NEWS & VIEWS

Today’s Epistle tells us, like the Thessalonian church it was originally addressed to, that God has destined us for salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, so that we may live with him. But what should we do in response? Well, some clear, practical and rather powerful instruction follows: “Encourage one another and build up each other.”

CHRIST THE KING Next Sunday, the last of the Church year, we celebrate Christ’s universal kingship with this beautiful festival. At the end of Mass, we shall receive Christ’s sacramental blessing with Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.

ADDITIONAL CURATES SOCIETY RAFFLE

ACS helps fund assistant priests for less well-off parishes and has helped St Mary’s in the past - and we hope may do so again in the future. There will be a raffle in aid of them after Mass on Advent Sunday (3 December). Tickets will be £1 each and obtainable from Hilary Hardwick.

JOSÉ, MARIA & HOLLY moved last Thursday from Ilford to Ripon, in North Yorkshire, where Jose has secured work and a house after being granted refugee status in the UK 2 weeks ago. The family, who we shall greatly miss, asked for their thanks and love to be passed on to the church family at St Mary’s. Please continue to pray for them at this time of transition and change.

DEMENTIA UK Nicky Tann gratefully thanks all those who sponsored her long walk in aid of Dementia UK. This raised £865. Well done Nicky!

REGULAR GIVING Giving to fund the ministry of the Church is an essential part of our Christian faith. Please, if you don’t already, would you consider giving a regular amount? No amount is too small. Using our parish giving scheme is easy and you are in full control (and Margaret Quinney will be pleased to help you if needed). One-off donations can be made using the Parish Giving Scheme, or with the card machine at the back of church, or by putting cash/cheques in the offering plate. Cheques should be made payable to St Mary’s Ilford PCC.

INTERCESSION

OF YOUR CHARITY, PLEASE PRAY

for the sick, distressed and bereaved
Joan Cassidy, Richard Holland, Lucy Ball, Amberly Crediton, Kathy Valentine, Margaret Harding, Mel Taylor, Bernard Street, Muriel Masters, Keith Holland, Sally Cox, Matthew, Leslie Haigh, Bibi Bacchus, Fr Michael, Fr Elwin Cockett, the Noory family, Jeanmarie Morton; Renate Arnold

for the recently departed 

Jackie Haigh, Joan Beard

for those whose anniversaries of death fall this week

Sunday

Beatrice Rust

Tuesday

Horace Landon priest, Daisy Monk

Wednesday

Sylvia Martin

Thursday

Amelia Sharpe, Jack Forge, Walter Taylor

Friday

Margaret Cushing

Saturday

Jessie Bonner

please pray especially for

peace in the Holy Land

ORDER OF SERVICE