Christ the Saviour, Ealing Broadway

Christ the Saviour, Ealing Broadway The Parish Church of Ealing Broadway Our church is open from 9am (11am on Thursdays) until 5pm every day for private prayer and reflection. All are welcome!

It is now a legal requirement to wear a face mask whilst in church unless you are exempt. In addition, we invite you to respect the personal space of those around you, so that we think not of regulations imposed on us, but of compassionate care and understanding which expresses the generosity to which Jesus calls us, ‘Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone wil

l know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.’

Mass is celebrated on Sunday at 8:00am, 10:30am and 5:30pm. Mass is celebrated Monday through Saturday at 12:30pm.

My Dear Friends,In the Gospel for this First Sunday after Trinity, Jesus calls a tax collector named Matthew to be his d...
06/06/2026

My Dear Friends,

In the Gospel for this First Sunday after Trinity, Jesus calls a tax collector named Matthew to be his disciple. Jesus' invitation to Matthew, “Follow me,” is similar to Jesus' invitation to the first disciples: Peter, Andrew, James, and John. Like the first disciples, Matthew rises immediately and follows Jesus. Discipleship calls one to a new life, a new vocation. The fishermen leave their nets; the tax collector leaves his customs post.

After Matthew decides to follow Jesus as a disciple, he joins Jesus at a table with other tax collectors and sinners. The Pharisees observe this group of people and criticise Jesus for his choice of dinner companions. The Pharisees were known for their scrupulous observance of Jewish law, which stipulated that Jews who shared table fellowship with people who were ritually unclean would themselves be made unclean. Tax collectors were considered ritually unclean because their job required them to handle pagan coins. The Pharisees required that the unclean first become ritually pure before sharing table fellowship. Jesus, however, disobeys these strict purity rules by communing with tax collectors and sinners through the sharing of food.

Jesus explains that the healthy do not need a physician, before quoting the words of the Prophet Hosea by saying that he desires mercy rather than sacrifice.

This seemingly simple message that God loves us first, not because of what we do but simply because we are God's children, can be a difficult one for us to take to heart. We seem to want to make things more difficult by trying to prove our worth to God. Yet Jesus calls us even while we are sinners and welcomes us into the community of disciples.

With my love and prayer,
Fr. Richard

Intercessions

In peace let us pray to the Lord; for the peace that is from above, and for the salvation of all souls, saying:

Lord, hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us.

For the life of For Christ’s body, the Church, that she may be firm in the confession of her faith. For Sarah Archbishop of Canterbury, for this Diocese of London, for Emma and Lusa our bishops, and for all the people of God:
Lord, hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us.

For the life of the world, that your peace may be known and may prevail. For nations beset by violence, for all who yearn for freedom, in Iran, Gaza, Ukraine, and Sudan, for this nation and for Charles our King:
Lord, hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us.

For this community, for all who live, work or visit here, for our families, friends, colleagues and neighbours:
Lord, hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us.

For the sick in body, mind or spirit, For the anxious, the lonely, the dying and the bereaved among them Kay, Bill, Joan, Nora, Cathy, Sacha, Sebastien, Chris, Jenny, Pauline, Rutti, Roy, Trish, Jemil, Nigel, Doug, Stephen, Damien, Anthony, Marjorie, Amber, Doug, Pat, Fleur, George, Michael, Marlene, Neri, Naheda, Okailey, Phoebe, Lynne, and Wieslawa.
Lord, hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us.

For those who have died, among them Andrea Cheek, Andrea Arthurs, recently departed and Max Wierzbicki, Joyce Wierzbicki, Agatha Thomas, Frederick Metcalfe priest, Oliver Ladwa, Francis Stone, Ada Burch, Dilys Boorman, and Beryl Dillon, whose anniversaries fall this week, that theirs may be the kingdom which is unshakeable:
Lord, hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us.

