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Next Team Service at St John’s is Epiphany Choral Evensong 4pm Sunday 6 th January . including the welcome our new Operations Manager who is funded by the Market Town’s initiative, Rebecca Parnell. When she starts her March office base will be in St John’s Hall office.

Regular EventsMon-Fri St Peter’s Church is open every day 9am-4pm. At 12noon or 12.30pm there is a short time of prayer.Tuesdays 10-11.30am Knit and Knatter.(next Jan)

1st Tuesday 2.30pm St Peter’s Mother’s Union St P MU Jan meeting will be 8th Jan not 1st Jan

2nd Tuesday 10.45-12 Faith Exploration St Johns 3rd Tuesday 7.30pm Deanery Mother’s Union

1 st Wed 7.30pm This week, Faith Exploration Group in St Peter’s

2nd Wed Christian Aid Lunch 12-1pm St P’s Hall2nd Wednesday 7.30pm St Peter’s Ladies Group3rd Wednesday 7.30pm Men’s Group Last Wed 2-3.30pm Care & Share Craft Thursdays 9.30-11am St Peter’s Tiny Tots (next Jan10) Thursday 8.30am Morning Prayer in St Peter’s. 2nd Thursday 10.30am Solo Group Trinity Ch’ch3rd Thursday 2.30pm St Mary’s Mother’s Union

YEARS MIND – NEW LIST STARTING 2019This Sunday is the last with the old list, and the

first with the new list, so please put any names in by the end of the year.

New list for use from January 2019 in a diary at the back of church (for use up to 2023).

St Peter’s CHRISTMAS CARDJunior Church have made a large Card for everyone to use; write a message on insert and donate 50p to charity instead of sending card to church members.

Thanks to all who made donations to the Food Bank for some of the Food from IPL. Over £120 raised.

Team Council Tues 8th Jan 7.30pm in St Peter’sSt Mary’s PCC Tues 15th Jan 7.30pm at Gill’s

Deanery Synod Thurs 31st Jan 7.30pm at Chatteris – Agenda will be largely about training, supporting and equipping people lay people for ministry and

mission. – Anyone is welcome to attend.

Sat 26th Jan Family Committee Quiz at St Peter’sSat 2nd Feb St Peter’s Light Party

Thursday Tiny Tots.A big thank you to Ann, Sue, Margaret and others

who have been running the Tiny Tots for some considerable time. The time has now come for them

to hand this over after Feb ½ term. Anyone interested see Andrew

PLEASE TAKE THIS NOTICE SH EET HOME

Welcome to SpotlightWeekly News Sheet for the Churches

of St Mary & St Peter, March.

Sunday 30 th December Sunday after Christmas

Team Rector Rev Andrew Smith 01354 279232

Vicars Rev Marcus Purnell, Rev Jane Rees, Rev Jenny Webb

Readers David Harrison, Hannah Tayloremail [email protected]

www.stpeterschurchmarch.co.uk www.stmaryschurchmarch.co.uk

https://www.facebook.com/pages/St-Peters-Church-March-Cambridgeshire https://twitter.com/chuchstpeters

Sunday Services8am St Peter’s; Holy Communion 9.15am St Mary’s Sung Communion

Hymns; 81, 72, 79, 76, 5911am St Peter’s; Sung Communion with Junior Church

Hymns; 481, 2, 542, 395, 84, 183

Regular Midweek ServicesTuesday 10am Holy Communion at St John’s

including at St John’s on New Years DayWednesday 10am Holy Communion followed by refreshments at St Peter’s

Next Sunday; Feast of the Ephiphany,6 th January

Readings; Ephesians 3 v1-12, Matthew 2 v1-12.Communion 8am at St Peter’s

Sung Communion 9.15am at St Mary’sSung Communion 11am at St Peter’s

4pm CHORAL EVENSONG for Epiphany with Welcome of Rebecca at St John’s

FUNERALSWed 2nd Jan 1.30pm St John’s; Philip MooreFri 4th Jan 2.45pm St Peter’s; Ian CrabtreeMon 14th Jan 11am St Peter’s; Brenda Hilliard

Windows Magazine.Very sadly, as Kevin, our editor for several years, died on Christmas Eve, there will be no magazine

this month and maybe for a while. Anyone interested in becoming editor see Andrew.

http://www.stmaryschurchmarch.co.uk/

http://www.stpeterschurchmarch.co.uk/

COLLECT – the Prayer for Today.As your sons and daughters, O loving God, we come before you in thanksgiving, called and united in your eternal Word. Teach us to ponder the mystery of Nazareth, that we may find in you the source of our strength and the unity of our families. We ask this through Jesus Christ, your Word made flesh, who live and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, in the splendour of eternal light, God for ever and ever. Amen.

OLD TESTAMENT 1 Samuel 2 v18-20 Samuel was ministering before the Lord, a boy wearing a linen ephod. His mother used to make for him a little robe and take it to him each year, when she went up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice. Then Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, and say, ‘May the Lord repay you with children by this woman for the gift that she made to the Lord’; and then they would return to their home. Now the child Samuel continued to gro both in stature and in favour with the Lord and with the people.

