Parish News: The First Sunday and Week of Advent

Advent begins this Sunday; Sung Mass and Sunday School at 11am and our Advent Choral Carols at 6pm, for which our choir will be singing a beautiful selection of music to help us prepare for Christmas. Followed by drinks. 

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 see the readings for this coming Sunday here.

Please pray for:
The sick and those in need
Brenda, Conor, Chinye, Victor, Mercy, Olga, John, Cordelia, Lolita, Ben, Evelyn and Sidoni.
The Faithful departed
The recently departed, amongst them Morgan Thomas and Bella Smartt, all who have worshipped in and served at Saint Benet’s and those whose year’s mind falls about this time.

We are invited to St Silas Kentish Town this Friday at 7.30pm for a Solemn Mass of the Immaculate Conception.

Advent Bible Study, Mondays at 7pm. Join us to understand better the meaning and story of Christmas.
4th Dec: The Conception and Birth of Jesus (Matthew Chapter 1)
11th Dec: The Birth of Jesus in Luke (Luke Chapter 2)
18th Dec: The Wise Men and the Flight to Egypt (Matthew Chapter 2)

Advent and Christmas Highlights:
Christmas Lessons and Carols – Sunday 17th December, 6pm
Children’s Carols Around the Crib – Christmas Eve, 4pm
Midnight Sung Mass – Christmas Eve, 11.30pm 
Sung Mass of Christmas Day – Christmas Morning, 11am

The cover art this week is Scenes of the Last Judgment by Fra Agelico, circa 1400-1455. Held in the Museo di San Marco, Florence.