Weekly Pews News
no 21-20
16.5.2021
Seventh Sunday of Easter
Sunday 16th May
08:00 Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer)
09:30 Parish Eucharist
Collect O God the King of glory, you have exalted your only Son Jesus Christ with great triumph to your kingdom in heaven: we beseech you, leave us not comfortless, but send your Holy Spirit to strengthen us and exalt us to the place where our Saviour Christ is gone before, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Readings Acts 1: 15–17, 21–end; Psalm 1; 1 John 5: 9–13; John 17: 6–19
Psalm response Happy are they who trust in the Lord.
Sunday 16th May
Intention: those married here and preparing for marriage this year; family life, and especially any families facing adversity.
Monday 17th May
Intention: the press, radio and television corporations, and all who influence public opinion; also Christian publishing and broadcasting.
09.00 Morning Prayer (in church)
Tuesday 18th May
Intention: all seafarers, fishermen and lifeboat crews, and the work of Mission to Seafarers.
Wednesday 19th May – Dunstan, archbishop, monastic reformer, 988
Intention: Church finances, national and international finance; consider what the words poverty and wealth mean to us.
17.30 Evening prayer (Zoom)
Thursday 20th May – Alcuin, deacon, abbot, 804
Intention: all victims of violence, crime and oppression; those affected by domestic and other forms of abuse, and all who seek to support them.
09:00 Morning prayer (in church)
10:00 Holy Communion
Friday 21st May
Intention: the sick in body, mind or spirit; those who have life-limiting conditions; the work of St Wilfrid’s Hospice.
Saturday 22nd May
Intention: our Deanery of Arundel & Bognor, and its parishes, clergy and people; our Rural Dean Mark Standen, and the work of Deanery Synod.
Sunday 23rd May – Pentecost
Readings: Acts 2: 1–21; Psalm 104: 26–36, 37b; Romans 8: 22–27; John 15: 26–27 & 16: 4b–15
PRAYERS AND INTENTIONS
We pray for all in need of healing in body, mind or spirit: Lynette, Rosie Sims, Terry Haskell, Barbara Crew, Jean Martin, Lila Cowee, Karen Cox, Jim Fowler, Sheila King, Carole & Ian Turner, John Kitchener, Anne Woods.
For urgent prayer, contact Gillian Purvis (267597) or Colin Wood (264192) to activate the Prayer Chain.
(See notice below regarding names on our prayer lists.)
Anniversary of death Angela Haythornthwaite, Margaret Gosney (16th); Kenneth Weeks (17th); Doris Vallerine (18th); Nora Jones (19th); Gordon Halford (20th); Albert Baldwin, Christopher Greenfield, Florence Dobson (21st); Ernest Denyer, Steven Prince (22nd).
We remember Church family who live in residential care or usually receive communion at home: Ethel Huckle, Daphne Sharrad.
NOTICES
Public worship Please note that all steps for creating a Covid safe environment are in place, most notably: the wearing of face mask unless you are exempt, observing social distance and using hand-sanitiser on arrival. Booking is essential and will help us to arrange seating. Please note that as we are limited to ~60 members of the congregation on a Sunday morning, a waiting list will be in operation. To book contact Trudi Kearsley, T 263597, M 07703 597353.
Christian Aid Week ends on Sunday 16th. Thank you for supporting Christian Aid, one of our parish charities. Please continue your support by donations or fundraising: https://www.christianaid.org.uk/.
Thy Kingdom Come The time between Ascension Day and Pentecost (13th–23rd May) is a time of hopeful waiting and prayer that we might all be renewed by the Holy Spirit. We are invited to pray for ourselves, those we are supported by on our journey of discipleship, and those who are yet to come to know the love offered them in Jesus Christ. Prayer resources are available in church to help us in the 10 days of Thy Kingdom Come. Do pick up a copy for use at home.
Parish Family Eucharist We are pleased to announce the return of a Parish Family Eucharist. On every first Sunday of the month you will find some subtle differences to the 09:30 service – it is hoped that this will make the Parish Eucharist particularly appealing to the whole family, and engaging for all ages. However, I hope that all families know that they are welcome at every service at Pagham Church – we are all beloved children of God, and there is a lot that we can learn from worshipping together. The Parish Family Eucharist will start on Sunday 6th June – please do spread the word to your neighbours, and local family and friends. Mthr Lucy.
Requests in Pews News and the Prayer Chain Praying for those in special need is a joy and a privilege for the Church. Those named in the list above, or in Prayer Chain messages, need to consent individually to this. Please note that the Pews News Prayer List and the Prayer Chain operate independently of each other i.e. inclusion on one does not mean inclusion on the other. It is important to keep all details of prayer requests confidential outside Prayer Chain boundaries.
Beating the Bounds If you were able to walk part of our parish boundary last week, do send any photos and experiences to Alison Blenkinsop for a ‘Beating the Bounds 2021’ report: contact below.
Ring bells, ring! From Monday 17th May bell ringing will be back up and running. However, the bells are in need of some urgent works. Please see the flyer sent out this week to find out what needs doing and how you can support this work. Do you have a wedding anniversary coming up? A family wedding you haven’t been able to attend? Or a significant birthday or other occasion this year? Why not consider sponsoring the Sunday bell ringing in celebration and thanksgiving of this! More details available from Mike Wake, Tower Captain: 07899 705632.
Church cleaning We need your help in order to keep the church clean and tidy for the benefit of worshippers and visitors alike. This would entail just one hour per month, working with a team. If you are interested, please contact Sue Miller: 07845 926766, sue.armex@btinternet.com
Book Group We are restarting the book group and will have our first session when we are allowed to meet indoors, so probably early July. The book we shall be discussing at that meeting is A Change of Climate by Hilary Mantel. We welcome back our old members and look forward to greeting any new members. (You don’t have to commit to reading all of the books, but can dip in and out.) If you have any questions please contact Linda Tempest: lindatempest@hotmail.com, 07443 905893.
CONTACT DETAILS – find us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @StThomasPagham.
The Revd Lucy Sullivan: 19 Willowhale Avenue, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, PO21 4AU.
mthrlucy.pagham@gmail.com, 01243 941551.
Churchwardens: Mike Wake and Alex Brockhurst: churchwarden@paghamchurch.org 07899 705632//07792 544259.
Church website update: email editor@paghamchurch.org.
Safeguarding Officer: Jan Brockhurst, safeguarding@paghamchurch.org.
Pews News: Alison Blenkinsop, pewsnews@paghamchurch.org, 261131, 07784 544981.