| † St Andrews Proclaiming Christ in Clewer 15th June 2025 Trinity Sunday |
 “The Trinity” icon by Andrei Rublev, also known as “The Hospitality of Abraham”. It depicts three angels who visited Abraham and Sarah, symbolizing the Holy Trinity in Russian Orthodox tradition. The icon emphasizes spiritual unity, peace, harmony, mutual love, and humility. WELCOME God has spoken us into being, called us to life in Jesus and commissioning us in the power of the Holy Spirit. So this Sunday let us raise our voices in worship of the living God. The first reading is Proverbs 8, 1-4 and 22-31. The wisdom of God’s spirit is woven into the very act of creation and continues to offer guidance to those who listen to it. The second reading is Romans 5, 1-5. Reconciled to God through Jesus, we look to share his glory. Our hope is resilient through all circumstances as the Holy Spirit makes God’s love live within us. And the Gospel is John 16, 12-15. On the eve of his death, Jesus comforts his disciples. He foretells how the Holy Spirit will guide them in truth as he returns to God. Jesus is speaking on the eve of the greatest regime change ever. No mere shift of a human empire, but the dawning of the kingdom of God, the kingdom of the living God on earth. And this momentous arrival of a new world order will be ushered in through his death and resurrection. A mighty upheaval that will involve distress even as it heralds joy. So how can this unprecedented event be endured, let alone understood? And perhaps we can think about those things on Sunday morning with things for us to remember or to forget! CANON BRIAN COLLECT Almighty and everlasting God, you have given us your servants grace, by the confession of a true faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity and in the power of the divine majesty to worship the Unity: keep us steadfast in this faith, that we may evermore be defended from all adversities; 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 Proverbs 8.1-4, 22-31 Does not wisdom call, and does not understanding raise her voice? On the heights, beside the way, at the crossroads she takes her stand; beside the gates in front of the town, at the entrance of the portals she cries out: ‘To you, O people, I call, and my cry is to all that live. The Lord created me at the beginning of his work, the first of his acts of long ago. Ages ago I was set up, at the first, before the beginning of the earth. When there were no depths I was brought forth, when there were no springs abounding with water. Before the mountains had been shaped, before the hills, I was brought forth— when he had not yet made earth and fields, or the world’s first bits of soil. When he established the heavens, I was there, when he drew a circle on the face of the deep, when he made firm the skies above, when he established the fountains of the deep, when he assigned to the sea its limit, so that the waters might not transgress his command, when he marked out the foundations of the earth, then I was beside him, like a master worker; and I was daily his delight, rejoicing before him always, rejoicing in his inhabited world and delighting in the human race. This is the word of the Lord Thanks be to God Romans 5.1-5 Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand; and we boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God. And not only that, but we also boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us. This is the word of the Lord Thanks be to God Gospel Reading John 16.12-15 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John. Glory to you, O Lord. ‘I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth; for he will not speak on his own, but will speak whatever he hears, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. He will glorify me, because he will take what is mine and declare it to you. All that the Father has is mine. For this reason I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you. This is the Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ. INTERCESSIONS (from TImes & Seasons) We come boldly to the throne of grace, praying to the almighty God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit for mercy and grace. We plead before your throne in heaven. Father of heaven, whose love profound a ransom for our souls has found: We pray for the world, created by your love, for its nations and governments … Extend to them your peace, pardoning love, mercy and grace. We plead before your throne in heaven. Almighty Son, incarnate Word, our Prophet, Priest, Redeemer, Lord: We pray for the Church, created for your glory, for its ministry to reflect those works of yours … Extend to us your salvation, growth, mercy