JUNE IS THE MONTH OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS/ JULY IS THE MONTH OF THE MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD
Thirteenth Week of ordinary time
FEAST OF THE MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD Holy Mass in the traditional form at 7.00 p.m. Monday 1st July. Devotions to the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ on Sunday 21st July at 4.00 p.m.
ALTAR SERVERS Please collect your invitation to serve at the Feast of the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ from the sacristy.
CLEANING ROTA A message from our UCM:
Thank you to everyone who kindly signed up to help us with the church cleaning. We have been able to get in touch with most of you and the dates and groups have been arranged for July, August and September. Please check for your date and group, which will be displayed in the porch. The last session made a big difference and it is hoped that we can continue to maintain the good presentation and cleanliness of our church throughout the year because of the extra help you are offering.
THE UCM The next meeting of UCM is on Wednesday evening 24th July at 7.00 p.m.
DAYS WITH MARY
1. LOCAL !!!! Saturday 6th July 2024 at St Mary of the Crays, Old Road, Crayford from 10.00 a.m.
2. Saturday 13th July 2024 at Westminster Cathedral from 9.45 a.m.
3. Saturday 20th July 2024 at Our Lady and St Peter, Victoria Drive, Wimbledon Common from 9.30 a.m.
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 20th 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 & 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.
SPUC NEWS.
A General Election has been called for 4 July 2024. The threat of abortion being decriminalised was averted when this election was called, but these extreme proposals are sure to return. The next Parliament will also likely see a big push to legalise assisted suicide. It is therefore vital that we elect MPs who will oppose these threats to life.
To contact your candidates, and to check on their voting intentions on pro-life issues, please go to:
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.
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.
PETER’S PENCE: Supporting the works of the pope. Second Collection this Sunday.
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.
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 11th July at 12.30 p.m. in the church hall.
CONFIRMATION 2024 Session this Sunday, 30th June at 4.00 p.m. in the house, then trip to St Augustine’s Shrine, Ramsgate on Saturday 6th July departing from the church at 8.30 a.m. Lunch provided at the Divine Retreat Centre.
CHILDRENS’ LITURGY OF THE WORD SUNDAY 9.00 A.M. This Sunday at 9.00 a.m.
Thirteenth week of ordinary time 2024
Saturday 29th June Ss Peter & Paul, Apostles, 1 Cl. [TC]
9.00 a.m. Confessions
9.30 a.m. The Daily Rosary
+ 10.00 a.m. Latin 1962 Cynthia Antao W.B.
+ 6.30 p.m. SAID. Ss PETER & PAUL, APOSTLES, SOLEMNITY, HOLY DAY B Emily & Harry Yeates R.I.P. (start of thirteenth week of ordinary time)Second Collection ‘Peter’s Pence’.
Sunday 30th June
8.30 a.m. The Daily Rosary
+ 9.00 a.m. SUNG with Children’s liturgy of the Word. Thomas Brady R.I.P.
+11.00 a.m. SOLEMN Latin Mass (in Latin with English Readings, missa fons bonitatis) The people of the parish
7.00 p.m. Parish Social Evening in Church Hall. All welcome.
Monday 1st July The Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ [TC]
NO MORNING MASS
+ 7.00 p.m. HIGH MASS (Latin 1962, missa fons bonitatis) Sheila Jones R.I.P. (for 1st anniversary)
Tuesday 2nd July feria.
Morning visit of Reception children to Church
11.30 a.m. The Daily Rosary
+ 12.00 noon Elodie Fernandes TG for her safe delivery.
Wednesday 3rd July St Thomas, Apostle, feast.
The Daily Rosary at home
NO PUBLIC MASS TODAY
Thursday 4th July St Elizabeth of Portugal.
9.30 a.m. The Daily Rosary
+ 10.00 a.m. Holy Souls
12. 30 p.m. Lunch Club Today
Friday 5th |July St Anthony Zaccaria, priest.
NO MASS IN CHURCH, mass celebrated at St Catherine’s School.
6.00 p.m. Choir Practice.
Saturday 6th July Celebration of the BVM. [TC]
NO MORNING MASS TODAY. (Mass said at St Augustine’s shrine with Confirmation Group at Noon) 8.30 a.m. Departure from Church.
+ 6.30 p.m. SAID. FOURTEENTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME B Paul & Val’s daughters W.B.