As we invoke the prayers of Our Lady, and all the saints we commend ourselves and all for whom we pray to the love of God.
Merciful Father,
accept these prayers
for the sake of your Son,
Our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

A prayer for peace in Iran

Ever-loving God, who hears us in our anguish and distress, and longs for us to be free. We pray for the people of Iran and the wider Middle East, at this time of fear and uncertainty. Be near to the anxious; bring comfort to the suffering. Guide those with power to make decisions, and lead them in the ways of wisdom, compassion and moderation: that people of goodwill would seek harmony and reconciliation. Join us with our Christian brothers and sisters in all places, in praying for peace with justice, through him who is the prince of peace, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

A prayer for peace in Ukraine

Lord of all the earth, be present with the people of Ukraine at this time of danger, fear, and conflict. Grant that wise and peaceable counsels may yet prevail and give to all suffering nations the freedom they desire and deserve. We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Announcements

Church is open for private prayer and reflection. Please see separate sheet for opening hours and Mass times.

Refreshments are served after the 10.30 Mass on Sunday. Please join us in the Parish Hall.

Giving

To contribute to the Sunday collection online, please scan:
https://www.parishgiving.org.uk/.../ealing-christ-the.../

Thank you so much for your continued support and generosity in ensuring that Christ the Saviour continues to be a warm, welcoming, house of prayer here at the heart of Ealing Broadway.

My Dear Friends,The Gospel reading for Trinity Sunday is from the beginning of John’s Gospel. The passage we read follow...
30/05/2026

My Dear Friends,

The Gospel reading for Trinity Sunday is from the beginning of John’s Gospel. The passage we read follows Jesus’ conversation with a Pharisee named Nicodemus, about what it means to be born of both water and the spirit.

Nicodemus approaches Jesus at night and acknowledges Jesus as a teacher from God. Jesus tells him that only those who are born from above will see the Kingdom of God. Nicodemus misunderstands and questions how a person can be born more than once. Jesus tells Nicodemus that no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit. Jesus is essentially explaining Baptism, which we celebrate as a sacrament today. Yet Nicodemus, we are told, still does not understand what Jesus is saying. Jesus continues by testifying to the need to be born from above so that one might have eternal life.

This reading calls our attention to the action of God, who reveals himself in three persons: God the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit. God the Father, out of love for the world, sent his Son into the world in order to save it. Through the death and resurrection of the Son, we have been given the gift of the Holy Spirit. God is a God of love; he does not condemn the world but acts to save it.

The Gospel points to the response that is required of us. God’s love for us calls us to respond in faith by professing our belief in God’s son, Jesus, and the salvation that he has won for us. This profession of faith is a sign of the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives.

With my love and prayer,
Fr. Richard

Intercessions

We come boldly to the throne of grace,
praying to the almighty God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit for mercy and grace.
Lord, hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us.

Father of heaven, whose love profound
a ransom for our souls has found:
We pray for the world, created by your love, for its nations and governments.
Extend to them your peace, pardoning love, mercy and grace.

Lord, hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us.

Almighty Son, incarnate Word,
our Prophet, Priest, Redeemer, Lord:
We pray for the Church, created for your glory, for its ministry to reflect those works of yours. Extend to us your salvation, growth, mercy and grace.
Lord, hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us.

Eternal Spirit, by whose breath
the soul is raised from sin and death:
We pray for families and individuals, created in your image, for the lonely, the bereaved, the sick and the dying among them Kay, Bill, Joan, Nora, Pat, Cathy, Sacha, Sebastien, Chris, Jenny, Pauline, Rutti, Roy, Trish, Jemil, Nigel, Doug, Stephen, Damien, Anthony, Marjorie, Amber, Wieslawa, Fleur, George, Michael, Marlene, Naheda, Okailey, Neri, Phoebe, and Lynne. Breathe on them the breath of life and bring them to your mercy and grace.
Lord, hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us.

