Parish News: The 27th Sunday and Week of the Year

Stewardship, or the importance of caring for that which we have been given, is often spoken about in reference to wealth or the planet. But the parable told by Jesus today can remind us the the inheritance of faith which we have received, and the promise of the kingdom of God, are an even more precious gift to be cared for – and passed on. 

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?

You can read the readings for this Sunday here.

Please pray for:
The sick and those in need
Brenda, Conor, Chinye, Victor, Mercy, Olga, John, Isaac, Cordelia and Lotlia.
The Faithful departed
The recently departed, amongst them Isaac Douglas, all who have worshipped in and served at Saint Benet’s and those whose year’s mind falls about this time.

Brenda, a longstanding member of our congregation, would like to come back to church but can’t manage the walk. Would you be able to help push her chair up from Osney Crescent once every few months? Please speak to Nathan for more details, who is putting together a rota.

The cover art this week is The Parable of the Wicked Tenants, an 1885 reproduction of a miniature from the Book of the Gospels of the monastery Echternach, 10th century, Germany. Location unknown.