Dear Friends,
This Sunday 23rd March there will be a Eucharist service at 10am at St John the Evangelist, Little Tew with Revd John Partington.
The readings are: Isaiah 59:1-9 & Luke 13:1-9
LENT GIVING AND SERMON
Please note that the PCC has agreed that our Lent-giving this year should be for the work of The Branch in Chipping Norton Instead of the sermon Georgina Orchard from the Branch will give us a short talk about its work.
APCM – New Electoral Roll
This year a new electoral roll is required instead of the usual revision process (this occurs every six years). This will mean that everyone that wishes to remain on the electoral roll for a church will need to reapply (only one form is needed even if you wish to join multiple church electoral rolls). To make this as simple as possible, you can now do it online or using the usual form. Please email [email protected] for a link to the online form or to receive a form by email. Hard copies of the form will also be available in the churches.
Lent
As we have done for the last few years we are joining with Middle Barton for our Lent Course.The Lent lunches will be at 1230pm as follow (Details of Evening Lent course to follow)
Sandford 14 March ‘something by Blake’ (possibly Jerusalem) Helen Bruder
Wortons 21 March R L Stevenson prayer (below) Steph Lacey
Duns Tew 28 March “Sub tuum praesidium” prayers and Mary and the Passion – William Burke
W Barton 4 April Prayer of St Francis (Susan Small)
S Barton 11 April Celtic and Gaelic blessing (Jane Wright)
Evening Lent Study will be on Thursdays in Lent at 6pm.
On 27th March it will be at 6pm at the Vicarage Great Tew led by William Burke. This year we are following the Church of England Lent Course see: https://www.churchofengland.org/faith-life/what-we-believe/lent-holy-week-and-easter/living-hope-lent-reflections
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
COLLECTS, HYMNS & READINGS Year C purple
Celebrant Revd John Partington
Chalice and Intercessions Rosie Rowe
HYMNS Oand N
396 Oft in danger, oft in woe
465 Take up thy cross
220 How sweet the name of Jesus sounds
143 Forth in thy name, O Lord I go
Note no Gloria as it is Lent
Collect
Almighty God,
whose most dear Son went not up to joy but first he suffered pain,
and entered not into glory before he was crucified:
mercifully grant that we, walking in the way of the cross,
may find it none other than the way of life and peace;
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.
Post Communion Prayer
Merciful Lord,
grant your people grace to withstand the temptations
of the world, the flesh and the devil,
and with pure hearts and minds to follow you, the only God;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Isaiah 59:1-9
See, the Lord’s hand is not too short to save,
nor his ear too dull to hear.2 Rather, your iniquities have been barriers
between you and your God,and your sins have hidden his face from you
so that he does not hear.
3 For your hands are defiled with blood,
and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies,
your tongue mutters wickedness.
4 No one brings suit justly,no one goes to law honestly;
they rely on empty pleas, they speak lies,
conceiving mischief and begetting iniquity.
5 They hatch adders’ eggs,and weave the spider’s web;
whoever eats their eggs dies, and the crushed egg hatches out a viper.
6 Their webs cannot serve as clothing;
they cannot cover themselves with what they make.
Their works are works of iniquity,
and deeds of violence are in their hands.
7 Their feet run to evil, and they rush to shed innocent blood;
their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity,
desolation and destruction are in their highways.
8 The way of peace they do not know,and there is no justice in their paths.
Their roads they have made crooked;
no one who walks in them knows peace.
9 Therefore justice is far from us,and righteousness does not reach us;
we wait for light, and lo! there is darkness;
and for brightness, but we walk in gloom
Note no Alleluias as it is Lent.
Instead the reader says,
Praise to thee, O Christ King of Eternal Glory
and we repeat: Praise to thee, O Christ King of Eternal Glory
Gospel Luke 13:1-9
3At that very time there were some present who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. 2He asked them, ‘Do you think that because these Galileans suffered in this way they were worse sinners than all other Galileans? 3No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish as they did. 4Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower of Siloam fell on them—do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others living in Jerusalem? 5No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish just as they did.’
6 Then he told this parable: ‘A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came looking for fruit on it and found none. 7So he said to the gardener, “See here! For three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree, and still I find none. Cut it down! Why should it be wasting the soil?” 8He replied, “Sir, let it alone for one more year, until I dig round it and put manure on it. 9If it bears fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down.” ’
Future Services
Sunday 30th March – St Michael & All Angels, Great Tew 10am – MOTHERING SUNDAY
Sunday 6th April – St Michael & All Angels, Great Tew 10am
Sunday 13th April – St Nicholas Heythrop 10am PALM SUNDAY
Sunday 20th April – St Michael & All Angels 10am EASTER DAY Eucharist
Followed by Easter Egg Hunt and Refreshments for ALL in the Vicarage garden
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:
Tom White, 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
