Open Gardens – Today 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 Teas – 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. Please can donations of large plain scones (2-3″) be brought to the Church by 1.30pm? There is a sign-up sheet at the back of the Church.
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 please speak to the churchwardens. 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.
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.678 15th June 2014
Colour of the season: White
Trinity Sunday
Collect for the day: Almighty and everlasting God, you have given us your servants grace, by the confession of a true faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity and in the power of the divine majesty to worship the Unity; keep us steadfast in this faith, that we may evermore be defended from all adversities; 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.
Response to Psalm 8: How exalted is your name in all the earth
0ur Opportunities for Worship today
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8.00am |
Holy Communion
Readings: Revelation 4, John 3: 1-15 |
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9.45am
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Parish Eucharist
Readings: Isaiah 40: 12-17, 27-31, Psalm 8, 2 Corinthians 13: 11-13, Matthew 28: 16-20 Hymns: 684, 296, 286, 419 Communion: 82, 285, 166 |
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5.00pm |
Evening Worship – Celtic |
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 15th June
Intention: Pray for our local community, for the County, District & Parish Councils, for our Residents’ Associations.
Anniversary: Norah Moth (2001)
8.00 am Holy Communion
9.45 am Parish Eucharist
5.00 pm Evening Worship – Celtic
Monday 16th June Richard
Intention: Pray for those married here and preparing for marriage this year; for family life and especially for any families facing adversity.
7.30pm The Eucharist
8.00pm Bell Ringers
8.00pm PCC
Tuesday 17th June
Intention: Pray for the press, radio & television and for all who influence public opinion. For Christian publishing & broadcasting.
10.00am Coffee & Scripture at Glenda’s – 31 Sea Lane, Pagham
7.00pm The Eucharist
7.45pm Ladies Club– OPEN EVENING Paul Price on Internet Security, Druid Services (Church Centre, Nyetimber Lane – Barbara Crew 264071)
Wednesday 18th June
Intention: Pray for all seafarers, fishermen & lifeboat men. For the work of the Mission to Seafarers.
10.00am Holy Communion
2-4pm Knit and Natter (Sue Davis 1 Church Way, Pagham. Tel 262915)
Thursday 19th June Corpus Christi
Intention: Pray for Church finances, National & international finance; for what the words poverty & wealth mean to us.
Anniversary: Edward (‘Dick’) Martin (2001)
7.00pm Ordination of Pauline Lucas to the Priesthood in Lewes
8.00pm Confirmation Preparation at Vicarage
Friday 20th June
Intention: Pray for all victims of violence, crime & oppression; for all those who seek to support them.
Anniversaries: Kathleen Goldring (1973), Stephen Parkin (1987), Thomas Pay (1997), David Clement (2004)
Saturday 21st June
Intention: Pray for the sick in body, mind or spirit; for the addicted, handicapped or incurable; for the work of St Wilfrid’s Hospice.
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 & Karen Percival, Terry Blackman, Lea-Ann
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, Rosemary Parker, Edmund Lewis-Bowen 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 Pauline Lucas to be ordained priest on Thursday
We pray for Jo King to be ordained deacon on 28th June
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 |
First Sunday after Trinity (G) |
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8.00am
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Holy Communion
Readings: 1 John 4: 7-end, Luke 16: 19-end |
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9.45am
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Parish Eucharist
Readings: Jeremiah 20: 7-13, Psalm 69: 8-20, Romans 6: 1b-11, Matthew 10: 24-39 Hymns: 756, 361, 34, 890 Communion: 622, 212, 202 |
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5.00pm |
Evening Worship – Celtic |