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The Transfiguration Of The Lord (A) 5th- 6th August 2017 Entrance Antiphon: In this shining cloud the Spirit is seen; from it the voice of the Father is heard: This is my Son, my beloved, in whom is all my delight. Listen to him. CHILDRENS LITURGY- This group is open to children aged between 4-9 years (9.30am Mass) term time. Tea & Coffee-Soft drinks & Biscuits are served after the 9.30am Mass in the hall, all welcome 9.30 MASS Hymns: 762, 603, 744, 747, 770; Mass Setting: (Mass of Christ). MASS TIMES AND INTENTIONS Sat 5th August Vigil Mass 18.00 Thomas Mulvihill (ANN) Sunday 09.30 Robert (Bob) Meehan (ANN) 6th August 11.15 McGirr Family & Friends (INTS) Monday 7th August 10.00 People of the Parish Tuesday 8th August 10.00 Sr. Angelo (INT) Wednesday th 9 August 10.00 Mary O’Toole (INT) Thursday th 10 August 10.00 Mary Smith (ANN) Friday th 11 August 10.00 Mary Locke (INT) Saturday 11.05 Tony Croft (INT) th 12 August Vigil Mass 18.00 Robert (Bob) Meehan (ANN) Sunday 09.30 Canon Louis Thomas (INT) th 13 August 11.15 People of the Parish THE TRANSFIGURATION: The Feast that commemorates the time when Jesus, on Mount Tabor and with Peter, James and John, shone with a wonderfully bright light. He had recently been telling his disciples that he would have to undergo his Passion and death but here he appears with what might be called a “Resurrection” brightness which tells us that his suffering and death is not a failure or a defeat, but a prelude to glory. We share his light as a consequence of our baptism and our vocation is to let his light shine. DEACON JAMES FOLEY R.I.P. With great sadness we announce the death of Deacon James who has been such a wonderful servant of this parish community for so many years. Although he had had to leave his beloved home in Bognor Drive and move into St Peter’s Home, and although his health had not been very good, his death , on August 1st,came suddenly and as quite a shock. However, he breathed his last in peace with his son James at his bedside. Life had not been the same for him since the death of his much-missed wife, Mary, five years ago but he never lost his most lively interest in the parish and in the Passionists of England and Wales who were very dear to him. May his good soul rest in peace. No funeral details available as yet. PARISH HOILDAY/RETREAT TO MINSTERACRES – (The long-standing tradition of our parish retreat-holiday owes everything to Deacon James who, ably assisted by Vic Caira, took the first group to Minsteracres in
1964.)The coach will be outside the Church in Clarence Rd., next Saturday 12th August at 8.45am to receive your luggage. Mass will be at 9 O’clock and we will leave at 9.30am. FEAST DAYS THIS WEEK: Tuesday 8th: St Dominic; Wednesday 9th: St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein); Thursday 10th: St Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr; Friday 11th: St Clare CHRISTIAN MEDITATION: Tuesday at 2.15pm and Thursday at 7.30pm in the Upper Room CONGRATULATIONS TO: Holly Pateman and Thomas Stanley; and to Shanelle Cornelle and Jonjo Forsyth, both couples married in our church this Saturday. We wish than long and happy lives together. THE COMPANIONS IN PRAYER – will not met in August. Our next meeting will be on Wednesday 13th Sept. THE SVP – will meet again on Tuesday 5th Sept. 7pm in the Parish room. New members are welcome to join us. FORTHCOMING EVENTS: HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI REMEMBRANCE – Weds. 9th Aug. AYLESFORD PRIORY, 8.20 PM. Annual remembrance of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings takes place in Aylesford Priory at 8.20 pm on Wednesday 9 August. All are welcome. Organised by Kent Diocesan Area Justice & Peace Group. See poster. CENTENARY MASS celebrating the life of Blessed Oscar Romero –at St George's Cathedral on Saturday August 12th at 12.30. The Mass will be followed by a drinks reception and a screening of the documentary film 'The Claim' depicting the martyrdom of Romero, shown early afternoon. For further information please see the website for The Romero Trust -www.romerotrust.org.uk All welcome. PUGIN WEEK: 7th - 14th September - A festival to celebrate the great Catholic revivalist Augustus Pugin. You are invited to St. Augustine's, Ramsgate, to events through the week. Full programme available shortly. Saturday 9th September: DAY OF RENEWAL at AYLESFORD. (Details to follow) WALSINGHAM PILGRIMAGE for the Sanctity of Life - Sunday 17th September. Coach leaves at 7am from our Church. Posters on Church noticeboard. Sign-up sheet at back of Church. Saturday 4th November: Southwark Diocesan Day of Renewal, Southwark Cathedral.
MINISTERING TO THE BEREAVED ONE DAY COURSE - 23rd September 2017. St Thomas of Canterbury, Rainham, Kent ME8 7RH, Presenter Elizabeth Partridge - Phone: 01303 670880 Email:earpartridge@gmail.com) For More Information and to BOOK - Contact: Mrs. Josie Boxall 51, Hickory Dell, Hempstead, Nr. Gillingham, Kent ME7 3SL. It is an intensive day, but it gives a good base for those who would like to help in this ministry. It is a ministry of listening, not counselling. Those who lose a loved one through death find the grieving process long and painful if they do not get enough support. Many will get support from family, friends and parish, but especially for those who now live alone it can be a very isolating experience. This training day will help provide the skills to those who wish to reach out to parishioners who are alone. It provides practice in listening skills, rules for running a group for the bereaved or reaching out to the individual and an explanation of the stages of grief that they may come into contact with. The donation for the course is £20 per person payable on the day. This course is not suitable for those who are recently bereaved for whom the retreat in October 2018 run by Aylesford Priory would be more appropriate. For details contact The Friars on 01622 717272.
Cleaning Group – (D)Other rotas can be found in the porch The Collections for last week were: 1st Collection - Loose change £417.76 Gift aided £478.85= £896.61 NB If you are a UK tax-payer then you can gift-aid whatever you offer. To gift-aid your offering please fill in one of the forms at the back of Church. Adoration every weekday: 8.30-9.30a.m. Also Saturday morning, 10.00 to 11.00 with Rosary at 10.45., said for the Parish each week. There is a further opportunity each week: at Convent Chapel, 25 Western Esplanade from 4.30 to 5.30 p.m. on Fridays. Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday 10am-11am and 4.30pm-5.30pm. Looking to arrange a wedding or baptism? Contact the parish, details above.
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