Intercessions for 21st March

 The  prayers can be found here

Intercessions for Mothering Sunday

 The prayers can be found here

Worship

The church is re-opening for socially distanced services.  If you would like to reserve a place please contact Rev'd Lyn, preferably by email.  You can book a place for services from 21st March.

Spring has Sprung.

 

As winter gives way to spring, Edna's garden is full of the signs of new life as you can see from the pictures above.

Thank you  Edna for sending these beautiful pictures showing various spring flowers that have sprung into life in your garden.

Did you know that the word Lent comes from the Anglo-Saxon word lencten meaning "lengthen" and refers to the lengthening days of spring. Laudate Sunday is always the fourth Sunday of Lent which is also Mothering Sunday.  In most churches, it is a tradition for children to give flowers to their mothers. 

There is new life all around us if we take time to stop and look.  And so we look forward to Easter when Jesus was crucified but rose on the third day, giving us new life.

  

And now for something completely different, it's competition time again.

Last week I spoke about the imagination of children. On a visit to Tandle Hill Country park, Archie saw a rabbit hole. He said, "Peter Rabbit lives there". What do think Archie said the rock next to the rabbit hole is?

All answers on a postcard to church, or alternatively to 

csteel58@hotmail.com.

Answer, next week!

Eucharist with Fr Paul 3rd Sunday of Lent

 The service can be found here

Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercessions

Earlier today I came across this prayer from Christian Aid. It speaks of those obvious and of some not so obvious people who are helping us through, those who have a played massive part and those who have only played a tiny part It then speaks of those who are most likely to have suffered the hardest during the pandemic. Yet through it, God has been, still is and will be with us every step of the way.

Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercessions

For the health workers tending the seriously ill

for the scientists working on a vaccination 

for the researchers analysing data and identifying trends

for the media outlets working to communicate reality

for the supermarket workers, hygiene and sanitation providers

for the good news stories of recoveries and effective planning

for the singing from balconies by locked-down communities

for the recognition that isolation doesn’t need to mean loneliness

for the notes through letterboxes offering help and support 

for the internet and telephones and technology that connects

for the awakened appreciation of what is truly important

Thanks be to God.

 

For those who are unwell and concerned for loved ones

for those who were already very anxious

for those immune suppressed or compromised

for those vulnerable because of underlying conditions

for those in the ‘most at risk to coronavirus’ categories

for those watching their entire income stream dry up

for those who have no choice but to go out to work

for those who are afraid to be at home 

for those who are more lonely than they’ve ever been

for those who are bereaved and grieving.

God be their healer, comfort and protection,

be their strength, shield and provision

be their security, safety and close companion

 

And raise up your Church

to be your well-washed hands and faithful feet 

to be present to the pain

to respond with love in action

if even from a safe distance.

 

More prayers can be found here

https://www.christianaid.org.uk/pray/churches/coronavirus-prayers

Intercessions for 7th March

 The prayers can be found here