Parish News: Sunday of the Sacred Heart and the Tenth Week of the Year

The Sacred Heart is a devotion with ancient roots, which comes out of our meditation on the suffering that Jesus bore for love of us on the Cross. By devoting ourselves to his Most Sacred Heart we recognise the love he has for us and seek to love him wholeheartedly in return.

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 coming Sunday here.

Please pray for:
The sick and those in need
Brenda, Cordelia, Lolita, Reece and Vanessa.
The Faithful departed
All who have worshipped in and served at Saint Benet’s, the recently departed and those whose year’s mind falls this week, amongst them Laura Poolton (14th). 
Candidates for ordination
Nicolas Boisson, Simon Billington, Graham Haines, William Allen (Deacon) Duncan Hegan, Roger Turner, Joshua Pollard, Timothy Davies, Ben Scott (Priest).

Summer dates for your diary:
Saturday 29th June 11am: Ordination of Deacons and 
Sunday 30th June 5pm: Ordination of Priests, both at St Andrew Holborn.

Patronal Festival of St Benedict:
Thursday 11th July 7pm: High Mass and Procession of the Relic of St Benedict. Preacher: Father Kyle McNeil SSC, Vicar of St Mary, Horden.

Sunday 14th July 11am: Pontifical Mass of St Benedict with Baptism and Confirmation. Preacher: Jonathan our Bishop. Followed by bring and share parish party with bouncy castle.

Patronal Festival: can you help?
At the party on Sunday 14th July we need:
– Food and drink to share
– Volunteers to offer face painting for children
– Volunteers to supervise the bouncy castle

Donations to defray festival expenses would be very welcome. 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 The Sacred Heart of Jesus with Saint Ignatius of Loyola and Saint Louis Gonzaga, Jose Paez c. 1770, Mexico. Location unknown.