Wivelsfield Parish ChurchWorship for Sunday

2nd August 20208th Sunday after Trinity

Service Sheet for use at the Zoom Service at 10.30am

or for your personal use at home

GreetingThe Lord be with you

and also with you.

Hymn – I heard the voice of Jesus say AMN 247 (2nd tune)1 I heard the voice of Jesus say:

'Come unto me and rest;Lay down, thou weary one, lay down

Thy head upon my breast.'I came to Jesus as I was,

Weary and worn and sad,I found in him a resting-place,

And he has made me glad.

2 I heard the voice of Jesus say:'Behold, I freely give

The living water; thirsty one,Stoop down and drink and live.'

I came to Jesus, and I drankOf that life-giving stream;

My thirst was quenched, my soul revived,And now I live in him.

3 I heard the voice of Jesus say:'I am this dark world's Light;

Look unto me, thy morn shall rise,And all thy day be bright.'

I looked to Jesus, and I foundIn him my star, my sun;

And in that light of life I'll walk,Till travelling days are done.

Horatius Bonar (1808-1889)

Responses

You open wide your hand, O Lord; you grant our desires.The Lord is kind and full of compassion,

slow to anger, abounding in love.How good is the Lord to all,

compassionate to all his creatures.You open wide your hand, O Lord; you grant our desires.

The eyes of all creatures look to youand you give them their food in due time.

You open wide your hand,grant the desires of all who live.

You open wide your hand, O Lord; you grant our desires.The Lord is just in all his ways

and loving in all his deeds.He is close to all who call him,

who call on him from their hearts.You open wide your hand, O Lord; you grant our desires.

from Psalm 145

The Collect Lord God,

your Son left the riches of heavenand became poor for our sake:

when we prosper save us from pride,when we are needy save us from despair,

that we may trust in you alone;through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Reading: Romans 9:1-5

Hymn: Jesus the Lord said: I am the light (LOL p18)

1 Jesus the Lord said: 'I am the light,the one true light of the world am I.

the one true light of the world am I. the one true light of the world am I. Jesus the Lord said: 'I am the light,

the one true light of the world am I'.

2 Jesus the Lord said|: ‘I am the Door, the Way and Door for the poor am I, the Way and Door for the poor am I, the Way and Door for the poor am I’. Jesus the Lord said|: ‘I am the Door, the Way and Door for the poor am I,

3 Jesus the Lord said: 'I am the bread,the Bread of Life for the world am I.The Bread of Life for the world am I,the Bread of Life for the world am I'.Jesus the Lord said: 'I am the Bread,the Bread of Life for the world am I'.

Anonymous Urdu translated Dermott Monahan (1906-57)

Gospel Reading: Matthew 14:13-21The feeding of the five thousand

read by Fr John Twisleton

Sermon – Fr John Twisleton

Affirmation of faith Do you believe and trust in God the Father,

source of all being and life,the one for whom we exist?We believe and trust in him.

Do you believe and trust in God the Son,who took our human nature, died for us and rose again?

We believe and trust in him.

Do you believe and trust in God the Holy Spirit,who gives life to the people of God

and makes Christ known in the world?We believe and trust in him.

This is the faith of the Church.This is our faith. We believe and trust in one God,

Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen.

Prayers of intercessionled by Sheila Blair

The Lord’s Prayer

Hymn: Guide me, O thou great Redeemer AMN 2141 Guide me, O thou great Redeemer,

pilgrim through this barren land;I am weak, but thou art mighty,

hold me with thy powerful hand:bread of heaven,

feed me now and evermore.

2 Open now the crystal fountainwhence the healing stream doth flow;

let the fiery, cloudy pillarlead me all my journey through:

strong deliverer,be thou still my strength and shield.

3 When I tread the verge of Jordanbid my anxious fears subside;

death of death, and hell's destruction,land me safe on Canaan's side:

songs of praisesI will ever give to thee.

Arglwydd arwain drwy'r anialwch William Williams (1717-1791), tr Peter Williams (1727-1796)

and William Williams (1717-1791) or John Williams (1754-1828)

The BlessingMay God, who clothes the lilies and feeds the birds of the air,

who leads the lambs to pasture and the deer to water,who multiplied loaves and fishes and changed water into wine,

lead us, feed us, multiply us,and change us to reflect the glory of our Creator

now and through all eternity;and the blessing of God almighty,

the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,be among you and remain with you always.

All Amen.

The DismissalGo in peace to love and serve the Lord.

In the name of Christ. Amen.

