THE COLLECT for Sunday 29th March - Lent 5
Most merciful God,
who by the death and resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ
delivered and saved the world:
grant that by faith in him who suffered on the cross
we may triumph in the power of his victory;
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
THE READINGS
Old Testament: Jer. 31:31-34
Gospel: John 12:20-33
POST COMMUNION PRAYER
Lord Jesus Christ,
you have taught us
that what we do for the least of our brothers and
sisters
we do also for you:
give us the will to be the servant of others
as you were the servant of all,
and gave up your life and died for us,
but are alive and reign, now and for ever.
Amen
To think about this week:
It is not what we possess but what we are that makes us great. Anon
and on this day in 1912:
The last entry in the diary of Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott:
“It seems a pity, but I do not think I can write any more.'
Please pray for:
Peace in the world. Asking God's blessing on all people who suffer as a result of violence the world over, and especially for the people of Northern Ireland.
David and Hannah Cleugh who will be joining the Team as Curates this summer.
All those confirmed today. Among them Becky Peet from Stadhampton.
All who live in Copson Lane, Shillingford.
The sick in body, mind or spirit, among them Stephen Selwood, Jenny Cross, Molly Bailey, Catherine Allen and Joan Goodchild.
The repose of the souls of all those who have died. May they rest in peace and rise in glory.
Notices~
TEAM CONFIRMATION SERVICE TODAY, Sunday, 29th March 10.00am at Dorchester Abbey.
SEE NOTICES IN CHURCH PORCH FOR SERVICES DURING HOLY WEEK.
VICTIMS OF THE CREDIT CRUNCH in our communities are coming to the attention of all of us. The clergy would like to establish a discretionary fund for everyday relief. Collections at this year's Lent meetings will support this and other contributions are welcome.
LENT COURSE “WAYS IN – to the Bible”. On 5th April the talk is by the Rev Canon Prof Martyn Percy and is entitled “The Bible and Salvation”. There will be a service of music, readings and prayers for the beginning of Holy Week in the Abbey at 6pm and the talk will begin at 7pm.
Before the Annual Church Meeting the Church Electoral Roll will be revised. If you, or anyone you know, would like to be included please let one of the Churchwardens know.
ON THE INTERNET?
You can find this notice sheet on www.nsoffice.blogspot.com.
You may like to look at www.thevicarthinks.blogspot.com and www.acny.org.uk.
Diary for the week commencing 30th March
Daily Offices:
Monday to Friday:
8.15am Morning Prayer, St Laurence, Warborough
Monday:
7.30pm Stadhampton PCC
Tuesday:
8.00pm Newington PCC
Wednesday:
5.00pm Evening Prayer (S)
Thursday: Vicar's Day Off
7.30pm Bell Ring Practice (W)
Sunday, 5th April – Palm Sunday
Stadhampton:
9.30am Palm Sunday Praise!
Warborough:
10.45am Palm Sunday Procession
- from the Green, followed by
Parish Eucharist in Church
6.00pm Evensong (said)
25 March 2009
18 March 2009
THE COLLECT for Sunday, 22nd March 2009 - Mother Sunday
God of compassion,
whose Son Jesus Christ, the child of Mary,
shared the life of a home in Nazareth,
and on the cross
drew the whole human family to himself:
strengthen us in our daily living
that in joy and in sorrow
we may know the power of your presence
to bind together and to heal;
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
THE READINGS
Old Testament: Exodus 2:1-10
Gospel: John 19:25-27
POST COMMUNION PRAYER
Loving God,
as a mother feeds her children at the breast
you feed us in this sacrament
with the food and drink of eternal life:
help us who have tasted your goodness
to grow in grace within the household of faith;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen
To think about this week:
Blessed is the Mother...
Who can hold onto her children while
letting them go;
Who puts a tranquil home ahead of an
immaculate house;
Who knows a kind act will be
remembered longer than an easy word;
Who really believes that prayer changes
things;
Whose faith in the future sweetens the
present;
Whose Bible never needs dusting; and
Whose sense of humour is alive and well.
The Promoter
and on this day in 1906:
England won the first rugby international against France, 35-8.
