Good Shepherd Sunday is next week where we pray for vocations and support the Priest Training Fund, which forms men for service across our parishes, schools, hospitals, and communities.
The month of May is especially dedicated to Our Blessed Lady and so there will be daily Recitation of the Rosary, each evening.
The big event in May is our International Mass.It is an opportunity for all of us to come together to celebrate and thank God for the Catholic faith shared among the many nationalities that make up our parish family.
Today is Diving Mercy Sunday. It is a major feast day in the Catholic Church and dedicated to the devotion of God’s mercy, emphasizing complete forgiveness of sins and punishment.
After the morning Mass today there will be tea and coffee served in the Church Hall.
Mass times return to the usual times with recitation of the Holy Rosary and Adoration on Wednesdays and Adoration on Fridays after the morning Mass.
Coming up next weekend is the Divine Mercy Pilgrimage to Aylesford priory on Saturday 11 April as a preparation for Divine Mercy Sunday. Also, Divine Mercy Devotions take place at St. Andrews Catholic Church in Tenterden on Sunday 12thApril.
Dear family members and friends, In today’s entrance Antiphon we sing, “I have risen, and I am with you still.” This is the message of great hope. As we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus, we are called to the joy of a new life, a life of great hope and renewal. In today’s Gospel we are given the narration of the empty tomb which is a reasonable proof of the resurrection of Jesus, which is otherwise hard to believe for many. It is a unique event ever in the history before and after. St. Paul exhorts us to seek the things that are above because our life is one to appear with the risen Jesus in glory. On this Easter, let us remember that we are not simply to be bound to the earthy things, but are to set our minds on things that are above. Amen.
Wish you all a very Happy Easter with all its blessings.
Your kind offering at Easter – whatever you can manage in these difficult financial times – are your personal gift to Fr. Jose and are much appreciated. A priest’s income is principally whatever he receives from the parish (mainly Mass offerings.)
The collections at Christmas and Easter form an important supplement, enabling him to meet personal expenses and pay Income Tax on benefits in kind such as food, heat and light, and use of the furniture in the Presbytery. To conform to Inland Revenue regulations, cheques should be made payable to “St. Simon Stock Catholic Church”.
Please use the green printed envelopes by the newsletters and place in the collection bags. If you would like to Gift Aid your offering, and are not in the Gift Aid scheme, please use one of brown envelopes. You can also give your offering by using the contactless machine.
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