| † St Andrews Proclaiming Christ in Clewer 13 Feb 2022 3rd Sunday before Lent  |
| THE EUCHARIST SERVICE WILL BE HELD IN PERSON AT ST ANDREWS CHURCH AT 10.30AM Dear friends, Jesus calls us to work with him to build a world of peace and happiness. Today we ask for the spirit of discernment to help us to recognise the choices we have to make if we are to be the people of God, the people that God wants us to be. The first reading is from Jeremiah, chapter 17 verses 5-10. There are two types of people – those who put their trust in human beings, and those who trust in God. The second reading from the first letter to the Corinthians chapter 15 verses 12-20. St Paul is passionate in his trust that God raised Jesus from the dead, because without that trust his whole understanding of God’s purpose collapses. And the gospel reading from St Luke chapter 6 verses 17-26. The teaching of Jesus commonly known as the beatitudes. Jesus turns expectations upside down. Those who are hungry or poor, or who weep, are blessed, whereas those who are wealthy or who rely on worldly things have received Your consolation. Canon Brian COLLECT Almighty God, who alone can bring order to the unruly wills and passions of sinful humanity: give your people grace so to love what you command and to desire what you promise, that, among the many changes of this world, our hearts may surely there be fixed where true joys are to be found; 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. All Amen READINGS Jeremiah 17.5-10 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lofty; Thus says the Lord: Cursed are those who trust in mere mortals and make mere flesh their strength, whose hearts turn away from the Lord. They shall be like a shrub in the desert, and shall not see when relief comes. They shall live in the parched places of the wilderness, in an uninhabited salt land. Blessed are those who trust in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord. They shall be like a tree planted by water, sending out its roots by the stream. It shall not fear when heat comes, and its leaves shall stay green; in the year of drought it is not anxious, and it does not cease to bear fruit. The heart is devious above all else; it is perverse – who can understand it? I the Lord test the mind and search the heart, to give to all according to their ways, according to the fruit of their doings. This is the word of the Lord. All Thanks be to God. Psalm 1 Blessed are they who have not walked in the counsel of the wicked, nor lingered in the way of sinners, nor sat in the assembly of the scornful. Their delight is in the law of the Lord and they meditate on his law day and night. Like a tree planted by streams of water bearing fruit in due season, with leaves that do not wither, whatever they do, it shall prosper. As for the wicked, it is not so with them; they are like chaff which the wind blows away. Therefore the wicked shall not be able to stand in the judgement, nor the sinner in the congregation of the righteous. For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked shall perish. 1 Corinthians 15.12-20 Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say there is no resurrection of the dead? If there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ has not been raised; and if Christ has not been raised, then our proclamation has been in vain and your faith has been in vain. We are even found to be misrepresenting God, because we testified of God that he raised Christ – whom he did not raise if it is true that the dead are not raised. For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised. If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins. Then those also who have died in Christ have perished. If for this life only we have hoped in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied. But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have died. This is the word of the Lord. All Thanks be to God. GOSPEL READING Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke. All Glory to you, O Lord. Luke 6.17-26 He came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea, Jerusalem, and the coast of Tyre and Sidon. They had come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases; and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. And all in the crowd were trying to touch him, for power came out from him and healed all of them. Then he looked up at his disciples and said: ‘Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. ‘Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you will be filled. ‘Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh. ‘Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you, revile you, and defame you on account of the Son of Man. Rejoice on that day and leap for joy, for surely your reward is great in heaven; for that is what their ancestors did to the prophets. ‘But woe to you who are rich, for you have received your consolation. ‘Woe to you who are full now, for you will be hungry. ‘Woe to you who are laughing now, for you will mourn and weep. ‘Woe to you when all speak well of you, for that is what their ancestors did to the false prophets. This is the Gospel of the Lord. All Praise to you, O Christ. INTERCESSIONS – MULLE PRICE Gracious God, we come to you again this day to a place we love and with people we care about. We thank you especially for the fact that we are free to worship you, unlike so many people who literally risk their lives in other parts of your world. Help us to look on the impossibilities of their world with the eyes of faith and pray that their circumstances will change. Lord, hear us Lord, graciously hear us Father, we pray for the many leaders, of church and state who are trying to make peace in the face of fanatics and the power besotted. We are called to change oppressive systems and human structures that work against the poor, the needy, the sick and vulnerable. We ask so much of the leaders to avoid more