| St Thomas à Becket
Registered charity number : 1134842 |
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| Priest-in-charge: CHURCH IN VACANCY | |||||||||||||
| Licensed lay minister: Mrs Rosemary Towse
Email: rosemarytowse@talktalk.net |
Safeguarding officer: Mrs Jan Brockhurst
Email: safeguarding@paghamchurch.org |
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| Churchwarden: Mr Alex Brockhurst
Tel: 07792 544259 Email: alex.brockhurst@hotmail.co.uk |
Churchwarden: Mrs Sue O’Neill
Tel: 07867 904780 Email: suesdesignservices@gmail.com |
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| : www.paghamchurch.org | * StThomasPagham@gmail.com | @StThomasPagham | |||||||||||
| Sunday
7th April 2024 Easter 2 |
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| Sunday | 7th | 08:00
09:30 |
Holy Communion (Aldwick)
Family Eucharist (Pagham) |
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| Monday
ANNUNCIATION OF OUR LORD TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY |
8th | 09:00 | Morning Prayer | ||||||||||
| Tuesday | 9th | 17:30 | Evening prayer (Pagham) | ||||||||||
| Wednesday | 10th | 17:30 | Evening prayer (Pagham) | ||||||||||
| Thursday | 11th | 09:00
10:00 |
Morning Prayer
Holy Communion |
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| Friday | 12th | No public Worship Today | |||||||||||
| Saturday | 13th | No public Worship Today | |||||||||||
| Sunday
Easter 3 |
14th | 08:00
09:30 |
Holy Communion (Aldwick)
Parish Eucharist (Pagham) |
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| Followed by coffee | |||||||||||||
| Hymns: | 29. Amazing grace 361. Jesus stand among us The Lords my Shepherd (on sheet) 666. The Spirit lives to set us free |
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| The Collect (Opening Prayer) for the Second Sunday of Easter: | |||||||||||||
| Almighty Father, you have given your only Son to die for our sins and to rise again for our justification: grant us so to put away the leaven of malice and wickedness that we may always serve you in pureness of living and truth; through the merits of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. | |||||||||||||
| New Testament Reading 1 John 1: 1- 2:2 | |||||||||||||
| We declare to you what was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, concerning the word of life— this life was revealed, and we have seen it and testify to it, and declare to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us— we declare to you what we have seen and heard so that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. We are writing these things so that our joy may be complete. This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light and in him there is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with him while we are walking in darkness, we lie and do not do what is true; but if we walk in the light as he himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he who is faithful and just will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; and he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world. | |||||||||||||
Psalm 133 |
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Response: How good and pleasant it is to live together in unity. |
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| Acts 4.32-35 | |||||||||||||
| Now the whole group of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one claimed private ownership of any possessions, but everything they owned was held in common. With great power the apostles gave their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all. There was not a needy person among them, for as many as owned lands or houses sold them and brought the proceeds of what was sold. They laid it at the apostles’ feet, and it was distributed to each as any had need. | |||||||||||||
| Gospel Reading: John 20: 19- end | |||||||||||||
| When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, ‘Peace be with you.’ After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, ‘Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.’ When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.’ But Thomas (who was called the Twin), one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, ‘We have seen the Lord.’ But he said to them, ‘Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands, and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe.’ A week later his disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were shut, Jesus came and stood among them and said, ‘Peace be with you.’ Then he said to Thomas, ‘Put your finger here and see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it in my side. Do not doubt but believe.’ Thomas answered him, ‘My Lord and my God!’ Jesus said to him, ‘Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe.’ Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book. But these are written so that you may come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through believing you may have life in his name. | |||||||||||||
| Prayers of Intercession | |||||||||||||
| The sick and those who care for them: | |||||||||||||
| Barbara Crew, Karen Cox, Sheila King, Dawn Spurway Pearson, Mike Hatzfeld, Pam Browning, Lucia, Jessie Hutchins, Bea Tucker, Tony, Charles Paterson, Stephen Tribe, Colin May
Recently departed: |
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| Anniversary of death: | |||||||||||||
| 7th – John Fairclough, 8th – Philip Smith, 9th – Derek Bech, 10th – Maurice Plumb, Frank Williams, 11th – Norman Fagg, Sarah Sheppard, 12th – Frederick Hughes, Frederick Kitchen, Doris Moore, Beryl Maynard, 13th – Gladys Humphrey | |||||||||||||
| We pray for peace and especially for and with the people of Ukraine. We pray for all those caught up in conflict, and for those seeking safety and refuge on these shores.
We pray for the people of Israel, Gaza and the West Bank. For the peace of the Holy Land. For those who will weep, and fear, and die this day. For urgent prayer, contact Gillian Purvis (267597) or Pat Rush (262561) to start the Prayer Chain. |
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| Post Communion Prayer: | |||||||||||||
| Lord God our Father, through our Saviour Jesus Christ you have assured your children of eternal life and in baptism have made us one with him: deliver us from the death of sin and raise us to new life in your love, in the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, by the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. | |||||||||||||
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| Bear Necessities | |||||||||||||
| The Bear Necessities is a women’s only discussion group which meets on the second Monday of the month at The Bear pub in Pagham. All ages welcome. All views welcome. This is a safe space to discuss three current news topics and in doing so, get to know each other better. The next Bear Necessities is Monday 8th April at 7.30pm– 9pm. | |||||||||||||
| Tea & Chat | |||||||||||||
| Tea & Chat provides a warm, friendly space for people of the local community to meet over a cuppa and enjoy homemade bakes in the Pagham Parish Church Centre, Nyetimber Lane. Everyone is welcome, so why not join us on Wednesday 10th April from 2.30pm and invite a neighbour to join you too. Looking forward to seeing you there. | |||||||||||||
| Pints of View | |||||||||||||
| Pints of View at The Inglenook, Pagham; Thursday 11th April 7.30 – 9.00 pm. An informal conversation on ethical, philosophical, and spiritual ideas. There is no membership and no restrictions or expectations regarding attendance other than respect for one another’s varying points of view and a willingness to listen to everyone. Currently, the evenings are ‘facilitated’ by The Reverend Clive Ashley.
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| Friends of Pagham Church AGM will take place in the South Transept on Sunday 14th April at 11:00. All are welcome. Please consider joining the committee: there is a sign-up sheet on the noticeboard. | |||||||||||||
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He is risen!
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| Next week’s readings: | |||||||||||||
| Easter 3
Acts 3: 12- 19, Psalm 4, 1 John 3: 1- 7, Luke 24: 36b- 48 |
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| SUPPORT FOR THE FOODBANK IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER.
Urgently needed this week: Pasta Sauce, tinned fish/meat, pasta, tinned/packet soup, tinned tomatoes. |
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| The Collection plate | |||||||||||||
| If you would like to make an offering, please use the contactless Payaz machine or the collection plate, both can be found by the door. Thank you for your generosity.Pews News | |||||||||||||
