ws and Readings: Last Sunday after Trinity
News sheet will be limited until Pat returns and is well enough to resume doing the same.
Samaritan’s Purse Shoe Boxes are ready for collection at back of Church. If you are unable to obtain a box due to restricted numbers, you can use an ordinary shoe box, suitably labelled. Deadline is Sunday 15 Nov.
Memorial Service: Christ Church Sunday 1 November @ 4:00pm. Please complete lists at back of church if you have not already informed Rev John Goodridge.
Huge big welcome to Rev Steve Dyson, Eley and family following his licensing on Wednesday. We really look forward to their ministry amongst us as from 1 November.
Collect
Blessed Lord,
who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning:
help us so to hear them,
to read, mark, learn and inwardly digest them
that, through patience, and the comfort of your holy word,
we may embrace and for ever hold fast
in the hope of everlasting life,
which you have given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. Amen
Readings:
New Testament
1 Thessalonians 2:1-
2You yourselves know, brothers and sisters, that our coming to you was not in vain, 2but though we had already suffered and been shamefully mistreated at Philippi, as you know, we had courage in our God to declare to you the gospel of God in spite of great opposition. 3For our appeal does not spring from deceit or impure motives or trickery, 4but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the message of the gospel, even so we speak, not to please mortals, but to please God who tests our hearts. 5As you know and as God is our witness, we never came with words of flattery or with a pretext for greed; 6nor did we seek praise from mortals, whether from you or from others,
7though we might have made demands as apostles of Christ. But we were gentle among you, like a nurse tenderly caring for her own children. 8So deeply do we care for you that we are determined to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, because you have become very dear to us.
Gospel
Matthew 22:34-
41Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them this question: 42“What do you think of the Messiah? Whose son, is he?” They said to him, “The son of David.” 43He said to them, “How is it then that David by the Spirit calls him Lord, saying, 44‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet”’? 45If David thus calls him Lord, how can he be his son?” 46No one was able to give him an answer, nor from that day did anyone dare to ask him any more questions.
Post Communion
God of all grace,
your Son Jesus Christ fed the hungry
with the bread of his life
and the word of his kingdom:
renew your people with your heavenly grace,
and in all our weakness
sustain us by your true and living bread;
who is alive and reigns, now and for ever. Amen
News and Readings: Last Sunday after Trinity
News sheet will be limited until Pat returns and is well enough to resume doing the same.
Samaritan’s Purse Shoe Boxes are ready for collection at back of Church. If you are unable to obtain a box due to restricted numbers, you can use an ordinary shoe box, suitably labelled. Deadline is Sunday 15 Nov.
Memorial Service: Christ Church Sunday 1 November @ 4:00pm. Please complete lists at back of church if you have not already informed Rev John Goodridge.
Huge big welcome to Rev Steve Dyson, Eley and family following his licensing on Wednesday. We really look forward to their ministry amongst us as from 1 November.
Collect
Blessed Lord,
who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning:
help us so to hear them,
to read, mark, learn and inwardly digest them
that, through patience, and the comfort of your holy word,
we may embrace and for ever hold fast
in the hope of everlasting life,
which you have given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. Amen
Readings:
New Testament
1 Thessalonians 2:1-
2You yourselves know, brothers and sisters, that our coming to you was not in vain, 2but though we had already suffered and been shamefully mistreated at Philippi, as you know, we had courage in our God to declare to you the gospel of God in spite of great opposition. 3For our appeal does not spring from deceit or impure motives or trickery, 4but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the message of the gospel, even so we speak, not to please mortals, but to please God who tests our hearts. 5As you know and as God is our witness, we never came with words of flattery or with a pretext for greed; 6nor did we seek praise from mortals, whether from you or from others,
7though we might have made demands as apostles of Christ. But we were gentle among you, like a nurse tenderly caring for her own children. 8So deeply do we care for you that we are determined to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, because you have become very dear to us.
Gospel
Matthew 22:34-
41Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them this question: 42“What do you think of the Messiah? Whose son, is he?” They said to him, “The son of David.” 43He said to them, “How is it then that David by the Spirit calls him Lord, saying, 44‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet”’? 45If David thus calls him Lord, how can he be his son?” 46No one was able to give him an answer, nor from that day did anyone dare to ask him any more questions.
Post Communion
God of all grace,
your Son Jesus Christ fed the hungry
with the bread of his life
and the word of his kingdom:
renew your people with your heavenly grace,
and in all our weakness
sustain us by your true and living bread;
who is alive and reigns, now and for ever. Amen
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CONSULTATION
Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011
Diocese of Bristol
Benefices of Kingswood; and Hanham
The Bishop of Bristol has asked the Church Commissioners to prepare a draft Pastoral Scheme in respect of pastoral proposals affecting these benefices.
SUMMARY OF MAIN PROVISIONS OF DRAFT SCHEME
This draft Scheme provides for:
· the termination of the team ministry established for the area of the benefice of Kingswood;
· the union of the benefice of Kingswood and the benefice of Hanham (their constituent parishes to remain distinct), for the appointment of the first incumbent of the new benefice and for her parsonage house to be that of the benefice of Kingswood, and for the future patronage arrangements for the new benefice.); and
· the transfer of the parsonage house of the benefice of Hanham to the Bristol Diocesan Board of Finance for diocesan purposes;
all in the diocese of Bristol.
These proposals are seeking to formalise arrangements which have been in operation since July 2018, under the care of the Reverend Beverley Charles. The Scheme is now out for formal consultation . A copy is displayed on the church notice boards and copies of the full document are available at the back of church. The deadline for any representations to be made to the Church Commissioners is the 8th November. The document explains how to make representations.