Peterborough Parish Church St John the Baptist with St Luke’s Vicar: Canon Ian Black Parish Office: Tel 01733 563978 Email: [email protected] Website: www.peterborough-stjohns.org.uk Welcome to Peterborough Parish Church Sunday 12th October 2014 Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity www.peterborough-stjohns.org.uk Parish Office: 01733 563978 Music at this morning’s Parish Eucharist Processional Gradual Offertory Recessional 534 340 398 169 O praise ye the Lord! Jerusalem the golden Light’s abode, celestial Salem Fight the good fight Anthems during Communion: Jesu, joy of man’s desiring – Bach The Lord is my shepherd – Barber Organ voluntary: Fugue in B minor (BWV 544) - J.S. Bach Regular Services at St John’s and St Luke’s 9.15 am Holy Communion on Sundays at St Luke’s 11.00 am Parish Eucharist on Sundays at St John’s 11.00 am Said Communion in the Lady Chapel on Fridays at St John’s Today’s Readings Next Week’s Readings 1st Reading: Isaiah 25. 1-9 1st Reading: Isaiah 45. 1-7 2nd Reading: Philippians 4. 1-9 2nd Reading: 1 Thessalonians 1. 1-10 Gospel: Matthew 22. 1-14 Gospel: Matthew 22. 15-22 PARISH NEWS & EVENTS New director of music We are very pleased to announce that Elizabeth Barter will take up the post of director of music when Stephen retires. Elizabeth is a Fellow of the Royal College of Organists and a former organ scholar at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. She currently works as a teacher in a school in Hampshire and intends to relocate to Peterborough. Elizabeth’s first Sunday will be 7th December. Fauré’s Requiem There will be a “Come and Sing” performance of The Requiem by Fauré in St John’s tonight. The soloists will be Sarah Yarwood-Burke and Simon Nurser and the organist Ivan Linford. The performance is at 6.30 and the work is quite short – about 40 minutes. If you know anyone who would like to sing, please tell them to contact me by email ([email protected]) or telephone (01780 470380). There is a rehearsal at 4.30. I hope that as many people as possible will come. If you know the music and would like to sing, please speak to me after the service. Stephen Barber Concert tickets Tickets for this month's series of concerts are available from Wendy Dyer. Wendy will sell tickets whenever the church is open and after the Sunday service at St John’s. The next concert takes places on Saturday the 18th of October with a performance by Ensemble “Wow” and Christina McMaster with music for piano, oboe, harp and voice. Used postage stamps Does anyone have an outlet for used stamps? We have a bin-full for a deserving charity. Judy Barsby Christian Aid exhibition of photos and artwork from Haiti Haiti has suffered a lot over recent years with an earthquake in 2010 and a hurricane in 2012. This exhibition aims at showing how the people of Haiti have worked to rebuild their lives and the impact that Christian Aid donations have in assisting in this. The aim is to give an inspirational and positive picture of what has happened there over the last four years, whereas the media have generally only shown negative ones of destruction. The Exhibition is at the Cathedral from the 14th to the 24th October and is free to view. At 7:00 p.m. this coming Tuesday the 14th October there will be a reception at the exhibition where Imogen Tate, who many of us know, and who works for Christian Aid will be talking about the pictures. Again, all are welcome and the event is free. Reg Tomblin St. John's Ladies Group The next meeting will take place on Tuesday the 14th of October at 7.30 pm and will feature a talk by Mr Holdich, Torchbearer for the 2012 Olympics. For more information speak to Mary Crowson at St. John's or Margaret Lilliman at St. Luke's. What does it mean to be a city centre church in Peterborough? We all worship at a church based in the centre of Peterborough, and our congregation is composed largely of people who do not actually live in the Centre. Our Christian role can be very different from that of say a suburban or rural parish, and a Study Day has been organised by Churches Together in Central Peterborough to consider this issue. It is being held at St. Mark’s Church Hall on Lincoln Road from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on this coming Saturday the 18th October. It is free event with tea and coffee being provided, although you are asked to bring a packed lunch. This is the chance to reflect on what we should be doing in the urban environment which we find ourselves from a Christian perspective. We do need to advise the organisers of numbers attending, so if you wish to go or want further information then do let me know. This is the last opportunity to sign up as I need to send in numbers over the next couple of days. Reg Tomblin Advent Calendars As in previous years, Traidcraft are making available two Advent Calendars, which incorporate the Christmas message with high-quality chocolate. Most such calendars on the market, may have a religious message whilst others do provide a piece of chocolate each day; but to combine the two is rare outside of these products. The Divine calendar has a picture with daily chocolate whilst that of the Real Advent Calendar has similar chocolate, but behind the first window there is an interactive Christmas story booklet. Both calendars cost £3.99 each and there is a sample of both on the Traidcraft stall where orders will be taken. Reg & Gill Tomblin Dinner for archaeologists St John’s has been asked to host a dinner for archaeologists visiting Peterborough on Saturday the 11th of July 2015. In order to do this I need another two people in the team. I would be grateful if you could help. Thank you. Judy Barsby