Notes from Fr. Claro
28th Ordinary Sunday
11th October 2026
YouTube link for the Bible Study
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXZYnpyDdAU
The parable of the wedding banquet is the story of salvation. We are invited as honoured guests to the banquet of life. The invitation is not simply to attend the feast, but to allow us to be transformed. To accept the invitation while resisting that transforming grace is, in Matthew’s vivid imagery, to arrive at the wedding banquet without the proper garment.
OCTOBER
18 October World Mission Sunday. Pray with the Global Church.
World Mission Sunday is our chance to show love and solidarity to our brothers and sisters overseas. In offering our prayers, we join with missionaries everywhere in communion and compassion to support them in spreading the Good News, and by giving a donation we respond to Christ’s call to feed the hungry and clothe the naked.
Why is World Mission Sunday so important? Missio is responsible for coordinating World Mission Sunday and provides new, young or poor dioceses with the essential support they need on their journey to becoming self-sufficient. We work through local bishops, churches and missionary congregations to ensure that resources are distributed equitably and justly on the basis of need. The money goes directly from England and Wales to the bishops in the mission territories – local Church directly helping local Church!
Donations are collected at these worldwide Masses, and they go, in their entirety, to support churches, hospitals, schools and vocations in countries where the Church is new, young or poor.
21 October Wednesday 12.30 Buckland Lunch at Memorial Hall
23 October 12.30 Friday Open Kitchen Lunch at Blessed Hugh Parish Hall 1230, all invited
27 October Tuesday, Hallam Willis, Las Casas Institute, will host this hybrid seminar discussing how a framework of progress has impacted the adoption of artificial intelligence in society. This event will take place at 5:30pm in the Aula of Blackfriars Hall St Giles, Oxford OX1 3LY
ATTENTION VOLUNTEERS
There are changes on requirements of DBS checks. Please contact Ann O’Reily to check if your VOLUNTARY ministry needs DBS checks and Safeguarding Training. EMAIL Parish of Blessed Hugh Faringdon – Safeguarding safeguarding.buck@portsmouthdiocese.org.uk
ATTENTION SUNDAY TEA & COFFEE VOLUNTEERS
Be sure to announce and label food to indicate presence of nuts to avoid those with such food allergies.
MONDAY BIBLE ZOOM time 7pm
YOUTH MEETING every other Friday, contact Helena Boakye 07455 993296
In October, Blessed Hugh Faringdon will the Leadership of the CHURCHES TOGETHER IN FARINGDON (CTiF). Andrew Chell has accepted the chairmanship. We are still looking for a secretary. On 18th October Sunday 6.30pm, we will host the AGM (Annual General Meeting) at the Parish Hall. We need volunteers.
The RCIA Class 2026 group has presented an Idea of a Parish Rosary Prayers. Those interested, please contact Peter Starr and Wilbroad Chasi. The 7th of October is the Feast of the Holy Rosary, and the Month of October is Rosary Month. You can pray the Holy Rosary individually, at home or at church.
PORTSMOUTH DIOCESE E-NEWS
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