| † St Andrews Proclaiming Christ in Clewer 21 July 2024 8th Sunday after Trinity |
 Confirmation, 17 Jul 2024WELCOME The 8th Sunday after Trinity. The first reading, Jeremiah 23, verses 1 to 6 Israel’s rulers have failed in their task, and so the Lord will provide for the people a new kind of wise and righteous leader. The second reading, Ephesians 2, verses 11 to the end God has created a household where all God’s people, whether Jews or Gentiles, are united in fellowship with Jesus. The Gospel, Mark 6, verses 30 to 34 and 53 to the end Jesus and his disciples give up their rest time out of compassion for the people who need them. Jesus showed us that at the centre of our universe, there is compassion. Our ultimate ruler is not a demanding tyrant, but a loving heart. Whoever we are, whatever we do, God cares about us. When we make a mess of our lives, when we fail to care for our planet, when we hurt other people, God has compassion. Jesus showed us in his own life and death the lengths to which God, the living God, is prepared to go to be our shepherd, to look after us, to lead us to a place of peace, a place of rest. Canon Brian COLLECT Almighty Lord and everlasting God, we beseech you to direct, sanctify and govern both our hearts and bodies in the ways of your laws and the works of your commandments; that through your most mighty protection, both here and ever, we may be preserved in body and soul; 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. Amen READINGS Jeremiah 23.1-6 Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! says the Lord. Therefore, thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, concerning the shepherds who shepherd my people: It is you who have scattered my flock, and have driven them away, and you have not attended to them. So I will attend to you for your evil doings, says the Lord. Then I myself will gather the remnant of my flock out of all the lands where I have driven them, and I will bring them back to their fold, and they shall be fruitful and multiply. I will raise up shepherds over them who will shepherd them, and they shall not fear any longer, or be dismayed, nor shall any be missing, says the Lord. The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. In his days Judah will be saved and Israel will live in safety. And this is the name by which he will be called: ‘The Lord is our righteousness.’ This is the word of the Lord Thanks be to God Ephesians 2.11-end So then, remember that at one time you Gentiles by birth, called ‘the uncircumcision’ by those who are called ‘the circumcision’ – a physical circumcision made in the flesh by human hands – remember that you were at that time without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. For he is our peace; in his flesh he has made both groups into one and has broken down the dividing wall, that is, the hostility between us. He has abolished the law with its commandments and ordinances, so that he might create in himself one new humanity in place of the two, thus making peace, and might reconcile both groups to God in one body through the cross, thus putting to death that hostility through it. So he came and proclaimed peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near; for through him both of us have access in one Spirit to the Father. So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are citizens with the saints and also members of the household of God, built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone. In him the whole structure is joined together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord; in whom you also are built together spiritually into a dwelling-place for God. This is the word of the Lord Thanks be to God Gospel Reading Mark 6.30-34, 53-end Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark. Glory to you, O Lord. The apostles gathered around Jesus, and told him all that they had done and taught. He said to them, ‘Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while.’ For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat. And they went away in the boat to a deserted place by themselves. Now many saw them going and recognized them, and they hurried there on foot from all the towns and arrived ahead of them. As he went ashore, he saw a great crowd; and he had compassion for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things. When they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret and moored the boat. When they got out of the boat, people at once recognized him, and rushed about that whole region and began to bring the sick on mats to wherever they heard he was. And wherever he went, into villages or cities or farms, they laid the sick in the market-places, and begged him that they might touch even the fringe of his cloak; and all who touched it were healed. This is the Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ. INTERCESSIONS Holy God out of your goodness, Jesus revealed himself as “The Good Shepherd” and supplied the needs of a great crowd. In this time of