23/06/2024
Skegness Group of Parishes -St Matthew – Skegness, St Clement, Skegness
St Mary Winthorpe, St Nicholas – Addlethorpe, St Peter and Paul, Ingoldmells
PEWSHEET for the week beginning 23 June 2024
St Matthew is open for Sunday Services each week, St Peter and Paul, Ingoldmells is open for some Sunday services. St Nicholas Addlethorpe has a monthly service. St Clement has occasional services. St Mary continues to remain closed at present. (For times and dates see below) Follow us on facebook, twitter and instagram-'skegness group of churches' web page: www.skegness-anglican.org.uk
email: [email protected]
Prayer from the Rector
Dear loving God. We thank you for your gift of love and Grace. We thank you and praise you for the gift of your Holy Spirit We praise you for your presence in our lives, In Jesus name. Amen
Sunday 23 June 2024
Fourth Sunday after Trinity Liturgical colour: Green
9.30am Holy Communion (BCP) at St Nicholas, Addlethorpe
11am Holy Communion at St Matthew’s Church There will be a live stream of the Service on our FACEBOOK page ('skegness group of churches')
11am Friends and Heroes – St Matthew, a group for children. All are welcome
12.30pm Baptism: Renesmae Turner at St Matthew
Hymns:
54 Be still, my soul, 114 Eternal Father, 226 I cannot tell, 293 Lead us, heavenly father lead us
Readings: 1 Samuel 17:32-49, Psalm 9:9-20, 2 Corinthians 6:1-13, Mark 4:35-41
Collect:
Gracious Father, by the obedience of Jesus you brought salvation to our wayward world: draw us into harmony with your will, that we may find all things restored in him, our Saviour Jesus Christ. AMEN
Psalm: 9:9-20
The Lord be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in the time of trouble.
And those who know your name will put their trust in you, for you, Lord, have never failed those who seek you.
Sing praises to the Lord who dwells in Zion; declare among the peoples the things he has done.
The avenger of blood has remembered them; he did not forget the cry of the oppressed.
Have mercy upon me, O Lord; consider the trouble I suffer from those who hate me, you that lift me up from the gates of death;
That I may tell all your praises in the gates of the city of Zion and rejoice in your salvation.
The nations shall sink into the pit of their making and in the snare which they set will their own foot be taken.
The Lord makes himself known by his acts of justice; the wicked are snared in the works of their own hands.
They shall return to the land of darkness, all the nations that forget God.
For the needy shall not always be forgotten and the hope of the poor shall not perish for ever.
Arise, O Lord, and let not mortals have the upper hand; let the nations be judged before your face.
Put them in fear, O Lord, that the nations may know themselves to be but mortal.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning is now and shall be for ever. Amen.
First Reading: 1 Samuel 17:32-49
David said to Saul, ‘Let no one’s heart fail because of him; your servant will go and fight with this Philistine.’ Saul said to David, ‘You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him; for you are just a boy, and he has been a warrior from his youth.’ But David said to Saul, ‘Your servant used to keep sheep for his father; and whenever a lion or a bear came, and took a lamb from the flock, I went after it and struck it down, rescuing the lamb from its mouth; and if it turned against me, I would catch it by the jaw, strike it down, and kill it. Your servant has killed both lions and bears; and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be like one of them, since he has defied the armies of the living God.’ David said, ‘The Lord, who saved me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, will save me from the hand of this Philistine.’ So Saul said to David, ‘Go, and may the Lord be with you!’ Saul clothed David with his armour; he put a bronze helmet on his head and clothed him with a coat of mail. David strapped Saul’s sword over the armour, and he tried in vain to walk, for he was not used to them. Then David said to Saul, ‘I cannot walk with these; for I am not used to them.’ So David removed them. Then he took his staff in his hand, and chose five smooth stones from the wadi, and put them in his shepherd’s bag, in the pouch; his sling was in his hand, and he drew near to the Philistine. The Philistine came on and drew near to David, with his shield-bearer in front of him. When the Philistine looked and saw David, he disdained him, for he was only a youth, ruddy and handsome in appearance. The Philistine said to David, ‘Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?’ And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. The Philistine said to David, ‘Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and to the wild animals of the field.’ But David said to the Philistine, ‘You come to me with sword and spear and javelin; but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. This very day the Lord will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you down and cut off your head; and I will give the dead bodies of the Philistine army this very day to the birds of the air and to the wild animals of the earth, so that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel, and that all this assembly may know that the Lord does not save by sword and spear; for the battle is the Lord’s and he will give you into our hand.’