Please pray for:
Peace in the world. Asking God's blessing on all people who suffer as a result of violence the world over, and especially for the people of Northern Ireland.
All mothers and those who care for children.
Our Mother Church, that we may be nourished by her and grow to maturity in faith.
David and Hannah Cleugh who will be joining the Team as Curates this summer.
All who live in Chiselhampton Hill.
The sick in body, mind or spirit, among them Stephen Selwood, Jenny Cross, Molly Bailey, Catherine Allen and Joan Goodchild.
The repose of the souls of all those who have died, especially Steve Wilson and Harry Hodge. May they rest in peace and rise in glory.
Notices~
VICTIMS OF THE CREDIT CRUNCH in our communities are coming to the attention of all of us. The clergy would like to establish a discretionary fund for everyday relief. Collections at this year's Lent meetings will support this and other contributions are welcome.
LENT COURSE “WAYS IN – to the Bible”. Tonight's talk is from Dr Martin Hodson and is on the entitled “Using the Bible to consider the environmental crisis of the 21st century”. There will be Evening Prayer in the Abbey at 6pm and the talk will begin at 7pm.
Before the Annual Church Meeting the Church Electoral Roll will be revised. If you, or anyone you know, would like to be included please let one of the Churchwardens know.
ON THE INTERNET?
You can find this notice sheet on
www.nsoffice .blogspot.com.
You may like to look at www.thevicarthinks.blogspot.com and www.acny.org.uk.
The new vegetable garden at St Laurence School will be opened on Friday, 27th March at 9.00am by Dr John Howell MP and blessed by the Vicar.
The funeral of Harry Hodge will take place on Friday, 27th March at 11.30am in St Laurence's.
Team Service on Sunday, 29th March 10.00am at the Abbey. Please come and support those being confirmed.
Diary for the week commencing 23rd March
Daily Offices:
Monday to Friday:
8.15am Morning Prayer, St Laurence, Warborough
Monday:
7.30pm Stadhampton Standing Committee
Wednesday:
5.00pm Evening Prayer (S)
7.30pm Warborough PCC
Thursday: Vicar's Day Off
7.30pm Bell Ring Practice (W)
Friday:
9.00am St Laurence School garden blessing
11.30am Funeral of Harry Hodge (W)
Sunday, 29th March – Lent 5
Dorchester Abbey
10.00am Team Confirmation Service
Warborough
6.00pm Evensong (sung)
NEXT WEEK'S READINGS
Old Testament:
Jer. 31:31-34
Gospel:
John 12:20-33
God of compassion,
whose Son Jesus Christ, the child of Mary,
shared the life of a home in Nazareth,
and on the cross
drew the whole human family to himself:
strengthen us in our daily living
that in joy and in sorrow
we may know the power of your presence
to bind together and to heal;
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
THE READINGS
Old Testament: Exodus 2:1-10
Gospel: John 19:25-27
POST COMMUNION PRAYER
Loving God,
as a mother feeds her children at the breast
you feed us in this sacrament
with the food and drink of eternal life:
help us who have tasted your goodness
to grow in grace within the household of faith;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen
To think about this week:
Blessed is the Mother...
Who can hold onto her children while
letting them go;
Who puts a tranquil home ahead of an
immaculate house;
Who knows a kind act will be
remembered longer than an easy word;
Who really believes that prayer changes
things;
Whose faith in the future sweetens the
present;
Whose Bible never needs dusting; and
Whose sense of humour is alive and well.
The Promoter
and on this day in 1906:
England won the first rugby international against France, 35-8.
Please pray for:
Peace in the world. Asking God's blessing on all people who suffer as a result of violence the world over, and especially for the people of Northern Ireland.
All mothers and those who care for children.
Our Mother Church, that we may be nourished by her and grow to maturity in faith.
David and Hannah Cleugh who will be joining the Team as Curates this summer.
All who live in Chiselhampton Hill.
The sick in body, mind or spirit, among them Stephen Selwood, Jenny Cross, Molly Bailey, Catherine Allen and Joan Goodchild.
The repose of the souls of all those who have died, especially Steve Wilson and Harry Hodge. May they rest in peace and rise in glory.
