SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
MASS (OLHoC): 6.00pm (Saturday) (Pro Populo)
MASS (St Joseph’s): 9.00am (Valeria Aurelia Sambucci RIP)
MASS (OLHoC): 11.00am (Claire Ellis RIP)
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• MONDAY, July 19th – Feria
MASS (OLHoC): 9.00am (Deceased
members of the Wilkes family)
X OLHoC open
from 8.30am-4.00pm
• TUESDAY, July 20th – Feria
MASS (OLHoC): 9.00am (Frank Glynn RIP)
X OLHoC open
from 8.30am-4.00pm
• WEDNESDAY, July
21st – Feria
MASS (OLHoC): 10.00am (Rosina Thomas RIP)
• THURSDAY, July 22nd – St Mary Magdalene
MASS (OLHoC): 9.00am (M McDonagh
RIP)
X OLHoC open
from 8.30am-4.00pm
• FRIDAY, July 23rd
– St Bridget
MASS (OLHoC): 9.00am (Francis Singa
Rajah RIP)
X OLHoC open
from 8.30am-4.00pm
• SATURDAY, July
24th - BVM
MASS (St
Joseph’s): 10.00am (Wedding
anniversary of Catherine and Mark)
X Confessions
after Mass (St Joseph’s)
X Exposition & Confessions (OLHoC): 11am to 12noon
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Next Sunday: July 25th
SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
MASS (OLHoC): 6.00pm (Saturday) (Josie Ball
RIP)
MASS (OLHoC): 9.00am (Well-being of Sr Veronica Hodgson)
MASS (OLHoC): 11.00am (Pro Populo)
X Tea/Coffee
and Cake in the Parish Hall after Mass
MASSES AT OUR LADY, HELP OF CHRISTIANS ARE BROADCAST LIVE AT
https://www.churchservices.tv/folkestone
X FIRST HOLY COMMUNION – congratulations to Anthony, Victor, Darcey, Abigail, Rachel, Otto, Ava, Eddison, Finlay, Jude, Alex, Emerald, Bella-Lavinia, Ellie, Caitlyn, Bel, Tammy, George, Daniella and Eoin who made their First Holy Communion last Sunday in a special celebration Mass with family, friends and relatives at Our Lady, Help of Christians. This weekend they will collect their certificates at their churches where they normally attend Mass, either at St Joseph’s or Our Lady, Help of Christians.
On Sunday 25th July at 11.00am, there will be a First Holy Communion celebration Mass with three more children of the Parish. Please pray for Oliver, Jack and Hannah as they prepare themselves to receive the Holy Eucharist, what Pope Francis has called, ‘the Sacrament of Love’ into their hearts.
Remember in a very special way, Jucia and her family in your prayers, as she cannot celebrate her First Holy Communion due to a bereavement in her family. May the Lord of life, peace and joy be with them all.
X PLEASE PRAY FOR Agata Borza, who is sick in the William Harvey Hospital at this time.
X PLEASE PRAY FOR THE REPOSE OF THE SOULS of the relatives and friends of our parishioners who have died recently, including Gabriel Mbangu and Emmanuel Nwanko, father of Caroline Nwanko, who died last Saturday in Lagos, Nigeria and all those whose anniversaries fall at this time, including amongst them: Irene Joanes, Clifford Moore, Francis Ciantar, Edmund Szmelter, Albert Bowes (18th July); Ana Painter, Wileen McKenna, Jean McFall, Molly Collins, Marie Snyers d’Attenhoven (19th July); Mary Webb, Wing Cmdr Michael Hills, Graeme Alleyne (20th July); Elizabeth Burke, Leonard Gurney, Mary Smith (21st July); Amy McRoberts, Ann Powell, Alfred Mills (22nd July); Joan Bowes, Dennis Kindred, Veronica Sprinks, Eric Croft (23rd July); Maria Snelling, Margaret Sadler, Matilda Strang (24th July); John Doyle, Violet Constantine (25th July)
X HOLD THE DATE – This year’s Ride and Stride will be on Saturday 11th September. More details to follow soon.
