up the letter by several leading British public figures to the Pope regarding the Traditional Latin Mass and published in The Times.
WEEKDAY MASS TIMES. Please note that until the end of August, weekday masses will usually be at 9.00 a.m. but please check the schedule carefully for any changes.
CLEANING ROTA.
Thank you to the volunteers who came to clean from our rota. The time and effort they gave is really appreciated.
Polite reminder to others who have volunteered to check the rota for August and September that is on the notice board in the porch.
UCM MEETING.
Our next UCM Meeting will take place at 11.30am on Saturday 17th August. This will be a very important social occasion. Please make every effort to attend. If you have not been able to make a meeting yet, or you are interested in joining our group, you would be really welcome.
A big thank you to everyone who joined the meeting on the 24th July and made such thoughtful contributions to the discussion with Fr Doug, the UCM chaplain for Southwark.
There will be soft drinks and snacks at our meeting on the 17th August.
WEEKDAY EVENING MASS at St Anselm’s, West Hill, Dartford DA1 2HJ Monday – Friday at 7.00 p.m., with Divine Mercy Devotion before mass and rosary after. Please sign in your car before Mass at the tablet in the porch.
DAYS WITH MARY
Saturday 24th August 2024 at St George’s Cathedral, from 10.15 to 5.15 p.m.
FATIMA PILGRIMAGE 21ST – 24TH OCTOBER 2024 Cost: £399, flight from Gatwick, half board, transfer from Lisbon to/from Fatima. Please contact Fr Stephen: dartford@rcaos.org.uk Tel: 01322 220075
THE DIVINE MERCY APOSTOLATE , is holding a Celebration of St Faustina Birthday at Aylesford Priory, Aylesford, Kent on Monday 26 August 2024 from 10 am to 4:30 pm. The reflection day will include teachings on the message of Divine Mercy, Holy Mass, Hour of Mercy with Stations of the Cross, Adoration and Benediction and Veneration of the Image of Merciful Jesus. All welcome. Call Millie on 07957594646 for more information.
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.
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.
PARISH FAMILY FUN DAY. Sunday 15th September from 12pm.
After the success of last year’s family fun day, we will be fundraising for the parish again this year with a BBQ, bouncy castle, face painting and lots more for all the family.
If you have any unused items that can be donated towards the raffle, please hand them to Melissa or one of the Fun Day team after mass. Raffle tickets and entry tickets will be on sale from this weekend after mass. You can also signup to donate cakes with one of the team. If you would like to have a stall on the day or can volunteer to help in any way please contact Melissa at bostallpark@rcaos.org.uk.
Please see the poster in the porch for more information.
FOOD BANK. You can make your donations before any mass in the crates in the Church Porch and they are taken to the Bexley Food Bank on a Monday morning.
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 one 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 inform the parish office as soon as possible at bostallpark@rcaos.org.uk to register your attendance.
THURSDAY LUNCH CLUB
Next meeting: Thursday 1st August followed by a summer break until Thursday 12th September when our Lunch Club will meet again.
SUNDAY CHILDRENS’ LITURGY OF THE WORD are on their summer break until September.
FAREWELL COLLECTION FOR FR. JONATHON
There will be a basket in the porch for donations towards a farewell gift for Fr. Jonathon who will be moving to Ramsgate in September. You can also donate on the contactless devices using the ‘Fr. Jonathon Collection’ option or you can make a bank transfer quoting ‘Fr. Jonathon Collection’ as the reference. Bank details can be found on the parish website or by contacting the parish office.
Entrance Mat Fundraising.
Thanks to the initiative of one of our parishioners, a large mat has been designed with our parish name and logo for the porch.
It had been noted that on rainy days, water was damaging the polished wooden floor and created a slip hazard. The mat has been designed specifically for our porch and will cost £1000 to make.
Donations can be made in all of the usual ways. See poster in the porch for further information.
Seventeenth week of ordinary time 2024
Saturday 27th July Celebration of the BVM on Saturday [TC]
9.30 a.m. The Daily Rosary
+ 10.00 a.m. [Latin 1962] Jean Eileen Dyer R.I.P.
+ 6.30 p.m. SAID. SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME B Lloyd & Sharon D’Souza T.G.
Sunday 28th July
8.30 a.m. The Daily Rosary
+ 9.00 a.m. SUNG Erlinda Nethercott R.I.P.
10.00 a.m. Coffee Morning in church hall.
+11.00 a.m. SOLEMN Latin Mass (in Latin with English Readings, missa Orbis Factor) Johnny Fernandes (Celia’s cousin) W.B.
7.00 p.m. Parish Social Evening in Church Hall. All welcome.
Monday 29th July Ss Mary, Martha & Lazarus, memorial.
8.30 a.m. The Daily Rosary
+ 9.00 a.m. Victor Fernandes’ Family W.B.
Tuesday 30th July St. Peter Chrisologus, bishop & doctor of the Church.
8.30 a.m. The Daily Rosary
+ 9.00 a.m. Lita Alvarez R.I.P.
Wednesday 31st July St Ignatius of Loyola, priest, memorial.
The Daily Rosary at home
NO PUBLIC MASS TODAY ( private: P.I. in honour of the Precious Blood for the release of holy souls)
Thursday 1st August St Alphonsus Liguori, bishop & doctor of the church.
11.30 a.m. The Daily Rosary
+ 12.00 noon The people of the parish.
Friday 2nd August St Eusebius of Vercelli, bishop
8.30 a.m. The Daily Rosary
+ 9.00 a.m. Anne Veitch W.B.
6.00 p.m. Choir Practice.
Saturday 3rd August Celebration of the BVM on Saturday [TC]
9.30 a.m. The Daily Rosary
+ 10.00 a.m. [Latin 1962] For the sick and housebound of the parish W.B.
+ 6.30 p.m. SAID.EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME B Jenny Dunning W.B.