Parish News: All Saints Sunday and Thirty-first Week of the Year

The festival of All Saints honours the men and women who now rejoice for ever in heaven – our true home in which we all one day hope to be. Some are known by name to the Church on earth, others or not; in this celebration we venerate them all. These citizens of the heavenly Jerusalem pray for us as we continue in our earthly journey and they show us the way to God. 

St Benet’s is self supporting: we receive no regular central church or government funding, so you can donate using card online to support St Benet’s: and every penny really does count! 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?

The readings this Sunday are available online here.

Please pray for:
The sick and those in need
Brenda, Reece, Victoria, John, Chinye and Lynne.

The faithful departed
All who have worshipped in and served at Saint Benet’s, the recently departed, amongst them Carlene  Gaye and those whose year’s mind falls this week, amongst them Kenneth Edwards (7th).

All Souls On Tuesday 5th November at 7pm there will be a Sung Mass of Requiem for All Souls. At this mass we will pray for all the faithful who have died and ask that God receive them into heaven. If you would like the name a loved one read out, please add them in block capitals to the list at the back of church.

We are invited to the All Hallows Gospel Oak Patronal Festival on Sunday 3rd November at 5pm: Pontifical High Mass with the Bishop of Fulham. Vierne, Messe Solennelle with two organs. Followed by a grand reception.

The cover art this week is The Trinity Adored by All Saints by an unknown Spanish artist. An altarpiece comes from the royal monastery of Valldecrist, Spain, commissioned in ca. 1400 by Dalmau de Cervelló. Held in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.