X HOLD THE DATE No
2 - There will be a special Thanksgiving Mass on Sunday
21st November at 11.00am for all who have celebrated their First Holy Communion
in our Parish this year.
X DIOCESAN ANNUAL MARRIAGE MASS - Saturday, 9th October 2021 St George’s Cathedral, Southwark at noon. Please contact Carole on mflkent@rcaos.org.uk if you are celebrating your 1st, 10th, 25th, 40th, 50th or 60th wedding anniversary and would like to attend the annual marriage mass.
X COVID GUIDELINES FOR OUR PARISH CHURCHES FOR MASS
1.
Please
take personal responsibility when visiting the church for using the Trace and
Trace QR CODE.
2. Use HAND SANITISER on
ENTERING and EXITING church.
3. Wear FACE COVERINGS
(unless exempt) when in church.
4. Keep doors OPEN if
possible.
5. Keep a 1 METRE safe
distance.
6. Congregational singing is not permitted at this time. Please hum or sing in your head at Sunday Mass.
From Monday 19th July, we would request that you continue to use the hand sanitiser provided and to wear your facemasks in church.
You are no longer required to social distance in church, however we will be introducing a system of laminated cards, which will be cleaned after each Mass, which can be used to create social distancing for parishioners or groups of parishioners, to indicate that they do not want anybody to sit next to them by placing the card on the pew next to where they are sitting. Please respect those who are using the cards and do not remove them.
Full details about how Sunday Mass will be organised from Sunday 25th July will be published in next week’s newsletter.
X MASS ATTENDANCE: 368 people came to the Sunday Masses in the Parish last week. Thank you for your cooperation and support in observing the Covid guidelines. Thank you to all that gave so generously to our weekly collection which included the sum of £83.61 towards the Apostleship of the Sea.
The Parish income for June received from
Collections was as follows:
THANK YOU for your continued generosity in supporting your Parish.
X ST EDMUNDS
TRANSITION VIDEO - here is the fantastic Year 7 welcome
video for those students currently in Year 6 and who will be joining St Edmunds
Catholic Secondary School in September or for those of you thinking about
making your secondary school choices later in the year. You can view this at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bUUCZs3yTg&t=3s
X OUR LADY & ST JOSEPH’S 100 CLUB
– JUST ONE WEEK TO GO! – Next Sunday, 25th July,
there will be a special £100.00 prize draw to start the new 2021/22 100 Club
and it is hoped, that subject to restrictions being lifted, we will have the
draw in the Parish Hall at OLHoC after the 11.00am Mass along with the
resumption of tea, coffee and cake. Please consider joining this excellent
fundraising activity for our parish and application/renewal forms for the 2021/2022
year are at the back of each church. This year we are increasing the prize pot
and membership will be £25.00 per number per year. New members are very welcome
(and you can have as many numbers as you like!) Your number(s) won’t be
included in the draw until you’ve paid your subscription. Get your applications in asap!
WE FLY TO THY PROTECTION –
We fly to Thy protection, O
Holy Mother of God. Do not despise our petitions in our necessities, but
deliver us always from all dangers, O
Glorious and Blessed Virgin.
PRAYER TO ST MICHAEL –
Saint Michael the Archangel,
defend us in battle. Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the
devil; May God rebuke him, we humbly pray; And do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host, by the power of
God, thrust into hell Satan and all evil spirits who wander through the world
for the ruin of souls. Amen.
“Civilisation
is another word for respect for life.”, Elizabeth
Goudge, Author.
PARISH
INFORMATION
Presbytery and Parish
Office:
41
Guildhall Street, Folkestone, Kent CT20 1EF
Tel: 01303 252823 e-mail: folkestone@rcaos.org.uk
Parish Secretary: Mr Dylan Jeffrey BA,
PGCE, MSc
Clergy
Parish Priest: Fr Alex Saba MA,
MSLR, MCL, JCL
Priest: Fr Francis Capener MA
Deacon: Rev. Dr Gehad Homsey
MB, BCh
01303-253601 / 07917 134250 e-mail: gehadhomsey@yahoo.co.uk
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