Notices~
VICTIMS OF THE CREDIT CRUNCH in our communities are coming to the attention of all of us. The clergy would like to establish a discretionary fund for everyday relief. Collections at this year's Lent meetings will support this and other contributions are welcome.
LENT COURSE “WAYS IN – to the Bible”. Tonight's talk is from Dr Martin Hodson and is on the entitled “Using the Bible to consider the environmental crisis of the 21st century”. There will be Evening Prayer in the Abbey at 6pm and the talk will begin at 7pm.
Before the Annual Church Meeting the Church Electoral Roll will be revised. If you, or anyone you know, would like to be included please let one of the Churchwardens know.
ON THE INTERNET?
You can find this notice sheet on
www.nsoffice .blogspot.com.
You may like to look at www.thevicarthinks.blogspot.com and www.acny.org.uk.
The new vegetable garden at St Laurence School will be opened on Friday, 27th March at 9.00am by Dr John Howell MP and blessed by the Vicar.
The funeral of Harry Hodge will take place on Friday, 27th March at 11.30am in St Laurence's.
Team Service on Sunday, 29th March 10.00am at the Abbey. Please come and support those being confirmed.
Diary for the week commencing 23rd March
Daily Offices:
Monday to Friday:
8.15am Morning Prayer, St Laurence, Warborough
Monday:
7.30pm Stadhampton Standing Committee
Wednesday:
5.00pm Evening Prayer (S)
7.30pm Warborough PCC
Thursday: Vicar's Day Off
7.30pm Bell Ring Practice (W)
Friday:
9.00am St Laurence School garden blessing
11.30am Funeral of Harry Hodge (W)
Sunday, 29th March – Lent 5
Dorchester Abbey
10.00am Team Confirmation Service
Warborough
6.00pm Evensong (sung)
NEXT WEEK'S READINGS
Old Testament:
Jer. 31:31-34
Gospel:
John 12:20-33
16 March 2009
THE COLLECT for the
3rd Sunday of Lent
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 our Lord Jesus Christ,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen
THE READINGS for Sunday 15th
Old Testament: Exodus 20:1-17
Gospel: John 2:13-22
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
To think about this week:
If the world seems cold to you,
kindle fires to warm it;
let their comfort hide from view
winters that deform it.
Hearts as frozen as your own
to that radiance gather;
you will soon forget to moan
'Ah, the cheerless weather!'
Lucy Larcom
and on this day in 44 BCE:
Death of Julius Caesar (b 101 BCE), Roman general, statesman, and dictator.
Please pray for:
Peace in the world. Asking God's blessing on all people who suffer as a result of violence the world over, and especially for the people of Northern Ireland.
David and Hannah Cleugh who will be joining the Team as Curates this summer.
All who live in Chiselhampton.
In the diocese: Milton Keynes Deanery: Area Dean Tim Norwood; Lay Chairman Paul Bright.
The sick in body, mind or spirit, that they may know God's healing power.
The repose of the souls of all those who have died recently. May they rest in peace and rise in glory.
VICTIMS OF THE CREDIT CRUNCH in our communities are coming to the attention of all of us. The clergy would like to establish a discretionary fund for everyday relief. Collections at this year's Lent meetings will support this and other contributions are welcome.
LENT COURSE “WAYS IN – to the Bible”. Tonight's talk is from Revd Dr Margaret Whipp and is on the subject of Medical Ethics. There will be Evening Prayer in the Abbey at 6pm and the talk will begin at 7pm.
During Lent the evening services at Warborough will be shorter to allow people to get to the Lent Course.
STADHAMPTON ANNUAL CHURCH MEETING will be on Monday, 16th March at 7.30pm in Church.
Before the Annual Church Meeting the Church Electoral Roll will be revised. If you, or anyone you know, would like to be included please let one of the Churchwardens know.
