 BONUS BALL WINNERS
 Wed 29/7/2015 – No 19 – B. Devlin
 Sat I 1/8/2015 – No 24 – D. Anderson
 Sat II 1/8/2015 – No 324– P. Arnold
You can turn £1 into £25. Please see Laura Harstedt or Sheila to buy a
Number. Your donation will greatly help the Parish.
 COLLECTION – Holy Family £392.60 : Headcorn £315.30
 A DAY OF RENEWAL – on Saturday 5 th September at Aylesford Priory. This is
organised by Maidstone Charismatic Prayer and Praise group and has been
going for 20 years. It is a beautiful and joyful day and everyone is welcome.
It starts with the Rosary at 9.30am, after which there are periods of prayer,
praise and an opportunity to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation. The
speaker is Derek Williams who will also lead a Healing service at 2.00pm. The
day concludes with a Mass of Thanksgiving at 4.00pm celebrated by Fr. Mark
White, Parish Priest of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Herne Bay.
Further details from Margarita – 747285 or Hilary 745561.
 PARISH BOOK CLUB – Our next book is “Tuesdays with Morrie” by Mitch
Albom. We will meet on Tuesday 11 th August at Lorna’s house in Ulcombe.
Please telephone 01580 852478 for details.
Jubilee of Mercy – 8 th December 2015 to 20 th November 2016
Merciful Like the Father (cf. Luke 6:36)With the publication of the Bull of
Indiction, Misericordiae Vultus , Pope Francis has launched the period of preparation for the forthcoming extraordinary jubilee, the Jubilee of
Mercy. The Pontifical Council for the New Evangelization has been entrusted with assisting with the arrangements for the Jubilee, and they have set up a website which can be accessed at the following address: www.im.va
– this site also has a downloadable copy of the jubilee logo and a description of the logo.A calendar of events has been published by the Holy See, and it is my intention to use several of these to anchor jubilee events in the diocese. I will keep you up-to-date with developments in the arrangements of the diocesan jubilee calendar, the diocesan
Cathedral “Holy Door”, and any other information.
(If you would like something published in the newsletter or if you have any comments about it, please contact me, Dave Arnold at: davidarnold@me.com or telephone 01622 734 340.
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Bicknor Road, Park Wood
Maidstone, Kent ME15 9PS
Tel: 01622 752 637
Holy Family
Website: www.msrcparish.org.uk
St Thomas of
Email: r.tablizo@hotmail.co.uk
Canterbury
Parish Priest: Fr Roy Tablizo MA
19 th Sunday in Ordinary Time – DIVINE MERCY – (cycle B)
DATE HOLY FAMILY MASS INTENTIONS
Sat 8 Aug 15 6:00pm MASS St DOMINIC – Maureen Mills RIP
Sun 9 July 15 10:30am MASS ST TERESA BENEDICTA of the CROSS
Mon 10 July 15 9:30am MASS
ST LAWRENCE –
Private Intention of Raymar Tayag
Tue 11 July 15 9:30am MASS ST CLARE – Mary Reynolds RIP
Wed 12 July 15 9:30am MASS
Thu 9:30am MASS
Fri 9:30am MASS ST MAXIMILIAN MARY KOLBE
Sat 6:00pm MASS
Sun 16 Aug 15 10:30am MASS ASSUMPTION of BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
Confessions – 5:00pm to 5:45pm every Saturday
ST THOMAS OF CANTERBURY
Sat 8 July 15 9:30am MASS Thu 9:30am MASS
Sun 9 July 15 9:00am MASS Fri 14 July15 9:30am MASS
Mon 10 July 15 9:30am MASS Sat
Tue 11 July 15 9:30am MASS Sun 16 Aug 15 9:00am MASS
Wed 12 July 15 9:30am MASS Confessions after 9.30am Mass Saturday
Entrance Antiphon: Look to your covenant, O Lord, and forget not the life of your poor ones for ever. Arise, O God, and defend your cause, and forget not the cries of those who seek you.
GOD BLESS RACHEL. This Sunday we celebrate the Sacrament of Baptism of
Rachel Catherine Hills, together with her parents, Catherine and Daniel.

