Welcome to St Francis' Parish!
ALL SAINTS:
This Friday 1st November, we celebrate the Solemnity of All Saints, which is a Holyday of Obligation. Mass will be at 10.30am & 8.00pm.
ALL SOULS:
Saturday 2nd November is the Feast of All Souls. Mass will be celebrated at 10.00am. On this day we call to mind all who have died, but we especially remember those whose funerals we have celebrated during the past twelve months by reading out their names.
New to the Parish?
If you are new to the Parish please complete the online Parishioner Registration form by clicking the button below.
Not a Catholic?
Like to find out more about what it means to be a Catholic? We offer an informal programme which tells you about the Church and may help you to decide if becoming a Catholic is for you.
Upcoming Events
Flame/ Fledglings Bake Sale
Members of Flame and Fledglings, our parish youth groups, have been practising and they are excellent at baking. They have baked and are selling cakes and biscuits along with great coffee, tea and hot chocolate and small gifts for you to buy after the 10am and 11.30am Masses next weekend (17th Nov).
The repository will also be displaying cribs and other Advent/Christmas merchandise. Please support our young people as they raise money for their activities.
Advent Wreaths
Carol Service / Nativity / Mulled wine
Advance notice of the date to put in your diary, so you don’t miss this great parish event. Saturday the 14th December is the date.
Raffle Tickets
These will be available, to win some great prizes, at all Masses from next weekend (16th/17th Nov) and are priced at £1.00 per strip.
Feed the Hungry at Christmas
Many thanks to our generous donors of food, throughout the year. Last year, St Francis parishioners were extremely generous in donating food and gifts to the parish Christmas appeal. Your generosity made a massive difference to local families in difficulty, to the homeless, the clients of the day centre. Please, if you are able, donate a gift for a child or adult, preferably unwrapped and new. Collections of gifts will be taken until Sunday 15th December, and then distributed over that week. Also, we will be making up Christmas hampers for families, and donations may be brought to the musicians at Mass on the weekends of the 9th/10th and 16th/17th December. Anytime before that, they may be dropped at the presbytery during office hours. Please, no mince pies, as we get a bulk donation for free! If anyone wants to donate meat (esp turkey) and/or vegetables and fruit, between 16th and 21st December to help make up the turkey dinners, please let one of the choir members know or one of the clergy. Thank you in advance for your generosity.
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Newsletter
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BE A WINNER!
An opportunity to be part of our parish lottery. Apply by scanning the QR code with your phone or click the button below. Application forms are also available from the church porch.
Collections will start from 6th July to the 21st July for Saturday evening and Sunday after the 8.30am Mass until the beginning of the 11.30 Mass.
Good luck everyone!
Mass Times
SATURDAY
10am & 6pm (Vigil Mass)
SUNDAY
8.30am, 10am, 11.30am, 6pm
WEEKDAYS
10.30am
View the readings for today’s Mass at the Universalis website.
If you can’t get to Mass then we encourage you to watch live Mass from the neighbouring parish of St. Peter’s, Bearsted.
Mass Intentions
If you wish to make a request for a Mass Intention then please take a brown envelope from the church porch, fill in all the details and return to the parish office.
Parish Lottery Result
Want to be part of the Parish Lottery and be in with the chance of winning £1000?
Click the button below to find out more…
Week:13 Number:283 Amount: £250
Week:14 Number:159 Amount: £15
Gift Aid Scheme
The Parish is very grateful to all parishioners who are members of the Parish Gift Aid scheme as it really makes a difference. For tax year 2022-2023 a claim in excess of £16000 will be made to the Government reclaiming the tax paid on the Gift Aided contributions.
Have you considered ‘Gift Aiding’ your donations?
Giving to the Parish
Did you know that you can make your ‘First Collection’ offering right here on the website? You can donate online via the secure ‘Give a Little’ page. Donations can be ‘One-off’ or you can setup a recurring ‘Monthly’ donation. If you are a U.K. tax payer then please consider ‘Gift Aiding’ your donation – the Parish will be able to claim back from the Government an additional 25% of the value of anything you give. Thank you, we really appreciate your generosity!
All Saints
This Friday 1st November is All Saints Day,
a Holy Day of Obligation.
Mass will be at 10.30am and 8.00pm.
