Patronal Festival and Hog Roast
After the family eucharist last week, over 125 people gathered at the vicarage for a celebratory hog roast. Many thanks go to Kate and James Congdon for providing this truly delicious lunch. You can read more about the day on the church website blog.
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.
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.
World War 1 – service of commemoration Sunday 3 August 4pm, followed by refreshments.
Pilgrim – Further to Mark’s sermon the other Sunday do please see him if you would like to be involved in leading or helping with the Pilgrim Course and please everyone prayerfully consider if there is someone you might be able to invite to try the course, which will start in October. Literature to follow soon.
Wednesday Club – As a matter of urgency we need a new leader for Wednesday Club (parent and toddler group), Please see Mark for details.
Walsingham 2015 – A provisional booking has been made for a parish pilgrimage to Walsingham from 24th to 27th August next year.
If you would like to be part of the group, please sign up on or before July 20th on the list situated on the notice board located in the south aisle.
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Weekly Pews News
No.682 13th July 2014
Colour of the season: Green
Fourth Sunday after Trinity
Collect for the day: O God, the protector of all who trust in you, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy: increase and multiply upon us your mercy; that with you as our ruler and guide we may so pass through things temporal that we lose not our hold on things eternal; grant this, heavenly Father, for our Lord Jesus Christ’s sake, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
Response to psalm 65: To you, O God, shall all flesh come
0ur Opportunities for Worship today
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8.00am |
Holy Communion
Readings: Romans 8: 18-23, Luke 6: 36-42 |
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9.45am
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Parish Eucharist
Readings: Isaiah 55: 10-13, Psalm 65, Romans 8: 1-11, Matthew 13: 1-9, 18-23 Hymns: 172, 532, 32, 666, communion 165, 626, 450 |
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5.00pm |
Evening Prayer – Book of Common Prayer
Readings: 2 Samuel 7: 18-end, Luke 19: 41-20: 8 |
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 13th July
Intention: Pray for our Organist and Director of Music, our choir & musicians, our Lay Ministers of Communion, alter servers & bell ringers.
8.00 am Holy Communion
9.45 am Parish Eucharist
5.00 pm Evening Prayer – Book of Common Prayer
Monday 14thth July John Keble
Intention: Pray for our Parochial Church Council, its officers & committees.
7.30pm Bell Ringers
Tuesday 15th July Swithun
Intention: Pray for our local community; Parish Pastoral Care Team, for the County, District & Parish Councils, for our Residents’ Associations.
10.00am Coffee & Scripture at Glenda’s – 31 Sea Lane, Pagham
7.00pm The Eucharist
Wednesday 16th July
Intention: Pray for those married here & preparing for marriage this year; for family life and especially for any families facing adversity.
10.00am Holy Communion
2-4pm Knit and Natter – Glenda, 31 Sea Lane, Pagham (Tel 263537)
Thursday 17th July
Intention: Pray for the press, radio & television and for all who influence public opinion. For Christian publishing & broadcasting.
Friday 18th July
Intention: Pray for all seafarers, fishermen & lifeboatmen. For the work of the Mission to Seafarers.
Saturday 19th July Gregory & Marcrina
Intention: Pray for Church finances, National & international finance; for what the words poverty & wealth mean to us.
3.00pm Silver Wedding Thanksgiving for Michael & Alison Hawkins
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, Jessy, Jack Pickering, Brian Williams, Gerry Mitchell, Tommy, Howard
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 (Te:l 267597).
We pray for those who have died recently: John Rogers, Margaret Coughlan,
Roy Hart, John Lowe, 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 Jo as she begins her ministry among us and also Mike, Lucy and Amy
We pray for Michael and Alison Hawkins as they celebrate their silver wedding anniversary on Saturday.
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 |
Fifth Sunday after Trinity (G) |
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8.00am
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Holy Communion
Readings: 1 Peter 3: 8-15, Luke 5: 1-11 |
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9.45am
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Parish Eucharist
Readings: Wisdom of Solomon 12: 13, 16-19, Psalm 86: 11-17, Romans 8: 12-25, Matthew 13: 24-30, 36-43 Hymns: 573, 45, 74, 231 Communion: 327, 262, 159 |
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12 noon |
Baptisms of Lenny Bowman & Molly Greenwood |
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5.00pm |
Evening Prayer – Taize |