Welcome
to St Peter’s-in-the Forest
All Age Communion
Harvest Festival
29th September 2013
Presiding today is Fr Paul Trathen
Our welcomers
today are Sarah Collins and Iona Trathen
All stand
Hymn: We plough the fields and scatter
Following the procession, please bring your harvest gifts up and place
them in front of the altar
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We
plough the fields and scatter
the
good seed on the land,
but
it is fed and watered
by
God’s almighty hand:
he
sends the snow in winter,
the
warmth to swell the grain,
the
breezes and the sunshine,
and
soft, refreshing rain.
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He
only is the maker
of
all thing near and far;
he
paints the wayside flower,
he
lights the evening star;
he
fills the earth with beauty,
by
him the birds are fed;
much
more to us, his children,
he
gives our daily bread.
All good gifts
around us …..
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All good gifts
around us
are sent from
heav’n above;
then thank the Lord,
O thank the Lord,
for all his love.
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We
thank thee then, O Father,
for
all things bright and good:
the
seed-time and the harvest,
our
life, our health, our food.
Accept
the gifts we offer
for
all thy love imparts,
and,
what thou most desirest,
our
humble, thankful hearts.
All good gifts
around us …..
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Welcome
Priest: In the name of the Father, and of the Son and
of the Holy Spirit;
All: Amen.
Priest: The Lord be with you.
All: And also with you.
All: Father
we thank you for your goodness to us.
Now we give back to you what we have and what we are.
Please take these gifts that we have offered
and use them for your glory. Amen.
Priest: Today is our Harvest
Festival – a time of celebration – a time to give thanks to God for all he
provides for us. But we also need to
remember to say sorry to God for those things which we have done wrong.
We’ll intersperse the New Testament lesson for today (Philippians
4:4-9) with our confession and a hymn.
Reader: Rejoice in
the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice.
Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near.
All: Forgive us, Lord, when we think there is
nothing worth rejoicing, help us to remember all you give us and how blessed we
are. Help us to be loving and gentle to
all creation.
Sing: A song
rings out through earth and sky
across
the flowing water
“My
life is given, the gift of heaven,
to
every living creature.”
Reader: Do not
worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with
thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
All: Forgive us, Lord, when we forget to come to
you in prayer. Help us to bring any
worries to you.
Sing: As
strands within a fragile world,
a
web so gently woven,
we
seek today to understand
the
pattern God has chosen.
Reader: And the
peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and
your minds in Christ Jesus.
All: Forgive us, Lord, when we fight and
argue. Help us to live peacefully with
each other and all your creation.
Sing: O Lord,
forgive what we have done
our
greed and domination.
O
Lord, restore in us again
respect
for your creation.
Reader: Finally,
beloved, whatever is true, whatever is honourable, whatever is just, whatever
is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any
excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.
All: Forgive us, Lord, when we do not follow your
example. Help us live as your disciples.
Sing: Peace of the Maker
and the Son,
his love to
touch and heal us;
peace of the
Spirit to increase
the bond we
have between us.
Reader: Keep on doing the
things that you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, and the God
of peace will be with you.
Absolution
Priest: Creator and life
giving God, who gives us more than we need or deserve, and forgives us when we
are truly sorry, have mercy on us and forgive us all our sins. We ask this in Jesus’ name. Amen.
Gloria
– Majesty, worship his majesty
Majesty,
worship his majesty;
unto
Jesus be glory, honour and praise.
Majesty,
kingdom, authority
flow
from his throne unto his own: his anthem raise.
So
exalt, lift up on high the name of Jesus;
magnify,
come glorify Christ Jesus the King.
Majesty,
worship his majesty,
Jesus
who died, now glorified, King of all kings.
Gospel Reading: John 6:25-35
Drama – “Branching Out”
The Creed
We believe in God whose
goodness is more than enough for all:
filling the
universe with gifts of love
and resounding
through our lives in praise.
We will take hold
of all that God gives with reverence and joy;
we will make God
known in the breaking of bread,
we will share the
life-giving wine,
so that all may
see and experience God’s love.
We believe in
Jesus the Christ, God’s greatest gift of all:
who takes the
smallest of seeds, a mere whisper of faith,
and brings forth a
harvest of good things.
We will take all
that Christ has given us;
our gifts, our
talents, our very selves,
so that Christ can
walk our streets once more.
We believe in
God’s Spirit of Truth,
bringing to
fruition all that has been given:
gentle as a breeze
or shocking as a storm,
we will allow
God’s gifts to be stirred to life in us;
breathing,
laughing, living in our world,
so all may know of
God’s harvest of love.
Prayers – a Harvest rhyme
The
response is “all
the world give thanks to God”
Peace
Priest: Jesus is the
Bread of Life and the Prince of Peace.
Let us share with
one another, a sign of God’s peace. The
peace of the Lord be with you always.
All: And
also with you.
Let us offer one
another a sign of peace.
We shake hands,
saying “Peace be with you”
All sing: Praise God from whom all blessings
flow;
praise him all creatures
here below;
praise him above ye heavenly
host,
praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
Hymn: Let us sing the God
of glory
During this 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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Let us sing the God of glory
who has set the stars in place,
with the planets in their courses
as they cross the heavens’ face,
and the constellations shining
to the boundaries of space,
our God whose Name
is love!