Thrice holy, Father, Spirit, Son,
Mysterious Godhead, Three in One:
We pray for ourselves, for your Church, for all whom we see no longer but remember before you among them Andrea Cheek, Margaret Fordwoh, Joan Unwin, Andrea Arthurs, William Cheyne, Sister Clare, Arthur Kennett, Ruby Mclean, Chikwendu Dafe and Marilyn Brownen. Bring us all to bow before your throne in heaven, to receive life and pardon, mercy and grace for all eternity.

Merciful Father,
accept these prayers
for the sake of your Son,
our Saviour Jesus Christ.
Amen.

A prayer for peace in Iran

Ever-loving God, who hears us in our anguish and distress, and longs for us to be free. We pray for the people of Iran and the wider Middle East, at this time of fear and uncertainty. Be near to the anxious; bring comfort to the suffering. Guide those with power to make decisions, and lead them in the ways of wisdom, compassion and moderation: that people of goodwill would seek harmony and reconciliation. Join us with our Christian brothers and sisters in all places, in praying for peace with justice, through him who is the prince of peace, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

A prayer for peace in Ukraine

Lord of all the earth, be present with the people of Ukraine at this time of danger, fear, and conflict. Grant that wise and peaceable counsels may yet prevail and give to all suffering nations the freedom they desire and deserve. We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Announcements

Church is open for private prayer and reflection. Please see separate sheet for opening hours and Mass times.

Refreshments are served after the 10.30 Mass on Sunday. Please join us in the Parish Hall.

Giving

To contribute to the Sunday collection online, please scan:
https://www.parishgiving.org.uk/.../ealing-christ-the.../

Thank you so much for your continued support and generosity in ensuring that Christ the Saviour continues to be a warm, welcoming, house of prayer here at the heart of Ealing Broadway.

My Dear Friends,The Season of Easter concludes with the Feast of Pentecost, which we celebrate today. On Pentecost we ce...
23/05/2026

My Dear Friends,

The Season of Easter concludes with the Feast of Pentecost, which we celebrate today. On Pentecost we celebrate the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles gathered in the upper room in Jerusalem; the event which marks the beginning of the Church. The story of Pentecost is found in the Acts of the Apostles, today’s first reading. The account in today’s Gospel, also recounts how Jesus gave the gift of the Holy Spirit to his disciples. Yet the event in John’s Gospel takes place on Easter Sunday.. We know that after his death, Jesus fulfilled his promise to send to his disciples a helper, an advocate, who would enable them to be his witnesses throughout the world.

In the context of the Feast of Pentecost, this gospel reminds us about the integral connection between the gifts of peace and forgiveness and the action of the Holy Spirit. Jesus greets his disciples with the gift of peace. Jesus then commissions his disciples to continue the work that he has begun, ‘As the Father has sent me, so I send you.’ He breathes the Holy Spirit upon the disciples and sends them to continue his work of reconciliation through the forgiveness of sins. Jesus’ act of breathing the Holy Spirit on them mirrors God’s act of breathing life into Adam in Creation.

This Gospel reminds us that the Church is called to be a reconciling presence in the world – which is to be a way of life for Christians. In situations of conflict, we are to be agents of peace and harmony among people. Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love.

With my love and prayer,
Fr. Richard

Intercessions

We pray for God to fill us with his Spirit.
Generous God, we thank you for the power of your Holy Spirit. We ask that we may be strengthened to serve you better.
Lord, hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us.

We thank you for the wisdom of your Holy Spirit. We ask you to make us wise to understand your will.
Lord, hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us.

We thank you for the peace of your Holy Spirit. We ask you to keep us confident of your love wherever you call us.
Lord, hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us.

We thank you for the healing of your Holy Spirit. We ask you to bring reconciliation and wholeness where there is division, sorrow or sickness. We remember Kay, Bill, Joan, Nora, Cathy, Sacha, Sebastien, Chris, Jenny, Pauline, Rutti, Roy, Trish, Jemil, Nigel, Doug, Stephen, Damien, Anthony, Marjorie, Amber, Doug, Pat, Fleur, George, Michael, Marlene, Naheda, Okailey, Neri, Phoebe, Lynne, and Wieslawa
Lord, hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us.

