Dear Sisters and Brothers, Welcome to our weekly pew sheet and updates blog. Remember to try and keep this sheet digital but do print copies for those who may need them.
Sunday Morning:
The link for our readings:
Please note the complete readings are in full at the end of the blog.
Collect Prayer:
Almighty and everlasting God,
you have given us your servants grace,
by the confession of a true faith,
to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity
and in the power of the divine majesty to worship the Unity:
keep us steadfast in this faith,
that we may evermore be defended from all adversities;
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:
Almighty and eternal God,
you have revealed yourself as Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
and live and reign in the perfect unity of love:
hold us firm in this faith,
that we may know you in all your ways
and evermore rejoice in your eternal glory,
who are three Persons yet one God,
now and for ever. Upcoming Dates This Week:
Sunday 26th May - Trinity Sunday
9.30am: St Peter's Holy Communion - the service will be live streamed on ww.facebook.com/huttonparish
11.15am: All Saints' Holy Communion
4.00pm: Younger & Older Youth
Wednesday
9.30am: Holy Communion at All Saints
Next Sunday: 2nd June First After Trinity
9.30am: St Peter's Holy Communion
11.15am: All Saints' Morning Prayer
6.00pm: All Saints' Memorial Service
Notices
Decoration of Food Hub and Daily Bread Office
To enable us to carry out the work it will be necessary to make the following changes to the Food Hub and Café opening times.
The Food Hub will be closed from Saturday 25th May to Thursday 6th June inclusive, re-opening on Friday 7 th June.
Daily Bread Café will be closed from Tuesday 28th May to Monday 3rd June inclusive, re-opening on Tuesday 4th June. Little Fishes will not meet on Thursday 30th May.
A short introduction to the hope, peace and purpose that can be found in Jesus.
Learn about the life, death and resurrection of Jesus.
Come along to a short introductory 3 session course to ask any questions and spend time exploring what hope is found in Jesus.
Wednesday 26th June, 3rd July and 10th July 12-1pm in Daily Bread café.
Memorial Service - Sunday 2nd June at 6.00pm All Saints
All are very welcome. If you would like to add a name to the 'In Memoriam' list of names read out in the service, please contact the Parish Office office@huttonparish.com
Rooted Community
Please email rooted@huttonparish.com for more details.
Youth Group (for Year 6 - 10)
For food, friendship, faith and fun held at St Peter's, please email sue@huttonparish.com. The next session will be this Sunday 26th May.
Older Youth
Sunday 26th May meeting at St Peter's at 4.00pm. Join us for exploring faith, creating friendship and having fun. For more information please email andy@huttonparish.com.
Bible Study
The next Monday meeting is scheduled for 1st July at 2.00pm - St Peter's. The Wednesday meetings will continue to be on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month.
Men's Breakfast
For more information please contact andy@huttonparish.com
Do join us on 6th July for the Bradwell Pilgrimage to register your interest or click here.
Mothers’ Union
Future dates - June 12th at Bonnies for afternoon tea £19.50. October 9th – lunch, details to follow.
We look forward to seeing you. Please contact Margaret Morris 01277 217398 for more details.
Curate Update - Reverend Sue
Sue will shortly be going on placement to West Horndon Parish as part of her Curacy training, initially for a period of 3 months. We will not see her on Sundays in Hutton Parish but she can still be contacted on sue@huttonparish.com
Afternoon Prayer and Meditation
“Be still and know that I am God”. Psalm 46 v 10.
Quiet Prayer and Meditation on the 4th Wednesday afternoon of each month, the next session will be 26th June in the Chapel.
With every blessing, Andy
Isaiah 6:1-8
6 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lofty; and the hem of his robe filled the temple. 2 Seraphs were in attendance above him; each had six wings: with two they covered
their faces, and with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew. 3 And one called to another and said: ‘Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory.’ 4 The pivots on the thresholds shook at the voices of those who called, and the house filled with smoke. 5 And I said: ‘Woe is me! I am lost, for I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips; yet my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!’ Then one of the seraphs flew to me, holding a live coal that had been
taken from the altar with a pair of tongs. 7 The seraph touched my mouth with it and said: ‘Now that this has touched your lips, your guilt has departed and your sin is blotted out.’ 8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ‘Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?’ And I said, ‘Here am I; send me!’
Psalm 29
1 Ascribe to the Lord, you powers of heaven, •
ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
2 Ascribe to the Lord the honour due to his name; •
worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.
3 The voice of the Lord is upon the waters;
the God of glory thunders; •
the Lord is upon the mighty waters.
4 The voice of the Lord is mighty in operation; •
the voice of the Lord is a glorious voice.
5 The voice of the Lord breaks the cedar trees; •
the Lord breaks the cedars of Lebanon;
6 He makes Lebanon skip like a calf •
and Sirion like a young wild ox.
7 The voice of the Lord splits the flash of lightning;
the voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness; •
the Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.
8 The voice of the Lord makes the oak trees writhe
and strips the forests bare; •
in his temple all cry, ‘Glory!’
9 The Lord sits enthroned above the water flood; •
the Lord sits enthroned as king for evermore.
10 The Lord shall give strength to his people; •
the Lord shall give his people the blessing of peace.
Romans 8:12-17
12 Brothers and sisters, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh— 13 for if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. 14 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God. 15 For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received a spirit of adoption. When we cry, ‘Abba! Father!’ 16 it is that very Spirit bearing witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 17 and if children, then heirs, heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ—if, in fact, we suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him.
John 3:1-17
1 There was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews. 2 He came to Jesus by night and said to him, ‘Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God; for no one can do these signs that you do apart from the presence of God.’ 3 Jesus answered him, ‘Very truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being born from above.’ 4 Nicodemus said to him, ‘How can anyone be born after having grown old? Can one enter a second time into the mother’s womb and be born?’ 5 Jesus answered, ‘Very truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit. 6 What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7 Do not be
astonished that I said to you, “You must be born from above.” 8 The wind blows where it chooses, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.’ 9 Nicodemus said to him, ‘How can these things be?’ 10 Jesus answered him, ‘Are you a teacher of Israel, and yet you do not understand these things? 11 ‘Very truly, I tell you, we speak of what we know and testify to what we have seen; yet you do not receive our testimony. 12 If I have told you
about earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you about heavenly things? 13 No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven, the Son of Man. 14 And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, 15 that whoever believes in him may have eternal life. 16 ‘For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that
everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life. 17 ‘Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.