Diary for the week commencing 16th March
Daily Offices:
Monday to Friday:
8.15am Morning Prayer, St Laurence,Warborough
Monday:
7.30pm Annual Meeting (Stadhampton)
Tuesday:
2.15pm Ox Crem: funeral of Steve Wilson
Wednesday:
5.00pm Evening Prayer (S)
7.30pm Warborough GPC
Thursday: Vicar's Day Off
7.30pm Bell Ring Practice (W)
Friday:
2.15pm Sharing Assembly for Mothers' Day at St Laurence School
22nd March – Mothering Sunday
Warborough
8.00am BCP Holy Communion
11.00am Mothering Sunday Worship
Stadhampton
9.30am Family Communion
NEXT WEEK'S READINGS
Old Testament: Exodus 2:1-10
Gospel: John 19: 25-27
3rd Sunday of Lent
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 our Lord Jesus Christ,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen
THE READINGS for Sunday 15th
Old Testament: Exodus 20:1-17
Gospel: John 2:13-22
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
To think about this week:
If the world seems cold to you,
kindle fires to warm it;
let their comfort hide from view
winters that deform it.
Hearts as frozen as your own
to that radiance gather;
you will soon forget to moan
'Ah, the cheerless weather!'
Lucy Larcom
and on this day in 44 BCE:
Death of Julius Caesar (b 101 BCE), Roman general, statesman, and dictator.
Please pray for:
Peace in the world. Asking God's blessing on all people who suffer as a result of violence the world over, and especially for the people of Northern Ireland.
David and Hannah Cleugh who will be joining the Team as Curates this summer.
All who live in Chiselhampton.
In the diocese: Milton Keynes Deanery: Area Dean Tim Norwood; Lay Chairman Paul Bright.
The sick in body, mind or spirit, that they may know God's healing power.
The repose of the souls of all those who have died recently. May they rest in peace and rise in glory.
NOTICES~
VICTIMS OF THE CREDIT CRUNCH in our communities are coming to the attention of all of us. The clergy would like to establish a discretionary fund for everyday relief. Collections at this year's Lent meetings will support this and other contributions are welcome.
LENT COURSE “WAYS IN – to the Bible”. Tonight's talk is from Revd Dr Margaret Whipp and is on the subject of Medical Ethics. There will be Evening Prayer in the Abbey at 6pm and the talk will begin at 7pm.
During Lent the evening services at Warborough will be shorter to allow people to get to the Lent Course.
STADHAMPTON ANNUAL CHURCH MEETING will be on Monday, 16th March at 7.30pm in Church.
Before the Annual Church Meeting the Church Electoral Roll will be revised. If you, or anyone you know, would like to be included please let one of the Churchwardens know.
Diary for the week commencing 16th March
Daily Offices:
Monday to Friday:
8.15am Morning Prayer, St Laurence,Warborough
Monday:
7.30pm Annual Meeting (Stadhampton)
Tuesday:
2.15pm Ox Crem: funeral of Steve Wilson
Wednesday:
5.00pm Evening Prayer (S)
7.30pm Warborough GPC
Thursday: Vicar's Day Off
7.30pm Bell Ring Practice (W)
Friday:
2.15pm Sharing Assembly for Mothers' Day at St Laurence School
22nd March – Mothering Sunday
Warborough
8.00am BCP Holy Communion
11.00am Mothering Sunday Worship
Stadhampton
9.30am Family Communion
NEXT WEEK'S READINGS
Old Testament: Exodus 2:1-10
Gospel: John 19: 25-27
4 March 2009
THE COLLECT for Sunday, 8th March - Lent 2
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.
Amen
THE READINGS
Old Testament: Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16
Gospel: Mark 8:31-38
POST COMMUNION PRAYER
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.
Amen
To think about this week:
I lift up my eyes to the hills -
where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth.
He will not let your foot slip -
He who watches over you will not slumber.
Psalm 121:1-3
and on this day in 1952:
The first use of an artificial heart.
Please pray for:
Peace in the world. Asking God's blessing on all people who suffer in conflicts the world over, especially for the peoples of Gaza and Israel, and for all caught up in the Pakistan shootings.
Archie Dickens to be baptised on Sunday, 8th March.
David and Hannah Cleugh who will be joining the Team as Curates this summer.
All who live in Henley Road, Shillingford.
In the diocese: Henley Deanery: Area Dean Graham Foulis Brown; Lay Chairman Sally Horton.
The sick in body, mind or spirit.
The repose of the souls of all those who have died. May they rest in peace and rise in glory.
