St Thomas à Becket
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Priest-in-Charge: The Reverend Lucy Sullivan
Tel: 01243 941 551 Email: mthrlucy.pagham@gmail.com (Rest day: Friday)
Licensed Lay Minister: Mrs Rosemary Towse
Email: rosemarytowse@talktalk.net
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
Safeguarding Officer: Mrs Jan Brockhurst
Email: safeguarding@paghamchurch.org
Find us online: www.paghamchurch.org // StThomasPagham@gmail.com// @StThomasPagham
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SUNDAY 9th July 2023
Fifth Sunday after Trinity
Sunday 9th 08:00 Holy Communion
TRINITY 5 (St Richard’s church only)
09:30 Parish Eucharist followed by coffee.
Monday 10th 09:00 Morning Prayer
Tuesday11th 17:30 Tuesday@7 BBQ (food from 6pm)
St Benedict 19:00 Tuesday@7
Wednesday 12th 14:30 Tea & Chat (Church Centre, Nyetimber Lane)
18:00 Evening Prayer
Thursday 13th 09:00 Morning Prayer
10:00 Holy Communion
Friday 14th No public services today
John Keble
Saturday 15th 10:00 Lay Ministers of Communion Course
St Swithun 14:00 Burial of Ashes
Sunday 16th 08:00 Holy Communion
TRINITY 6 (St Richard’s and Pagham Church )
09:30 Parish Eucharist with Sunday School
followed by coffee.
Hymns
Introit: 310 I heard the voice of Jesus say
Gradual: 6 All creatures of our God and King
Offertory: 584 Rock of ages (Tune 2)
Final: 195 From heaven you came
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.
The Collect (Opening Prayer) for the Fifth Sunday after Trinity:
Almighty and everlasting God, by whose Spirit the whole body of the Churchis governed and sanctified: hear our prayer which we offer for all your faithful people, that in their vocation and ministry they may serve you in holiness and truth to the glory of your name; through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Old Testament reading: Zechariah 9: 9- 12
Rejoice greatly, O daughter Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter Jerusalem!
Lo, your king comes to you; triumphant and victorious is he, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
He will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the warhorse from Jerusalem;
and the battle-bow shall be cut off, and he shall command peace to the nations;
his dominion shall be from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth.
As for you also, because of the blood of my covenant with you, I will set your prisoners free from the waterless pit. Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; today I declare that I will restore to you double.
Psalm 145: 8- 15 The response to the psalm is as announced.
New Testament Reading: Romans 7: 15- 25a
I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate. Now if I do what I do not want, I agree that the law is good. But in fact it is no longer I that do it, but sin that dwells within me. For I know that nothing good dwells within me, that is, in my flesh. I can will what is right, but I cannot do it. For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I do. Now if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I that do it, but sin that dwells within me.
So I find it to be a law that when I want to do what is good, evil lies close at hand. For I delight in the law of God in my inmost self, but I see in my members another law at war with the law of my mind, making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members. Wretched man that I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord!
So then, with my mind I am a slave to the law of God, but with my flesh I am a slave to the law of sin.
Gospel Reading: Matthew 11: 16- 19, 25- end.
‘But to what will I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the market-places and calling to one another, “We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we wailed, and you did not mourn.”
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, “He has a demon”; the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, “Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax-collectors and sinners!” Yet wisdom is vindicated by her deeds.’
At that time Jesus said, ‘I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent and have revealed them to infants; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will. All things have been handed over to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.
‘Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.’
Prayers of Intercession
The sick and those who care for them: Rosie Sims, Barbara Crew, Karen Cox, Jim Fowler, Sheila King, Dawn Spurway Pearson, Nicola Simpson, Betty Smith, Mike Hatzfeld, Andrew Naylor, Colin May, Tyler Rankin, Leslie Francis, Dickie Roots, Elizabeth, Pam Browning, Beatrice Tucker, Emilia Hogan, John Crockford.
Recently departed June West.
Anniversary of death Joseph Jaques, Frank Bailey, Kenneth Jones (9th); Ethel Alderton, David Kearsley, John Hayden, Jenny Wood, Lila Cowee (10th); Ian Hartley, Guy Peace, Alastair Stewart (11th); Violet Antill, Ronald Turner (12th).
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 Nyewood Junior School as they seek to appoint a new Head Teacher.
