Colour: Green
Welcome
to St Peter’s-in-the Forest
All Age Communion
With a special welcome to Leo and Luca Pascall
20th October 2013
Presiding today is Fr Paul Trathen
Our
welcomers today are Dave and Amie Stevens
All stand
Hymn: Give me joy in my heart
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Give
me joy in my heart,
keep
me praising,
give
me joy in my heart, I pray.
Give
me joy in my heart,
keep
me praising,
keep
me praising till the end of day.
Sing
hosanna! Sing hosanna!
Sing hosanna to
the King of kings!
Sing hosanna! Sing hosanna!
Sing hosanna to
the King!
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Give
me love in my heart,
keep
me serving,
give
me love in my heart, I pray.
Give
me love in my heart,
keep
me serving,
keep
me serving till the end of day.
Sing
hosanna! Sing hosanna!
Sing hosanna to the
King of kings!
Sing
hosanna! Sing hosanna!
Sing hosanna to
the King!
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Give
me peace in my heart,
keep
me resting,
give
me peace in my heart, I pray.
Give
me peace in my heart,
keep
me resting,
keep
me resting till the end of day.
Sing
hosanna! Sing hosanna!
Sing hosanna to
the King of kings!
Sing
hosanna! Sing hosanna!
Sing hosanna to
the King!
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Give
me oil in my lamp,
keep
me burning,
give
me oil in my lamp, I pray.
Give
me oil in my lamp,
keep
me burning,
keep
me burning till the end of day.
Sing
hosanna! Sing hosanna!
Sing hosanna to
the King of kings!
Sing
hosanna! Sing hosanna!
Sing hosanna to
the King!
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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.
Priest: Today the theme of our
service is “The Power of Prayer.” Prayer is the practice of the presence of
God. The Bible speaks much of prayer.
But, sometimes, too often, we ignore prayer and seek to accomplish in the
strength of our own wills those things that we desire to have or happen. For
those of us who are too often guilty of this, we need to confess our sin and
receive God's forgiveness.
We’re going to use
our Gospel reading for today (Luke 18:1-8) interspersed with our confession and
a hymn.
Reader: Then Jesus
told them a parable about their need to pray always and not to lose heart.
All: Forgive us Lord, when we do not pray and
think we can get things done on our own.
Sing: Lord
Jesus Christ,
now
and ev’ry day teach us how to pray,
Son
of God.
You
have commanded us to do
this
in remembrance, Lord, of you.
Into
our lives your pow’r breaks through,
living
Lord.
Reader: He said,
‘In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor had enough
respect for people. In that city there
was a widow who kept coming to him saying, “Grant me justice against my
opponent.”
All: Forgive us, Lord, when we do not show
respect for one another. Help us to work
towards justice for all people.
Sing: Lord
Jesus Christ,
you
have come to us, born as one of us,
Mary’s
Son.
Led
out to die on Calvary,
risen
from death to set us free,
living
Lord Jesus, help us see
you
are Lord.
Reader: For a
while he refused; but later he said to himself, “Though I have no fear of God
and no respect for anyone, yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will
grant her justice, so that she may not wear me out by continually bothering
me.”
All: Forgive us, Lord, when we ignore those in
need. Let us be quick to lend a hand
when it is needed.
Sing: Lord
Jesus Christ,
I
would come to you, live my life for you,
Son
of God.
All
your commands I know are true,
your
many gifts will make me new,
into
my life your pow’r breaks through,
living
Lord.
Reader: And the Lord said,
‘Listen to what the unjust judge says.
And will not God grant justice to his chosen ones who cry to him day and
night? Will he delay long in helping
them? I tell you, he will quickly grant
Justice to them. And yet, when the Son
of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?’
Sing: Lord Jesus Christ,
you have come
to us, you are one with us
Mary’s Son;
cleansing our
souls from all their sin,
pouring your
love and goodness in,
Jesus, our love
for you we sing,
living Lord.
Absolution
Priest: True and just God,
who hears us when we pray 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.