FORTHCOMING SOCIAL ACTIVITIES AND OTHER DATES FOR YOUR FOR 2015
Thursday, 6 August Coffee Morning after 9.30 Mass
Thursday, 3 September
Sunday, 27 September
Coffee Morning after 9.30 Mass
Parish Walk followed by Cream Tea
Thursday, 1 October
Saturday, 17 October
Thursday, 5 November
Coffee Morning after 9.30 Mass
Parish Jumble Sale (tbc)
Coffee Morning after 9.30 Mass
Saturday 28 November
Thursday, 3 December
Joint Parish School Christmas Fair (t
Coffee Morning after 9.30 Mass
Saturday, 5 December
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Parish Christmas Party - evening
 ARCHBISHOP PETER – has written to Fr. Roy with regard to the forthcoming Private Member’s Bill to legalise assisted suicide.
On Friday 11 th September the House of Commons will debate and vote on a
Bill to legalise assisted suicide. This will put the most vulnerable people in our society at risk. Please contact your MP, urging them to attend the debate and vote against the Bill. You can send an e-mail to your MP via the Catholic
Bishops’ Conference website ( www.catholicnews.org.uk/assisted-suicide ) or send a letter by post, a draft of which can be obtained from Fr.
 UNIVERSALIS – ever wondered why some people, including Fr. Roy, seem to be busy looking at their phone or iPad during a Mass? Check out the app –
Universalis at £9.99 It has all the daily and Sunday Mass readings and daily prayers. Excellent, especially if you are in a foreign country. (NOT AN ADVERT!)
 DAY OF RENEWAL – at St. George’s Cathedral, Southwark – Sat. 26 th Sept.
from 9.45 – 4.45. Keynote speaker – Fr. Stephen Wymer. Sacrament of
Reconciliation, Eucharistic Healing Service, Testimony and Mass. If you are
Interested please take a flier available in the church porch.
 ST FRANCIS PARISH – have serious problems with their church roof and are
appealing for financial assistance. If you would like to help, details of their
“buy a tile for £5” are available in the church porch.
 MUSIC – The choir have a break for August so our music liturgy will be
led by guitar. We are trying out some new music – we hope you like it.
We welcome your comments – good or bad!
 DEANERY DAY OF REFLECTION – This is a day for readers and extraordinary
ministers and has been provisionally booked for 24 th October at Bearsted
and 16 th April 2016 at Tenterden. It is a condition of your ministry that you
should attend at least one of these days each year. You can, of course,
attend both! Further details to follow.
 HEADCORN – There will be a meeting for Readers from St. Thomas of
Canterbury, Headcorn after Mass on 23 rd August in the upper room. All
Readers are urged to attend please!
 HOLY FAMILY SCHOOL – officially opened on 5 th September 1965. Our Parish
School therefore celebrates 50 years this year – it’s GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY!
There will be a 50 th Golden Anniversary Mass on Wednesday 21 st October and
Archbishop Peter will be the principal celebrant. More details to follow.
 PARISH COFFEE MORNINGS –Do come and join us on the first Thursday of every month after 9.30 Mass. It’s an ideal opportunity to catch up with fellow parishioners in a pleasant, social environment. Next one is 3 rd September.
 CHURCH CLEANING – Copies of the new cleaning rota are available in the church porch. Thank you to those few people who keep the church clean.
Could you spare an hour now and again to clean your church. If so, please contact Bernadette Spence on 744668. Thank you.
 Please remember in your thoughts and prayers, all those known to us who are ill, especially: Richard Martin, Brian Mason, May Terry, Ray Sweeney, Ann
O’Reilly, John Duffy, Oliver Jessel, Fr. Peter Madden, Peter & Aisling Hawkins,
Mary Drumm, Pat Tirant, Angela Collins, Laura Harstedt, Kath Harvey, Ernie
Carter, Elizabeth Stonnell, Albert Skinner, Jimmy Donlon, Nora McLellan,
Patrick Feely, Pam Wiles, Alex Sarte and Richard Cheeseman.
 ANNIVERSARIES – Please pray for the repose of the souls of Patrick Farrell,
Janice Stewart, Yvonne Paris, Shirley Mulhearn, Charles Brown, Edward
Chalklin, David Sullivan, Mary Sullivan, Nellie Bartlett, James Murphy, Noel
Gorman, John Boyson, Caroline Bartlett, Frank Gunning, Florence Stanley,
Roger Lynn, Liz Fealy, Edward Fealy, Win Crank and Maura Vousden.

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