Picnic – Eartham Woods today. It will be straight after the family Pentecost Eucharist. We will travel in convoy from the church car park. The field is off the main road and there is ample parking. We hope to play rounders or something similar, treasure hunt and general ourdoorsy stuff. Please bring a picnic. Further details will follow or you can contact Jenny on 07798555472 or at jennysellis@btinternet.com
Open Gardens – Sunday 15th June. 1.00 pm – 5.00pm. 15 gardens around the village will be open to visit – different sizes and styles. Tickets and programme available from Church Centre (£5.00). Plants for sale and Raffle. Refreshments available at the Vicarage or at Church.
Deanery Synod Tuesday 17 June 7 for 7.30pm at Felpham.
This is an open meeting because it will include consultation on the vision for the diocese for the next five years.
Cream Tea – Saturday 21st June. 3.00pm – 5.00pm. St Thomas a Becket Church. Tickets – £4.00. Entertainment by Glenwood Ladies Choir. Please come along and support this event. We also need some help – lists on the noticeboard for volunteers and if you could make some scones, we would be grateful – all details on the noticeboard.
Curate – Jo King’s ordination is on Saturday 28 June 4pm at Chichester Cathedral. Please keep her, Mike, Lucy and Amy in your prayers. If anyone is able to help decorate Jo’s house we are going to do so on the weekend of 12-13 July. Also, please consider contributing towards welcome gifts for Jo and family. Any monies can be passed on to Mark or the wardens.
Youth Songs of Praise – this is now taking place on Sunday 29 June at 3.30pm followed by refreshments. Do please come along and support our young people.”
Patronal Festival Hog Roast – Sunday 6th July, 12pm onwards at the Vicarage, 38 Kings Drive. Adults £5; Children £3. Please bring your own drinks. As ever, friends and family are welcome to join us. See the notice board for further info and to sign up.
Summer Fair – Saturday 19th July. 12 noon – 3 pm. We need your help to make this a successful event. We need donations of goods for the stalls – Tombola items, Books, Bric-a-Brac, Fancy Goods, Raffle Prizes, Toys, Games, Puzzles, Bottles, Jigsaws etc. We also need help to run the stalls – lists for volunteers on the noticeboard.
Please collect your envelopes of raffle tickets from the boxes at the rear of Church.
Craft Fair – Carol Druce would like to thank all those who worked so hard to make the Craft Fair a success. Approximately £800 was raised.
Parish Book Group – Our current parish book is ‘Surprised by Joy’, C.S. Lewis’s account of his conversion from atheism to Christianity. Further info and sign up sheets on Book Group notice board. Discussion groups: Tuesday 22nd July at 8pm & Wednesday 23rd July at 10am.
Please note there will be no Coffee & Scripture until 17th June
Wednesday Club – As a matter of urgency we need a new leader for Wednesday Club (parent and toddler group), Please see Mark for details.
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Weekly Pews News
No.677 8th June 2014
Colour of the season: Red
Pentecost
Collect for the day: God, who as at this time taught the hearts of your faithful people by sending to them the light of your Holy Spirit; grant us by the same Spirit to have a right judgement in all things and evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort; through the merits of Christ Jesus our Saviour, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
0ur Opportunities for Worship today
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8.00am |
Holy Communion
Readings: Acts 2: 1-11, John 14: 15-end |
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9.45am
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Family Eucharist
Readings: Acts 2:1-21,John 20: 19-23 Hymns: 288 (t2), 615, 114, 20 Communion: 118, 596, 67 |
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5.00pm |
Common Worship
Readings: Joel 2: 21-end, Acts 2: 14-38 |
After the Parish Eucharist you are welcome to gather for refreshments in
St. Andrew’s chapel, where we can get to know each other better.
Sunday 8th June Colomba
Intention: Pray for the hungry, homeless, refugees & asylum seekers; for the work of The Church Army, Christian Aid & all relief agencies.
8.00 am Holy Communion
9.45 am Family Eucharist
5.00 pm Common Worship
Monday 9th June
Intention: Pray for the Queen & Royal Family, our Nation & Government, our local MP & MEP.
9.30am Eucharist for Walsingham Pilgrims
7.30pm Bell Ringers
Tuesday 10th June
Intention: Pray for our local clubs & organisations, especially our ladies Club, The Luncheon Club and The Men’s Club.
7.00pm Healing Eucharist
Wednesday 11th June Barnabas the Apostle
Intention: Pray for our scouts, guides, cadets & other local youth organisations.
Anniversary: Dennis Olsson (1998)
10.00am Holy Communion
12noon Luncheon Club – St Ninian’s Hall
2-4pm Knit and Natter at Judith`s, 40 The Causeway
Thursday 12th June
Intention: Pray for our local industry & commerce, our farmers & growers and the holiday industry. For the unemployed & unemployable.
Anniversary: May Mortimer (1974)
8.00pm Confirmation Preparation at Vicarage
Friday 13th June
Intention: Pray for our Organist and Director of Music, our choir & musicians, our Lay Ministers of Communion, alter servers & bell ringers.
Saturday 14th June Richard Baxter
Intention: Pray for our Parochial Church Council, its officers & committees.
Weekday Morning and Evening Prayer
Morning prayer: Monday to Thursday and Saturday 9.20am. Friday 8.30am
Evening Prayer: Monday to Thursday 5.20 pm. Friday 4.30pm
No evening prayer on Saturday
Prayers and Intentions
We pray for all in need and especially those in need of healing in mind, body or spirit: Robin & Anthea Potter, Norma Tuckett, Neil Percival, Terry Blackman
To add someone to the prayer list either write their name on the board near the church door or let Mark or the editors of Pews News know. We will pray for that person for about a month. After a month the name can be added again, but it is the responsibility of the one who made the initial request.
For urgent prayer contact Angela Halfacree to activate the Prayer Chain
(Tel: 864353).
For longer-term prayer needs contact Gillian Purvis (tel 267597).
We pray for those who have died recently, Steven Prince, Rosemary Parker and for those recorded in our Memorial Book whose anniversaries occur at this time. We pray for all those who mourn their passing.
We pray for those preparing for confirmation on 22nd June – Julia Clews, Charlize Driscoll-Bennett, Ethan May, Dawn Salter, Georgina Steen, Steven Tomblin
We Pray for Richard who is on a six month tour in Afghanistan.
Church Website update: To add content to the website email editor@paghamchurch.org
Revd. Mark Eminson can be contacted at the Vicarage, 38 Kings Drive, PO21 4PZ. Tel: 262713. Email: vicar@paghamchurch.org
Pews News: Nikki can be contacted via Email: dentalstaffdirect@btinternet.com (tel: 828445) or tel. Mark Eminson 262713
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Next Sunday |
Trinity Sunday (W) |
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8.00am
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Holy Communion
Readings: Revelation 4: John 3: 1-15 |
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9.45am
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Parish Eucharist
Readings: Isiah 40: 12-17, Psalm 8, 2 Corinthians 13: 11-13, Matthew 28: 16-20 Hymns: 684, 296, 286, 419 Communion: 622, 212, 202 |
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5.00pm |
Evening Worship – Celtic |