Dear Friends,
This Sunday 8th June there is an Eucharist service at 10am at St Nicholas, Heythrop with Rev William Burke.
The readings are: Acts 2:1-21 & John 14 :8-17, 25-27
Holy Communion- Please note: regardless of denomination, anyone who receives communion in their own church is welcome to receive communion here
Little Tew PCC members
Due to the retirement of several members of the PCC we are looking for volunteers to join the Little Tew PCC. Please speak to William if this is of interest to you.
Open Garden Chevil Farm
John and Rosalind Sword welcome groups to visit their garden in Heythrop throughout the summer. The charge is £7 per head, which goes to The National Garden Scheme’s charities. Tea, coffee and biscuits can be provided for an additional £3 per head, which goes to St Nicholas Church.
Please ring 01608 683227 if you would like to book a date.
Drinks at Spring Farm 17th June at 6pm. ALL WELCOME
Amanda and Oliver Langdale have very kindly offered to host a thank you Drinks Party at their farm in recognition of Claire Freeman’s’ time as Churchwarden. We will also be thanking Kate Drake for her work as our administrator as she is retiring. All members of our congregation at Little, Tew, Great Tew and Heythrop are very much invited to join. So that we have some idea of numbers please email Kate or William to say if you will be coming.
Church Administrator required for The Benefice of The Tews & Heythrop
Freelance: 5-10 hours per week
Rate of pay: £15 per hour
An opportunity has arisen within the benefice of Great Tew, Little Tew & Heythrop for a Church
Administrator to assist in the administrative operations of these three parishes. Working in close co-
operation with the vicar, church wardens and other church members, the role will require high levels of
confidentiality, discretion and administrative skills especially during the coming interregnum period, whilst a new non-stipendiary priest-in-charge is sought and appointed.
Working from home, the appointed administrator will be required to fulfil the necessary administrative
tasks each week in their own time and will also be required to attend some set meetings (circa 10 per
annum and meet with the Vicar once a week)
For a copy of the Job Description and to talk through the responsibilities please contact
[email protected] or call 07770 630202.
Please email a letter indicating why you are interested in the post plus c.v.to [email protected]
Water Project at Little Tew Church
Little Tew Church have set up a just giving page to help raise money towards their water project – to provide mains water, a working WC and baby changing facilities to the church. If you wish to make a donation, please see the link below – Thank you.
ROLES IN CHURCH
If anybody wishes to read or intercede or take on other roles at any of our churches during our services please let the vicar know
PCC SECRETARY
We are looking for PCC secretary volunteers at Heythrop and Little Tew Churches. Their primary task is preparing for the PCCs and taking the minutes and liaising with the vicar and Kate, our very efficient Administrator.
Foodbank Appeal
We are aware that the local food bank supplies are running low so if you can manage to, please bring a donation along to church each week – there will be a box at the back of the church.
Items in urgent need are:
TINNED TOMATOES
RICE PUDDING
LONGLIFE MILK
LONGLIFE JUICE
TINNED VEGETABLES
PENTECOST/WHITSUN 2025 year C red
HYMNS A & M rev
235 Come down O Love Divine
236 Breath on me breath of God – tune CARLISLE
233 Gracious Spirit, Holy Ghost
296 Guide me O, thou great Redeemer
COLLECTS & READINGS
Collect
God, who as at this time
taught the hearts of your faithful people
by sending to them the light of your Holy Spirit:
grant us by the same Spirit
to have a right judgement in all things
and evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort;
through the merits of Christ Jesus our Saviour,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Post Communion
Faithful God,
who fulfilled the promises of Easter
by sending us your Holy Spirit
and opening to every race and nation
the way of life eternal:
open our lips by your Spirit,
that every tongue may tell of your glory;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Epistle Acts 2:1-21
And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. 2And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.
3And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.4And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
5And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.
6Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language.
7And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans?
8And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?
9Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia,
10Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes,11Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.
12And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this?
13Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine.
14But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words:15For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day.
16But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;
17And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:
18And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:
19And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:
20The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:
21And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Gospel John 14 :8-17, 25-27
Alleluia. Jesus said, if ye love me, keep my commandments. Alleluia
8Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us.
9Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?
10Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.
11Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works’ sake.
12Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.
13And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
14If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.
15If ye love me, keep my commandments.
16And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
17Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
25These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you.
26But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
27Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
Future Services
Sunday 15th June 10am Sung Eucharist St Michael and All Angels Great Tew
Sunday 22nd June 10am Holy Communion St John’s Little Tew
Sunday 29th June 10am Sung Eucharist St Michael and All Angels Great Tew
JOINT PCC MEETING
Sat 21st June 10.30am at The Vicarage
Chutneys & Jams
Does anyone have a surplus of homemade jams, chutneys, etc. that they would be willing to donate to the St Michael & All Angels, Great Tew. We would like to sell them for church funds.
Wish List
Members of the congregation are asked to propose to the PCC via the wardens or Vicar any enhancements that they would like to see in church. These proposals will be taken to the PCC for approval and once agreed they will be added to a “wish list”.
The Daily Office
The Angelus and Mattins – Morning Prayer (usually from the Book of Common Prayer) is said every day from Monday-Saturday at 9am in Great Tew Church
The Angelus and Evensong – Evening Prayer is said every day at 6pm
For your Prayers:
Ryan Walker, Victoria Gibbens, Pam Lewis, Rob Mayne, Tim Mayne
Vicar’s Contact Details
Revd William Burke
Mobile telephone number 07770 630202
Email [email protected]
The Vicarage, New Road, Great Tew OX7 4AG
Best wishes
Kate
