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Date: 20th September 2015
Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity
Collect for the day:
O Lord, we beseech you mercifully to hear the prayers of your people who call upon you; and grant that they may both perceive and know what things they ought to do, and also may have grace and power faithfully to fulfil them; 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.
Response to Psalm: The Lord sustains my life.
Our Opportunities for Worship today
| Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity (G) | |
| 8.00am | Holy CommunionReadings: Ephesians 3: 13-end, Luke 7: 11-17 |
| 9.45am | Parish EucharistReadings: Wisdom of Solomon 1: 16-2: 1, 12-22, Psalm 54, James 3: 13-4: 3, 7-8a, Mark 9: 30-37Hymns: 727, 420, 195, 305
Communion: 629, 686, 525 |
| 5.00pm | Common Worship Readings: Exodus 24, Matthew 9: 1-8 |
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 20th September
Intention: Pray for all victims of violence, crime and oppression; for all those who seek to support them. Anniversary: Doris Howell (1994)
Monday 21st September – Matthew
Intention: Pray for the sick in body, mind or spirit; for the addicted, handicapped or incurable; for the work of St Wilfrid’s Hospice.
10.00am Pilgrim Group in St Andrews Chapel
10.00am The Eucharist
Tuesday 22nd September
Intention: Pray for our Deanery of Arundel and Bognor, for our parishes, clergy and people; for our Rural Dean Mark Standen, and for the work of the Deanery Synod. Anniversary: Dorothy Violet Denyer (2012), Thelma Hughes (2005)
All day Quinquennial inspection in church
7.00pm The Eucharist
8.00pm Pilgrim Group in St Andrews Chapel
Wednesday 23rd September – Ember Day
Intention: Pray for all those who do difficult work on our behalf, especially in the armed services and the emergency services. Anniversary: Ethel Mary Baldwin (1975), Evelyn Ethel Jenner (1993) George Haydn Harrison (2003)
10.00am Holy Communion
1.30pm Wednesday Club at the Church Centre (opp Pagham FC)
2-4pm Knit and Natter at Glenda’s – 31 Sea Lane (263537)
Thursday 24th September
Intention: Pray for the Church’s worldwide mission; for all the missionary societies and for The Bible Society. Anniversary: Alice Muriel Julius (1983), Elsie Doris Billing (1999)
Friday 25th September – Lancelot Andrewes
Intention: Pray for our Diocese of Chichester, our Bishops, Martin, Mark and Richard; the archdeacons, clergy and people; for the work of Diocesan Synod and Church House; for the witness of Chichester Cathedral. Anniversary: George Lawrence Summerside (1992), Leonard Peter Lazzari Vallerine (2001)
Saturday 26th September – Wilson Carlile
Intention: Pray for the elderly, lonely and bereaved; for all those in residential care and those who care for them. Anniversary: Beryl Joan Hurst (2002)
PRAYERS AND INTENTIONS
We pray for all in need and especially those in need of healing in mind, body or spirit: Val Tomlinson, Sue, Frank Williams, Anthea Potter, Mary Gough, Frank Lawton, Jim Fowler, Adrian, John Gledhill, Elina, Barbara, Ellen, Greg Huet, Jim Druce.
For urgent prayer please contact Gillian Purvis (Tel: 267597) or Colin Wood (Tel: 264192) to activate the Prayer Chain.
We pray for those who have died recently: Margaret Carnie 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 Thomas Venus, a Pagham fatality killed in the First World War on 25th September 1915.
CONTACT DETAILS
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 (day off Friday)
Revd. Jo King can be contacted on curate@paghamchurch.org (day off Friday) or 01243 276949.
Pews News: Louise Gibbs (Editor) can be contacted by email: louise.gibbs1109@rocketmail.com (Tel: 07773 135005) or telephone Mark Eminson 01243 262713
| Next Sunday | Harvest Thanksgiving (G) |
| 8.00am | Holy CommunionReadings: Joel 2: 21-27, Matthew 6: 25-33 |
| 9.45am | Family EucharistReadings: Joel 2: 21-27, Matthew 6: 25-33Hymns: 696, 184, 719, 819
Communion: 559, 558, 915 |
| 12.00 noon | Baptisms – Jasper Jack Love Finlayson & Arlo Forrestal |
| 5.00pm | Evening Worship – Taize |
NOTICES
Bishop Luffa: Parents of Year 6 children who are considering applying to Bishop Luffa should arrange to meet with Mark to fill out the Church Support form.
Sponsored sleepout: for Stonepillow homeless charity is on the night of Saturday 10 October at Chichester Cathedral: speak to Graham Jones or Mark for more details as they (and others) are taking part with their children.
Harvest Supper: Saturday 26th September, 6 for 6.30pm at the Church Centre. Join us for hearty home cooked food and homespun entertainment. Please bring your own alcohol. Adults £5, children £3 – all proceeds to the Diocesan Harvest Appeal. Limited spaces so please sign the list in church and give your money to Trudi or Elise by Sunday 20th September.
Harvest Festival Flowers: We will be decorating the church in readiness for Harvest Festival on Saturday 26th September from 9.30 am. Donations of foliage, together with produce, would be very much appreciated. If you would like to donate towards the costs in memory of a loved one or to celebrate an event, this can also be arranged. If you would like to help, please just come along. Details are available from Trudi (263597).
Pet Blessing: This annual service is on Sunday 4 October at 3.30pm, followed by refreshments. All animals and their owners welcome!
2015 Link to Hope Shoebox Appeal: This year’s leaflets are now available at the back of the church. One leaflet to be used either for a family box or a box for the elderly. Boxes need to be returned to church by Sunday 15th November. If you feel that you are unable to fill a whole box perhaps you could supply some items or money toward the transport costs. For further details contact Trudi Kearsley (263597).
Pilgrim – If you would like to part of a new Pilgrim group please sign up on the noticeboard. Book 2, although not the first book in the series is generally agreed to be the best starting place for those who have been attending church for some time and are already baptised and confirmed. If you are new to the Christian faith we will be running a beginners group in February that will be more appropriate, please contact Mark of Jo directly about that.
Parish Book Group: Our current book is “Call the Midwife” by Jennifer Worth. See the Book Group notice board for further information and sign-up sheets. Join a discussion group on Tuesday 10th November at 8pm or Thursday 12th November at 10am.