Sunday June 19th
CORPUS CHRISTI
(THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST)
Second Collection: Day for Life
MASS (OLHoC): 6.00pm (Sat. 18th June) (Pro Populo)
MASS (St Joseph’s):
9.00am (Fr Ed Hartley
RIP)
X Refreshments in the Hall after Mass
MASS (OLHoC):
11.00am (Well-being of Jeremiah Cronin)
X Refreshments in the Hall after Mass
X Baptism of
Marek Adam, Sophie Adamova and Caitlynn
Ronald (OLHoC): 1.00pm
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• MONDAY, June 20th – St Alban
MASS (OLHoC): 9.00am (Well-being of Rynes &
Frankie McLaughlin)
X Finance &
Property Committee (OLHoC Hall): 7.00pm
• TUESDAY, June 21st – St Aloysius
NO MASS TODAY
• WEDNESDAY, June 22nd – SS John Fisher and Thomas More
MASS (OLHoC): 10.00am (Jim Ward RIP)
X Tea/coffee after Mass (OLHoC Hall)
• THURSDAY, June
23rd – The Nativity of St John The
Baptist
MASS (OLHoC): 9.00am (Pauline
Forshew RIP)
FUNERAL SERVICE of Pauline Imelda Forshew (OLHoC): 11.00am
• FRIDAY, June 24th – The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
MASS (OLHoC):
9.00am (Charles Orfila RIP)
• SATURDAY, June
25th – The Immaculate
Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary
MASS
(St Joseph’s): 10.00am (For the residents of Napier Barracks)
Confessions & Exposition
(OLHoC): 11.00am to 12 noon
X Archdiocese of
Southwark 2022 Spring Assembly by the Justice & Peace Commission (St Paul’s, Dover) 11.00am-4.00pm
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Next Sunday: June 26th
THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
MASS (OLHoC): 6.00pm (Sat. 25th June) (Pauline & Henry Massetti RIP)
MASS (OLHoC): 9.00am (Pro Populo)
X Refreshments in the Hall after Mass
MASS (OLHoC):
11.00am (Stephen & Agnes Ng RIP)
X Refreshments in the Hall after Mass
X POPE FRANCIS’ PRAYER INTENTION FOR JUNE:
For families - We
pray for Christian families throughout the world: may they embody and
experience unconditional love and grow in holiness in their daily lives.
X PARISH SUMMER
FAYRE SUCCESS – A huge THANK YOU to
everyone who worked so hard to put together the Parish Summer Fayre last
weekend. It was a wonderful event and all in attendance had great fun. We
managed to raise £426 for the work of the parish, so thank you once again.
X ARCHDIOCESE OF SOUTHWARK 2022 SPRING ASSEMBLY BY THE JUSTICE AND PEACE COMMISSION
next Saturday 25th June 2022 at St Paul’s Catholic
Church, 103 Maison Dieu Road, Dover, Kent CT16 1RU. It will be preceded by Mass at 10.00am at St
Edmunds Chapel, Priory Road, Dover CT16 1BB.
Registration is from 10.40am and the day’s programme runs from 11am to
4pm. Entitled: Caught in the Act: Tackling the injustice of the Nationality and Borders Act:
removal to Rwanda and difficulties for Ukrainians in the UK. Everyone welcome. Entrance is free. Lunch provided. Donations suggested. Finishing with a prayer service at the sea
front and ice-creams on the beach.
X CONGRATULATIONS to Anna, Lily Ann and Miracle as they celebrate their first Holy
Communion at 11.00am Mass this weekend. We pray that they may grow to
appreciate the importance of the Eucharist in our Catholic faith.
X SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION PROGRAMME FOR THE
ACADEMIC YEAR 2022-2023
If you, or one of your family, relatives of friends, is
thinking about enrolling for any of the sacramental programmes which will begin
in October 2022 for the celebration of the Sacrament in 2023, the time has come
for enrolment. Please collect the necessary form at the back of the Church and
return it before 16th September 2022.
The Sacraments in question are:
·
First Reconciliation and First Holy
Communion for children in School Year 4 and above
·
Confirmation for young people who are
from School Year 9 and above
Rite of Christian Initiation for:
i) Adults
who are baptised but have not celebrated their First Holy Communion and
Confirmation
ii) Baptised
non-Catholics who are thinking of joining the Catholic Church
iii) Non-baptised
Adults who are thinking of joining the Catholic Faith through Baptism,
Confirmation and First Holy Communion.
Each category will have its preparation sessions covering
the period from October 2022- May/June 2023. Forms for enrolment are now at the
back of the church.
