Information about the Sunday services
Today
8.00am Holy Eucharist
10.00am Parish Eucharist
Opening Hymn
Anthem
Offertory Hymn
Communion Hymn
Post Communion Hymn
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Greater Love
Ireland
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No Evening Worship
Welcome to Abington Church
Sunday 5th July 2015
The Fifth Sunday after Trinity
Next Week
Sunday 12th July 2015
Sixth after Trinity
8.00am Holy Eucharist
10.00am Parish Eucharist
3.00pm Concert in Church
No Evening Worship
Visit our website at:
www.abingtonchurch.org.uk
ALLERGY ADVICE:
Please be aware that communion wafers
contain Gluten, and the Sacramental Wine
contains Sulphur Dioxides & Sulphites (all wines do)
Please send notices for future bulletins to
victorialouiseaustin@hotmail.com or to my
home address, 87 Cedar Way, Wellingborough,
Northants. NN8 4SH by WEDNESDAY EVENING.
Thank you.
Collect
Almighty and everlasting God, by whose
Spirit the whole body of the Church is
governed and sanctified: hear our prayer
which we offer for all your faithful
people, that in their vocation and
ministry they may serve you in holiness
and truth to the glory of your name;
through our Lord and Saviour Jesus
Christ, who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God,
now and for ever.
Amen.
Post Communion Prayer
Grant O Lord, we beseech you, that the
course of this world may be so
peaceably ordered by your governance,
that your Church may joyfully serve you
in all godly quietness; through Jesus
Christ our Lord.
Amen.
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If you are visiting us today for the first time, you
are most welcome and we hope you enjoy the
worship. The tower room at the back of the
church is available during the services for young
children and parents, if required. Primary school
children are invited to join in the Sunday school
activities, which takes place in church during the
10.00am service. Younger children are also
welcome to join Sunday school, as long as they are
accompanied by a parent. For information, there is
a toilet at the back of the church.
Hearing Aid Users can tune in to the services on
the ‘T’ position.
Do ask a member of the congregation if you need
any help during the service.
If you would like make a donation to the running
of the church, you are invited to put your offering
in a pink envelope, which you will find on the
pews. Your donation can be gift aided if you print
your name, full address including postcode, and
sign the envelope and then we are able to reclaim
the tax. Thank you.
This Week
Monday 6th July
8.30am Morning Prayer
7.30pm PCC Meeting at Parish Rooms
WEEKLY INTERCESSIONS
In your prayers this week, please pray for all
Christians and for the Churches of the Anglican
Communion, and especially for Oyo in Ibadan,
Nigeria, and The Rt Revd Williams Oluwarotimi
Aladekugbe.
In our local community, please pray for the
residents of Garrick Road and for the
Governors, Staff, Parents and Pupils of
Good Shepherd Primary School.
Please also pray for the Northampton Street
Pastors and the work they do in our town
centre every weekend.
Please pray for those who are sick, naming
especially Shirley Thadani, Yvonne Linnell,
Heather Peacock, Morgan Gunn and Vikki
Merrey.
Please also pray for the faithful departed,
naming especially Kathleen Mary Rudman,
Peter Ayres, and Rosemary Shaw, and for Brian
Burton, Margaret Young, Alice Chambers,
William James Loe and Frank Ellis whose Year’s
Mind occurs at this time.
Tuesday 7th July
8.30am Morning Prayer
Wednesday 8th July
8.30am Morning Prayer
11.30am Lunchtime Prayer
2.30pm Interment of Ashes of Peter Ayres
8.00pm Buildings Committee Meeting
Thursday 9th July
10.00am Holy Eucharist
1.30pm Funeral of Kathleen Mary Rudman (95)
Interment of Ashes of Rosemary Shaw
Saturday 11th July
11.00am AHoF Fundraising and Fun Day
2.30pm Reflections and Remembrance Service
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Intercessions for the sick
If you have any people you wish to be prayed
for please let Donald and Victoria know. They
will be prayed for in the intercessions on
Sunday for a month.
The long-term ill, chronically sick and
housebound will appear in the bulletin for our
private prayers and during some weekday
services:
Baby Phoebe Read, Vera Landon, David Allitt,
Ruth Markie, Linda Edwards, Derek Edwards,
Nikki Pearcey, Ian Brown and Tricia Essery.
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Gospel Reading
Mark 6: 1 - 13
Jesus left that place and came to his
home town, and his disciples followed
him. On the sabbath he began to teach
in the synagogue, and many who heard
him were astounded.
They said, ‘Where did this man get all
this? What is this wisdom that has been
given to him? What deeds of power are
being done by his hands! Is not this the
carpenter, the son of Mary and brother
of James and Joses and Judas and Simon,
and are not his sisters here with us?’