Prayer stations
Following
which we all make a large circle round the church
Creed
Priest: We believe in God the Father
All: We
believe in God the Father
Voice B: A
creative God who made the stars and the sky and the earth below.
Voice C: A generous God
who gives us light and life.
Voice D: A loving God who knows you by name
and is our friend.
All: Yes.
This is God our Father.
Leader: We believe in
Jesus.
All: We
believe in Jesus.
Voice A: Who is Jesus?
Voice B: He is God’s Son who came to show
us what God is like.
Voice C: He brought us
healing and forgiveness.
Voice D: He died for us and God brought
him back to life.
All: Yes.
We believe in Jesus the Son of God.
Leader: We believe in the Holy Spirit
All: We
believe in the Holy Spirit
Voice A: Who is the Holy Spirit?
Voice B: Someone we can’t see but can
know.
Voice C: Someone who helps
us to know and follow Jesus.
Voice D: Someone who gives us the power to
be like Jesus.
All: Yes.
We believe in the Holy Spirit.
This
is our faith.
We
believe in one God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Intercessions (Led by family and
friends of Linsey and Alex)
Following “Out of the darkness light shall shine.” we all
say:
Now, our God, we give you thanks and we praise your glorious name. Amen.
Welcome to Luca and Leo Pascall
Linsey and Alex bring Leo and Luca into the middle of
the church
The priest addresses the whole congregation.
Yesterday,
Leo and Luca were welcomed into the church, through baptism; today, we welcome them
into our church here at St Peter’s.
Jesus
opened his arms to little children and blessed them. Let us, like Jesus, welcome Luca and Leo and
all children.
All God our creator, we thank you for the gift
of all children entrusted to our care.
May we be patient and understanding, ready to guide and to forgive, so
that through our love, they may come to know your love; through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.
Priest Will
you, the church of St Peter’s in the Forest, do what you can to support Linsey
and Alex in the upbringing of Leo and Luca?
All With
the help of God, we will.
Priest Will you welcome Luca and Leo into the
fellowship of our church?
All Leo
and Luca, we welcome you into the fellowship of St Peter’s in the Forest. We
celebrate when God’s number is added to and give thanks for your baptisms
yesterday. We are children of the same
heavenly Father and share in one faith; we welcome you.
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” and then
return to our seats
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: Tell out, my soul
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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Tell out, my soul,
the greatness of
the Lord:
unnumbered
blessings,
give my spirit
voice;
tender to me
the promise of his
word;
in God my Saviour
shall my heart
rejoice.
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Tell
out, my soul,
the
greatness of his might:
pow’rs
and dominions
lay
their glory by;
proud
hearts and stubborn
wills
are put to flight,
the
hungry fed,
the
humble lifted high.
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Tell out, my soul,
the greatness of
his name:
make known his
might,
the deeds his arm
has done;
his mercy sure,
from age to age the
same;
his holy name,
the Lord, the
mighty one.
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Tell out, my soul,
the glories of his word:
firm in his promise,
and his mercy sure.
Tell out, my soul,
the greatness of the Lord
to children’s children
and for evermore.
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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.
The Lord’s Prayer
the young people are going to
lead us in the Lord’s Prayer in actions!
The priest invites people to come forward to receive
communion or a blessing.
Priest We break
this bread to share in the body of Christ.
All Though
we are many, we are one body,
because we all share in one
bread.
Priest: God’s holy gifts for God’s holy
people.
All Jesus Christ is holy, Jesus Christ is
Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
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.
Communion Hymn Lord of all hopefulness
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Lord
of all hopefulness,
Lord
of all joy,
whose
trust, ever childlike,
no
cares could destroy,
be
there at our waking,
and
give us, we pray,
your
bliss in our hearts, Lord,
at
the break of the day.
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Lord
of all kindliness,
Lord
of all grace,
your
hands swift to welcome,
your
arms to embrace,
be
there at our homing,
and
give us, we pray,
your
love in our hearts, Lord,
at
the eve of the day.
