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
Registered charity number 1134842
SUNDAY 16th july 2023
sixth SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
Sunday 16th 08:00 Holy Communion
TRINITY 6 (St Richard’s and Pagham church)
09:30 Parish Eucharist followed by coffee
Monday 17th 19:30 Being With (church centre)
Tuesday 18th 18:00 Evening Prayer (Pagham Church)
19:00 Deanery Synod at St Richard’s
Wednesday 19th 18:00 Evening Prayer (Pagham Church)
Ss Gregory & Macrina 19:30 Meditation (Pagham Church)
Thursday 20th 09:00 Morning Prayer
10:00 Holy Communion
Friday 21st No public services today
Saturday 22nd 10:00 Lay Ministers of Communion Course
St Mary Magdalene 13:30 Holy Matrimony- Jon Cotterill & Karen Ison
Sunday 23rd 08:00 Holy Communion
TRINITY 7 (St Richard’s Church only)
09:30 Parish Eucharist followed by coffee
Hymns
Introit: 716 We have a gospel to proclaim
Gradual: 420 Lord thy word abideth
Offertory: 319 Let us talents and tongues
Final: 332 I the Lord of sea and sky
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 Sixth Sunday after Trinity:
Merciful God, you have prepared for those who love you such good things as pass our understanding: pour into our hearts such love toward you that we, loving you in all things and above all things, may obtain your promises, which exceed all that we can desire; 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: Isaiah 55: 10- 13
Thus says the Lord:
For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven, nd do not return there until they have watered the earth,
making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater,
so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty,
but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and succeed in the thing for which I sent it.
For you shall go out in joy, and be led back in peace; the mountains and the hills before you shall burst into song,
and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress; instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle; and it shall be to the Lord for a memorial, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.
Psalm 65: 9- end The response to the psalm is “To you, O God, shall all flesh come.”
New Testament Reading: Romans 8: 1- 11
There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death. For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do: by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and to deal with sin, he condemned sin in the flesh, so that the just requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. To set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. For this reason the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God’s law—indeed it cannot, and those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
But you are not in the flesh; you are in the Spirit, since the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. But if Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness. If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will give life to your mortal bodies also through his Spirit that dwells in you.
Gospel Reading: Matthew 13: 1-9; 18- 23.
Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the lake. Such great crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat there, while the whole crowd stood on the beach. And he told them many things in parables, saying: ‘Listen! A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seeds fell on the path, and the birds came and ate them up. Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and they sprang up quickly, since they had no depth of soil. But when the sun rose, they were scorched; and since they had no root, they withered away. Other seeds fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them. Other seeds fell on good soil and brought forth grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. Let anyone with ears listen!’
‘Hear then the parable of the sower. When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what is sown in the heart; this is what was sown on the path. As for what was sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy; yet such a person has no root, but endures only for a while, and when trouble or persecution arises on account of the word, that person immediately falls away. As for what was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the lure of wealth choke the word, and it yields nothing.But as for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty.’
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.
Recently departed June West, John Crockford.
Anniversary of death
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: God of our pilgrimage, you have led us to the living water: refresh and sustain us as we go forward on our journey, in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Next week’s readings: Seventh Sunday after Trinity
Wisdom of Solomon 12: 13, 16- 19; Psalm 86: 11- end; Romans 8: 12- 25;
Matthew 13: 24- 30; 360 43
Arundel and Bognor Regis Deanery Synod
The first meeting of the new triennium of the Deanery Synod takes place on Tuesday 18th July at St Richard’s Church. We host Bishop Ruth and member of the Synod with refreshments from 19:00, business begins at 19:30. This is an open meeting, so you are all very welcome to attend.
6’s & 7’s Mixer- Tuesday 1st August 19:00 onwards.
Following Transition Day last week I hope this event might offer a chance for those linked with Pagham Church a chance to catch-up and share some of the experience at the start of the holidays.
It’s a chance for us to catch-up with our yr 7’s at the end of their first year of Secondary school. And also, to celebrate our year 6’s at the end of their final year of Juniors. I hope it will be a wonderful time for the children and parents to mix and get to know one another across the different local schools and to hear a few of the stories of the moving up to Secondary. Children in y6&7 plus parent(s) are welcome. I ask where at all possible siblings are left at home so that there can be a chance for these years to share together. Tuesday 1st August 7pm onwards– pizzas provided but please do bring a salad or pudding! Please can you let me know by Sunday 30th July if you are able to attend. I realise this won’t work for everyone with holiday plans but I hope it will suit some of you.
Parish Picnic at Crimsham Farm **Saturday 12th August** 11am- 4pm.
Pagham Church Men’s group invite the congregations of St. Thomas à Becket Church to a Parish picnic at Crimsham Farm CIC (Lower Bognor Road, PO20 1LN). Shane and his crew invite us to spend time on their 4 acre farm getting up close and personal with the pigs, goats, chickens, alpacas etc. This is a particularly family friendly with loads for the children (of all ages) to do. If wet – wear a mac and bring wellies. We can picnic in a barn otherwise in a field. Crimsham Farm makes no charge, but we will make a collection so that we can make a donation to the great work the farm do. Please bring your own picnic and chairs/ blankets etc. Please sign-up using the Eventbrite link sent with Pews News, or on the list at the back of church. More details available from David Smith- 01243 263560.
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).