St Thomas à Becket
Pews News
Priest-in-Charge: The Reverend Lucy Sullivan
Tel: 01243 941 551 Email: mthrlucy.pagham@gmail.com (Rest day: Friday)
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 11th June 2023
St Barnabas
Sunday 11th 08:00 Holy Communion (St Richard’s Church only)
ST BARNABAS 09:30 Parish Eucharist followed by coffee.
14:00 Holy Baptism- Oliver Barton
Monday 12th 09:00 Morning Prayer
11:30 Funeral- Simon Grout
19:30 Being With
(Pagham Church Centre, Nyetimber Lane)
Tuesday 13th 18:00 Evening Prayer (Pagham church)
19:00 Tuesday@7
Wednesday 14th 14:30- 16:00 Tea & Chat
(Pagham Church Centre, Nyetimber Lane)
19:00 Eucharist Praying for the life of the new PCC
19:00 Full PCC meeting
Thursday 15th 09:00 Morning Prayer
10:00 Holy Communion
Friday 16th No public services today
St Richard
Saturday 17th No Public Services today
Sunday 18th 08:00 Holy Communion
TRINITY 2 (St Richard’s & Pagham church)
09:30 Parish Eucharist with Sunday school followed by coffee.
Hymns
Introit: 511 O Lord my God
Gradual: 314 Immortal invisible
Offertory: 429 Love is his word
Final: 298 I am a new creation
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 Feast of St Barnabas:
Bountiful God, giver of all gifts, who poured your Spirit upon your servant Barnabas and gave him grace to encourage others: help us, by his example, to be generous in our judgements and unselfish in our service; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Old Testament reading: Job 29: 11- 16
When the ear heard, it commended me,
and when the eye saw, it approved;
because I delivered the poor who cried,
and the orphan who had no helper.
The blessing of the wretched came upon me,
and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.
I put on righteousness, and it clothed me;
my justice was like a robe and a turban.
I was eyes to the blind,
and feet to the lame.
I was a father to the needy,
and I championed the cause of the stranger.
Psalm 112 The response to the psalm is as announced.
New Testament Reading: Acts 11: 19- end
Now those who were scattered because of the persecution that took place over Stephen travelled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, and they spoke the word to no one except Jews. But among them were some men of Cyprus and Cyrene who, on coming to Antioch, spoke to the Hellenistsalso, proclaiming the Lord Jesus. The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number became believers and turned to the Lord. News of this came to the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. When he came and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced, and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord with steadfast devotion;for he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a great many people were brought to the Lord. Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul, and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. So it was that for an entire year they associated with the church and taught a great many people, and it was in Antioch that the disciples were first called ‘Christians’.
At that time prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch. One of them named Agabus stood up and predicted by the Spirit that there would be a severe famine over all the world; and this took place during the reign of Claudius. The disciples determined that according to their ability, each would send relief to the believers living in Judea; this they did, sending it to the elders by Barnabas and Saul.
Gospel Reading: John 15: 12- 17
‘This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you. I do not call you servants any longer, because the servant does not know what the master is doing; but I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything that I have heard from my Father. You did not choose me but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask him in my name. I am giving you these commands so that you may love one another.
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.
Anniversary of death Dennis Olsson (11th); May Mortimer (12th); Norah Moth (15th).
Recently departed Simon Grout, Carole Turner, Max Davy.
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 those to be baptized among them for Oliver, his parents and Godparents.
We pray for Nyewood Junior School as they seek to appoint a new Head Teacher.
We pray for those sitting exams and submitting final assessments at this time.
We pray for those preparing for ordination to the diaconate at this time.
For urgent prayer, contact Gillian Purvis (267597) or Pat Rush (262561) to start the Prayer Chain.
Post Communion Prayer: Lord God, the source of truth and love, keep us faithful to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, united in prayer and the breaking of bread, and one in joy and simplicity of heart, in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Next week’s readings: Second Sunday after Trinity
Exodus 19: 2- 8a; Psalm 100; Romans 5: 1- 8; Matthew 9: 35- 10:8
Church email address
A new church email address is now in use to send emails to our mailing list stthomaspagham@gmail.com Do keep an eye on your in-box emails from the new address, which will primarily be used for sending out Pews News. Please note this is only for receiving general enquiries from the public, if you are trying to contact Mthr Lucy, Churchwardens, Safeguarding or so on please use the details on the front of the pew sheet. Details of how to make contact with office holders in the church will be included on an auto-responder for emails that come in.
Friends of Pagham Church- Cream Tea
Thank you to those who came and supported the Cream Tea last weekend. £323 was raised for The Friends of Pagham Church.
Being With- Course Exploring Christian Faith and Life
Our new course for those exploring the Christian faith has now begun, but it’s not too late to join us if you are interested. We meet on Monday evenings at 19:30- 21:00 at the Pagham Church Centre on Nyetimber Lane (10 sessions in total 19:30- 21:00, no session on Monday 29th May). The course is an introduction to Christianity with a difference. At its heart is the idea that God’s greatest desire is to be with us in Jesus. If you would like to know more about this course please speak to Mthr Lucy.
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.
Christian Meditation
Following the introductory course on Christian meditation last summer we are to introduce a regular course of meditation for the community. The sessions will run: First Monday of the month at 11am, the Third Wednesday of the month at 19:30. All sessions in St Andrew’s Chapel, Pagham Church. We will begin in July (3rd and 17th). The first six sessions (of both time slots) will repeat the introductory course shared last year, and then we will continue with regular practice of meditation. You can find out more about Christian meditation and the World Community for Christian Meditation here https://wccm.org/ For more information 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!
SUPPORT FOR THE FOODBANK IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER.
Urgently needed this week: Durable plastics bags, 1ltr UHT Fruit Juice, 1ltr UHT Milk, Tinned Fruit, Pasta Sauce, Tinned Fish, Tinned Custard, Tinned Rice Pudding, Pasta, Tinned Meat, Cereal, Shampoo/ Conditioner, Nappies- size 4/5.