Parish News: Sixth Sunday and Week of Easter

“Lord Jesus Christ, who said to your Apostles: Peace I leave you, my peace I give you” – words said at every mass, taken from the Gospel for today. Hardly a present universal reality, so just an aspiration? Far more than that: because as God’s children we know that we are loved and we know the eternal peace of heaven for which we hope. With that knowledge, even in the worst of times, we can have true peace.

You can read the scripture readings for this Sunday here. 

Please pray for:
The sick and those in need
Conor, Chinye, Adelida, Jason, Rod Edny & John.

The Faithful departed
All who have worshipped in and served at Saint Benet’s and those whose year’s mind falls this week.

The Homezone festival on Lupton Street will take place on Saturday 11th June – save the date.
All are welcome to a planning meeting in our garden (in church if wet), 7pm Wednesday 25th May.

The cover art this week is The New Jerusalem, circa 1000. Folio 55r of the Bamberg Apocalypse held in the Staatsbibliothek, Bamberg.

Pentecost is Sunday 5th June and at 5pm we are invited to join our neighbours at Our Lady, Help of Christians on Lady Margaret Road for sung Evening Prayer. The preacher will be Fr Lawrence Lew, OP, Prior of St Dominic’s. If you would like to join the choir for this there is a practice on Wednesday 25th May at 7.30pm at Our Lady’s

Patronal Festival of Saint Benet
Sunday 10th July – 11am
Sung Mass of Saint Benedict, Our Patron. Followed by a bring and share parish lunch and party with bouncy castle.

Monday 11th July – 7pm
Solemn Mass of Saint Benedict, Our Patron and Procession of the Relic.
Guest Preacher: Father Graeme Rowlands SSC, Vicar, Saint Silas Kentish Town. Followed by drinks.

Yours in Christ Jesus Our Lord,

Father Guy
020 7284 2199
father.guy@saintbenets.org.uk