Sunday: October 24th
THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Second Collection: Missio Sunday
Confessions (OLHoC)
Saturday: 5.00pm - 5.45pm
MASS (OLHoC): 6.00pm (Sat.) (Pro Populo)
MASS (OLHoC):
9.00am (David O’Connor RIP)
X Refreshments
in the Parish Hall after Mass
MASS (OLHoC):
11.00am (In
Thanksgiving for His constant love)
X Refreshments
in the Parish Hall after Mass
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• MONDAY, October 25th – Feria
HOLY ROSARY (OLHoC) 9.00am followed
by MASS
(57th Wedding Anniversary of Glyn
& Sandra Hibbert)
• TUESDAY, October 26th – SS Chad & Cedd
HOLY ROSARY (OLHoC) 9.00am followed
by
MASS (OLHoC): 9.30am (Margot Hoare RIP)
• WEDNESDAY, October
27th - Feria
MASS (OLHoC): 10.00am (Mère de Riviers RIP)
X Tea/Coffee
and Cake in the Parish Hall after Mass
X SPUC
Sponsored Fast Day – form at back of church
• THURSDAY, October 28th
– SS Simon and
Jude
HOLY ROSARY (OLHoC) 9.00am followed
by
MASS (OLHoC): 9.30am (Private intention of Julia Smith)
• FRIDAY, October
29th – Feria
HOLY ROSARY (OLHoC) 9.00am followed
by MASS (Thanking God for His constant love)
• SATURDAY, October
30th – Votive BVM
MASS
(St Joseph’s): 10.00am (30th anniversary
for Donal Quaid RIP)
X Parish Synod meeting (St Joseph’s)
11.00am
X Confessions and Exposition (OLHoC) 11.00am – noon
X Training of Altar Servers (OLHoC)
1.00pm
Next Sunday: October 31st
ALL SAINTS
Confessions (OLHoC)
Saturday: 5.00pm - 5.45pm
MASS (OLHoC): 6.00pm (Sat.)
(Well-being of Margaret Foster)
MASS (OLHoC):
9.00am (Kathleen & Reginald Philpott RIP)
X Refreshments
in the Parish Hall after Mass
MASS
(St Joseph’s): 9.00am (Marion Mann RIP)
X Refreshments
in the Church Hall after Mass
MASS (OLHoC):
11.00am (Pro Populo)
X Refreshments
in the Parish Hall after Mass
X OUR SYNOD
Last week we heard from the Archbishop that the bishops will gather in Rome in 2023 and for the first time wish to have our views on a number of questions on how we live our Faith. The areas to be covered are "Participation, Mission and Communion".
Every parish is appointing two parishioners to gather views. Chi Davies and John Philpott have been appointed in our parish and will be seeking the views of our parishioners.
There will be face to face and virtual meetings:
- Saturday 30th October at 11:00 -12:00 at St Joseph's
- Saturday 6th November at 11:00 -12:00 at Our Lady, Help of Christians
(Both meetings will be held after 10:00 Mass)
We will also be speaking to UCM members at their meeting on 3rd November. The details of the virtual meeting will follow.
People are also invited to send comments by
email to folkestone@rcaos.org.uk mark subject matter as SYNOD. You may also drop a letter in at the
presbytery.
"Every person matters to the Lord and His Church, every voice matters, and every story is Important".
More information is available on diocesan
website www.rcaos.or.uk/synod
X REMEMBER - CLOCKS GO BACK ONE
HOUR NEXT SATURDAY EVENING! Don’t be late for Mass
next Sunday.
X NOVEMBER ENVELOPES FOR THE DEPARTED ARE NOW
AVAILABLE AT THE BACK OF CHURCH. November is the Month of the Holy Souls, and so
throughout the month we continue to keep in our liturgical prayer those special
people, particular to us, who have died.
ALL SAINTS’ DAY is on 31st October and honours and remembers the men, women and children who are canonized - that is, whose names are literally “put on the list” of those in heaven.
On 2nd November, there will be the Commemoration of all the faithful departed, ALL SOULS’ DAY (November 2nd), when we remember and pray for the whole company of the faithful who have passed from this world - the great multitude of the “Holy Common People of God” the Plebs Sancta Dei - the unknown saints, the holy people, the good, the bad and the indifferent - all those baptized into the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ and Church of God, and made heirs of the Kingdom. These are the People of God, who are more or less like us in any parish community, and have been throughout the history of the Church. On All Souls, there will be a special Mass in the morning at St Joseph’s and an evening Mass at 7.30pm at OLHoC.
X SVP SECOND COLLECTION – thank you to all who gave so generously to the second collection for our Parish SVP last Sunday. We raised £345.57 to assist their work in the parish.
