25 August 2024
10:00 | 
Posted by
Dr Platts |
This morning we had our 10 am Parish Eucharist, as it is august the choir was not in session so no anthem, but plenty of lovely hymns!
The service was followed by a baptism, so a busy morning!
Lots of activities in September coming up. Next week we have our football tournament, the following week is our Patronal Festival and we shall be working in the Church Yard on Saturday morning. On the 14th It is the Ride and Stride day and this will be followed by a Barbeque at Church, sign up im church for catering purposes!
On the 21st of September Dr Sam Kelly will be conducting a Bat Walk in the evening. St Marys has a large bat population with 12 different species, so this will be very interesting. Sign up required, see details in church.
More details nearer the time!
A reading from the first book of Kings.
Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord
in the presence of all the assembly of Israel,
and spread out his hands to heaven.
He said,
‘O Lord, God of Israel, there is no God like you
in heaven above or on earth beneath,
keeping covenant and steadfast love
for your servants who walk before you with all their heart,
the covenant that you kept
for your servant my father David as you declared to him;
you promised with your mouth
and have this day fulfilled with your hand.
Therefore, O Lord, God of Israel,
keep for your servant my father David that which you promised him, saying,
“There shall never fail you a successor
before me to sit on the throne of Israel,
if only your children look to their way,
to walk before me as you have walked before me.”
Therefore, O God of Israel,
let your word be confirmed,
which you promised to your servant my father David.
‘But will God indeed dwell on the earth?
Even heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain you,
much less this house that I have built!
Have regard to your servant’s prayer and his plea,
O Lord my God,
heeding the cry and the prayer that your servant prays to you today;
that your eyes may be open night and day towards this house,
the place of which you said,
“My name shall be there”,
that you may heed the prayer that your servant prays towards this place.
Hear the plea of your servant
and of your people Israel when they pray towards this place;
O hear in heaven your dwelling-place; heed and forgive.
‘Likewise when a foreigner,
who is not of your people Israel,
comes from a distant land because of your name —
for they shall hear of your great name,
your mighty hand, and your outstretched arm—
when a foreigner comes and prays towards this house,
then hear in heaven your dwelling-place,
and do according to all that the foreigner calls to you,
so that all the peoples of the earth may know your name and fear you,
as do your people Israel,
and so that they may know
that your name has been invoked on this house
that I have built.
Ephesians 6:10-20
A reading from the letter of Paul to the Ephesians.
Be strong in the Lord
and in the strength of his power.
Put on the whole armour of God,
so that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
For our struggle is not against enemies of blood and flesh,
but against the rulers, against the authorities,
against the cosmic powers of this present darkness,
against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
Therefore take up the whole armour of God,
so that you may be able to withstand on that evil day,
and having done everything, to stand firm.
Stand therefore, and fasten the belt of truth around your waist,
and put on the breastplate of righteousness.
As shoes for your feet
put on whatever will make you ready to proclaim the gospel of peace.
With all of these, take the shield of faith,
with which you will be able to quench all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
Take the helmet of salvation,
and the sword of the Spirit,
which is the word of God.
Pray in the Spirit at all times
in every prayer and supplication.
To that end keep alert and always persevere
in supplication for all the saints.
Pray also for me, so that when I speak,
a message may be given to me
to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel,
for which I am an ambassador in chains.
Pray that I may declare it boldly, as I must speak.
John 5:56-69
Hear the goapel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John.
Jesus said to the crowd:
Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me,
and I in them.
Just as the living Father sent me,
and I live because of the Father,
so whoever eats me will live because of me.
This is the bread that came down from heaven,
not like that which your ancestors ate, and they died.
But the one who eats this bread will live for ever.’
He said these things
while he was teaching in the synagogue at Capernaum.
When many of his disciples heard it, they said,
‘This teaching is difficult;
who can accept it?’
But Jesus, being aware that his disciples were complaining about it,
said to them, ‘Does this offend you?
Then what if you were to see the Son of Man
ascending to where he was before?
It is the spirit that gives life;
the flesh is useless.
The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life.
But among you there are some who do not believe.’
For Jesus knew from the first
who were the ones that did not believe,
and who was the one that would betray him.
And he said,
‘For this reason I have told you that no one can come to me
unless it is granted by the Father.’
Because of this many of his disciples turned back
and no longer went about with him.
So Jesus asked the twelve, ‘
Do you also wish to go away?’
Simon Peter answered him,
‘Lord, to whom can we go?
You have the words of eternal life.
We have come to believe and know
that you are the Holy One of God.’
18 August 2024
The Third Sunday, so our 2 track system today. In the Church Hall Crafty Communion with Father Chris and the families with young children and in Church the sung service of Matins with Father Roger. The Canticles were sung to Anglican Chant as the choir is still in recess. There was time for a quick Coffee after the service before the Football team arrived from the church hall to prepare for their part in the Deanery Football Tournament which will take place on the 1st of September.
Many Thanks to Clare Cobden for taking the practise and organising the youngsters and to Sam Brading who joined in and played with them.
A reading from the firt book of Kings.
David slept with his ancestors,
and was buried in the city of David.
The time that David reigned over Israel was forty years;
he reigned for seven years in Hebron, and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
So Solomon sat on the throne of his father David;
and his kingdom was firmly established.
Solomon loved the Lord,
walking in the statutes of his father David;
only, he sacrificed and offered incense at the high places.
The king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there,
for that was the principal high place;
Solomon used to offer a thousand burnt-offerings on that altar.
At Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night;
and God said,
‘Ask what I should give you.’
