| † St Andrews Proclaiming Christ in Clewer 06 October 2024 Harvest Thankgiving Eucharist |
 Harvest weekend October 5th / 6th Welcome We believe in a generous God, a God who gave us everything. Giving and generosity are inextricably linked with the living out of our Christian faith, our time, talents and money. As a church we encourage generosity, and there are certain times of the year which especially lend themselves to generous giving. Giving of our time and talents, sharing what we have, to help others. There are and will always be people in need through difficult circumstances that have affected their lives, and a very important source of help is our local Food Share, part of Windsor Christian Action. Harvest for me is a reminder for real community action, to give thanks for what we have and to share what we can. This weekend we are again holding a harvest market, back by popular demand! A fabulous community time, a coming together to share what we have from our own home grown produce, and preserves and tasty treats, to raise money for those in need. Our wonderful hospitality champions at St Andrews put on a magnificent afternoon tea, my grateful thanks go to everyone. Gratitude is an important part of our lives, and sometimes accepting other people’s gratitude towards us can make us feel uncomfortable or embarrassed. How do you receive thanks from others? Since St Ignatius’ time, people have used the Examen in lots of ways. It starts with gratitude and ends with thinking of how to serve others, perhaps you could reflect this way? 1. GIVE THANKS – what can you be grateful for today? It might be something very small – it might be that you had enough to eat today. 2. ASK FOR HELP with your attitude toward those who are in need – for whatever reason. 3. REFLECT on your day and think about the times you felt generous and loving towards others, and also on the times you felt resentful and unwilling to share what you have. 4. SAY SORRY for the times you may have been selfish and hoarded things only for yourself. 5. DECIDE how you will be more generous, sharing what you have, tomorrow. Blessings Revd Rosie COLLECT Eternal God, you crown the year with your goodness and you give us the fruits of the earth in their season: grant that we may use them to your glory, for the relief of those in need and for our own well-being; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen READINGS Joel 2.21-27 Do not fear, O soil; be glad and rejoice, for the Lordhas done great things! Do not fear, you animals of the field, for the pastures of the wilderness are green; the tree bears its fruit, the fig tree and vine give their full yield. O children of Zion, be glad and rejoice in the Lordyour God; for he has given the early rain for your vindication, he has poured down for you abundant rain, the early and the later rain, as before. The threshing-floors shall be full of grain, the vats shall overflow with wine and oil. I will repay you for the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the hopper, the destroyer, and the cutter, my great army, which I sent against you. You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and praise the name of the Lord your God, who has dealt wondrously with you. And my people shall never again be put to shame. You shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I, the Lord, am your God and there is no other. And my people shall never again be put to shame. This is the word of the Lord Thanks be to God 1 Timothy 2.1-7 First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings should be made for everyone, for kings and all who are in high positions, so that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and dignity. This is right and is acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour, who desires everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God; there is also one mediator between God and humankind, Christ Jesus, himself human, who gave himself a ransom for all – this was attested at the right time. For this I was appointed a herald and an apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth. This is the word of the Lord Thanks be to God Gospel Reading Matthew 6.25-33 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew. Glory to you, O Lord. ‘Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life? And why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? Therefore do not worry, saying, “What will we eat?” or “What will we drink?” or “What will we wear?” For it is the Gentiles who strive for all these things; and indeed your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But strive first for the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. This is the Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ. INTERCESSIONS Father God we give you thanks that once again the earth has produced her increase. All over our beautiful world the harvest of grain is drying, ready for feed and bread and the harvest of roots crops and vegetables have been lifted or picked and stored.Holy God thank you that you give us our daily bread and fruit in its season but beyond this bread we look to the bread of heaven; beyond this fruit we look to the fruits of eternal life and so we pray for your church here in Clewer and those who minister to us Sunday by Sunday and help to fulfil our spiritual hunger. Lord, in your Mercy: Hear our Prayer Creator God we pray for harvests in parts of your world suffering drought, natural disaster, disease and war. We pray for the struggling and the oppressed. Help those without power to negotiate or bargain within fairly traded markets and help all whose work goes unrewarded or whose produce is undervalued to realise their true value and worth and to be paid a fair wage for their labours. Lord, in your Mercy: Hear our Prayer Faithful God we pray for all those who provide for our daily needs. For those working on the land, delivering foodstuffs and working in our local markets and shops. Lord, in your Mercy: Hear our Prayer Loving God we pray for those who are ill or in pain, longing to live full lives, for those who are sad or hurt, longing for comfort, for those in hospital awaiting treatment, for those convalescing, seeing an end to their suffering and for those whose only relief will come through death. May we always offer gentle support to those in trouble sensitive encouragement to those in need, and strength and support to those in weakness. We especially pray for Sharon, Vivienne, Stef, John F, Joanna, Jane P, and Tom B. Refugees, Prisoners, the Homeless and those who mourn. Lord, in your Mercy: Hear our Prayer Merciful Lord, your love reaches beyond the grave. At the end of our days on