| † St Andrews Proclaiming Christ in Clewer 16 November 2025 2nd before Advent |
 WELCOME The 2nd Sunday before Advent Today’s readings remind us that a life of faith is neither comfortable nor easy. The world is often full of turmoil and pain and we’re not immune to this. Everything is passing away but we can put our trust in the living God, the God who alone is eternal. The first reading is Malachi 4.1-2a the profit predicts a time of terror and fierce heat for all who do evil. But those who honour God will be protected and healed. The second reading is 2 Thessalonians 3.6-13 St Paul cautions Christian believers not be idle but give their time to daily employment, earning a living rather than living off others. The gospel reading is Luke 21.5-19 Jesus foretells the destruction of the temple as well as war and famine. Life as a follower of Jesus will not be easy, but the living God will not allow any of us to perish. Canon Brian SUNDAY SERVICES 16TH NOV 2ND SUNDAY BEFORE ADVENT 10:30am Parish Eucharist + Baptism 3.00pm Wild Worship 5.00pm Evening Prayer COLLECT Heavenly Father, whose blessed Son was revealed to destroy the works of the devil and to make us the children of God and heirs of eternal life: grant that we, having this hope, may purify ourselves even as he is pure; that when he shall appear in power and great glory we may be made like him in his eternal and glorious kingdom; where he is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen READINGS Malachi 4.1-2a 1 See, the day is coming, burning like an oven, when all the arrogant and all evildoers will be stubble; the day that comes shall burn them up, says the LORD of hosts, so that it will leave them neither root nor branch. 2 But for you who revere my name the sun of righteousness shall rise, with healing in its wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from the stall. 2 Thessalonians 3.6-13 6 Now we command you, beloved, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from believers who are living in idleness and not according to the tradition that they received from us. 7 For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us; we were not idle when we were with you, 8 and we did not eat anyone’s bread without paying for it; but with toil and labour we worked night and day, so that we might not burden any of you. 9 This was not because we do not have that right, but in order to give you an example to imitate. 10 For even when we were with you, we gave you this command: Anyone unwilling to work should not eat. 11 For we hear that some of you are living in idleness, mere busybodies, not doing any work. 12 Now such persons we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ to do their work quietly and to earn their own living. 13 Brothers and sisters, do not be weary in doing what is right. Luke 21.5-19 5 When some were speaking about the temple, how it was adorned with beautiful stones and gifts dedicated to God, he said, 6 ‘As for these things that you see, the days will come when not one stone will be left upon another; all will be thrown down.’7 They asked him, ‘Teacher, when will this be, and what will be the sign that this is about to take place?’ 8 And he said, ‘Beware that you are not led astray; for many will come in my name and say, “I am he!” and, “The time is near!” Do not go after them. 9 ‘When you hear of wars and insurrections, do not be terrified; for these things must take place first, but the end will not follow immediately.’ 10 Then he said to them, ‘Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; 11 there will be great earthquakes, and in various places famines and plagues; and there will be dreadful portents and great signs from heaven.12 ‘But before all this occurs, they will arrest you and persecute you; they will hand you over to synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors because of my name. 13 This will give you an opportunity to testify. 14 So make up your minds not to prepare your defence in advance; 15 for I will give you words and a wisdom that none of your opponents will be able to withstand or contradict. 16 You will be betrayed even by parents and brothers, by relatives and friends; and they will put some of you to death. 17 You will be hated by all because of my name. 18 But not a hair of your head will perish. 19 By your endurance you will gain your souls. LAST SUNDAY SERMON RECORDING Canon Brian’s Sermon for 09 Nov 2025 LISTEN NOTICES PLEASE PRAY FOR The Suffering: Paul, Diana, Norman, Hilary, Matt, Al,Vivienne, Stef, John F, Joanna, Tom B and Val. Refugees, Prisoners, the Homeless and those who mourn. The Departed: Diane Iley,Trevor Morgan, David Townley,Tracy Mitchell and all those recently departed this life and those whose anniversaries fall at this time. Baptisms: Ezra Weddings: Community Prayers: Clewer Green School, Mrs Branch, Mr Seymour, and all the staff, pupils, staff and governors. 