THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST. MARY REDBOURN THE SEVENTEETH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY 12th October 2014 WELCOME TO ST MARY’S A special welcome if you are new to our worship here at St Mary’s Church, Redbourn. We would like to get to know you as soon as possible. To help us, please fill in the slip provided in the holders at the end of each pew, and hand it to one of the clergy or sidespeople as you leave today. Thank you. All who normally take Communion, in this church or in any other church, are welcome to receive Communion here. Those who do not take Communion, be they young or old, should please come to the altar rail to receive God’s blessing. If you are a taxpayer, please would you consider putting your collection into a blue envelope and filling in the details required (available from a sidesperson or in the pews). The church can then claim back the tax on your offering to the church at no additional cost to you. Thank you. Those giving by Standing Order may use a yellow token in the collection plate. WILL VISITORS PLEASE NOTE that St Mary’s Church has an Amplification and Loop System. If needed, please switch your hearing aid to the “T” switch to make use of this. IN OUR PRAYERS The sick and suffering: Alex, Stan Bacon, Graham Buckland, Christopher, Lily Clark, Lilian Cowland, Carole Cull, Alex and Janet Duncombe, James Easey, Marlene Gibson, Patrick Hastings, Millie Henman, Ron Henry, Victoria Holmes, Grace Hyde, Elizabeth Hynes, Ian, Caroline Lane, Ray Marsh, Jim Martin, Nicola Morgan, Dave Panton, Theresa Rae, Bernard Ralph, Linda Smith, Sylvia, Celia Southern and Judith Steele and any others known to us in need at this time. The Departed: We pray for the repose of the souls of Peter Keeley and Alan de Leiros who have died recently. We remember those whose year’s mind occurs during this coming week and pray for God’s comfort for all who mourn. THE FLOWERS ON THE MEMORIAL STAND were given in loving memory of Clive Henry by Mum, John and family, THE FLOWERS AT THE SCREEN are in loving memory of William Handford by Ruth, Richard and Matthew and those AT THE ALTAR in loving memory of Hillary Gillett by all the family. The Vicar: The Reverend Will Gibbs Tel No. 01582 791669 E mail: [email protected] You can find a full listing of news on our website: www.stmarysredbourn.org 8.00 am HOLY COMMUNION (Book of Common Prayer) Collect, Epistle and Gospel for The Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity – page 236 President: The Vicar Collect: Lord, we pray thee that thy grace may always prevent and follow us, and make us continually to be given to all good works; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God now and for ever. Amen. Epistle: Ephesians 4. 1-6 9.30 am Gospel: Luke 14. 1-11 PARISH EUCHARIST (Common Worship Order One) We follow the service booklet. The Collect, Readings and Post Communion Prayer for today can be found in the insert to this Pew Sheet. President: The Vicar Opening Hymn: 261 Reader: Chris Wright Reading: Isaiah 25. 1-9 Gradual: Psalm 23 Reading: Philippians 4. 1-9 Gospel: Matthew 22. 1-14 Sermon: The Vicar Intercessions: Ralph Goold Offertory Hymn: 309 Communion Hymn: 342 Anthem: O for a closer walk with God Final Hymn: 429 [– Stanford PLEASE JOIN US for refreshments in the Transept Hall after this Service. Also our weekly Traidcraft stall will be selling excellent goods and foods. 11.00 am RUSSIAN ORTHODOX LITURGY The Congregation of St Simeon and St Anna THIS EVENING at 6.30 pm at St John the Baptist Church, Markyate WHEATHAMPSTEAD DEANERY CHORAL EVENSONG Preacher: The Revd Canon Richard Watson Sub Dean at The Cathedral and Abbey Church of Saint Alban The service will be followed by refreshments – All are invited and welcome NOTICES FOR THE COMING WEEK HARVEST FESTIVAL: Thank you to everyone who made our Harvest celebrations so joyful last weekend. We’re delighted to announce that our collection for the Bishop of St Alban’s Harvest Appeal this year amounted to £611 including some Gift Aid. We were also able to deliver 27 harvest boxes or posies around the village to those we were thinking of, and these seem to have been very well received. Thank you for your generous support. FACT: This weekend a group of 22 young people and adults (including Lucy) are at Fellowship Afloat in Tollesbury for a sailing and activity weekend. Do pray for them that it may be a blessed time of faith and fun FIRST COMMUNION: We’re about to begin a series of seven sessions on Friday evenings from 6.30 pm until 7.15 pm for children in Year 3 / 4 and above who would like to prepare to be admitted to receive Communion for the first time. We haven’t started yet and so if you’d like to join in with this group then do speak to Revd Will or Lucy as soon as possible. There are yellow leaflets with more information about this by the South Door. The Day Centre will be holding their annual Bring and Buy Sale on Wednesday 15th October between 12 noon and 3pm in the Transept Everyone welcome PRAYER TREE: At the back of the church by the door through to the Transept is a wooden prayer tree. Do fill out a card and place it on the ‘tree’ if there is someone or something you’d like us to pray for here at St Mary’s. We will use these prayer requests at weekday services from time to time. EMAIL ADDRESSES: If you have an email address and we don’t have it or you have changed it recently, then we would be very grateful to know it so that we can email out occasional communications. With the cost of postage rising it is very helpful to contact you in this way. We never pass email addresses to others, it’s for our own church use only and you won’t suddenly be inundated with daily emails you don’t want! If you can help us with this, please send an email to [email protected] and put ‘ER email address’ as the subject and he’ll know that’s what it’s for. Thank you. NOTICES FOR INCLUSION IN THE CHURCH NEWS should be passed in written or printed form to The Vicar by Wednesday pm. Please forward church diary entries and rota amendments to Mark Cresswell. ([email protected]) THE WEEK AHEAD Mon 13 Oct 9.30 am Tue 14 Oct 9.30 am Wed 15 Oct 9.30 am 5.00 pm 7.30 pm 8.15 pm Thu 16 Oct 9.30 am 5.00 pm Fri 17 Oct 9.30 am 10.30 am 5.00 pm Sun 19 Oct 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.15 am 6.30 pm Edward the Confessor, King of England, 1066 Morning Prayer 5.00 pm Evening Prayer Morning Prayer 5.00 pm Evening Prayer Teresa of Avila, Teacher, 1582 Morning Prayer Evening Prayer Holy Eucharist P.C.C. Standing Committee – in the Transept Morning Prayer Evening Prayer Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch, Martyr, c. 107 Morning Prayer Bear and Prayers Evening Prayer The EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY after TRINITY Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer) Parish Eucharist with Children’s Groups Morning Praise with Holy Baptism Sung Evensong NEXT WEEK’S DUTY ROTAS Servers: Weds: Derek Crouch 8.00 am: Penny McAdam 9.30 am: John Blake, Celia Forbes and Ellie Davis Sidespeople: 8.00 am: Ann Palmer and Heather Reid 9.30 am: The Emmins Family 6.30 pm: Ralph Goold Flowers: L Andrews, S Butterworth, L McPhee, J Whitehouse and Cleaning: S Taylor, V Simmons and M Tillyer [M Williams Churchyard: Rob Jones, Ken Smith and Albert Joly Lifts: A Lindfield (8am), D Swift, K Lacey and H Stanley Reader: Catherine Pusey Intercessions: Peter Hansford Mini Church: Kari Webb and Sue Field Junior Church: Gail Thomas and Ruth Hurst PALs: Claire Gibbs Coffee: Jane Taylor, Simon Taylor and Liz Wood Traidcraft: Draha and Stephen Gell