Information about the Sunday services
Today
8.00am Holy Eucharist
10.00am All-age Eucharist
Opening Hymn Seek ye first - 232
Offertory Hymn All over the world - 7
Communion Hymn O breath of life - 189
Colours of day - 40
Final Hymn For I’m building - 62
Sing twice
No Evening Worship
Sunday 25th June 2017
ST PETER & ST PAUL
Patrons of the Parish
8.00am Holy Eucharist
10.00am Parish Eucharist
6.00pm Evening Worship as part of Pimms, Hymns and Puds
Visit our website at:
www.abingtonchurch.org.uk
ALLERGY ADVICE:
Please be aware that communion wafers containGluten,and the Sacramental Wine containsSulphur Dioxides & Sulphites(all wines do)
Please send notices for future bulletins to or to my home address, 87 Cedar Way, Wellingborough, Northants. NN8 4SH by WEDNESDAY evening.
Thank you.
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Welcome to Abington Church
Sunday 18th June 2017
The First Sunday after Trinity
Collect
O God, the strength of all those who put their trust in you, mercifully accept our prayers and, because through the weakness of our mortal nature we can do no good thing without you, grant us the help of your grace, that in the keeping of your commandments we may please you both in will and deed; 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.
Post Communion Prayer
Eternal Father, we thank you for nourishing us with these heavenly gifts:
may our communion strengthen us in faith, build us up in hope, and make us grow in love; for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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If you are visiting us today for the first time, you are most welcome and we hope you enjoy the worship. The tower room at the back of the church is available during the services for young children and parents, if required. Primary school children are invited to join in the Sunday school activities, which takes place in church during the 10.00am service. Younger children are also welcome to join Sunday school, as long as they are accompanied by a parent. For information, there is a toilet at the back of the church.
Hearing Aid Users can tune in to the services on the ‘T’ position.
Do ask a member of the congregation if you need any help during the service.
If you would like make a donation to the running of the church, you are invited to put your offering in a pink envelope, which you will find on the pews. Your donation can be gift aided if you print your name, full address including postcode, and sign the envelope and then we are able to reclaim the tax. Thank you.
This Week
Monday 19th June
8.30am Morning Prayer
Tuesday 20th June
8.30am Morning Prayer
Wednesday 21st June
8.30am Morning Prayer
Thursday 22nd June
10.00am Holy Eucharist St Alban
first martyr of Britain
If you would like to receive the bulletin by email each week, please speak to, or email Victoria who will add you to the list.
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WEEKLY INTERCESSIONS
In your prayers this week, please pray for all Christians and for the Churches of the Anglican Communion, and for The Northern Territory in Queensland, Australia, and The Rt Revd Greg Anderson.
In our local community, please pray for the residents of Park Avenue South and for the Governors, Staff, Parents and Pupils of
Queen Eleanor Primary School.
Please pray for those who are sick, naming especially, Tricia Essery, Rev Frank Pickard, Linda Edwards, William Terry, Emma Yeoman, Joanne Tharby, Maureen Smith, Michael Wright, John Stewart, Sarah Raven and John Kelly.
Please also pray for the faithful departed, and for John Rawlings, Bert Matthews, Ivy Diana Mason and Jane Elliott whose Year’s Mind occurs at this time.
Intercessions for the sick
If you have any people you wish to be prayed for, please let Donald and Victoria know. They will be prayed for in the intercessions on Sunday for a month.
The long-term ill, chronically sick and housebound will appear in the bulletin for our private prayers and during some weekday services:
Margaret Brain, John Edwards, Ruth Markie and Nikki Pearcey.
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Gospel Reading at 8.00am
Matthew 9: 35 - 10: 8
Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and curing every disease and every sickness.When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
Then he said to his disciples, ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few;therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out labourers into his harvest.’ Then Jesussummoned his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to cure every disease and every sickness.
These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon, also known as Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John;Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax-collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;Simon the Cananaean, and Judas Iscariot, the one who betrayed him.
These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: ‘Go nowhere among the Gentiles, and enter no town of the Samaritans,but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.As you go, proclaim the good news, “The kingdom of heaven has come near.”Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers,cast out demons. You received without payment; give without payment.
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Forthcoming Dates.
Mothers’ Union American Evening
This year’s MU evening gathering is on Tuesday 20th June in the Rectory Garden, commencing at 7.15pm.The theme is everything American! There shall be American food and drink, and entertainment is being provided by Sarah May and her barbershop group, the BarberElles.The cost of the evening is £8 and all proceeds will go to support the work of Mothers’ Union, both in this county and abroad.Tickets are available from Cathy, Jeanette and Sue. Please do support this evening – everyone will be very welcome.
C.D’s Required
Does anyone have any ‘American themed’ C.D.s that they are happy to lend us for the MU Evening meeting at the Rectory on Tuesday 20th June?We have in mind music such as West Side Story, Annie Get Your Gun, or other similar musicals, or even Elvis! If you have any suitable music and are happy to let us borrow it, please would you let Cathy, Jeanette, Sue or Dorothy, the MU Committee, know.Thank you.
Sunday 25th June
Ss Peter & Paul, Patronal Festival.
Saturday 1st July
Summer Fete
Shared Lunch
The next Shared lunch will be held on Sunday 9th July in the Parish Rooms starting at 12.30pm. Shared lunches are always a time of great fellowship and all are invited to attend.
A list is at the back of the Church to enter your name and food contribution.