X WINTER SHELTER 2022/23 – CAN YOU VOLUNTEER? This year service users to be accommodated in hotels again but for communal meals to be offered at town centre churches for four (possibly five) of seven nights. We will be offering the Parish Hall at Our Lady Help of Christians to host a weekly meal on Wednesday evenings. The times will be approximately from 5.30pm to 8 pm. Staff from the Rainbow Centre will be on hand ensuring guests leave promptly so we have volunteer roles involving welcoming, offering hot drinks, cooking and befriending.
If you would like to volunteer to help out with the Winter Shelter this year, application forms should be submitted to the Rainbow Centre by 1st November. Most previous volunteers will have received a form from the Rainbow Centre but anyone who is interested can get the form or more information from new Parish Winter Shelter Co-ordinator, Judy, by contacting her on judy.doherty59@gmail.com as soon as possible.
X RIDE AND STRIDE
PARISH TOTALS are
in and thanks to your amazing efforts, we have raised, including online and
gift aid, a magnificent £967.48! Thank
you!
X SPUC BRANCH SPONSORED FAST is on Wednesday 27th October. Proceeds for the case against continuing abortion pills by post now all other emergency Covid measures repealed and for the case against the Secretary of State trying to impose deregulated abortion on to Northern Ireland against the wishes of the people of Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland Assembly. Sponsorship forms will be available at the back of each of our churches.
X PLEASE PRAY FOR THE REPOSE OF THE SOULS of the relatives and friends of our parishioners who have died recently including Frances Kirk and Marguerita Snalley. Also pray for all those whose anniversaries fall at this time, including amongst them: Wg Cmdr James Coombs (24th Oct); Zdzislaw Studzinski, Viola Ryder, Frank Hughes (26th Oct); Marian Edwards, Sylvia Florescu (27th Oct); John Gladstone, Paul Coles, Paul Sayle, Ethel Wilson (28th Oct); Jose Abobeleira, Thomas Pugh (29th Oct) Nicola Pomponio, Margaret Frost, Sheila Swift, Teddy Czopor (30th Oct).
X TRAINING OF ALTAR
SERVERS AT 1.00PM ON SATURDAY 30TH OCTOBER at Our Lady, help of Christians and St
Aloysius. If you or your children are interested in becoming altar servers in
our Parish, please come along to the training session which starts at 1.00pm in
the church. Altar servers are part of the Ministry as recognised by the church
and these days (since 1992) can be both girls and boys as their service springs
from their common priesthood.
PARISH INFORMATION
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
Our
Lady Help of Christians Hall Bookings:
Dylan
Jeffrey (Tel:01303 252823)
St
Joseph’s Church Hall Bookings:
Mrs M. Irving (Tel: 01303 278435)
X FINAL CALL FOR THIS YEAR’S JOURNEY IN FAITH/RCIA (RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULT)
- Are you a Baptised non-confirmed Catholic?
- Are you a
Baptised non-Catholic?
- Are you
thinking about converting to the Catholic faith?
– Are you a Catholic who wants to know more about the faith?
This is something you can do and encourage others to do too. The new group will start after half-term on Monday 1st November and we will link classes to the school calendar year and term time only. Please call or get in touch with Fr Alex on 01303 252823 or folkestone@rcaos.org.uk or speak to Fr Alex after Mass or make an appointment at the Catholic Presbytery at Guildhall Street and he will tell all you wish to know about becoming a Catholic or learning more about the Catholic faith. The ENROLMENT FINISHES ON FRIDAY 29TH OCTOBER.
X DEADLINE FOR CONFIRMATION – are you in Year 8 or above and not yet confirmed? Do you have a child, grandchild or godchild in Year 8 or above who has not yet received the Sacrament of Confirmation?
Please contact Fr Alex on 01303 252823 or email folkestone@rcaos.org.uk or speak to him after Mass to learn and find out what you need to do to help you or your child to be confirmed. Again, anyone who is interested, you must let Fr Alex know before the end of half-term week on Friday 29th October.
X FIRST RECONCILIATION AND FIRST HOLY COMMUNION - if you have seriously taken up the commitment you and your child’s Godparents made on the day your child was baptised, the child will be familiar with Mass, maybe children’s liturgy, and will understand at least something about prayer. Whether you have enrolled your child in a Catholic school or in a non-Catholic school, your regular attendance at Mass will help judge your child’s readiness for the preparation before the celebration of the First Sacrament of Reconciliation, First Confession and First Holy Communion. Thus, the Catholic Church in England and Wales suggests that from year 3 upward, any baptised child who reaches the age of 8yrs can enrol for the preparation of these two sacraments of initiation. Contact Fr Alex on 01303 253824 or email folkestone@rcaos.org.uk to arrange an appointment to discuss your child’s arrangements to enrol for First Reconciliation and First Holy Communion.
