Mass Intentions for This Week Sat. September 2nd 6:00pm Bridgie Fahy RIP

Sun. September 3rd 9:00 am

11:00am

Pro Propulo

John Perera RIP Mon. September 4th 10:00am Hilda Strangeway Well being Intention Tue. September 5th 10:00am Sylivia Menezes RIP Anniversary Wed. September 6th 10:00am Giselle & Harold’s Intention Thu. September 7th 10:00am

6:30pm No Morning Mass Vincent Pirolli RIP

Fri. September 8th 10:00am 7:00pm

No Morning Mass All the Parishioners

Sat. September 9th 6:00pm Samual & Evelyne Devaux RIP Sun. September 10th 9.00am

11:00am Marion Johnson RIP

Kevin Basquil & his father Tom RIP Anniversary

Rotas for next week 8/ 9th September 2017

Reader Eucharistic Ministers Church Cleaners

Florist

Counters

6pm (Sat) Pauline Ransford 9am Henry Brand 11am Jean Gray

6pm (Sat) Nicola Hill Joan Lewis Mary Miller 9am (Sun) Claire Moulinie Ann Marie Almarales 11am (Sun) John Wiltshire Nilda Alfano

Nicola Coogan Kelly Quinn

Charlotte Okyere

Teresa Neil Ana

If you are unable to exercise your ministry please arrange a replacement.

Mass Times Saturday Vigil 6:00 pm Sunday 9:00 am & 11:00 am

Marriage & Baptism by appointments

only (Please ring the office to make an

appointment)

Confession: Friday: 10.30 – 11.00 am

Saturday: 12:00 – 12:30 pm Exposition and Benediction:

Friday after 10:00am Mass Prayer Group

Monday 10:30am UCM

Every first Tuesday of the Month: -7:30pm

OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY Twenty Second Sunday

3rd September 2017 Parish Mass Book Page 122

Our Lady of the Rosary, Blackfen 330A Burnt Oak Lane Blackfen, Sidcup, DA15 8LW Tel. 020 8300 2697 Email: parishoffice@ourladyoftherosaryblackfen.com Website: www.ourladyoftherosaryblackfen.com (Registered Charity 23546) Our Lady of the Rosary Primary School Tel: 020 8850 4470

Fr. Oliver Antão Parish Priest Michael Baldry Permanent Deacon Fr Simon Hearns Ordinariate Priest Zena McGee Parish Secretary Office Hours Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9.30-12.30

From Fr. Oliver’s Desk: To follow Christ is inevitably to suffer. But

there are great rewards too. In the First Reading we see Jeremiah's

faithfulness to his God-given mission, and what that faithfulness cost him. In the Gospel

we see the faithfulness of Jesus, and the kind of faithfulness that is demanded of those

who would follow him. St. Paul in the Second Reading urges the Romans not to live like the people around

them. Peter gladly received the revelation of Jesus as Messiah and Son of God. But he

rejected out of hand the revelation of a suffering Messiah. In this he represents the typical Christian, caught between faith and doubt, for whom the cross is a stumbling

cross.

Welcome back from your holidays and lets get on to face a new Academic year.

Bidding Prayers:

Fill our hearts with love for you / Increase our faith.

Readings for next Sunday 10th September:

First Reading Jeremiah 20:7-9 Second Reading Romans 12:1-2

Gospel Matthew 16:21-27 Please read these passages at home and

listen to them at next Sunday’s Mass.

Parish family fun day raised all in all £1109.60.

Finance for August 2017

Sunday 30th July 2017 1st Collection £649.02 2nd Collection £376.72

Sunday 6th August 2017 Total Collection for the

6th August £549.34

Sunday 13th August 2017

Total collection for the 13th August £522.01

Sunday 20th August 2017

Total collection for the 20th August £607.84

The second collection next week is for the Catholic Education Service.

As usual your generosity is always appreciated.

Harold and Giselle would like to express their

sincere thanks to all who worked hard to make their 50th Wedding Anniversary a

memorable one. They have donated £1050 to our Parish Fund.

Coffee morning will be back on Thursday

7th September: After the10.00am mass and then Sunday

after 11.00am mass.

St. Padre Pio Prayer Group: Will also be back on Monday 11th September.

Saints Of the Week:

3rd September Saint Gregory the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church.

4th September Saint Cuthbert, Bishop. 8th September The Nativity of the Blessed

Virgin Mary Feast. 9th September Saint Peter Claver, Priest.

Housebound Parishioners:

Do you know of someone who is housebound and unable to come to Mass? If

so please contact the parish office and we

will arrange for a Eucharistic Minister to visit and bring them Holy Communion.

Prayers for the Sick:

Please remember the sick of our parish in your prayers especially:

Colleen Moulinie, Rita Pereira, Christopher Browne, Vivien Lobo and Theresa Angel.

New in the Parish

Welcome! Please register your child/ children you will

need a passport to fill in for school purposes. Registration forms are at the back of the

Church. For details please see Fr. Oliver or Deacon Michael.

Mass Passports

Please ensure you get yours stamped or signed at Mass every weekend. All forms must be submitted with details beforehand

along with a photograph.

Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA)

Interested in knowing more about the Catholic faith? Intending to become a

Catholic? Or baptised and not made your Holy

Communion or Confirmation. The course begins in September. Please

see Fr. Oliver

WANTED Could you loan or donate some tent pegs &

guy ropes before Thursday so we can secure a large gazebo on the lawn? Ideally we need twelve, but will take whatever you can offer. Please let Fr. Oliver, Deacon Michael or Sue

know. Thank you.

Lets do it Project! Please support this project by contributing in

a small or a big way.

Children’s Liturgy Returns on 10th September:

Our first session will be on Sunday 10th September at 9am Mass.

All children who have not yet taken First Holy Communion are welcome to join us.

We follow the Mass in an age appropriate way, supported with art activities to reinforce

the gospels & Catholic social teaching. Rose, Kerry & Sue look forward to welcoming

you.

Summer Runner Bean Competition Please bring your runner bean to the 9am

Mass on Sunday 10th September. Will yours be the tallest? Come & get it

measured to be in with a chance of being a winner!

Catholic History Walks

For King and Country Tuesday 4th September at 6.30pm

Catholics and politics: Parliament and the Abbey. Meet on the steps of Westminster Cathedral. (Nearest Tube: Victoria.) See

board for more info.

Dates for your diary

• Thursday 7th Sept Preparation day. Mass at 6.30pm followed by 24-hour adoration.

• Friday 8th Sept Solemn Mass at 7pm followed by get together.

• Friday 15th Sept Parish Open meeting at 7:30pm to discuss the activities for our 80th anniversary.

• 23rd September Catechist’s day at St George’s Cathedral from 11am-5pm.

• Sat 7th Oct International day / Parish Feast at 7pm.

• Sat 28th Oct Catechists formation in Erith day details to follow.

Sunday 27th August 2017 1st collection £489.51 2nd collection £280.36