Pew sheet 15/5/2022 – The week in Bible reading & prayer

COLLECT

Almighty God, who through your only-begotten Son Jesus Christ have overcome death and opened to us the gate of everlasting life: grant that, as by your grace going before us you put into our minds good desires, so by your continual help we may bring them to good effect; 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.

Old Testament: Genesis 22.1-18

Psalm 144: Response: I will bless your name for ever, O God my King

Acts: 11.1-18

11 Now the apostles and the believers who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also accepted the word of God. 2 So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers criticized him, 3 saying, ‘Why did you go to uncircumcised men and eat with them?’ 4 Then Peter began to explain it to them, step by step, saying, 5 ‘I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision. There was something like a large sheet coming down from heaven, being lowered by its four corners; and it came close to me. 6 As I looked at it closely I saw four-footed animals, beasts of prey, reptiles, and birds of the air. 7 I also heard a voice saying to me, “Get up, Peter; kill and eat.” 8 But I replied, “By no means, Lord; for nothing profane or unclean has ever entered my mouth.” 9 But a second time the voice answered from heaven, “What God has made clean, you must not call profane.” 10 This happened three times; then everything was pulled up again to heaven. 

11 At that very moment three men, sent to me from Caesarea, arrived at the house where we were. 12 The Spirit told me to go with them and not to make a distinction between them and us. These six brothers also accompanied me, and we entered the man’s house. 13 He told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house and saying, “Send to Joppa and bring Simon, who is called Peter; 14 he will give you a message by which you and your entire household will be saved.” 15 And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them just as it had upon us at the beginning. 16 And I remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said, “John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.” 17 If then God gave them the same gift that he gave us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could hinder God?’ 18 When they heard this, they were silenced. And they praised God, saying, ‘Then God has given even to the Gentiles the repentance that leads to life.’

Gospel: John 13.31-35

31 When he had gone out, Jesus said, ‘Now the Son of Man has been glorified, and God has been glorified in him. 32 If God has been glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself and will glorify him at once. 33 Little children, I am with you only a little longer. You will look for me; and as I said to the Jews so now I say to you, “Where I am going, you cannot come.” 34 I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. 35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.’

Prayer intentions: UP↑ and ←OUT→

🙏🏼We pray for vocations and for peace in the Ukraine each day this week

🙏🏼For the sick and those in need: Zena Ashcroft, Margaret Baxter, Colin Brown, Val Huddart, Wayne Jackett, Maureen Kar, Elsie Latham, Susan Mahoney, Winnie Turner, Donald and Mary Sephton, Lavinia Sephton, Amanda Soady & Brian

🙏🏼RIP: Joan Williams: (funeral – Rufford, May 17th 12noon), Jean Watkins (funeral – Rufford, May 24th 11am), Kath Garlick (funeral – Tarleton 11am, May 19th) & Keith Halton

🙏🏼Years mind: Margaret Allen, Constance Ball, Elizabeth Worthington Banks, Edwin Barron, Laura Hall, John Johnson, Mary Sutton Marsden, Edward Monaghan, James Moss, Rosina Rimmer, Nellie Ritchings, Harry Seddon, Philip Harry Theabald & Margaret Elizabeth Ward

🙏🏼 In our cycle of prayer, we pray for those who live in Hesketh Lane.

Monday 16th May – Caroline Chisholm, Social Reformer, 1877

Acts 14.5-18, Psalm 118.1-3,14-15 & John 14.21-26

🙏🏼We pray for those who work with sexually exploited women and children, for the UK government, officials and MPs

Tuesday 17th May

7.00pm: Choir practice – Holy Trinity, Tarleton

Acts 14.19-end, Psalm 145.10-end & John 14.27–end

🙏🏼 We pray for church musicians and choristers

Wednesday 18th May 

10am: Eucharist – Holy Trinity, Tarleton

7.00pm: Bible Study – Ruth – Rufford Parish Hall

Acts 15.1-6, Psalm 122.1-5 & John 15.1-8

🙏🏼 We pray for monastic orders and for Sisters Judith and Sue at St Joseph’s House, Tunstall

Thursday 19th May – Dunstan, Archbishop, Monastic Reformer, 988

7.00pm: Eucharist – St Mary the Virgin, Rufford

Acts 15.7-21, Psalm 96.1-3,7-10 & John 13.16-20

🙏🏼We pray for all following Dunstan in promoting study and the teaching of our faith

Friday 20th May – Alcuin, Deacon, Abbot, 804

10am-12noon: Coffee & Chat in Holy Trinity Tarleton Parish Room, all welcome

Acts 15.226-33, Psalm 2 & John 14.1-6

🙏🏼We pray for all who enrich our liturgy

Saturday 21st May – Helena, protector of the Holy Places, 330

Scarecrow Festival, Tarleton, most of the day.

Acts 16.1-10, Psalm 100 & John 15.18-21

🙏🏼 We pray for all making pilgrimages

Sunday 22nd May – 6th Sunday of Easter

8am Eucharist, St Mary the Virgin, Rufford

9.15am Sung Eucharist: St Mary the Virgin, Rufford, then refreshments

10.45am Sung Eucharist: Holy Trinity, Tarleton, then refreshments

Scarecrow Festival, Tarleton, most of the day

Ezekiel 37.1-14, Psalm  67, Acts 16.9-15 & John 14.23-29

🙏🏼 We pray for peace in the Ukraine, for vocations and in our cycle of prayer, we pray for those who live in Hillcrest Close and Hillcrest Drive

Churches open for prayer though the week.

Worship in the open air for Ascension Day (Thursday 26 May)

10am Said Eucharist at St Mary’s Old Church, Tarleton, Churchyard.

7pm Said Eucharist at St Mary the Virgin, Rufford, Parish Hall grounds, with hymns, the choir and the music group.

Fr Mark: Phone: 01772 814431, Mobile: 07968 753978