Family Communion

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

Family Communion for Epiphany 1 (The Baptism of Christ): celebrant the Revd Tola Badejo.

First reading: Acts 8. 14–17
Gospel: Luke 3. 15–17, 21–22

The two readings today make a number of points about baptism. One feature shared by both passages is the communal nature of the action: in the reading from Acts the baptism is of an entire church in Samaria, while Jesus went to be baptised by John along with many others. The inclusion of Samaritans in the church, moreover, continues the theme of inclusivity set out at Epiphany, as Samaritans were considered outsiders in mainstream Judaism.

As always, the Bible narratives are complex and multilayered. Christ's baptism is clearly a public event, as reflected in the Poussin painting above, but in must also have been a moment of special intimacy between Jesus and his cousin John, as imagined in the attached smaller painting by the same artist.

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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 Epiphany 1 (The Baptism of Christ): celebrant the Revd Tola Badejo.

First reading: Acts 8. 14–17
Gospel: Luke 3. 15–17, 21–22

The two readings today make a number of points about baptism. One feature shared by both passages is the communal nature of the action: in the reading from Acts the baptism is of an entire church in Samaria, while Jesus went to be baptised by John along with many others. The inclusion of Samaritans in the church, moreover, continues the theme of inclusivity set out at Epiphany, as Samaritans were considered outsiders in mainstream Judaism.

As always, the Bible narratives are complex and multilayered. Christ's baptism is clearly a public event, as reflected in the Poussin painting above, but in must also have been a moment of special intimacy between Jesus and his cousin John, as imagined in the attached smaller painting by the same artist.

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