And Solomon said,
‘You have shown great and steadfast love to your servant my father David,
because he walked before you in faithfulness,
in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart towards you;
and you have kept for him this great and steadfast love,
and have given him a son to sit on his throne today.
And now, O Lord my God,
you have made your servant king in place of my father David,
although I am only a little child;
I do not know how to go out or come in.
And your servant is in the midst of the people whom you have chosen,
a great people, so numerous they cannot be numbered or counted.
Give your servant therefore an understanding mind to govern your people,
able to discern between good and evil;
for who can govern this your great people?’
It pleased the Lord that Solomon had asked this.
God said to him,
‘Because you have asked this,
and have not asked for yourself long life or riches,
or for the life of your enemies,
but have asked for yourself understanding
to discern what is right,
I now do according to your word.
Indeed I give you a wise and discerning mind;
no one like you has been before you
and no one like you shall arise after you.
I give you also what you have not asked,
both riches and honour all your life;
no other king shall compare with you.
If you will walk in my ways,
keeping my statutes and my commandments,
as your father David walked,
then I will lengthen your life.’
Ephesians 5:15-20
A reading from the letter of Paul to the Ephesians.
Brothers and sisters,
Be careful then how you live,
not as unwise people but as wise,
making the most of the time,
because the days are evil.
So do not be foolish,
but understand what the will of the Lord is.
Do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery;
but be filled with the Spirit,
as you sing psalms and hymns
and spiritual songs among yourselves,
singing and making melody to the Lord in your hearts,
giving thanks to God the Father at all times and for everything
in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
John 6:51-58
Hear the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Jesus said to the crowd:
'I am the living bread that came down from heaven.
Whoever eats of this bread will live for ever;
and the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.’
The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying,
‘How can this man give us his flesh to eat?’
So Jesus said to them,
‘Very truly, I tell you,
unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood,
you have no life in you.
Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood have eternal life,
and I will raise them up on the last day;
for my flesh is true food and my blood is true drink.
Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me,
and I in them.
Just as the living Father sent me,
and I live because of the Father,
so whoever eats me will live because of me.
This is the bread that came down from heaven,
not like that which your ancestors ate, and they died.
But the one who eats this bread will live for ever.’
11 August 2024
We had a glorious summers day for our service today, and the CHurch was looking exceptionally lovely filled with the flowers from the wedding on Friday. We were able to enjoy some of Sophie and James's happy day!
The Eucharist was celebrated by Father Chris, and as the choir is in recess there was no Anthem.
There was coffee after the service.
There will be Evensong at 3:30 on the 1st of September all are welcome to this beautiful service.
A reading from the second book of Samuel.
The king gave orders to Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying,
‘Deal gently for my sake with the young man Absalom.’
And all the people heard
when the king gave orders to all the commanders concerning Absalom.
So the army went out into the field against Israel;
and the battle was fought in the forest of Ephraim.
The men of Israel were defeated there by the servants of David,
and the slaughter there was great on that day,
twenty thousand men.
The battle spread over the face of all the country;
and the forest claimed more victims that day than the sword.
Absalom happened to meet the servants of David.
Absalom was riding on his mule,
and the mule went under the thick branches of a great oak.
His head caught fast in the oak,
and he was left hanging between heaven and earth,
while the mule that was under him went on.
And ten young men, Joab’s armour-bearers,
surrounded Absalom and struck him, and killed him.
Then the Cushite came;
and the Cushite said,
‘Good tidings for my lord the king!
For the Lord has vindicated you this day,
delivering you from the power of all who rose up against you.’
The king said to the Cushite,
‘Is it well with the young man Absalom?’
The Cushite answered,
‘May the enemies of my lord the king,
and all who rise up to do you harm, be like that young man.’
The king was deeply moved,
and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept;
and as he went, he said,
‘O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom!
Would that I had died instead of you,
O Absalom, my son, my son!’
Ephesians 4:25-5:2
A reading from the letter of Paul to the Ephesians.
Putting away falsehood,
let all of us speak the truth to our neighbours,
for we are members of one another.
Be angry but do not sin;
do not let the sun go down on your anger,
and do not make room for the devil.
Thieves must give up stealing;
rather let them labour and work honestly with their own hands,
so as to have something to share with the needy.
Let no evil talk come out of your mouths,
but only what is useful for building up, as there is need,
so that your words may give grace to those who hear.
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God,
with which you were marked with a seal
for the day of redemption.
Put away from you all bitterness and wrath
and anger and wrangling and slander,
together with all malice,
and be kind to one another,
tender-hearted, forgiving one another,
as God in Christ has forgiven you.
Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children,
and live in love,
as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us,
a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
John 6:35, 41-51
Hear the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John.
Jesus said to the crowd, ‘I am the bread of life.
Whoever comes to me will never be hungry,
and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.
Then the Jews began to complain about him because he said,
‘I am the bread that came down from heaven.’
They were saying,
‘Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph,
whose father and mother we know?
How can he now say, “I have come down from heaven”?’
Jesus answered them,
‘Do not complain among yourselves.
No one can come to me
unless drawn by the Father who sent me;
and I will raise that person up on the last day.
It is written in the prophets,
“And they shall all be taught by God.”
Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to me.
Not that anyone has seen the Father
except the one who is from God;
he has seen the Father.
Very truly, I tell you, whoever believes has eternal life.
I am the bread of life.
Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died.
This is the bread that came down from heaven,
so that one may eat of it and not die.
I am the living bread that came down from heaven.
Whoever eats of this bread will live for ever;
and the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.’
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