Sept 12th 2026
The 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time- 13th September 2026
From Father Victor
This Sunday the Church invites us to receive God’s mercy with humility and to live as reconciled disciples who bear fruit in charity. In our First Reading, the Lord teaches that our outward words must also be matched by a changed and contrite heart, and in our Second Reading St. Paul encourages us to be urgent in love and faithful in prayerful conduct, especially in moments of difficulty, trial and temptation. Our Gospel then speaks of the unforgiving servant, showing that God’s forgiveness is given to those who truly repent and that we must extend mercy to others, because the Father’s heart is revealed in the Son and made active in the life of the Church.
As your parish priest, I also want to emphasise simple, faithful practices that help to form the soul: morning and evening prayer. Make it a part of your daily rule to pray when you rise and when the day ends.
Morning prayer orders your day toward God, it strengthens your interior resolve, and places your work, thoughts, and temptations under the protection of Christ.
Evening prayer helps you examine your conscience with honesty and truth. It helps you to thank God for His gifts, to ask pardon for your faults, and to ask that He may guard you through the coming night with all its uncertainties and keep you in His care.
This steady rhythm of devotion grows holiness quietly, but surely, because it teaches the heart to remain with the Lord, to listen to His voice, and to live in recollection day in and day out.
May the Lord bless our efforts to deepen our spiritual life through prayer, mercy, and frequent participation in the sacraments, so that we may live out our new Parish Mission plan with sincerity and power. When we pray morning and evening, we become a people who forgive, encourage, and serve with greater patience and charity; we are better prepared to welcome others, to proclaim the Gospel, and to carry out the works of mercy that Christian mission requires. Through the intercession of Mary, Mother of the Church, and all the saints, may God bless you and your loved ones.
THIS WEEK - THE 24th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - 13th September 2026
Lauds (Morning Prayer) at 9.15 am.
PARISH MASS at 10.00 am.
15th September
TUESDAY
Low Mass at 6.30 pm.
Christian Initiation Class in the Vestry Hall at 7 pm
16th September
WEDNESDAY
Lauds (Morning Prayer) at 9.00 am.
Eucharistic Adoration at 11.45 am.
Low Mass at 12.15pm.
17th September
THURSDAY
Lauds (Morning Prayer) at 9.00 am.
Low Mass at 10.00 am.
18th September
FRIDAY
Lauds (Morning Prayer) at 9.00 am.
Low Mass (B.C.P. / English Missal) at 10.00 am.
Coffee Morning at 10.30 am.
19th September
SATURDAY
Lauds (Morning Prayer) at 9.00 am.
Low Mass at 10.00 am.
20th September
SUNDAY - THE 25th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Lauds (Morning Prayer) at 9.15 am.
PARISH MASS at 10.00 am.
TEA AND COFFEE IS AVAILABLE AFTER MASS ON SUNDAYS - DO JOIN US FOR FELLOWSHIP.
PARISH NEWS
THE CHRISTIAN INITIATION CLASS CONTINUES THIS WEEK on Tuesday at 7 pm in the Vestry Hall at Church.
PRAYER OPPORTUNITIES TO DEEPEN YOUR SPIRITUAL LIFE
OUR FIRST PRAYER WALK will take place later this month ON SATURDAY 26th SEPTEMBER. We will pray at different locations around the Parish for our mission endeavours and for all who live and work in those particular areas. We will leave from Saint Martin’s Church at 4.30 pm.
OUR FIRST PARISH PRAYER GROUP MEETING will gather together on THURSDAY 8th OCTOBER AT 7.00 pm at the Vicarage. This will be an opportunity for open prayer so please bring the intentions, dear to your heart, that you would like us all to pray for. The Parish Prayer Group will continue at the beginning of each month on a Thursday evening.
OUR HALF HOUR BIBLE STUDY GROUP ON MOST SUNDAYS. This is a regular meeting that takes place after Sunday Mass and Coffee every week - Father Tunji leads us to reflect more closely on the Holy Scriptures, which are one of God’s most precious gifts to us. Bibles texts will be supplied. THE BIBLE STUDY MEETS EITHER IN THE VESTRY HALL OR THE LIBRARY IN THE CHURCH, BY THE CHAPEL OF OUR LADY OF WALSINGHAM.
