| † St Andrews Proclaiming Christ in Clewer 18 September 2022 The 14th Sunday after Trinity |
 WELCOME Over the past week we’ve had the opportunity to mourn the loss of our Queen, and also to come to the Parish church and pay our respects. This we have done by silent prayer, lighting a candle, and entering a message of appreciation and thanks in the book of condolence. Or taking part in last Sunday’s Eucharist or the service of prayer and reflection. Now we give thanks to God for the gift of Her Majesty’s life. We commend her to our heavenly Father’s care. In the second book of Maccabes, chapter 12, vv 42-45 we read of the promise of the resurrection and the value of praying for those who have died. St Paul’s letter to the Romans, chapter 8, vv 31-35 and 37-39. Paul spells out the source of our confident hope: the love of the living God revealed in Jesus Christ. In St John’s gospel, chapter 6, vv 37-40 we read the words of Jesus which are full of promise. Whoever believes in Him shall have eternal life. The great shining example of Queen Elizabeth was her deep faith, her belief in the living God and in Jesus. May Queen Elizabeth rest in peace and rise in glory. CANON BRIAN COLLECT Merciful Father and Lord of all life, we praise you that we are made in your image and reflect your truth and light. We thank you for the life of our late Sovereign Lady Queen Elizabeth, for the love she received from you and showed among us. Above all, we rejoice at your gracious promise to all your servants, living and departed, that we shall rise again at the coming of Christ. And we ask that in due time we may share with your servant Elizabeth that clearer vision promised to us in the same Christ our Lord; who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end. All Amen READINGS Wisdom 3.1-9 But the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and no torment will ever touch them. In the eyes of the foolish they seemed to have died, and their departure was thought to be a disaster, and their going from us to be their destruction; but they are at peace. For though in the sight of others they were punished, their hope is full of immortality. Having been disciplined a little, they will receive great good, because God tested them and found them worthy of himself; like gold in the furnace he tried them, and like a sacrificial burnt-offering he accepted them. In the time of their visitation they will shine forth, and will run like sparks through the stubble. They will govern nations and rule over peoples, and the Lord will reign over them for ever. Those who trust in him will understand truth, and the faithful will abide with him in love, because grace and mercy are upon his holy ones, and he watches over his elect. This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Psalm 121 I lift up my eyes to the hills; from where is my help to come? My help comes from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth. He will not suffer your foot to stumble; he who watches over you will not sleep. Behold, he who keeps watch over Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord himself watches over you; the Lord is your shade at your right hand, So that the sun shall not strike you by day, neither the moon by night. The Lord shall keep you from all evil; it is he who shall keep your soul. The Lord shall keep watch over your going out and your coming in, from this time forth for evermore. 1 John 3.1-2 See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and that is what we are. The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Beloved, we are God’s children now; what we will be has not yet been revealed. What we do know is this: when he is revealed, we will be like him, for we will see him as he is. This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. GOSPEL READING Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew. Glory to you, O Lord. Matthew 5.1-12 When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. Then he began to speak, and taught them, saying: ‘Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. ‘Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. ‘Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. ‘Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. ‘Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy. ‘Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. ‘Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. ‘Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. ‘Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you. This is the Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ. INTERCESSIONS Eternal God, our heavenly Father, we bless your holy name for all that you have given us in and through the life of your servant Queen Elizabeth. We give you thanks: for her love of family and her gift of friendship; for her devotion to this nation and the nations of the Commonwealth; for her grace, dignity and courtesy; and for her generosity and love of life. We praise you for: the courage that she showed in testing times; the depth and of her Christian faith; and the witness she bore to it in word and deed. Gracious God, we give thanks for the reign of your servant Elizabeth, our Queen, and for the example of loving and faithful service which she has shown amongst us. We thank you for the strength she has shown throughout her life, helping her to meet the demands her office made upon her. We remember her family and all who mourn her passing. Help us to follow her example of dedication and to commit our lives to you and to one another, through Jesus Christ our Lord. We pray for our Sovereign Lord the King and all the Royal Family, that you might reassure them of your continuing love and lift them from the depths of grief into the peace and light of your presence. PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION Father in Heaven, whose Church on earth is a sign of your heavenly peace, an image of the new and eternal Jerusalem: grant to us in the days of our pilgrimage that, fed with the living bread of heaven and united in the body of your Son, we may be the temple of your presence, the place of your glory on earth, and a sign of your peace in the world; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen Listen to Revd Rosie’s Sermon last Sunday NOTICES SUNDAY EVENING SERVICE Our evening service this Sunday will be a a special commemoration service marking the death of her late majesty Queen Elizabeth II, in Church, at 5.00pm. You are all welcome to join us. SERVICES FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS Evening Prayer on Tuesday and Thursday at 5.00pm via Zoom Church Open for Private Prayer, every day until the funeral, 8.00am – 8.00pm Sun 18 Sep 10.30am 14th Sunday after Trinity, Eucharist during the period of mourning 5.00pm Commemorative Service, in Church Sun 25 Sep 10.30am 15th Sunday after Trinity, Parish Eucharist 5.00pm Evening Prayer, Zoom Sun 02 Oct 10.30am Harvest Festival 5.00pm Eucharist, in Church Sun 09 Oct 10.30am 16th Sunday after Trinity, Parish Eucharist 5.00pm Evening Prayer, Zoom  HARVEST FESTIVAL Our Harvest Festival service is on 02 October, followed by a bring and share lunch, in Church. NEXT CHURCHYARD TIDY The next, and end of season, churchyard tidy is 08 Oct 10.00am-12.00 THANKSGIVING FOR PETS To remember the feast day of St Francis, on 09 October we will be having a thanksgiving for pets service at 3.00pm. Bring your pets! PAM HOCKEDY’S MEMORIAL Pam Hockedy’s memorial service is on 14 October at 11.00am. There will be refreshments, so help would be appreciated. Please speak to Revd Rosie if you can help. WILD CHURCH Our new Wild Church service starts on 16 October, in Clewer Park at 3.00pm. Look our for further details nearer the time. PLEASE PRAY FOR The Suffering: Blake, Sam, Reuben, Don, Karl, Hugh and Sarah, Joanna, Holly, Hugo, Frank and Barbara, Bill, Suzanne, Christopher, Jackie, Norman and Diane, Frank, and Louise. Refugees, Prisoners, the Homeless and those who mourn. The Departed: Patricia, Pam Hockedy, Roy Jeffrey, and all those recently departed this life, and those whose anniversaries fall at this time. Those baptised this month: Matthew Harris Community Prayers: Clewer Green School, the head teacher Martin Tinsley and all the pupils, staff and governors. For all our Care Homes, for the safety of residents and staff. Parish Cycle of Prayer: Please pray for all who live in Cleves Court, Carter Close, St Johns Road, Gordon Road, Dawson Close, Convent Road, and Bailey Close. Anglican Cycle of Prayer: please pray for The Church of Bangladesh. Please pray also for the Churches in these Dioceses: Montreal (Canada), Moosonee (Canada), Moray, Ross & Caithness (Scotland), Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea), Morobo (South Sudan), Morogoro (Tanzania).Please continue to pray for and support your neighbours and families in any way you can whilst keeping yourself safe.  We are also looking for donations of homemade cakes, allotment produce, plants and bottles of any type (from washing-up liquid to whisky) – the latter for our bottle tombola. If you have any home bakers or growers in your congregation or people who might like to donate a bottle, please ask them to contact me directly as sarah.gardnerlobo@gmail.com or on 01753 855504 or 07770 761491. Alternatively we will be at Gardeners Hall on Friday 30 September from 5.30 – 7.30pm and happy to receive any cakes, garden produce and bottles for donation then. WINDSOR FOODSHARE From their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/windsorfoodshare CAN YOU HELP We are currently very low on desserts (custard, trifle etc), biscuits and pulses. All items can be dropped off to the church: Dedworth Green Baptist Church, Smiths Lane, Windsor, SL4 5PE 9.30am-1.30pm Wednesdays 9.30am -3.00pm Thursdays. or alternatively they can be brought from our Amazon wish list. The address they are delivered to are saved to Amazon to make your life a little easier 😀. https://amzn.to/3a1IMAk Thank you all for your continued support and for helping to feed local families. More information, and to donate online: https://www.windsorfoodshare.org.uk/food-donations Did you know that Windsor Foodshare has its own just giving page. If you are donating with just giving don’t forget to tick the gift aid box that way we get an extra 25% on top of your donation. Every single penny we get given goes to help feed local families. https://www.justgiving.com/windsorfoodshare PARISH SHARE CALCULATION There are to be changes to the Parish Share calculation and the Deanery Lay Chair and Deanery Treasurer will be at St Andrews for a meeting to discuss these changes and to answer any questions. The meeting is due to be held on 6 October starting at 8pm and all are welcome. If you would like to know more please see/contact the treasurer (Andrew Webb) he has details of the proposed changes and how they will affect us. He can be found in church on most Sundays or contacted by email at treasurer@clewerparish.org If you have a question, or questions, and are not able to attend the meeting please email Andrew with them and he will make sure they are raised at the meeting and an answer sent to you as soon as possible after. CHURCH FINANCES – MESSAGE FROM ANDREW Thank you to everyone for all you have been able to give in this difficult time. Please consider continuing your regular giving by paying directly to our bank account, the details of which are: HSBC Bank, High Street, Windsor Sort Code: 40-47-37 Account number: 11373366 Account name: PCC St Andrews Church or if your bank doesn’t like this Parochial Church Council St Andrews Clewer Parish You may wish to consider transferring to the Parish Giving Scheme, which we promoted in previous years. Details are on our page on their web site: https://bit.ly/2XCLuCr [https://www.parishgiving.org.uk/donors/find-your-parish/clewer-st-andrew-windsor/] We also have the printed application forms available, please contact the Parish Office by email. CONTACTS The Parish Office is now closed. The Office Number is: 07490 094261 Email: office@clewerparish.org Parish Website: www.standrewsclewer.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/standrewsclewer Churchwarden: Stuart Cockman Safeguarding Policy: www.standrewsclewer.org/safeguarding-policy Safeguarding Officer: clewerparishsafeguarding@gmail.com |
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