Sunday 12th June
TRINITY SUNDAY
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As we continue on a Jubilee high this week we welcome Bishop Steven Croft, the Bishop of Oxford, to lead our benefice service in St Mary’s at 10am. Do come and join in this celebration together. You may wish to bring a pen so you can write some notes on his sermon!
The Collect & Readings
The prayer for the week
Holy God,
faithful and unchanging:
enlarge our minds with the knowledge of your truth,
and draw us more deeply into the mystery of your love,
that we may truly worship you,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Readings for this Sunday: Prov. 8: 1-4, 22-31, (Psalm 8) & John 16: 12-15.
This weekend
8:00am BCP Holy Communion at St Mary’s
10.00am Benefice Holy Communion at St Mary’s with the Bishop of Oxford.
Jubilee events
Thank you so much to everyone who decorated our churches so beautifully and to everyone who worked so hard to put on events for our whole community. We were blessed with good weather and a wonderful sense of belonging. The faith of our Queen shone through so much. Alleluia.
Festival event - “Church & State: Uneasy Bedfellows?”
Please note that this event is sold out and so if you don’t have a ticket sadly there will be no room for extras.
Children and Holy Communion
One of our young people is asking for baptism so please pray for her and if there are others who would like to consider some preparation for this, please do speak to Ben or one of the team. Ben currently favours delaying the age of Confirmation to 16+ but seeing how we can engage children from church families and include them in Jesus' instruction for his followers to remember him in bread and wine. Do be in touch if you would be interested in attending a discussion and discernment meeting on this.
Pick-a-Flick, Thursday 16th June, 10:30am
Pick-a-Flick takes place this week with the film “The Duke”. As usual, there will be coffee before the film and a light lunch afterwards and we ask for a contribution of £5 towards this. Pre-booking is required so please contact Jenny or Sarah (via the benefice office) to book in and to ask for transport if you require it.
Diary for the week:
Wednesday 15th June
10:30am Little Lights at St Mary's
10:30am BCP Holy Communion at St Thomas’
The readings will be 2 Kings 2. 1, 6-14, Ps. 31. 21-end and Matt. 6. 1-6, 16-18.
Thursday 16th June
10:30am Pick-a-Flick, “The Duke”, in the Canterbury Room
Saturday 18th June
8:15am Benefice Prayer Breakfast in the Canterbury Room
2:30pm Marriage of Christopher and Elizabeth at St Mary’s
Sunday 19th June, Trinity 1
8:00am BCP Holy Communion at St Thomas’
9:30am Good News service at St Thomas’
11:15am BCP Holy Communion at St Mary’s
11:15am Good News service at St Andrew’s
3:00pm Wild Church meeting at the top of the Coombe
Daily Readings for the Coming Week:
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Monday am: |
Ps 1 |
Josh. 7. 1-15 |
Luke 10. 25-37 |
pm: Ps 4 |
Rom. 4. 1-12 |
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Tuesday am: |
Ps 5 |
Josh. 7. 16-end |
Luke 10. 38-end |
pm: Ps 9 |
Rom. 4. 13-end |
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Wednesday am: |
Ps 119. 1-32 |
Josh. 8. 1-29 |
Luke 11. 1-13 |
pm: Ps 11 |
Rom. 5. 1-11 |
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Thursday am: |
Ps 147 |
Deut. 8. 2-16 |
1 Cor. 10. 1-17 |
pm: Ps 23 |
Luke 9. 11-17 |
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Friday am: |
Ps 19 |
Josh. 9. 3-26 |
Luke 11. 29-36 |
pm: Ps 22 |
Rom. 6. 1-14 |
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Saturday am: |
Ps 20 |
Josh. 10. 1-15 |
Luke 11. 37-end |
pm: Ps 24 |
Rom. 6. 15-end |