St. Thomas of Canterbury RC Church Newsletter
PARISH CLERGY Fr Tom McElhone (T: 232972)
Deacon Alan Boxall (T: 360637) DeaconJames Coleman (T: 306558)
Contact Address:Parish Office, 63 London Road, Rainham, Kent, ME8 7RH
Tel: (01634) 232972 e-mail: website: www.rcrainham.co.uk
Rainham Safeguarding e-mail:
St. Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School, Romany Road, Gillingham ME8 6JH
Tel: (01634) 234677 Head Teacher Mrs Alma Myatt
Parish Secretary: Emma’s office hours this week 9 – 12pm Tues, Wed & Friday
Funeral Services: Michael Di Marco Funeral Mass will take place at St. Thomas’ on Wednesday 30th August at 10:00 am followed by committal at Woodlands Cemetery at 11:30am. Gavion Nino Palitta Funeral Mass will take place at St. Thomas’ on Friday 1st September at 2:30pm followed by committal at Bredhurst Churchyard at 3:45pm.
Recently Deceased: Peter O’Brian funeral arrangements to be advised. Please remember their families and friends in your prayers. May they rest in peace.
Padre Pio Prayer Meeting will take place this Sunday after the 6pm mass.
SVP Walk - Please see one of the SVP members after any mass this weekend to enrol for the walk on Sunday September 3rd.
Music Ministry –anyone who would like to put forward ideas or give feedback regarding mass music choices or choirs, please come along to a meeting on Tuesday 5thSeptember at 7.30pm in the Parish Centre when Music Ministry as a whole will be discussed. All welcome.
First Holy Communion 2018:Can any parents who have a child going into Yr 3 or above and wish them to make their First Holy Communion in 2018 please write your name, address and contact phone number and hand it to a member of Clergy, or alternatively, . We will contact you in September with further details.
Aylesford Day of Renewal – Saturday 9th September. Promises to be an amazing day see poster at the rear of Church. Limited number of seats in my car, Joe Viotto 364452.
Ministering to the Bereaved - One day course, 23rd September 2017, in the Parish Centre, for further information or to book please see letter at rear of church or contact Josie Boxall.
Safeguarding – please note there will be no Safeguarding office hours on Thursday morning until the 7th September.
Dates for your Diary
Fundraising Events - SVP Sunday Walk3rd Septafter 10.30 mass, refreshments after walk
SVP September awareness raffle throughout month with raffle being drawn on1st October.
Noticeboards at rear of Church where you can find details of all the following events:-
Mary’s Meals Day Sunday 10th September at 2pm, London Irish Centre, Camden Square.
Diocesan Day for Catechist Saturday 23rd September, St George’s Cathedral, Southwark
An introduction to Canon Law Saturday 30th September and 14th October, Tooting Bec Rd
An introduction to Liturgy Saturday 11th and 25th November Tooting Bec Rd, SW17 8BS
Collections – 19th & 20th August amounted to: Main Collection £1047.91 S/O’s.
August 2017
Saturday Our Lady
26 Sat 10.00am People of the Parish
Confessions 10.30 – 11am & 17.30 – 17.45pm
18.00pm Antonio Xavier De Souza, Debonia Menzes De Souza
& Sabrina De Souza RIP
2nd Collection for the Catholic Trust for England & Wales (CaTEW)
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Sunday Twenty-First Sunday
27 Sun 10.30am Sean Toland (Months Mind)
18.00pm Lily Cooper RIP (F Classey)
2nd Collection for the Catholic Trust for England & Wales (CaTEW)
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28 Mon St Augustine 10.00am Mary O’Toole (M Shackleford)
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29 Tues The Passion of St John the Baptist
10.00am Peter & Doreen Trump’s Wellbeing (J&R O’Neill)
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30 Wed Ss Margaret Clitherow, Anne Line & Margaret Ward, Martyrs
10.00am Funeral Mass for Michael Di Marco
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31 Thurs St Aidan 10.00am Peggie Rose (F&P Green)
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01 Fri Feria – World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation
10.00am Neville Ryan RIP (M McDonald)
14.30pm Funeral Mass for Gavion Nino Palitta
19.30pm Adoration and Benediction
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Next Saturday Our Lady
02 Sat 10.00am Felix Fernandez (Noel Fernandez)
Confessions 10.30 – 11am & 17.30 – 17.45pm
18.00pm People of the Parish
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Next Sunday Twenty-Second Sunday
03 Sun 10.30am Joseph Brooks RIP (Marleen Brooks)
18.00pm In Memory Of Those Killed In The1917 Drill Shed Raid
(Clifford Mickleburgh)
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