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Today’s Gospel. Serving, and discerning the welcome and peace of God

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      Please scroll down for today's gospel reading, notes, notices and general information.  Today’s Gospel      Matthew 10:7-15 [Jesus said]    As you go, proclaim the good news, “The kingdom of heaven has come near.”   Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers,   cast out demons. You received without payment; give without payment.   Take no gold, or silver, or copper in your belts,   no bag for your journey, or two tunics, or sandals, or a staff; for labourers deserve their food.     Whatever town or village you enter, find out who in it is worthy, and stay there until you leave.   As you enter the house, greet it.   If the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.   If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet as you leave that house or town.  Truly I tell you, it will be more to...
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Today's Gospel, 8 July. Every name and every one matters.

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    Please scroll down for today's gospel reading, notes, notices and general information.  Today’s Gospel      Matthew 10:1-7 Then Jesus  summoned his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to cure every disease and every sickness.    These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon, also known as Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John; Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax-collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;  Simon the Cananaean, and Judas Iscariot, the one who betrayed him. These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: ‘Go nowhere among the Gentiles, and enter no town of the Samaritans, but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. As you go, proclaim the good news, “The kingdom of heaven has come near.”      Sacred Space A helpful prayer guide and reflection can...
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