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Sunday, 29 nd August 2021 Patronal Festival (13th Sunday after Trinity) 9.30am All-age Sung Parish Communion (Revd Andrew Doye) Hymns: O God, our help in ages past (746); Glory to God (Peruvian) (416); Great is thy faithfulness (650); O for a heart to praise my God (132); For all the saints (296, verses 1-4,7-8) Readings: Jeremiah 1: 4-10; Matthew 14: 1-12 Voluntary: Festival Toccata Percy Fletcher 6.00pm Evening Prayer – Iona Liturgy (Revd Andrew Doye) Songs from Iona: Oh, the life of the world; God to enfold you; Listen, Lord; Halle, halle, halle (Carribbean) Collect for The Beheading of John the Baptist Almighty God, who called your servant John the Baptist to be the forerunner of your Son in birth and death: strengthen us by your grace that, as he suffered for the truth, so we may boldly resist corruption and vice and receive with him the unfading crown of glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen For our prayers (please contact the Rector to add names here): • For Afghanistan; for all migrants forced to move from their home countries • For the Paralympic Games • For all affected by covid-19, and the public response in UK and abroad.. Services in our churches: for the present, please bring your face mask and be prepared to wear it – helping to protect you and your neighbours. Communion is presently in the form of bread alone. In the Parish Church, please enter by the North Door, & exit via the West Door. Ecclesiastical Parish of St John the Baptist, Westbourne, Diocese of Chichester Westbourne Parish Hall, Westbourne Road, Westbourne, Emsworth PO10 8UL Charity number 1130732 Next Sunday, 5 th September – The Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP) (Revd Bill McCoubrey) 9.30am Sung Parish Communion (Presiding Canon Tim Schofield, preaching Martin Brown) Readings for 0930: Isaiah 35: 4-7a; (Psalm 146); James 2:1-10,14-17; Mark 7: 24-end 6.00pm Deanery Evensong at The Church of The Blessed Virgin Mary, Singleton PO18 0EZ (Valley Parish) (All welcome) PATRONAL SERVICE TODAY 09.30 Service, 29th August is a celebratory sung communion, to unite our worshipping communities from all parts of the parish. Do join us. Afterwards a return to shared refreshments in the Parish Hall. The Westbourne Magazine for September is available today. THIS COMING WEEK Wednesday, 1st 10.30am Holy Communion (BCP) (Revd Andrew Doye) Monday to Friday - 8.30am - Morning Prayer on Wednesday this will take the form of choral matins. Please contact Marjorie Kipling if you want a Zoom invitation The Parish Church is open daily for private prayer between 10.00am and 3.00pm. GIVING TO THE CHURCH One of the changes in Summer 2020 was to introduce a contactless machine for occasional giving. Now, it is timely to remind everyone of the different ways to give to the Church, as cash becomes more difficult to bank and some methods incur fees. A separate sheet is available in our churches. Many thanks to all who give regularly to our churches and to those who have reviewed their giving recently. GROWING IN FAITH We are all encouraged to grow in the expression of our Christianity. Here are some opportunities to do that. To pursue any one of these, or enquire further, please contact the Rector soon. Confirmation is offered for young persons (12+) and adults, involving preparation and conversation, before a gathered Service in the Cathedral or another local church. There is no upper age limit. At our services: would you like to learn to be a robed Server at the Parish Communion? Would you like to offer to be an occasional welcomer and helper at baptisms after the 0930 service? Might you like to know what is involved in leading our prayers from time to time at 0930? For each of these we maintain a small team. If interested, do contact the Rector soon to learn more. Admission to Communion is a course of preparation for children (7+) who are not yet confirmed, but would like to receive the bread and wine in our services. Parents need to be in accord, and should enquire on their child’s behalf. It is hoped to run a course this coming term. Sussex Ride & Stride: 11th September 2021 Our churches are registered for participants to visit. The event is organised by Sussex Historic Churches Trust. Ride & Stride encourages walkers and cyclists to get sponsored to visit Churches/Chapels across the county and Hampshire too. Memorial Exhibition and Sale of Cyril and Jane Shutler’s ArtWork in the Parish Hall on 23 and 24 October. In aid of the Westbourne Church Restoration Trust. More details nearer the date. Iona Pilgrimage (very advanced notice): Andrew and Karen Doye will lead a trip to the holy island of Iona from 15-22 April, 2023, staying at the Episcopal Church’s ‘Bishop’s House’. More details to follow, but mark the dates if you might like to come. STARTING AGAIN SOON Churchyard Working Party spend a little time once again to make sure we maintain a tidy churchyard - please join us between 9.00am and 12 noon NEXT SATURDAY, 4th September. Please bring your own gardening tools. Coffee after the 0930 Service resumes 29th August (see above) Wednesday morning Holy Communion at 1030 resumes 1st September in the Parish Church Junior Church (‘Sunday School’) resumes 5th September - details from Katie Elliot-Smith (375409) Drop-In to open again from Monday 6th September, 10.00am to 12 noon. New to St John the Baptist Church? Need assistance? ❖ If you would like any help, the sidespeople (who are wearing name badges) can be found near the door. ❖ If you usually receive Holy Communion in any church, please do so here. If instead you would like to receive a blessing, bring a service booklet with you as you come forward during the giving of communion as a signal. ❖ A toilet, suitable for those with disabilities, is located at the back of Church. ❖ A wheelchair can be borrowed for use in the Church. ❖ If you use a hearing aid, please turn it to the induction loop setting. ❖ Children’s activities will begin again in the Parish Hall during 9.30am services in September. If there are causes or people that you wish to bring to the attention of the Church and its praying community, please contact the Wardens, whose details are below. Contacts for St John the Baptist Church & Woodmancote Church Rector: The Revd Andrew Doye 01243 372867 Church email: westbournechirector@outlook.com Information for the Pew sheet should be sent to Marjorie Kipling by the end of Thursday, preferably via email to kiplingmarjorie@gmail.com Reader: Martin Brown brow
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