Glory, glory, alleluia,
glory, glory, alleluia,
glory, glory, alleluia,
our God
whose Name is love!
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Let us sing the God of beauty
in the mountains and the seas,
all the colours of the rainbow
and the tracery of trees,
in the thunder of the breakers
and the whisper of the breeze,
our God whose Name
is love!
Glory, glory, alleluia,
glory, glory, alleluia,
glory, glory, alleluia,
our God
whose Name is love!
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Let us sing the God of bounty
for a fruitful earth and fair,
who provides for us in plenty
so that all may have a share,
and who loves his human family
and has us in his care,
our God whose Name
is love!
Glory, glory, alleluia,
glory, glory, alleluia,
glory, glory, alleluia,
our God
whose Name is love!
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Let us sing the Saviour Jesus
as he makes the Father known,
let us hear his Spirit's call to us
to come and be his own,
and to worship him in glory
on his everlasting throne,
our God whose Name
is love!
Glory, glory, alleluia,
glory, glory, alleluia,
glory, glory, alleluia,
our God
whose Name is love!
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Let us sing the God of mercy
for the wonders he has done,
how he loved us in our sinfulness
and sent to us his Son,
who has died for us, and lives for us,
and life and freedom won,
our God whose Name is love!
Glory, glory, alleluia,
glory, glory, alleluia,
glory, glory, alleluia,
our God whose Name is love!
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Eucharistic prayer
Priest The Lord
is here.
All His Spirit is with us.
Lift
up your hearts.
We lift them to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the
Lord our God.
It is right to give him thanks
and praise.
When we turned away you did
not reject us,
but
came to meet us in your Son.
You embraced us as your children
and welcomed us to sit and eat
with you.
In Christ you shared our life
that
we might live in him and he in us.
He opened his arms of love upon the cross
and made for all the perfect
sacrifice for sin.
On the night that he was
betrayed,
at
supper with his friends he took bread, and gave you thanks;
he
broke it and gave it to them, saying:
Take,
eat; this is my body which is given for you;
do
this in remembrance of me.
Father, we do this in remembrance of him:
his body is the bread of life.
At the end of supper, taking
the cup of wine,
he
gave you thanks, and said:
Drink
this, all of you; this is my blood of the new covenant,
which
is shed for you for the forgiveness of sins;
do
this in remembrance of me.
Father, we do this in remembrance of him:
his blood is shed for all.
As we proclaim his death and
celebrate his rising in glory,
send
your Holy Spirit that this bread and this wine
may
be to us the body and blood of your dear Son.
As we eat and drink these holy gifts
make us one in Christ, our risen
Lord.
With your whole Church
throughout the world
we
offer you this sacrifice of praise
and
lift our voice to join the eternal song of heaven:
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,
Heaven and earth are full of
your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Sit/Kneel
Voice 1: Our
Father in heaven
Voice 2: Creator
of good, may your fatherly care protect and sustain all people
All: May your kingdom come
Voice 1: Hallowed
be your name
Voice 2: Grant us the grace
of honouring you through our love shown in practical action.
All: May your kingdom come.
Voice 1: Your kingdom come,
your will be done, on earth as in heaven.
Voice 2: May your passion for
righteousness and justice become the pattern for life on earth.
All: May your kingdom come.
Voice 1: Give us
today our daily bread.
Voice 2: Help us to
ensure that no child of God is hungry, and that there is enough for all to be
fed.
All: May your kingdom come.
Voice 1: Forgive our
sins as we forgive those who sin against us.
Voice 2: We recognise
the human greed which contributes to human need.
All: May your kingdom come.
Voice 1: Lead us not
into temptation but deliver us from evil.
Voice 2: Challenge us
to strive for change and transformation, for the vision of our world as you
would have it be.
All: May your kingdom come.
For the power and the glory
are yours now and forever.
Amen.
The priest invites people to come
forward to receive communion or a blessing.
Priest On this day of Harvest, those who have
accepted the Good News are called to unite at the Lord’s Table, and feed on the
bread of life – the body and blood of Christ.
This
mystical food both nourishes and empowers the people of God, to walk together
by faith, and witness their unity to the world.
All: As we
eat and drink these holy gifts
make
us one in Christ, our risen Lord.
All who are baptised are welcome to receive Holy Communion. [For the
younger baptised, do please refer to our ‘Children at Holy Communion Parish
Policy’ and make use of the children’s guides, (copies of both in the
porch)]. If you do not receive Holy Communion,
please feel free to go forward for a blessing.
Hymn: Praise and
thanksgiving
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Praise and thanksgiving,
Father we offer,
for all things living
you have made good;
Harvest of sown fields,
fruits of the orchard,
hay from the mown fields,
blossom and wood.
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Lord, bless the labour
we bring to serve you,
that with our neighbour
we may be fed.
Sowing or tilling,
we would work with you;
harvesting, milling,
for daily bread.
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Father, providing
food for your children,
your wisdom guiding
teaches us share
one with another,
so that rejoicing
with us, our brother
may know your care.