This service sheet has been prepared for use by those participating in the services arranged by Wivelsfield Parish Church

St Peter and St John the Baptist, Wivelsfieldwww.wivelsfieldchurch.org.uk

Registered Charity Number 1130751Hymns used By Permission. CCL Licence No. 297551

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Wivelsfield Parish ChurchWorship for Sunday

9th August 20209th Sunday after Trinity

Service Sheet for use at the Zoom Service at 10.30am

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Today we remember Mary Sumner, founder of

the Mothers’ Union.

Members of Wivelsfield Mothers’ Union will have active roles in this service, and we pray for our own branch and for the work of the Mothers’ Union throughout the world.

As her movement grew, Mary Sumner asked herself what its

purpose really was, and what it should strive for. She reflected:

“A true home should be a light-house, shedding its quiet beams

far and wide”

– her dream was for every home to be filled with the light and love of Jesus, and for the movement to unite many hearts in many

lands, nurturing healthy environments for little children.

GreetingThe Lord be with you

and also with you.

Hymn: Dear Lord and Father of mankind AMN 1151 Dear Lord and Father of mankind,

Forgive our foolish ways;Reclothe us in our rightful mind;

In purer lives thy service find,In deeper reverence, praise.

2 In simple trust like theirs who heardBeside the Syrian sea

The gracious calling of the Lord,Let us, like them, without a word

Rise up and follow thee.

3 O sabbath rest by Galilee!O calm of hills above,

Where Jesus knelt to share with theeThe silence of eternity,

Interpreted by love!

5 Drop thy still dews of quietness,Till all our strivings cease;

Take from our souls the strain and stress,And let our ordered lives confess

The beauty of thy peace.

6 Breathe through the heats of our desireThy coolness and thy balm;

Let sense be dumb, let flesh retire;Speak through the earthquake, wind and fire,

O still small voice of calm!

John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892)8 6 8 8 6

Responses

Show us your mercy, O Lord, and grant us your salvation.I will listen to what the Lord God is saying,

for he is speaking peace to his faithful peopleand to those who turn in their hearts to him.

Truly, his salvation is near to those who fear him, that his glory may dwell in our land.

Show us your mercy, O Lord, and grant us your salvation.Mercy and truth have met together;

righteousness and peace have kissed each other.Truth shall spring up from the earth,

and righteousness shall look down from heaven.Show us your mercy, O Lord, and grant us your salvation.

The Lord will indeed grant prosperity,and our land will yield its increase.Righteousness shall go before him,

and peace shall be a pathway for his feet.Show us your mercy, O Lord, and grant us your salvation.

from Psalm 85

The Collect Almighty God,

who sent your Holy Spiritto be the life and light of your Church:

open our hearts to the riches of your grace,that we may bring forth the fruit of the Spirit

in love and joy and peace;through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,

who is alive and reigns with you,in the unity of the Holy Spirit,one God, now and for ever.

Amen.

Reading: Romans 10:5-15

Hymn: Do not be afraid HWS 48Gerard Markland (born 1953)

Copyright restrictions mean we cannot reproduce these words here but versions are available on the internet

Gospel Reading: Matthew 14:22-33

Sermon – Fr Stephen Dando

Affirmation of faith Do you believe and trust in God the Father,

source of all being and life,the one for whom we exist?We believe and trust in him.

Do you believe and trust in God the Son,who took our human nature, died for us and rose again?

We believe and trust in him.

Do you believe and trust in God the Holy Spirit,who gives life to the people of God

and makes Christ known in the world?We believe and trust in him.

This is the faith of the Church.This is our faith. We believe and trust in one God,

Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen.

Prayers of intercessionled by Paula Wood

The Lord’s Prayer

Mother’s Union ‘slot’news about our branch and the worldwide Mothers’ Union

Hymn: Jesus is Lord HWS 140David J Mansell (born 1936)

Copyright restrictions mean we cannot reproduce these words here but versions are available on the internet

The BlessingAll praise be to God, by whose powerone woman’s vision became reality

through the founding of Mothers’ Union.All praise be to God who has led us thus far

and whose Spirit inspires for what lies ahead.The blessing of God almighty, the Father, the Son,

and the Holy Spirit be among you and remainwith you always.

All Amen.

The DismissalGo in peace to love and serve the Lord.

In the name of Christ. Amen.

“A true home should be a light-house, shedding its quiet beams far and wide”Mary Sumner

This service sheet has been prepared for use by those participating in the services arranged by Wivelsfield Parish Church

St Peter and St John the Baptist, Wivelsfieldwww.wivelsfieldchurch.org.uk

Registered Charity Number 1130751Hymns used By Permission. CCL Licence No. 297551

Copied from HymnQuest: Copyright Licence Users' EditionCommon Worship is copyright © The Archbishops' Council 2000 and

published by Church House Publishing.