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.
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.
Prayer Chain – My thanks to all who were involved in the prayer chain last weekend. Praise and thanks to our Lord for a successful outcome to ‘angle closure’ in my eyes. We have a Faithful Heavenly Father. I commend to you the power of prayer. Do use the prayer chain when need arises. Perhaps give prayerful consideration to joining it. With love in Christ, Angela
Sidesmen/women A meeting has been arranged on Saturday 5th July at 10 am in church for all sidesmen/women. Your attendance would be much appreciated to sort out duties etc. to continue the smooth running
Of procedures in church.
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.679 22nd June 2014
Colour of the season: Green
First Sunday after Trinity
Collect for the day: O God, the strength f all those who put their trust in you, mercifully accept our prayers and, because through the weakness of or mortal nature we can do no good ting without you, grant us the help of your grace, that in the keeping of your commandments we may please you both in will and deed; 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 69: In your great mercy, answer me, O God.
0ur Opportunities for Worship today
| First Sunday after Trinity (G) | |
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8.00am |
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 Prayer – Common Worship
Readings: 1 Samuel 24: 1-17, Luke 14: 12-24 |
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5.30pm |
Deanery Confirmation at Chichester Cathedral |
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 22nd June
Intention: Pray for our Deanery of Arundel & Bognor, for our parishes, clergy & people; for our rural Dean Mark Standen, and for the work of Deanery Synod.
8.00 am Holy Communion
9.45 am Parish Eucharist
5.00 pm Evening Worship – Celtic
5.30pm Deanery confirmation at Cathedral
Monday 23rd June Etheldreda
Intention: Pray for those who do difficult work on our behalf, especially in the armed services & the emergency services.
Anniversary: Elsie Smith (1994)
7.30pm Bell Ringers
Tuesday 24th June Birth of John the Baptist
Intention: Pray for the Church’s worldwide mission; for all the missionary societies and for The Bible Society.
10.00am Coffee & Scripture at Glenda’s – 31 Sea Lane, Pagham
7.00pm The Eucharist
Wednesday 25th June Ember Day
Intention: Pray for our Diocese of Chichester, our Bishops, Martin and Mark, the archdeacons, clergy & people; for the work of Diocesan Synod & Church House, for the witness of Chichester Cathedral.
10.00am Holy Communion
12noon Luncheon Club – St Ninian’s Hall (Anthea Potter Tel 264466)
2-4pm Knit and Natter – Glenda, 31 Sea Lane, Pagham (Tel 263537)
7.30 pm Julian Group at Julia`s, The Studio, Cypress Way Tel. 266866)
Thursday 26th June
Intention: Pray for the elderly, lonely & bereaved; for all those in residential care and those who care for them.
Anniversaries: Lilian Goring (1991), June Clement (2004)
Friday 27th June Ember Day
Intention: Pray for peace. For the European Union & The United Nations Organisation.
Anniversaries: Joyce Eddy (1980), Archer Hart (1992) Phyllis Smith (1996)
Saturday 28th June Ember Day
Intention: Pray for vocations to the ordained ministry, especially any within our own parish; for our theological colleges and for all ordinands in training.
Anniversary: Dorothy Randall (1984)
4.00pm Ordinations to the diaconate at the Cathedral, including ordination of Jo King as Deacon
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, Neil & Karen Percival, Terry Blackman, Lea-Ann, Maureen, Lynette Tutt, Rebecca, Caroline Chalk, Rosemary Hunter.
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, Vivienne Portch, Caroline Coen 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 presiding at the Eucharist for the first time today.
We pray for Jo King to be ordained deacon on Saturday.
We pray for those being confirmed today – Julia Clews, Charlize Driscoll-Bennett, Ethan May, Dawn Salter, Georgina Steen, Steven Tomblin, and Joshua Eldridge (Nyewood Junior School).
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 |
Peter and Paul (R) |
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8.00am
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Holy Communion
Readings: Acts12: 1-11, Matthew 16: 13-19 |
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9.45am
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Parish Eucharist
Readings: Acts 12: 1-11, Psalm 125, 2 Timothy 4: 6-8, 17-18, Matthew 16:13-19 Hymns: 398, 626, 32, 652 Communion: 635, 736 |
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3.30pm |
Evening Worship – Youth Songs of Praise |