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Lord
of all eagerness,
Lord
of all faith,
whose
strong hands were skilled
at
the plane and the lathe,
be
there at our labours,
and
give us, we pray,
your
strength in our hearts, Lord,
at
the noon of the day.
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Lord
of all gentleness,
Lord
of all calm,
whose
voice is contentment,
whose
presence is balm,
be
there at our sleeping,
and
give us, we pray,
your
peace in our hearts, Lord,
at
the end of the day.
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Prayer
after Communion
Father of light,
in whom is no change or shadow of turning,
you give us every good and perfect gift
and have brought us to birth by your word
of truth:
may we be a living sign of that kingdom
where your whole creation will be made
perfect
in
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Hymn: One more step along the world I go
During this hymn, the children are invited to come up and get a balloon
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One
more step along the world I go,
one
more step along the world I go.
From
the old things to the new
keep
me travelling along with you.
And it’s from the
old
I travel to the
new,
keep me
travelling along with you.
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Give
me courage when the world
is rough,
keep
me loving though the world
is tough.
Leap
and sing in all I do,
keep
me travelling along with you.
And it’s from the
old
I travel to the
new,
keep me
travelling along with you.
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Round
the corners of the world I turn,
more
and more about the world
I learn.
All
the new things that I see
you’ll
be looking at along with me.
And it’s from the
old
I travel to the
new,
keep me
travelling along with you.
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You
are older than the world can be, you are younger than the life in me. Ever
old and ever new,
keep
me travelling along with you.
And it’s from the
old
I travel to the
new,
keep me
travelling along with you.
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As
I travel through the bad and good,
keep
me travelling the way I should.
Where
I see no way to go,
you’ll
be telling me the way I know.
And it’s from the
old
I travel to the new,
keep me
travelling along with you.
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Blessing and
dismissal – given from the back of church; following which the children go
outside and release their balloons
Priest: Be anxious for
nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let
your requests be made known to God. And
the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, shall guard your hearts
and your minds in Christ Jesus. 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
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 Bridget and Mike Gibbs
On behalf of Linsey and Alex, there
is cake to eat too!
Brenda’s Traidcraft
Stall – Store Cupboard Essentials: come on over and stock up on your store
cupboard essentials - pasta,
honey, sugar, dried fruit (including apricots) and of course, tea, coffee and
hot chocolate.
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:
27th October 2013
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Bible Sunday – Parish Eucharist
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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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Anita
Doherty
Jeremiah 14:7-10,
19-22
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Bill
Eveleigh
2 Timothy 4:6-8,
16-18
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Coffee
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John
James
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Lesley
James
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Rocks
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Mid-week
service on TUESDAY 22nd
October at 9.30 am
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.
Churchyard work party – 2nd November from
10.00 – 4.00 pm. As before, no tools are required –
please just come along.
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: 14th, 21st, 28th October, 4th, 11th,
18th, 25th November and 2nd December, 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.
No prior knowledge is supposed.
Open
Church – throughout
October and November, 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 – 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.
Next
All Age Services – 3rd November (Saints Alive!)
1st
December (Come, Lord Jesus – Advent Sunday)
The New Testament lesson for today:
2 Timothy 3:14-4:5
14 But as for you, continue in what you have learned and
firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it, 15 and how from
childhood you have known the sacred writings that are able to instruct you for
salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 All scripture is
inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and
for training in righteousness, 17 so that everyone who belongs to
God may be proficient, equipped for every good work.
4 In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the
living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I solemnly
urge you: 2 proclaim the message; be persistent whether the time is
favourable or unfavourable; convince, rebuke, and encourage, with the utmost
patience in teaching. 3 For the time is coming when people will not
put up with sound doctrine, but having itching ears, they will accumulate for
themselves teachers to suit their own desires, 4 and will turn away
from listening to the truth and wander away to myths. 5 As for you,
always be sober, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, carry out your
ministry fully.
I have lived to
thank God
that not all of my
prayers have been answered
Weekday evenings & weekends contact:
The Vicar: Fr Paul
Trathen
St Peter’s Vicarage, 121 Forest Rise, E17 3PW
0787 1584 997
(Parish 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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