You Show to Those Who Are in Error the Light of Your Truth

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.

FIRST READING Genesis 17: 1-7, 15-16

Reader: This is the word of the Lord

When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said to him, "I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless. And I will make my covenant between me and you, and will make you exceedingly numerous." Then Abram fell on his face; and God said to him, "As for me, this is my covenant with you: You shall be the ancestor of a multitude of nations. No longer shall your name be Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you the ancestor of a multitude of nations. I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from you. I will establish my covenant between me and you, and your offspring after you throughout their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your offspring after you."

God said to Abraham, "As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name. I will bless her, and moreover I will give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she shall give rise to nations; kings of peoples shall come from her."

Reader: This is the word of the Lord

All: Thanks be to God

THE GOSPEL READING Mark 8: 31-38

All: Glory to Christ our Saviour

Then Jesus began to teach his disciples that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. He said all this quite openly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. But turning and looking at his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, "Get behind me, Satan! For you are setting your mind not on divine things but on human things."

He called the crowd with his disciples, and said to them, "If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it. For what will it profit them to gain the whole world and forfeit their life? Indeed, what can they give in return for their life? Those who are ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of them the Son of Man will also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels."

.Reader: This is the Gospel of Christ All: Praise to Christ our Lord

INTERCESSIONS

Please continue to pray for all who are sick and in our hearts especially: Linda Hall, Eileen Pidgeon, ,Joan Jackson, Jackie Morley, Jack Sapsworth, Jan Hendle, Edna Harris, Logan Matthews, Mary Cook, Sheila Gilbert, Wendy Ward,

Jean Quantrill, Elizabeth Hooper, Louise Osborne, Peggy O’Neill, Sue Veness

Please pray for these church members at home: Gwen Hare,

Gwen Wells, Madge Jee, Joyce Dyson

We remember before God those who have died: Ann Lewis, Dick Martin,

Lilian Oakley. David Waller, Jean Hoskins, Gerald Jupp, Iris Jackson, John Armstrong

THE WEEK AHEAD

Sunday
Lent 2 / 1st March / 9.30am
11.15am
6.30pm / Parish Communion
Parish Centre Service
Youth Club: Club night
Tuesday / 3rd March / Buggy Group
Wednesday / 4th March / 10.15am
7.30pm / Holy Communion
Ladies Guild
Thursday / 5th March / 10.00am
7.50pm / Coffee morning
Lent Study Group
Sunday
Lent 3 / 8th March / 8.00am
9.30am
11.15am
6.30pm / Holy Communion (BCP)
Parish Communion
Parish Centre Service
Youth Club Indoor games

NOTICES

Coffee Donations received for January, February and March will go to support ‘Signpost’ a local homeless charity providing temporary hostel accommodation. Thank you for you for your support.
To make some money for the church funds I am offering you a chance to win £25 by donating a £1 for a date in my diary. When all 365 days have gone there will be a draw for the lucky winning date. Shirley Weedon
LENT GROUP – 26th February 7.50pm Parish Centre
CRAFTY CHURCH – 14TH March in Church – 3-5PM
Easter Lilies this year will be £2.50p each. Please write the name/s of those loved ones you wish to remember in the book and place the money for the lilies in the flower box, both of which are on the chest in the Cross Aisle. Thank you.
Church Flowers. Please, please, will you kindly sign the list in the Cross Aisle against the position you would be willing to do a flower arrangement to decorate the church this Easter. This will take place following the Good Friday Vigil immediately after 3.00p.m.Thank you in anticipation.
URGENT – Way wardens needed to distribute the Easter Messenger. Ring Barbara on 01582 508322

Welcome to

St Margaret’s Church, Streatley

Serving Streatley, Warden Hill,

Barton Hills and BraminghamPark

1st March 2015

Lent 2

Organ Voluntory

Before service – Air (Suite No.3 in D) – J S Bach

After service - Gavotte (Suite No 3 in D) – J S Bach