Please pray for the souls of all deceased parishioners, family and friends
- Michaela Galliers – Requiem at St John’s Tues 17th June at 11am
- Colman Flaherty – Requiem at St John’s Mon 23rd June at 11.30am
- Joyce Pointu – Requiem at St John’s Tues 24th June at 11am
May God console their families. May the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace;
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Please pray for those whose Anniversaries occur at this time including…. May they rest in peace
- 15:Martin Louis Boffa, Thomasina Cairney Connor, Joan Ramsey, Josephine Mary Long,
- 16:Reg Sands, Teresa Mary Clarke, Eileen May Jones, Gerard Doherty, Terence David McSweeney, Sister M. Gertrude Russell, Sister M. Gerard O’Brien, Susan Jean Heritage
- 17:Audrey Lumsden, Margaret Tingle, Herbert Reginald Barrows, Iris Clara Thorley, Annie Iris (Babs) Strong, Eileen Dorothy Yates, Joyce Ellen Thompson
- 18:Francis Joseph Freeman, Jimmy Green, Irene Margaret Kavanagh, Edith Agnes Thompson, John Keane,
- 19:Baby John Strickland, Elsie Ethel Finn, Bridget Griffen, Jacqueline Rossi, Jeano Razsahegyi,
- 20: Frances Dorothy Durrant,
- 21:Thomas Samuel Clarke, Sister M. Brigid Casey, Mary Christina Sands, Catalina Torrejon Robinson, Sister Agatha Nicholl
- 22:Kathleen Mullinder, William John Patrick Herbert, Baby Joshua Anthony Bradbrook. Margaret Mary Clarke
May they rest in peace
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Sick/housebound Please contact the parish office and let us know of neighbours/family members who are unable to come to Church and would like to receive Communion or call 07405803862. We remember in our prayers those who are sick, housebound or in hospital & those who care for them and their families. Please, when on admission in the hospital or care home, volunteer the information of your faith as you won’t be asked ordinarily.
First Holy Communion Please remember in your prayers the children from St John’s Primary School who made their First Holy Communion this Saturday afternoon.
Day for Life This Trinity Sunday, the Church in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland, jointly marks the Day for Life, as a reminder of the need to respect and protect the inherent value and dignity of each life. All of you are invited to join us in prayer and promotion of the Day. Useful resources, including a message from the three bishops, and more prayers, can be found on the Catholic Bishop’s Conference of England and Wales’ website. The second collection today goes toward the Day for Life Fund. Every year, the fund allocates over £200,000 in grants, to organisations which promote the Christian
respect for life from conception to natural death, in various ways. This has made a significant impact in local communities of England and Wales, by for example, providing mothers and children with necessary means. This is possible only because of your generous support to the fund, we therefore invite you to give as much as you can and encourage others to do so. You can also donate by scanning the QR code on the poster in the church, or online via the Catholic Bishops’ Conference website.
Last weeks collections £1,611.91. Second collection today – Day for Life. Thank you for your continued generosity and to those people who pay by standing order and contactless. We are ever so grateful.
Assisted Suicide Bill The Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales have issued a statement regarding the upcoming third reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. Copies are available at the back of the Church.
Confirmation Certificates are available for collection from the Sacristy after any Mass.
Baptism We welcome into our parish family Eliya Watts & Leonardo Waldemar Parkitny who were baptized this weekend. Application forms for Baptism are available from the back of the Church or the parish office. Families need to attend a preparation session before the baptism (the next session is Monday 14th July @7pm). Please email the office.
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: Christ is really present in the Blessed Sacrament; come and talk heart to heart with Him, either on Wed 10.00-12 or Sat after 10am Mass until 12.30pm; or 1st Friday 24 hour Adoration.
Foodbank We will be collecting donations for the Foodbank at all Masses this weekend . The most needed items are Tinned Veg ,Fruit & Kidney Beans, Tinned Tuna, Tinned Meat, Instant Mash, Squash & Crackers. Thank you for your support.
Altar Servers Our next training & practice will be on Sat 21st June at 1pm in the Church. Please do your best to attend. New Servers are welcome to join us. For more information please speak to Fr Stephen, Fr Moses, Graham or Jacky after any Mass.
Church Garden Thank you to our team of gardeners. The Church garden is looking lovely and a lot of work has gone into maintaining it. Special thanks to Mary Gaskill, Janet and Sean.
KSC Council 977 Annual Dinner Dance and Fundraising 5th July 2025 at The Riverside Community Centre, Dickens Road, Gravesend DA12 2JY, Tickets: £30, 7-11pm. Dress code: This is a black tie event, Raffle Prizes to be won on the night. For tickets please contact Brother Michael Afeeva on 07958112644 or a member of the Knights of St. Columba.
Padre Pio Prayer Group each Tuesday straight after 9.15am Mass in the Cry Chapel. All welcome to join us in prayer. We especially remember our sick friends and family.
Divine Mercy Chaplet The Divine Mercy Chaplet will be online at 3pm Monday – Friday. Click here for how to join the online meetings as well as the prayers if you wish to say the Chaplet privately.
Come and Rest in Me is a contemplative group that meets around the Word of God on Wednesdays 8-9pm. Click here for the zoom link.
Mustard Seed Bible study every day @ 8.30pm; Lectio Divina on Fridays @ 7.30pm. Please click here for how to join
Wednesday Teas You are welcome to come into the Coffee Bar after the 12 noon Mass on Wednesdays for refreshments and friendship.
MSP Youth Event. MSP is inviting young people for a social and spiritual experience that includes sports, singing, games and prayers at St John’s Comprehensive School on Saturday 2nd August from 10.30am to 5pm.
Summertime 2025: 6th Aug – 9th Aug: Altar Servers 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. Applications in the porch.
Walk the Augustine Camino for Mary’s Meals 1 – 8 September. During this Jubilee Year we would be delighted if you joined us as Pilgrims of Hope on some or all of the Augustine Camino, starting at Rochester Cathedral, finishing at the Shrine of St Augustine in Ramsgate. The pilgrimage will take us to four of the designated Jubilee churches and shrines in Southwark Archdiocese. Please contact Roy Peachey, roy.peachey@marysmeals.org.uk or 07593 447297.