10th Sunday in ordinary time year B
True Unity and Spiritual Victory
Our unity is key to our spiritual victory. Wounded by sin, we turn against God, ourselves and each other, as this Sunday’s first reading shows us. In Jesus, we are one in love, and thus, invited to walk in the oneness of heart. “By this people will know that you are mine” (John 13:34-35). Our spiritual victory flows from our unity. No amount of strategic inventiveness as a church, can substitute our oneness.
We risk losing in our spiritual battles if we take for granted Jesus’ words in today’s Gospel, “A kingdom divided against itself cannot stand.” As satan’s kingdom cannot stand if divided against itself so shall we not as God’s people. With divided hearts, we cannot access certain realms of Spiritual victory.
We attain the oneness required for spiritual victory through prayers and deliberate actions. “Do all you can to preserve the bond of peace among you” (Ephesians 4:3). We begin from ourselves since every true communal oneness is a function of interior unity. May the Holy Spirit enlighten, heal us from the wounds of our divisions and empower us to rise above the passing things which divide us as St Paul encourages us in today’s second reading. Lord, heal us from the wounds of our divisions. Amen
Happy Sunday
Fr Chinedu
MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER
The Marriage Encounter team will speak at all the masses this weekend to invite couples to our first parish non-residential weekend programme in September. You will have the opportunity to speak with them after the masses.
DAY FOR LIFE
Next Sunday is Day For Life Sunday. There will be a retiring (second) collection in support of that project.
First Holy Communion
Congratulations to our parish children who made their First Holy Communion this weekend. Please, keep them in your prayers as they continue in this Christian journey of falling in love with the One who gives himself to us as food.
GIFT AID/ STANDING ORDER
Please, pick up a Parish Gift Aid /Standing Order Forms from the back of the church if you would like to start using envelopes, please indicate in section 4 on the Gift Aid / Standing Order Form. If you would like to start paying by standing order, please complete sections 5 & 6 and if you are able to Gift Aid your donations, please complete section 2. Thank you for your continuing support.
DONA MACHINE
The Dona machine is now working and can now be used for offertory, payment and other donations. Please, feel free to use it. Thank you.
MISSIO BOX
Please, collect your red box from the back of the church.
Box 25/34 Holder: Please reach out to us to confirm your identity. Thank you.
JOB VACANCIES
For current vacancies in the Diocese, please visit https://jobs.rcdow.org.uk/
THE BIBLE SUMMIT
The Bible Summit will take place at St Patrick's Soho on the 22nd June 2024. Find out more and get a ticket at The Bible Summit - Dive into the inspired Word of God this summer (stpatricksoho.org)
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SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL (SVP)
We plan to start a Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) here in our parish. So, if you have been a member of SVP in the past, and would like to be part of its formation in our parish; or if you would like to join the society for the first time and are happy to be part of it, please, speak with and give your names and contact number to the priests or stewards after the masses. Thank you.
DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES
The Lourdes Pilgrimage takes place from 19th to 26th July. Join the pilgrimage as a pilgrim. Serve the pilgrimage by coming as a praying assisted pilgrim. Support assisted pilgrims by sponsoring the sick to join the pilgrimage and praying for them. For more information please go to https://rcdow.org.uk/pilgrimages/Lourdes/ or contact the Pilgrimage Office on 020 7798 9173
MEDJUGORJE IRISH CENTRE PILGRIMAGES APRIL - OCT 2024
7 Nights Apartment B&B from €273 per person sharing. Airport transfer available on request. Contact us for details and book the dates that suit you. Tel. 020 3239 8662 or website www.med-irishcentre.com
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