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PARISH MASS

Our Parish mass is held at 9.30am every Sunday followed by biscuits, tea & cake.

 

Anyone can join, Christian or not, to embrace our long continuity of tradition, culture

and mingle with the Leigh-on-sea community.

Regular Events

Regular Events

Whether you attend service regularly, are part of the Leigh community or are visiting our town, pop in to one of our events to mingle with lovely people and help fund-raise for all our good causes.

These are regular events.  Additional events will be advertised in our newsletter and featured below in the interactive calendar.

Please also check the calendar below before travelling to a regular event as there may be occasional exceptions.

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Ordinary Time

Eighth Sunday after Trinity


Brothers and sisters,


Like the other gospel authors, Matthew first gathered together as much information as he could about Jesus' life and teaching before he set about writing his gospel. Matthew often records longer accounts of what Jesus said and the context in which he was speaking. However, this Sunday's gospel reading seems to list numerous one-sentence parables without further elaboration.


It is fair to presume that Jesus would have drawn on numerous illustrations as part of his preaching ministry. And whilst the context of many of these were remembered, it seems that only the key sound bites of others were recorded. It is these sound bites that are listed in our gospel reading this Sunday.


So what does Jesus tell us the kingdom of heaven is like? From tiny beginnings, it grows from strength to strength. It grows to permeate all things, bringing life and hope. The kingdom of heaven is of such value that we must not cease searching for it, and when we find it we feel compelled to give all we have to possess it. The kingdom of heaven will gather all to God, and in his loving embrace evil and righteous will be separated, and the evil cast out.


Let us ponder our own response to the promise of the kingdom of heaven. Where do we stand when confronted even with these mere snippets of Jesus' teaching.


Every blessing,


Fr Myles

Rector


For our weekly newsletter for The Eighth Sunday after Trinity click here, and for the Scripture Readings click here.

Regular Services

Join our church family and become a part of our friendly community.

We welcome individuals and families to share in our journey.

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Sunday 8am

45min

Said Mass

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Tuesday 9:30am

30min

Said Mass

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Friday 12noon

30min

Said Mass

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Sunday 9:30am

1hr 15min

Sung Parish Mass

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Wednesday 7:30pm

30min

Said Mass

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9am on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Morning Prayer

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Thursday 9:30am

30min

Said Mass

These are our regular services.  Tuesday - Friday we meet for morning prayer at 9am.

For specific event details see our calendar below.

Our Calendar

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