Sunday: December 15th 2024
THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Gaudate
Sunday
MASS (OLHoC): 6.00pm (Sat. 14th)
(Pro Populo)
MASS (OLHoC): 9.00am
(Peter Latham and family)
X Refreshments in the hall
after Mass
MASS (OLHoC): 11.00am
(Bishop John Hine RIP)
X Refreshments in the hall
after Mass
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MONDAY, December
16th – Feria
MASS (OLHoC): 9.00am (Winifred E Brown RIP)
Confessions (OLHoC):
6.30pm
MASS (OLHoC): 7.00pm
Novena Mass (Fr. Wenna Henry Tiku RIP)
•
TUESDAY, December 17th – Feria
Confessions (OLHoC):
6.30pm
MASS (OLHoC): 7.00pm
Novena Mass
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WEDNESDAY, December
18th – Feria
MASS (OLHoC):10.00am (Fr. Michael Cronin RIP)
X Refreshments in the hall after Mass
Confessions (OLHoC):
6.30pm
MASS (OLHoC): 7.00pm
Novena Mass
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THURSDAY, December
19th – Feria
MASS (OLHoC):9.00am (Guida Rodrigues RIP)
Parish Open Office with Fr Alex
4.00pm-6.00pm at the Presbytery (OLHoC)
Confessions (OLHoC):
6.30pm
MASS (OLHoC): 7.00pm
Novena Mass
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FRIDAY, December
20th – Feria
MASS (OLHoC):9.00am (Pro Populo)
Confessions (OLHoC):
6.30pm
MASS (OLHoC): 7.00pm
Novena Mass
•SATURDAY, December 21st - Feria
MASS (OLHoC):10.00am (Pro Populo)
X 1HC class: 9.00am
X Confirmation class:
10.00am
Confessions & Exposition (OLHoC):11.00am-12 noon)
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Next Sunday: December 22nd 2024
FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT
MASS (OLHoC): 6.00pm (Sat. 21st) (Pro
Populo)
MASS (OLHoC): 9.00am
(Deceased members of the Kleinman and Devine families)
X Refreshments in the hall after
Mass
MASS (OLHoC): 11.00am
– (Anne Fitzgerald-Clark RIP)
X Refreshments in the hall
after Mass
X OUR PARISH’S JOURNEY TO CHRISTMAS – Advent is a time of
waiting, prayer, penance, fasting, joy and hope because the promised Messiah is
here and near. We are all called to be ready to welcome Him whose birth changed
the course of our human history.
I therefore invite
each one of us to seize the opportunity that the introduction of the new
lectionaries gives us to create a new habit.
That is to develop a love for the Scriptures by reading the lectionaries
at home, that you may have purchased from our parish shop or accessed online,
or during the period before Mass with a copy of the new Mass books provided by
the parish for use in the church. Please use the readings for your personal
prayer and reflection.
As a Parish, we will
have a Novena during the week leading to Christmas. It will be based on the
antiphons from the Evening Prayer of the Church. Therefore, the week will be as
follows:
There will be an Evening Mass from 16th-20th December 2024
at 7.00pm preceded by Confessions at 6.30pm.
For the weekend of
21st-22nd December, the Homily at the weekend Masses will cover the theme of
the Evening Prayer. We will conclude our
Novena with our Mass at 7.00pm on Monday 23rd December. There will be
refreshments in the hall on the first and last evenings.
Monday16th December
O Wisdom, you
come forth from the mouth of the Most High. You fill the universe and hold all
things together in a strong yet gentle manner. O come to teach us the way of
truth.
Tuesday 17th December
O Adonai and
leader of Israel, you appeared to Moses in a burning bush and you gave him the
Law on Sinai. O come and save us with your mighty power.
Wednesday 18th December
O Stock of Jesse, you
stand as a signal for the nations; kings fall silent before you whom the
peoples acclaim. O come to deliver us, and do not delay.
Thursday 19th December
O Key of David and
sceptre of Israel, what you open no one else can close again; what you close no one can open. O come to lead the captive
from prison; free those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death.
Friday 20th December
O Rising Sun, you
are the splendour of eternal light and the sun of justice. O come and enlighten
those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death.
Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd December
O King, whom
all the people’s desire, you are the cornerstone which makes us all one. O come
and save humanity whom you made from clay.
