Parish News: The Holy Family

On the Sunday with the Octave of Christmas we celebrate the feast of the Holy Family. In this celebration we consider more deeply the place where the baby Jesus was nurtured and grew.

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 for this Sunday are available here.

Please pray for:
The sick and those in need
Brenda, Reece, John, Cheryl, Ann, Chika, Alessandro, Sonny, Jan, Danielle and Grace.
The Faithful departed
All who have worshipped and served here, those who have died recently and those whose year’s mind falls about this time, amongst them Ken Buckingham, Doreen Carswell (28th), Katherine Vialls (30th), Violet Farrer (2nd).

Save the date: Wines of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Fri 6th Feb 2026, 7pm. Tickets & details to follow.

The cover art is The Flight into Egypt by Rembrandt van Rijn, 1627. Held in the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours.