Bonus ball– Wed 12 June; no 50 – Vacant; Sat 15 June; no 29 C MungaiCollection – Holy Family - £394.77; Headcorn - £

COFFEE MORNING – The next one will be Thursday 11th July.

DEVOTIONS - We return to the regular schedule for devotions ie. 1st Sat of the month at 9.30am and 2nd Friday of the month at 7.30pm.

PARISH LUNCH – The next Parish Lunch will be on Friday 5th July at 12.30pm at The Milk House, The Street, Sissinghurst, TN17 2JG. Please put your name on the list in the Church porch if you are joining us. ALL WELCOME.

MISSIO RED BOXES – Please return your red boxes to Dolores for counting and thank you for your generosity.

PARISH COUNCIL MEETING – Monday 24th June at 7.30pm. All welcome!

RCIA – The new course will be starting soon and so far we have 2 inquirers. If you are interested in becoming a Catholic or finding out more about the Faith we profess, talk to Fr Desmond or myself.

PRAYERS FOR THE SICK – Please remember in your prayers all those known to us who are ill, especially Richard Martin, Ernie Carter, Win Donnlon, Nora McLellan, Brigitte & Michael Aris, David Elphee, Rosemary Enright, Jean Driscoll, Daphne Newman, Cliff Bacon, Robert Alway, Anne Stephenson, Maria Holas, Stephen John, Ade Madarikan, Jorge Leitao Esteves, Tina Kibble, David Holt-Goldsmith, Pauline Wilmot, Katie Venters, John and Eleni Cotton, Jeanette Kokkinos and Jackie Roberts.

ANNIVERSARIES – Please pray for the repose of the souls of Joseph McCann, Kathleen Mannerings, Maria Avallone, Anne Warren, John Montague, Anthony Hughes, Doreen Gottlieb, I P Brickman, Sheila MacCabe, Eric Munton, Gerard O’Sullivan, Frank Norris, Honor Dahrwar, Marie White, Richard Brennan, Sidney Prickett, Peter Roderick, Margaret Mills, Rose Smith, Ernest Newman, May O’Neill and Joan Elizabeth Spence.

Holy Family

Holy Family RC ChurchBicknor Road, Park Wood

Maidstone, Kent ME15 9PSTel: 01622 752637

Website: www.msrcparish.org.uk Priest – Fr. Desmond Mbidoakamaidstonesouth@rcaos.org.uk

St Thomas of Canterbury

CORPUS CHRISTI – Year C.

DATE HOLY FAMILY MASS INTENTIONS

Sat 22 June 6pm MASSSTS JOHN FISHER & THOMAS MORE Rosaline Yalaju - thanksgiving

Sun 23 June 10:30am MASS CORPUS CHRISTI

Mon 24 June 9:30am MASS NATIVITY of JOHN THE BAPTIST

Tue 25 June 9:30am MASS

Wed 26 June 7:30pm MASS

Thu 27 June 10:30am MASS

Fri 28 June

9:30am MASS

10am

SACRED HEART of JESUSThanksgiving – Furtado FamilyEXPOSITION

Sat 29 June 6pm MASS Jimmy Donlon RIP

Sun 30 June 10:30am MASSSTS PETER & PAULDaphne Newman – birthday.

Confessions on Saturdays 5-5.30pm before evening Mass.

ST THOMAS OF CANTERBURYSat 22 June 9:30am MASS Thu 27 June 9:30am MASS

Sun 23 June 9:00am MASS Fri 28 june 9:30am MASS

Mon 24 June 9:30am MASS Sat 29 June 9:30am MASS

Tue 25 June 9:30am MASS Sun 30 June 9:00am MASS

Wed 26 June NO MASS Confessions after 9:30am Mass on Sat.

2nd Collection next week for Peter’s Pence

HEADCORN – was officially consecrated on Tuesday 25th June 1990! HAPPY 29th ANNIVERSARY.

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION – Please pray for James, who is making his First Holy Communion at Headcorn this Sunday, Corpus Christi.

BOOK CLUB – “The House of Spirits”, by Isobel Allende, is a densely packed tale of three generations of the Trueba family, involving Magical Realism, and set against the political struggles of post-colonial Chile. It is beautifully written, but a challenging read because it includes so much detail, some of which is quite harrowing. For our next book, we turn to India, and have chosen “The White Tiger”, by Aravind Adiga. We will meet to discuss this at Sue’s house on Wednesday 17th July at 2.30pm. Enquiries to Sue on 01580 852478.

NEW PILGRIM PATH WEBSITE – just over 20 years ago, two Irish Jesuits in Leeson Street started a website as a Lenten experiment in offering guided prayer online. The experiment extended far beyond Lent, going from strength to strength. Today, the global phenomenon that is “Sacred Space” attracts 18,000 visitors a day, of all Christian faiths and from around the globe, praying at their computers, on their laptops, tablets or smartphones, in 22 languages. The site guides the visitor through a session of prayer in six stages , including preparing your body and mind, and culminating in reflection on a scripture passage chosen specially for the day. This is a wonderful use of the internet and can be visited at www.NewPilgrimPath.ie

CHURCH SOUND SYSTEM – When we decided to go ahead with the new sound system we thought it might take at least a year to pay off. Thanks to your generosity we have paid off ¾, THANK YOU. So, one final push?

………………………………….£3020.94………………………….. £4400

JOBS VACANT! – Could you help with the running of the Church and Parish? Too many jobs are done by too few people and we are not getting any younger! Ideally it would be good if we had volunteers to join with the existing people and thus reduce the work load. Childrens liturgy; choir; Finance committee; maintenance; readers; assistance with running the Parish office; ecumenism; social and fund raising; newsletter; etc. Many hands make light work! Speak to me if you have something to offer. THANK YOU FOR THE OFFERS SO FAR.

PILGRIMAGE TO KNOCK – 26th August 2019. See poster at the back of the church for details.

THE ST JOHN BOSCO CHILDREN’S SUMMER CAMP – at Aldham, Essex. This is an activities camp with a Catholic ethos that runs as follows: Week one - Sat 27 July to 3 Aug for boys. Week two – Sat 3 Aug to 10 Aug for boys. Week three - Sat 10 Aug to 17 Aug for girls. Week four – Sat 17 Aug to 24 Aug – mixed camp. It is for children aged 8 to 13 and costs £160 per week. Should you require an application form or more information then please see the website http://svpboscocamp.org.uk

ARCHBISHOP – The new Archbishop of Southwark has been announced. He is Bishop John Wilson; until his appointment he was an Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Westminster. He was born in Sheffield on 4th July, 1968. He studied at Leeds University before starting his formation for the priest -hood at the Venerable English College in Rome. He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Leeds on 29th July 1995 and served as assistant priest in Pontefract and Bradford, lectured in moral theology at St Cuthbert’s Seminary and served as Vice Rector. He was Episcopal Vicar and Diocesan Administrator for Leeds and then Parish Priest in Wakefield. In 2015 he was Appointed Auxiliary Bishop in Westminster and ordained Bishop on 25th

January, 2016. WE WELCOME HIM TO SOUTHWARK AND PRAY FOR HIM.

The big print giveth and the fine print taketh away!The Venerable Bishop Fulton Sheen