More information about Baptism and First Reconciliation, First Confession and First Holy Communion is available on the Parish website at http://catholic-folkestone.blogspot.com under the Sacramental Preparation tab.
X WORLD MISSION SUNDAY: STANDING WITH CHRISTIANS SUFFERING IN POVERTY, VIOLENCE AND OPPRESSION. World Mission Sunday, the one day in the year when the entire global Church comes together in support of mission, is celebrated on 24 October this year.
Coordinated by Missio, Church’s official charity for overseas mission, this special day offers a moment of grace to express solidarity with our brothers and sisters in Christ who are living in situations of poverty, violence and oppression.
The theme the Holy Father has chosen this year is: ‘We cannot but speak about what we have seen and heard’ (Acts 4:20).
In his message for World Mission Sunday, Pope Francis says: “Once we experience the power of God’s love we cannot help but proclaim and share what we have seen and heard. Jesus’ relationship with his disciples and his humanity shows us the extent to which God loves our humanity and makes his own our joys and sufferings, our hopes and our concerns.”
Fr Anthony Chantry, Missio’s National Director in England and Wales shares:
“Celebrating World Mission Sunday is so important and relevant in these times. If we are to emerge from all our present global problems stronger in our commitment to Jesus and the coming of his Kingdom of peace and justice, we must work together, helping and supporting each other across the world.
“World Mission Sunday is about expressing the solidarity that comes from being the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church.”
X GENERAL PRAYER FOR HEALTH
When Jesus entered Peter’s house, he saw his mother-in-law lying sick with a fever. He touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she rose and began to serve him. That evening they brought to him many who were oppressed by demons, and he cast out the spirits with a word and healed all who were sick. This was to fulfil what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah: ‘He took our illnesses and bore our diseases’. Matthew 8:14-17
Christ
be with me, Christ within me,
Christ
behind me, Christ before me,
Christ
beside me, Christ to win me,
Christ
to comfort and restore me,
Christ
beneath me, Christ above me,
Christ
in quiet, Christ in danger,
Christ
in hearts of all that love me,
Christ in mouth of friend and stranger.
X COVID 19 UPDATE – we have noticed that the situation inside the church on Sundays, the busiest Masses, that people are getting complacent and laissez-aller.
You are reminded that it is recommended that face coverings should be worn by members of the congregation whilst singing together, until infection levels reduce.
The number of cases is rising significantly and we are still facing a threat of being overwhelmed this winter with the virus. Whilst the wearing of a mask is up to the individual, at the busiest Masses on Sunday, we would respectfully request that you should wear a face covering and remember to keep hand sanitising on entry into the church, at least for the moment.
THE ANGELUS
V. The Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary,
R. And she conceived of the Holy Spirit.
Hail Mary, etc...
V. Behold the handmaid of the Lord.
R. Be it done unto me according to Your Word.
Hail Mary, etc...
V. And the Word was made flesh, (bow for the response)
R. And dwelt among us.
Hail Mary, etc...
V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of
Christ.
Let us pray:
Pour forth, we beseech You, O Lord,
Your Grace into our hearts;
that as we have known the incarnation of Christ,
your Son by the message of an angel,
so by His passion and cross
we may be brought to the glory of His
Resurrection.
Through the same Christ, our Lord.
Amen.
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.
HAIL HOLY QUEEN
Hail, holy Queen, Mother of mercy, hail, 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 merciful, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary! Amen.
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.
THE YEAR OF ST JOSEPH PRAYER
To you, O blessed Joseph (Ad te, beate Ioseph)
To you, O blessed Joseph, do we come in our afflictions, and having implored the help of your most holy Spouse, we confidently invoke your patronage also.
Through that charity which bound you to the Immaculate Virgin Mother of God and through the paternal love with which you embraced the Child Jesus, we humbly beg you graciously to regard the inheritance which Jesus Christ has purchased by his Blood, and with your power and strength to aid us in our necessities.
O most watchful guardian of the Holy Family, defend the chosen children of Jesus Christ; O most loving father, ward off from us every contagion of error and corrupting influence; O our most mighty protector, be kind to us and from heaven assist us in our struggle with the power of darkness.
As once you rescued the Child Jesus from deadly peril, so now protect God’s Holy Church from the snares of the enemy and from all adversity; shield, too, each one of us by your constant protection, so that, supported by your example and your aid, we may be able to live piously, to die in holiness, and to obtain eternal happiness in heaven. Amen.
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