| † St Andrews Proclaiming Christ in Clewer 31 October 2021 – All Saints & All Souls Parish Eucharist  From the All Saints Day display at Clewer Green School To see more please follow this link https://www.standrewsclewer.org/clewer-green-school-all-saints-day-display-oct-2021 THE MORNING SERVICE WILL BE HELD IN PERSON AT ST ANDREWS CHURCH AT 10.30AM Welcome This weekend the clocks go back, the darkness now starts creeping in. There is also a turn in the church calendar, All Saints to Christ the King, we now enter Kingdom Season and the season of Remembrance. So we begin by remembering the Saints, all those people of faith who gave their life to Jesus and were determined to make a difference in the world. Yes, we are all saints and we are also all sinners. We have failed in so many ways: failed to care for God’s creation, our planet; failed to care for our neighbour, failed to care for ourselves. All of life is light and dark, good and evil, you and me, them and us, past, present and future. What difference did those saints make in their time? Can we learn from them? Does their story still speak to us today? Our picture this week comes from our church school, Clewer Green. Each class has studied and reflected on a particular saint. My favourite, of course, is St Francis. So much of what St Francis did is still utterly relevant today, caring for all creatures great and small, for all creation, so that there is a future for all to enjoy. As COP26 begins its conference this weekend, NOW is the time to make a difference. It is all our duty to care for our planet so that when the children who are now at school, become grandparents, there is a sustainable planet for them to live and grow and flourish in. When we have long gone, will our story of this time still be told, will our lives, our decisions make a difference in the future? Blessings Revd Rosie Prayer for the COP26 climate summit (CAFOD) Loving God, we praise your name with all you have created. You are present in the whole universe, and in the smallest of creatures. We acknowledge the responsibilities you have placed upon us as stewards of your creation. May the Holy Spirit inspire all political leaders at COP26 as they seek to embrace the changes needed to foster a more sustainable society. Instil in them the courage and gentleness to implement fairer solutions for the poorest and most vulnerable and commit their nations to the care of Our Common Home. We ask this through Our Lord Jesus Christ your Son. Amen |
| Collect – The Prayer of the day Almighty God, you have knit together your elect in one communion and fellowship in the mystical body of your Son Christ our Lord: grant us grace so to follow your blessed saints in all virtuous and godly living that we may come to those inexpressible joys that you have prepared for those who truly love 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. Amen. Readings Isaiah 25.6-9 On this mountain the Lord of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of rich food, a feast of well-matured wines, of rich food filled with marrow, of well-matured wines strained clear. And he will destroy on this mountain the shroud that is cast over all peoples, the sheet that is spread over all nations; he will swallow up death for ever. Then the Lord God will wipe away the tears from all faces, and the disgrace of his people he will take away from all the earth, for the Lord has spoken. It will be said on that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, so that he might save us. This is the Lord for whom we have waited; let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation. This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Psalm 24.1-6 1 The earth is the Lord’s and all that fills it, the compass of the world and all who dwell therein. 2 For he has founded it upon the seas and set it firm upon the rivers of the deep. 3 ‘Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord, or who can rise up in his holy place?’ 4 ‘Those who have clean hands and a pure heart, who have not lifted up their soul to an idol, nor sworn an oath to a lie; 5 ‘They shall receive a blessing from the Lord, a just reward from the God of their salvation.’ 6 Such is the company of those who seek him, of those who seek your face, O God of Jacob. Revelation 21.1-6a Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, ‘See, the home of God is among mortals. He will dwell with them; they will be his peoples, and God himself will be with them; he will wipe every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; mourning and crying and pain will be no more, for the first things have passed away.’ And the one who was seated on the throne said, ‘See, I am making all things new.’ Also he said, ‘Write this, for these words are trustworthy and true.’ Then he said to me, ‘It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give water as a gift from the spring of the water of life. This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Gospel Reading John 11.32-44 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John Glory to you O Lord. When Mary came where Jesus was and saw him, she knelt at his feet and said to him, ‘Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.’ When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her also weeping, he was greatly disturbed in spirit and deeply moved. He said, ‘Where have you laid him?’ They said to him, ‘Lord, come and see.’ Jesus began to weep. So the Jews said, ‘See how he loved him!’ But some of them said, ‘Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying?’ Then Jesus, again greatly disturbed, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone was lying against it. Jesus said, ‘Take away the stone.’ Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, ‘Lord, already there is a stench because he has been dead for four days.’ Jesus said to her, ‘Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?’ So they took away the stone. And Jesus looked upwards and said, ‘Father, I thank you for having heard me. I knew that you always hear me, but I have said this for the sake of the crowd standing here, so that they may believe that you sent me.’ When he had said this, he cried with a loud voice, ‘Lazarus, come out!’ The dead man came out, his hands and feet bound with strips of cloth, and his face wrapped in a cloth. Jesus said to them, ‘Unbind him, and let him go.’ This is the Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you O Christ. Prayers – Trevor Morgan We lift our hearts to the Lord our God whose throne is in the heavens and who has shown us mercy in sending his only son to be born in great humility and poverty, to share our life, to experience our human joys and sorrows and to offer his life for us so that we too might through his abounding grace and mercy live with him for ever. Eternal Father, our thanks can never be adequately expressed for all you have done for us, but give us grace to lead lives which are pleasing to you in all we undertake so that we may witness for you and lead others by precept and example to a saving knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer. Loving Lord. Father of us all, look down mercifully on all your children in any kind of need and help us all to be more aware of those around us to whom we should minister. Especially today we uphold the suffering and starving people of Afghanistan and pray that the efforts being made to sustain and support them may be fruitful and successful. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer. Loving God, it is your will that all people should live together in peace and harmony, yet there are so many places in the world where there is unrest and suffering caused by conflict. We pray for a peaceful solution to the troubles the world over where people live in fear and in danger. We cannot begin to imagine the dreadful dangers to which they are exposed and we pray that you will instil in the hearts of world leaders a true desire for a just and lasting settlement that lives may be spared and peace may prevail. We pray for the peoples of Myanmar and Gaza that peaceful solutions may be brought about and for peace in all the places in the world where there is unrest and suffering. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer. Heavenly Father, We pray for our communities of Dedworth and Clewer. We ask that all who turn to our churches in any kind of need may find willing listeners and help and understanding. We commend to your loving care all those who are unwell at this time or in hospital and we also remember especially all those who are unemployed, all who have financial concerns and all who are in any kind of difficulty. We pray most earnestly for all who do not regularly come to our churches that they may want to return and that when they do we will make them feel welcome and wanted. Among those known to us, we pray for Blake, Sam, Reuben, Don, Karl, Hugh and Sarah, Joanna, Pam, Holly, Hugo, Frank and Barbara, Bill, Suzanne, Christopher, Jackie, Alan, Norman and Diane, Patricia, and John. We also pray for Refugees, Prisoners, the Homeless and those who mourn. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer. Finally, Merciful Lord, we know that there will be some in our community whose lives have ended in recent days, including Donald Doe, Norman Brown, and those whose anniversaries fall at this time. We commend their souls to your eternal safekeeping and their loved ones to the compassion of the Lord Jesus. Rest eternal grant unto them O Lord, and let light perpetual shine upon them. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer. Merciful Father, accept these prayers for the sake of your Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. Prayer after communion God, the source of all holiness and giver of all good things: may we who have shared at this table as strangers and pilgrims here on earth be welcomed with all your saints to the heavenly feast on the day of your kingdom; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Listen to Canon Brian’s Sermon (last week) NOTICES NO EVENING PRAYER 31 OCTOBER These is no Evening Prayer service this Sunday, instead, we invite you to join us in the Churchyard at 4.00pm to Light up the Churchyard, by placing candles on as many graves as we can. REMINDER – CLOCK CHANGE Please remember that the clocks go back one hour on Saturday night / Sunday morning. SERVICES DURING OCTOBER & NOVEMBER Every Tuesday & Thursday – 5.00pm Evening Prayer Zoom Every Friday – 9.00-11.00am Prayers & Bears at St Agnes Sun 31 Oct 10.30am All Saints Parish Eucharist in Church 4.00pm All Souls – Light up the Churchyard Sun 07 Nov 10.30am Parish Eucharist in Church 5.00pm Eucharist in Church Sun 14 Nov 8.30am Said Eucharist in Church 10.45am Remembrance Service – War Memorial, Pirate Park 5.00pm Evening Prayer Zoom Sun 21 Nov 10.30am Christ the King Parish Eucharist in Church 3.00pm Mini Mass – Children’s Church at St Agnes 5.00pm Evening Prayer Zoom Sun 28 Nov 10.30am St Andrew Eucharist in Church 5.00pm Advent Carol Service in Church PRAYERS & BEARS Prayers and Bears now starts with Tea and Toast at 9am on Fridays before our worship begins at 9.30am. SUNDAY 31 OCTOBER REMEMBERING ALL SOULS Light up the Churchyard – 4pm service in the Churchyard.  