July 20th
9th
Sunday
after Trinity
This Sunday 20th July
0800 Holy Communion, St Peter’s
1000 Holy Communion with Baptism, Holy Trinity
1000 Morning Service, St Peter’s
1530 Deanery Cream Tea, St Andrew’s Church, Sutton,
followed by Deanery Evening service
Monday 21st July
1400 Funeral of Thelma Winters, St Peter’s
Tuesday 22nd July
Term ends for the village schools—Leavers’ services in
both schools today
1520 End of term barbecue for T Club
Wednesday 23rd July
1830 Ministry Team
starting with communion in church, and the ‘swearing in’ of the new
Haddenham churchwardens. All are welcome
to this service.
Thursday 24th July
1500
Come and practice activities for the Holiday Club—
Saturday 26th July
1000 –1600 Greener Living Fair, Ely Cathedral
1400 Wedding, St Peter’s Church
Next Sunday
27th July
1000 Joint communion service in
followed
by celebration lunch.
Standing Committee dates—I
will confirm these at church on Sunday and by email
Deanery Cream Tea
1530 Sunday 20th July,
St Andrew’s Church Sutton
All welcome.
1630 there is a singing practice
1730 Deanery Evening Service
Collect for 9th Sunday after Trinity
Gracious Father,
revive
your Church in our day,
and make her
holy, strong and faithful,
for your glory’s
sake
in Jesus
Christ our Lord.
Amen
Gen 28:10-19a
Rom 8: 12-25
Matt 13: 24-30, 36-43
Post communion prayer
Holy Father,
who gathered us
here around the table of your Son
to share this
meal with the whole household of God:
in that new world
where you reveal
the fullness of your peace,
gather
people of every race and language
to share in
the eternal banquet
of Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen
on’t
forget to include in your prayers:
in
the world church:
·the Lambeth
Conference—the Bishops and their spouses, Stewards and Volunteers, Chaplains,
Caregivers, communications team, the musicians
·the
Episcopal Church in the
·the dioceses
of Jerusalem and the Middle East; Egypt, Ekiti
(Nigeria), Ekiti Oke
(Nigeria), Ekiti West (Nigeria), El Camino Real
(USA), El Salvador
in
this diocese:
· the Ministerial and Adult
Learning group and all involved in training people in the diocese.
·
the new Bishop of Huntingdon, David
Thomson
·
the deanery of Cambridge North, esp Holy Sepulchre, Holy Cross, St Mary the Great, St
Giles, St Luke, St Augustine of Canterbury
· in
this parish
· Sharing
in God’s
· the
21st Century Appeal at Wilburton, for God’s vision and plans
· Jenny
Gage, her training and future ministry
· Kathryn
Amey, Peter Robinson and their continued recovery
· Nicole
Wilson, her family and friends (it is hoped that Nicole will be brought back to
Addenbrookes hospital in the next few days.
· Matthew
Bradbury and his family in the weeks before their move.
· those
appointing a head teacher at Wilburton
· preparations
for the Holiday Club
· Lewis
George, Lily Dean and Ellie-May Buckley, to be baptised today
·
Register of Gifts forms
If you haven’t brought your Register of Gifts form back ,
please give it to one of the churchwardens as soon as possible.
Thank you
Comings and Goings
27th July Matthew’s
last Sunday with us. Joint service in
Holy Trinity at 1000 followed by celebration lunch
31st August Formal
welcome to Pam Abraham—Joint service at 1000 followed by bring and share lunch
18th September 1930 Matthew’s
licensing in Wisbech St Mary
24th September 1930 Fiona
and Pam’s licensing services to cover the new parishes of Witchford
and Wentworth, in Witchford (with the new Bishop of
Huntingdon)
Coach for Matthew’s induction
It has been suggested that we organise a coach to go
to Wisbech St Mary on 18th September, rather than go in lots of cars. There is a sheet at the back of church to
sign if you would use this coach. Please sign by August 10th, so that we can
make a decision in time to organise this.
Lambeth Conference 16th July—3rd August 2008
Every 10 years, the Archbishop of Canterbury, as head
of the Anglican Communion, invites every bishop to gather together for prayer
and reflection. Over 800 bishops and
their spouses are now gathered at
Nicole Farnham has been invited to be a steward for
the Lambeth Conference itself, and is in
HELP WITH WEEDS !
The Vicarage weeds are
rampant. With Bishops, new parishes,
holiday club approaching etc, I’ve not had a lot of time to deal with
them. Can anyone help……………..
Prayer in Church
This week’s half hour of prayer will be on
Tuesday 22nd July at 1800 in St
Peter’s Church.
Don’t forget that
4th-8th
August
Can you help?
Help is needed with:
· all the
children’s activities,
·welcoming
parents and listening to their concerns at the start and end of the morning,
·serving
refreshments
·prayer
·finance
A list of items needed is available with this sheet
If you would like to be involved, or simply to be more
informed about what is happening, please see Fiona
Activities afternoon—24th July at 1500 in
Greener Living Fair Saturday
26 July
Ely Cathedral 1000-1600
The event is being organised the Energy Saving Trust in partnership with
East Cambs District Council and the
Diocesan Environment CommitteeWe are planning
activities for children and adults on a theme of greener living. There will
also be some talks and at one point a brief service. It is a great opportunity
to explore green products, technologies and services that
can help us live more in tune with creation.