We thank you for the gifts of your Holy Spirit. We ask you to equip us for the work which you have given us.
Lord, hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us.

We thank you for the fruit of your Holy Spirit. We ask you to reveal in our lives the love of Jesus.
Lord, hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us.

We thank you for the breath of your Holy Spirit, given us by the risen Lord.
We ask you to bring the departed, among them Andrea Cheek, Margaret Fordwoh, Joan Unwin, Andrea Arthurs, Thomas Cutmore, Elsie Carter, Aaron Joseph, William Templeton-King priest, Agnes Riddell, Glyn Chandler, Constance Beecham, and Kate Stock-Wilson, to the joy of eternal life.
Lord, hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us.

Generous God, you sent your Holy Spirit upon your Messiah at the river Jordan, and upon the disciples in the upper room: in your mercy fill us with the same Spirit.

Merciful Father,
accept these prayers
for the sake of your Son,
our Saviour Jesus Christ.
Amen.

A prayer for peace in Iran

Ever-loving God, who hears us in our anguish and distress, and longs for us to be free. We pray for the people of Iran and the wider Middle East, at this time of fear and uncertainty. Be near to the anxious; bring comfort to the suffering. Guide those with power to make decisions, and lead them in the ways of wisdom, compassion and moderation: that people of goodwill would seek harmony and reconciliation. Join us with our Christian brothers and sisters in all places, in praying for peace with justice, through him who is the prince of peace, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

A prayer for peace in Ukraine

Lord of all the earth, be present with the people of Ukraine at this time of danger, fear, and conflict. Grant that wise and peaceable counsels may yet prevail and give to all suffering nations the freedom they desire and deserve. We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Announcements

Church is open for private prayer and reflection. Please see separate sheet for opening hours and Mass times.

Refreshments are served after the 10.30 Mass on Sunday. Please join us in the Parish Hall.

Giving

To contribute to the Sunday collection online, please scan:
https://www.parishgiving.org.uk/.../ealing-christ-the.../

Thank you so much for your continued support and generosity in ensuring that Christ the Saviour continues to be a warm, welcoming, house of prayer here at the heart of Ealing Broadway.

My Dear Friends,The Gospel reading on this Seventh Sunday of Easter is a prayer, which appears at the conclusion of Jesu...
16/05/2026

My Dear Friends,

The Gospel reading on this Seventh Sunday of Easter is a prayer, which appears at the conclusion of Jesus’ Last Supper discourse. At the end of the prayer, Jesus is arrested in the garden. The prayer could be read as Jesus’ final commendation of himself to the Father. In the prayer, Jesus also expresses care and concern for his disciples.

Jesus’ prayer reaffirms the complete union between Jesus and the Father. Throughout John’s Gospel, Jesus has been presented as the Word, who existed with the Father in the beginning and was sent to do the Father’s work on earth. In this prayer we learn that Jesus’ life and ministry have been directed toward one purpose, revealing the Father. When this work is accomplished, Jesus is to return to the Father to be glorified.

Regardless of what happens to Jesus, in John’s Gospel, Jesus and the Father are in charge. Even in his death, Jesus does not simply die but instead hands over his spirit.

In today’s Gospel we also note the distinction that John makes between the world and the disciples. The disciples are in the world, but they are separate from it because they have been given to Jesus. They are chosen from the world to be in service to the world for its salvation. This salvation has been accomplished in Jesus because Jesus has revealed the Father to the world, but the disciples will be sent by Jesus to make both the Father and Jesus known to the world. Jesus’ prayer is for the disciples’ work in the world. We are called to be his disciples today.

On this day of our Annual Parochial Church Meeting may we be inspired afresh to carry on that work in this parish and community.