EPISTLE Colossians 3 v12-17 As God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. Bear with one another and, if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive each other; just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; teach and admonish one another in all wisdom; and with gratitude in your hearts sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

GOSPEL Luke 2 v41-52 Every year the parents of Jesus went to Jerusalem for the festival of the Passover. And when he was twelve years old, they went up as usual for the festival. When the festival was ended and they started to return, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but his parents did not know it. Assuming that he was in the group of travellers, they went a day’s journey. Then they started to look for him among their relatives and friends. When they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem to search for him. After three days they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. And all who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his

answers. When his parents saw him they were astonished; and his mother said to him, ‘Child, why have you treated us like this? Look, your father and I have been searching for you in great anxiety.’ He said to them, ‘Why were you searching for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?’ But they did not understand what he said to them. Then he went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them. His mother treasured all these things in her heart. And Jesus increased in wisdom and in years, and in divine and human favour.

Prayer after CommunionLord, your wisdom echoes in the child’s question, and the raw insight of youth: renew our curiosity and deepen our desire for a truth that lives and grows before you; through Jesus Christ, the Question and the Answer. Amen.

For our prayers;Those who are ill, David Young, Denny Morley, Sylvia Band, Those recently died; Barbara Bothamley, Jean Jerome, Philip Moore, Ian Crabtree, Desmond Heaps, Kevin Devlin..Years mind, St Mary’s; Walter Watson, Mary Masters; and see the new book Jan 1-5. St Peter’s; see the new book Jan 1-5

WEEK of PRAYER for CHRISTIAN UNITYFriday Jan 18th

7.30pm Opening Service at St WendredaSaturday Jan 19th

9am Breakfast at MEF, and 11am-1pm Messy Church followed by Lunch at St John’s Church.

Sunday 20 th January 4pm Christian Unity Service at St Mary’s with a speaker from Kairos Prison ministries.

Monday Jan 21st2pm Prayer Meeting at Trinity.

Tuesday Jan 22nd7.30pm Service at Centenary

Wednesday Jan 23rd12noon Service followed by simple lunch at St Peter's (Volunteers to help with catering appreciated)

Thursday Jan 24thCafe style service 10am Elim at Centenary

Friday Jan 25 th 7.30pm Closing service at RC.

Thanks to all who helped at our Christmas Services in so many ways.

Happy New Year to you all.

Happy Christmas to you all.

CHRISTMAS SERVICES St Peter’s, High Street

Christmas Eve 4pm Crib and Carol Service 11.30pm Midnight Communion Christmas Day 8am Holy Communion 11am Communion with Carols

St Mary’s, WestryDec 23rd 3pm Carols by candlelightChristmas Day 9.15am Communion and Carols

Next Team Service at St John’s is Epiphany Choral Evensong 4pm Sunday 6 th January . including the welcome our new Operations Manager who is funded by the Market Town’s initiative, Rebecca Parnell. When she starts her March office base will be in St John’s Hall office.

Regular EventsMon-Fri St Peter’s Church is open every day 9am-4pm. At 12noon or 12.30pm there is a short time of prayer.Tuesdays 10-11.30am Knit and Knatter.(next Jan)

1st Tuesday 2.30pm St Peter’s Mother’s Union St P MU Jan meeting will be 8th Jan not 1st Jan

2nd Tuesday 10.45-12 Faith Exploration St Johns 3rd Tuesday 7.30pm Deanery Mother’s Union1st Wed 7.30pm Faith Exploration Group St Peter’s2nd Wed Christian Aid Lunch 12-1pm St P’s Hall2nd Wednesday 7.30pm St Peter’s Ladies Group3rd Wednesday 7.30pm Men’s Group (next Jan)Last Wed 2-3.30pm Care & Share Craft Thursdays 9.30-11am St Peter’s Tiny Tots (next Jan) Thursday 8.30am Morning Prayer in St Peter’s. 2nd Thursday 10.30am Solo Group Trinity Ch’ch3rd Thursday 2.30pm St Mary’s Mother’s Union

YEARS MIND – NEW LIST STARTING 2019Next Sunday will be the last with the old list so please put any names in by the end of the year.We are now compiling a new list for use from January 2019 in a diary at the back of church

(for use up to 2023).


