Family Communion

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

Family Communion for the Second Sunday pf Easter: celebrant the Revd Tola Badejo.

First reading: Acts 5. 27 – 32
Gospel: John 20.19 – 31

Today's first reading begins in the middle of a story. Peter and the other apostles, who had been imprisoned for preaching about Jesus, had miraculously escaped; they have just been brought before the religious council for a second time, to be tried again for their continued disobedience. Peter defends them with courage and assurance, and after the end of today's passage the Pharisee Gamaliel persuades the council to let them go. His argument is straightforward: if the apostles are wrong, and Jesus is not the Messiah, their campaign will fail without any need to persecute them; if they are right, they should not be persecuted.

The connection between the first reading and the gospel is 'evidence'. For Gamaliel, the truth will be revealed by people's response to the apostles. The story of 'doubting' Thomas is more complex; like all of us, he needs to ground his belief in a personal encounter with Jesus, and to pass it on to 'those who have not seen' by the evidence of his own life and faith.

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 Second Sunday pf Easter: celebrant the Revd Tola Badejo.

First reading: Acts 5. 27 – 32
Gospel: John 20.19 – 31

Today's first reading begins in the middle of a story. Peter and the other apostles, who had been imprisoned for preaching about Jesus, had miraculously escaped; they have just been brought before the religious council for a second time, to be tried again for their continued disobedience. Peter defends them with courage and assurance, and after the end of today's passage the Pharisee Gamaliel persuades the council to let them go. His argument is straightforward: if the apostles are wrong, and Jesus is not the Messiah, their campaign will fail without any need to persecute them; if they are right, they should not be persecuted.

The connection between the first reading and the gospel is 'evidence'. For Gamaliel, the truth will be revealed by people's response to the apostles. The story of 'doubting' Thomas is more complex; like all of us, he needs to ground his belief in a personal encounter with Jesus, and to pass it on to 'those who have not seen' by the evidence of his own life and faith.

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