Becket News hot off the press in time for Harvest Festival! (Click reference to Becket News in text above to obtain a PDF version).
Once again a big THANK YOU to the editor for getting this together.
Now is the time to start thinking about the next issue: roving reporters required to write up events as they occur. Thanks!
Those who followed the 400th anniversary celebrations in 2012 will be aware that the church was founded as a concession to the Merchant Adventurers, a trading guild. This ancient trading fraternity still exists in York, and a number of their members visited STB for the celebrations in 2012. As a result of the contact, STB's Chaplain, Father Matthew was invited to York to preach the 'Thomas Herbert Sermon' on 26 September. Thomas Herbert was a traveller and historian who bequeathed a sermon to be held annually – which it has been since his death in 1682.
Fr Matthew has kindy provided a copy of his sermon here.
This week at STB
Tuesday 1 October 7:30pm Healing Service with Taizé music.
Thursday 3 October 7-9:00pm the third of Michael Leafe's Lectures on controversial religions: this time on Jehovah's Witness
Saturday 5 October 5:00pm Evensong
and don't miss Harvest Festival 6 October 10:30am. Bring along a pumpkin (or other veg or items of use for the homeless).
29 September was the culmination of a month of prayer about Giving to the church. STB does not receive any money except what it receives by voluntary giving. This unfortunately not currently enough to cover the costs of running the church.
Due to the current situation we are asking parishoners to fill our a Pledge Card in order for the Chaplaincy Council to better able to get to grips with the likely income and expenditure. Please pick one up in church and return to the Treasurer.
All donations to the church are tax deductible.
THANK YOU!
Fr Matthew will be returning to his native Queensland for a month 7 October to 5 November.
During this time we welcome back Revd Clifford Poole, who was one of our locums in 2011, together with his wife Jean.
Pope Francis has given an extensive interview to a fellow Jesuit which has been reported in the The Economist among other prominent publications. The full interview can be read here . It makes very interesting reading.
Thanks to Jo for drawing attention to this.
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The editor would be pleased to receive contributions for the next edition by September 27. Please send to becketnews (at) aol.com. THANKS!
The Chaplain, Fr Matthew, will be on retreat 21-28 September. He will later be on a well earned holiday and his first visit 'back home' since he arrived from 7 October until 5 November. During this period Fr Cliff Poole will be returning as locum.
Martin Leafe, former Lecturer at the Study of Religions Departments of Hannover and Bremen Universities, presents the second in series of talks on the history, theory, leading personalities and practices of four controversial religious groups.
The lecture to be given on Thursday 19 September, 7-9pm in church will be on the Mormons.
Attendance is free, but a donation to the church would be welcomed.
14 September is the 10th Nacht der Kirchen (Night of the Churches) when some 120 churches in Hamburg open their doors for people to be welcomed and see something of the different churches and church traditions.
The programme at STB is as follows:
19:00 Choral Evensong
20:00 Awake, my soul!
21:00 African Music
22:00 Musical Comedy
23:00 Compline (Night prayer)
23:15 The Lord's Prayer in different languages.
Please do come and join us!