For your Prayers(please also see Diocesan web site for prayers for each day)
›Please pray for the children's and youth work, as in Sunday Club in Wortham, Palgrave and Brome Village hall, Coffee & Cookies, Youth Café in Diss and Open the Book.
›For God’s blessing and guidance for our ministry team, especially Adrian, Ginny, our wardens, readers, lay elders and youth workers.
Please pray for those in need or ill
›Burgate: Sheila Howard
›Palgrave: Colin Manning, Bill Clarke, Violet Ford, Linda Wood, Susie Dyer, Anne Anness, Maureen Slinger
›Wortham: Peter Lloyd
Please pray for the bereaved:
›For the family of Maureen Grant of Diss, and formerly of Oakley, especially son Craig Nix. Funeral was at Oakley Church on 8th March
›For the family of Lewis Dyde of Upper Oakley, aged 81 years.
›For the wife and family of Ronald (Ronnie) Hume of Brome, aged 80 years.
›For the family of Lily-Ann who passed away on 14th Jan aged 17 months especially Ash, Michelle and Ivy-Lou.
›For the family of Charles Bunbury (Hugh’s father) who died on 23rd January, especially for his wife Alice, their children and further family.
Morning Prayer – 9.30am
A short 25-30 minute service of Morning Prayer will be said on Mondays in the Parish Churches. This is CW format with some open prayers. All are welcome.
Mon 13th MarOakley|Mon 20th MarBrome
Mon 27th MarStuston|Mon 3rd AprThrandeston
Lent Course
The Benefice Lent Course will be held every Monday evening at 7.30pm from 6th March through to Easter at the Wortham Tea Rooms.
The course is called 'Living our Gifts' and is a new resource of 'Living Faith in Suffolk' and can be downloaded from the website.
Rector: The Revd Adrian WatkinsT: 01379 741949@:
OLM: The Revd Ginny ManningT: 01379 644229@:
T H E B E N E F I C E O F N O R T H H A R T I S M E R E
Sunday 12thMarch2ndSunday of Lent
Readings: Genesis 12.1-4a; Romans 4.1-5, 13-17; John 3.1-17; Psalm 1219.30 / Brome / Holy Communion
10.00 / Wortham Village Hall / Sunday Club followed by Coffee & Cookies
11.00 / Burgate / Holy Communion - CW Order 1 (dedication of new altar frontal and hymn books)
11.00 / Palgrave / Holy Communion - CW Order 1
11.00 / Wortham / Wortham Worship
3.00 / Thrandeston / BCP Evening Prayer
Prayer ministry is available through the Prayer Chain and pastoral visits. Please contact Revd Ginny Manning on 644229 for more information.
Benefice Diary(See also
13 Mar (Mon)Oakley (9:30 AM) Morning Prayer
-Wortham (3:00 PM) Wortham School ‘Open the Book’
-(*) Salvation Army building on Sunnyside in Diss (3:15 PM) Integrate YFC After School Youth Cafe ( young people of high school age
-Wortham Tea Rooms (7:30 PM) Lent Course
14 Mar (Tue)Palgrave Community Centre (9:45 AM) Palgrave Walking Group
-Burgate (Church Hall) (10:00 AM) The Kettle’s On 10-12 noon
15 Mar (Wed)Brome Village Hall (12:30 PM) Brome and Oakley Churches Community lunch
-(*) Wortham Village Hall (2:00 PM) Tea's Made
-Diss (7:30 PM) The Wednesday Housegroup - (at John Mortllock's: 93b Denmark Street, Diss IP22 4LF)
16 Mar (Thu)Palgrave (9:05 AM) Palgrave School ‘Open the Book’ St Peter’s
19 Mar (Sun)Burgate (3:00 PM) Dedication of New Altar Frontal at Burgate at Lord’s Supper.
Items marked with a (*) are not organised by the benefice.
Sunday 19th March – 3rd Sunday of Lent
Readings: Exodus 17.1-7; Romans 5.1-11; John 4.5-42: Psalm 95
9.30BromeFamily Service
10.00PalgravePalgrave Praise
11.00WorthamHoly Communion - CW Order 1
Collect
Almighty God, you show to those who are in error the light of your truth, that they may return to the way of righteousness: grant to all those who are admitted into the fellowship of Christ's religion, that they may reject those things that are contrary to their profession, and follow all such things as are agreeable to the same; through our Lord Jesus Christ, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
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Almighty God, by the prayer and discipline of Lent may we enter into the mystery of Christ's sufferings, and by following in his Way come to share in his glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Post Communion
Almighty God, you see that we have no power of ourselves to help ourselves: keep us both outwardly in our bodies, and inwardly in our souls; that we may be defended from all adversities which may happen to the body, and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
First ReadingGenesis 12.1-4a
1Now theLordsaid to Abram, ‘Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you.2I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.3I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.’
4So Abram went, as theLordhad told him; and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran.
Second ReadingRomans 4.1-5, 13-17
4What then are we to say was gained byAbraham, our ancestor according to the flesh?2For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God.3For what does the scripture say? ‘Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness.’4Now to one who works, wages are not reckoned as a gift but as something due.5But to one who without works trusts him who justifies the ungodly, such faith is reckoned as righteousness.
13For the promise that he would inherit the world did not come to Abraham or to his descendants through the law but through the righteousness of faith.14If it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void.15For the law brings wrath; but where there is no law, neither is there violation.
16For this reason it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his descendants, not only to the adherents of the law but also to those who share the faith of Abraham (for he is the father of all of us,17as it is written, ‘I have made you the father of many nations’)—in the presence of the God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist.
Gospel ReadingJohn 3.1-17
3Now there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews.2He came to Jesusby night and said to him, ‘Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God; for no one can do these signs that you do apart from the presence of God.’3Jesus answered him, ‘Very truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being born from above.’4Nicodemus said to him, ‘How can anyone be born after having grown old? Can one enter a second time into the mother’s womb and be born?’5Jesus answered, ‘Very truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit.6What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.7Do not be astonished that I said to you, “Youmust be born from above.”8The windblows where it chooses, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.’9Nicodemus said to him, ‘How can these things be?’10Jesus answered him, ‘Are you a teacher of Israel, and yet you do not understand these things?
11‘Very truly, I tell you, we speak of what we know and testify to what we have seen; yet youdo not receive our testimony.12If I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you about heavenly things?13No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven, the Son of Man.14And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,15that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
16‘For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.
17‘Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
Psalm121
A Song of Ascents. 1I lift up my eyes to the hills— from where will my help come? 2My help comes from theLord, who made heaven and earth.
3He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber. 4He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
5TheLordis your keeper; theLordis your shade at your right hand. 6The sun shall not strike you byday, nor the moon by night.
7TheLordwill keep you from allevil; he will keep your life. 8TheLordwill keep your going out and your comingin from this time on and for evermore.