Author: Reuben

Lent 5 — Passiontide begins Sunday 2 April 2017 when you have finished with this sheet pass it on to someone unable to get to church today

COLLECT Gracious Father, you gave up your Son out of love for the world: lead us to ponder the mysteries of his passion, that we may know eternal peace through the shedding of our Saviour's blood, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. FIRST READING Ezekiel 37.1–14
A reading from the book of the prophet Ezekiel.
1 The hand of the LORD came upon me, and he brought me out by the spirit of the LORD and set me down in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. 2 He led me all around them; there were very many lying in the valley, and they were very dry. 3 He said to me, ‘Mortal, can these bones live?’ I answered, ‘O Lord GOD, you know.’ 4 Then he said to me, ‘Prophesy to these bones, and say to them: O dry bones, hear the word of the LORD. 5 Thus says the Lord GOD to these bones: I will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live. 6 I will lay sinews on you, and will cause flesh to come upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and you shall live; and you shall know that I am the LORD.’ 7 So I prophesied as I had been commanded; and as I prophesied, suddenly there was a noise, a rattling, and the bones came together, bone to its bone. 8 I looked, and there were sinews on them, and flesh had come upon them, and skin had covered them; but there was no breath in them. 9 Then he said to me, ‘Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, mortal, and say to the breath: Thus says the Lord GOD: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.’ 10 I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood on their feet, a vast multitude. 11 Then he said to me, ‘Mortal, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They say, “Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost; we are cut off completely.” 12 Therefore prophesy, and say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD: I am going to open your graves, and bring you up from your graves, O my people; and I will bring you back to the land of Israel. 13 And you shall know that I am the LORD, when I open your graves, and bring you up from your graves, O my people. 14 I will put my spirit within you, and you shall live, and I will place you on your own soil; then you shall know that I, the LORD, have spoken and will act, says the LORD.’ This is the word of the Lord. THANKS BE TO GOD

PSALM Psalm 130 R: My Soul waits for the Lord
Out of the depths have I cried to you, O Lord; Lord, hear my voice; let your ears consider well the voice of my supplication. If you, Lord, were to mark what is done amiss, O Lord, who could stand? But there is forgiveness with you, so that you shall be feared. R I wait for the Lord; my soul waits for him; in his word is my hope. My soul waits for the Lord, more than the night watch for the morning, more than the night watch for the morning. R O Israel, wait for the Lord, for with the Lord there is mercy; With him is plenteous redemption and he shall redeem Israel from all their sins. R
SECOND READING Romans 8.6–11
A reading from the letter of Paul to the Romans.
6 To set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. 7 For this reason the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God’s law – indeed it cannot, 8 and those who are in the flesh cannot please God. 9 But you are not in the flesh; you are in the Spirit, since the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. 10 But if Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness. 11 If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will give life to your mortal bodies also through his Spirit that dwells in you.
This is the word of the Lord THANKS BE TO GOD GOSPEL John 11.1–45
Hear the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John. GLORY TO YOU O LORD at the end of the reading… This is the gospel of the Lord. PRAISE TO YOU O CHRIST
POST COMMUNION Lord Jesus Christ, you have taught us
that what we do for the least of our brothers and sisters we do also for you: give us the will to be the servant of others as you were the servant of all, and gave up your life and died for us, but are alive and reign, now and for ever. 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 the start of Passiontide….welcome to church today
Sunday 27 November 2016—ADVENT SUNDAY

Worship in the Benefice today-5th Sunday of Lent 0930 Sharnbrook Parish Communion & R’nS 1100 Felmersham Parish Communion 0830 Souldrop Parish Communion 1800 Sharnbrook Benefice Evensong—Rector
Monday—feria 1145 Messy Church at Sharnbrook 1400 St Peter’s Guild in SPR 1515 Private Cremation of Margaret Caiger 2000 Christian Meditation Group in SPR 2000 Compline in Sharnbrook Tuesday—feria 0930 Holy Communion (CW) at Felmersham 1100 Funeral of late John MacKenzie Felmersham 1400 Falmersham Pinchmill Easter performance 1430 Cremation of late Miles Ward 1930 SCT Lent Course at Methodist Church Wednesday—feria 0930 Holy Communion BCP 1st Wed Sharnbrook 1200 Deanery Chapter at Bletsoe 2000 Compline in Sharnbrook Thursday—feria 1230 Lent Lunch in SPR 1430 Interment of late Tracy Jordan at St Peters Friday— feria 1300-1600 Mailing stuffing in SPR 1700-1900 Reconciliation in Lady Chapel St Peter’s 1900 Holy Hour of silent prayer in St Peter’s 2000 Compline in Sharnbrook Saturday— feria 1430 APCM & AGM of Felmersham in Village Hall 1600 1st Communion Prep in SPR 1800 Compline at Souldrop Next Sunday—Palm Sunday 0830 Souldrop Holy Communion BCP 0930 Sharnbrook All Age Palm Sunday 1100 Felmersham All Age HC & 1800 Sharnbrook Benefice Evensong—LLW Andrea Morning Prayer is each day at 0800 in St Peter’s Lady ChapelItems 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, 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 St Peters Parish that two churchwardens may be found.

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

Thankyou to those people who made the posies of flowers for Mothering Sunday in St Peters and St Marys
WELL DONE!

Memorial Service for late Anne Boulnois 3pm Monday 10 April St Peters
Memorial Service for late Margaret Caiger 3pm Tuesday 11 April at All Saints

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

Holy Hour Friday 7pm
Enjoy the silence !

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

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