Sunday 9 November 2025

 

X RECEPTION OF HOLY COMMUNION DURING MASS – Only Catholics in state of grace receive communion during Mass. The priest/minister raises the host slightly and shows it to each of the communicants, saying The Body of Christ; Response: Amen.

Those Christians who are not in full communion with the Catholic Church and Roman Catholics not able to receive Holy Communion are welcome to receive a blessing. Those wishing to receive a blessing are asked to approach the priest with their arms crossed over their chess. Those receiving Holy Communion in your hands please put it in your mouth before leaving the minister/priest.

X SCAN THE QR CODE TO DONATE DIRECTLY TO THE PARISH, THANK YOU.

X FORTHCOMING DIOCESAN/NATIONAL SECOND COLLECTIONS:

23^rd November – Catholic Youth Services

30^th November – Christmas Flowers

14^th December – Christmas Flowers

X 🎬✨ JOIN US FOR THE ADVENT FILM SHOW! ✨-Celebrate the season with a special evening of films, festive cheer, and community spirit hosted by the Evangelisation and Formation and The Pastoral & Social Committees!

Enjoy a warm welcome, engaging films, and delightful refreshments, including popcorn, ice cream, tea, coffee, and squash.

📅 Dates: 13^th & 21^st December 2025

🕖 Time: Starting at 7:00 PM

📍 Venue: Our Lady's Hall, Folkestone

Bring the family and friends for a joyful start to the holiday season! We look forward to seeing you there!

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 1^st or 3^rd Sunday of the month. Please note the preparation for infant Baptism will take place every second Sunday of the month after 11 am Mass in the Hall.

X WE PRAY FOR THE SICK – We remember all those who are sick or housebound and that they remain in our prayers including Catalina Fernández, Anne Sharp, Kathleen Lynch, Bernadette Pay, Blanche Ellis, Liz Willis, 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 Ema Deba, Christine Mary Kempson, Ortila Yvonne Maroney, Debbie Jones, Charles Barr, Robert Claridge, Silvana Costa-Solaro, and all those who have died recently, and those whose anniversaries fall at this time including: David Rushton, Paul Rynehart (9^th Nov); Cyril Scamp, Yvonne Rutt (10^th Nov); Susan Perry, Emelia Tweedie, Florence Rodgers, Frank Gallagher, Herbert Baker, Joseph Swinburne, John Philpott (12^th Nov) David Jones, Margaret Peace, Mavis Christie (13^th Nov); Thomas Gibson, Eileen Flynn, Marcel Brun (14^th Nov); Mother John Ogilvie, Margaret Barber (15^th Nov); Patricia Relen, Ethel Hodson, Winifred Goodchild (16^th Nov).

X PARISH BAZAAR – This will take place on Saturday 15th November. Please leave any donations of items at the back of the church for the following stalls Crafts, Bric-a-Brac, toys, gifts, books, Christmas items, preserves, bottle store. Donations of cakes would be very welcome on the day please.

If you are willing to help, please add your name to the list at the back of the church against the stall you would like to help on. Tickets for the raffle are available to buy after each Mass at the church door and from the religious shop. Tickets are £1 each with 5 in a booklet. Please take some booklets with you to sell to friends and family. Please return any unsold books so that we can sell them on the day. First prize is £150, with many other prizes to win. Thank you from the Pastoral, Social Committee.

X PARISH CHRISTMAS LUNCH

         

                                  

X THE DEANERY REQUIEM MASS – for deceased clergy will be on Tuesday 11^th November at 11.00 am at St Paul’s church in Dover. All parishioners of the deanery are invited.

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.

X AN APPEAL FOR SINGERS FOR CHRISTMAS - 'A special musical follow-up to our appeal for volunteers:  The choir is about to start preparing music for Christmas.  They would be very pleased to welcome anyone who enjoys singing and would like to have a go.  Rehearsals at 6.30pm on Thursdays in the Church Hall.  Contact Mark on 07835742208.'

X ARCHBISHOP’S APPEAL – this Sunday the second collection is for the Archbishop’s Appeal fund. This fund is designed to invest faith, hope, love and charity into the missionary work of the Archdiocese throughout south London and Kent, specifically in the areas of Youth and Evangelisation, Faith in Action (compassion for our brother and sisters, and care of our common home) and Clergy Care and Formation.

Our local Catholic Primary School in the parish, Stella Maris, has already benefited from this fund.

X THE FOLKESTONE CHURCHES WINTER NIGHT SHELTER will run from 1 December 2025 to

28 February 2026 and will be in Folkestone B&Bs. They are now recruiting volunteers to meet, greet serve dinner, and clear away (17:15 – 19:15) cooks (meals will be collected at 17.30) and drivers (collect at 17:30, delivery to venue by 17:45)

Application forms are at the back of the church to return to The Rainbow Centre.

 

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.

 

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, JCL 

Hall Bookings: hallbookingonline.com/folkestone/