Third Sunday of Lent,Year C

Kingsbury Parish Church, Holy Innocents

28thFebruary2016

Welcome to Holy Innocents.
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If you would like someone to be mentioned in the prayers today please ask one of the ministers before the service begins.
Due to building works some pews are not attached to the floor. Please take care.
Services Today
8.30am Said Eucharist
10.00am Sung Eucharist
Hymns:A&M 473; 226; 170; 122; 231
Services this week
Tuesday 10.15am Morning Prayer
Wednesday 8.30am Morning Prayer
Thursday 10.00am Said Eucharist
Friday 8.00am Morning Prayer
Coffee morning:
Tuesday 10.30-11.30am
Next Sunday6thMarch
Mothering Sunday
8.30am Said Eucharist
10.00am Thanks & Praise
Next Week’s Readings:
1 Sam. 1: 20-end; Psalm 127;
Col. 3: 12-17; John 19: 25-27

Readings & Hymns

Processional hymn: 473

Collect

Almighty God, whose most dear Son went not up to joy but first he suffered pain, and entered not into glory before he was crucified:
mercifully grant that we, walking in the way of the cross, may find it none other than the way of life and peace; 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 forever.Amen

old testament reading

Isaiah 55.1–9

A reading from the book of the prophet Isaiah.

The LORD says this:

1 Everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and you that have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.

2 Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labour for that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in rich food.

3 Incline your ear, and come to me; listen, so that you may live.I will make with you an everlasting covenant, my steadfast, sure love for David.

4 See, I made him a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander for the peoples.

5 See, you shall call nations that you do not know, and nations that do not know you shall run to you,because of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has glorified you.

6 Seek the LORD while he may be found, call upon him while he is near;

7 let the wicked forsake their way,and the unrighteous their thoughts; let them return to the LORD, that he may have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways, says the LORD.

9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.

This is the word of the Lord

Thanks be to God

PSALM 63.1–8

R My soul thirsts for you, O my God.

O God, you are my God; eagerly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my flesh faints for you, as in a barren and dry land where there is no water; therefore I have gazed upon you in your holy place, that I might behold your power and your glory. R

For your loving-kindness is better than life itself; my lips shall give you praise. So will I bless you as long as I live and lift up my hands in your name. R

My soul is content, as with marrow and fatness, and my mouth praises you with joyful lips, when I remember you upon my bed, and meditate on you in the night watches. R

For you have been my helper,

and under the shadow of your wings I will rejoice. My soul clings to you; your right hand holds me fast. R

new testament reading

1 Corinthians 10.1–13

A reading from the first letter of Paul to the Corinthians.

1 I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters,that our ancestors were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea,

2 and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea,

3 and all ate the same spiritual food,

4 and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank from the spiritual rock that followed them,and the rock was Christ.

5 Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them, and they were struck down in the wilderness.

6 Now these things occurred as examples for us, so that we might not desire evil as they did.

7 Do not become idolaters as some of them did; as it is written,‘The people sat down to eat and drink, and they rose up to play.’

8 We must not indulge in sexual immorality as some of them did, and twenty-three thousand fell in a single day.

9 We must not put Christ to the test, as some of them did, and were destroyed by serpents.

10 And do not complain as some of them did, and were destroyed by the destroyer.

11 These things happened to them to serve as an example, and they were written down to instruct us,on whom the ends of the ages have come.

12 So if you think you are standing, watch out that you do not fall.

13 No testing has overtaken you that is not common to everyone.God is faithful, and he will not let you be tested beyond your strength, but with the testing hewill also provide the way out so that you may be able to endure it.

This is the word of the Lord

Thanks be to God

Gradual Hymn: 226

Gospel Reading

Luke 13.1–9

Praise to you, O Christ, King of eternal glory. The Lord is a great God, O that today you would listen to his voice. Harden not your hearts.

Praise to you, O Christ, King of eternal glory.

The Lord be with you

And also with you

Hear the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke.

Glory to you O Lord

1 There were some present who told Jesus about the Galileanswhose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.

2 He asked them ‘Do you think that because these Galileans suffered in this way they were worse sinners than all other Galileans?

3 No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish as they did.

4 Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower of Siloam fell on them – do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others living in Jerusalem?

5 No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish just as they did.’

6 Then he told this parable: ‘A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came looking for fruit on it and found none.

7 So he said to the gardener, “See here! For three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree, and still I find none. Cut it down!Why should it be wasting the soil?”