earth be with us and with those we love and with those whom we love and have gone before us. We pray now for John Allbless, those who have recently died, and those whose anniversaries fall at this time. Lord, in your Mercy: Hear our Prayer Holy God as we leave this church today we ask that you your guiding hand may be upon our lives. Make us always grateful for the harvest and bounty of your creation and all those who provide for our daily needs and continue to inspire us again with your spirit that those who have, may readily share with those who have not. Merciful Father: accept these prayers for the sake of your Son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen Adapted from the website of the Chaplaincy of the Holy Spirit Costa Blanca POST COMMUNION Lord of the harvest, with joy we have offered thanksgiving for your love in creation and have shared in the bread and the wine of the kingdom: by your grace plant within us a reverence for all that you give us and make us generous and wise stewards of the good things we enjoy; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen Listen to Revd Rosie’s Sermon for last Sunday Listen NOTICES EVENING SERVICE ON SUNDAY This Sunday is the first Sunday of the month, so there is a Eucharist at 5.00pm. SERVICES FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS Church Open every day 10.00am to 6.00pm Tuesdays and Thursdays, Evening Prayer at 5.00pm via Zoom Sun 06 Oct 10.30am All Age Eucharist – Harvest Festival 5.00pm Eucharist Sun 13 Oct 10.30am Parish Eucharist – 20th Sunday after Trinity 5.00pm Evening Prayer Sun 20 Oct 10.30am Parish Eucharist – 21st Sunday after Trinity 3.00pm Wild Worship 5.00pm Evening Prayer Sun 27 Oct 10.30am Commentated Eucharist – Bible Sunday 5.00pm Evening Prayer PLEASE PRAY FOR The Suffering: Sharon, Vivienne, Stef, John F, Joanna, Jane P, and Tom B. Refugees, Prisoners, the Homeless and those who mourn. The Departed: John Allbless, all those recently departed this life, and those whose anniversaries fall at this time. Baptisms: Recently married: Community Prayers: Clewer Green School, Mrs Branch, Mr Seymour, and all the staff, pupils, staff and governors. The Busy Buttons CORE Charity and for all the work that they do. For all our Care Homes, for the safety of residents and staff. We pray also for Windsor Christian Action, and the work of the Homeless Project, Street Angels, FoodShare, and the Alma Beacon Hub. Parish Cycle of Prayer: Please pray for all who live or work in Nelson Road, Bridgeman Drive, St Johns Drive, Clewer Green School, St Edwards First School, St Edwards Middle School, and Windsor Girls School. Anglican Cycle of Prayer: please pray for The Church of Papua New Guinea. Please pray also for the Churches in these Dioceses: Juba (South Sudan), Kabba (Nigeria), Kadugli and Nuba Mountains (Sudan), Kaduna (Nigeria), Kafanchan (Nigeria), and Kagera (Tanzania). Please continue to pray for and support your neighbours and families in any way you can whilst keeping yourself safe. WHAT’S ON October 5th 2.00pm Harvest Market & afternoon tea 6th 10.00am Harvest Festival Eucharist 20th 3.00pm Wild Worship – Pumpkins 25th 3.45 – 5.00pm Children’s Pop-up Café 27th 10.00am Commentated Eucharist (Bible Sunday) 27th 6.30pm CTW Songs of Praise at Windsor Methodist Church November 3rd 10.00am All Saints Eucharist + Bake Off 3rd 5.00pm Commemoration of the faithful departed (All Souls) 6th 10.00am My Time outing to Windsor Farm Shop 10th 10.45am Remembrance Sunday at the War Memorial 16th 4.00pm Children’s Sing-along Concert 17th 3.00pm Wild Worship 30th St Andrews Day 3.00pm Concert 4.00pm Tea 5.00pm Patronal Festival Mass December 1st 10.00am Advent Sunday Eucharist + blessing of cribs, sending out Posada 5.00pm Advent Carol Service The remainder of the Advent & Christmas events will be in the Christmas flyer   CHURCHES TOGETHER IN WINDSOR New quarterly newsletter available now! Autumn 2024 https://churchestogetherinwindsor.org.uk/2024/09/ctw-autumn-newsletter-2024/  Churches Together in Windsor are hosting a (non-televised!) Songs of Praise this year on the 27th of October at 6:30 at Windsor Methodist Church. This will be preceded by the AGM at 6 o’clock to which all are welcome. God bless Revd Vicci Davidson [We have been asked to chose a Hymn for the service, there is a sheet at the back of Church for this.]  Please consider supporting the work of the Baby Bank. You can donate your second-hand baby clothes/supplies or even volunteer your time. Alternatively, you can help us out with a cash donation to help with the day-to-day running costs of The Baby Bank. Simply click on the link below to see how you can get involved. https://thebabybank.org  WINDSOR FOODSHARE Loving our neighbours From their Facebook, Twittter and Website Pages: https://www.facebook.com/windsorfoodshare https://twitter.com/WindsrFoodshare https://www.windsorfoodshare.org.uk And their new page https://taplink.cc/windsorfoodshare CAN YOU HELP? We are running very low in stock on several items. One of these is CARRIER BAGS. We need these to put the food packages together. We ask clients to bring back bags, but they don’t last forever. Also any EGG BOXES you may have. There are many ways to donate food to us – https://www.windsorfoodshare.org.uk/donating-food. We have a permanent donation box at Tesco Superstore, Dedworth and also at Waitrose & Partners in Windsor town centre. So if you are shopping it is easy to pop a pack or two in the donation box. Or why not try our Wishlist on Common Good and Amazon (you can click through to these from our linktree at https://taplink.cc/windsorfoodshare). You can also drop off to us on: – Wednesdays 09.00-13.30; or – Thursdays 09.00-15.00 at Dedworth Green Baptist Church (Smiths Lane, Windsor SL4 5PE). Thank you all so much for your continued support! Click here for the Windsor Foodshare July Newsletter CHURCH FINANCES – MESSAGE FROM ANDREW Thank you to everyone for all you have been able to give in this difficult time. We prefer 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 in Church, or contact the Parish Office by email office@clewerparish.org Alternatively, by paying directly to our bank account, the details of which are: HSBC Bank 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 CONTACTS Rector Revd Rosie Webb 01753 852334, email: rector@clewerparish.org Parish Office email: office@clewerparish.org Parish Website: www.standrewsclewer.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/standrewsclewer Churchwarden: Vacant Contact via email: office@clewerparish.org Safeguarding Policy: www.standrewsclewer.org/safeguarding-policy Safeguarding Officer: clewerparishsafeguarding@gmail.com |