and grace. We plead before your throne in heaven. Eternal Spirit, by whose breath the soul is raised from sin and death: We pray for families and individuals, created in your image, for the lonely, the bereaved, the sick and the dying … Breathe on them the breath of life and bring them to your mercy and grace. We plead before your throne in heaven. Thrice holy! Father, Spirit, Son, Mysterious Godhead, Three in One: We pray for ourselves, for your Church, for all whom we remember before you … Bring us all to bow before your throne in heaven, to receive life and pardon, mercy and grace for all eternity, as we worship you, saying, Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Amen. POST COMMUNION Almighty and eternal God, you have revealed yourself as Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and live and reign in the perfect unity of love: hold us firm in this faith, that we may know you in all your ways and evermore rejoice in your eternal glory, who are three Persons yet one God, now and for ever. Amen NOTICES Listen to Revd Rosie’s Sermon for last Sunday LISTEN EVENING SERVICE ON SUNDAY The Evening service at St Andrews is Evening Prayer at 5.00pm. Readings Psalm 73.1-3,16-end Exodus 3.1-15 John 3.1-17 SERVICES FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS Church open every day 10.00am until 6.00pm Evening Prayer via Zoom at 5.00pm Tuesdays and Thursdays Morning Prayer on Wednesdays at 8.00am in Church Sun 15 Jun 10:30am Parish Eucharist – Trinity Sunday 3.00pm Wild Worship 5.00pm Evening Prayer Thu 19 Jun 12.00 Eucharist – Corpus Christi – Day of Thanksgiving for Holy Communion Sun 22 Jun 10:30am Parish Eucharist – 1st Sunday after Trinity 5.00pm Evening Prayer Sun 29 Jun 10:30am Parish Eucharist – 2nd Sunday after Trinity 3.00pm Worship Explorers – Childrens’ Church No evening service (5th Sunday) Sun 06 Jul 10:30am All Age Eucharist – 3rd Sunday after Trinity 5.00pm Eucharist PLEASE PRAY FOR The Suffering: Sam, Matt, Al, Sharon, Vivienne, Stef, John F, Joanna, Jane P, Tom B, Val, and Bronwyn. Refugees, Prisoners, the Homeless and those who mourn. The Departed: all those recently departed this life, and those whose anniversaries fall at this time. Baptisms: Lewis and Iris. 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, FoodShare, and 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 Clarence Road, Trevelyan Estate, Helston Lane, Green Lane, Clewer Avenue, Clewer New Town, and Birchington Road. Anglican Cycle of Prayer: please pray for The Church of Mexico. Please pray also for the Churches in these Dioceses: the Murray (Australia), Muyinga (Burundi), Mytikyina (Myanmar (Burma)), Mzimvubu (Southern Africa), Nagpur (North India), and Nairobi (Kenya).Please continue to pray for and support your neighbours and families in any way you can whilst keeping yourself safe. UPCOMING EVENTS Churches Count on Nature runs from 7th June – 15 June 2025 (see below) Wild Worship Sunday 15th June at 3.00pm (see below) Corpus Christi Thursday 19 June 12.00 – Eucharist for the Day of Thanksgiving for Holy Communion (see below) Coffee and More Wednesday 2nd July 10.00am (see below) Churchyard tidies are being organised, please keep an eye out for dates, and help when you can.  Churches Count on Nature runs from 7th June – 15 June 2025 Help us to record nature in this churchyard by taking pictures of what you see and posting them on the ‘ClewerStAndrews CountOnNature’ WhatsApp group. You can join group using this link: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DQmQGTdcK5jA9ev5TGsSep Or record on iNaturalist and add the sightings to the ‘Beautiful Burial Grounds’ project. Or write your sightings down on the forms in church. Let’s see what we can spot in 9 days! CORPUS CHRISTI Corpus Christi is the day of thanksgiving for Holy Communion. The Eucharist or Holy Communion is the sacrament through which we receive the body and blood of Jesus.Canon Brian has recorded a piece about the day which you can listen to below. We hope that you will be able to join us on Thursday at 12 o’clock. . LISTEN  A big thank you to everyone for going to the CTW Pentecost Picnic and Praise in the Park last Sunday. A great celebration, the Salvation Army band from Maidenhead did us proud. Save the date for next year: 24 May 2026   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 URGENT APPEAL We’re running low on some essential items at Windsor Foodshare and need your help! If you can donate, we’d be so grateful for:  Tinned Pasta Tinned Pulses Tinned Fruit Jars of Sauces Biscuits Strong Carrier BagsThere 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 January 2025 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 |