The Christian Community of St Giles-on-the-Hill
welcomes you to worship with them on
Sunday 2nd June 2024
First Sunday after Trinity
We come together in gratitude today; grateful that our loving heavenly Father did not wait for us to be perfect before reaching out to us.
Today we are reminded that God wants us to show that same compassion and reach out to others in grace and love.
Today’s Mass includes the Ministry of Healing. If you wish to receive healing for yourself or for a loved one, please go and sit in the Lady Chapel after communion.
10.30am Sung Mass The President and Preacher today is Fr Alaric Lewis. The service is set out in the service booklet. Hymns are from the New English Hymnal.
Introit Hymn: 256 On this day, the first of days
Collect:
O God,
the strength of all those who put their trust in you,
mercifully accept our prayers
and, because through the weakness of our mortal nature
we can do no good thing without you,
grant us the help of your grace,
that in the keeping of your commandments
we may please you both in will and deed;
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.
1st Reading: Deuteronomy 5.12-15
Observe the sabbath day and keep it holy, as the Lord your God commanded you. For six days you shall labour and do all your work. But the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God; you shall not do any work – you, or your son or your daughter, or your male or female slave, or your ox or your donkey, or any of your livestock, or the resident alien in your towns, so that your male and female slave may rest as well as you. Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God brought you out from there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm; therefore the Lord your God commanded you to keep the sabbath day.
Psalm 81.1-10
Sing merrily to God our strength,
shout for joy to the God of Jacob.
Take up the song and sound the timbrel,
the tuneful lyre with the harp.
Blow the trumpet at the new moon,
as at the full moon, upon our solemn feast day.
For this is a statute for Israel,
a law of the God of Jacob,
The charge he laid on the people of Joseph,
when they came out of the land of Egypt.
I heard a voice I did not know, that said:
‘I eased their shoulder from the burden;
their hands were set free from bearing the load.
‘You called upon me in trouble and I delivered you;
I answered you from the secret place of thunder
and proved you at the waters of Meribah.
‘Hear, O my people, and I will admonish you:
O Israel, if you would but listen to me!
‘There shall be no strange god among you;
you shall not worship a foreign god.
‘I am the Lord your God,
who brought you up from the land of Egypt;
open your mouth wide and I shall fill it.’
2nd Reading: 2 Corinthians 4.5-12
For we do not proclaim ourselves; we proclaim Jesus Christ as Lord and ourselves as your slaves for Jesus’ sake. For it is the God who said, ‘Let light shine out of darkness’, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
But we have this treasure in clay jars, so that it may be made clear that this extraordinary power belongs to God and does not come from us. We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be made visible in our bodies. For while we live, we are always being given up to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus may be made visible in our mortal flesh. So death is at work in us, but life in you.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.
You have the words of eternal life.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
Gospel: Mark 2.23-3.6
One sabbath he was going through the cornfields; and as they made their way his disciples began to pluck heads of grain. The Pharisees said to him, ‘Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the sabbath?’ And he said to them, ‘Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need of food? He entered the house of God, when Abiathar was high priest, and ate the bread of the Presence, which it is not lawful for any but the priests to eat, and he gave some to his companions.’ Then he said to them, ‘The sabbath was made for humankind, and not humankind for the sabbath; so the Son of Man is lord even of the sabbath.’
Again he entered the synagogue, and a man was there who had a withered hand. They watched him to see whether he would cure him on the sabbath, so that they might accuse him. And he said to the man who had the withered hand, ‘Come forward.’ Then he said to them, ‘Is it lawful to do good or to do harm on the sabbath, to save life or to kill?’ But they were silent. He looked around at them with anger; he was grieved at their hardness of heart and said to the man, ‘Stretch out your hand.’ He stretched it out, and his hand was restored. The Pharisees went out and immediately conspired with the Herodians against him, how to destroy him.
Offertory Hymn: 310 We hail thy presence glorious
Communion Hymn: 276 Bread of heaven, on thee we feed
Post Communion Prayer:
Eternal Father,
we thank you for nourishing us
with these heavenly gifts:
may our communion strengthen us in faith,
build us up in hope,
and make us grow in love;
for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord.
Recessional Hymn: 440 Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation
Organ Voluntary: Bach – Prelude in C minor (BWV 546)
ASSISTANTS AT THE EUCHARIST
1st Reading Kate Baldry 2nd Reading Chris Stokes Intercessions Fr Alaric Chalice Pat Emsell Servers Lindsey and Jonny Green Organist Ian Graydon
DIARY FOR THE WEEK
Tuesday 4 June 12 noon Said Mass
Thursday 6 June 6.30pm A quarter peal by the bellringers to commemorate the D-Day landings in 1944 (see notice below)
Friday 7 June 10.00am Said Mass
Friday 7 June 10.30am Rosary Prayers led by Paul Yallop after Mass
Sunday 9 June 10.30am Sung Mass – Revd Kate Belcher (Trinity 2)
Readings for next Sunday: Genesis 3.8-15; Psalm 130; 2 Corinthians 4.13-5.1; Mark 3.20-end
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Sunday 30 June 9.30am Tri-church Service at St George Colegate. N.B. No service at St Giles
Saturday 6 July 2.00 for 2.30pm Quiz in aid of church funds (see below)
Sunday 1 September 10.30am Tri-church Sung Patronal Mass for St Giles Day with guest speaker and the St Giles Singers.
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 Twitter to find out more.
Bellringers On Thursday 6th June at 6.30pm the bellringers will undertake a quarter peal to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D Day landings. This will last approximately one hour and replaces the usual Tuesday practice.
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!
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
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