Bonus ball– Wed 10 July; no 6 – D Pawley; Sat 613 July; no12 M ClarkeCollection – Holy Family - £335.53 Headcorn - £122.70

DEVOTIONS - PLEASE NOTE THAT FR. DESMOND HAS DECIDED NOT TO CONTINUE WITH FRI EVENING AND SAT MORNING DEVOTIONS AND TEACHINGS BECAUSE OF A LACK OF SUPPORT. Whilst this is a matter of great disappointment we will review the situation in the Autumn.

PARISH SHARED SUMMER LUNCH – Sunday 21 July after Mass. A chance for parishioners to get together and enjoy a Shared Table. There will be music and games for the children. Please join us and bring something for the shared table – plus your own drinks and glasses. We suggest anything suitable for a summer lunch for a main course and/or pudding. There will be a nominal charge for tickets and a raffle to support Parish funds. Please add your names to the list at the back of the church.

MUSICAL EVENING – With music from the leading West End shows! On Saturday, 12 October – a date for your diary. A professional singer will lead us in singing music from all the well known musicals whilst enjoying snacks and a glass or two of wine – (that’s us, not the professional singer!) More details to follow. Again, an opportunity for enjoyment whilst raising some much needed funds for the Parish.

PRAYERS FOR THE SICK – Please remember in your prayers all those known to us who are ill, especially Richard Martin, Ernie Carter, Win Donnlon, 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, David Holt-Goldsmith, Pauline Wilmot, Katie Venters, Eleni Cotton, Jeanette Kokkinos and Jackie Roberts.

ANNIVERSARIES – Please pray for the repose of the souls of Margaret Doughty, Violet Smith, Violet Swift, Margaret McCann, Cyril White, Florence White, Eva Liggett, Henry Ruffle, William Campbell, Eric Anderson, George Slattie, Mark Taylor, Frederick Fernandez, Una Whitney and Komelis Janssen.

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

16th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – Year C.

DATE HOLY FAMILY MASS INTENTIONSSat 20 July 6pm MASS Hilley Family RIP

Sun 21 July 10:30am MASS John & Hilary Kitchen 50th Anniversary

Mon 22 July 9:30am MASSST MARY MAGDALENEDeacon Adrian Lowe

Tue 23 July 9:30am MASSST BRIDGET of SWEDENWelfare of Anne Stephenson

Wed 24 July 7:30pm MASS

Thu 25 July NO MASS ST JAMES APOSTLE

Fri 26 July9:30am MASS10.00am

STS JOACHIM & ANNEMartin & Jedene anniversaryEXPOSITION

Sat 27 July 6pm MASS Mildred Flynn

Sun 28 July 10:30am MASS Thanksgiving for Jason’s BirthdayConfessions on Saturdays 5-5.30pm before evening Mass.

ST THOMAS OF CANTERBURYSat 20 July 9:30am MASS Thu 25 July 9:30am MASS

Sun 21 July 9:00am MASS Fri 26 July 9:30am MASS

Mon 22 July 9:30am MASS Sat 27 July NO MASS

Tue 23 July 9:30am MASS Sun 28 July 9:00am MASS

Wed 24 July 9:30am MASS NO Confessions after 9:30am Mass on Sat.

2nd Collection this Sunday for The Apostleship of the Sea, which should have been taken last week!

ALTAR SERVERS SUMMER BREAK – From Tuesday, August 6th to Friday 9th

at Woldingham, Surrey. Cost £145. This is an excellent few days for boy and girl servers aged 10 – 15. Meeting in a holiday atmosphere; activities include talks, discussions, prayer, daily Mass, as well as sport, Chessington World of Adventure, Laser Elite and swimming. More details download form from www.stanselmsdartford.wordpress.com Or contact Fr Stephen Boyle 01322 220075 Email: stanselm01@googlemail.com

FREE OFFER – Two animal travel crates, in good condition are surplus to requirements. They are suitable for small or medium dogs. See Bernadette Spence on 744668 if interested.

HIROSHIMA & NAGASAKI REMEMBRANCE – Tuesday 6th August at 8.20pm. Aylesford Priory are holding their annual remembrance service in the Choir Chapel. All are welcome to join, not only Catholics but people of any faith, or none.

THE GOD WHO SPEAKS: A YEAR OF THE WORD – The Bishop’s Conference have designated 2020 as “The God Who Speaks: A Year of the Word”to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Verbum Domini, Pope Benedict XV1’s Apostolic Exhortation on ‘The Word of the Lord’, and the 1600th anniversary Of the death of St Jerome, who translated the Bible into Latin. During 2020 Dioceses across England and Wales will be celebrating and sharing God’s Word through a range of events and services. We are preparing a list of events and services that will take place in all three areas of our Diocese. The launch will be on 30th September 2019, the Feast of St Jerome.

CHURCH SOUND SYSTEM – When we decided to go ahead with the new sound system we thought it might take at least a year to pay off. Thanks to your generosity we have paid off ¾, THANK YOU.Tickets on sale for the special hamper.

………………………………….£3372.64………………………….. £4400

PARISH LUNCH – The next one will be on Wednesday, 7th August at 12.30 at the Windmill at Eyhorne St, Hollingbourne, ME17 1TR. As usual, please put your name on the list if you are dining.

CHURCH CLEANING – The new rota is now available in the porch for those parishioners who kindly clean our church each week. New volunteers, both men and women would be welcomed with open arms. The more people on the rota the merrier!

JOBS VACANT! – THANK YOU FOR THE OFFERS SO FAR. Any one else?

ARCHBISHOP – The new Archbishop, John Wilson will be installed in Southwark Cathedral on Thursday 25th July at 12 noon. Fr Desmond will be attending so there will be NO morning Mass at Ho;y Family that day. It will be broadcast live via the RC Southwark YouTube Channel, starts at 11.50am. https://youtu.be/wemICGkP6pA

MORNING OF RECOLLECTION – For Readers and Eucharistic Ministers will take place at Holy Family on Saturday 19th October 2019. Coffee at 9.30am then start at 10am to 1pm. The marning will be led by Canon Luke Smith who was the Parish Priest at St. Francis, Maidstone and is now at St. John’s Seminary Wonersh. It is a condition of your ministry that you should try and attend one of these days of recollection at least once a year.

RED MISSIO BOXES – Dolores writes, “ Thank you to everybody who handed in their red boxes for counting. The total collected was £232.43.”

“Let no one mourn that he has fallen again and again: for forgiveness has risen from the grave.” St. John Chrysostom.