When the office is closed please use the following contacts:
Email address – sittingbourne@rcaos.org.uk
Telephone 01795 555708
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HERE OTHER LIVE-STREAMING MASS
Link to Southwark parishes that live-stream Mass
Several Parishes within the Archdiocese live-stream Mass each weekend.
Externally to the Diocese, The Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham offers a 12 noon Mass each day, whilst Church Services TV and MCN Media also offer Masses from around the country, and indeed, Europe.
(remember to switch volume on as default is mute)
Alternatively you can follow the live streaming also on Facebook on the personal account of Graziano de Palma
(click on the name)
HERE OTHER LIVE-STREAMING MASS
Link to Southwark parishes that live-stream Mass
Several Parishes within the Archdiocese live-stream Mass each weekend.
Externally to the Diocese, The Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham offers a 12 noon Mass each day, whilst Church Services TV and MCN Media also offer Masses from around the country, and indeed, Europe.
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ARCHDIOCESE OF SOUTHWARK
SACRED HEART OF JESUS R. C. CHURCH SITTINGBOURNE
INTRODUCTION
Pope Francis wants to hear from the whole Church about what is happening in local parishes. He and the bishops would like to know what individuals think we should all be doing to help make our parishes better. The way he has proposed doing this is a Synodal Process. Synod means “journeying together” and it involves listening to the Holy Spirit and to each other in order to discern the path we are called to walk together. The Synod "is intended to inspire people to dream about the Church we are called to be, to make people's hopes flourish, to stimulate trust, to bind up wounds, to weave new and deeper relationships, to learn from one another, to build bridges, to enlighten minds, warm hearts, and restore strength to our hands for our common mission.
PRAYER FOR THE SYNOD
We stand before You, Holy Spirit, as we gather together in Your name. With You alone to guide us, make Yourself at home in our hearts; Teach us the way we must go and how we are to pursue it. We are weak and sinful; do not let us promote disorder. Do not let ignorance lead us down the wrong path nor partiality influence our actions. Let us find in You our unity so that we may journey together to eternal life and not stray from the way of truth and what is right. All this we ask of You, who are at work in every place and time, in the communion of the Father and the Son, forever and ever. Amen.
Communion - What are the ways in which your parish most successfully brings people together? What else can we do?
Participation - What do you think each of us can do and what can we do collectively would make our parish better?
Mission - Are we looking in or are we looking out, as a parish community? What and how can we do both effectively?
TO BE DELIVERED BY EMAIL (sittngbourne@rcaos.org.uk) BEFORE SUNDAY 5TH DECEMBER 2021
SACRED HEART OF JESUS R. C. CHURCH SITTINGBOURNE
INTRODUCTION
Pope Francis wants to hear from the whole Church about what is happening in local parishes. He and the bishops would like to know what individuals think we should all be doing to help make our parishes better. The way he has proposed doing this is a Synodal Process. Synod means “journeying together” and it involves listening to the Holy Spirit and to each other in order to discern the path we are called to walk together. The Synod "is intended to inspire people to dream about the Church we are called to be, to make people's hopes flourish, to stimulate trust, to bind up wounds, to weave new and deeper relationships, to learn from one another, to build bridges, to enlighten minds, warm hearts, and restore strength to our hands for our common mission.
PRAYER FOR THE SYNOD
We stand before You, Holy Spirit, as we gather together in Your name. With You alone to guide us, make Yourself at home in our hearts; Teach us the way we must go and how we are to pursue it. We are weak and sinful; do not let us promote disorder. Do not let ignorance lead us down the wrong path nor partiality influence our actions. Let us find in You our unity so that we may journey together to eternal life and not stray from the way of truth and what is right. All this we ask of You, who are at work in every place and time, in the communion of the Father and the Son, forever and ever. Amen.
Communion - What are the ways in which your parish most successfully brings people together? What else can we do?
Participation - What do you think each of us can do and what can we do collectively would make our parish better?
Mission - Are we looking in or are we looking out, as a parish community? What and how can we do both effectively?
TO BE DELIVERED BY EMAIL (sittngbourne@rcaos.org.uk) BEFORE SUNDAY 5TH DECEMBER 2021
WHAT’S ON THIS COMING MONTH?
Saturday SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT YEAR C
4th December 4.30pm Confession
5pm Melissa Burton R.I.P.
Sunday 5th December 9.30am Wellbeing of Valerie Jennings R.I.P.
FHC Children at Mass – NO TEA & COFFEE
11am People of the Parish.
Monday 6th December NO MASS
Tuesday 7th December St Ambrose, Bishop & Doctor of the Church
6pm Kevin Kearney R.I.P
Followed by Adoration
Wednesday 8th December Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
10am Rosa & C P Joannes R.I.P.