And they took offence at him. Then
Jesus said to them, ‘Prophets are not
without honour, except in their home
town, and among their own kin, and in
their own house.’
And he could do no deed of power
there, except that he laid his hands on a
few sick people and cured them. And he
was amazed at their unbelief.
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Enquiries Evenings for Weddings and Baptisms
These are held between 7.00pm and 8.00pm in
church. No need to make an appointment – just
come along. These evenings are usually held
twice a month on the second and fourth
Thursday, and the dates of our next evenings
are 9th and 23rd July.
Forthcoming Dates
AHOF turns 1!
Abington House of Fun has now been open for
one year! The youth forum, including many of
Abingtons young people, have organised a
fundraising celebration on Saturday 11th July
from 11.00am – 3.00pm outside AHOF (AHOF is
located behind the old police box on the corner
of the Wellingborough Road and Park Avenue
South). There will be a number of stalls,
including a raffle.
There will also be and ploughman's lunch at
Abington Parish Rooms 12.00noon – 2.00pm. If
you able to support the event in anyway the
young people would really appreciate this, also
we would love you to come and have a look at
AHOF! If you have any questions please contact
Grace Beaney on 07584655290.
Reflections and Remembrance Afternoon
2.30pm - 3.30pm on Saturday 11th July.
This is an opportunity for those who have been
bereaved, whether recently or many years
ago, to come and remember their loved ones at
this afternoon of quiet reflection, with
readings, music and prayers in the church. Feel
free to come and just sit and be still, light a
candle, or walk round the church and interact
with the material at the Prayer Stations. There
will be a short service of remembrance and
thanksgiving for the lives of the departed at
3.00pm and refreshments will be available at
3.15pm. For more information please speak to
Liz Kelly (01604 636947)
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Textiles Collection Update
Thank you to everyone who donated textiles to
the recent collection. We raised £40 this time.
The next collection date is Sunday 12th July (at
Church) and Monday 13th July (at the Parish
rooms before 9am). Please feel free to bring in
textile donations at any time as we now have
space to store in-between collections.
As a reminder, Robinsons Resource are happy
to accept any of the following: any type of
clothing (any condition), paired shoes, bags /
handbags, household linen (including curtains,
bed linen, towels etc). Unfortunately, they do
not accept rags/material offcuts, duvets, rugs
or carpets.
Second Reading
Children’s ‘Come and Sing’
Children and young people are invited to come
and sing ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor
Dreamcoat’ on Sunday 12th July from 2.00pm
to 5.00pm at St Peter’s Church, Weston Favell.
£3 per person (£2 RSCM affiliates) includes
music and light refreshments. To book a place
or find out more, please contact Clare Pearce at
clarepearce.rscm@gmail.com or call 01604
450026.
On behalf of such a one I will boast, but
on my own behalf I will not boast,
except of my weaknesses. But if I wish to
boast, I will not be a fool, for I will be
speaking the truth.
Croquet Evening
You are welcome to come along to an evening
of croquet on the front lawn of St Andrew’s
Hospital, just off the Billing Road, on Tuesday
14th July, from 6.30pm to 8.30pm. The event is
open to all members of the church but please
note that St Andrew’s Hospital does not allow
persons under the age of 18 in their grounds
and therefore the minimum age for this event
is 18.
The evening is being organised by the
Northampton Croquet Club who will provide all
the equipment and one of their members will
be giving guidance on how to play the game.
Please note that it is essential that you wear
flat soled shoes, ideally trainers, and bring a
jumper if it is a cold evening! There will be 4
lawns in use and ideally the optimum number
of people for the event is 16 but we could
accommodate up to about 20. The cost is £5.00
per person which can be paid on the evening.
Malcolm Ward has kindly invited us to drinks
and nibbles at his house after the croquet. If
you would like to join us for this evening of
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2 Corinthians 12: 2 - 10
I know a person in Christ who fourteen
years ago was caught up to the third
heaven—whether in the body or out of
the body I do not know; God knows. And
I know that such a person—whether in
the body or out of the body I do not
know; God knows— was caught up into
Paradise and heard things that are not
to be told, that no mortal is permitted to
repeat.
But I refrain from it, so that no one may
think better of me than what is seen in
me or heard from me, even considering
the exceptional character of the
revelations. Therefore, to keep me from
being too elated, a thorn was given to
me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to
torment me, to keep me from being too
elated.
Three times I appealed to the Lord about
this, that it would leave me, but he said
to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for
power is made perfect in weakness.’ So,
I will boast all the more gladly of my
weaknesses, so that the power of Christ
may dwell in me.
Therefore I am content with
weaknesses, insults, hardships,
persecutions, and calamities for the sake
of Christ; for whenever I am weak, then I
am strong.
