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Church notice sheet - 3 June 2007
Readings
9:00am - Isaiah 6:1-8 and John 16:12-15
11:00am - Isaiah 6:1-8 and John 16:12-15
Trinity Sunday
On the Sunday after Pentecost we praise the Holy Trinity, God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. This is the greatest of Christian mysteries and we cannot fully understand it with our limited minds while we are in this world.
We need to know only that this has been the faith of Christians from the earliest years of the Church. It has been a continual defence against corruption of that faith and the errors of those who claim new revelations beyond the word of God revealed in Jesus Christ and holy scripture. It is always associated with the highest praise and adoration, a celebration of God's majesty, greatness and power.
A prayer for Trinity Sunday
Almighty God, on this day I desire only to offer my praise for all that you are. Beyond my furthest understanding, infinite in power and majesty, you have revealed yourself to me in Jesus Christ. I am not worth to raise my eyes to you glory, yet I know that you are close to me in my weakness and failures, in my sorrows and joys, in the beauty of the world and in human friendship and love. Thank you. Amen.
Bishop Evans Kisekka of Luweero in Uganda
Bishop Evans has been invited to the Lambeth conference next year. This is a worldwide gathering of all Anglican bishops. Last time he came to the Lambeth conference, he was able to visit St John's. That is where our commitment to Uganda began. Please pray for him that he will be able to come next year, and that our partnership with the church in that country may reach a whole new level.
Joe Morris
Joe is a theological student at Wycliffe Hall College in Oxford. He was due to be ordained at the beginning of July, and begin a ministry immediately afterwards, working as a curate in Stratton St Margaret. However, he has recently been diagnosed with cancer, and will be undertaking treatment in Oxford until September. For various reasons, his curacy at Stratton St Margaret could not be confirmed, and it looked as though he would not be able to be ordained (in order to be ordained, you need to be licensed to a particular church).
Bishop Mike rang Raymond a couple of weeks ago to ask if we could help in this situation, and whether there was a possibility that Joe could be attached to this church. Raymond has discussed this with the PCC, and is happy to say they were supportive of the idea.
Do please keep Joe in your prayers. He is 31 years old and this cancer has come very suddenly upon him. Please pray for his recovery, for the radiotherapy and chemotherapy he will be undergoing over the next few months and the operations to follow.
Building project
We are delighted to be able to say that not only do we have the money to
pay for the entire building project, but we even have some money in hand to
pay for furnishings. This is something to celebrate! Having reached this stage
after so much effort and sacrifice, we want to make sure that the rooms look
as good as they possibly can. We will not be filling them with beaten up filing
cabinets or second-hand chairs. We took some time at the end of the last building
project to make sure that the finished result was one we could be proud of,
and we have never regretted it.
We will still need finance for furniture, equipment, carpets and curtains. You can help by filling phials for furnishings! Just take one of the phials from the basket in the church room and fill it with your small change. Already 45 have been returned containing a total of just over £343!
Fundraising BBQ
Rod and Sharon are holding a BBQ at their house on Saturday, 9 June at 7:00pm. This is to raise funds for the furnishings of the new annex. Tickets are £5.00 each, with 100% of ticket price going to the furnishing fund. Please see Rod or Sharon in church to buy your ticket(s).
Cotswold Wildlife Park
The pram club will be visiting the Cotswold Wildlife Park on Monday, 11 June, departing from St John's at 9:30am and we will leave for home at 2:00pm. It is possible that there will be seats available on the coach. If you would like to join us, the fee is £8 per adult (over 65s, £6), children 3-16 inclusive £5.50. If you are interested, please contact Lynda Gough from June 5 to see if seats are still available.
Used birthday cards
If you have any used birthday cards that you no longer need, could you please let Jean Dean have them so that they can be recycled into new cards.
Do you buy on line?
We have received our first commission cheque amounting to more than £50! Log on via our website or go directly to http://www.buy.at/StjohnsHW. The church will receive commission from 2% to 12% on anything you purchase.
There are over 100 retailers involved (including M&S, Amazon, John Lewis, Comet) some of which offer exclusive discounts and promotions - and best of all ... there is no extra cost to the purchaser!
Tape Ministry
If you or someone you know would like a recording of the service, please contact Nigel Crowhurst, our Tape Co-ordinator.
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