Author: Reuben

3rd Sunday before Advent—REMEMBRANCE Sunday 12 November 2017 when you have finished with this sheet pass it on to someone unable to get to church today

COLLECT
God, our refuge and strength,
bring near the day when wars shall cease
and poverty and pain shall end,
that earth may know the peace of heaven
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
FIRST READING Wisdom of Solomon 6.12–16
A reading from the book of Wisdom.
12 Wisdom is radiant and unfading, and she is easily discerned by those who love her, and is found by those who seek her.
13 She hastens to make herself known to those who desire her.
14 One who rises early to seek her will have no difficulty, for she will be found sitting at the gate. 15 To fix one’s thought on her is perfect understanding, and one who is vigilant on her account will soon be free from care, 16 because she goes about seeking those worthy of her, and she graciously appears to them in their paths, and meets them in every thought.
This is the word of the Lord. THANKS BE TO GOD
Responsorial Psalm 70
Response: Come to me quickly, O God.
O God, make speed to save me; O Lord, make haste to help me. Let those who seek my life be put to shame and confusion; let them be turned back and disgraced who wish me evil. Let those who mock and deride me turn back because of their shame. R
But let all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; let those who love your salvation say always, “Great is the Lord.” As for me, I am poor and needy; come to me quickly, O God. You are my help and my deliverer; O Lord, do not delay. R
SECOND READING 1 Thessalonians 4.13–18
A reading from the first letter of Paul to the Thessalonians.
We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about those who have died, so that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. 14 For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have died. 15 For this we declare to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will by no means precede those who have died. 16 For the Lord himself, with a cry of command, with the archangel’s call and with the sound of God’s trumpet, will descend from heaven, and the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 Then we who are alive, who are left,

will be caught up in the clouds together with them to meet the Lord in the air; and so we will be with the Lord for ever.
18 Therefore encourage one another with these words.
This is the word of the Lord. THANKS BE TO GOD
GOSPEL Matthew 25.1-13
Hear the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew GLORY TO YOU O LORD
Jesus spoke this parable to the disciples:
1 ‘The kingdom of heaven will be like this. Ten bridesmaids took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. 2 Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. 3 When the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them; 4 but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. 5 As the bridegroom was delayed, all of them became drowsy and slept. 6 But at midnight there was a shout, “Look! Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.” 7 Then all those bridesmaids got up and trimmed their lamps. 8 The foolish said to the wise, “Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.” 9 But the wise replied, “No! there will not be enough for you and for us; you had better go to the dealers and buy some for yourselves.” 10 And while they went to buy it, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went with him into the wedding banquet; and the door was shut. 11 Later the other bridesmaids came also, saying, “Lord, lord, open to us.”
12 But he replied, “Truly I tell you, I do not know you.”
13 Keep awake therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour.’
This is the gospel of the Lord. PRAISE TO YOU O CHRIST
POST COMMUNION
God of peace,
whose Son Jesus Christ proclaimed the kingdom
and restored the broken to wholeness of life:
look with compassion on the anguish of the world,
and by your healing power
make whole both people and nations;
through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

The materials used in this sheet are from the Common Worship materials of the Church of England www.churchofengland.org all Bible verses are from NRSV translation this sheet created by Fr Reuben James Preston SCP OblOSB rectorofsharnbrook@rjpmedia.co.uk www.sharnbrookcofechurches.org

The United Benefice of Sharnbrook, Felmersham and Knotting with Souldrop
St Peter’s Church, Sharnbrook MK44 1HU, St Mary’s Church, Felmersham MK43 7JP All Saints Church, Souldrop MK44 1EX www.sharnbrookcofechurches.org Welcome to church on this Remembrance Sunday!

Worship in the Benefice today-3rd before Advent 1045 Sharnbrook Act of Remembrance at the War Memorial followed by Parish Communion—Rector 1045 Felmersham Act of Remembrance at the War Memorial followed by Community Service– LLW JaneT 1045 Souldrop Act of Remembrance at the War Memorial 1800 Sharnbrook Benefice Evensong—LLW Andrea
Monday—Lesser Festival- Charles Simeon, 1836 1130 Sharnbrook Messy Church 2000 Christian Meditation in SPR Tuesday—-Commemoration-Samuel Seabury, 1796
1000-1300 Safeguarding training Barton-le-Clay Wednesday—feria 0930 Sharnbrook Holy Communion BCP 3rd Wed 1500 Churches Together in SPR 1930 Sharnbrook PCC in SPR with LYCIG presentation Thursday—Lesser Festival-Margaret, Queen of Scotland, 1093 0930 Felmersham Holy Communion CW 1230 SPR St Peters Winter Warmer lunch Friday-Lesser Festival- Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln, 1200 Saturday—Lesser Festival-Elizabeth of Hungary, 1231 0900-1030-noon Felmersham PCC LYCIG meeting at Rectory 1900 Friends of St Peters FILM NIGHT at Village Hall Next Sunday—2nd before Advent 0930 Sharnbrook Parish Communion with RnS 1100 Felmersham Parish Communion 1500 Souldrop Parish Communion 1800 Sharnbrook Benefice Evensong—LLW Rosemary
The Benefice Diary is online on the websites www.sharnbrookcofechurches.org & www.felmersham.net

Christian Meditation Group meets on Mondays 2000 in SPR—all welcome!

