Sunday 18 August 2019: Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

I have come not to give peace, but discord

...The whole story of the Scriptures leaves us in no doubt that evil, or 'sin', is real. God's designs for the human family have been continually frustrated by selfishness and destructiveness – sometimes motivated by the evil in human hearts; sometimes more an expression of ignorance and foolishness, but destructive nonetheless. Jesus did not come to provoke dissention; but the decision to live by the ways of God, that was essential to the message he preached, inevitably led to disagreements. If selfishness and destructiveness are to have their way unchallenged, the peace Christ came to bring - as a foretaste of the final 'kingdom' - will never become a reality...

Extract by John Thornhill sm - read more at The Emmaus Series | Image courtesy of pixabay.com

Parish Youth Group

• Are you above 18 and less than 40 years old and coming regularly to the Richmond Catholic Parish?
• Do you want to build more of an understanding of your faith?
• Do you want to make new friends within our parish from diverse backgrounds and connect with like-minded people?

If you answered "Yes!" to any one of the questions above, then you should try coming to our Parish Youth Group!

You are invited to our monthly Parish Youth Group starting next month onwards.  Come along with your friend(s), get involved in the church, and check out the wonderful opportunities the Parish Youth Group will have for you including providing your voice on what you would like to see from your Parish Youth Group! The Parish Youth Group is the perfect place for you to continue to grow in your faith and build relationships with other youth in the parish which is truly multicultural.

We would love to see you! Join us as we start this journey to grow in the endless love of Christ with our parish community.

When: Sunday 01 September 2019, @ 10:45am (Every 1st Sunday of the month after 9:30am Holy Mass at St Ignatius' Church, from 10:45am – 11:45am)
Where: Presbytery, St Ignatius' Church