St Canon Close, Rochester, Kent. ME1 3EN Tel: 01634845430 Web: stjohnfisher.me.uk Email: [email protected] Fr Neil Vincent Rev Felim McCarthy ()

Mass Intentions started here, but felt there wasn’t much interest. I am provid- Sunday 4th - Fourteenth Sunday (B) ing them again, if you like me to do this regularly please let Second Collection Peter’s Pence me know. Copies of the commentary for this Sunday reading 9:00am Mass - Joan Tupper RIP and next is available for you this week by the newsletters. You 11:00am Mass - can also download your own copy at http:// 6:00pm Mass - People of the parish www.wednesdayword.org/

Monday 5th - Feria English Standard Version Catholic Edition Bible: Which will 10:00am Mass - be used in the church for daily and Sunday Mass readings is awaiting completion of approval by the and Wales Tuesday 6th - St Maria Bishops. Further approval will be needed from Rome. Internet Goretti, search reveals copies will be available from October 2021. 10:00am Mass - After the approval process the bibles, missals and Mass read- ings should be freely available early next year. If all goes to Wednesday 7th - The of St Thomas , Bishop and Martyr plan, the aim is to have the readings to be used in churches 10:00am Mass - from Advent 2022.

Thursday 8th - Feria New Parish Registration Database: If you haven’t filled in a 10:00am Mass new pink registration form please do so now. Thank you.

Friday 9th- St Augustine Zhao Rong and companions, First Holy Communion 2021: Please keep our First Holy Com- . munion children in your prayers, they are all excited to re- 10:00am - Mass - ceive our Lord next week.

Saturday 10th - The Blessed Virgin Mary St John Fisher Men’s Group: Met on Friday 2nd. Though 10:00am Mass - there were only 3 of us (there were 4 apologies), lots of ideas 12:00pm First Holy Communion Mass were shared as to how we can forge ahead with the frame work being prayer and fellowship as the centre. The next Sunday 11th - Fifteenth Sunday (B), Sea Sunday meeting will be on Friday the 6th of August at 7:00pm. Please 9:00am Mass - come along. 11:00am Mass - Kathleen and Cyril Kelly RIP 6:00pm Mass - People of the parish Summertime 2021 for all altar servers aged 10 - 15 years within . It will take place at the Oratory School in Reading between 3-6 August. Activities include Rejection is hard even for the Lord. He is amazed at the lack talks, discussions, prayer, daily Mass, as well as sport, a trip to of faith of his very own, those he grew up with. To them he is Thorpe Park and Swimming. Full cost for the week is £165, If the carpenter who made their tables and chairs. They cannot you would like to attend please see Fr. Neil. Further details accept this sudden change, the good news is not welcome. It can be found on the notice in the porch. is all too much for them, yet our Lord does not stop working on those few who believed and was able to cure them. Only First Holy Communion/Confirmation 2022 help needed: Dear last week we learnt about the unshakable faith of the woman Parents/Grandparents I really need your help with the ses- who suffered from haemorrhage and Jairus the temple official sions for children. So far only one person has volunteered. who approached the Lord to cure his daughter. Their faith Could we have a team of 4 for both First Holy Communion resulted in healing, let us too when our faith is challenged, and Confirmation preparation. Resources and training will be when our faith is rejected, continue to place all our trust in given. If you interested please let Fr Neil know. the Lord, who will help us when all our efforts are weakened. God bless. Fr Neil. Stop abortion up to birth becoming law: Catholics in England and Wales are urged to write to their MP requesting they Second Collection - Peter’s Pence vote against an amendment to the Police, Crime, Sentencing An annual collection to produce the means for which the and Courts Bill that could see abortion on demand, for any and the Apostolic See need to exercise works of mercy reason, up to birth. Right to Life, a charity that defends the & charity and service of the Universal Church. These are des- right to life of every human being from conception to natural tined to church needs, humanitarian initiatives and social pro- death, has an online submission form that finds your local MP motion projects. Including the needs of the poor, children, and provides a template letter, that you can edit, to make the elderly and those marginalized and victims of war, and your views known. For further information, Please see natural disasters. Concrete aid is made available to bishops https://righttolife.org.uk/ or in need, Catholic education, and assistance to refugees, and immigrants, etc.

Wednesday Word: There has been a request that a commen- tary of the Sunday reading be provided. I did do this when I