WISH YOU ALL A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR 2024
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham Reg. Charity No. 234216. The Coventry and Nuneaton Deanery consists of the following churchess: Our Lady of the Angels (Nuneaton) , Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (Bulkington) & St Francis of Assisi (Bedworth) , St Anne (New Arley) & St Joseph (Nuneaton), St Benedict (Atherstone), St. Joseph (Monks Kirby) , All Souls, Christ the King & St Augustine’s, Corpus Christi & St Anne, Holy Family, Our Lady of the Assumption & St John Vianney, Sacred Heart, St John Fisher, St Elizabeth, Ss Mary and Benedict, St Osburg, St Patrick , St Thomas More & St Joseph the Worker. Deanery website Coventry Catholic Deanery Live streaming from You Tube :
Altar view:https://camstreamer.com/redirect/0186.. Lecturn view:https://camstreamer.com/redirect/f1d5... Main view https://camstreamer.com/redirect/fNbY Follow events live by clicking on the link below Mass Time: Sun. 9.30am & 11.30am ONLINE Donations to the St. Mary's parish if wished: donate.mydona.com/ss-mary-benedict-church or use QR code, You can also Gift Aid your donation. |
SAFEGUARDING
The Parish operates in accordance with Statutory Safeguarding Guidance and the National and Archdioceses policies & procedures at all times. Our Parish Safeguarding Representatives are Asipitha Iroko & Perpetua Sam. They can be contacted at: sg.stmary-stbenedict.covty@rcaob.org.uk or alternatively the Diocesan Safeguarding team can be contacted on 0121 230 6240 safeguarding@rcaob.org.uk if you have any concern.
Gospel Reflection
Jesus, as the Good Shepherd, comes for all, not just the Jews. He made this clear when He said, “I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father. And I lay down my life for the sheep. I have other sheep that do not belong to this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd.” (Jn 10:14-16) These words are a confirmation of the earlier teaching of Jesus when He said, “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.” (Jn 3:16) All that is required is faith, in order to experience the transforming effects of the Risen Lord. In today’s gospel, Jesus told the Jewish leaders, “I have told you, but you do not believe. The works I do in my Father’s name are my witness; but you do not believe, because you are no sheep of mine.” In contrast, those who listen with faith are His sheep, for He said, “The sheep that belong to me listen to my voice; I know them and they follow me. I give them eternal life; they will never be lost and no one will ever steal them from me. The Father who gave them to me is greater than anyone, and no one can steal from the Father.” So, inclusive evangelization begins with the proclamation of the Risen Lord, the kerygma. Only then, after conversion, do we begin the whole process of catechesis, which is to study and appreciate the faith more and more. Then a lifelong discipleship begins with formation and faith-sharing. This was what Barnabas did with Saul. “Barnabas then left for Tarsus to look for Saul, and when he found him he brought him to Antioch. As things turned out they were to live together in that church a whole year, instructing a large number of people. It was at Antioch that the disciples were first called ‘Christians’.” This is why catechesis is an ongoing process. Learning and deepening our faith in Christ require the study of scriptures, history, doctrines, being devoted to prayers and a supportive faith community. |