When the Philistine drew nearer to meet David, David ran quickly towards the battle line to meet the Philistine. David put his hand in his bag, took out a stone, slung it, and struck the Philistine on his forehead; the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell face down on the ground.
Second 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.
Gospel Reading: Mark 4:35-41 Jesus Stills a Storm
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?’
Post Communion Collect:
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. AMEN
This week’s Diary
Tuesday 25 June 10.00am Cleaning Team at St Matthew, all helpers welcome
10.30am Morning Prayer at St Clement
Wednesday 26 June 10am-12 noon Pop-in at St Matthew
12.30pm Funeral- Pamela Harper at St Matthew
1.30pm Mix and Make Craft group at St Clement Community Hall
Saturday 29 June 10am -3pm Craft Fair at St Matthew
Other Forthcoming Events and News:
Saturday 6 July 10am - 12pm Books & Butties at St Matthew
2pm Wedding- Kevin Sands and Sherry Goddard at St Matthew
Monday 8 July 12 noon Funeral-Russell Mason at St Matthew
Saturday 13 July 10am - 12pm Rummage sale at St Matthew
4pm-6pm Messy Church at St Clement Community Hall
Monday 15 July 1.30pm Mothers’ Union at St Clement Community Hall
Saturday 20 July 10am - 1pm Summer Saturday -Refreshments at St Matthew
Thank you to everyone who contributes to the Skegness food bank.
Most urgently needed are: Toilet rolls, cereals, tinned potatoes and packets of mashed potato. Other items are also gratefully received. Please help if you can. The box for donated items is in the Coffee area. Items are taken each week to the Food Bank.
PLEASE PRAY for all currently on our hearts:
-for Renesmae Turner as family and friends celebrate her baptism together
-for Daniel Valentine and Carrie Hendry and Stephen Lyon and Maureen Randall as their Banns are read and they prepare for their married lives together
-for all those suffering across our broken world –through hunger, conflict, poverty, and disease
-for those areas of the world which are forgotten by the headlines -for those suffering the effects of climate change
- for all those in countries where there is continuing political unrest
- for refugees and asylum seekers, praying especially for peace and understanding, support and for guidance for those in authority - for the people in all areas of conflict, also remembering Ukraine, Russia, and the Middle East-for those suffering and afraid, for all families torn apart.
Be with them and protect them and may peace and justice become a reality. -for those who are anxious, unemployed or face ongoing difficulties -for those who are ill, afraid, lonely or living in isolation, -for those who have asked for our healing prayers, Jonah Nel, Arthur, Ray, Alan,
Sid Dennis, Rich Smith, Raymond Boskey and Beryl Damms
-for those mourning the loss of Susan Edwards, Kim Walton, Anthony Miller, Pamela Harper, Sarah Kettles Young (known as "Sandra"), Margaret Clark, Russell Mason
Sunday 30 June 2024 Fifth Sunday after Trinity
Liturgical colour: Green
11am Holy Communion at St Matthew, Skegness. There will be a live stream of the Service on our FACEBOOK page ('skegness group of churches')
11am Friends and Heroes St Matthew, a group for children. All are welcome
Readings: 2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27, Psalm 130, 2 Corinthians 8:7-15, Mark 5:21-43
Hymns: Abba, Father, 17 – All people, 346 – My song is love unknown
362 – O for a thousand tongues to sing
Address: The Parish Office, St Matthew’s Church, Lumley Avenue, Skegness, PE25 2AT web page: www.skegness-anglican.org.uk email: [email protected] mobile: 07425 374510