Notices~
VICTIMS OF THE CREDIT CRUNCH in our communities are coming to the attention of all of us. The clergy would like to establish a discretionary fund for everyday relief. Collections at this year's Lent meetings will support this and other contributions are welcome.
LENT COURSE “WAYS IN – to discover more about faith”. Tonight's talk is from the Bishop of Oxford and is on “Using the Bible in our personal discipleship”. The Abbey will be open for Quiet Spaces worship from 5.30pm, the talk will being an 7pm.
During Lent the evening services at Warborough will be shorter to allow people to get to the Lent Course.
STADHAMPTON ANNUAL CHURCH MEETING will be on Monday, 16th March at 7.30pm in Church.
Before the Annual Church Meeting the Church Electoral Roll will be revised. If you, or anyone you know, would like to be included please let one of the Churchwardens know.
ON THE INTERNET?
You can find this notice sheet on www.nsoffice.blogspot.com.
You may like to look at www.thevicarthinks.blogspot.com and www.acny.org.uk.
Diary for the week commencing 9th March
Daily Offices:
Monday to Friday:
8.15am Morning Prayer, St Laurence, Warborough
Wednesday:
5.00pm Evening Prayer (S)
Thursday: Vicar's Day Off
7.30pm Bell Ring Practice (W)
Friday: Red Nose Day
Saturday:
Morning Confirmation meeting
Sunday, 15th March – Lent 3
Warborough
11.00am Parish Eucharist
6.00pm Evensong (said)
Stadhampton
9.30am Holy Communion (BCP)
NEXT WEEK'S READINGS
Old Testament: Exodus 20:1-17
Gospel: John 2:13-22
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.
Amen
THE READINGS
Old Testament: Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16
Gospel: Mark 8:31-38
POST COMMUNION PRAYER
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.
Amen
To think about this week:
I lift up my eyes to the hills -
where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth.
He will not let your foot slip -
He who watches over you will not slumber.
Psalm 121:1-3
and on this day in 1952:
The first use of an artificial heart.
Please pray for:
Peace in the world. Asking God's blessing on all people who suffer in conflicts the world over, especially for the peoples of Gaza and Israel, and for all caught up in the Pakistan shootings.
Archie Dickens to be baptised on Sunday, 8th March.
David and Hannah Cleugh who will be joining the Team as Curates this summer.
All who live in Henley Road, Shillingford.
In the diocese: Henley Deanery: Area Dean Graham Foulis Brown; Lay Chairman Sally Horton.
The sick in body, mind or spirit.
The repose of the souls of all those who have died. May they rest in peace and rise in glory.
Notices~
VICTIMS OF THE CREDIT CRUNCH in our communities are coming to the attention of all of us. The clergy would like to establish a discretionary fund for everyday relief. Collections at this year's Lent meetings will support this and other contributions are welcome.
LENT COURSE “WAYS IN – to discover more about faith”. Tonight's talk is from the Bishop of Oxford and is on “Using the Bible in our personal discipleship”. The Abbey will be open for Quiet Spaces worship from 5.30pm, the talk will being an 7pm.
During Lent the evening services at Warborough will be shorter to allow people to get to the Lent Course.
STADHAMPTON ANNUAL CHURCH MEETING will be on Monday, 16th March at 7.30pm in Church.
Before the Annual Church Meeting the Church Electoral Roll will be revised. If you, or anyone you know, would like to be included please let one of the Churchwardens know.
ON THE INTERNET?
You can find this notice sheet on www.nsoffice.blogspot.com.
You may like to look at www.thevicarthinks.blogspot.com and www.acny.org.uk.
Diary for the week commencing 9th March
Daily Offices:
Monday to Friday:
8.15am Morning Prayer, St Laurence, Warborough
Wednesday:
5.00pm Evening Prayer (S)
Thursday: Vicar's Day Off
7.30pm Bell Ring Practice (W)
Friday: Red Nose Day
Saturday:
Morning Confirmation meeting
Sunday, 15th March – Lent 3
Warborough
11.00am Parish Eucharist
6.00pm Evensong (said)
Stadhampton
9.30am Holy Communion (BCP)
NEXT WEEK'S READINGS
Old Testament: Exodus 20:1-17
Gospel: John 2:13-22
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