Parish News: The Thirteenth Sunday and Week of the Year

In a series of statments, some shocking, some cryptic, others commonplace, Jesus in the Gospel this week is teaching us something both simple and yet profound. It is that God comes before all else and is above all things, and yet he is not some abstract concept: our relationship with God in Christ should permeate our whole lives. This means that God may be worshipped in the smallest kind action even to the laying down of life itself.

You can find the scriptures for this week here.

You can donate using card online to support St Benet’s: every penny counts! You can also donate by cash or card in person, by texting BENET followed by your donation amount to 70450 to give that amount. Or why not set up a regular standing order with your bank?

Please pray for:
The sick and those in need
Brenda, Conor, Chinye, Victor, Mercy, Olga, John and Isaac.
The Faithful departed
The recently departed. All who have worshipped in and served at Saint Benet’s and those whose year’s mind falls about this time.
Those to be Baptised and Confirmed:
Maia, Cydney and Connie.

Our Patronal Festival in July:
Tuesday 11th July, 7pm: High Mass and Procession of the Relic of our Patron St Benedict. Preacher: Fr Christopher Smith SSC, Vicar of St Alban, Holborn.

Sunday 16th July, 11am: Pontifical Mass of St Benedict, Parish Party, Table Top Sale, Bouncy Castle and Face Painting. Preacher: Jonathan our Bishop.

Patronal Festival: can you help?
At the party on Sunday 16th July we need food and drink to share and volunteers to:
– Organise the Table Top Sale
– Offer face painting for children
– Supervise the bouncy castle
Could you give £10 towards the £95 cost of the bouncy castle?
Could you give £100 towards the £1000 cost of the music over the festival?

The cover art this week is Saint Thomas by Diego Velazquez, 1618 – 1620. Held in the Musée des Beaux- Arts d’Orléans, Orleans.

13th Sunday of the Year
Sunday 2nd July
11am Sung Mass and Sunday School

St Thomas
Monday 3rd July
12 noon Mass

St Elizabeth of Portugal
Tuesday 4th July
8.30am Mass

St Antony Mary Zaccaria
Wednesday 5th July
6.30pm Mass & Benediction

St Maria Goretti
Thursday 6th July
8.30am Mass

Feria
Friday 7th July
12 noon Mass (Latin)

Our Lady on Saturday
Saturday 8th July
No Mass

14th Sunday of the Year
Sunday 9th July
11am Sung Mass and Sunday School