The Christian Community of St Giles-on-the-Hill
welcomes you to worship with them on
Sunday 23rd June 2024
Fourth Sunday after Trinity
This pew sheet covers two weeks. Sung Mass next Sunday 30th June will be a tri-church service at St George Colegate at 9.30am. There will be no service at St Giles. The services for 1st to 7th July follow a new schedule – for details please see further down the page.
10.30am Sung Mass The President and Preacher today is Fr Selwyn Tillett. The service is set out in the service booklet. Hymns are from the Celebration Hymnal.
Introit Hymn: 363 Lift high the Cross, the love of Christ proclaim
Collect:
O God, the protector of all who trust in you,
without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy:
increase and multiply upon us your mercy;
that with you as our ruler and guide
we may so pass through things temporal
that we lose not our hold on things eternal;
grant this, heavenly Father,
for our Lord Jesus Christ’s sake,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
1st Reading: Job 38.1-11
Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind:
‘Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge?
Gird up your loins like a man,
I will question you, and you shall declare to me.
‘Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth?
Tell me, if you have understanding.
Who determined its measurements – surely you know!
Or who stretched the line upon it?
On what were its bases sunk,
or who laid its cornerstone
when the morning stars sang together
and all the heavenly beings shouted for joy?
‘Or who shut in the sea with doors
when it burst out from the womb? –
when I made the clouds its garment,
and thick darkness its swaddling band,
and prescribed bounds for it,
and set bars and doors,
and said, “Thus far shall you come, and no farther,
and here shall your proud waves be stopped”?’
Psalm 107.1-3, 23-32
O give thanks to the Lord, for he is gracious,
for his steadfast love endures for ever.
Let the redeemed of the Lord say this,
those he redeemed from the hand of the enemy,
And gathered out of the lands
from the east and from the west,
from the north and from the south.
Those who go down to the sea in ships
and ply their trade in great waters,
These have seen the works of the Lord
and his wonders in the deep.
For at his word the stormy wind arose
and lifted up the waves of the sea.
They were carried up to the heavens
and down again to the deep;
their soul melted away in their peril.
They reeled and staggered like a drunkard
and were at their wits’ end.
Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
and he brought them out of their distress.
He made the storm be still
and the waves of the sea were calmed.
Then were they glad because they were at rest,
and he brought them to the haven they desired.
Let them give thanks to the Lord for his goodness
and the wonders he does for his children.
Let them exalt him in the congregation of the people
and praise him in the council of the elders.
2nd Reading: 2 Corinthians 6.1-13
As we work together with him, we urge you also not to accept the grace of God in vain.
For he says,
‘At an acceptable time I have listened to you,
and on a day of salvation I have helped you.’
See, now is the acceptable time; see, now is the day of salvation! We are putting no obstacle in anyone’s way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry, but as servants of God we have commended ourselves in every way: through great endurance, in afflictions, hardships, calamities, beatings, imprisonments, riots, labours, sleepless nights, hunger; by purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, holiness of spirit, genuine love, truthful speech, and the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the left; in honour and dishonour, in ill repute and good repute. We are treated as impostors, and yet are true; as unknown, and yet are well known; as dying, and see – we are alive; as punished, and yet not killed; as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing everything.
We have spoken frankly to you Corinthians; our heart is wide open to you. There is no restriction in our affections, but only in yours. In return – I speak as to children – open wide your hearts also.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.
You have the words of eternal life.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
Gospel: Mark 4.35-end
On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, ‘Let us go across to the other side.’ And leaving the crowd behind, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. Other boats were with him. A great gale arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that the boat was already being swamped. But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they woke him up and said to him, ‘Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?’ He woke up and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, ‘Peace! Be still!’ Then the wind ceased, and there was a dead calm. He said to them, ‘Why are you afraid? Have you still no faith?’ And they were filled with great awe and said to one another, ‘Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?’
