Twenty-Third Week of ordinary time
Fr. Innocent’s INDUCTION.
Fr Innocent’s Induction to the Parish will be on Saturday 21st September at 12.00 noon followed by a reception in the hall.
Mass will be celebrated by the Right Reverend Philip Moger, who was ordained as the Titular Bishop of Glastonia in February last year. Bishop Philip has also previously served in the Dioceses of Leeds and has also been the Rector at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham. Bishop Philip was appointed as an Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark in 2022 by His Holiness Pope Francis.
All parishioners are invited to welcome our new parish priest.
We are also looking for musicians, cleaning volunteers and helpers to make tea/coffee.
If you are available to assist in anyway in preparing for this celebration, please contact Fr. Innocent or the parish office.
YOUTH RETREAT: The next Diocesan Youth Retreat for 13-17 year olds will be on Saturday 12 October at St. John Fisher School, City Way, Rochester, ME1 2AE. The day will be delivered by the Dominicans on the theme of "Prayer". Don't miss out! Group leaders and parents book at tinyurl.com/retreat12oct.
HCPT GOLF DAY on Thursday 19th September at Pedham place golf club. There will be the usual chance for parish non- golfers to help towards HCPT raffle by purchasing tickets after Mass. For any enquiries or those pleased to me call 07833707016.
Supporting our HCPT Golf Day will help raise money to help take children and adults with disabilities to Lourdes. HCPT stands for Hosanna House and Children's Pilgrimage Trust. Hosanna House is the property the organisation owns in the hills above Lourdes, where HCPT groups stay with their helpers on pilgrimages to Lourdes.
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.
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
MACMILLAN COFFEE MORNING. Sunday 29th September from 10am in the hall. Please see the poster in the porch for more information. Please contact the parish office if you are available to donate cakes or can volunteer on the day.
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.
We are still looking for volunteers to help on the day so if you are free for a few hours, please contact the parish office.
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. To date we have no one signed up from our parish.
THURSDAY LUNCH CLUB Next meeting: Thursday 12th September when our Lunch Club will meet again after the summer break.
SUNDAY CHILDRENS’ LITURGY OF THE WORD are on their summer break until September.
FOOD BANK. Donations can be made in the crate in the Church Porch and they are taken to the Bexley Food Bank on a Monday morning.
NOTICE ON ST THOMAS MORE CHURCH SOCIAL CLUB BAR. The Bar will remain closed from last orders on Sunday 25th August until further notice due to new licensing requirements. However, the Parish Social Club Evenings will still meet up on Sundays from 7.00 p.m. until 11.00 p.m., with parishioners bringing their own drinks and food to share.
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 the poster in the porch for further information.
DEATHS
Please pray for the soul of:
Kathleen Leahy, parishioner of St Thomas More with her late husband Des for over 60 years, who died on Thursday, 1st August 2024, aged 97. Her funeral was on Tuesday 3rd September. May she rest in peace.
TWENTY-THIRD week of ordinary time 2024
Second Collection for the Catholic Education Service
Saturday 7th September
9.30 a.m. The Daily Rosary
+ 10.00 a.m. The Triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
6 p.m. The Daily Rosary
+ 6.30 p.m. TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME B Emily & Harry Yeates R.I.P.
Sunday 8th September
8.30 a.m. The Daily Rosary
+ 9.00 a.m. A Parishioner’s Private Intentions
10.30 a.m. The Daily Rosary
+11.00 a.m. Thressiamma Chacko R.I.P.
Monday 9th September
Daily Rosary at Home
No Public Mass Today
Tuesday 10th September
9.30 a.m. The Daily Rosary
10.00 a.m. Mary Agnes Rodden R.I.P.
Wednesday 11th September
9.30 a.m. The Daily Rosary
+ 10.00 a.m. Thanksgiving to the Blessed Virgin Mary P.I.
Thursday 12th September
9.30 a.m. The Daily Rosary
+ 10.00 a.m. Priests & Vocations to the Priesthood
12.00 Noon Lunch Club in the Hall
Friday 13th September
9.30 a.m. The Daily Rosary
+ 10.00 a.m. Blair Sears W.B.
Saturday 14th September
9.30 a.m. The Daily Rosary
+ 10.00 a.m. The People of the Parish
6 p.m. The Daily Rosary
+ 6.30 p.m. TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME B Mrs Argentina Fernandes R.I.P.
Sunday 15th September
8.30 a.m. The Daily Rosary
+ 9.00 a.m. The Souls of the Pereira & Rodrigues Families R.I.P.
10.30 a.m. The Daily Rosary
+11.00 a.m. Gladys Adelu T.G. on her birthday
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