THE
DEADLINE FOR ALL THESE ENROLMENTS IS FRIDAY 16th SEPTEMBER 2022.
X PLEASE PRAY FOR THOSE WHO
ARE SICK, IN HOSPITAL OR RECOVERING FROM ILLNESS, SURGERY OR TREATMENT including
Myriam Myland, Margaret Woolley, Francis Dunn, Lilian Orfila, Beulah Blomfield,
Margaret Murphy, Alan Taylor and Fr Capener.
It is in that context that I am giving a warm welcome to some of our
parisioners who belong to the Syro-Malabar rite to start their monthly
celebration in our parish – beginning 24th June 2022.
This group will celebrate in their rite and once a month they will meet
to keep such vital connections to their roots.
X PARISH OFFICE HOURS – we will be open from 8.00am until 4.00pm on
Mondays and Tuesdays and from 8.00am until 12.00 noon on Fridays. Any notices
for the newsletter need to be with the office by noon on the Tuesday before the
weekend of publication.
Please
note that the Parish Office will not be open on Friday 24th June or Monday 27th
June as the Parish Secretary is away on annual leave.
Any
notices for the newsletter need to be with the office by noon on the Tuesday
before the weekend of publication.
X WEDNESDAY 29TH JUNE – HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION FOR SAINTS PETER AND PAUL
– on this
day, Mass will be at:
·
9.00am at St Joseph’s
·
10.45am at Our Lady, Help of Christians and
·
7.30pm at Our Lady, Help of Christians.
X PLEASE PRAY FOR THE REPOSE OF THE SOULS for
Thomazina Dumper (known as Zina), Pauline Forshew and John Evans, and all those
who have
died recently or whose anniversaries fall at this time
including:
Joseph
Pierron, Agnes Constable, Mary Starr (18th June);
Avaonne
McIlreath (20th June);
Daphne
Higgs, Josephine Quilter, John Wallace, Ana Hines, Ines Clark, Iole Chantler
(21st June);
Julia
Thompson, Walter Reynolds, Ethel Hughes, Kathleen Collins, John Moran (22nd
June);
Henry
Byrne (23rd June);
Mary
Shevlane, Margaret Fegan, Charles Orfila (24th June);
John
Stratford, Kathleen Gilheaney (25th June);
Howard
Atkinson, Carole Garrett, Helena Wetniak, Margaret Nicholl, Terry (James)
Hughes, Alec (Chris) Fakley (26th June).
X SNAPPY HAPPY SUMMER CLUB ON FIRST FOUR
TUESDAYS IN AUGUST –
the Parish Pastoral and Social Committee have agreed to arrange a Summer
Club in the Parish for children aged 5 to 14 years old taking place from
10.00am until 4.00pm on the first four Tuesdays of August at St Joseph’s Hall.
It will be led by
parish volunteers who are fully DBS checked and it will include lunch, snacks
and many activities including dancing, music, singing, crafts, cooking,
gardening, writing, games, basic first aid training, films and more. Best of all, it will be free!
Forms will soon be
made available for children to be registered for any of the available dates on
a first come first served basis. More information will be published in the
coming weeks once it is available.
X BBQ LUNCH AT ST JOSEPH’S CHURCH HALL ON SUNDAY
3RD JULY AT 12.30PM – Tickets £4 for adults and £2 for
children from Margaret Irving or Dylan Jeffrey.
X THIS WEEKEND’S SECOND COLLECTION is
for the Day of Prayer for Human Life. Day dedicated to celebrating the
Sacredness of Life. Collections provide core funding for the Anscombe Bioethics
Centre and other life related activities supported by the church through grants
to charities.
men.
The Lord
measures out perfection neither by the multitude nor the magnitude of our
deeds, but by the manner in which we perform them.’
St John of the Cross
X PASTORAL CARE OF SICK AND HOUSEBOUND
PARISHIONERS – restrictions on home visits to the sick and housebound have
now been removed and the Parish has resumed home visits to those who need them.
Anyone who is sick or housebound,
or of you know of anyone who is in this category, are encouraged to contact the
Parish Office with their details and their Pastoral Care will be organised.
For GDPR reasons, the Parish has
a policy of only accepting requests that come in from the person concerned or
their next of kin only.
Any third party needs to present
a written permission from the person concerned for such requests to be
considered. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
PARISH INFORMATION
Presbytery
and Parish Office:
41 Guildhall Street, Folkestone, Kent CT20
1EF
Tel: 01303 252823 e-mail: folkestone@rcaos.org.uk
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