With my love and prayer,
Fr. Richard

Intercessions

In joy and hope let us pray to the Father. That our risen Saviour may fill us and all for whom we pray with the joy of his glorious and life-giving resurrection, let us pray to the Father.
Lord, hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us.

That isolated and persecuted churches
may find new strength in the good news of Easter, let us pray to the Father.
Lord, hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us.

That God may grant us humility
to be subject to one another in Christian love, let us pray to the Father.
Lord, hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us.

That he may provide for those who lack food, work or shelter, let us pray to the Father.
Lord, hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us.

That by his power war and famine may cease through all the world, let us pray to the Father.
Lord, hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us.

That he may reveal the light of his presence to the sick, the weak and the dying, among them Pat, Kay, Bill, Joan, Nora, Lynne, Cathy, Sacha, Andrea, Sebastien, Chris, Neri, Jenny, Pauline, Rutti, Trish, Jemil, Nigel, Doug, Roy, Stephen, Damien, Anthony, Marjorie, Amber, Doug, Michael, Marlene, Naheda, Okailey, Phoebe and Wieslawa to comfort and strengthen them, let us pray to the Father.
Lord, hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us.

That, according to his promises, all who have died, among them Joyce Burch, Ellen Powley, and Michael Trowell may be raised on the last day, let us pray to the Father.
Lord, hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us.

That he may send the fire of the Holy Spirit upon his people, so that we may bear faithful witness to his resurrection,
let us pray to the Father.
Lord, hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us.

Heavenly Father, you have delivered us from the power of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of your Son: grant that, as his death has recalled us to life, so his continual presence in us may raise us to eternal joy; through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

A prayer for peace in Iran

Ever-loving God, who hears us in our anguish and distress, and longs for us to be free. We pray for the people of Iran and the wider Middle East, at this time of fear and uncertainty. Be near to the anxious; bring comfort to the suffering. Guide those with power to make decisions, and lead them in the ways of wisdom, compassion and moderation: that people of goodwill would seek harmony and reconciliation. Join us with our Christian brothers and sisters in all places, in praying for peace with justice, through him who is the prince of peace, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

A prayer for peace in Ukraine

Lord of all the earth, be present with the people of Ukraine at this time of danger, fear, and conflict. Grant that wise and peaceable counsels may yet prevail and give to all suffering nations the freedom they desire and deserve. We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Announcements

Church is open for private prayer and reflection. Please see separate sheet for opening hours and Mass times.

Refreshments are served after the 10.30 Mass on Sunday. Please join us in the Parish Hall.

Giving

To contribute to the Sunday collection online, please scan:
https://www.parishgiving.org.uk/.../ealing-christ-the.../

Thank you so much for your continued support and generosity in ensuring that Christ the Saviour continues to be a warm, welcoming, house of prayer here at the heart of Ealing Broadway.

My Dear Friends,In the Gospel reading for this Sixth Sunday of Easter, Jesus continues to speak to his disciples at the ...
09/05/2026

My Dear Friends,

In the Gospel reading for this Sixth Sunday of Easter, Jesus continues to speak to his disciples at the Last Supper. Jesus offers encouragement to his disciples, who will soon see him crucified. He reassures them that even though he will leave them, he will not abandon them. Instead he will send them the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, through whom the disciples will continue to live in union with Jesus.

He uses the term Advocate to describe the Holy Spirit, whom the disciples will receive. Another word used to describe the Holy Spirit is Paraclete, a legal term meaning one who offers defence for another. Jesus says that he will send another Advocate. He is himself the first advocate, interceding for his disciples with the Father.

In today’s reading Jesus contrasts his coming departure with the permanence of the gift of the Holy Spirit. He will return to the Father, but the Holy Spirit will remain with the disciples.

Through the gift of the Holy Spirit, the disciples will come to know and appreciate the unity of the Son and the Father. They will understand that they too participate in the communion between the Father and the Son: ‘On that day you will realize that I am in my Father and you are in me and I in you’.

