Dear family members and friends: Today’s Gospel is actually an invitation for us to discover our identity and also our value as human beings. It is also an answer to the so called disparity in the earnings of different people. One important thing we should have in mind is the value God gives us out of His generosity. As in the parable the landowner calls the labourers on his own will and plan. Each one has to recognize his role and part in the work and at the same time respect others also recognising their role and part they do. Ultimately at the end of our life we will be given the reward according to our deeds and out of God’s generosity. Amen
Today’s second collection provides the bishops of England and Wales with resources to support Home Mission, the spread of the Gospel in our own country, by enabling a breadth of work to be done in support of parish evangelisation.
Thursday is the feast of Our Lady of Walsingham. There will be the usual morning Mass at 10am and Solemn Mass at 7pm preceded by recitation of the holy rosary at 6.30pm.
Having entered the Season of Creation and traditionally in England at this time Churches up and down the land give thanks to God for the success of the harvest as the farmers bring in the crops.
We are going to celebrate Harvest Thanksgiving at all Masses NEXT SUNDAY. We take this opportunity to invite parishioners to make offerings and donations of dry goods – packaged and canned – and to bring them to church on that day where a table in the foyer will set up to receive them and after Mass they will be blessed. They will then we distributed to those in our community who are less fortunate than ourselves. We would kindly ask you not to donate fresh food, for obvious reasons.
For those who have registered for this year’s confirmation programme. This initial session is entitled – Getting Started and a timetable and resources will be given out during this session as well as explaining the programme. The sessions will take place in the presbytery. Please ensure you arrive promptly so that the classes can start on time. Thank you.
St. Simon Stock Catholic Church 
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