SUNDAY 8 JUNE 2025

 

Sunday: June 8th 2025

  PENTECOST SUNDAY (C)

DAY OF PRAYER FOR THE CHURCH

 

MASS (OLHoC): 6.00pm (Sat. 7^TH June)

(Alexander Lee Miles RIP)

 

MASS (OLHoC): 9.00am (Pro Populo) 

X Refreshments in the hall after Mass

 

MASS (OLHoC): 11.00am (Debra Jones RIP)

 X Refreshments in the hall after Mass 

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• MONDAY, June 9^th  - Mary, Mother of the Church

MASS (OLHoC): 9.00am (Sir Francis Barrow RIP)

 

• TUESDAY, June 10^th – Feria

 NO MASS TODAY

 

• WEDNESDAY, June 11^th – St Barnabas, Apostle

MASS (OLHoC): 10.00am (Anthony Lee RIP)

 X Refreshments in the hall after Mass

• THURSDAY, June 12^th 

OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, ETERNAL HIGH PRIEST

MASS (OLHoC): 9.00am (Bridget Barry RIP)

  Parish Open Office with Fr Alex from 4.00pm-7.00pm at the Presbytery (OLHoC)

 

• FRIDAY, June 13^th – St Anthony of Padua

MASS (OLHoC): 9.00am (Chris Dowling RIP)

 

• SATURDAY, June 14^th - Feria 

 MASS (OLHoC): 10.00am (The Holy Souls)

 Confessions & Exposition (OLHoC):11.00am-12noon 

 

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 Next Sunday: June 15^th 2025

 

 THE MOST HOLY TRINITY (C)

Second collection: Day for Life

  

MASS (OLHoC): 6.00pm (Sat. 14^th June) (Prayers for finding employment)

 

MASS (OLHoC): 9.00am (Pro Populo)

 X Refreshments in the hall after Mass

 

MASS (OLHoC): 11.00am

(Debbie Jones RIP and consolation of family)

 X Refreshments in the hall after Mass 

X RECEPTION OF HOLY COMMUNION DURING MASS – Only Catholics in state of grace receive communion during Mass. The priest/minister raises the host slightly and shows it to each of the communicants, saying The Body of Christ; Response: Amen.

Those Christians who are not in full communion with the Catholic Church and Roman Catholics not able to receive Holy Communion are welcome to receive a blessing. Those wishing to receive a blessing are asked to approach the priest with their arms crossed over their chess. Those receiving Holy Communion in your hands please put it in your mouth before leaving the minister/priest. 

X FORTHCOMING DIOCESAN/NATIONAL SECOND COLLECTIONS:

15th June – Day for Life

21^st – 22^nd June – Parish Children Summer Club

29th June – Peter’s Pence

13th July – Sea Sunday (Stella Maris)

19^th – 20^th July – MSP Mission Appeal

 

X CHURCH CLEANING – Please, we need volunteers who are willing to spend an hour a week to clean the church. Please let the Parish office know if you can help. 

X THE BETHLEHEM NATIVITY GROUP – A missionary from Bethlehem, The Holy Land, will visit us on the weekend 14^th - 15^th June to briefly talk about the Holy Land and sell religious articles made out of Olive Wood to help and support the poor Christian families, any help you could give to them it will be highly appreciated” (when you help the poor you help our Lord”). 

X FIRST HOLY COMMUNION CARDS/GIFTS – a wide selection of First Holy Communion cards and gifts are now available from the Parish Gift Shop. 

X INFANT BAPTISM – May only happen after undergoing a preparation with the parish priest. Baptisms can then be celebrated at either 3pm on a Saturday or 1pm on a Sunday on the 1^st or 3^rd Sunday of the month. Please note from January 2025 the preparation for infant Baptism will take place every second Sunday of the month after 11 am Mass. 

X WE PRAY FOR THE SICK - We remember all those who are sick or housebound and that they remain in our prayers including Catalina Fernández, Anne Sharp, Kathleen Lynch, Bernadette Pay, Blanche Ellis, Liz Willis, Ema Deba, Stacy Rodrigues, Ann Robinson, Uzo Mbanugo, Bob & Tess Vickery, Canon Luke Smith, Beulah Blomfield, John Lodge, Veronica Poulton, Margaret Woolley, and all those who have asked for our prayers.  