This is an example of the contrast that John’s Gospel presents between the community of disciples, to whom God will reveal himself, and the unbelieving world, which will remain in darkness, not accepting the Spirit of truth, whom the disciples will receive. Only through the Spirit will God reveal himself and let his love be known.

Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love.

With my love and prayer,
Fr. Richard

Intercessions

In joy and hope let us pray to the Father. That our risen Saviour may fill us and all for whom we pray with the joy of his glorious and life-giving resurrection, let us pray to the Father.
Lord, hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us.

That isolated and persecuted churches
may find new strength in the good news of Easter, let us pray to the Father.
Lord, hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us.

That God may grant us humility
to be subject to one another in Christian love, let us pray to the Father.
Lord, hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us.

That he may provide for those who lack food, work or shelter, let us pray to the Father.
Lord, hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us.

That by his power war and famine may cease through all the world, let us pray to the Father.
Lord, hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us.

That he may reveal the light of his presence to the sick, the weak and the dying, among them Pat, Kay, Roy, Bill, Joan, Nora, Lynne, Cathy, Damien, Sacha, Andrea, Sebastien, Chris, Neri, Jenny, Pauline, Rutti, Trish, Jemil, Nigel, Anthony, Marjorie, Amber, Doug, Michael, Marlene, Naheda, Okailey, Phoebe and Wieslawa to comfort and strengthen them, let us pray to the Father.
Lord, hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us.

That, according to his promises, all who have died, among them Gladys Winyard, Noel Coleman priest, Jane Waugh, Violet Cutmore, John Aglionby bishop, may be raised on the last day, let us pray to the Father.
Lord, hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us.

That he may send the fire of the Holy Spirit upon his people, so that we may bear faithful witness to his resurrection,
let us pray to the Father.
Lord, hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us.

Heavenly Father, you have delivered us from the power of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of your Son: grant that, as his death has recalled us to life, so his continual presence in us may raise us to eternal joy; through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

A prayer for peace in Iran

Ever-loving God, who hears us in our anguish and distress, and longs for us to be free. We pray for the people of Iran and the wider Middle East, at this time of fear and uncertainty. Be near to the anxious; bring comfort to the suffering. Guide those with power to make decisions, and lead them in the ways of wisdom, compassion and moderation: that people of goodwill would seek harmony and reconciliation. Join us with our Christian brothers and sisters in all places, in praying for peace with justice, through him who is the prince of peace, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

A prayer for peace in Ukraine

Lord of all the earth, be present with the people of Ukraine at this time of danger, fear, and conflict. Grant that wise and peaceable counsels may yet prevail and give to all suffering nations the freedom they desire and deserve. We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Announcements

Church is open for private prayer and reflection. Please see separate sheet for opening hours and Mass times.

Refreshments are served after the 10.30 Mass on Sunday. Please join us in the Parish Hall.

Giving

To contribute to the Sunday collection online, please scan:
https://www.parishgiving.org.uk/.../ealing-christ-the.../

Thank you so much for your continued support and generosity in ensuring that Christ the Saviour continues to be a warm, welcoming, house of prayer here at the heart of Ealing Broadway.

My Dear Friends,The Gospel reading for this Fifth Sunday of Easter takes us back to an event in Jesus’ life before his P...
02/05/2026

My Dear Friends,

The Gospel reading for this Fifth Sunday of Easter takes us back to an event in Jesus’ life before his Passion, Death and Resurrection. Jesus tells his disciples that he is going to prepare a place for them in his Father’s house. He promises that where he is going, his disciples will be able to follow. Thomas, who will later doubt the disciples’ reports that they have seen the Risen Lord, contradicts Jesus by saying that the disciples don’t know where Jesus is going or how to get there. Jesus explains that he himself is the way, the truth, and the life. In knowing and loving Jesus, the disciples now love God the Father.

