| † St Andrews Proclaiming Christ in Clewer 21 August 2022 The 10th Sunday after Trinity |
 Jesus heals a woman who cannot straighten her back. THE EUCHARIST SERVICE IS IN ST ANDREWS CHURCH AT 10.30Welcome First Reading: Isaiah 58, 9-14 Isaiah speaks of future hope, the rebuilding of what is destroyed in the nourishing of land that is parched. But it’s linked to a command to live justly, humbly and mercifully. Second Reading: Hebrews 12, 18-29 God is a consuming fire. We’re right to be terrified. But through the grace that is ours through Jesus Christ we can come safely to Him, taking our place amongst God’s people in the heavenly city. Gospel Reading: Luke 13, 10-17 On the Sabbath, in the synagogue, Jesus heals a woman with an ailment that has afflicted her for 18 years. The crowds are delighted, the religious leaders are angered. Notice the depth of God’s mercy in our gospel reading. How Jesus notices the distress of a woman who makes no demand, and reaches out to heal her. Such mercy, such compassion, such love, such absolute understanding are at the very heart of the living God. And we see clearly in a woman who stands up straight after years of pain and quite straightforwardly praises him. Canon Brian COLLECT Let your merciful ears, O Lord, be open to the prayers of your humble servants; and that they may obtain their petitions make them to ask such things as shall please you; 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 Isaiah 58.9b-end Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer; you shall cry for help, and he will say, Here I am. If you remove the yoke from among you, the pointing of the finger, the speaking of evil, if you offer your food to the hungry and satisfy the needs of the afflicted,then your light shall rise in the darkness and your gloom be like the noonday. The Lord will guide you continually, and satisfy your needs in parched places, and make your bones strong;and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of water, whose waters never fail. Your ancient ruins shall be rebuilt; you shall raise up the foundations of many generations;you shall be called the repairer of the breach, the restorer of streets to live in. If you refrain from trampling the sabbath, from pursuing your own interests on my holy day;if you call the sabbath a delight and the holy day of the Lord honourable;if you honour it, not going your own ways, serving your own interests, or pursuing your own affairs; then you shall take delight in the Lord, and I will make you ride upon the heights of the earth;I will feed you with the heritage of your ancestor Jacob, for the mouth of the Lord has spoken. This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Psalm 80.1-2, 9-end 1 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me bless his holy name. 2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits; 3 Who forgives all your sins and heals all your infirmities; 4 Who redeems your life from the Pit and crowns you with faithful love and compassion; 5 Who satisfies you with good things, so that your youth is renewed like an eagle’s. 6 The Lord executes righteousness and judgement for all who are oppressed. 7 He made his ways known to Moses and his works to the children of Israel. 8 The Lord is full of compassion and mercy, slow to anger and of great kindness. Hebrews 12.18-end You have not come to something that can be touched, a blazing fire, and darkness, and gloom, and a tempest, and the sound of a trumpet, and a voice whose words made the hearers beg that not another word be spoken to them. (For they could not endure the order that was given, ‘If even an animal touches the mountain, it shall be stoned to death.’ Indeed, so terrifying was the sight that Moses said, ‘I tremble with fear.’) But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering, and to the assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel. See that you do not refuse the one who is speaking; for if they did not escape when they refused the one who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject the one who warns from heaven! At that time his voice shook the earth; but now he has promised, ‘Yet once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heaven.’ This phrase ‘Yet once more’ indicates the removal of what is shaken—that is, created things—so that what cannot be shaken may remain. Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us give thanks, by which we offer to God an acceptable worship with reverence and awe; for indeed our God is a consuming fire. This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. GOSPEL READING Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke. Glory to you, O Lord. Luke 13.10-17 Now he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. And just then there appeared a woman with a spirit that had crippled her for eighteen years. She was bent over and was quite unable to stand up straight. When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said, ‘Woman, you are set free from your ailment.’ When he laid his hands on her, immediately she stood up straight and began praising God. But the leader of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had cured on the sabbath, kept saying to the crowd, ‘There are six days on which work ought to be done; come on those days and be cured, and not on the sabbath day.’ But the Lord answered him and said, ‘You hypocrites! Does not each of you on the sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from the manger, and lead it away to give it water? And ought not this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen long years, be set free from this bondage on the sabbath day?’ When he said this, all his opponents were put to shame; and the entire crowd was rejoicing at all the wonderful things that he was doing. This is the Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ. INTERCESSIONS Everlasting God, forgive us for overlooking your power and trying to live in our own strength. Help us to understand that we can’t do it on our own, and thank you for providing everything that we need. Lord, in your mercy: hear our prayer Holy God, we ask for your blessing upon this congregation and upon this church, praying for your presence to be seen vividly in what we and our brothers and sisters in Christ do each day. We pray that your joy and your love will flow freely in us and through us as we take up our cross and follow wherever you lead us. Lord, in your mercy: hear our prayer Creator God, thank you for investing so heavily in us and in the world in which we live. Help us to see that there is no one who can love us like you do. Help us to focus our priorities and our thoughts on heavenly things, as well as placing our treasures in heaven. May this way of thinking be seen in the leaders of the world, where, so often, we see greed and graft overshadowing the needs of the poor and needy. Lord, in your mercy: hear our prayer Father God, thank you for our friends and families. We especially pray for all who visit our area, and for all who cater for them as they enjoy their holidays. Lord, in your mercy: hear our prayer Gracious God, we pray for those who are sick. As time drags on and answers seem far away, teach them and us, to find help in you and your presence and enable them to endure and to trust in you. Lord, in your mercy: hear our prayer Faithful God, when someone we know dies, help us to praise your gracious will, for in Christ Jesus you have saved us from death and opened for us the hidden ways of your love. Lord, in your mercy: hear our prayer Loving God, receive these prayers and transform us through them, that we may have eyes to see and hearts to understand not only what you do on our behalf, but what you call us to do on your behalf. Merciful father: accept these prayers for the sake of your Son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen Costa Blanca Anglican Chaplaincy PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION God of our pilgrimage, you have willed that the gate of mercy should stand open for those who trust in you: look upon us with your favour that we who follow the path of your will may never wander from the way of life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen Listen to Canon Brian’s Sermon last Sunday NOTICES SUNDAY EVENING PRAYER BCP Evening Prayer is on Sunday at 5pm via a Zoom link. We will send out the order of service later. Readings Psalm 119.49-72 Isaiah 30.6-21 2 Corinthians 9 SERVICES FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS No Evening Prayer on Tuesday and Thursday in August Church open for Private Prayer, every Wednesday 10.00am-12.00 Sun 21 Aug 10.30am 10th Sunday after Trinity – Parish Eucharist 5.00pm Evening Prayer – Zoom Sun 28 Aug 10.30am 11th Sunday after Trinity – Family Eucharist 5.00pm Evening Prayer – Zoom Sun 04 Sep 10.30am 12th Sunday after Trinity – Family Eucharist (Back to School) 5.00pm Eucharist – in Church Sun 11 Sep 10.30am 13th Sunday after Trinity – Parish Eucharist 5.00pm Evening Prayer – Zoom PRAYERS & BEARS Prayers and Bears is now taking a break. NEXT CHURCHYARD TIDY The next, and end of season, churchyard tidy is 08 Oct 10.00am-12.00 AWAYDAY The PCC are having an awayday, a quiet day at Burnham Abbey on 10 September, all day. There are still a few places for non PCC members, so if you would like to join us, please let Revd Rosie know. PLEASE PRAY FOR The Suffering: Blake, Sam, Reuben, Don, Karl, Hugh and Sarah, Joanna, Pam, Holly, Hugo, Frank and Barbara, Bill, Suzanne, Christopher, Jackie, Norman and Diane, Frank, and Louise. Refugees, Prisoners, the Homeless and those who mourn. The Departed: Patricia, and all those recently departed this life, and those whose anniversaries fall at this time. Those baptised this month: Margot 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 live or work in Shirley Avenue, Kingsbury Mews, Rutherford Close, West Crescent, East Crescent, Hatch Lane, and Firs Avenue. Anglican Cycle of Prayer: please pray for the Episcopal / Anglican Province of Alexandria. Please pray also for the Churches in these Dioceses: Southeastern Mexico and Western Mexico, Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Northern Michigan, and Western Michigan (USA).Please continue to pray for and support your neighbours and families in any way you can whilst keeping yourself safe. WINDSOR FOODSHARE From their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/windsorfoodshare We are currently running low on long life milk , gravy granules and tinned fruit. All items can be dropped off to the church: Dedworth Green Baptist Church, Smiths Lane, Windsor, SL4 5PE 9.30am-1.30pm Wednesdays 9.30am -3.00pm Thursdays. or alternatively they can be brought from our Amazon wish list. The address they are delivered to are saved to Amazon to make your life a little easier 😀. https://amzn.to/3a1IMAk Thankyou all for your continued support and for helping to feed local families. More information, and to donate online: https://www.windsorfoodshare.org.uk/food-donations Did you know that Windsor Foodshare has its own just giving page. If you are donating with just giving don’t forget to tick the gift aid box that way we get an extra 25% on top of your donation. Every single penny we get given goes to help feed local families. https://www.justgiving.com/windsorfoodshare 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 |