SERVICES NEXT SUNDAY – 26th August: 12th Sunday after Trinity
08.00
09.15
10.45
11.00 at Hala
12.30
18.30
COMING UP
Fri 31 Aug–Sun 2 Sept Guide camp, Guy’s Farm Activity centre
Sun 2 Sept
Mon 3 Sept
Mon 3 Sept
Wed 5 Sept
Sun 16 Sep
Fri 26 Oct
WELCOME
TO
SCOTFORTH
ST PAUL
Holy Communion (BCP)
Parish Eucharist
Service of the Word
Service of the Word
Holy Baptism - Cameron Lee Angus
Siena Rose Angus, Poppy Lillian Reed
Evensong (BCP)
New Service pattern starts
Morning Prayer recommences 9.05 in Church
PCC meeting Hala, 7.30pm
"Open Door" social afternoon 2 - 3.30pm in
the Parish Hall. All welcome.
Parish Walk - Cunswick Scar. 12 noon
Hala Quiz Night - Further details to follow
OTHER NOTICES
JOB VACANCY - Lancaster Street Pastors, Joint Coordinator details at the back of church/Hala.
SERVICE TIMES Details of the new services from Sept 2nd can be
found on the picture postcards at Hala and at the Church.
CHILD FRIENDLY CHURCH AWARD: St Paul’s has been awarded
the ‘Child Friendly Church Award’ in recognition of our work with
children and young people. The award recognises the hard work
put in by many in Stepping Stones, Junior Church at both St
Paul’s Hala and St Paul’s, the Youth Group and in growing
relationships with schools. We are particularly delighted that our
safe guarding procedures recently adopted by the PCC are being
used as an example of good practice across the Church of
England in Lancashire. The award will be formally given on 26
Sept in Blackburn Cathedral by the Bishop of Blackburn where
reps from the young people and leaders will be present.
PRAYER LEAFLETS: Please sign up if you can help deliver prayer
leaflets in September. If anyone who normally worships at Hala
would like to help, please contact David Fox or Beryl Fawcett on
841414
GOD OUR ROCK:. Do you know everything there is to know
about the Christian faith? No? Then this opportunity is for you.
God our Rock is a church programme to help people ask
questions and grow in their faith in a friendly, supportive and
comfortable way. This is a great chance to strengthen your faith
and explore if God is calling you to some ministry in the church.
Details are at the back of church today.
SIDESPERSON’S ROTAS. Rotas for Sept-Dec are now available at
the back of church and at Hala. Please take your named copy.
PUBLIC CONSULTATION MEETING regarding the appointment of
a new Bishop of Blackburn on Thursday 13 September will take
place at the Crofters Hotel, A6 Garstang 7.30 – 9.00pm. All are
welcome. If you are unable to attend the Consultation, written
comments can be submitted by 28 September. Further details at
the back of church and at Hala.
PARISH HALL – ‘SPRING CLEAN’ The Parish Hall Management Group
are looking for volunteers on Sunday 30th September
2pm - 4pm. We are going to have a clear out of
cupboards, stores and shelves to try and ‘spruce up’
the hall a bit. Drinks will be available to all those
helping. Please do try and pop along – many hands make light
work! Jayne Weatherill – Chair - PHMG
We seek to be a church that worships God,
is growing in faith and is serving the community
19th August 2012
11th Sunday
after Trinity
SERVICES TODAY
08.00
09.15
10.45
11.00 at Hala
12.30
Holy Communion (BCP)
Parish Eucharist
Service of the Word
Service of the Word
Holy Baptism - Grace Wilkinson
18.30
Evensong (BCP)
Charlie Jay Agar
TODAY’S READINGS
PROVERBS 9 : 1 - 6
To this writer, wisdom was one of God’s personal attributes.
Here, just as Jesus was to do, God invites all to come in and
eat bread and wine at the Lord’s table.
EPHESIANS 5 : 15 – 20
This letter has much to say about the details of Christian
behaviour, and now encourages us to be sensible and
moderate people, constant in worship and always thankful
for all things.