7.30pm FHC Parent Session in Church
Thursday 9th December 10am Paddy O’Reilly R.I.P
Friday 10th December 10am Catherine Devereux R.I.P.
followed by Adoration & Chaplet of the Precious Blood
Saturday THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT YEAR C
11th December 11.00am Wedding of Richard Noble and Lisa Wilson
11th December 4.30pm Confession
5pm Josie Crean R.I.P. (100th Birthday)
Sunday 12th December 9.30am Valerie Jennings R.I.P.
FHC Children at Mass – NO TEA & COFFEE
11am People of the Parish.
Parish News
SUNDAY OBLIGATION – HONOURING SUNDAY
A message from the Catholic Bishops of England & Wales:
“We now encourage all Catholics to look again at the patterns which they have formed in recent months with regard to going to Mass on Sundays. This would include consideration and reflection about what we might do on Sundays, such as sports or shopping, or other leisure and social activities. This review, and the decisions which arise from it, fall to every Catholic and we trust this will be done with honesty, motivated by a real love for the Lord whom we encounter in the Mass.
At this time, we recognise that for some people there may be certain factors which hinder attendance at Sunday Mass. The pandemic is clearly not over. The risk of infection is still present. For some, there is legitimate fear in gathering together. As your bishops, we recognise that these prevailing circumstances suggest that not everyone is yet in the position to fulfil the absolute duty to attend freely Sunday Mass”.
AFTERNOON TEA
My thanks to all the parishioners who came along on Sunday to our Christmas Tea Party. A very enjoyable event that raised just over £940 towards the repair of the Baptismal Font.
DECEMBER FOOD & TOILETRIES COLLECTION FOR THE NEEDY
Continuing into December, we would ask you to bring in any non-perishable food and toiletries that you can spare, for those in our Parish who are in need. Christmas can be a very distressing time for our families and the elderly. Similarly, if you know of any families or elderly person that would benefit, please let Fr Graziano know. This will of course, be confidential to the individual. Thank you again for your continued support.
CHRISTMAS MASS TIMES
Advent Events leading up to Christmas
Tuesday 14th December 9.30am Carol Service at St Peter’s School – All are welcome
Friday 17th December 10am Mass in Church, Children from St Peter’s attending
Sunday 19th December 10.30am Christmas Prize Draw
Christmas Weekend
Christmas Eve
Friday 24th December No Morning Mass
5pm Family Christmas Mass
9pm Carols
10pm Vigil Mass
Christmas Day – The Nativity of The Lord
Saturday 25th December 10am Christmas Day Mass
Boxing Day - The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & Joseph
Sunday 26th December 9.30am Sunday Mass
11am Sunday Mass
****** PLEASE SEE UPDATE to COVID MEASURES ******
COVID-19 MEASURES – PLEASE NOTE THAT MOST MEASURES REMAIN IN PLACE
- Proper wearing of face coverings is now personal choice, but it is strongly recommended that you continue to wear your face covering.
- Using the “ONE WAY SYSTEM” entering the main front door and leaving by the side door of the church
- Congregational singing is now allowed.
- Sign of the peace is omitted
- Children are not allowed to wander around the church for their own protection and other people’s safety
- Votive candles are available
- Following the Social Distancing rule of 1 metre or more, we can now accommodate 86 people. (The seating areas have green signage).
- We have reintroduced bidding prayers
- The Offertory Procession will be reintroduced when music is available, with those involved sanitising their hands immediately before they touch the sacred vessel or other gifts
- The Holy Communion will continue to be under one kind and the Minister will continue to wear a face covering and it is permitted to announce “the Body of Christ” for each communicant. Communion is recommended to be distributed in the hands, but if people wish to receive on the tongue, then they should wait until the end of the communion line and receive then. Communion on the tongue exposes the ministers’ hands to their aerosol and increases the possibility of viral infections. He will have to sanitize his hands again immediately after.
A Faith Worshipping Community in Christ, in Church and Family
The Sacred Heart of Jesus is part of the Archdiocese of Southwark covering South London and Kent.
The Sacred Heart of Jesus is part of the Archdiocese of Southwark covering South London and Kent.
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MISSION
We, the Parish community of the Sacred Heart, nurtured by the presence of God, and empowered by the Spirit of servant leadership, are committed to grow as a living Church of the poor responding to the spiritual and temporal needs of people to attain the fullness of life. VISION The Sacred Heart Parish, Under The Guidance Of The Sacred Heart Of Jesus, Her Patron, Is A Vibrant Community Of Faith, Hope And Charity, Ever Growing With Clear And Effective Programmes To Enhance The Spiritual And Temporal Lives Of Its Parishioners, Especially The Poor. 
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