Offertory Hymn: 73 Be still my soul
Communion Hymn: 72 Be still, for the presence of the Lord
Post Communion Prayer:
Eternal God,
comfort of the afflicted and healer of the broken,
you have fed us at the table of life and hope:
teach us the ways of gentleness and peace,
that all the world may acknowledge
the kingdom of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
Recessional Hymn: 152 Eternal Father, strong to save
Organ Voluntary: Charpentier – Prelude to a Te Deum
ASSISTANTS AT THE EUCHARIST
1st Reading Chris Stokes 2nd Reading Carole Hill Intercessions Cassie Tillett Chalice Pat Emsell Servers Karen Kiddell and Frederico de Oliveira Organist Ian Graydon
DIARY FOR THE WEEK
Tuesday 25 June 12 noon Said Mass
Friday 28 June 10.00am Said Mass
Sunday 30 June 9.30am Sung Mass at ST GEORGE COLEGATE Tri-church Service (Trinity 5) – there will be no service at St Giles
Readings for next Sunday: Wisdom 1.13-15; 2.23-24; Psalm 30; 2 Corinthians 8.7-end; Mark 5.21-end
NEW SERVICE SCHEDULE ACROSS THE THREE CHURCHES FROM 1 JULY
Tuesday 8.00am Holy Communion at St George Colegate
Tuesday 12 noon Holy Communion at St Giles
Wednesday 9.40am Morning Prayer at St George Colegate
Wednesday 10.00am Holy Communion at St Giles (additional service)
Friday 10.00am Holy Communion at St George Tombland
Friday 10.00am Morning Prayer at St Giles (new service) (followed by Rosary Prayers on the First Fridays)
FURTHER DATES
Tuesday 2 July 12 noon Said Mass (church not open until 11.00am)
Friday 5 July 10.00am Morning Prayer followed by the Rosary
Saturday 6 July 2 for 2.30pm Quiz in aid of church funds (see below)
Sunday 7 July 10.30am Sung Mass with Healing – Revd Kate Belcher
Sunday 28 July 10.30am Deacon Melissa Snell’s first Mass at St Giles
Sunday 1 September 10.30am Tri-church Sung Patronal Mass for St Giles Day. Guest speaker; St Giles Singers; bring-and-share lunch together with our friends after the Mass.
6 to 15 September Church Open for the Heritage Open Days
Saturday 14 September Sponsored Ride and Stride
Sunday 15 September 10.30am Harvest Festival Mass
NOTICES
We welcome any newcomers to St Giles today. Please make yourself known to the priest or the churchwardens and join us for a cup of coffee or tea after the service. Do take a look at our website, explore A Church Near You or follow us on X to find out more.
Our June charity is Water Aid who work with their supporters, partners and local communities to make clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene normal for everyone, everywhere. You can find more information on their website. Please give generously via our charity box at the back of church.
A quiz will be held on Saturday 6th July in aid of St Giles Church funds. Teams are invited to come along on the day and join in the fun! The maximum number in a team will be six people and you can book a table in advance (though this is not essential) by calling Jennifer Gerrard on 07917 756626. Prosecco and strawberries will be served as half-time refreshments and there will be a prize for the winning team. A raffle will also be held with a variety of prizes. The cost is £6 per person which includes refreshments. The quiz will start promptly at 2.30pm so please join us from 2pm to secure your table and maybe buy some raffle tickets? We will happily accept entry payment by card but could you please have cash available for the raffle – this keeps things simple. Thank you in advance for your support!
Deacon Melissa Snell starts her ministry with the three parishes in July. Her first service with Fr Alaric at St Giles is on 28 July. We will have wine after the Mass to welcome her.
Elsie would like to say a big thank you to all who gave so generously by donating wool or money towards her knitting project for the people of Ukraine.
Priest-in-Charge Father Alaric Mark Lewis, also Rector of the Benefice of Colegate and Tombland 01603 663757 click to email – day off Monday
Churchwardens Rowena Atkinson 01603 455729 Bob Emsell 01603 439632
Pastoral Care Liaison Lesley Warne 07792 971662 click to email
Newsletter and Fairtrade Kate Baldry 01362 695503 click to email
Church website https://stgileschurch.wordpress.com
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