Author: Reuben

Lent 4—Mothering Sunday Sunday 26 March 2017 when you have finished with this sheet pass it on to someone unable to get to church today

COLLECT God of love, passionate and strong, tender and careful: watch over us and hold us all the days of our life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. FIRST READING Exodus 2.1–10
A reading from the book of Exodus.
1 A man from the house of Levi went and married a Levite woman. 2 The woman conceived and bore a son; and when she saw that he was a fine baby, she hid him for three months.
3 When she could hide him no longer she got a papyrus basket for him, and plastered it with bitumen and pitch; she put the child in it and placed it among the reeds on the bank of the river. 4 His sister stood at a distance, to see what would happen to him. 5 The daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe at the river, while her attendants walked beside the river. She saw the basket among the reeds and sent her maid to bring it. 6 When she opened it, she saw the child. He was crying, and she took pity on him, ‘This must be one of the Hebrews’ children,’ she said. 7 Then his sister said to Pharaoh’s daughter, ‘Shall I go and get you a nurse from the Hebrew women to nurse the child for you?’ 8 Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, ‘Yes.’ So the girl went and called the child’s mother. 9 Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, ‘Take this child and nurse it for me, and I will give you your wages.’ So the woman took the child and nursed it. 10 When the child grew up, she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter, and she took him as her son. She named him Moses, ‘because,’ she said, ‘I drew him out of the water.’
This is the word of the Lord. THANKS BE TO GOD
PSALM Psalm 34:11-20 R: Come children, and listen to me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord
Come, my children, and listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord. Who is there who delights in life and longs for days to enjoy good things? R Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from lying words. Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. R The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous and his ears are open to their cry. The face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to root out the remembrance of them from the earth.
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The righteous cry and the Lord hears them and delivers them out of all their troubles. The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and will save those who are crushed in spirit. R Many are the troubles of the righteous; from them all will the Lord deliver them. He keeps all their bones, so that not one of them is broken. R
SECOND READING 2 Corinthians 1.3–7
A reading from the second letter of Paul to the Corinthians.
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all consolation, 4 who consoles us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to console those who are in any affliction with the consolation with which we ourselves are consoled by God. 5 For just as the sufferings of Christ are abundant for us, so also our consolation is abundant through Christ. 6 If we are being afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation; if we are being consoled, it is for your consolation, which you experience when you patiently endure the same sufferings that we are also suffering. 7 Our hope for you is unshaken; for we know that as you share in our sufferings, so also you share in our consolation. This is the word of the Lord THANKS BE TO GOD GOSPEL John 19.25b–27
Hear the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John. GLORY TO YOU O LORD 25 Standing near the cross of Jesus were his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. 26 When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing beside her, he said to his mother, ‘Woman, here is your son.’ 27 Then he said to the disciple, ‘Here is your mother.’ And from that hour the disciple took her into his own home
This is the gospel of the Lord. PRAISE TO YOU O CHRIST
POST COMMUNION Loving God, as a mother feeds her children at the breast you feed us in this sacrament with the food and drink of eternal life: help us who have tasted your goodness to grow in grace within the household of faith; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 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 our Mothering Sunday services for 2017!
Sunday 27 November 2016—ADVENT SUNDAY

Worship in the Benefice today-Mothering Sunday 0830 Souldrop Holy Communion BCP 0930 Sharnbrook Mothering Sunday Communion 1100 Felmersham Community Mothering Sunday Service 1800 Sharnbrook Benefice Evensong - LLW: JaneT
Monday—feria 0800 Morning Prayer 1145 Messy Church at Sharnbrook 1400 St Peter’s Guild in SPR 2000 Christian Meditation Group in SPR 2000 Compline in Sharnbrook Tuesday—feria 0800 Morning Prayer at Sharnbrook 0930 Holy Communion (CW) at Felmersham—Fr Mac 1930 SCT Lent Course at Methodist Church Wednesday—feria 0800 Morning Prayer at Sharnbrook 0930 Holy Communion BCP 5th Wed Sharnbrook FrMac 2000 Compline in Sharnbrook Thursday—feria 0800 Morning Prayer at Sharnbrook Friday— Lesser Festival-John Donne, Priest, Poet, 1631 0800 Morning Prayer at Sharnbrook 1700-1900 Reconciliation in Lady Chapel St Peter’s 1900 Holy Hour of silent prayer in St Peter’s 2000 Compline in Sharnbrook Saturday— Lesser Festival-Frederick Denison Maurice, 1872 0800 Morning Prayer at Sharnbrook 1500 Wedding Blessing at Sharnbrook 1530 Bellringers Association visit & Evening Prayer & Tea in SPR 1600 1st Communion Prep in the Rectory 1800 Compline at Souldrop followed by social at pub Next Sunday—5th Sunday of Lent 0830 Souldrop Holy Communion BCP 0930 Sharnbrook Parish Communion & R’nS 1100 Felmersham Parish Communion 1800 Sharnbrook Benefice Evensong—Rector AGM Dates St Mary’s Sat 8 April 2:30pm Committee Room All Saints tba Village Hall Items for inclusion should be sent to sharnbrookbenefice@gmail.com by 0900 on Wednesdays.

Intercessions The sick and in need: Jean, Marjorie, Ron, Connie, Paul, Pat, Michael, James The Departed: Anne Boulnoir, Margaret Caiger, Miles Ward, John MacKenzie, Tracy Jordan, Michael Caiger Send the names of people who have asked to be remembered in our parish intercessions to the Rector Pray for the ongoing Churches Together Lent Study course Pray for mothers, single mothers and adoptive mothers Pray for children with no mothers to care for them Pray for St Peters Parish that two churchwardens may be found.
Thank you for those who organizes the flowers for today—THANK YOU

Christian Meditation Group meets on Mondays at at 8pm in St Peter’s Room—all welcome!

Flowers for everyone to take away today

Holy Hour Friday 7pm
Enjoy the silence !

The next Lent Lunch is on Thursday April 6th 12.30 St Peter’s Room Tickets £5 from Judy and Ali All are welcome and all proceeds to St Peter’s Church

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 and add your name to the lists in church and then as we have final numbers we can organize our transport in cars or minibus

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: vacant St Mary’s Church: Jane Wells 01234 782462 &
Sue Whitehouse 01234 781300 All Saints Church: Nick Wells 07841 759497 Safeguarding Co-Ord: Rosemary Drewery 01234 783598

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

Spnsorship: in prayer for all mothers, step-mothers and parents caring for children (an anonymous donor) 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)