Second Week of Advent, 7th December - 14th December 2019
Parish of St Thomas More, Bexleyheath December is the month of The Imaculate Conception Second Weekend of Advent 7th December - 14th Decembr (A) 2019 |
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Second Week of Advent, 7th December - 14th December 2019
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| Saturday 7th December (A) Second Week of Advent |
Wednesday 11th December |
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 6.30pm |
SAID. Eliza and Malthias D’Souza R.I.P. |
No Mass on Wednesdays | ||
| 09.30am | School choir practice in Church. |
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| 09:00am St. John Vianney Bexleyheath09:00am Our Lady of the Angels, Erith |
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Sunday 8th December |
Thursday 12th December Our Lady of Guadalupe. Memorial |
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| 09:00am |
SUNG: Kim Yen R.I.P. |
General Election Polling Station in porch until 10.00 p.m. |
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| 10:30am |
SOLEMN REQUIEM: Agnel Martyrs W.B. |
10:00noon |
Ethna and Tom Young R.I.P. |
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6:00pm | Over 65’s Christmas Dinner |
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Monday 9th December THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY. SOLEMNITY. (Transferred). |
Friday 13th December St. Lucy, Virgin & Martyr. Memorial |
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| 10:00am |
At St. Thomas More Primary School. Parishioners are welcomed. Priest’s Private Intention. |
10:00am |
Aileen Cahalan R.I.P. |
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| 8.00pm |
Maureen and John Kelher R.I.P. | |||
Tuesday 10th December |
Saturday 14th December St. John of the Cross, priest & doctor of the church. Memorial |
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| 10:00am |
Seamus Ryan R.I.P. |
10.00a.m. |
Katie and Lee Harris W.B. |
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| 7.00pm | Christmas Memorial Service at Kemnal Park Cemetery | 12.00noon | Baptism | |
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Saturday 14th December Sunday 15th December Sunday 15th December |
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School Application Forms Form signing can only be completed by appointment. Please note, you must bring your child’s Baptism certificate, as forms cannot be signed without this document. (Duplicate or replacement copies can be arranged by contacting Katie in the office). |
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Christmas Card Competition All children aged 6 to 11 are invited to design a Christmas card and submit an entry to The Centre for Catholic Formation by Monday 9th December. |
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Ladies Wednesday club The next Ladies club is on Wednesday 11th December 2019. This will be the last one of 2020. Date for the New Year is to be confirmed. |
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Counters We are seeking additional volunteers to help with the counting on an 11 week rota starting in January. Could you assist? Please contact Hugh Willan or Katie in the office. |
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Bexley Winter Shelter The shelter runs from the beginning of January to the end of March; usually the coldest months of the year. It is hosted by at a different church venue each night. Would you like to volunteer? Contact Jack on 07920741517 |
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Sunday 15th December – Second Collection EMBRACE THE MIDDLE EAST Embrace the Middle East is a Christian charity with over 160 years' experience helping people of all faiths and none to free themselves from a life of poverty and injustice. Together with local Christian communities we're bringing lasting change to the Middle East through healthcare, education and community development projects |
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| Our vision: Lives and communities in the Middle East transformed by the compassion of Christ. Our mission: To partner with Middle East Christians as they bring healing and hope to all who face poverty and injustice. Faith in Action: our strategy that outlines how we will build stronger relationships with our Christian partners, expand into new countries, help more disadvantaged people, challenge poverty and injustice and inspire churches, volunteers and supporters to join us to: In our new strategy, Faith in action, you will read how we will build stronger relationships with our Christian partners, expand into new countries, help more disadvantaged people, challenge poverty and injustice and inspire churches, volunteers and supporters to join us. - See more at: http://www.embraceme.org/faithinaction#sthash.lX1OGacX.dpuf • Transform the lives of vulnerable and marginalised people across the Middle East, enabling them to live life in all its fullness. Strengthen and encourage Middle East Christians as they bring about positive change in their communities. Challenge injustice, poverty and exclusion in the Middle East through targeted advocacy and campaigning. • SUPPORT ST THOMAS MORE’S SECOND COLLECTION ON THE THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT. |
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STM Social Club Vacancy for a Committee Member If you are interested in becoming a committee member for the social club please contact Bob Penny on 020 83047909. For hall bookings and availability call Bob Penney on 0208 3047909 |
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| We pray for the souls of Anthony West, Catherine Ann Bernadette Keaveney, Christine Smithers, Romeld Forgenie. We pray for the soul of Fr Tom Creagh-Fuller whose funeral will take place at St. Edmunds, Beckenham on Wednesday 18th December. Eternal rest grant unto them O Lord and let perpetual light shine upon them. May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen. |
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Dear parishioners, To honour the great solemnity of THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, you are invited to join us on the St Thomas More Pilgrimage to Lourdes in 2020. We will joyfully celebrate in Lourdes the words of Our Lady to St. Bernadette ‘I am the Immaculate Conception’. |
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Please contact Katie in the parish office for more information and/ or a booking form. Once you have paid your deposit, arrangements can be made with Tangney Tours to pay for your pilgrimage in monthly instalments. I hope you can join us. In unity, Fr Jonathon |
Mass Attendance: 397
Counters for 24th November 2019: Dave Meehan and Joyce Minah
Second Collection Next week is for Embrace the Middle East
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The Catholic Church of St Thomas More. |
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| Tel: 020 8303 2189 | |||
| Email: bostallpark@rcaos.org.uk | |||
| Parish Priest Fr. Jonathon Routh Email: jonathonrouth@rcaos.org.uk |
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| Sunday 09:00 Readers Rota |