X WE PRAY FOR THE RECENTLY DECEASED - Please pray for the repose of the soul of Otila Yvonne Maroney, Debbie Jones, Charles Barr, Robert Claridge, Silvana Costa-Solaro, Kathleen Mary Brivio, Brian Davenhill, Pam Boxall, Sybil Conchita Henry, Obdulia Julie Di Martino, Margaret Angela Dixon, Bishop John Hine, and all those who have died recently, and those whose anniversaries fall at this time including: Mary McCormack, Albert Flower, Edita Taragosova, Marie-Germaine Janton, John McGarry, Andrew Kempson (8^th June); James Prunty, Mary Lodge, Gaston Bartelous, Michael Goss (11^th June); Marion Gambrill, Vincent Quinn, Luhana Rafaela, John Spicer (12^th June)Marion Gambrill, Vincent Quinn, Luhana Rafaela, John Spicer (12^th June); Bridget King, Giovanni Panetta (13^th June); Margaret Breslin (14^th June); Fred Tyler, Graham McLeod, Williamina Curtis, John Evans, Mary Cook, Leon Florencki (15^th June). 

X CHILDREN’S SUMMER HOLIDAY CLUB AUGUST 2025 - Four days of creative activities, fun and games

When: 4 Wednesdays from 6th August.

Where: Our Lady’s Hall Folkestone.

Time: 10am -4pm

Ages: From 5 years 

Cost: Free. 

Parents, please complete an Application form for each child, available at the back of the Church. Forms to be returned to the Parish Office by July 17th. 

For more information, contact Chi Davies: chidavies@aol.com 

X PARISH BBQ, 29TH JUNE @12:30PM –

Vegetarian options available.

Tickets are £5 per adult, £3 for children 5 – 16 years, under 5s go free.

Tickets available from Parish Office,

Ellen 07870 405237.

Chi 07702 391961,

Monica 07870 911057.

Save the Date! 

 

X VACANCY - Following the retirement of the current post holder the Education Service are looking to recruit a person to support its schools and academies. Details for the Trust Relationship Officer available at https://www.rcaoseducation.org.uk/trust-relationship-officer-education-service/ 

X REFLECTION ON AND FOR PARISH FURTHER GROWTH - As we celebrate the coming down of the Holy Spirit which marked the birth of the Church, I would like to collect some thoughts, realistic proposals, ideas and projects from parishioners who which to contribute to the further growth of our parish in light of her mission. The reflection should cover from the time the two parishes became ONE. There is a questionnaire available for you to fill and return to me via the presbytery’s letter box. The starting point is that you need to inform yourself first by finding out about what is happening in the parish every week to avoid any repetition or the mistake of stating something that is being done already but you are not aware of, what are the projects and plans that are there but did not start because of the lack of volunteers to lead them.  Learn about the role of each parish Committee, the existence of Children liturgy, the altar servers, children’s summer club. Do you know that an attempt had been made several times to set up a youth group? Recruitment of Catechists and volunteers to organise youth group? How can things be improved? Please, fill the questionnaire and return the response by 21/22 June 25. Thank you. 

X DOVER: A PLACE OF SANTUARY & HOPE – Come along and mark the start of Refugee Week as we celebrate our refugees and the communities who have accompanied them. It will take place on Sunday, 15 June at St Mary’s Church Hall, Cannon Street, Dover CT16 1BY, from 2pm to 4pm. 

X QUEEN OF HEAVEN (LATIN: REGINA CAELI) – this is said throughout Eastertide from Easter Sunday through Pentecost to the seventh Sunday after Easter.

The Regina caeli is also said in place of the Angelus during Eastertide. 

Queen of Heaven

V. Queen of Heaven, rejoice, alleluia. 
R. For He whom you did merit to bear, alleluia. 
V. Has risen, as he said, alleluia. 
R. Pray for us to God, alleluia.
V. Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, alleluia. 
R. For the Lord has truly risen, alleluia. 

Let us pray. O God, who gave joy to the world through the resurrection of Thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, grant we beseech Thee, that through the intercession of the Virgin Mary, His Mother, we may obtain the joys of everlasting life. Through the same Christ our Lord.  Amen.