Today’s Eucharistic Prayer E
Colour: Purple
Welcome to the Church of St-Peter-in-
the-Forest
Third Sunday of Lent
with a focus on Fairtrade
Parish Eucharist with prayers of
healing
Presiding today is Fr Paul Trathen
Preaching is Geoff Hammond
3rd March 2013
Our welcomers today are Frances and Harry Downing
INTROIT HYMN |
437 |
Rock of ages, cleft for me |
GREETING
Priest: The earth is the Lord’s
All: and everything in it; the world and
all who live in it.
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Rocks now go to their room – leading today is Debbie ***
PRAYERS OF
PREPARATION
Priest: All praise to you eternal
God
who listens to the cries of creation
and aches for those who are in pain
All: All praise to you life-giving God
who
reaches out to all
and
embraces the world with your love
We
join together in worshipping you –
the
Sustainer of life
and
the One who promises to make all things new.
Amen
KYRIE (page 4)
PRAYERS OF
PENITENCE
In these times of climate
change, poverty, greed, malnutrition and recession, we remember that ‘the earth
is the Lord’s’.
In these times we remember our
brothers and sisters around the world who have suffered most through our
actions and we remember that ‘all who live in this world belong to the Lord’.
Let us reflect on what it
means to love and serve one another in God’s world.
(Pause for reflection
and silent prayer)
Heavenly Father, we have neglected the needs of your world for too long
now, we have lost sight of this world as your own and through greed we have
exploited others and left their lives destitute.
This Fairtrade Fortnight help us to remember the ‘power of the
consumer’
that our choices can be the cornerstone of another person’s livelihood.
Help us to remember that swapping our shopping habits helps to put
those who have for so long been last, first,
so that they may know that they are not forgotten
and that we are all part of the same world,
your world, where no one person is better than the next
and all deserve the same opportunity.
Your kingdom come and your will be done on
earth as it is in Heaven.
ABSOLUTION
THE COLLECT
Almighty
God,
whose
most dear Son went not up to joy
but
first he suffered pain,
and
entered not into glory before he was crucified:
mercifully
grant that we, walking in the way of the cross,
may
find in none other than the way of life and peace;
through
Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who
is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one
God, now and for ever. Amen.
We
sit for the first two readings
FIRST READING |
Isaiah 55:1-9 (page 704) Read by Mary Clare Martin |
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SECOND READING
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1 Corinthians 10:1-13 (page 1086) Read by Ruth Williams
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GRADUAL HYMN
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53
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Be still, for
the presence of the Lord
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GOSPEL READING
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Luke 13:1-9 (page 988) Read by Fr Paul Trathen
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Reader Hear
the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke
All
sing Glory
to you, O Lord.
Reader This
is the Gospel of the Lord.
All sing Praise to you, O
Christ.
SERMON – by Geoff Hammond
CREED (page 7 of the service book)
INTERCESSIONS (led by Sarah
Collins)
THE PEACE – page 8 of the service books
OFFERTORY HYMN |
442 |
Seek ye first the kingdom of God (sung in parts)
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During the offertory hymn, a collection will be
taken.
If you would like information on how to gift-aid
your donation, please see Peter Shrubsole after the service. Information on setting up standing orders
is also available from Peter.
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EUCHARISTIC PRAYER E (Service
Book page 18)
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Adults who are baptized and children who’ve
received preparation are welcome to receive communion. If you do not receive
communion, please feel free to go forward for a blessing.
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COMMUNION HYMN
72 Broken for me, broken for you
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Great Creator God who gave
life to the world and everyone in it,
create in us a heart of
careful consumerism.
As we stand in a shop, as we
prepare our meals,
help us to remember that what we
buy and eat
comes from farmers, growers,
workers and labourers
in fields and factories across
the world.
Help us to remember that
someone’s life and wellbeing
depends on the products we
hold in our hands,
place into our shopping
basket,
and eat from our plates,
that we may be thankful and
act with justice. Amen.
NOTICES
FINAL HYMN |
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The kingdom of God is justice and joy
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BLESSING &
DISMISSAL
Priest: Live in the warmth of God’s love
listen to the cries of hurt
speak words of compassion
and know that you are surrounded by the eternal God.
Go in peace …..
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Please stay for a cup of coffee, tea or juice and a biscuit. Serving coffee today are Mary Eveleigh and
Janet McLeod
Brenda’s Traidcraft Stall - Domestic
Bliss - A tidy home is a happy home
If you are as house-proud
as we are on the Traidcraft stall you will be regularly tidying, cleaning and
writing shopping lists. SO to help you along the way to happiness we have all
sorts of products that you may find useful. Among other things we have kitchen
roll, rubber gloves, note pads and cotton shopping bags.
Prayers – this week
please pray for:
Barbara & Stan Eager Rita
& Colin Reid Beryl Goodwin
Lily Bollen Ray
Hepburn Les Hobart
George and Phyllis Robbins Richard
Fayolle Michael Bailey
Fred Lennard John
Clayton Pat
Chapman
Sally Johnson Richard,
Debbie, Claire and Grace Mainwaring
Notices
If you have any photos of
Parish/Church life, send them to Paul or Sarah via email and they will be
posted on the parish blog site.
Please remember the Lent Course with a focus on the
Beatitudes. They are being held on Wednesdays in
Peterhouse – either at 10.30 am (in the Beech Room) or 7.30 pm (in the Reception
Lounge).
Next Week:
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10th
March 2013
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Mothering
Sunday – All Age Communion
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Welcomers
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Bill Eveleigh
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Mary Eveleigh
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Readers
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TBA
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TBA
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Coffee
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Jenni Hall
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Dan Hall
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Rocks
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In
church
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It’s not what you look at that
matters;
it’s what you see.
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Weekday evenings & weekends contact:
The Vicar: Fr Paul
Trathen
St Peter’s Vicarage, 121 Forest Rise, E17 3PW
020 8521 5000
(Parish blog)
(Vicar’s blog)
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Weekday office hours contact:
The Parish
Administrator:
Sarah Collins
Peterhouse Centre
 122 Forest Rise, Walthamstow
E17 3PW
020 8509 1811
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