4th June 2017
The Watlington Benefice
Whit Sunday 4th June 2017
Our Hymns today 330 (NHWS) to God be the Glory 35 (NHWS) Brother, Sister Let me serve you 264 (EH) All things Bright and Beautiful 8 (NHWS) All the Nations
Collect Holy Spirit, sent by the Father, ignite in us your holy fire; strengthen your children with the gift of faith, revive your Church with the breath of love, and renew the face of the earth, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Our readings today A reading from the Acts of the Apostles And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability. Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven living in Jerusalem. And at this sound the crowd gathered and was bewildered, because each one heard them speaking in the native language of each. Amazed and astonished, they asked, ‘Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? And how is it that we hear, each of us, in our own native language? Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabs—in our own languages we hear them speaking about God’s deeds of power.’ All were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, ‘What does this mean?’ But others sneered and said, ‘They are filled with new wine.’ But Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed them: ‘Men of Judea and all who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to what I say. Indeed, these are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is only nine o’clock in the morning. No, this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel: Acts 2. 2-21
A reading from Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians Therefore, I want you to understand that no one speaking by the Spirit of God ever says ‘Let Jesus be cursed!’ and no one can say ‘Jesus is Lord’ except by the Holy Spirit. Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of services, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. To one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the discernment of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. All these are activated by one and the same Spirit, who allots to each one individually just as the Spirit chooses. For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. For in the one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and we were all made to drink of one Spirit. 1 Corinthians 12. 3b-13
GOSPEL READING Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, ‘Peace be with you.’ After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, ‘Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.’ When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.’ John 20. 19-23 Please include in your prayers Those in our prayer basket, those who are ill or housebound Rebecca, Tony Marie, Philippa Jamieson, Mick Collins, John Harris, Dilys Garland, Anne Clarke, David Colby, Chris, Margaret Gardner, Kath Lee, Georgie, Maddy, Samantha Clark (Please help to keep the list of people we pray for up to date by letting me know if people should be removed or added – Thank you Barbara)
June and July Services Sunday June 11th 11am Patronal Service Tottenhill Reverend John Hall
Sunday 18th June 11am Wormegay Morning prayer led by lay people
Sunday 25th June 11am Watlington Patronal Festival
Sunday 2nd July 11am Runcton Holme Canon Derek Brown
To contact our Churchwardens, please ring: Runcton Holme Eve Thomas 01553 812094 Runcton Holme Brenda Redfern 01553 811212 Tottenhill Teresa Anderson 01553 810037 Watlington John Murfitt 01553 811086 Watlington Barbara Church 01553 810584 Wormegay Elaine Squires 01553 841252 Wormegay Janet Shinn 01553 841410
Diary Dates Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th June Watlington Church Flower Festival, theme is ‘Celebrations’. Book your place anywhere in the church with your name Wednesday June 28th 7.30pm Watlington Church – joint evening service for all the member churches of the new benefice under the Deanery plan. Refreshments from 6.45pm. Canon David Pritchard can join us.
Please continue to give to the King’s Lynn foodbank through the basket at the back of Watlington Church. Non-perishable items always wanted Prayer for the week Loving God, From Sam Bone – Grimston Church organist ‘Last Night of the Proms’ We will be having the Bilton Silver Rugby Band for entertainment on the evening of Saturday 16th September 7.30pm start tickets £10 on the door for advance tickets phone 01553 674286 proceeds are for church funds |