Pilgrim

21st & 28th June 2009

The Weobley & Staunton Group of Parishes
www.weobleyandstaunton.co.uk

Sunday 21st June
Second Sunday after Trinity - Proper 7 (Green)

Job 38:1-11; Psalm 107[1-3],23-32;
2 Corinthians 6.1-13; Mark 4.35-41
Common Worship pp 606-608

The Collect
Lord, you have taught us
that all our doings without love are nothing worth:
send your Holy Spirit
and pour into our hearts that most excellent gift of love,
the true bond of peace and of all virtues,
without which whoever lives is counted dead before you.
Grant this for your only Son Jesus Christ's sake,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Sunday 28th June
Third Sunday after Trinity - Proper 8 (Green)

Wisdom of Solomon 1.13-15; 2.23,24
Canticle: Lamentations 3.23-33 or Psalm 30
2 Corinthians 8.7-15 ; Mark 5.21-43
Common Worship pp 611-613

The Collect
Almighty God,
you have broken the tyranny of sin
and have sent the Spirit of your Son into our hearts
whereby we call you Father:
give us grace to dedicate our freedom to your service,
that we and all creation may be brought
to the glorious liberty of the children of God;
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. Amen.

Sunday 5th July
Fourth Sunday after Trinity - Proper 9 (Green)

Ezekiel 2.1-5 ; Psalm 123
2 Corinthians 12.2-10 ; Mark 6.1-13
Common Worship pp 617-619

Services

Sunday 21st June
9.00 am Communion (BCP), Monnington
9.00 am Communion (CW) & Baptism, Norton Canon
10.30 am Matins, Letton
10.30 am Communion (CW) & Confirmation, Weobley
5.00 pm Cathedral Chapter Evensong, Weobley

Sunday 28th June
9.00 am Communion (CW), Staunton Church
9.15 am Family Service, Sarnesfield
10.30 am Family Service, Byford
10.30 am Communion (BCP), Weobley
Preacher: Shirley Heywood of the
International Nepal Fellowship

Sunday 5th July
8.00 am Communion (BCP), Weobley
9.00 am Communion (BCP), Norton Canon
9.15 am Communion (BCP), Byford
10.30 am Morning Praise, Weobley
10.30 am Communion (BCP), Letton

Hereford Cathedral Choir
come to Weobley
Hereford Cathedral Choir will lead Choral Evensong in Weobley Church on Sunday 21st June at 5.00 pm
This unique event will be followed by puddings and wine
Please try to come along..


Please Continue To Pray For

In the Anglican Communion
Oturkpo - (Province of Jos, Nigeria) The Rt Revd David Bello [21st]

Patna - (North India) The Rt Revd Philip Phembuar Marandih [28th]

In our own Diocese
Pray for Ludlow Deanery (Rural Dean - James Stewart; Lay Co-Chair - Andrew Pike)

In our own Group
The Parish of Weobley the Churchwardens John Nixon & Graham Millard and all the church community.

Those who are sick
Doug Thornton, Rose Pember
& Brian Holly, Weobley

Those who mourn the deaths of loved ones
Jan Cadman, Letton

Those especially in our thoughts
Megan Powell being baptised
today in Norton Canon [21st]

Confirmation
We welcome the Bishop Of Hereford, the Rt Revd Anthony Priddis to Weobley Church this Sunday (21st) where he will confirm 15 Candidates, 9 from the Weobley & Staunton Group and 6 from the Eardisley Group. Please pray for each of the candidates on this very special occasion:

Weobley & Staunton; Greg Penning,Harry Havard, Harley Heritage, Beth Mealand, Ryan Parrett, Madeleine Powell, Hannah Riley, Leo Schramm, Sarah Schramm, Eardisley; Catrin Anthony, Maia Hughes, David Penney, Richard Penney, Rowan Pritchard, Charlotte Spreckley.

Group Diary
Every Wednesday Communion (BCP)
10 am at Weobley Church
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Julian Group
Every Tuesday at 7.30 pm except the last Tuesday in the month.

Study Group
The group meets at 47 Bearcroft on Fridays at 2.30pm. The current course is The Easter People. For more info contact Sue Nixon .


RANDOM
Our last session for this year will be a barbecue on 12th July from 6.30pm at Little Croft, the home of James and June Smith. This will be an opportunity for us to say goodbye to Emma, our Youth Worker who will be leaving us at the end of the school term and to meet our new Youth Workers Grant & Pippa Haverley, who will start working with the Weobley Churches Together Youth Project in September.


Events in June & July

Wednesday 24 June
12.45pm Funeral of Jan Cadman at the crematorium
Sunday 28 June
3.30pm Farewell Service for Bishop Michael and Rosemary in cathedral
Thursday 2 July
2pm Wheelers & Co (Toddlers), Picnic at 47 Bearcroft



Weobley Mothers Union
The next meeting will be Thursday 25th June at 10.30am Weobley Vicarage. There will be a talk on the Holy Land Pilgrimage. New members welcome.


International Nepal Fellowship
Coffee Morning and Table Sale
to raise money for a gynaecological camp
in poorest and remotest area of the country.
Friday 3rd July 10am - 12.30, 47 Bearcroft.


Coffee Morning:
Friends of Weobley Parish Church
Tuesday 23 June, 10am-noon,
Parkfields, Weobley


WEOBLEY VICARAGE FETE
Saturday 27 June 2 - 4pm
Cake Stall, Teas, Games,
Plants, Raffle,Bric-a-Brac & lots more…..


THE REV LYNN MONEY
Lynn's last Sunday in this group of Parishes will be on 26th July. If you would like to donate towards Lynn's leaving present which we will present at her last service please place in an envelope marked "Lynn" and give to any of the Warden.
Lynn's Induction Service as rector of the Bredenbury benefice will take place at Pencombe Church on Monday September 7th at 7pm. All are welcome to attend, but for catering purposes it would be helpful if you could sign the attendance sheet that will be at the back of each church if you are intending to come.


THE REV SUSAN VERWEY
Susan Verwey will be returning to our Group as Associate Minister as from 6th July 2009. She will be Licensed in Weobley Church by the Bishop of Hereford at 7pm that evening and we hope that many of you will join us at that service as we welcome Susan back to our Group and look forward to her Ministry among us.


FAREWELL SERVICE FOR
BISHOP MICHAEL & ROSEMARY
The Farewell Service will be held in the Cathedral on Sunday 28th June at 3.30pm. It will take the form of a Eucharist and be combined with what was already planned as the 15th Anniversary Celebration of Local Ministry within the Diocese.


Kington and Weobley Deanery invite you to
NEW ENGLISH ORCHESTRA & SINGERS
Pembridge Church
Saturday July 18th 7.30pm
Tickets £5, For more information:
www.newenglishorchestra.org