Bonus ball– Wed 22 May; no 18 – C Buckman; Sat 25 May; no24 D AndersonCollection – Holy Family - £340.16; Headcorn - £200.70

COFFEE MORNING –The next one will be Thursday 13th June.

DEVOTIONS - We return to the regular schedule for devotions ie. 1st Sat of the month at 9.30am and 2nd Friday of the month at 7.30pm.

PARISH LUNCH – Tues 4 June, 12.30 at The Walnut Tree, Yalding ME18 6JB

MISSIO RED BOXES – Please return your red boxes to Dolores for counting and thank you for your generosity.

JUMBLE SALE – Many thanks to all the parishioners who provided goods for the jumble sale and a special thanks to all those who turned out several times to set up, run and clear away afterwards. We made approx. £175 for parish funds – a little disappointing but, as they say, ‘every little bit helps!’

PRAYERS FOR THE SICK – Please remember in your prayers all those known to us who are ill, especially Richard Martin, Peter Hawkins, Ernie Carter, Win Donlon, Nora McLellan, Brigitte & Michael Aris, David Elphee, Rosemary Enright, Jean Driscoll, Daphne Newman, Cliff Bacon, Robert Alway, Anne Stephenson, Maria Holas, Stephen John, Ade Madarikan, Jorge Leitao Esteves, Tina Kibble, David Holt-Goldsmith, Pauline Wilmot, Katie Venters, John and Eleni Cotton and Jeanette Kokkinos.

JIMMY DONLON’S REQUIEM MASS – is on Thursday 6th June at 10.30am. There will be NO 9:30am Mass that day.

ANNIVERSARIES – Please pray for the repose of the souls of Nellie McCarthy, Dolly D’Silva, Bridget Gunning, Ray Sweeney, Gordon Crawford, Laura Harstedt, Mary Naylor, Derek Kent, Dominic D’Souza, Frances Wilkin, Albert Bartlett, Germaine Luducq, Bridget Forde and Win Heard.

Holy Family

Holy Family RC ChurchBicknor Road, Park Wood

Maidstone, Kent ME15 9PSTel: 01622 752637

Website: www.msrcparish.org.uk Priest – Fr. Desmond Mbidoakamaidstonesouth@rcaos.org.uk

St Thomas of Canterbury

7th Sunday of Easter – Year C.

DATE HOLY FAMILY MASS INTENTIONS

Sat 1 June 11am MASS

6pm MASS

MASS FOR THE SICKGloria Jessel RIP

Sun 2 June 10:30am MASS Laura F Harstedt RIP

Mon 3 June 9:30am MASSST CHARLES LWANGA & COMPANIONSJimmy Donlon RIP

Tue 4 June 9:30am MASS Jimmy Donlon RIP

Wed 5 June 7:30pm MASS ST BONIFACE

Thu 6 June 10:30am MASS REQUIEM MASS for Jimmy Donlon

Fri 7 June9:30am MASS10am

Jimmy Donlon RIPEXPOSITION

Sat 8 June 6pm MASS Joan Mears RIP

Sun 9 June 10:30am MASS PENTECOSTConfessions on Saturdays 5-5.30pm before evening Mass.

ST THOMAS OF CANTERBURYSat 1 June 9:30am MASS Thu 6 June 9:30am MASS

Sun 2 June 9:00am MASS Fri 7 june 9:30am MASS

Mon 3 June 9:30am MASS Sat 1 June 9:30am MASS

Tue 4 June 9:30am MASS Sun 2 June 9:00am MASS

Wed 5 June NO MASS Confessions after 9:30am Mass on Sat.

This week – 2nd collection for World Communication Day.

Next week – 2nd collection for Catholic Trust – CaTEW.

CONFIRMATION 2019 – Applications are now invited from young people in Year 9, and above, who wish to join this years Confirmation Programme, working towards receiving the Sacrament in October of this year. Please see Fr Desmond for an application form or if you have any queries. We really need forms back by the end of May.

RCIA – The new course will be starting soon and so far we have 2 inquirers. If you are interested in becoming a Catholic or finding out more about the Faith we profess, talk to Fr Desmond or myself.

PRAYER & PRAISE – Thursday 6th June, starting at 7.30pm at Aylesford Priory. Come and join Hilary, Margarita, Peggy and Dave and others for an evening of sung and spoken praise, silent prayer and worship.

NEW PILGRIM PATH WEBSITE – just over 20 years ago, two Irish Jesuits in Leeson Street started a website as a Lenten experiment in offering guided prayer online. The experiment extended far beyond Lent, going from strength to strength. Today, the global phenomenon that is “Sacred Space” attracts 18,000 visitors a day, of all Christian faiths and from around the globe, praying at their computers, on their laptops, tablets or smartphones, in 22 languages. The site guides the visitor through a session of prayer in six stages , including preparing your body and mind, and culminating in reflection on a scripture passage chosen specially for the day. This is a wonderful use of the internet and can be visited at www.NewPilgrimPath.ie

CHURCH SOUND SYSTEM – PROGRESS SO FAR.

………………………………….£2281.85………………………….. £4400

THANK YOU!

PENTECOST – Next Sunday is the great Solemniy of PENTECOST and is the birthday of the Church! The word Pentecost is Greek and means 50 days. Fifty days after Easter Sunday, we celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and their followers, and the beginning of their Earthly Ministry to make disciples of all nations. On the day of Pentecost when the seven weeks of Easter had come to an end Christ’s Passover is fulfilled in the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, manifested, given, and communicated as a divine person: of his fullness, Christ the Lord pours out the Spirit in abundance. “God is Love” and love is his first gift, containing all others. God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been freely given to us. Because we are dead or at least wounded through sin, the first effect of the Gift of love is the forgiveness of our sins. The communion of the Holy Spirit In the Church restores to the baptised the divine likeness lost through sin! Through the Holy Spirit we are restored to paradise, led back to the Kingdom of Heaven, and adopted as children, given confidence to call God “Father” and to share in Christ’s grace, called children of light and given a share in eternal glory. WOW!

JOBS VACANT! – Could you help with the running of the Church and Parish? Too many jobs are done by too few people and we are not getting any younger! Ideally it would be good if we had volunteers to join with the existing people and thus reduce the work load. Childrens liturgy; choir; Finance committee; maintenance; readers; assistance with running the Parish office; ecumenism; social and fund raising; newsletter; etc. Many hands make light work! Speak to me if you have something to offer.

“Mary, who is the Virgin Most Pure, is also the Refuge of Sinners. She knows what sin is, not by the experience of its fall, not by tasting its bitter regrets, but by seeing what it did to her Divine Son.”Venerable Fulton Sheen.

It’s impossible to lose your footing when you’re on your knees!Venerable Fulton Sheen.