Sunday August 28th
TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
MASS (OLHoC): 6.00pm (Sat. 27th Aug.) (Brenda Parker-Harding RIP)
MASS (OLHoC): 9.00am (Martin & Catherine Murray RIP)
X Refreshments in the Hall after Mass
MASS (OLHoC):
11.00am (Pro Populo)
X No refreshments in the Hall after Mass
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• MONDAY, August 29th – The Passion of St John the Baptist
MASS (OLHoC): 9.00am (Mary
Thomas RIP)
• TUESDAY, August 30th – SS Margaret Clitherow, Anne Line & Margaret Ward
NO MASS TODAY
• WEDNESDAY, August 31st – Feria
MASS (OLHoC): 10.00am (Ernesto Borza RIP)
X Refreshments in the Hall after Mass
• THURSDAY, September
1st – Feria
MASS (OLHoC): 9.00am (Celebrating over 35 years of marriage for Andy and Julie Orfila)
• FRIDAY, September 2nd – Feria
MASS (OLHoC): 9.00am (Sean & Chayenne Rose Stokes & Kelsey RIP)
• SATURDAY, September
3rd – St Gregory
MASS (OLHoC): 10.00am (Janine & Eugene Fela RIP)
Confessions & Exposition (OLHoC): 11.00am to 12 noon
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PLEASE NOTE
the office will be closed from
Monday 29th August until Tuesday 6th September.
For any urgent enquiries, please telephone 01303 252823 or email folkestone@rcaos.org.uk
Sunday September 4th
TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
MASS (OLHoC): 6.00pm (Sat. 3rd Sept.) (Pro Populo)
MASS
(St Joseph’s): 9.00am (Pat & Tess Dillon RIP)
X Refreshments in the Hall after Mass
MASS (OLHoC):
11.00am (Myra Pound RIP)
X There
are no refreshments in the Hall today after
Mass as we have the:
X Parish Curry Lunch (St Joseph’s Church Hall): 12.30pm £6 per head
Baptism of Arthur Mark Fell, Freddie Cundy and Bonnie Niamh Bugg (OLHoC): 1.00pm
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• MONDAY, September 5th – Feria
MASS (OLHoC): 9.00am (Peter
Willson RIP)
• TUESDAY, September 6th – Feria
NO MASS TODAY
• WEDNESDAY, September 7th – Feria
MASS (OLHoC):
10.00am (In thanksgiving and celebration of
two years of Fr Alex as our parish priest)
X Refreshments in the Hall after Mass
• THURSDAY, September 8th – The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
MASS (OLHoC):
9.00am (Mary Heath RIP)
• FRIDAY, September 9th – Feria
MASS (OLHoC): 9.00am (Basil
Deba RIP)
• SATURDAY, September
10th – Feria
MASS
(St Joseph’s): 10.00am (Margaret Hall RIP)
Confessions & Exposition
(OLHoC): 11.00am to 12 noon
KENT RIDE AND STRIDE all day at OLHoC and St Jo’s
– please sponsor our efforts in the
parish today
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Following Sunday: September 11th
TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Second collection: Catholic Education Service
MASS (OLHoC): 6.00pm (Sat. 10th Sept.) (Pro Populo)
MASS (OLHoC): 9.00am (Aguido Garado
RIP)
X Refreshments in the Hall after Mass
MASS (OLHoC): 11.00am (Theresa Nevin [nee Savvides] RIP)
X OUR LADY & ST JOSEPH’S 100 CLUB SUMMER DRAW! – The Summer Draw has taken place and the winner of £100 is
Kathleen Lynch with lucky number 26. New membership forms for the 100 Club for
the next year are now available so please consider joining this excellent
fundraising activity for our parish and forms for the 2022/2023 are at the back of
each church.
It costs £25.00 per number per year.
New members are very
welcome
(and you can have as many numbers as you like!).
X MARCH FOR LIFE ON 3 SEPTEMBER – there is a pro-life event organised by 'March for Life UK' who campaign to raise awareness on the issue of abortion.