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, and FoodShare, under the umbrella of the Alma Beacon Hub. Please pray for the PCC as they work through the Mission Action Plan and discern God’s mission in Clewer. Parish Cycle of Prayer: Please pray for all who live or work in Little Buntings, Tyrell Gardens, Duncroft, Perrycroft, Ryecroft, Rydings, Ellison Close and Addington Close. Anglican Cycle of Prayer: please pray for The Episcopal / Anglican Province of Alexandria. Please pray also for the Churches in these Dioceses: Recife (Brazil), Rejaf (South Sudan), Remo (Nigeria), Renk (South Sudan), Rhode Island (USA), and Rift Valley (Tanzania).Please continue to pray for and support your neighbours and families. FUNERALS Trevor Morgan – 18th November at 11am – All Saints Dedworth. Diane Iley – 25th November at 11.30am – St Andrews Clewer  Ahead of our St Andrews Day Fair (29th Nov) we need your help in collecting items to support our fundraising efforts. Specifically:Filled Jars – this is for our Jar stall, they could be filled with sweets, crafty items, toys anything that you’d like to includeBottles and Chocolate donations for our tombola stallsPlease also consider if you have an item, or can ask your friends and family for things that can be used in our raffle Also, we need help manning stalls, making refreshments and welcoming people to St Andrews during the Fair. If you’re able to spare sometime between 11am-3pm on 29th Nov please let Emilie know or email office@clewerparish.org Thank you for all your help making this a success and raise much needed funds for our church! Please download the Church of Englands EverydayFaith app ahead of Advent this year. This will be a unique Advent resource exploring the symbolism behind the hymn ‘O Come Emmanuel’ that’ll be great to follow along with together. This will replace our previous WhatsApp Advent daily messages. SERVICES FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS Evening Prayer via Zoom at 5.00pm Tuesdays and Thursdays Morning Prayer on Wednesdays at 8.00am in Church (not on 19th Nov) Prayers & Bears – Early Years Liturgy on Fridays at 9.30am in Church The church is open for private prayer 10.00am-dusk daily Sun 16 Nov – 2nd Sunday before Advent 10:30am Parish Eucharist 3.00pm Wild Worship 5.00pm Evening Prayer Sun 23 Nov – Christ the King Festival 10:30am Parish Eucharist 5.00pm Evening Prayer Sun 30 Nov – St Andrews Day / 1st Sunday of Advent 10:30am Parish Eucharist – St Andrews Day 5.00pm Advent Carols Sun 07 Dec – 2nd Sunday of Advent 10:30am All Age Eucharist 5.00pm Eucharist UPCOMING EVENTS & ACTIVITIES Prayers & Bears – Early Years Liturgy has restarted Friday’s at 9.30am – please share with those who might like to join Community Fridge at St Andrews Satuday 15th November – 11am Wild Worship (Remembering) Sunday 16th November – 3pm CTW Songs of Praise at Windsor Methodist Church Sunday 23rd November (please note the change in date) 6pm AGM followed by Songs of Praise at 6.30pm – we need to nominate hymns for the event please let us know your suggestions Date for the diary St Andrews Day (Christmas) Fair Saturday 29th November 11am-3pm – we are starting to collect items for the fair please consider donations for the raffle and chocolate tombola or volunteering to man stalls and make refreshements. Midweek Advent Eucharist followed by lunch on 3rd, 10th and 17th December Date for the diary Community Walk in aid of St Andrews 6th December Decorate a Christmas Tree in the Churchyard w/c 7th December ahead of the Churchyard Light Switch On Sunday 14th December – community groups and families across the parish decorate a tree, if you’d like book one please email office@clewerparish.org The Alma Beacon Cold Weather Night Shelter 2025/2026 run by the Windsor Homeless Project are looking for volunteers from Monday 15th December 2025 to Sunday 29th March 2026 to help run the shelter. More details and information can be found here. CHURCH GIVING Thank you to everyone who continues to contribute to our church financially as well as through their time and skills. As we see our congregation grow and our community events increase we invite you to prayerfully consider how you might support this ongoing growth. Every contribution helps us serve our parish here in Clewer. Finance Details Parish Giving Scheme – where one off payments or regular giving can be set up. Alternatively, financial contributions can be paid 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      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 |