Family Communion

for 1 hour, 15 mins
Kidbrooke, St Nicholas
Whetstone Road Kidbrooke London, SE3 8PX, United Kingdom

Family Communion for the 20th Sunday after Trinity. Celebrant the Revd Adetola Badejo.

First reading: Hebrews 4.12-16
Gospel: Mark 10. 17-31

Today's Gospel is the challenging story of Jesus and the rich young man. The point of the story is not that wealth is inherently evil, but that it should never be more important than following Christ. The Gospel writers were master storytellers, and good stories in the past were often intentionally open-ended, so that listeners could discuss what might have happened next; in this case, we don't know, apart from that the young man went away sad. Perhaps he reflected on what Christ had said, realised that the mere possession of wealth didn't make him happy, and at some future time came back. The story invites us to think how we might respond, and to consider what our personal obstacles might be.

The image is a part of 'Christ and the Rich Young Ruler' by the late nineteenth-century German painter Heinrich Hoffman. Hoffman excelled and specialised in paintings of the life of Christ; here, he powerfully captures the point that even as Jesus told the young man the painful truth he needed to hear, he loved him.

Kidbrooke, St Nicholas

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For pastoral and confidential matters, please call our Priest-in-Charge,  Revd Tola Badejo, on 07864 309988, requesting  a call back if necessary.  For non-urgent general enquiries, a messaging form is available under 'Get in Touch' in the panel on the left. To ask about hall hire, please contact Linda Peppiatt on 07905 609944 or [email protected]


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Revd Tola Badejo (Priest-in-Charge)

66A Whetstone Road, London

SE3 8PZ
Revd Tola Badejo
07864 309988
Linda Peppiatt (hall bookings)
07905 609944
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Family Communion

for 1 hour, 15 mins
Kidbrooke, St Nicholas
Whetstone Road Kidbrooke London, SE3 8PX, United Kingdom

Family Communion for the 20th Sunday after Trinity. Celebrant the Revd Adetola Badejo.

First reading: Hebrews 4.12-16
Gospel: Mark 10. 17-31

Today's Gospel is the challenging story of Jesus and the rich young man. The point of the story is not that wealth is inherently evil, but that it should never be more important than following Christ. The Gospel writers were master storytellers, and good stories in the past were often intentionally open-ended, so that listeners could discuss what might have happened next; in this case, we don't know, apart from that the young man went away sad. Perhaps he reflected on what Christ had said, realised that the mere possession of wealth didn't make him happy, and at some future time came back. The story invites us to think how we might respond, and to consider what our personal obstacles might be.

The image is a part of 'Christ and the Rich Young Ruler' by the late nineteenth-century German painter Heinrich Hoffman. Hoffman excelled and specialised in paintings of the life of Christ; here, he powerfully captures the point that even as Jesus told the young man the painful truth he needed to hear, he loved him.

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