TODAY Supporting the Flower Guild—there will be a bucket retiring collection on Sundays 12 & 19 Nov at St Peters to raise funds towards the work of the creating a St Peters display at the St Paul’s Candlemas Festival.

THIS WEEK …..
HOLLYWOOD COMES TO SHARNBROOK!! Alfred Hitchcock's classic film TO CATCH A THIEF starring Cary Grant and Grace Kelly Saturday 18 November, Sharnbrook Village Hall Doors open 7pm, Film starts 7.30pm Refreshments available Tickets £5 from Ian 01234 781721 All proceeds to Friend's of St Peter's Church

This week—Thursday 16th November
St Peter’s Church Winter Warmer Lunch 12.30pm St Peter’s Room—Soup & Sandwiches, Crumble & Custard - Tea/Coffee
Tickets £6: Judy Lee 781057 / Ali Monk 782149
All Proceeds to St Peter’s Church and All Welcome

Launde Abbey 2018 Retreat Programmes now in church to take LENT retreat: Be Radiant Mon 5-8 Mar—book your place and add your name to the list if you want to go. Looking at Ps34

Intercessions The sick and in need: Barbara, Martin, Mary, Linda, Judy, Marjorie, Connie, Doreen, Bryan, Hanne, & James, The Departed: Denis Scott & Arthur Ward Send the names of people who have asked to be remembered in our parish intercessions to the Rector Pray for people living with the physical and mental scars of warfare Pray the work of The Prebend Centre Thanksgiving for the freedom we live in Pray for our cleaners and flower arrangers

An Advent Quiet Day with John’s Gospel—Sat 9 Dec 9am-4pm in St Peters: a day of reflection for Advent with £15 book with Andrea—including lunch, tea and breakfast

Church Contacts
The Rector: Reuben Preston, The Rectory, 81 High Street, Sharnbrook MK44 1PE 01234 782000 07971 895897 rectorofsharnbrook@rjpmedia.co.uk
Lay Leaders of Worship: Rosemary Drewery 07792926004, Jane Templeman, Andrea Maffie 07881 046255 Churchwardens:- St Peter’s Church: Roland Carpenter 01234 781551 St Mary’s Church: Jane Wells 01234 782462 &
Sue Whitehouse 01234 781300 All Saints Church: Nick Wells 07841 759497 Safeguarding Co-Ord: Rosemary Drewery 07792 926004 Items for inclusion should be sent to sharnbrookbenefice@gmail.com by 0900 on Wednesdays.

To make arrangements for Weddings, Funerals, Baptisms/Christenings, Confessions, House Blessings etc. please contact the Rector

Spnsorship: none :( If you would like to sponsor this sheet please send you £5 donation to The Rectory along with details of the sponsorship (even if anonymous)

3 Sunday morning Readers at St Peter’s needed for the Rota—please see Roland if you would like to give this a go!

Sharnbrook extra-ordinary Annual Parochial Meeting on Wed 31 May 2017 at 7:30pm for the election of churchwardens

LAUNDE Abbey retreat programmes available—let’s go to the ADVENT Retreat Tues 21 Nov—Fri 24 Nov 2017 £245 plus travel—Pick up a leaflet in Church for details.
Book your own place & Please Add you name to the list in church so we know who has decided to sign up.

STOP PRESS– Grenfell Tower collection after each service today. If you would like to contribute to the relief help which has been offered to the Grenfell Tower survivors please put your contribution in the box/plate after the services today

Benefice Warden’s meeting Thursday 22 June 7:30pm in Souldrop

The OT Apocrapha books can be found online at http://bible.oremus.org
There are 14 books in the OT Apocrapha which the Church o England uses in the lectionary and they are used to edify the people but not derive doctrine.

THANK YOU to the flower team who have decorated church for Eastertide
And thank you to everyone who has helped make our Holy Week and Easter services take place this year—your hard work is appreciated.

Leading Your Church Into Growth We pray for those attending this conference as part of our Mission Action Plan: Stephen, JaneT, Colin, Josh & Gary along with Fr Reuben. May they be richly blessed in their time to discover new ways of reaching out to our villages.