| † St Andrews Proclaiming Christ in Clewer 02 July 2023 The Fourth Sunday after Trinity |
 WELCOME In today’s gospel, Jesus tells us of our need to receive the people whom God sends to us. If we are open to what they bring to us, we will be blessed. So let us then open our hearts and minds to God and to seek to be receptive as we worship together today. In the first reading from Jeremiah, chapter 28 vv 5-9, Jeremiah is face-to-face with his opponent Hananiah who, in the previous verses, has flatly contradicted Jeremiah’s message. Hananiah is reminded that the test of a true prophet is found when their words turn out to be true. The second reading is from the letter to the Romans, chapter 6, vv 12-end And here, we are told plainly, that wrongdoing of every sort is destructive and to be avoided. The essence of life with God is living a good life. So we are to turn away from sin, and constantly turn to the living God. And the Gospel reading from St Matthew, chapter 10, vv 40 – end If we are sensitive to God’s servants, realising who they are, welcoming their message, and the quality of life within them, we will not miss out on a reward. Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. (St Matthew, chapter 10, v40) Canon Brian COLLECT O God, the protector of all who trust in you, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy: increase and multiply upon us your mercy; that with you as our ruler and guide we may so pass through things temporal that we lose not our hold on things eternal; grant this, heavenly Father, for our Lord Jesus Christ’s sake, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. All Amen READINGS Only the Gospel will be read at the morning service Jeremiah 28.5-9 Then the prophet Jeremiah spoke to the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests and all the people who were standing in the house of the Lord; and the prophet Jeremiah said, ‘Amen! May the Lord do so; may the Lord fulfil the words that you have prophesied, and bring back to this place from Babylon the vessels of the house of the Lord, and all the exiles. But listen now to this word that I speak in your hearing and in the hearing of all the people. The prophets who preceded you and me from ancient times prophesied war, famine, and pestilence against many countries and great kingdoms. As for the prophet who prophesies peace, when the word of that prophet comes true, then it will be known that the Lord has truly sent the prophet.’ This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Romans 6.12-end Therefore, do not let sin exercise dominion in your mortal bodies, to make you obey their passions. No longer present your members to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and present your members to God as instruments of righteousness. For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace. What then? Should we sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness? But thanks be to God that you, having once been slaves of sin, have become obedient from the heart to the form of teaching to which you were entrusted, and that you, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness. I am speaking in human terms because of your natural limitations. For just as you once presented your members as slaves to impurity and to greater and greater iniquity, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness for sanctification. When you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. So what advantage did you then get from the things of which you now are ashamed? The end of those things is death. But now that you have been freed from sin and enslaved to God, the advantage you get is sanctification. The end is eternal life. For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. THE GOSPEL READING Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew. Glory to you, O Lord. Matthew 10.40-end ‘Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. Whoever welcomes a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward; and whoever welcomes a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive the reward of the righteous; and whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones in the name of a disciple – truly I tell you, none of these will lose their reward.’ This is the Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ. INTERCESSIONS Holy God, and Lord of the Dance, we raise our prayers to you in the power of the Spirit which unites us with Christ Jesus trusting that you will hear our prayers and use them to accomplish your will for the world and for the church. Lord, in your Mercy: Hear our Prayer Faithful God, we pray for all people who seek to follow your way in their lives. Let your church speak your word of truth with confidence and in unity so that those who are searching and listening will be able to see and hear clearly your message of love and peace. Lord, in your Mercy: Hear our Prayer Creator God, we pray for people and nations whose troubles drown out your music of harmony and where the violent heat of anger seeks to destroy your word of peace. Lord in your mercy: hear our prayer Father God, we pray for the people around us in our neighbourhoods and our places of work. Give us sensitivity and insight into their needs and vulnerabilities so that we may learn truly to love our neighbours as ourselves. Lord in your mercy: hear our prayer Gracious God, we pray for people we know who are ill, anxious or bereaved, and for those that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens. We pray that you will lead them, and us, in