SUNDAY 13TH MARCH 2022

 

Sunday: March 13th

SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT

CAFOD Lent Collection for Ukraine

 The Angelus will be said two minutes before Mass

 

MASS (OLHoC): 6.00pm (Saturday) (Mick Kearney RIP)

 

MASS (OLHoC): 9.00am (Pro Populo)

  X Tea/Coffee in the hall after Mass

 

MASS (OLHoC): 11.00am (Molly O’Conner RIP)

Readings by Class 6 of Stella Maris School

X Tea/Coffee in the hall after Mass

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• MONDAY, March 14th - Feria

 MASS (OLHoC): 9.00am (Vera Pickering RIP)

X Pastoral and Social Care Committee 2.00pm

X Catechism Class (OLHoC Hall): 7.30pm

 

• TUESDAY, March 15th - Feria

NO MASS TODAY

 

• WEDNESDAY, March 16th - Feria

HOLY ROSARY (OLHoC): 9.30am followed by

FUNERAL MASS of Moira Murrill (OLHoC): 10.00am

Cremation of Moira Murrill (Hawkinge): 11.30am

Stations of the Cross (St Joseph’s): 12.00 noon

 

• THURSDAY, March 17th – St Patrick

MASS (OLHoC): 9.00 am (Shaun Kelly RIP)

X Lent – Reflection and Renewal (OLHoC Hall): 7.30pm

 

• FRIDAY, March 18th – Feria

Day of Fasting and Abstinence

Mass (OLHoC): 9:00am (Winifred E Brown RIP)

Stations of the Cross (OLHoC): 12.00 noon

 

• SATURDAY, March 19th – St Joseph

MASS (St Joseph’s): 10.00am (Holy Souls)

Confessions will be available after Mass (St Joseph’s)

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Following Sunday: March 20th

THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT

Second Collection: Poor Parishes

 

MASS (OLHoC): 6.00pm (Sat. 19th March) (Pro Populo)

 

MASS (St Joseph’s): 9.00am

(Birthday blessings for John)

  X Tea/Coffee in the hall after Mass

 

MASS (OLHoC): 11.00am

(Thanksgiving for the Martinez family)

X Tea/Coffee in the hall after Mass

X LENT COURSE, WEEK 2: MARY, THE FIRST DISCIPLE (part 2 of the Let it be DVD series). We continue our journey into the heart of Mary and, through her, into the heart of Jesus.  If you missed last week’s, don’t worry….we’d love to see you! 

This week’s session is on Thursday, 7.30pm until 9.00pm at Our Lady Help of Christians hall, Guildhall Street.  We’ll have the kettle on! 

If you’re hesitant about going out at night, we’re offering door-to-door transport: ring 01303 258962 for a lift!  

Join us as we make this Lenten journey that takes us deeper into the heart of Mary and, through her, into the heart of Jesus. The dates remaining, and you can drop in to any of the evenings, are: 

·                Thursday 17th March: The First Disciple – OLHoC hall at 7.30pm

·                Thursday 24th March: Mother of All – St Joseph’s hall at 7.30pm

·                Thursday 31st March: Queen of Heaven – OLHoC hall at 7.30pm

·                Thursday 7th April: Help of Christians – St Joseph’s hall at 7.30pm 

X CAFOD LENT FAST DAY HELD ON FRIDAY 11TH MARCH AND SECOND COLLECTION THIS WEEKEND - The Catholic Agency for Overseas Development invites you to donate to its Lent appeal to help support the Ukraine appeal. 

Last Friday was CAFOD Lent Fast Day. Please donate the money you’ve saved by skipping a meal last Friday to the CAFOD appeal.  Collection baskets will be out at the end of Mass or you can return your money in an envelope to the church or parish office…. or you may donate online at cafod.org.uk.  

X SECOND COLLECTION NEXT WEEKEND There will be the previously postponed Diocesan second collection for the Poor Parishes in our Diocese. This collection enables the Archbishop to be able to make grants tosome of the smaller parishes throughout the Diocese. 

X MASS ATTENDANCE - last weekend there were 325 people who came to Sunday Masses. Remember, after the 9.00am and 11.00am Sunday Mass there is always refreshments available in the church hall at the mass site where Mass is being held. You are very welcome to join us.

X PLEASE PRAY FOR THOSE WHO ARE SICK OR IN HOSPITAL including Margaret Woolley, Lilian Orfila, Yenny Marcela Torres, Beulah Blomfield, Margaret Murphy and Margaret Foster. 

X GIFT AID ENVELOPES - the new Gift Aid envelopes for 2022/23 are now ready and thank you to everyone who has so far collected their envelopes. Boxes for collection are now placed at the back of the church at Our Lady, Help of Christians. We get an additional 25% back from the taxman for your donations and this makes a huge difference to the parish’s income. Thank you for your continued generosity.  

If you are a taxpayer, and currently give to the Church using any method, but don’t currently use Gift Aid, can I urge you to start using Gift Aid. It is very simple and more details can be obtained by speaking to Dylan or emailing folkestone@rcaos.org.uk 

X STATIONS OF THE CROSS take place at noon on Wednesday at St Joseph’s and at noon on Friday at Our Lady, Help of Christians. The Stations of the Cross is a devotion that reaches deep into people’s hearts, and prepares us to enter into the heart of the Paschal Mystery at Easter. 

X PARISH RECONCILLIATION SERVICE FOR EASTER is on Saturday 26th March at 4.30pm. 

X PLEASE PRAY FOR THE REPOSE OF THE SOULS of those who have died recently, including Moira Veronica Murill, and for all those whose anniversaries fall at this time, including: Paulene Wood, Catherine Mills, Ivy Willoughby, William Conroy, Margaret Savage, Col. Edward Gordon (13th Mar); Hugh Ward (14th Mar); Shaun Taylor, Shaun Kelly, Stephen Cole, Patricia Ackland, Annie Hughes, Monica White, Carlton Gillman, Gerlad McCrystal, Everilda Noble (15th Mar); Ethel Finch, James Gavigan, Aileen Keevil, Gwen Bourgois (16th Mar); Salvatore Sechi, Gordon Laye, Marie Farron-Smith, Winifred Barnes, Thomas Vincent (17th Mar); Brenda Plumpton, Thomas Welsh, Mary Fells (18th Mar); Richard Ellis, Baroness Margaret Otto (19th Mar); Patricia Tagford, Daniel Connolly, Jean Stokes (20th Mar). 

X CATECHISM AND CATHOLIC STUDY CLASS takes place on Monday nights at 7.30pm in the Hall at Our Lady, Help of Christians. These sessions usually finish around 9.00pm and are engaging, enthusing and enable all participants to explore their faith further. Classes are open to all who want to explore their Catholic faith further and you can drop in any time. Please come along and join in this amazing experience if you are free. 

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

 

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  THE PASSAGE, a Catholic charity working with homeless people is raising funds through the Big Give a matched giving scheme from 12.00 noon on Monday 14th March.  Every £1 donated online between 12.00 noon on 14th March and Monday 28 March makes £2.  Please visit: https://bit.ly/BigGiveMarch22 to support the campaign. The campaign ‘It takes more than a house to make a home’ focuses on the services we provide to people who have been homeless in their journey to being happily settled in a new home.  The Passage would be very grateful for your support.