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First Reading
Ezekiel 2: 1 - 5
He said to me: O mortal, stand up on
your feet, and I will speak with you. And
when he spoke to me, a spirit entered
into me and set me on my feet; and I
heard him speaking to me.
He said to me, Mortal, I am sending you
to the people of Israel, to a nation of
rebels who have rebelled against me;
they and their ancestors have
transgressed against me to this very day.
The descendants are impudent and
stubborn. I am sending you to them, and
you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the
Lord God.’ Whether they hear or refuse
to hear (for they are a rebellious house),
they shall know that there has been a
prophet among them.
croquet then please put your name and
telephone number on the list in the church
porch or speak to Douglas Rutherford after the
10.00am service or telephone him on 01604
637826.
Sunday School
Please note that Sunday School will finish on
Sunday 19th July, and will re-start again on
Sunday 6th September.
Come as U R
Come as U R Informal Church takes place on
Sunday 19th July at 6.00pm. The theme is
'Beginnings and Endings' and the evening will
finish with Compline, which is also known as
'Night Prayer'. All will be very welcome.
Sunday 26th July
Choral Evensong at 6.00pm in church.
Day Trip to Hunstanton
Do you fancy a day at the seaside??
We still have places available for our coach trip
to Hunstanton on Wednesday 19th August. The
coach will leave from outside church at 9.00am
and leave Hunstanton at 6.00pm. The cost is
£12 per adult and £5 per child (under 18).
Please also bring a picnic and money for fish
and chips. If you would like to book a place,
please speak to Anne Quinn, Sue Ball or
Victoria Austin. All children MUST be
accompanied by a responsible adult!
Holiday Club
There will be NO holiday club this summer. As
numbers have been quite low for the past
couple of years, I have decided this year, to do
a one off Messy Church on Saturday 22nd
August from 11.00am till 1.00pm. This is open
to all children and their families to come
together, to enjoy fun activities and a meal.
Anne Quinn.
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General Notices
Church Coffee Mornings
Following the success of the coffee morning
two weeks ago and people suggesting it would
be a good idea to have one regularly, I have
decided to run three more whilst the Church is
still open for summer visitors. £60 was raised
for Church funds, but it wasn't only about the
money, those who came said it was a good
opportunity to chat and have some good
fellowship and would be good to continue. Like
the last time, I will bake fresh scones and
provide biscuits etc. The Fridays during the
school holidays would also be good to see
families and weather permitting give them an
opportunity to play together in the Churchyard.
The Fridays I am booking is 17th July, 14th
August and 4th September. Please put the
dates in you diary now. Jeanette.
Footsteps in Faith
The next course will begin in mid September
when we will be studying John’s Epistles.
Further details will be in the August Bulletins.
St Peters Church, Marefair, Northampton
The friends of St Peters Church are looking to
assist The Churches Conservation Trust in
opening the 12th century church more
frequently during the coming months. They are
looking to recruit volunteers to meet and greet
visitors during this time, and particularly at the
Heritage Weekend in September. Full training
will be provided to ensure that all volunteers
are confident in talking about the church,
which is a remarkable example of Norman
architecture. If you would be interested in
becoming a volunteer, please email Gerald
Porter at Gerald_porter@talktalk.net.
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Street Pastors Report from
Friday 26th June
It was a warm evening and not at all busy .We
met one group of very friendly and happy
young people at the top of Abington Street. But
as sometimes happens, one was very upset as
she had witnessed a big argument between her
parents. Clearly seeking to let Christ into her
life; but opportunity to talk is limited when the
group wants to move on. So we & the prayer
team prayed for her. We pray that she finds a
church where she can explore her faith and that
her family situation resolves itself.
We also met a group near the Cordwainer who
were keen to sing "Happy Birthday" to one of
their friends and have photos and hugs! Lots of
thanks for what we do.
The second half was much busier for us - whilst
we were in Angel Street we were called to one
club where a young lady was drunk and being
aggressive to her friends. The door staff had
tried to help out –they provided water, which
was great - but had asked for us to help out!
She had been sick, so we helped clean her up,
but mostly supported her friends to support her.
She lashed out again when they tried to get her
to walk to a taxi. But got there in the end, and
it’s good that friends will stick together when
needed.
We had a couple of other interventions with
people who were sick, but the theme of the
evening seemed to be that everyone had a
friend or friends with them. We also came
across a young lady who claimed to have
had all the contents of her bag, including
phone, ID and (sometimes) her bank card
stolen. Unfortunately she was quite drunk so
the story wasn't consistent and her friend was
focused on trying to get them home.
Lots of flip flops in the second half, to the extent
that we had to go back & restock, though, as
often then happens, the demand slacked off!
A late finish, after 4 am, and very odd to go out
into the daylight! But a great night and a very
fulfilling one. Thank you all for your support!
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