IMPORTANT NOTE: CONFESSIONS - As well as Saturday mornings, the Sacrament of Confession can be celebrated 20 minutes before any of the Weekday Masses and immediately afterwards. Please speak to Father Victor, Father Ian or Father Tunji.
CHECK IT OUT - REPOSITORY - OUR PIETY STALL
This is open before and after Mass on Sundays and weekdays selling a wide range of items from religious cards, rosaries, books, crucifixes and icons to mugs, fridge magnets, church diaries, pens and note books.
THE PROCEEDS OF EVERYTHING WE SELL ON OUR PIETY STALL GOES TOWARDS WELL NEEDED CHURCH FUNDS.
Items presently are to be can be found on the table in the Vestry Hall. Please take a look.
IF YOU HAVE ANY PRAYERS or Mass intentions you would like me to offer at Mass or if would like someone added to our parish prayer list of the Sick or Departed.
Father Victor’s contact details are as follows:
Telephone: 07714190663
Email: Vicarstmartin@outlook.com
He is also usually available in person during Surgery Hour on Saturday’s in Church between 10.30am - 11.30am.
AS NOTED, THE SACRAMENT OF CONFESSION AND RECONCILIATION is also available at this time.
Please continue to remember the following in your prayers:
That as a parish we may seek afresh to grow in our discipleship in Christ and to become more fully the people He wishes us to be. May we welcome Christ Jesus fully into our hearts and lives.
That the Lord protect and bless all those returning to School, College and University at this time.
That we may continue to worship in spirit and truth, the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
That we may grow in a deeper appreciation of the Holy Traditions of our Christian Church, of the Holy Scriptures and of the precious deposit of faith and teachings that have been passed down to us from the Apostles.
For Blessings on our Parish family as we seek to grow our Church.
For graces, blessings and a deepening of understanding of Christ and His teachings for those participating in our Faith Formation and other Groups.
For peace in our troubled world and for an ending to the conflict in Iran, Gaza and the Ukraine.
For the development of a Parish Prayer Group and Prayer Walks.
For a greater generosity in giving and stewardship so that we may be able to fund our mission and witness effectively.
For our Church community, that we may continue to grow into the likeness of Our Lord through worship, prayer and service.
For our Parish that we may emulate him in our faithfulness to the Gospel and its proclamation and to the care of our brothers and sisters in their need.
For our young people that the Lord may fill their hearts with living faith that they may serve Him faithfully in worship and in service.
For our Bishop Paul and all the Parishes that look to him in the See of Oswestry.
For the future of our Sunday School, that we may find a capable and loving teacher to carry on this vital ministry.
For a deepening of our own faith and a greater commitment to Christ.
For the strength to remain firm in our Christian faith and to give witness to it through our own example.
That we may continue to remember, the needs of those so less fortunate than ourselves.
For those at school, college or University, that as they grow in knowledge and wisdom, they may be safe and well.
For those who work, particularly those who have families or other dependents
For our Government, that they may seek to serve the common good and that we may see increased integrity within the world of politics.
For peace to reign within our homes and between one another.
For the elderly, housebound and those living in residential and nursing homes.
For our Ambulance Service and for our other Emergency Service Staff and for Milton Keynes Hospital and all who work there.
For Father Victor, Father Ian, Father Tunji as they seek to continue to make Christ present in our midst through the Sacrifice of the Holy Mass and the other Sacraments of the New Covenant. May the Lord bless them as they seek to make Christ known and offer continuing Pastoral care.
For our Monastic Community of the House of Initia Nova of the Order of Saint Benedict as, enthused by its recent Convocation at the Motherhouse in Ponce, Puerto Rico we seek to know and serve God.
For our Abbot, Michael-John Austin, for all of the community and for those new to its life.
For the Sick:
For Jonathan Tedd, Ray Carter, Phil Wagg, Christine Hummant, Damian Seymour, Yvonne and Denis Simpson, Gary Ashby, Rosalio Eluna, Heather Burke, and Nicola Monaghan.
For the Departed:
For Father Arthur John Salter, Sheila Armstrong, Joyce Petzing and all the recently departed, and for all whose whose anniversaries fall at this time. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord. And let Light Perpetual shine upon them.
May the Lord’s bless and keep you.
Father Victor (Brother Cuthbert)