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Then will your blessing
reach every people;
Each one confessing
your gracious hand.
When you are reigning
no one will hunger:
your love sustaining
fruitful the land.
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Prayer
after Communion
Lord of the
harvest,
with joy we have
offered thanksgiving
for your love in
creation
and have shared in
the bread and the wine of the kingdom:
by your grace plant
within us a reverence for all that you give us
and make us
generous and wise stewards
of the good things
we enjoy:
through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
Hymn: Come, ye thankful people, come,
During this hymn, the children are invited to come up and take one item
from the Harvest gifts and go out with the procession to put their item in the
basket at the back of church – as a symbol of sharing our harvest gifts.
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Come,
ye thankful people, come,
raise
the song of harvest home!
All
is safely gathered in,
ere
the winter storms begin;
God,
our maker, doth provide
for
our wants to be supplied;
come
to God’s own temple, come;
raise
the song of harvest-home!
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For
the Lord our God shall come,
and
shall take his harvest home,
from
his field shall purge away
all
that doth offend, that day;
give
his angels charge at last
in
the fire the tares to cast,
but
the fruitful ears to store
in
his garner evermore.
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We
ourselves are God’s own field,
fruit
unto his praise to yield;
wheat
and tares together sown,
unto
joy or sorrow grown;
first
the blade and then the ear,
then
the full corn shall appear:
grant,
O harvest Lord, that we
wholesome
grain and pure may be.
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Then,
thou Church triumphant,
come,
raise
the song of harvest-home;
all
be safely gathered in,
free
from sorrow, free from sin,
there
for ever purified
in
God’s garner to abide:
come,
ten thousand angels, come,
raise
the glorious harvest-home!
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Notices
Children’s
Deanery Event – 19th October 2013, 2.00 – 4.30 pm at St Michael’s Church.
The title of this day is “Shake Rattle and Roll” – please take a flyer
and see poster at the back of church; for more information, please speak to
Sarah.
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.
Churchyard work party – 2nd November from
10.00 – 4.00 pm. As before, no tools are required –
please just come along.
Parish Lunch – Sunday 6th October – sign up
sheet is at the back of church.
Are
you a Christian, keen to deepen and explore your life of prayer?
Come
to the E17 School of Prayer!
The parish church of St
Peter's-in-the-Forest, Walthamstow is privileged to be able to offer an invite
to our forthcoming School of Prayer. This exciting 8-week course has been
written - and will be led - by Sue Diplock, a member of the ministry team of St
Peter's. The course will have a focus on many traditions within the
contemplative strand of Christian prayer. (Sue has had a lifelong interest in
this strand of prayer and is currently studying at the London Centre for
Spirituality.)
Sessions will be held on Monday evenings,
this autumn, commencing on 14 October 2013, in the Peterhouse Centre (122
Forest Rise, Walthamstow. E17 3PW): each session will begin at 7.45 pm and will
finish between 9.00 pm and 9.15 pm.
All those in easy reach of Walthamstow are
welcome. No prior knowledge is supposed.
Open
Church – this
afternoons from 2.00 – 5.00 pm. There
will be tea/coffee and cakes available.
Please do come! From next week
and through October, the church will remain open following the morning service,
until 3.15 pm. Again, please do stay or
drop in – there will be cakes, coffee, tea, quiche and soup available!
Mothers’
Union – meeting on October
12th at 10.30 am at Peterhouse.
There is also a Deanery MU event on October
26th at All Saints Highams Park in support of the Overseas Fund. It starts with a Eucharist at 11.00 am,
followed by lunch (£7.00) and Molly Hoyle giving a presentation on the work of
the Literacy and Financial Education programme.
There is a sign-up sheet in church – please sign up if you are able to
come.
Blessing and
dismissal (given from the back of church)
Priest: May God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who is the source of all goodness and growth, pour his blessing upon all things
created, and upon you his children, that you may use his talents and gifts to
his glory. And the blessing of God the
Father, Son and Holy Spirit, be among us and remain with us always.
All: Amen.
Priest: Go in the
name of Christ Jesus, the Bread of Life
All: Thanks be to God.
Please
stay after the service, to have a cup of coffee, tea or juice, and a biscuit,
and chat with other people. Our coffee,
tea, sugar and biscuits are all fair-trade products. Serving coffee today are Mary Eveleigh and
Janet McLeod
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 Eddie Hoad Nicole Middleton
Richard, Debbie, Claire
and Grace Mainwaring
Next
Week:
6th October 2013
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Nineteenth after Trinity – Parish Eucharist
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Welcomers
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Bridget
Gibbs
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Mike
Gibbs
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Readers
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Sally Johnson
Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4
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George Marshall
2 Timothy 1:1-14
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Coffee
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Anita
Doherty
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Tony
Doherty
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Rocks
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Anne Smith
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Sue Diplock
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Mid-week
service on TUESDAY 1st
October at 9.30 am
From little acorns,
mighty oaks do grow
Weekday evenings & weekends contact:
The Vicar: Fr Paul
Trathen
St Peter’s Vicarage, 121 Forest Rise, E17 3PW
(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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