SUNDAY 14 NOVEMBER REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY The service will be at the War Memorial in Clewer Memorial Park/Pirate Park at 10.45am on 14th November. No 10.30am service here in church, but there will be a said Eucharist at 8am. The names of our War dead will be read out at our 5pm EP zoom, and at the War memorial at the Pirate Park. On 11 November, Remembrance Day, there will be a presence and prayers at the War Memorial at the Pirate Park at 11am. CHURCHYARD LIGHTS AT CHRISTMAS Forward Thinking – we are aiming to light up the churchyard again this Christmas so we need lots more lights! if you want to donate please let Andrew know, money or lights. Thank you. WINDSOR CHRISTIAN AID CLIMATE CRISIS TRAIL The boards which were up all over Windsor for a couple of days recently will be up in St Andrews Churchyard on Sunday afternoon for the duration of COP26. Please take some time to have a look and reflect. CHRISTMAS MARKET Another date for your diaries: our Christmas Market will be on 20 November this year, from 11.00-2.00. PATHWAYS The Diocese magazine Pathways is being produced again. We will try to get printed copies, in the meantime you can read it online. Click Here for Pathways https://www.oxford.anglican.org/pathways-pdf-version/  LIFTING OF COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS The government’s Coronavirus legislation on social distancing, face coverings, capacity, etc has now ended. However, the latest guidance from the Church of England encourages us to make local decisions that are right for our church and community. To this end, we are advising: We should continue to use hand sanitiser as before Wear face covering when you feel you should (if it is crowded, or you feel the need to, or during singing, which is allowed) The Eucharist will continue under One Kind (wafer only) for now When distributing the Eucharist, Revd Rosie and Canon Brian will continue to wear a face covering There is no restriction on the number in each pew, but please ask before sharing The alternate pews will remain signed as ‘Available Pew’, you are advised to use them We will continue to record attendance for NHS Test and Trace purposes, or the Test and Trace QR code posters may be used instead COFFEE AFTER SERVICES We will be having coffee together after the service, outside the Church, weather permitting. PRIVATE PRAYER St Andrews is open for private prayer on Wednesday mornings from 10.00-12.00. 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, Patricia, and John. Refugees, Prisoners, the Homeless and those who mourn. The departed: those recently departed this life, including Donald Doe, Norman Brown,and those whose anniversaries fall at this time. 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 in Nelson Road, Bridgeman Drive, St Johns Drive, Clewer Green School, St Edwards First School, St Edwards Middle School, and Windsor Girls School. Anglican Cycle of Prayer: please pray for The Episcopal / Anglican Province of Alexandria. Please also pray for the Churches in the Dioceses of Gwagwalada (Nigeria), Haiti, Hanuato’o (Melanesia), Harare (Central Africa), Hawaii (USA), and Saint Helena. Please continue to pray for and support your neighbours and families in any way you can whilst keeping yourself safe. ONLINE GIVING In light of recent events, you may want to consider giving to charity online. For Afghanistan – Save the Children https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/asia/afghanistan For Haiti – Christian Aid https://www.christianaid.org.uk/appeals/emergencies/haiti-earthquake-appeal In addition, there is the Church of England Toolkit for supporting Afghan Refugees https://www.churchofengland.org/resources/community-action/toolkit-supporting-afghan-refugees A HUGE THANK YOU FROM THE WINDSOR HOMELESS PROJECT 🙌 For helping the Windsor Homeless Project raise over £25,000 at the 2021 Sleep Out! View the complete email from WHP in your browser It’s not too late! If you’d like to add to that total, you can here: Click Here for James’s Donations Page https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-display/showROFundraiserPage?userUrl=JamesBrown217&pageUrl=1 Click Here for WHP Donations Page https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/charity-web/charity/displayCharityCampaignPage.action?charityCampaignUrl=whpsleepout2021 WINDSOR FOODSHARE Thank you very much for your generous Harvest donations, they were gratefully received when we delivered them to Dedworth Green Baptist church last Wednesday. They still need: cereals, UHT milk, tinned meat, beans, pulses, pasta, desserts, fruit, rice, teabags, biscuits, sugar, coffee, toilet rolls, any toiletries, any cleaning items, and carrier bags. Please continue to donate via the purple bin near the font, or the collection boxes that are around the community, the locations can be found on the Windsor Food Share website. https://www.windsorfoodshare.org.uk Or drop off at Dedworth Green Baptist church on Smith’s Lane on Wednesday or Thursdays between 10-3pm.  