peace towards healing and wholeness of mind and spirit. We pray especially for: Blake, Sam, Don, Karl, Sarah, Joanna, Holly, Hugo, Frank and Barbara, Bill, Suzanne, Christopher, Jackie, Diane, Sylvia, Mary, Gracie, Carmel, and Christine. Refugees, Prisoners, the Homeless and those who mourn. Lord in your mercy: hear our prayer Merciful God, many people die by violence, war, and famine each day. Show your mercy to those who suffer so unjustly for these sins against your love, and gather them to the eternal kingdom of peace. And we pray for all those recently departed this life, and those whose anniversaries fall at this time. Lord in your mercy: hear our prayer Loving God, we offer ourselves to you in faith and confidence. Show us as we go out into the world how we can best prepare ourselves to be part of your response to our prayers. Fill us with the Spirit of life which was in Christ Jesus, your Son and our Saviour. Merciful father: accept these prayers for the sake of your Son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen. From the Chaplaincy of the Holy Spirit Costa Blanca PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION Eternal God, comfort of the afflicted and healer of the broken, you have fed us at the table of life and hope: teach us the ways of gentleness and peace, that all the world may acknowledge the kingdom of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen NOTICES SERVICES FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS Every Tue & Thu, 5.00pm Evening Prayer on Zoom Church Open every day 10.00am – 6.00pm Sun 02 Jul 10.30am Family Eucharist 5.00pm Parish Eucharist in Church Sun 09 Jul 10.30am Parish Eucharist 5.00pm Evening Prayer on Zoom Sun 16 Jul 10.30am Parish Eucharist 3.00pm Wild Worship 5.00pm Evening Prayer on Zoom Sun 23 Jul 10.30am Parish Eucharist 5.00pm Evening Prayer on Zoom Sun 30 Jul 10.30am Parish Eucharist No Evening Service (5th Sunday) SUNDAY EVENING SERVICE Sunday evening’s service is an in-person Eucharist, in Church. Readings Jeremiah 28.5-9 Romans 6.12-end Matthew 10.40-end PLEASE PRAY FOR The Suffering: Blake, Sam, Don, Karl, Sarah, Joanna, Holly, Hugo, Frank and Barbara, Bill, Suzanne, Christopher, Jackie, Diane, Sylvia, Mary, Gracie, Carmel, and Christine. Refugees, Prisoners, the Homeless and those who mourn. The Departed: all those recently departed this life, and those whose anniversaries fall at this time. Those preparing for baptism: Poppy. Those preparing for marriage: Scott and Annette, Peter and Katie, Paul and Tracy, and Wills and Chloe. 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. We pray also for Windsor Christian Action, and the work of the Homeless Project, Street Angels, FoodShare, and The Night Shelter. Parish Cycle of Prayer: Please pray for all who live in Hermitage Lane, Longbourn, Maidenhead Road, Rays Avenue, Wells Close, Vale Road, and Buckland Crescent. Anglican Cycle of Prayer: please pray for the Church of Brasil. Please pray also for the Churches in these Dioceses: Northern Uganda (Uganda), Ughelli (Nigeria), Ukwa (Nigeria), Umuahia (Nigeria), Umzimvubu (Southern Africa), and Te Pihopatanga o Upoko o Te Ika (Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia). Please continue to pray for and support your neighbours and families in any way you can whilst keeping yourself safe.  The latest edition of the Diocese magazine Pathways is available at the back of the Church. It is also available online: https://www.oxford.anglican.org/pathways PEARL’S SPONSORED WALK FOR CURE ALZHEIMER’S ON 8TH JULY I am walking for a cure with Alzheimer’s Research UK this July because a cure is within our grasp and together we will make it happen. Donation link here: https://walk.alzheimersresearchuk.org/fundraising/Rosie-Webb11  PCC MEETING ON 18TH JULY – 7.30PM The next meeting of the PCC (Parochial Church Council) will be in-person (venue TBC) on Tuesday 18th July at 7.30pm. Minutes of the previous meeting will be recirculated beforehand, as well as the agenda for this meeting. PCC TEA AT THE RECTORY 30TH JULY – 4.00PM Revd Rosie reminds PCC members that they are invited to tea at the Rectory at 4.00pm on Sunday 30th July. There is no evening service, as it is the 5th Sunday of the month.   WINDSOR BABY BANK The Windsor Baby Bank are looking for new or clean reusable school uniform. Also they still need new pants and socks all ages please. Please give your donations to Revd Rosie. WINDSOR FOODSHARE From their Facebook and Twittter Pages: https://www.facebook.com/windsorfoodshare https://twitter.com/WindsrFoodshare CAN YOU HELP? We get less food donations in the spring and summer, even though we are still feeding the same amount of people. We are extremely low on :Tinned PulsesTinned tomatoes Tinned VegetablesTinned Fruit Tinned spaghetti.We have a permanent donation box at Tesco Superstore and also at Waitrose & Partners. So if you are shopping it is easy to pop a carton or 2 in. Or why not try our Wishlist on Common Good and Amazon. https://www.forcommongood.co.uk/…/giftr…/registry/215636 https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/23EUESGGRMAVZ… You can drop off to us on Wednesdays 9.30-1.30 or Thursdays 9.30-3.00 at Dedworth Green Baptist Church. We do not like to ask as we know times are tough for lots of people right now. Imagine if your whole street donated one tin each to us how this would help our stocks. 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. email: office@clewerparish.org Revd Rosie 01753 852334 email rector@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 |