For urgent prayer, contact Gillian Purvis (267597) or Pat Rush (262561) to start the Prayer Chain.
Post Communion Prayer: Grant, O Lord, we beseech you, that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered by your governance, that your Church may joyfully serve you in all godly quietness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Next week’s readings: Fifth Sunday after Trinity
Isaiah 55: 10- 13; Psalm 65: 8- end; Romans 8: 1- 11; Matthew 13: 1-9; 18- 23
Pop-up Plant Sale
Thank you to all those who supported the ‘Pop-up’ Plant sale last Saturday afternoon. We raised nearly £800 which is wonderful! Due to the generosity of Newey’s Nursery, we were able to hold this last-minute sale. And in the absence of a Summer Fair this year- this is a significant addition to our funds, and will help us plug the gap in a year when we expect there could be a significant deficit in our finances.
Tuesday@7 BBQ
Tuesday 11th July is that last Tuesday@7 of the school year, and we are ending with a BBQ in the churchyard followed by our usual Tuesday@7 eucharist in the open air, as we pray for God’s guidance and peace as we head off on our summer adventures.
We meet from 17:30 in the churchyard, food from about 18:00, service at 19:00, ending by about 19:45. All are very welcome to join us. If you are able to contribute a salad or something similar this would be very welcome. Please bring your own chairs/ picnic blankets, plates & cutlery and drinks. Donations gratefully received. Please sign-up using the Eventbrite invitation sent via email OR on the sheet at the back of church.
Pew Sheet Prayer List
To ensure we are praying as suitably as possible for those named on the prayer and to keep it up to date, we are reintroducing a four-week cycle for prayer requests. This means that any names given to Mthr Lucy to be inserted will stay on for four weeks, before being removed. If more prayer is required, then please simply contact Mthr Lucy again and names will stay on for another four weeks. A reminder, the permission of those being include must be sought before they are added to the list.
Safeguarding
With reports of the Church’s National Safeguarding Team in the press at the moment, this is a good opportunity to stress our involvement with safeguarding at Pagham church.
We all have a responsibility for safeguarding. The way we love and treat each other leads to the healthy culture of our church. We know we are achieving this when everyone feels they are in the safe and secure environment of our church, and know they are safe to confide and discuss any problems or issues they may have.
Do continue to look out for each other and our visitors. Should you have any concerns have a word with Jan (Safeguarding Officer) or Lucy (Priest-in-charge).
Sounds Familiar Summer Concert- Saturday 15th July St Richard’s Church
Tickets are now available for this summer music offering by a local community choir with whom a number of our church family sing. Starting with Pimms on St Richard’s Church Lawn at 16:00 with music from 16:45. Please do come and support the choir- all profits to be split between St Richard’s church and a fund providing musical instruments for schools. Tickets available from members of the Sounds Familiar Choir. £5 per adult children free.
Lay Ministers of Communion
Following the introductory session for Lay Ministers of Communion (those able to give the chalice and take communion to those at home) during Lent. There will be a complete training course on the following dates: Saturdays 15th and 22nd July 10- 11:30am, in the Committee Room of the Mosse Hall (on offer to those from the Deanery)
Please speak to Mthr Lucy if you would like to be involved with this ministry, it would be wonderful to increase this pool of ministers. It is essential to attend both sessions before you can be nominated to the PCC/ Bishop for this ministry, if these dates don’t work for you but you are still interested, then please speak to Mthr Lucy.
Admission to Holy Communion Course 2023
In September Mthr Lucy will be running a course for children in yr6 and above who wish to be admitted to Holy Communion. Sessions will run on Saturday mornings 10:00- 11:00 at Pagham church, on the 23rd & 30 th September, 7th, 14th, 15th and 21st October. The children will be admitted to Holy Communion in a special at 16:30 on All Saints’ Sunday – 5th November. Please have a chat with Mthr Lucy if you think this is something that your child is ready for, and do get the dates in your diary before the summer holidays! Sign-up sheets will be available next month.
Confirmation Courses
There will be teen and adult confirmation courses on offer in the autumn, preparing candidates for Confirmation with the Bishop before Christmas (we hope- details to be confirmed!). Teens from year 9 upwards can be prepared for Confirmation. If you are interested in exploring this, please contact Mthr Lucy, so plans can be made for the course to accommodate as many diaries as possible!