Parish News: The 31st Sunday and Week of the Year

Call no one your father, because you have only one Father in heaven: Jesus challenges us in the Gospel this Sunday to reflect on who we really are and where we come from. The source of our being is God, and it is from God that we receive both the gift of life in this fallen world but also the hope of eternal life in the next. 

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 find the readings for this Sunday here.

Please pray for:
The sick and those in need
Brenda, Conor, Chinye, Victor, Mercy, Olga, John, Cordelia and Lotlia.
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.

November is traditionally the month of the Holy Souls, beginning with All Souls day, we pray for all those who have gone before us, honouring their memory and asking that God would receive them mercifully. It is also a good moment for us to make sure we have our own funeral wishes written down. Father Guy is always happy to offer advice and help on this difficult subject.

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 Die Basilika San Giovanni in Laterano in Rom by Jakob Alt, 1835. Held in the Albertina, Vienna.