Philip then makes a request that challenges Jesus’ words. Philip wants Jesus to show the Father to the disciples. Recall that Jesus has just told his disciples, ‘If you know me, then you will also know my Father. From now on you do know him and have seen him.’ As a good teacher, Jesus responds to Philip by repeating and elaborating on what he has just told the disciples: they have seen and known Jesus, so they have seen and known the Father. Jesus offers another reassurance about his departure: because of faith in God and in Jesus, the disciples will do the work that Jesus has done and more.

The connection between Jesus and his Father, between Jesus’ work and the work of the Father, is made clear in today’s Gospel. Jesus is in the Father, and God the Father is in Jesus. As God spoke his name to Moses, ‘I am’, so too Jesus speaks his name to his disciples: ‘I am the way and the truth and the life’.

The revelation of the Trinity is completed in the passage that follows today’s. The Father will send in Jesus’ name the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, to continue the work of the Father and of Jesus here on earth. May each of us be open to that Spirit, enabling and empowering us to declare the Good News and to share in building his kingdom.

With my love and prayer,
Fr. Richard

Intercessions

In joy and hope let us pray to the Father. That our risen Saviour may fill us and all for whom we pray with the joy of his glorious and life-giving resurrection, let us pray to the Father.
Lord, hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us.

That isolated and persecuted churches
may find new strength in the good news of Easter, let us pray to the Father.
Lord, hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us.

That God may grant us humility
to be subject to one another in Christian love, let us pray to the Father.
Lord, hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us.

That he may provide for those who lack food, work or shelter, let us pray to the Father.
Lord, hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us.

That by his power war and famine may cease through all the world, let us pray to the Father.
Lord, hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us.

That he may reveal the light of his presence to the sick, the weak and the dying, among them Pat, Neri, Kay, Roy, Bill, Joan, Nora, Lynne, Cathy, Damien, Sacha, Andrea, Sebastien, Chris, Doug, Jenny, Pauline, Rutti, Trish, Jemil, Nigel, Anthony, Marjorie, Naheda, Okailey, Michael, Marlene, and Wieslawa to comfort and strengthen them, let us pray to the Father.
Lord, hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us.

That, according to his promises, all who have died, among them Ian Dawson, and Brendan Farrelly may be raised on the last day, let us pray to the Father.
Lord, hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us.

That he may send the fire of the Holy Spirit upon his people, so that we may bear faithful witness to his resurrection,
let us pray to the Father.
Lord, hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us.

Heavenly Father, you have delivered us from the power of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of your Son: grant that, as his death has recalled us to life, so his continual presence in us may raise us to eternal joy; through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

A prayer for peace in Ukraine

Lord of all the earth, be present with the people of Ukraine at this time of danger, fear, and conflict. Grant that wise and peaceable counsels may yet prevail and give to all suffering nations the freedom they desire and deserve. We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

A prayer for peace in Iran

Ever-loving God, who hears us in our anguish and distress, and longs for us to be free. We pray for the people of Iran and the wider Middle East, at this time of fear and uncertainty. Be near to the anxious; bring comfort to the suffering. Guide those with power to make decisions, and lead them in the ways of wisdom, compassion and moderation: that people of goodwill would seek harmony and reconciliation. Join us with our Christian brothers and sisters in all places, in praying for peace with justice, through him who is the prince of peace, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

A prayer for peace in Ukraine

Lord of all the earth, be present with the people of Ukraine at this time of danger, fear, and conflict. Grant that wise and peaceable counsels may yet prevail and give to all suffering nations the freedom they desire and deserve. We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Announcements

Church is open for private prayer and reflection. Please see separate sheet for opening hours and Mass times.

Refreshments are served after the 10.30 Mass on Sunday. Please join us in the Parish Hall.

Giving

To contribute to the Sunday collection online, please scan:
https://www.parishgiving.org.uk/.../ealing-christ-the.../
Thank you so much for your continued support and generosity in ensuring that Christ the Saviour continues to be a warm, welcoming, house of prayer here at the heart of Ealing Broadway.

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