| St Thomas à Becket
Registered charity number : 1134842 |
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| Church in Vacancy | ||||||||
| Churchwarden: Mr Alex Brockhurst
Tel: 07792 544259 Email: alex.brockhurst@hotmail.co.uk
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Churchwarden: Mrs Sue O’Neill
Tel: 07867 904780 Email: suesdesignservices@gmail.com |
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| Licensed lay minister: Mrs Rosemary Towse
Email: rosemarytowse@talktalk.net |
Safeguarding officer: Mrs Jan Brockhurst
Email: safeguarding@paghamchurch.org |
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| : www.paghamchurch.org | @StThomasPagham | |||||||
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| Sunday
12th May 2024 Sunday After Ascension Day
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| Sunday | 12th | 09:30 | Parish Eucharist | |||||
| Monday
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13th | 09:00 | Morning prayer | |||||
| Tuesday
Matthias the Apostle |
14th | 18:00
19:00 |
Evening prayer
Tuesday @7 |
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| Wednesday
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15th | 18:00 | Evening prayer | |||||
| Thursday
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16th | 09:00
10:00 |
Morning Prayer
Holy Communion |
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| Friday | 17th | No public Worship Today | ||||||
| Saturday | 18th | No public Worship Today | ||||||
| Sunday
Day of Pentecost |
19th | 09:30 | Parish Eucharist with Sunday School | |||||
| Hymns | ||||||||
| 16 All Hail the Power
212 God Forgave My Sin 314 Immortal Invisible 413 Lord of all Hopefulness |
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| The Collect (Opening Prayer) for the Seventh Sunday of Easter: | ||||||||
| O God the King of glory, you have exalted your only Son Jesus Christ with great triumph to your kingdom in heaven: we beseech you, leave us not comfortless, but send your Holy Spirit to strengthen us and exalt us to the place where our Saviour Christ is gone before, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. | ||||||||
| New Testament Reading Acts 1.15-17,21-26 | ||||||||
| In those days Peter stood up among the believers (together the crowd numbered about one hundred and twenty people) and said, ‘Friends, the scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit through David foretold concerning Judas, who became a guide for those who arrested Jesus— for he was numbered among us and was allotted his share in this ministry.’ So one of the men who have accompanied us throughout the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, beginning from the baptism of John until the day when he was taken up from us—one of these must become a witness with us to his resurrection.’ So they proposed two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was also known as Justus, and Matthias. Then they prayed and said, ‘Lord, you know everyone’s heart. Show us which one of these two you have chosen to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.’ And they cast lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias; and he was added to the eleven apostles. | ||||||||
Psalm 1 |
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Response – ‘Happy are they who trust in the Lord.’ |
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| New Testament Reading 1 John 5.9-13
If we receive human testimony, the testimony of God is greater; for this is the testimony of God that he has testified to his Son. Those who believe in the Son of God have the testimony in their hearts. Those who do not believe in God have made him a liar by not believing in the testimony that God has given concerning his Son. And this is the testimony: God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life. |
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Gospel Reading: John 17.6-19 ‘I have made your name known to those whom you gave me from the world. They were yours, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. Now they know that everything you have given me is from you; for the words that you gave to me I have given to them, and they have received them and know in truth that I came from you; and they have believed that you sent me. I am asking on their behalf; I am not asking on behalf of the world, but on behalf of those whom you gave me, because they are yours. All mine are yours, and yours are mine; and I have been glorified in them. And now I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, protect them in your name that you have given me, so that they may be one, as we are one. While I was with them, I protected them in your name that you have given me. I guarded them, and not one of them was lost except the one destined to be lost, so that the scripture might be fulfilled. But now I am coming to you, and I speak these things in the world so that they may have my joy made complete in themselves. I have given them your word, and the world has hated them because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world. I am not asking you to take them out of the world, but I ask you to protect them from the evil one. They do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world. Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth. As you have sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world. And for their sakes I sanctify myself, so that they also may be sanctified in truth. |
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Prayers of Intercession
The sick and those who care for them: |
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| 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 and Shirley Witcomb | ||||||||
| Anniversary of death: | ||||||||
| 12th – Vic Huxley, 13th – Reginald Watson, Evelyn Archer, Darren Earwaker, 15th – Emily Blackman, Renee Willmott, 16th – Angela Haythornthwaite, Margaret Gosney, 17th – Kenneth Weeks,18th – Doris Vallerine
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| 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: | ||||||||
| Eternal God, giver of love and power, your Son Jesus Christ has sent us into all the world to preach the gospel of his kingdom: confirm us in this mission, and help us to live the good news we proclaim; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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| The Bear Necessities meets at The Bear Inn, Pagham; 7.30–9.00 pm on Monday 13th of May. A women’s discussion group with a welcoming and safe space to discuss three current news topics and in doing so, get to know each other better. Contact: Lesley Ashley – lesley.ashley@btinternet.com
St Richard’s Lunch Please note that the lunch will now be held on Sunday 12th May as part of the church’s celebration of the 90th anniversary of the consecration of St Richard’s on 12th May 1934 by the Right Rev’d George Bell, Bishop of Chichester. There will be a very warm welcome for everyone who wishes to attend this ‘bring and share’ lunch.
Bognor Churches Together Prayer Meeting at Bognor Methodist Church, led by Billy Blue of Bognor Vineyard Church. Tuesday 14th May, 7 for 7.30 pm.
Christian Aid Week 12th – 18th May 2024 Find out more about supporting Christian Aid Week www.christianaid.org.uk Christian Aid exists to create a world where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty, working towards a world where families can escape the trap of poverty and fulfil their ambitions. Seven days, so many ways to fund lasting change.
Thy Kingdom Come www.thykingdomcome.global is a global ecumenical prayer movement that invites Christians around the world to pray from Ascension to Pentecost for more people to come to know Jesus. We have set up prayer stations in our Church, please take the time to visit the stations to pray for personal, local and global topics. |
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Next week’s readings: |
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| Pentecost
Acts 2.1-21 |
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The Collection plate |
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| 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. | ||||||||
