| † St Andrews Proclaiming Christ in Clewer 09 July 2023 The Fifth Sunday after Trinity |
 Helping Others WELCOME God’s nature and mercy are revealed in the person of Jesus Christ. So we come to him in our worship this Sunday in response to Christ’s invitation to walk with him and learn from him. The first reading is from Zechariah, chapter 9, vv 9-12 Here Zechariah the prophet foretells the coming of the Messianic king who will subdue warring nations and establish a kingdom of peace. God’s people will know the joy of full deliverance and restoration. The second reading is from the letter to the Romans. chapter 7, vv 15-25 St Paul expresses his internal conflict. His decision to obey God’s law is continually overthrown by his sinful natures’s desire. Only Jesus’ power, not his own effort, can set him free. And the gospel reading is from St Matthew, chapter 11, vv 16-19, 25- end Jesus laments the spiritual dullness of God’s people, but rejoices that those willing to receive him as God’s son and the way to the Father. He invites the oppressed to draw close, promising them rest in his loving presence. And perhaps we should keep in mind Matthew, chapter 11, v 28 “Come to me all that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens and I will give you rest”. Jesus urges us not to be afraid. His desire is for us to walk lightly in his company. Canon Brian COLLECT Almighty and everlasting God, by whose Spirit the whole body of the Church is governed and sanctified: hear our prayer which we offer for all your faithful people, that in their vocation and ministry they may serve you in holiness and truth to the glory of your name; through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. All Amen READINGS Zechariah 9.9-12 Rejoice greatly, O daughter Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter Jerusalem! Lo, your king comes to you; triumphant and victorious is he, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. He will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the warhorse from Jerusalem; and the battle-bow shall be cut off, and he shall command peace to the nations; his dominion shall be from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth. As for you also, because of the blood of my covenant with you, I will set your prisoners free from the waterless pit. Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; today I declare that I will restore to you double. This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Romans 7.15-25a I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate. Now if I do what I do not want, I agree that the law is good. But in fact it is no longer I that do it, but sin that dwells within me. For I know that nothing good dwells within me, that is, in my flesh. I can will what is right, but I cannot do it. For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I do. Now if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I that do it, but sin that dwells within me. So I find it to be a law that when I want to do what is good, evil lies close at hand. For I delight in the law of God in my inmost self, but I see in my members another law at war with the law of my mind, making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members. Wretched man that I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, with my mind I am a slave to the law of God, but with my flesh I am a slave to the law of sin. 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 11.16-19, 25-end ‘But to what will I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the market-places and calling to one another, “We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we wailed, and you did not mourn.”For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, “He has a demon”; the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, “Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax-collectors and sinners!” Yet wisdom is vindicated by her deeds.’ At that time Jesus said, ‘I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent and have revealed them to infants; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will. All things have been handed over to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. ‘Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.’ This is the Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ. INTERCESSIONS Everlasting God, we bring our prayers to you, Lord of all nations, asking that your blessing of love and peace may be known to all people everywhere. Help us to bear abundant fruit from the seeds of potential that you have planted within us. Lord, in your Mercy: hear our Prayer Holy God, we pray for your church, especially for the people you have called to be prophets and teachers in our generation. We pray that they will be strengthened and protected by the Holy Spirit and that through them your Church will reveal the good news of salvation and draw all people together under your rule of justice and mercy. Lord, in your Mercy: hear our Prayer Creator God, we are your chosen stewards of this beautiful world; you provide us with seed and soil to sow them in but sometimes we abuse this privilege and so we look to you for forgiveness for the damage we have done to this earth and pray that you would show us ways of healing the wounds that we have inflicted on the land, ourselves and on each other. Lord, in your Mercy: hear our Prayer Father God, we pray that in our communities all will be welcome and accepted regardless of nationality, colour, gender or status and that we will seek always to serve you and our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, in one another. Lord, in your Mercy: hear our Prayer Gracious God, we raise before you all those who seek healing of body, mind or spirit asking that they will sense the touch of your loving hands and feel your peace and presence alongside them, each and every step of their journey towards healing and wholeness. 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 Loving God, we remember before you all those who have died. May they see your salvation and find their peace and final rest in you and we especially pray for those who were a formative part of our lives, who made us who we are and who we still miss. We pray for all those recently departed this life, and those whose anniversaries fall at this time. Lord, in your Mercy: hear our Prayer Faithful God, we offer you these prayers for ourselves and for others. We ask you to accept them and to use them, and us so that your will may be done on earth and more of your kingdom revealed to those who seek you. 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 Grant, O Lord, we beseech you, that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered by your governance, that your Church may joyfully serve you in all godly quietness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen Listen to Canon Brian’s Sermon last Sunday evening LISTEN 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 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 PRAYER Sunday evening’s service is Evening Prayer, via Zoom. Readings Psalm 56 2 Samuel 1-11 and 3.1 Luke 18.31-19.10 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. Weddings in July: Wills and Chloe, Katie and Peter, Scott and Annette. 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 Burundi. Please pray also for the Churches in these Dioceses: Uruguay (South America), Utah (USA), Uyo (Nigeria), Valparaíso (Chile), Vanuatu and New Caledonia (Melanesia), and Vellore (South India).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 The total raised will be known next week. *** BREAKING NEWS ***  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.  On Saturday 12th August Kerith Church will be hosting a Charity Family Fun Day at Kerith Windsor (Fairacres Industrial Estate, Dedworth Rd, Windsor SL4 4LE) between 12-3pm. The main focus for raising the money will be for Windsor Foodshare. To raise the money they will be holding a jumble sale, people will have to pay a pitch fee and anyone that wants to look around the stalls will have to pay an entrance fee, all that money will go towards Foodshare. Any money the sellers make will be theirs or they can choose to donate that too. Spaces to sell at the jumble sale are limited and anyone wanting to have a pitch will have to get in touch socialmedia@kerith.church On top of raising money for Foodshare, they’re hoping that other charities/ministries might want to get involved and raise money for their causes through different means such as tombolas, tuck shops, and more.   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 |