prayer we thank you for supplying all our needs and offer you the love of our hearts as we pray for our Church and for our Parish; for the youngest to the oldest; for those of certain faith and for those who struggle with doubts. Lord, in your Mercy: Hear our Prayer Creator God we pray for those throughout the world who are physically hungry. We know that so many of the world’s people lack enough nourishment; help us to be diligent in prayer and generous in giving to those agencies which try to alleviate their suffering. Lord, in your Mercy: Hear our Prayer Father God, we raise before you our homes and our relationships for you to work in. We thank you for the community of which we are part; for those who share with us in its activities, for all who serve its varied interests. Help us, to make our own contribution to the community and to learn to be good neighbours at all times. Lord, in your Mercy: Hear our Prayer Loving God we place in your hands those who are sick. We ask that you ease their pain, and heal the damage they are suffering in body, mind or spirit. Be present with them through the support of friends and in the care of doctors and nurses. Lord, in your Mercy: Hear our Prayer Merciful God we offer our thanks for lives well lived but now come to an end. Be close to those bereaved by their passing and console them with your unfailing love. Lord, in your Mercy: Hear our Prayer Faithful God, through these prayers we offer afresh our lives as well as our words; send us out into the world determined that each moment from now on becomes an offering of love for 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 POST COMMUNION Strengthen for service, Lord, the hands that have taken holy things; may the ears which have heard your word be deaf to clamour and dispute; may the tongues which have sung your praise be free from deceit; may the eyes which have seen the tokens of your love shine with the light of hope; and may the bodies which have been fed with your body be refreshed with the fullness of your life; glory to you for ever. Amen Listen to Canon Brian’s Sermon last Sunday Listen NOTICES EVENING SERVICE ON SUNDAY Our Sunday Evening Service is Evening Prayer at 5.00pm. Readings Psalm 73[.21-end] Job 13.13-14.6 Hebrews 1.5-end SERVICES FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS Church Open every day 10.00am to 6.00pm Tuesdays and Thursdays 5.00pm, Evening Prayer via Zoom (not in August) Sun 21 Jul 10.30am Parish Eucharist – 8th Sunday after Trinity 3.00pm Wild Worship 5.00pm Evening Prayer Sun 28 Jul 10.30am Parish Eucharist – 9th Sunday after Trinity 5.00pm Evening Prayer Sun 04 Aug 10.30am All Age Family Eucharist -10th Sunday after Trinity 5.00pm Eucharist Sun 11 Aug 10.30am Parish Eucharist – 11th Sunday after Trinity PLEASE PRAY FOR The Suffering: Vivienne, Stef, John, Joanna, John B, and Jane P. Refugees, Prisoners, the Homeless and those who mourn. The Departed: Leslie Green, and all those recently departed this life, and those whose anniversaries fall at this time. Baptisms in July: Lucas, Nala. Community Prayers: Clewer Green School, all the staff, pupils, staff and governors, during eh summer holidays. The 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. 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 Nippon Sei Ko Kai (The Church in Japan). Please pray also for the Churches in these Dioceses: Harare (Central Africa), Hawaii (USA), Hereford (England), Southern Highlands (Tanzania), Highveld (Southern Africa), and Eastern Himalayas (North India). Please continue to pray for and support your neighbours and families in any way you can whilst keeping yourself safe.   Printed copies of the above leaflet are available in Church. Note that past and cancelled events are not shown here. A summary of future events follows: Key to Events Blue- Social events Amber- Children and Families Green- Creation/Environment Black- Liturgy July 21st 3pm Wild Worship: butterflies and flower fairies August 7th 10am My Time outing to the Café by the Lake/ Thames Hospice 12th 8.30pm Creation Meditation Bat Watch 21st 3pm Churchyard Teas 27th to 30th 10am – 12pm Family Activity Week September 1st 10.30am Back to School Sunday/blessings backpacks 4th 10am My Time outing to Windsor Farm Shop 15th 3pm Wild Worship: Michaelmas 17th 10am Coffee and more in church 22nd Dawn Creation Meditation Autumn Equinox 27th 3.45 – 5pm Children’s Pop-Up Café 29th 3pm Children’s Church (5th Sunday of the month)    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 CAN YOU HELP? We are running very low in stock on several items. One of these is tinned meat – corned beef, stewed steak, meatballs, canned ham (e.g. Spam) etc. 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 two 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… We still ask that any food donations for Windsor Foodshare are dropped into Dedworth Green Baptist church as this will still be our main base. Click here for the Windsor Foodshare April 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 |