| † St Andrews Proclaiming Christ in Clewer 22 November 2025 Christ the King |
 WELCOME The last Sunday before Advent That means this is the last Sunday of the church year – start making your New Year’s resolutions now! This week is the last time we read from Luke’s Gospel. From next week, we move into a new year and Matthew takes centre stage. It is also Stir up Sunday! And it is the last of Remember November, when we have remembered saints, souls, war and peace and now we remember that Christ is our King! Our focus for our worship today is confession but it is only through acknowledgement and repentance that we’re able to draw close to Christ our King, who we honour and celebrate. The first reading is Jeremiah 23.1-6 a stern warning to the shepherds to destroy and scatter sheep is followed by God’s promise to gather the flock back into the fold where they will be tended by “shepherds who will shepherd them” and raise “a righteous branch” of the line of David. The second reading is Colossians 1.11-20 a beautiful prayer for the Christians of the church at Colossae wishing them strength, endurance, patience and gratitude. The writer describes Christ as the image of God in whom all things are created through whom God reconciles all things in heaven and earth. The gospel reading is Luke 23.33-43 the crucifixion of Jesus, his clothing is divided up, he is ridiculed and offered sour wine. To either side of him hangs a criminal one joins in dividing Jesus only to be rebuked by the other who then pleads with Jesus for mercy he’s rewarded for his faith with a promise of a place in paradise. Blessings for your week. Revd Rosie and Canon Brian SUNDAY SERVICES 23RD NOV LAST SUNDAY BEFORE ADVENT – CHRIST THE KING 10:30am Parish Eucharist NO 5PM EVENING PRAYER THIS WEEK 6.00pm Churches Together Windsor AGM – Windsor Methodist Church 6.30pm Churches Together Windsor Song of Praise COLLECT Eternal Father, whose Son Jesus Christ ascended to the throne of heaven that he might rule over all things as Lord and King: keep the Church in the unity of the Spirit and in the bond of peace, and bring the whole created order to worship at his feet; who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen READINGS Jeremiah 23.1-61 Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! says the LORD. 2Therefore, 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. 3Then 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. 4I 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.5The 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. 6In 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.’ Colossians 1.11-20 11May you be made strong with all the strength that comes from his glorious power, and may you be prepared to endure everything with patience, while joyfully 12giving thanks to the Father, who has enabled you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light. 13He has rescued us from the power of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of his beloved Son, 14in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.15He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation; 16for in him all things in heaven and on earth were created, things visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or powers—all things have been created through him and for him. 17He himself is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18He is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he might come to have first place in everything. 19For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, 20and through him God was pleased to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, by making peace through the blood of his cross. Luke 23.33-43 33When they came to the place that is called The Skull, they crucified Jesus there with the criminals, one on his right and one on his left. 34Then Jesus said, ‘Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.’ And they cast lots to divide his clothing. 35And the people stood by, watching; but the leaders scoffed at him, saying, ‘He saved others; let him save himself if he is the Messiah of God, his chosen one!’ 36The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and offering him sour wine, 37and saying, ‘If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!’ 38There was also an inscription over him, ‘This is the King of the Jews.’39One of the criminals who were hanged there kept deriding him and saying, ‘Are you not the Messiah? Save yourself and us!’ 40But the other rebuked him, saying, ‘Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? 41And we indeed have been condemned justly, for we are getting what we deserve for our deeds, but this man has done nothing wrong.’ 42Then he said, ‘Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.’ 43He replied, ‘Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise.’ NOTICES PLEASE PRAY FOR The Suffering: Paul, Diana, Norman, Hilary, Matt, Al,Vivienne, Stef, John F, Joanna, Tom B and Val. Refugees, Prisoners, the Homeless and those who mourn. The Departed: Diane Iley,David Townley,Tracy Mitchell and all those recently departed this life and those whose anniversaries fall at this time. Baptisms: 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, and FoodShare, under the umbrella of 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 Little Buntings, Tyrell Gardens, Duncroft, Perrycroft, Ryecroft, Rydings, Ellison Close and Addington Close. Anglican Cycle of Prayer: please pray for The Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. Please pray also for the Churches in these Dioceses: Riverina (Australia), Rochester (England), Rochester (USA), Rockhampton (Australia), Rokon (South Sudan), and Rorya (Tanzania).Please continue to pray for and support your neighbours and families. FUNERALSDiane Iley – 25th November at 11.30am – St Andrews Clewer  A huge well done to everyone involved in our Macmillan Coffee Morning raising funds for Macmillan Cancer Support. A speical big thank you to Maureen and Beverly for serving the refreshments and organising the event.  Ahead of our St Andrews Day Fair (29th Nov) we need your help in collecting items to support our fundraising efforts – these need to be in church by Friday 28th Nov. Specifically:Filled Jars – this is for our Jar stall, they could be filled with sweets, crafty items, toys anything that you’d like to includeBottles and Chocolate donations for our tombola stallsPlease also consider if you have an item, or can ask your friends and family for things that can be used in our raffle Also, we need help manning stalls, making refreshments and welcoming people to St Andrews during the Fair. If you’re able to spare sometime between 11am-3pm on 29th Nov please let Emilie know or email office@clewerparish.org Thank you for all your help making this a success and raise much needed funds for our church! Please download the Church of Englands EverydayFaith app ahead of Advent this year. This will be a unique Advent resource exploring the symbolism behind the hymn ‘O Come Emmanuel’ that’ll be great to follow along with together. This will replace our previous WhatsApp Advent daily messages. SERVICES FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS Evening Prayer via Zoom at 5.00pm Tuesdays and Thursdays Morning Prayer on Wednesdays at 8.00am in Church Prayers & Bears – Early Years Liturgy on Fridays at 9.30am in Church The church is open for private prayer 10.00am-dusk daily Sun 23 Nov – Christ the King Festival 10:30am Parish Eucharist NO 5PM EVENING PRAYER THIS WEEK 6.00pm Churches Together Windsor AGM – Windsor Methodist Church 6.30pm Churches Together Windsor Songs of Praise – Windsor Methodist Church Sun 30 Nov – St Andrews Day / 1st Sunday of Advent 10:30am Parish Eucharist – St Andrews Day 5.00pm Advent Carols Sun 07 Dec – 2nd Sunday of Advent 10:30am All Age Eucharist 5.00pm Eucharist Sun 14 Dec – 3rd Sunday of Advent 10:30am Parish Eucharist 5.00pm 9 Lessons & Carols + Churchyard Light Switch On UPCOMING EVENTS & ACTIVITIES Prayers & Bears – Early Years Liturgy has restarted Friday’s at 9.30am – please share with those who might like to join CTW Songs of Praise at Windsor Methodist Church Sunday 23rd November 6pm AGM followed by Songs of Praise at 6.30pm St Andrews Day (Christmas) Fair Saturday 29th November 11am-3pm – we are still to collect items for the fair please consider donations for the raffle and chocolate tombola or volunteering to man stalls and make refreshements. Advent Carols by Candlelight Sunday 30th November at 5pm – this will include the sending out of the parish posada Midweek Advent Eucharist followed by lunch on 3rd, 10th and 17th December Date for the diary Community Walk in aid of St Andrews 6th December Decorate a Christmas Tree in the Churchyard w/c 7th December ahead of the Churchyard Light Switch On Sunday 14th December – community groups and families across the parish decorate a tree, if you’d like book one please email office@clewerparish.org The Alma Beacon Cold Weather Night Shelter 2025/2026 run by the Windsor Homeless Project are looking for volunteers from Monday 15th December 2025 to Sunday 29th March 2026 to help run the shelter. More details and information can be found here. CHURCH GIVING Thank you to everyone who continues to contribute to our church financially as well as through their time and skills. As we see our congregation grow and our community events increase we invite you to prayerfully consider how you might support this ongoing growth. Every contribution helps us serve our parish here in Clewer. Finance Details Parish Giving Scheme – where one off payments or regular giving can be set up. Alternatively, financial contributions can be paid 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         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 |