SUNDAY 15TH AUGUST 2021

 

Sunday: August 15th

THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

 

Confessions: (OLHoC): 5.00pm (Saturday)

 

MASS (OLHoC): 6.00pm (Saturday)  (Pro Populo)

 

MASS (St Joseph’s): 9.00am (Dick Gaul RIP)

X Tea/Coffee, juice, cake and Bacon Butties in St Joseph’s Hall after Mass

 

MASS (OLHoC): 11.00am (Andrew Savvides RIP)

X Tea/Coffee and Cake in the Parish Hall after Mass

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• MONDAY, August 16th – Feria

CHURCH CLOSED AND NO MASS TODAY

 

 

• TUESDAY, August 17th – Feria

CHURCH CLOSED AND NO MASS TODAY

 

• WEDNESDAY, August 18th – Feria

MASS (OLHoC): 10.00am (Well-being of Paul Cross)

X Tea/Coffee and Cake in the Parish Hall after Mass

X SVP Meeting in the Parish Hall (OLHoC): 11.00am

 

• THURSDAY, August 19th – St John Eudes

MASS (St Joseph’s): 10.00am (Rose Ward RIP)

 

• FRIDAY, August 20th – St Bernard

MASS (St Joseph’s): 10.00am (Bridie Williamson RIP)

 

• SATURDAY, August 21st – St Pius X

MASS (St Joseph’s): 10.00am (Catherine Clark RIP) 

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Next Sunday: August 22nd

TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

 

MASS (OLHoC): 6.00pm (Saturday) (Dr Chris Vickery RIP)

 

MASS (OLHoC): 9.00am (Wedding anniversary of Andy and Julie Orfila)

X Tea/Coffee and Cake in Parish Hall after Mass

 

MASS (OLHoC): 11.00am (Pro Populo)

X Tea/Coffee and Cake in the Parish Hall after Mass

 

X St Joseph’s Social Club Barbeque (St Joseph’s Church Hall): 12.30pm

X TEMPORARY CHANGES TO MASS TIMES - please take note of the temporary changes whilst work in being carried out at the OLHoC. There is no morning Mass on Monday or Tuesday. Mass on Thursday, Friday and Saturday morning is at 10.00am at St Joseph’s church. 

X PLEASE PRAY FOR THE REPOSE OF THE SOULS of the relatives and friends of our parishioners who have died recently including Dr Chris Vickery and Angie Cross and all those whose anniversaries fall at this time, including amongst them: Matthew Jozefaciuk (15th August) Winifred Green, Keith Catterick (16th August); Renee Adamson, Antoinette Jones, Sadie Mears (17th August); Edmund Farley CBE, Winifred Barnes (18th August); Maureen Seaby, Vera Butler (19th August) Daniel Donnelly, Carmelina Woodhead (20th August); Francis McGettigan, Helena Riordan (22nd August). 

X OUR LADY & ST JOSEPH’S 100 CLUB SUMMER DRAW! – The next draw will be after the 11.00am Mass on Sunday 29th August. Please consider joining this excellent fundraising activity for our parish and application forms for the 2021/2022 year are at the back of each church. New members are very welcome (and you can have as many numbers as you like!). 

X RIDE AND STRIDE – on Saturday September 11, the Friends of Kent Churches (FoKC) is holding its annual fund raising event, "Ride and Stride". 

It is basically a tour of local churches through which volunteers raise money for a grant making initiative dedicated to the upkeep of church buildings and is also a great and fun thing to do. Funds are raised by sponsorship. From each Sponsor, 50% goes to FoKC to build up the grant making pot, 50% is returned to the Volunteer's Church. Sponsorship money is not only raised by the adventurous making the Grand Tours, but by church based 'Reception Teams' who offer consolation, encouragement, a cuppa and chance for a 'natural break' to the weary travellers!  

For sponsorship forms and listing of participating churches etc., see Pat Goldsmith or Steve Press. Alternatively,  visit the Ride and Stride website at:  www.kentrideandstride.co.uk. 

 

 

X CHURCH MAKEOVER AT OUR LADY, HELP OF CHRISTIANS AND ST ALOYSIUS – the cleaners, plasterers, painters, waxers, electricians, sound engineers, lighting technicians, and repairers have been hard at work since 2nd August repairing the church and carrying out vital maintenance and redecoration. 

Unfortunately, there have been a few problems discovered along the way including some corrosion of the lead on the windows which has weakened some of the concrete around the frames. We have also discovered damp areas at the back of the altar which have had to be fixed as a matter of urgency including repointing the outside wall and replacing some of the lead lined broken windows. The overall cost is now around £35,000, including recent roofing work, and we urgently need to raise more funds to cover the cost of this work. To date we have raised £12,917 so please pray together that we can make our target and pay for the work being undertaken. 

A big THANK YOU to the ladies of the UCM who spent a morning last week cleaning the Stations of the Cross with mineral spirits and then polishing them furiously to make them outstanding once again. 

The new speakers have now been installed and I hope parishioners will notice an improved sound, however, we are awaiting the arrival of a new mixing desk and new wireless microphones. 

When all this work is done, we can then begin focusing on the work needed at St Joseph’s. Thank you to everyone who has generously donated to make this happen. The second collection to support this work held on Sunday 8th August raised over one thousand pounds. 

You can also donate via cheque payable to “The Parish of Our Lady and St Joseph, Folkestone” and placed an envelope marked ‘Renovation Appeal’ and posted through the Parish Office door at the Presbytery at 41 Guildhall Street on any day or via bank transfer to The Parish of Our Lady and St Joseph Folkestone, Sort Code 52-41-42 and Account Number 08605556 with the reference ‘Renovation’.

 

Alternatively, you can use our Just Giving page online, a link is on our parish website, which allows for payments to be made by credit and debit card or by PayPal with no fees, and also to be gift aided via the diocese at

www.justgiving.com/fundraising/olsj-folkestone 

 

 

THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

Sunday 15th August 

On Sunday 15th August, in addition to Mass at the churches of Our Lady in Folkestone and St Joseph’s in Cheriton, the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass will be offered at the Vatican by Cardinal Peter Turkson, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development. An intention has been submitted for all those who have suffered during the pandemic and for the Parish of Our Lady and St Joseph. 

HAIL, HOLY QUEEN

 

Hail, holy Queen, Mother of Mercy,

Our life, our sweetness and our hope.

To thee do we cry, poor banished children of

Eve. To thee do we send up our sighs,

mourning and weeping in this vale of

tears. Turn then, most gracious Advocate,

thine eyes of mercy toward us, and after

this, our exile, show unto us the blessed

fruit of thy womb, Jesus: O clement,

O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary!

Pray for us O Holy Mother of God,

that we may be made worthy of

the promises of Christ.

Amen.

 

X SUNRISER BREAKFAST AFTER MASS AT ST JOSEPH’S ON SUNDAY – as of Sunday 15th August, there will be bacon butties, sausages in rolls, orange juice and tea and coffee served in the Church Hall after the 9.00am Sunday Mass. The cost of a Sunrsier is £2.00 However, there will also be biscuits available if you do not require a Sunriser Breakfast. 

X ST JOSEPH’S HALL COMMITTEE SUMMER BBQ – on Sunday 22nd August starting at 12.30pm at St Joseph’s Church Hall and running through the afternoon with fun and games for all including a raffle. Tickets for members and children is £1.00 and for non-members £3.00 

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