Thursday 28 October View this email in your browser  Determined to be hopeful The COP26 Climate Conference with world leaders begins this weekend in Glasgow. Although the Chancellor’s speech yesterday failed to mention the climate crisis and delivered budget announcements that many feel are taking us in the wrong direction, we are determined to be hopeful. Bishop Olivia spoke about the budget announcements and COP26 with Premier Christian Radio earlier today. Take a listen here. “The government is playing games with the sums on the aid budget… the money available is less than we think it is.” “As Christians, we have a responsibility to speak out. These are spiritual issues. How much do we put ourselves at the centre of our concerns and not look out for “I’m going to be a praying presence at COP26 and will be taking part in panel discussions. I hope that reasonableness and sensibleness breaks out… developing countries need our support to ensure a green path to their development.” “God created the world and loved it and made it good. He gave us as human beings the responsibility for caring it. And we have a mandate to look out for our neighbours as ourselves. We need to put our money where our hearts are.” Listen to the full interview with Bishop Olivia Praying for COP26 Bishop Olivia is attending the conference and joining a range of events including speaking on a joint Faith Panel, which will be livestreamed here at 1:30pm on Monday. We will be sharing daily prayer points and updates throughout the conference but here are some to get you started ahead of the weekend: Pray for the conference hosts, for wisdom, guidance, and ambition for UK negotiators and Alok Sharma, COP26 president. Pray for faith leaders attending the conference. Pray for peaceful and fruitful discussions between world leaders. Pray for world leaders to make bold commitments to combat climate change. Pray for protection and support for developing nations most affected by climate change. COP26 101 It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the news and to switch off. This brilliant infographic from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit explains why COP26 is important. It’s one of many resources on our website. Be Vocal Former Prime Minister Theresa May and Bishop Steven have recorded films encouraging children and young people to write to their MPs about climate change during COP26. Find out more and download resources for schools and Sunday groups here on the website. A PRAYER VIGIL FROM THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME For the environment and our role in creating a sustainable and just future for all people on the earth Call us out of our sleep; Awaken our hearts and minds to the reality of so many lives. Awaken us to our connectedness as a global community. Awaken us to a future free from poverty and climate change. Father, call us out of our sleep. Call us out of our sleep; Awaken us to the suffering of others. Awaken our hearts and minds to our choices and their impacts. Awaken us to be renewed with creation. Awaken us to the joy of enabling others to live life to the full. Christ, call us out of our sleep. Call us out of our sleep; Awaken our hearts and minds to your hope. Awaken us to be renewed with creation. Awaken us to the joy of enabling others to live life to the full. Holy Spirit, call us out of our sleep. A Prayer based on Psalm 102:5 ‘In the beginning you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the works of your hands.’ Thank you for the gift of your creation. As we travel through our lives may we take time to appreciate it, from each sunrise to sunset; to celebrate the intricacies of your handiwork, admire the changing of the seasons, recognising that this is a gift. And may we care deeply that as our climate is changing, future generations may not have this luxury of enjoyment, that people around the world now are already suffering from climate change. May our actions reflect a love for your world and justice for those affected. Give us a prophetic imaginations for a world free from poverty and injustice. Amen. A Prayer of Praise Let us praise God! With the roaring of the winds And silence of the deepest sea; With the blazing sun and the shining of the stars. Let us praise God! With all that is created, and all things beautiful and good; from desert plains to fruitful lands, with plants and creatures in all their kinds. Let us praise God! With one another today, For love of all that God has made, in wonder at a world of beauty and reverence for a holy creation. Let us praise God! O God, our creator, who, in Jesus Christ, Walked the earth, bless us with your Holy Spirit this day, that our worship and our walking, our prayers and our politics, may give you glory and honour creation. Amen . Creator of earth and of all earth’s children, Creator of soil and sea and sky And the tapestries of stars, We turn to you for guidance As we look on our mutilated planet, and pray that it is not too late for us to rescue our wounded world. We have been so careless. We have failed to nurture the fragile life you have entrusted to our keeping. We beg your forgiveness and we ask to begin again. Be with us Lord in our commitment to this earth. And let the whole earth say: Amen. Miriam Therese Winter May God bless us with wonder at creation’s glory. May God bless us with fury at creation’s spoiling. May God bless us with courage at this critical hour. And may the blessing of God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, rest upon us and on all creation, this day and for the future to come. Amen. 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. We also have boxes of numbered envelopes available, if you would like to use these please contact the Parish Office office@clewerparish.org CONTACTS The Parish Office is now closed again. Out of hours office number: 07490 094261 Email: office@clewerparish.org Revd Rosie Webb: rector@clewerparish.org Tel: 01753 852334 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 Pastoral helpline number: 07946 590223 |