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  • Today’s mass is offered in particular for Fadeyi Junior, Margaret’s nephew, who passed away recently.
  • Wednesday 20 June 7.30 pm – 21.30 pm: The Deanery Synod meeting is hosted by us, St Augustine’s church. All are welcome, the theme is: ‘All People Ministry – Empowering the Laity’, speaker The Revd Dr Steve Griffiths. He is an outstanding expert on children’s and youth ministry.
  • Next Wednesday our choir rehearsal is from 6-7 pm, because of the synod meeting. We will perform on 7th July, Grahame Park Festival.
  • On Sundays, from 11.45 am, the Romanian Orthodox Community of Colindale is using our church. Thank you for your patience, we need some time to work out the smoothest way of establishing this new routine.
  • Sunday, 17th October – Confirmation day with the Bishop of Fulham.
  • Bible readings for the Week (Day: Morning // Evening). Sunday: (1 Samuel 1:1-28; Romans 6:1-23 // 1 Samuel 2:1-21; Acts 10:1-48) Monday: (2 Samuel 7:1-29; 1 John 3:1-12 // 2 Samuel 9:1-13; Luke 7:1-17) Tuesday: (2 Samuel 11:1-27; 1 John 3:13-4:6 // 2 Samuel 12:1-23; Matthew 11:2-30) Wednesday: (2 Samuel 13:38-14:24; 1 John 4:7-21 // 2 Samuel 14:25-15:11; Luke 7:1-17), Thursday: (2 Samuel 15:13-37; 1 John 5:1-20 // 2 Samuel 16:1-19; Matthew 12:22-49) Friday: 2 Samuel 17:1-23 // 2 Samuel 17:24-18:18;  Matthew 13:1-23) Saturday: 2 Samuel 18:19-33; 2 Samuel 19:1-23; Matthew 13:24-43

  • Spiritual Toolbox 3 - WHAT ARE ICONS? We now have in our church the icons of ‘Loving Tenderness’ and ‘Christ the Ruler and Judge of All’.
     
    Icons are part of the Church's preaching and part of the Church's prayer. The icon-painter prepares for the work of icon-making with prayer, fasting and study for the icon must be truth. They come from prayer to be used in prayer and worship. Icons play several roles. Icons teach: they represent sacred persons, sacred events, they show us the reality of the Divine Kingdom. They teach history, doctrine, morality and theology. They remind us what we are and what we should be. They show us the importance of matter and of material things. They show us the transfiguration of matter under the power of the Holy Spirit.
    Icons challenge: we see the saints, transfigured by God's grace and by their own free response to Him. We are challenged to follow in their footsteps.
    Icons witness: the icon of Christ witnesses to the Incarnation. The Divine Word came down into our humanity. He is human as we are human. Humans can be portrayed; portraying the incarnate Word (Logos), Jesus Christ, we witness to His true humanity.
    Icons sanctify: The presence of an icon in a church or house blesses the house and claims it and all who live in it for Christ. The Torah commanded the Jews to place "the Commandments I shall give you this day" in their doorposts. We Christians set up the holy icons to sanctify our churches and houses and declare our adherence to Christ.
    Icons Unite: photographs, films, videos of people we love can make them seem very close. The icons can make us feel very close to Christ and the saints. And this feeling of closeness is no illusion, the saints are alive in Christ, and He dwells in the depths of our own being - if we let Him. Christ dwells in us by His grace, and the saints and angels are already present with us, through their love and their prayers; the icon reminds us, and makes us aware of that presence.


Spiritual Toolbox: Saint Benedict’s Rule 2.
 
Saint Benedict wrote his Rule in a time of uncertainty and turmoil. The founder of the Benedictine religious community was born into a world of turbulence and violence. The fall of Rome in 410 CE, seventy years before his birth, had shocked the civilised world. The sixth century was an age characterized by danger, mass injustice, dislocation of population, and the apparent collapse of almost all high culture. It was into this chaos that Benedict brought the promise of an ordered, Christ centered life!
 
‘It is all about love. It points to Christ. Ultimately the whole meaning and purpose of the Rule is simply, “Prefer nothing to the love of Christ.”’
 
We often read from the Rule in our week-day mass. At first, seemingly, we feel a hidden resistance to Benedict’s message. It sounds so distant! We live in a world known its rugged individualism, independence, competitiveness, and focus on goals. Words like stability, obedience, rule, vows, ordinary, monastery, monastic life may be less comfortable to us than words like self-expression or self-development. When you read the Rule, try to lsit any words or concepts that you think might have a negative connotation in our modern age. Does it imply a loss of individuality, independence, or my freedom? Then, as you continue, keep an open mind to discover the Benedictine interpretation of these words. Remember that Benedict is advocating that we set aside our individual agendas for the sake of nurturing and strengthening our relationship. Can we do it?


  • God in all things (‘toolbox’) 1. Finding God in all things is a theme of Benedictine spirituality. Our response to that God is present everywhere is one of profound thanksgiving. The tool: Pick a task that you can perform regularly. It can be anything from driving a car to preparing a meal to making particular phone calls. Then, each time you do this task, put on a heart of love and listen for God. Do a nightly thanks review. At the end of each day record three to five things for which you were thankful. My guess is that over time, your daily list will expand as you put on the glasses of thankfulness as you view the world. Take a Thankfulness Walk. Begin with your sight. As you walk, look around. Give thanks for the ability to see. Then move to hearing. Give thanks for your ability to hear. Give thanks for each and offer prayers for those who cannot hear. Be a spontaneous give of thanks. When something wonderful happens, give thanks. When something bad happens, try to give thanks, too. The latter is difficult. Give thanks for the people who are helping you through a difficult time, or who share your joy!
DURING THIS WEEK:

Monday, 18 June – Feria
8.00 am Morning Prayer (BCP)
6.00 pm Evening Prayer (CW)
6.30 pm MASS
 
Tuesday, 19 June – Feria
8.00 am Morning Prayer (BCP)
6.00 pm Evening Prayer (CW)
6.30 pm MASS
7.00 pm Bible Group
 
Wednesday, 20 June – Feria

8.00 am Morning Prayer (BCP)
12.00 pm MASS + Lunchclub
6.00 pm Evening Prayer
 
Thursday, 21 June – Memoria

 Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, Religious
9.00 am Morning Prayer (BCP)
18.00 pm Evening Prayer
18.30 – Mass
19.00 – Adoration in the Church
 
Friday, 22 June – Memoria
Saints John Fisher, Bishop, and Thomas More, Martyrs; Alban,                  first Martyr         of Britain
8.00 am Morning Prayer (BCP)
6.00 pm Evening Prayer (CW)
6.30 pm MASS (Chapel)






  • FROM FATHER JOSEPH

  • Kim Foster’s funeral is on Friday 22nd June 3.00pm – Hendon Cemetery.
  • Arthur Allen, our previous care-taker and beloved member of our community is in hospital. Please, keep him in your prayers.
  • Could you volunteer, please, for drinks and food – when we are hosting the Deanery Synod? Drinks/refreshments start from 7.30.
  • Our next DCC meeting is on Monday 9th July 19.00 pm – 20.00 pm.