Readings October 2018
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READINGS FOR OCTOBER 2018 Eucharists - Sundays and Holy Days (Where there is a choice of first reading at the Parish Eucharist the asterisk denotes the favoured text.
October is the month when the dedicated follower of cricket discovers that his wife left him in May! It is also the time when the encroaching darkness provides unwelcome confirmation of what is to come. In spite of Christmas displays appearing in the shops seasonal jollity is still some way off so it is important to enjoy Harvest Festival and the opportunity it gives to look back nostalgically at the Summer that has gone. It was long, hot and dry, and we wonder when we will see another of its ilk. Our thanksgiving for God’s bounty also invites us to look forward, to use God’s gifts wisely and to seek his future. Here in this parish we are launching Breakfast @ Nine, for if we are to have a share in God’s future, then rather than burying our talent in the ground, we must use it to engage with people – the great majority in society - for whom church as we know and love it has become culturally inaccessible. If we are to make any impact I cannot stress how vital it is that Breakfast @ Nine has the backing of the whole church both prayerfully and practically. The brief, culminating act of worship is not being offered as an alternative for existing members. Please attend the 8 o’clock or Parish Eucharist (10.00am from beginning of October) as normal but if you are able to commit to staying on or coming early to be a part of Breakfast @ Nine please do so. YOUR CHURCH NEEDS YOU! Charles Booth FROM THE REGISTERS Holy Baptism Burial of ashes |
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