Family Communion

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

Family Communion for the third Sunday of Lent: celebrant the Revd Tola Badejo.

First reading: 1 Corinthians 10. 1–13
Second reading: Luke 13. 1–9

Today's Gospel is the famous parable of the barren fig tree. While the meaning of the parable seems to be severe - the tree that yields no fruit must be uprooted and destroyed - the severity is tempered with mercy; another year's grace is to be given. The tree is not the only character in the story: apart from the disappointed landowner, there is also the worker in the vineyard, who intercedes on behalf of the tree, and undertakes to try to make it bear fruit. In this parable, each of us is both tree and labourer; responsible for our own fruitfulness, but also responsible for nurturing others - the question begging to be asked is why the labourer hasn't tried to encourage the tree already.

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 third Sunday of Lent: celebrant the Revd Tola Badejo.

First reading: 1 Corinthians 10. 1–13
Second reading: Luke 13. 1–9

Today's Gospel is the famous parable of the barren fig tree. While the meaning of the parable seems to be severe - the tree that yields no fruit must be uprooted and destroyed - the severity is tempered with mercy; another year's grace is to be given. The tree is not the only character in the story: apart from the disappointed landowner, there is also the worker in the vineyard, who intercedes on behalf of the tree, and undertakes to try to make it bear fruit. In this parable, each of us is both tree and labourer; responsible for our own fruitfulness, but also responsible for nurturing others - the question begging to be asked is why the labourer hasn't tried to encourage the tree already.

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