2021 May 16 - Pew News

Services

Sunday 16 May 2021 - The Seventh Sunday of Easter (Sunday after Ascension Day)

9.30am A Service of the Word – led by Reader, Martin Brown               
- The Senior choir will be ‘on duty’.
- Robina R will be giving a talk on the work of Christian Aid.
- Booking is essential for this service (details emailed to parishioners)
- Hymns: Hail the day that sees him rise (228);  The head that once was crowned with thorns (232); Take my life and let it be (787 i); Christ triumphant, ever reigning (612)
- Readings: Acts Chapter 1: vs 1-11 and John, Chapter 17: vs 6-19
- Voluntary: Concerto in G 1st movement BWC 592  – Prince Saxe-Weimar, arr J S Bach

4.30pm Said Communion – (Revd William McCoubrey presiding)
- Readings:    Acts 1: vs 15-17, 21-end;  1 John 5:vs 9-13;  John 17: vs 6-19
- Booking is essential for this service (see below)

Collect for the Seventh Sunday of Easter
O God the King of glory, you have exalted your only Son Jesus Christ with great triumph to your
kingdom in heaven: we beseech you, leave us not comfortless, but send your Holy Spirit to strengthen
us and exalt us to the place where our Saviour Christ is gone before, who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.  Amen

Reflection for Sunday after Ascension Day - Martin Brown

Sunday 23 May 2021 – The Day of Pentecost (Whit Sunday)

9.30am – Parish Communion (Revd David Hider presiding)
- Booking is essential

This Week

Monday to Friday - 8.30am - Morning Prayer - Please contact Marjorie Kipling if you want a Zoom invitation

Where booking is essential for a service please book, from the preceding Monday for the following Sunday’s services, stating the time of the service you wish to attend and the number in your group, by email (sjbwsignupforservices [at] gmail [dot] com) preferably to call churchwarden Angie on Chichester 377825.

Music for May 2021 at Westbourne Church (PDF file - will open in a new tab)

Prayers

For our prayers (please contact the Churchardens to add names):

• for the needs of the world, especially at this time of global pandemic;
• for the people of India and for all those areas of the world struggling to cope with the pandemic
• for all who have been and continue to be affected by the pandemic
• for Elizabeth our Queen and all set in authority under her;
• for all those known to us who are unwell: that God will bring them healing and wholeness;
• for the families of those who have died; including the family of Malcolm Searley of Southbourne
• for Andrew and Karen
• for the work of Christian Aid

The Church is open for private prayer on Thursdays between 11am and 3pm, and Sundays between 12pm and 3pm, until further notice. Face coverings must be worn, please follow the signage and the one-way system and maintain social distancing.

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 overleaf.

News and Events

Thy Kingdom Come. This global prayer movement invites Christians around the world to pray from Ascension to Pentecost for more people to come to know Jesus.  Since its start in May 2016 (as an invitation from the Archbishops of Canterbury and York to the Church of England) God has grown Thy Kingdom Come from a dream of possibility into a movement. Christians from 172 countries have taken part in praying ‘Come Holy Spirit’, so that friends and family, neighbours and colleagues might come to faith in Jesus Christ.  Visit their website at Thykingdomcome.global or their page on the Church of England site.  

The Church Summer Fete. This year is scheduled for Saturday 28 August 2021 - please put the date in your diary.  The Churchwardens are looking for a volunteer to head a team to organise the event, and to join the planning team or run a stall or activities.

Christian Aid week events for 2021 in Westbourne

Christian Aid envelopes - This year envelopes have been delivered around the village.  However, it is delivery only, so please return your donations in the envelope to The Window Box in the Square, Westbourne.

Plant Stall - 9.30am -2.00pm Saturday 22 May 2021 on the Rectory Lawn. There will be a sale of plants to raise money for Christian Aid. We would welcome any spare plants you can donate for sale to raise funds and of course look forward to you all coming to buy too. Contact Robina R (contacts in the electronic pew sheet sent to parishioners, contact the parish office if you would like to donate plants for sale if you do not receive this email).

A few ways to donate to Christian Aid if you wish:

• use the delivered Christian Aid envelope for cash or cheque gifts
• online one-off donation or you can choose to make a monthly gift via online direct debit

Also arrangements for gift aiding your money. Visit the Christian Aid website and tick the donate button

• by sending a cheque direct to Christian Aid, 35-41 Lower Marsh, London SE1 7RL