Deacon John Sampson (aged 58)
died at 2pm on Friday 16th July – the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel,
fortified by the Rites of Holy Church.
His Funeral details will be announced within the next few days.

Deacon John (Ordained to the Permanent Diaconate on 10th June 2006) had been ill since February 2008, incapacitated for much of this year, and in a coma in Kingston Hospital for the past fortnight where he was well cared for, and with his Wife, Maureen, constantly at his side.  Maureen thanks the many Parishioners of St Joseph’s for their very practical and prayerful support – providing a rota of meals, shopping, dog-walking Juno, and visiting them at home and in hospital.

UPDATED!  19th July… Funeral Arrangements:

Thursday 29th July: 7.30pm, Reception of the Body and Requiem Mass
(Eucharistic Adoration will finish at 7pm on this Thursday only)
Friday 30th July:
- 7am, Requiem Mass (ad orientem)
- 10am, Funeral Mass and Commendation  (Bishop Paul Hendricks)
- 11.40am, Committal at Kingston Crematorium

Refreshments in St Joseph’s Pastoral Centre from 11.15am.