St Simon Stock Catholic Church
Brookfield Road, South Ashford, Kent TN23 4EUTel: 01233 622399
Parish Priest: Fr John Boyle
Saint Simon of England RC Primary School,Noakes Meadow, Ashford, TN23 2RB. Tel: 01233 623199Head teacher: Mrs Elizabeth Willis
Parish email: parish@stsimon.org.uk; Parish website: www.stsimon.org.uk; Diocesan website: www.rcsouthwark.co.uk
Fr John‟s blog:
http://caritasveritas.blogspot.com/ Parish blog: http://st-simon-parish.blogspot.com/
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NOVEMBER 2009ALL SAINTSYEAR B
MASS TIMES AND INTENTIONSSunday 1
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November
All Saints
10.00am Mass (Deceased parents & brothers of Sheila MajorRIP)
6.00pm Mass (People of the parish)
Monday 2
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The Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed (All Souls)
6.00pm Mass (Latin, 1962 Missal)7.00pm Mass (All the Faithful Departed)
Tuesday 3
rd
St Martin de Porres, religious
9.30am Mass (Deceased relatives & friends of MaryFitzgerald RIP) followed by Divine Mercy Chaplet &Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament until 10.30am
Wednesday 4
th
St Charles Borromeo, bishop
9.30am Mass (Vivien Kelly RIP)
Thursday 5
th
6.45pm Mass (Marie, Patrick, Annie & Hugh Treacy, PhylisWood & Sarah Mills RIP)
Friday 6
th
9.30am Mass (Mrs. Connolly RIP)
Saturday 7
th
The Dedication of the Cathedral Church of St George, feast
9.00am Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament10.00am Mass (Grandad Ernie, Uncle Joey, Little Nanna,Nanna Mary & Nannu George RIP)
Sunday 8
th
Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time Remembrance Day
10.00am Mass (Deceased relatives of Lanzino & Panzafamilies RIP)
12.00 noon Mass (Latin, 1962 Missal)6.00pm Mass (People of the parish)
CONFESSION TIMES
Weekdays: before or after Mass upon request.Saturday: 10.30am; Sundays: ½ hour before Mass
CHURCH CLEANING
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Tara; 13
th
Bridie; 20
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Sheila; 27
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Sue; December 4
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Sue
COLLECTIONS LAST SUNDAYOffertory:
£506.39, (Gift Aid: £184.79, loose plate: £321.60) +£94 approx by standing order. Second collection:
ParishMaintenance & Development Fund:
£150.39.
Thank you
.Second collection today:
Parish Maintenance & DevelopmentFund.
Next Sunday:
Archbishop’s Diocesan Administration
Fund
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this collection helps to meet the cost of the centraladministration of the Diocese.
NEXT SUNDAY- REMEMBRANCE DAY
At the 10.00 Mass children will beinvited to place a poppy by the altar inmemory of all who have given theirlives for the freedom we enjoy today.Our joint annual remembrance service
with St. Teresa‟s parish will take
placeat Bybrook Cemetery, Kennington.Please assemble in the cemetery at 2.50pm for 3pm.
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ODAY’S MASS TEXTS
Entrance Antiphon
Let hearts rejoice in the Lord and keep a festival in honourof all the saints. Let us join with the angels in joyful praiseto the Son of God.
First Reading Apocalypse 7:2-4.9-14
I saw a huge number, impossible to count, of people from every nation, race, tribe and language.
Responsorial Psalm Ps 23
R: Such are the men who seek your face, O Lord.
The Lord‟s is
the earth and its fullness,the world and all its peoples.It is he who set it on the seas;on the waters he made it firm. (R)Who shall climb the mountain of the Lord?Who shall stand in his holy place?The man with clean hands and pure heart,who desires not worthless things. (R)He shall receive blessings from the Lordand reward from the God who saves him.Such are the men who seek him,seek the face of the God of Jacob. (R)Second Reading 1 John 3:1-3
We shall see God as he really is.
Gospel Acclamation: John 14:5
Alleluia, alleluia! Come to me, all you who labour and areoverburdened, and I will give your rest, says the Lord.Alleluia!
Gospel: Matthew 5:1-12
Rejoice and be glad, for your reward will be great in heaven.
Preface of All Saints, Eucharistic Prayer 1
Communion Antiphon Matthew 5:8-10
Happy are the pure of heart for they shall see God. Happythe peacemakers; they shall be called the sons of God.
Happy are they who suffer persecution for justice’ sake; the
kingdom of heaven is theirs.PRAYERS FOR THE SICK
Please pray for all our sick parishioners. Names of parishionerswho need our prayers can be placed in the box in the churchfoyer.
MASS FOR DECEASED CLERGY OF THECANTERBURY DEANERY
Monday 9
th
November, 7.30pm, at St Teresa‟s. All clergy and
laity of the deanery are invited to join in this Mass for the reposeof the souls of all the deceased clergy who served in our deaneryparishes.
VOCATIONAL RETREAT
27
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29
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November for young men 16-32 years old with theMissionary Servants of the Poor of the Third World in Brentwood,Essex. Cost: voluntary offering. See notice board for details.
AUTUMN FAYRE YESTERDAY
A special „thank you‟ to Eileen, Maggie, Martine and their team
for their hard work in organising the fayre, to all who ran stalls, orprovided items for sale and to all who came along and supportedthe day.
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