As usual a variety of breads will be provided.
If you wish to make a cash contribution instead of providing food please pass your donation to Cathy Tinsley or Malcolm Ward. Thank you.
Monday 10th July
PCC meeting at 7.30pm at The Parish Rooms
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Croquet Evening
You are welcome to come along to an evening of croquet on the front lawn of St Andrew’s Hospital, just off the Billing Road, on Tuesday 11th July, from 6.30pm to 8.30pm. The event is open to all members of the church but please note that St Andrew’s Hospital does not allow visitors under the age of 18 in their grounds and therefore the minimum age for this event is 18. The evening is being organised by the Northampton Croquet Club who will provide all the equipment and one of their members will be giving guidance on how to play the game. Please note that it is essential that you wear flat soled shoes, ideally trainers, and bring a jumper if it is a cold evening! There will be 4 lawns in use and ideally the optimum number of people for the event is 16 but we could accommodate up to about 20. The cost is £5.00 per person which can be paid on the evening.
Malcolm Ward has kindly invited us to cheese and nibbles at his house after the croquet.
If you would like to join us for this evening of croquet then please put your name and telephone number on the list in the church porch or speak to Douglas Rutherford after the 10 o’clock service or telephone him on 01604 637826.
ANNUAL REFLECTIONS AND REMEMBRANCE AFTERNOON
SATURDAY 15TH JULY 2.30 – 3.30pm
You may be recently bereaved or may have lost a loved one many years ago. You may want to remember those affected by the recent terrorist attacks or you may simply want to find some time to be still in a busy day. Everyone is welcome to an afternoon of quiet reflection, with readings, music and prayers in the church.
After a short introduction, there will be time to sit and be still, light a candle, or engage with the prayer materials around the church and then at 3.00pm there will be a short service of remembrance and thanksgiving for the lives of the departed. Refreshments will be served at 3.15pm.
For more information speak to Liz Kelly
(01604 636947)
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(First Reading Cont.)
you notheard? TheLordis the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of theearth. He does not faint or grow weary;his understanding is unsearchable.He gives power to the faint, and strengthens the powerless.
Even youths will faint and beweary, and the young will fall exhausted;but those who wait for theLordshall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.
Second Reading at 8.00am
Romans 5: 1 - 8
Therefore, since we are justified by faith, wehave peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,through whom we have obtained accessto this grace in which we stand; and weboast in our hope of sharing the glory of God.
And not only that, but wealso boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,and endurance produces character, and character produces hope,and hope does not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.
For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.Indeed, rarely will anyone die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person someone might actually dare to die.But God proves his love for us in that while we still were sinners Christ died for us.
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Gospel Reading at 10.00am
Luke 11: 11 – 13
Is there anyone among you who, if your child asks fora fish, will give a snake instead of a fish?Or if the child asks for an egg, will give a scorpion?If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spiritto those who ask him!’
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First Reading at 8.00am
Isaiah 40: 12 - 17, 27 - end
Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand and marked off the heavens with a span, enclosed the dust of the earth in ameasure, and weighedthe mountainsinscales and the hills in a balance?Who has directed the spirit of theLord, or as his counsellor has instructed him?Whom did he consult for his enlightenment, and who taught him the path of justice? Who taught him knowledge, and showed him the way of understanding?Even the nations are like a drop from a bucket, and are accounted as dust on thescales; see, he takes up the isles like fine dust.Lebanon would not provide fuel enough, nor are its animals enough for a burnt-offering.
All the nations are as nothing before him; they are accounted by him as less than nothing and emptiness.
Why do you say, OJacob, and speak, OIsrael, ‘My way is hidden from theLord, and my right is disregarded by my God’?Have you not known? Have
(Cont. on p.11)
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Sunday School
The last Sunday school session will be Sunday 23rd July and will start back again after the summer holiday on Sunday 17th September.
Thank you, Anne.
Annual Church Outing
This years’ annual family day trip will be on Wednesday 9th August to Stratford upon Avon. We will be going by coach and the cost will be £8.50 per seat. More details to follow….
General Notices
Christian Aid
Thank you to all those who participated in anyway in this year’s Christian Aid collection. We collected £1,096.55 plus Gift Aid on part of that collection. It is not easy, and that makes it more creditable and must be still worth the effort to collect that amount. Thank you all once again. Donald.
Summer Fete
Contrary to what I said in the notices last week, we do actually need good quality bric a brac. We also require both full and empty wine bottles. The empty ones need to have a screw top and previously had either red or white wine in. Thank you for your support so far. Dianne.
Thy Kingdom Come
You are invited to visit four simple prayer stations which are positioned around the church: near the font, in the Thursby Chapel and two in the Lady Chapel. Please take this opportunity to pray for the world, the UK, people you know and yourself. Remember, the church is open most weekdays for you to visit.
Gardening Help Needed Please!
Do you enjoy gardening?
Then you are the people I am looking for!
Help is needed to keep our lovely churchyard cared for. If you are able to spare any amount of time, weekly, monthly or whenever, I would love to speak with you.
Please contact Janet Winn on 07786 972950
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Parish Rooms Fridge
Would the person who cleared out the fridge freezer in the last week please contact Dianne. Thank you.
Comfy Bums on Seats Campaign
The PCC have agreed that cushioning the pews is a good idea! However, such a project is not cheap, so we need to raise in the region of £3500 to pay for the cushions.