sunday 3rd december: first sunday in...
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Sunday 3rd December: First Sunday in Advent
Parish Office: Church Path, The Square, Petersfield GU32 3HS (01730) 260213 Open 10.00am - 12.00noon each weekday e-mail: [email protected] Website: www.stpeterspetersfield.org.uk
Vicar: The Rev Canon Will Hughes (Day off - Monday) (01730) 260464 07785 792 344 Curate: The Rev Sam Cullen (Day off– Monday) [email protected] (01730) 260 213
Welcome to St Peter’s! If you are new to the area, or are here for the first time, please do stay for a chat and coffee, and in-troduce yourself— everyone would love to meet you. Please take a welcome booklet from the stand by the main door. There is a slip to fill in if you are interested in knowing more about St Peter’s.
If you’d like any pastoral help or support, the clergy and lay pastoral visitors are happy to visit you at home, to bring communion, pray with you or just talk. Please let Jessica or Kate in the parish office know, or call the Vicar, if you would like someone to contact you, or if you know someone in need. Contact details are below.
8 am Traditional said service of Communion, led by the Revd. Canon Will Hughes 9.30 am All Age Parish Eucharist led by the Revd. Canon Will Hughes. Preacher: the Revd. Canon Will Hughes
Opening hymn (On sheets) Fill your hearts with joy and gladness
Collect Almighty God, give us grace to cast away the works of darkness and to put on the armour of light, now in the time of this mortal life, in which your Son Jesus Christ came to us in great humility; that on the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty to judge the living and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal; through him who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
Reading 1 Corinthians 1.3-9 (Anna Hughes)
Gradual hymn 27 Hark the glad sound, the Saviour comes
Gospel Mark 13.24—end
‘But in those days, after that suffering, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. Then they will see “the Son of Man coming in clouds” with great power and glory. Then he will send out the angels, and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven. ‘From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near. So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that he is near, at the very gates. Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away un-til all these things have taken place. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. ‘But about that day or hour no one knows, neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. Beware, keep alert; for you do not know when the time will come. It is like a man going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his slaves in charge, each with his work, and commands the doorkeeper to be on the watch. Therefore, keep awake—for you do not know when the master of the house will come, in the evening, or at midnight, or at cockcrow, or at dawn, or else he may find you asleep when he comes suddenly. And what I say to you I say to all: Keep awake.’
Intercessions For those who are sick: Clare, Brian, Sally, Fiona, Ruth, Beryl, Pam, Norma and Robert, Mary, Dennis, Scott, Gayton, Marion, Carol, Carla, Elsa, Hazel, Barbara, Paul, Veronica, Elaine, Margaret, Bill, Mary, Joan, June, Fran & Carlisle
For those who have died: Dorothy Miller, Jean Leaton, Joyce Bonner, Albert Hiscock, Pat Mantell, George Twiddy and Peter Craddock. For those whose anniversaries of death occur at this time, amongst them: Irene Jones, Emelia Jones, Peter Crouch, Ronald Pavey, Margaret Boys, Hazel Budden, Tamera Seymour, Marion Bineham, Margaret Shepherd and Linda Hill. For those being married this month: Laura Canter and Gregory Rivers, Hannah Liddle and Harrison Sharpe, Holly Lancaster and Daniel Jung For our mission partners: Chris & Suzy Wilson of CMS in Gambella, Ethiopia, and Captain
John Marrow of the Wheels Ministry in Surrey.
Offertory hymn 432 From heaven you came
Anthem Velu People, look East!
Final hymn (On sheet) How lovely on the mountains
Voluntary JS Bach Wachet auf! (BWV 645)
This Evening’s Service
6pm Advent Music and Readings
An advent service of carols and readings, with music by Palestrina, Wise,
Peerson, Stanford and Carter
This week’s regular services
Mon-Fri 9.00am Morning Prayer 5.00pm Evening Prayer Friday 11.00am Eucharist (BCP) Saturday 9.00am Morning Prayer 9.30am Eucharist
Next Sunday: 10th December
8.00am Eucharist (BCP)
9.30am Parish Communion Readings: Isaiah 40:1-11 (Bunt Shelton-Agar); 2 Peter 3.8-15a (Richard Shelton-Agar); Mark 1.1-8. Intercessions: Dickie Parsons
6.00pm Evening Prayer
NOTICE BOARD Events this week
Monday 4th December 9.30-11am Play Together Tuesday 5th December 10.45 am Funeral of George Daniel Twiddy 7.30 pm Beta Discussion Group: New Year’s Resolutions Thursday 7th December 9.30am Communion 10-12 noon Refresh Café in church Saturday 9th December 1pm Wedding of Laura Canter and Gregory Rivers
Notices It’s the Petersfield Christmas Festival today. St. Peter’s has a stall, so come and join us on the High Street for Christmas crafts and goodie bags.
Wednesday 6th December, 7.30pm: Petersfield Community Choir performs “Sounds of Winter” in the church. Admission free, collection afterwards.
Saturday 9th December, 7.30pm: the Gemini Consort performs “A Celebration of Christmas” in the church. Admission free, collection afterwards.
Sunday 10th December, 4pm, at St. Laurence’s: A short Taizé-style prayer service organised by the Justice and Peace group with a focus on the Rohingya refugees in Myanmar and Bangladesh. Refreshments in hall afterwards. All welcome.
Can anyone help? Age Concern (Petersfield and District), need volunteers to help with their Tuesday and Thursday Lunch Clubs. This involves about three hours’ work. Please contact Rosemary Bishop [email protected] 01730 823520
Would you be willing to give a lift to someone who can’t get to church on their own? We’re looking for volunteers to drive people the Friday 11am communion, Sunday 9:30 service and Sunday 6pm Choral Evensong. Please speak to Wendy Gillam if you can help.
PACT Christmas Day lunch have been offered the use of the Age Concern mini bus on Christmas Day to pick up the guests; however, they need MIDAS qualified drivers. Please contact Katie Wigley on [email protected] if you are able to help.
Church Watch: Thanks to everyone who takes part in this important ministry. There is space to join this ministry of welcome on Friday afternoons from 2.30 to 5pm (alternate weeks). If you are interested, please contact the Parish Office on 260 213.
Stamps for Sudan Church Association: Let Christine Tully know how many stamps you need for your Christmas cards! Part of the sale price supports the church in Sudan. (2nd class stamps are 56p each.)
Vacancy: Temporary Personal Assistant for the Portsmouth Diocese Mission, Discipleship & Ministry training team. Salary £14220 + pension (21 hour week). Application packs available at www.portsmouth.anglican.org/vacancies