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SHARING SUNDAY’S GOSPEL
WITH PARENTS & FAMILIES
Wednesday 16th September 2026
In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus uses the images of workers
and a vineyard to show us something about the kingdom of
Heaven and God’s generosity.
generous through rewarding everyone equally (even
those who came at the last hour). God’s generosity is
unlimited and offered to each one of us.
God’s ways are not our ways. At first, it may appear
unfair that the workers who started early were only paid
the same as those who arrived later. But, on reflection,
we see that not only was the Landowner being fair by
paying what had been agreed, he was being overly
Find out more through enjoying a very special time
together this evening, hearing your child’s thoughts
about this Sunday’s Gospel and this Wednesday’s
word, which is GENEROUS.
Dom Henry Wansbrough
A Word from
the Saints
“Lord Jesus , teach me to be gene rous – to give and
not to coun t the cost.” St Ignatius (Prayer for Generosity)
THE GOSPEL IN CHURCH
Sunday 20th September 2026
Jesus said to his disciples: “The kingdom
of heaven is like a landowner going out
at daybreak to hire workers for his
vineyard. He made an agreement with
the workers for one denarius a day,
and sent them to his vineyard. Then
at various times throughout the day,
even right up to the eleventh hour,
the landowner hired and sent more workers into his
vineyard. In the evening, he said to his manager, ‘Call
the workers and pay everyone one denarius each.’
The ones who had worked all day grumbled at the
landowner, complaining that he paid the men who
came last the same amount as them. The landowner
said, ‘My friends, I am not being unjust to you. Did we
not agree on one denarius? Take your earnings and
go. I choose to pay the last-comer as much as I pay
you. Have I no right to do what I like with my own?
Why be envious because I am generous?’ Thus the last
will be first, and the first, last.”
Adapted from Matthew 20:1-16
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Learn more about this Sunday’s Gospel in your
local Parish Church: all are very warmly invited.
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Good News
for Everyone
This Sunday’s Gospel can remind us how God has important work for each one of
us, helping to make the world a better place, building God’s kingdom. We are also
reminded of God’s generosity. God loves us and is more generous than we could
ever imagine – wanting to take care of all our needs.
SPREAD THE WORD and bring GOOD NEWS to your friends by sharing THE WEDNESDAY WORD
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Dear Parents and Carers,
