Colour: Green
Welcome to the Church of
St-Peter-in- the-Forest, Walthamstow
Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity - Parish Eucharist
Presiding today is Fr Paul Trathen
Preaching is Sue Diplock
22nd September 2013
Our welcomers today are Frances Downing and Claire
Robinson
The
ORDER OF SERVICE can be found on page 3 of the Church Service Book
Introit Hymn |
139 |
For the healing of the nations |
Greeting
– leading today are Sarah and Anita; assisting
is Jay Ruaux ***
Prayers of Preparation (page 3)
Prayers of Penitence
Absolution
The Gloria
The Collect
Almighty
God,
you
have made us for yourself,
and
our hearts are restless till they find their rest in you:
pour
your love into our hearts and draw us to yourself,
and
so bring us at last to your heavenly city
where
we shall see you face to face;
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 |
Amos 8:4-7 (page 874) Read by John James |
Second Reading |
1 Timothy 2:1-7 (page 1126) Read by Katherine Marshall |
Gradual Hymn
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266 Jesus calls us o’er the tumult |
Luke 16:1-13 (page 991) 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 Sue Diplock
Creed (page 7 of
the service book)
Prayers
(led by Nick Williams)
The Peace (page 8 of
the service books)
Offertory Hymn |
394 |
O worship the Lord
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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.
Eucharistic Prayer E (Service
Book page 18)
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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.
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Communion
Hymn 322 Love
is his word
Prayer
after Communion
Lord, we pray that your
grace
may always precede and
follow us,
and make us continually to
be given to all good works;
through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.
Notices
Final Hymn |
282 |
Jesus where’er thy people meet
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Blessing and
Dismissal
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 Tom and Katherine
Marshall
Brenda’s Traidcraft Stall
We are still here!
Hello
from the back of church, the Traidcraft stall is still here supplying you with
your fairly traded tea, coffee, sugar, biscuits and chocolate. If you haven’t been over recently please feel
free to come and speak to us.
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:
29th September 2013
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All Age Harvest Festival – please bring your Harvest gifts along; non-perishable items are
preferred.
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Welcomers
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Sarah Collins
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Iona Trathen
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Readers
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TBA |
TBA |
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Coffee
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Mary Eveleigh
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Janet McLeod
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Rocks
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In Church
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Mid-week
service on TUESDAY 24th September
at 9.30 am
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.
World’s Biggest Coffee Morning – Friday 27th
September. Please drop in to Peterhouse for a cup of
coffee/tea and a cake, any time between 10.00
and 11.00 am to raise funds for Macmillan cancer support.
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 is a trained expert in Ignatian Sprituality, Exercises & Direction.)
Sessions will be held on
Monday evenings, this autumn – starting on the 14th October, in the
Peterhouse Centre (122 Forest Rise, Walthamstow. E17 3PW): each session will
commence 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 – Sunday
afternoons from 2.00 – 5.00 pm. There
will be tea/coffee and cakes available.
Please do come! We need
volunteers to be hosts and serve refreshments and also people to make a cake -
please speak to Bernard, Judith, Frances
or Sue for more information or sign up on the rota at the back of church –
putting your name and if making a cake, what flavour it will be!
Life is a puzzle;
Look to God for the
missing peace
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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