Today is our Dedication Festival, the anniversary of the Consecration of our Parish Church. Both Masses today will be of the Solemnity of the anniversary of Consecration.
All Saints Day is on Monday 2nd November. There will be Solemn Mass for the Holy Souls November at 7pm.
The 40th Anniversary of The Foundation of Our Parish is 21st of January 2027 and marks the founding of the parish of St. Simon of England (Stock) as a separate Ashford parish.
Dear family members and friends: We have learned that the ten commandments can be summarised into two: Love your God and love your neighbour. In today’s Gospel Jesus underlines this in an answer to the question, ‘which is the great commandment in the Law?’ The greatest commandment is, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” That means loving God requires our whole being. It places God at the absolute centre of life and authority. Second one is, “you shall love your neighbour as yourself.” Genuine love for God cannot be separated from how we treat people around us. The care for others should be just as the care and respect we have to ourselves. These two commandments are the basis of the entire scripture. If love is missing then the scripture loses its purpose. Law and Prophets represent the Old Testament and Jesus has come to fulfil the scripture with new commandment of love sacrificing oneself for others. Amen
The second collection this week is for Missio, the Church’s official organ for the support churches, hospitals, schools and vocations in the countries where the Church is new, young or poor.
Next weekend is our Dedication Festival, the anniversary of the Consecration of our Parish Church. Both Masses next Sunday will be of the Solemnity of the anniversary of Consecration.
Dear family members and friends: Today s Gospel reminds us about our responsibility as a good citizen. A good believer must be a good faithful citizen also. Jesus says, ‘Therefore render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s and to God the things that are God’s’. As believers we belong to God and at the same time we belong to the country where we live. As we fulfil our duties to God, we have to fulfil all the responsibilities to the country. Paying tax is one important duty we have to perform and at the same time we have to gratefully offer to God what is His due. In today s prayer over the offerings we pray, Grant us, Lord, we pray, a sincere respect for your gifts, that, through the purifying action of your grace, we may be cleansed by the very mysteries we serve. Let us be cleansed in what we do fulfilling our duties to God and to our country. Amen
Today is Prisoners’ Sunday. The second collection is for PACT the national Catholic prison charity who support prisoners, people with convictions, and their families.
Following the morning Mass there will be refreshments available in the hall. Do come and spend a little time in conversation with your fellow parishioners before you go home.
Next Sunday the second collection is for Missio, the Church’s official organ for the support churches, hospitals, schools and vocations in the countries where the Church is new, young or poor.
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