Christ Church

Higher Bebington

Sunday 28th June, 2020 3rd Sunday after Trinity

Prayer for the week:

God our saviour, look on this wounded world in pity and in power; hold us fast to your promises of peace won for us by your Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

This morning Rev Mike Loach will lead and our Ordinand, George will preach at our 10am live-streamed service.

Weekly sermons are available on the church website: christchurchbeb.org.uk

HYMNS

All my hope on God is founded

Open the eyes of my heart Lord

Guide me, O thou great redeemer

Thoughts for the week:

"We shall never know the power of what a simple smile can do" Mother Theresa

"There are no strangers, just friends you have never met" Roald Dahl

Our beautiful church building is now open for private prayer every day from 10am - 7pm.

When inside, please ensure that appropriate social distancing is maintained between you and others and please wipe down any surfaces you touch with cleaning equipment found at the entrance. X

Public worship will resume on Sunday 5th of July at 8.30am and 10am.

We are currently unsure as to how many will be allowed in church at any one time but will share that information as soon as we have it.

The first reading is from Romans 6:12-end. (NIVUK)

Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires. Do not offer any part of yourself to sin as an instrument of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer every part of yourself to him as an instrument of righteousness. For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under the law, but under grace. Slaves to righteousness What then? Shall we sin because we are not under the law but under grace? By no means! Don’t you know that when you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey – whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to righteousness? But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you have come to obey from your heart the pattern of teaching that has now claimed your allegiance. You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness. I am using an example from everyday life because of your human limitations. Just as you used to offer yourselves as slaves to impurity and to ever-increasing wickedness, so now offer yourselves as slaves to righteousness leading to holiness. When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the control of righteousness. What benefit did you reap at that time from the things you are now ashamed of? Those things result in death! But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life. For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

Hear the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew (10:40-end)Glory to you, O Lord.

‘Anyone who welcomes you welcomes me, and anyone who welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. Whoever welcomes a prophet as a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever welcomes a righteous person as a righteous person will receive a righteous person’s reward. And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones who is my disciple, truly I tell you, that person will certainly not lose their reward.’ This is the Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ.

Monday 29th June 9.30am Start the Week with prayer on Zoom. Contact Eunice if you would like to take part.

Watch in your own time a couple of amazing stories of forgiveness from • Corrie Ten Boom https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cfp51vLZb4 • Anthony Walker’s family https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgQyBLWFDBI

If you would then like to discuss with others why not join on Zoom either

• Wednesday (July 1st) 11.00am • Thursday (July 2nd) 8.15 pm

Please contact Eunice for Zoom details - 648 5343 or 07763 890840 euniceblackmore@talktalk.net

Ladies in Stitches are meeting online again on Thursday 2nd July at

10am. If you would like to join us, send your email address to Julie at

centremanager@christchurchhigherbebington.org.uk

Dear Friends - Christ Church You Tube channel is live streaming our 10am Sunday service every week. Just open YouTube and search for "Christ Church HB" or follow this link:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPD_Phsd0o2MYNudgbzFUzg

You can also catch up on all services that have been posted during lockdown.

Every Friday evening, at 7pm, Tracy is organising a weekly quiz

via Zoom open to the whole family. If you are interested in

taking part, please contact Tracy:

traocon@googlemail.com All are welcome to join in.

Thank You to all those who supported Christian Aid Week. We only know national results but so far £2 million has been raised. Twice the amount forecast though normally of course 7 million would be expected. As the virus spreads in poor countries, the Christian Aid Emergency coronavirus appeal is of course still open on line: https://www.christianaid.org.uk/give/give-money and by phone: 0207 523 2269.

The Alpha team are planning on doing some weeding in the graveyard on

Monday afternoon from 1.30 pm and would love you to join us. Bring

your own tools and drinks. Cakes and great company guaranteed.

An opportunity to explore “forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us”

Vicar: Rev. Mike Loach 0151 609 0943 mgloach@gmail.com Associate Minister: Rev. Eunice Blackmore 0151 648 5343 euniceblackmore@talktalk.net Parish Secretary: Victoria Gleave 0151 608 4429 parishoffice@christchurchhigherbebington.org.uk Office hours: Mon, Wed, Thurs & Fri: 9.00am to 12.30pm Website: www.christchurchbeb.org.uk

Prayer List: Maureen Ashworth, Cliff Barr, Sharon Beecham, Ann Bisbrown-Lee, George Bond, Krista Cater, Yvonne Cranny, Elsa Dowling, Mavis Duggan, Nora Duncan, John Evans, Mary Garland, Paula Green, Cara Elise Hartt, Simon Hayes, Pam Hollinshead, Lyndsey Howard, Anne Jones, Ted Jones, Richard Kelly, Paul Lewis, Jim Lloyd, Wendy Martin, Brenda McGrattan, Will McElroy (age 6), Heather Millington, Helen Nealy, Ian Pass, Lorraine Petropoulou, Rita Quine, Diane Randles, Howard Rogers, Joanne Russell, John Russell, Diane Saunders, Ina Shorrock, Janet Shorrock, Audrey Smith, Barbara Smith, Ann Tait, Keira Taylor, Roisin Terris, Jackie Turner, Keelin Turner, Malcolm Wheatley, Ron White, Whittaker Family, Sophie, Jonah (aged 8), Mark and Roy.

Anniversaries: Vera Powell, William Whieldon, Jeff Lydiatt, M. Galloway, Kay McLeod, Olive Murray, Ethel Kerry, Norman Davies,

Benjamin Connal, Alison Christine Halpin.

Funeral this week:

Wednesday 1st 2.30pm Joan Bloodworth Landican South

We may still not be able to gather for public worship but the work of Christ Church goes on and, unfortunately, needs to be paid for! A special thank you to everyone who contributes by standing order; this has been a tremendous advantage in these troubled times. If you would like to switch to a standing order, you can download a form from the website, contact your bank direct or give the treasurer a call (Charles Van Ingen 334 1956). If you give by envelope, please continue putting the money in week by week and bring the envelopes along when the opportunity arises. If you give by cash on the plate, please put the money aside in a handy jam-jar and bring it along when you can. Thank you again for your ongoing support and prayers, Charles & Mike.

We are now members of the Wirral Environmental Network and they have published their

newsletter online. It has lots of interesting features and activities. Here is a link:

https://mailchi.mp/70640811edd2/wirral-environmental-network-newsletter-9297410?

e=ff1af890ab

Christ Church is one of only three churches in the Diocese to have received an Eco Church Silver Award! We are very proud of this and are keen to work towards our Gold Award. We are obviously a little limited in what we can do together at the moment, but working outside is now a possibility. Mike and Pam would be very grateful for any offers of help to tidy and maintain the church "eco gardens" and explore new developments. Please do join them on Tuesday 30th at 2pm. Meet outside the Vicarage and bring your clippers! X