23 June 2024
10:00 | 
Posted by
Dr Platts |
At last summer has arrived! On a beautiful summers morning we met at 10 am for our Parish Eucharist at St Marys. Father Chris was the celebrant and we are well into Trinity now.
The Choir sang The Irish Blessing setting by Bob Chilcott as the anthem.
We had coffee afterwards in the rooms and set off home in lovely sunshine.
There are one or two events coming up!
On the 7th July in the afternoon we have a concert in aid of the RNLI given by the Emsworth Meridian Choir and Friends. There will be Tea and Cake after the performance. The choir will sing an interesting mixture of music, something for everyone! Do come along. Tickets 10 pounds.
The Fete our major event of the year will be held on the 27th of July. This year in addition to the afternoon activities there will also be music food and drink available into the evening!
A reading from the first book of Samuel.
David said to Saul,
‘Let no one’s heart fail because of him;
your servant will go and fight with this Philistine.’
Saul said to David,
‘You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him;
for you are just a boy,
and he has been a warrior from his youth.’
But David said to Saul,
‘Your servant used to keep sheep for his father;
and whenever a lion or a bear came, and took a lamb from the flock,
I went after it and struck it down,
rescuing the lamb from its mouth;
and if it turned against me,
I would catch it by the jaw,
strike it down, and kill it.
Your servant has killed both lions and bears;
and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be like one of them,
since he has defied the armies of the living God.’
David said,
‘The Lord, who saved me from the paw of the lion
and from the paw of the bear,
will save me from the hand of this Philistine.’
So Saul said to David,
‘Go, and may the Lord be with you!’
Saul clothed David with his armour;
he put a bronze helmet on his head
and clothed him with a coat of mail.
David strapped Saul’s sword over the armour,
and he tried in vain to walk,
for he was not used to them.
Then David said to Saul,
‘I cannot walk with these;
for I am not used to them.’
So David removed them.
Then he took his staff in his hand,
and chose five smooth stones from the wadi,
and put them in his shepherd’s bag, in the pouch;
his sling was in his hand,
and he drew near to the Philistine.
The Philistine came on and drew near to David,
with his shield-bearer in front of him.
When the Philistine looked and saw David,
he disdained him,
for he was only a youth,
ruddy and handsome in appearance.
The Philistine said to David,
‘Am I a dog,
that you come to me with sticks?’
And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
The Philistine said to David,
‘Come to me,
and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air
and to the wild animals of the field.’
But David said to the Philistine,
‘You come to me with sword and spear and javelin;
but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts,
the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.
This very day the Lord will deliver you into my hand,
and I will strike you down and cut off your head;
and I will give the dead bodies of the Philistine army
this very day to the birds of the air and to the wild animals of the earth,
so that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel,
and that all this assembly may know
that the Lord does not save by sword and spear;
for the battle is the Lord’s
and he will give you into our hand.’
When the Philistine drew nearer to meet David,
David ran quickly towards the battle line to meet the Philistine.
David put his hand in his bag,
took out a stone, slung it,
and struck the Philistine on his forehead;
the stone sank into his forehead,
and he fell face down on the ground.
2 Corinthians 6:1-13
A reading from the secon dletter of Paul to the Corinthians.
As we work together with Christ,
we urge you also not to accept the grace of God in vain.
For he says,
‘At an acceptable time I have listened to you,
and on a day of salvation I have helped you.’
See, now is the acceptable time;
see, now is the day of salvation!
We are putting no obstacle in anyone’s way,
so that no fault may be found with our ministry,
but as servants of God we have commended ourselves in every way:
through great endurance, in afflictions,
hardships, calamities,
beatings, imprisonments, riots,
labours, sleepless nights, hunger;
by purity, knowledge, patience, kindness,
holiness of spirit, genuine love,
truthful speech, and the power of God;
with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the left;
in honour and dishonour,
in ill repute and good repute.
We are treated as impostors, and yet are true;
as unknown, and yet are well known;
as dying, and see—we are alive;
as punished, and yet not killed;
as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing;
as poor, yet making many rich;
as having nothing, and yet possessing everything.
We have spoken frankly to you Corinthians;
our heart is wide open to you.
There is no restriction in our affections,
but only in yours.
In return—I speak as to children—open wide your hearts also.
Mark 4:35-41
Hear the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark.
When evening had come, Jesus said to his disciples,
‘Let us go across to the other side.’
And leaving the crowd behind,
they took him with them in the boat, just as he was.
Other boats were with him.
A great gale arose, and the waves beat into the boat,
so that the boat was already being swamped.
But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion;
and they woke him up and said to him,
‘Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?’
He woke up and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea,
‘Peace! Be still!’
Then the wind ceased, and there was a dead calm.
He said to them, ‘Why are you afraid?
Have you still no faith?’
And they were filled with great awe
and said to one another,
‘Who then is this,
that even the wind and the sea obey him?’
St Mary our Lady
Church Farm Lane, Sidlesham, Chichester PO20 7RE
Presents
The Emsworth Meridian Choir
and Friends
Sunday 7th July 2024 3pm
For an afternoon of music and song followed by the traditional
St Mary's tea and cake.
Tickets £10 for the RNLI and a retiring collection in aid of St Mary our Lady
Please come and support this concert for the RNLI in its 200th year and also our church. Tickets are availale from Hilary Platts after 10am service and also on the door (but we would prefer to know in advance how many are coming for the refreshments).
