Please pray for the souls of all deceased parishioners, family and friends
- Alexander Frater – Requiem at St John’s Tues 16 Sept at 11am
Sir Jude Mordi, Memorial (One year) Mass @1pm on 7th September
May God console their families. May the souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace;
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Please pray for those whose Anniversaries occur at this time including….
- 7: Eileen Kingsnorth, Malcolm Leslie Joseph Evans
- 8: Cornelius Cosgrove, William Fleury, John Regan, Johannes Chyba, Hector Keeshan, Mary Davies, Jude Mordi
- 9: Ada Juetta Ellen Ashenden, Sister M. Margaret Mary Fitzpatrick, Elizabeth Sarah Neville
- 10: Annie Burns, Rodney Dennis Rixson, John Barty Callaghan, Baby Faith Elize Hope Smith, Elizabeth Mary Coleman, Giuda Taddeo Gatt
- 11: Elizabeth Kavanagh, Riccardo Gasparutti, Glen Findlater Campbell
- 12: Gerry Mooney, Anne Shirley Vince, Gerald Michael O’Regan
- 13: Rebecca Ellen Neal, Ronald Ernest Jones
- 14: Margaret Anne Brown, Mary Theresa Brennan
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.
International Mass & Thanksgiving for Fr Moses Our Annual International Mass Sunday 21st September 10.30am at St John’s Catholic Comprehensive School. We are blessed with diverse nationalities in our parish. Let us celebrate our unity in diversity; let us proudly express our uniqueness through our cultural identities. There is a clipboard at the back of the Church for food and drink donations.
10.30am Mass that day will be moved to the Comprehensive; there will be no 9.30am Mass at Denton.
Baptism 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 8th September @7pm) or email the office.
First Holy Communion Preparation for Children at Non Catholic Schools Application forms are now available at the back of the Church. Preparation classes start on Saturday 27th September attending the 10am Mass followed by a talk to children and parents in the coffee bar. Please return completed forms to the parish office or hand to one of the Priests before the first session.
RCIA You are welcome to the Catholic Church Are you searching or want to review your faith or may be interested in joining the Catholic community, or wish to be Confirmed. A new course will start on Wednesday 1st October. Contact the office or speak to one of the priests. Leaflets are available at the back of the Church. God Bless.
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.
Last weeks collections £1,336.63. Next week there will be a second collection for the Catholic Education Service. Thank you. Thanks also to our parishioners who have signed up for Gift Aid,
Altar Servers Practice will be Sat 13th Sept @ 1pm in the Church
Foodbank We will be collecting at all Masses next weekend 13/14 Sept for families in need. Needed items include tinned meat/fish, biscuits, peanut butter, cereal bars, longlife milk, toothpaste. Thank you.
School Forms Fr Moses will be available to sign school forms this Tuesday between 10am-12noon. Please ring on the Presbytery bell.
Service of Hope & Healing for those that have been harmed by abuse will be held at St Georges Cathedral on Wednesday 24th September at 6.30pm.
Book Club Next meeting Wed 10 Sept 6.30-7.30pm in the Presbytery. Chaired on zoom by Fr Stephen. If unable to attend in person, please zoom: ID: 826 2945 4787 Passcode: Manna01 Enquiries: 07985 563063
Gala Concert Our parishioners Lauren Lynn and Mark Underwood perform for charity on Friday 10 October. Concert also includes a saxophone quartet and a chamber orchestra in classical favourites and an ABBA tribute. Tickets: jumblebee.co.uk/rotarygalaconcert1 Enq: 07985 563063
Lourdes Pilgrimage 2025, 21st – 25th Oct Cost £399: A pilgrimage trip with a number of places left. Return flights from Stansted, half board, transfer from/to Lourdes. £70 single supplement. Children under 16 £199. For more details contact Fr. Stephen Boyle, dartford@rcaos.org.uk, (01322220075). Fr. Henry Mukasa will also be leading the pilgrimage.
Month of Creation From 1st September to 4th October (feast of St Francis of Assisi): During this season we are encouraged to pray and engage in community events in order to deepen our relationship with God, our neighbour and the earth we share, being ever more attentive to the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor. Pope Leo stresses that environmental justice – implicitly proclaimed by the prophets – can no longer be regarded as an abstract concept or a distant goal.
Free online Sycamore course Growing in Faith Together for married and engaged couples beginning on the 9 September at 8pm (4 X 1 hour session over 4 weeks) Please contact mflkent@rcaos.org.uk
Building a Better Marriage (BABM) – Jubilee 2025 Pilgrims of Hope The opportunity for married couples starts at 9.30am and finishes at 4.30pm and is free to attend. Enq: Carole on 07983 524 727 or email: mflkent@rcaos.org.uk.13 Sept – Southwark Cathedral, 4 Oct – Holy Cross, Catford, 1 Nov – St James the Great, Petts Wood
SVP Youths invites us to tea after the 10am Mass on 27th Sept @ the Conservative Club.
Booking Mass Intentions: Envelopes for Masses are available at the back of the Church, write the intention and put the stipend in the envelope and hand to one of the priests or call at the presbytery between 10-2pm if you would like a specific mass. We cannot always allocate a Mass on the date requested as it may have already been booked, however, your Mass may be shared if you wish.
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
Please remember in your prayers our teachers, children and parents as the new school term begins.