NEWSLETTER 25TH SUNDAY ORDINARY TIME – YEAR B
Sunday Masses: Saturday 6.30pm first Mass of Sunday
Sunday 9.30am, 11am, 5pm
Confessions: Saturday 12-1pm or by appointment
Weekday Masses: Monday- Friday 8am and Saturday Morning 10am
Parish Email
Please note that the only email address now for all correspondence with your priests at Our Lady Help of Christians is blackheathvillage@rcaos.org.uk Please do NOT use stm.blackheath@tiscali.co.uk. Thank you.
New 1st Holy Communion Course Forms
The 1st Holy Communion Course will begin on 16th November. Parents will need to take a new form which will be available from next Sunday. The previous forms were non-GDPR compliant and therefore new forms will be issued. Even if you filled out the previous form, you will still need to take a new form and return it by 20th October and you MUST INCLUDE your child’s Baptism Certificate if they were not baptised here at St Mary’s. There will be a meeting for parents on Tuesday 5th November at 7.30pm in the parish hall.
Confirmation Course
New forms for the Confirmation Course will also be released in due course.
Parish Catechists Required
We are still looking for Catechists who are available and willing to help run the 1st Holy Communion and Confirmation courses. Please come forward if you feel able to help our young people in preparing for these great sacraments. A DBS background check will be required.
Diocesan Day for Catechists
Saturday 28th September is the annual “Diocesan Day for Catechists.” If you are about to become a Catechist here at Blackheath you are invited to a day filled with teachings and prayer with a chance to meet fellow Catechists. Held at St George’s Cathedral from 10am. Registration and choice of workshops can be found at aec.rcaos.org.uk/day-for-catechists-2024. Attendance is encouraged but not obligatory. If you cannot make it this year then perhaps consider for next year?
A Day with Mary
A day of Marian Devotion will be held at St. Anselm, 89 West Hill, Dartford, Kent, DA1 2HJ on Saturday 19th October 2024. The day commences at 9.30am. Please bring a packed lunch.
Prayers of the Faithful
Thank you to those who have contacted the parish to volunteer to write bidding prayers. We will be in contact with you directly via email to arrange a short training session.