killing, displacement, broken families and lost children, to bring about a world in peace not a world in pieces. We ask you to give them courage and commitment, not to take the easy way out and resort to more armaments and the resultant fighting. Lord, hear us Lord, graciously hear us And help us, Father, to keep COP26 constantly in our minds as we acknowledge our failure to live responsibly as part of your creation. We have taken what we want, without considering the consequences. We have wasted and discarded, without thought for the future. Open our hearts and minds to the signs of our times, to the groaning of creation, so that we may turn from our greed and lack of vision and see a world being made anew in Jesus Christ our Lord. Lord, hear us Lord, graciously hear us Clewer seems a long way from the horrors of so many places in your world. But here too we have people with problems. We pray especially for the sick – for the children – Hugo, Blake, Reuben, Sam and Holly, for Don, Karl, Hugh and Sarah, Joanna, Pam, Frank and Barbara, for Norman, Diane and Suzanne, for Bill, Christopher, Alan, Jackie and Patricia. In a moment of silence we bring before you those we know particularly, who need your healing in whatever way you deem it …………….. And let us also remember before you the many carers in our communities, people whose lives have often been totally changed by the needs of another, and by covid. We remember also Refugees, Prisoners the Homeless and all who mourn those who have died and whose anniversaries fall at this time. And in the parish we remember Clewer Green School and its staff and for Rev Rosie and Jane who are governors. Lord, hear us Lord, graciously hear us In our Anglican Cycle of Prayer we pray for the Church of Korea. Please pray also for the Churches in these Dioceses: Kigeme (Rwanda), Kigezi (Uganda), North Kigezi (Uganda), Mount Kilimanjaro (Tanzania), Kilmore, Elphin & Ardagh (Ireland), and especially for our Link Diocese, Kimberley & Kuruman (Southern Africa). Lord,hear us Lord, graciously hear us Lastly Father, we pray for Revd Rosie and for Canon Brian in their care for us, and for our churchwarden Stuart and for Jane constantly helping out. And we pray for ourselves – we ask you to help us to be continually aware of Your presence with us, to trust You for the material things but to concentrate on the bits that matter much more. To live one day at a time and to value the day to day things, of whatever colour or shape, not just the highlights. Father, we ask you to accept these prayers for the sake of your son, Jesus Christ, our Saviour. All Amen PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION Merciful Father, who gave Jesus Christ to be for us the bread of life, that those who come to him should never hunger: draw us to the Lord in faith and love, that we may eat and drink with him at his table in the kingdom, where he is alive and reigns, now and for ever. All Amen Listen to Canon Brian’s Sermon for the 4th Sunday before Lent NOTICES SUNDAY 5.00PM EVENING PRAYER (ZOOM) BCP Evening Prayer is on Sunday at 5pm via a Zoom link. We will send out the order of service later. Readings Psalm 5 Wisdom 11.21 – 12.11 Galatians 4.8-20 SERVICES FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS Evening Prayer on Zoom, every Tuesday and Thursday at 5.00pm Church open for Private Prayer, every Wednesday 10.00am-12.00 Prayers & Bears at St Agnes every Friday at 9.30am Sun 13 Feb 10.30am 3rd Sunday Before Lent – Parish Eucharist 5.00pm Evening Prayer – Zoom Sun 20 Feb 10.30am 2rd Sunday Before Lent – Parish Eucharist 5.00pm Evening Prayer – Zoom Sun 27 Feb 10.30am Sunday Before Lent – Parish Eucharist 5.00pm Evening Prayer – Zoom Sun 06 Mar 10.30am 1st Sunday of Lent – Family Eucharist 5.00pm Eucharist – in Church COINS AND NOTES FOR KENYA Trevor Morgan is still collecting coins and notes of any type, age, or country, including the UK, to raise funds for a school in Kenya. The school has been finding things very tough recently, and really appreciates the support. LENT LUNCHES Lent is not far away! It begins on 2nd March. As in previous years we want to provide Lent Lunches at St Agnes on Saturdays in Lent. If you have previously been involved in preparing or serving these please have a think about whether your group could do so again. Signing up forms will be available at the back of the Church on Sunday. The dates are:05 March12 March19 March26 March02 April There won’t be a Lent Lunch on 09 Apr, as there is the Clewer Pilgrimage and Pilgrims’ Lunch at St Andrews. Details to follow. DEANERY SYNOD MEETING There is a Deanery Synod meeting this Tuesday 17 Feb, 7.30pm, on Zoom. PCC MEETING There is a PCC meeting this Thursday 15 Feb, 8.00pm, on Zoom. PLEASE PRAY FOR The Suffering: Blake, Sam, Reuben, Don, Karl, Hugh and Sarah, Joanna, Pam, Holly, Hugo, Frank and Barbara, Bill, Suzanne, Christopher, Jackie, Alan, Norman and Diane, and Patricia. Refugees, Prisoners, the Homeless and those who mourn. The Departed: those recently departed this life, and those whose anniversaries fall at this time. Those being Baptised: 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 work at, or take part in activities in, Legoland, Dedworth Medical Centre, Scouts, Cubs, Brownies, Guides, Thames Hospice, Guards Club, Tennis Club, and Windsor Gym. Anglican Cycle of Prayer: please pray for the Church of Korea. Please pray also for the Churches in these Dioceses: Kigeme (Rwanda), Kigezi (Uganda), North Kigezi (Uganda), Mount Kilimanjaro (Tanzania), Kilmore, Elphin & Ardagh (Ireland), and Kimberley & Kuruman (Southern Africa). Please continue to pray for and support your neighbours and families in any way you can whilst keeping yourself safe. WINDSOR FOODSHARE They need basic food please, anything welcome, especially: UHT milk Tinned meat Cooking sauces Rice Tinned tomatoes More information here: https://www.windsorfoodshare.org.uk/food-donations 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 |