8 He replied, “Sir, let it alone for one more year, until I dig around it and put manure on it.

9 If it bears fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down.”’

This is the Gospel of the Lord

Praise to you, O Christ

Offertory Hymn: 170

Communion Hymn: 122

Post communion Prayer

Merciful Lord, grant your people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh and the devil, and with pure hearts and minds to follow you, the only God; through Jesus Christ our Lord.Amen

Recessional Hymn: 231

Notices

Diary of upcoming events – for details see notices below

Day / Date / Time / Event / Place
See leaflets for Lent Groups
Tue / 1 Mar / 10.30am / Fairtrade Breakfast / Church
Sat / 5 Mar / 10am / Church Cleaning / Church
Sun / 6 Mar / after the 10am / Mothering Sunday
MU cake sale / Church
Sun / 6 Mar / After the 10am / Traidcraft / Church
Mon / 7 Mar / 8pm / Book Club / Mary Dutson’s house

Margaret will be collecting money for Easter lilies and flowers - In memory of loved ones.

The church will be decorated on EasterSaturdayfrom10am. Help is needed so if you can spare an hour or two on the daypleaselet Margaret or Eileen know.

If you still have a Children’s Societycollecting box, could you please return it to a responsible person as soon as possible. Also, if anyone is interested in joining the scheme (which means collecting your small change in a box in your home), can you make yourself known to Keith Gilbert or Mary Dutson, or any member of the ministry team.

Come and join our big fairtrade Breakfast event on Tuesday 1st March at Holy Innocents Church from 10.30 to 11.30am.

The Womens’ World Dayof Prayer will be on March 4th at 2pm in West Hendon Baptist Church (corner of Wilberforce Rd and Station Rd. Nr. Hendon B.R. Station) A chance to meet and greet other denominations a very pleasant afternoon. Contact Pam Rance if you would like further info 020 8205 1758 or 07981 372102.

Upcoming MU Events.

Sunday March 6thMotheringSunday- MU cake sale.

Tuesday March 8th- Lent Talk by Fr Alan Chidwick-2pmat Bowater Close

Tuesday March 15thDiocesan Council 10.30 amDiocesan House with a speaker from Mary Sumner House- Fundraising and Communications All Welcome

Saturday 9th AprilMU Lady Day Service at St Augustine's Wembley Park. (See flyer).

Wednesday 13th AprilMU Prayer Day led by Angela and Pat. (see flyer for details)

Churches Together in Kingsbury and QueensburyLent courses are taking place Tuesday evening, Wednesday morning and Thursday mornings in different locations. Pick up a leaflet for more details.

The next meeting of the Book Club is on Monday 7th March at 8pm. The venue is Mary Dutson’s house, 5 Buck Lane, Kingsbury. The book “Cold Comfort Farm” by Stella Gibbons. Read the book and join us.

Servers We could do with a few more people to serve at the altar at the 10am on Sundays. If you might be interested and would like to find out more speak with Pat Smith or any member of the ministry team.

Prayers for members of our church: The list of members of our church to pray for will no longer be printed on the back of this notice sheet. This is because it is impossible to keep it completely up to date – there are always new people and those who attend occasionally who are excluded from it. If you would be interested in helping collate the street names of our parish to pray for people that way instead please speak with Natasha or anyone else on the ministry team.

These notices are uploaded each week to our website – so if you are away and would like to keep in touch look at

Notices for this sheetIf you are holding a church event please include it in these notices so that our different congregations can hear about it. Email if possible to

, or put them in Dianna’s intray in the choirvestry by Wednesday evening for inclusion the following Sunday.

For your prayers

The Sick:Karina James,Peter Thomson.

Others in need of prayer: Stan Carter; Ann East, Phyllis Belgrave; Germaine Taylor.

Anniversary of death:Elizabeth Robinson; Peter Bance; Dorothy Morrison; Minnie Williams; Marion Roney; Mercy Kudnani.

Contact Details

Vicar:Revd Natasha Woodward020 8204 7531

twitter: @kingsburyvicar

Asst. Curate (Deacon)Revd Samual Hameem0748 175 3258

Hon. Asst. Curate:Revd Angela Hopkins020 8907 1045

Parish Reader:Pat Beazley020 8723 0243

Pastoral Assistant:Carl Berry020 8204 3451

Parish AdministratorDianna Wong020 8205 4089

(9.30am-12pm Tue & Thu)

Churchwardens:Judy Hubert 020 8205 8290

Domino Champe020 8200 1004

PCC TreasurerPeter Day020 8204 6157

Gift Aid Officer: Julia Day020 8204 6157

Hall Bookings: Caroline Pascoe07773 122 067

Julia Day020 8204 6157/ 07818885259

Sacristan:Mike Willingham020 8205 4168

Asst Sacristan: Pat Smith020 8200 7264

Mother’s Union:Liz Holmes020 8205 6139

Book Groupcontact Rev’d Angela Hopkins (above)

BrowniesPeggy Brand020 8205 7597

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