Monday 23rd December
O Immanuel, you
are our king and judge, the One whom the peoples await and their Saviour. O
come and save us, Lord our God.
I wish you all a happy
and spiritually rewarding Advent and may it increase our love and preparedness
for the coming of Jesus in our hearts and lives.
X NOTICE OF CHRISTMAS MASS TIMES
–
Tuesday 24th December:
¬6.00 p.m. for 6.30 p.m.
Christmas Eve Mass with children and parents.
¬10.00 p.m. for 10.30
p.m. Carols followed by Midnight Mass
Christmas Day 25th December:
¬10.30 a.m. Christmas
Day Mass
X AN APPEAL FOR AN ACT OF KINDNESS AND FAVOUR - Please, as you leave the Church at the end of Mass, return the books and
papers that you were given when you first arrived, to the back of the Church
where they normally stay for the next Mass. It is sad to see our volunteer who
welcomed you, going through the pews to collect hymn books and papers that have
been left behind and not returned to them or to the back of the Church. Thank
you for your act of kindness and favour regarding such matter.
X PARISH CHRISTMAS DINNER FOR ALL PARISHIONERS OF OUR LADY AND ST
JOSEPH: Thank
you to everyone who supported this event last Sunday, and made it such an
enjoyable occasion.
X INFANT BAPTISM may only happen after
undergoing a preparation with the parish priest. Baptisms can then be celebrated
at either 3pm on a Saturday or 1pm on a Sunday on the 1st or 3rd
Sunday of the month. Please note from January 2025 the preparation for infant
Baptism will take place every second Sunday of the month after 11 am Mass.
X WE PRAY FOR THE SICK - We remember all those who are sick or housebound and
that they remain in our prayers including, Robert Claridge, Cecilia Niven, Stacy
Rodrigues, Ann Robinson, Uzo Mbanugo, Bob & Tess Vickery, Canon Luke Smith,
Beulah Blomfield, John Lodge, Veronica Poulton, Margaret
Woolley, and all those who have asked for our prayers.
X WE
PRAY FOR THE RECENTLY DECEASED - Please pray for the
repose of the soul of Bishop John Hine, Lillian Orfila, Robert Jones, Christine
Mary Kissane, James Kissane, Ron Hall, Suchada Robinson (who was known as Jo or
Jojo)
and all those who have died recently, and those whose anniversaries fall at
this time including Theresa Sharp (15th Dec); Mary Eltham, Darren Gibson, Terrence
Colquhoun-Flannery, Dieudonne Trefousse (17th Dec.); Cynthia Misquita (18th Dec.); Madeleine Cranney
(19th Dec.); Michael Gale, Herbert Wanstall
(20th Dec.); Marie Pawlowski (21st Dec.); Joan
Webb, Eileen Root (22nd Dec.).
X CAFOD JUBILEE RESOURCES
“The Spirit of the Lord is
upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor.” Luke
4:18
The Year of Jubilee, 'Pilgrims of Hope' -
This special year of forgiveness and reconciliation, invites us to return to a
right relationship with God, one another, and all of creation. CAFOD have many
resources and opportunities to get involved on their Jubilee webpage In particular they draw your attention to: Introducing
Jubilee online session – 18th January 2025: 10:30am-12 noon.
Join them for An
introduction to the Jubilee Year with special guests Fr Jan Nowotnik,
Director of Mission for the Catholic Bishop’s Conference, Christine Allen,
CAFOD Director, and Kayode Akintola, CAFOD’s Head of Africa Programmes.
Hear how they are celebrating Jubilee as a global Church and how we can be
tangible signs of hope, building a better world together throughout this holy
year.
X PARISH SHOP – open after Mass
every day for all your 2024 Catholic diaries and last minute Christmas cards
and gifts.
X DRAW
PRIZES – There are still prizes
to be collected. Please look to see if you have won a prize in the Grand Draw.
There is a list of prize winners in the porch and in the hall. Prizes can be picked up from the Presbytery.
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.
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.
Presbytery and Parish
Office:
41
Guildhall Street, Folkestone, Kent CT20 1EF
Tel: 01303 252823
e-mail:
folkestone@rcaos.org.uk
Parish
Priest: Fr Alex Saba MA, MSLR, MCL, JC
Hall
Bookings: hallbookingonline.com/folkestone/
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