On Saturday 3rd September there will be a protest championing the right to life of the unborn child held in London. This is an important cause so the more parishioners who can attend the better. Archbishop John Wilson will be attending.
The itinerary for the day is:
- 10:30am - meet at 9-23 Emmanuel Centre, Marsham Street, London, SW1P 3DW
- 11am - a Catholic Mass will then be held at St. George's Cathedral Southwark
- 2pm - the march will take place at from the Emmanuel Centre and will end at Parliament Square at 4:30pm.
The nearest tubes to the Emmanuel Centre are St James’ Park and Westminster, which are just a short walk away. You can see it on the map from their website by using the following link: https://www.emmanuelcentre.com/location
Please do not hesitate to contact the organisers at march4lifeuk@gmail.com should you have any questions.
X CHRISTMAS ORDERS – Eileen in the shop has requested orders for any special Christmas gifts and for advance orders for next year’s 2022 Catholic Diary (with Order of Mass), which is available in the usual colours. Please talk to them in the shop about your orders or preferences.
X TWO YEARS – we welcome back Fr Alex on 7 September when he will be celebrating two years as our Parish Priest. Whilst he has been on a well-earned rest Fr Louis took on all the duties and we extend our thanks and blessings for his pastoral care during this time and look forward to seeing him again soon.
X PLEASE PRAY FOR THE REPOSE OF THE SOUL of all those who have
died recently, and all those
whose anniversaries fall at this time, including
amongst them: Clive Foster, Patrick Slevin, Dorothy Pougher (28th Aug); Alexander Paterson (29th August); Viloet Bassett, Elizabeth
Francis, Edna Sullivan (30th Aug); Delia Tulloch, Alexander McCaw, Dorothy
Sobol (31st Aug); Ruby Thompson, Esther Blumire, Serafina Rico, Cyril Chantler
(1st Sept); Janet Rynehart, Peter Hughes, Florence Bateson, Alice McLaughlin
(2nd Sept); Annie Maxwell, Bronislav Bernas, William Davies, Neville Apthorpe,
Yvonne Avanne, Myra Pound (3rd Sept); Suzanne Boileau (4th Sept); Capt William
Twyman DCM, Daniel Hennessey, Giovanni Pomponio (5th Sept); Florence Raeburn (6th Sept); James Donoghue, Dierdre
Barfoot, Jan Karaban, Martin Starr, Joseph Kotowski (7th Sept); Evelyn Boot,
Mella Phelan (8th Sept); Clive Goble, Mark Burton, Donato Lazda (9th Sept);
Robert Raeburn (10th Sept); Monica Lucy Price [Sister Gregory], Patrick Murphy,
Theresa Nevin (11th Sept).
X TWO YEARS – we welcome back Fr
Alex on 7th September when he will be celebrating two years as our Parish Priest. Whilst he has been on a well-earned rest Fr
Louis took on all the duties and we extend our thanks and blessings for his
pastoral care during this time and look forward to seeing him again soon.
X LONDON MARATHON FUNDRAISING IN OUR PARISH FOR THE CATHOLIC CHILDREN'S SOCIETY - Maria Felicetti, the Year 1 teacher at Stella Maris School and one of the parent governors and regular attender at OLSJ, Nicola Fletcher, are running the London Marathon on Sunday 2nd October to raise money for the Catholic Children's Society (CCS). The CCS helped many of our children and their families over the pandemic and continue to support disadvantaged children across the UK.
If you would like to make a donation, no matter how small, please search for the Just Giving link. Thank you. https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Maria-Felicetti2-NicolaFletcher?
X PARISH CURRY LUNCH – is at St Joseph’s Church Hall on Sunday 4th September. Ticets are a very reasonable £6 per head, so get yours now for curry and a chat. Tickets are available from Margaret Irving or Ann Berry.
X KENT RIDE AND STRIDE – is taking place on Saturday 11th September
at both Our Lady and St Joseph’s churches when we will open for riders and
striders. There is a parish sponsorship form at the back of the church at OLHoC
or you can give your sponsorship money to Sara Adams or Steve Press to go into
the parish efforts. Further details about this year are available at