JOHN 6 : 51 – 58
For several Sundays we have been following John’s extended
section of Jesus’s teaching about spiritual food. To those who
first heard Jesus talk about his body and blood, the words
made little sense. But John and the church cherish the words
as the meaning of every Communion.
NEXT WEEK’S READINGS
Joshua 24: 1-2a, 14-18 Ephesians 6:10 –20 John 6: 56-69
CLERGY at St Paul’s :
VICAR: Rev Michael Gisbourne,
The Vicarage, 24 Scotforth Road LA1 4ST
(tel 32106) Email: vicar@stpauls-scotforth.org
Rest Day Friday
CURATE: Rev Sharon Wilkinson
(tel 62017) Email: curate@stpauls-scotforth.org
Rest Day Saturday
ALL ENQUIRIES to the PARISH OFFICE
Opening hours: Mon-Wed 9.00-12.00, Thurs 9.00-12.30
Tel 01524 843135 Email: stpauls@scotforth.org
BAPTISMS at St Paul’s can be booked at our ‘Drop-in Session’
held on Wednesday evenings 7.15-7.45pm, at the back of
church. Wedding enquiries also taken.
HALA CENTRE: for bookings, please contact Fay Ford on
67971
Church website: www.stpauls-scotforth.org
PRAYERS AND READINGS
If have something that you would like prayed for either for you directly, or for someone you are
concerned about - please have a word with one of
the clergy.
PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS:
Those who live on Maplewood Gardens, Mulberry Lane,
and Newmarket Avenue
Grace Wilkinson and Charlie Jay Agar who are to be
baptised today.
Those who have asked for or need our prayers this week:
Norman Ellis, Bobby Douglas, and Kath Beck
SECOND READING - Ephesians 5.15–20
A reading from the letter of Paul to the Ephesians.
Brothers and sisters, be careful then how you live,
not as unwise people but as wise, making the most of the
time, because the days are evil. So do not be foolish, but
understand what the will of the Lord is. Do not get drunk
with wine, for that is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit,
as you sing psalms and hymns and spiritual
songs among yourselves, singing and
making melody to the Lord in your hearts,
giving thanks to God the Father at all times
and for everything in the name of our Lord
Jesus Christ.
We pray for those who receive the ministry of the church at
home, including Mr and Mrs Pye, Peggy Nixon, Mrs Danson
Kath Carpenter and Raymond Weighell
The family and friends of those who have recently died:
Marjorie Peacock, Jack Outram, Betty Pickard, Burt Varley
and Dorothy Turner.
COLLECT
O God, you declare your almighty power most chiefly in
showing mercy and pity: mercifully grant to us such a
measure of your grace, that we, running the way of your
commandments, may receive your gracious promises, and
be made partakers of your heavenly treasure; 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
God of Mission, who alone brings growth to your Church.
Send your Holy Spirit to bring vision to our planning,
wisdom to our actions, faith to our lives, hope to our
communities, and love to our hearts. Through Jesus Christ
our Lord, Amen.
FIRST READING – Proverbs 9.1–6
A reading from the book of Proverbs.
Wisdom has built her house, she has hewn
her seven pillars. She has slaughtered her
animals, she has mixed her wine, she
has also set her table. She has sent
out her servant-girls, she calls from
the highest places in the town, ‘You
that are simple, turn in here!’ To those
without sense she says, ‘Come, eat of my bread and drink
of the wine I have mixed. Lay aside immaturity, and live,
and walk in the way of insight.’
GOSPEL READING - John 6.51–58
Hear the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John.
Jesus said to the crowd: ‘I am the living bread that came
down from heaven. Whoever eats of this bread will live for
ever; and the bread that I will give for the life of the world is
my flesh.’ The Jews then disputed among themselves,
saying, ‘How can this man give us his flesh to eat?’ So
Jesus said to them, ‘Very truly, I tell you, unless you eat the
flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life
in you. Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood have
eternal life, and I will raise them up on the last day; for my
flesh is true food and my blood is true drink. Those who eat
my flesh and drink my blood abide in me, and I in them.
Just as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the
Father, so whoever eats me will live because of me. This is
the bread that came down from heaven, not like that which
your ancestors ate, and they died. But the one who eats
this bread will live for ever.’