IPL delivered a generous donation for the Food Bank including fresh potatoes and sweet potatoes.If you would like to purchase some, the money you

pay will be given to the FOODBANK




Sunday 23 rd December 4 th Sunday of Advent Team Rector Rev Andrew Smith

01354 279232Vicars Rev Marcus Purnell,

Rev Jane Rees, Rev Jenny WebbReaders David Harrison, Hannah Tayloremail [email protected]




Hymns; 394, 85, 75, 313, 4511am St Peter’s; Sung Communion with NATIVITY PLAY

Hymns; 332, 253, 269, 5523pm CAROL SERVICE at St Mary’s

Regular Midweek ServicesTuesday 10am Holy Communion at St John’s Wednesday 10am Holy Communion followed by refreshments at St Peter’s

There are services at St Peter’s on Boxing Day (this Wednesday) and at St John’s on New Years Day (week on Tuesday)

Sunday after Christmas, 30 th December Sunday readings; 1 Samuel 2 v18-20, Colossians 3 v12-17, Luke 2 v41-52.Communion 8am at St Peter’s


FUNERALSWed 2nd Jan 1.30pm St John’s; Philip MooreFri 4th Jan 2.45pm St Peter’s; Ian Crabtree

RECTORY CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSEFriday 28th December 10am-4pmDrop in any time for refreshments and good company. All Welcome.



Thank you to all who contribute to the Carol Services, and to those putting out candles and

staging and also to those decorating our churches.

ADVENT SONG & RESPONSE

Light the Advent candle one. Now the waiting has begun, we have started on our way: time to think of Christmas Day.

Light the Advent candle two. Think of humble shepherds who filled with wonder at the sight of the Child on Christmas night.

Light the Advent candle three. Think of heav’nly harmony: angels singing “Peace of earth” at the blessed Saviour’s birth.

Light the Advent candles now ! Sing of donkey, sheep and cow. Birthday candles for the King – let the Alleluyas ring.

Candle, candle, burning bright,shining in the winter night, Candle, candle burning bright,fill our hearts with Christmas light.

Lord Jesus, light of the world, blessed is Gabriel, who brought good news; blessed is Mary, your mother and ours.Help us who live by your lightto shine as lights in the world.All: Bless your Church preparing for Christmas; and bless us your children, who long for your coming. Amen.

COLLECT – the Prayer for Today.Who are we, Lord God, that you should come to us? Yet you have visited your people and redeemed us in your Son. As we prepare to celebrate his birth, make our hearts leap for joy at the sound of your Word, and move us by your Spirit to bless your wonderful works. Amen.

OLD TESTAMENT Micah 5 v2-5a The Lord says to his people:But you, O Bethlehem of Ephrathah, who are one of the little clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to rule in Israel, whose origin is

from of old, from ancient days. Therefore he shall give them up until the time when she who is in labour has brought forth; then the rest of his kindred shall return to the people of Israel. And he shall stand and feed his flock in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God. And they shall live secure, for now he shall be great to the ends of the earth; and he shall be the one of peace.

EPISTLE Hebrews 10 v5-1o When Christ came into the world, he said,‘Sacrifices and offerings you have not desired, but a body you have prepared for me; in burnt-offerings and sin-offerings you have taken no pleasure. Then I said, “See, God, I have come to do your will, O God” (in the scroll of the book it is written of me).’ When he said above, ‘You have neither desired nor taken pleasure in sacrifices and offerings and burnt-offerings and sin-offerings’ (these are offered according to the law), then he added, ‘See, I have come to do your will.’ He abolishes the first in order to establish the second. And it is by God’s will that we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

GOSPEL Luke 1 v39-45 In those days Mary set out and went with haste to a Judean town in the hill country, where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the child leapt in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and exclaimed with a loud cry, ‘Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. And why has this happened to me, that the mother of my Lord comes to me? For as soon as I heard the sound of your greeting, the child in my womb leapt for joy. And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfilment of what was spoken to her by the Lord.’

Prayer after CommunionGod made known in the friendship of women, the word of greeting and unseen life enwombed: give us the courage of the teenage mother who brings into the world a song of joyful revolt and a god who needs her love; through Jesus Christ, the one who is to come. Amen.

For our prayers;Those who are ill, David Young, Denny Morley, Sylvia Band, Kevin Devlin. Those recently died; Barbara Bothamley, Jean Jerome, Philip Moore, Ian Crabtree, Desmond Heaps.

Years mind, St Mary’s; Charles Roe, Violet Hunt. St Peter’s; Florence Miller, Louis Allen, Gwendoline Dewsbury, William Munden.

CHRISTMAS SERVICES

St Peter’s, High StreetDec 16th 6.30pm Carol Service by Candlelight Dec 19th 6.30p m Carols around the Christmas tree Dec 20th 6-7pm Churches Together Carols at TescoDec 23rd 11am Service includes Nativity Play Christmas Eve 4pm Crib and Carol Service 11.30pm Midnight Communion Christmas Day 8am Holy Communion 11am Communion with Carols

St Mary’s, WestryDec 23rd 3pm Carols by candlelightChristmas Day 9.15am Communion and CarolsNext Team Service at St John’s is Epiphany Choral Evensong 4pm Sunday 6 th January . including the welcome our new Operations Manager who is funded by the Market Town’s initiative, Rebecca Parnell. When she starts her March office base will be in St John’s Hall office.

Regular EventsMon-Fri St Peter’s Church is open every day 9am-4pm. At 12noon or 12.30pm there is a short time of prayer.

Tuesdays 10-11.30am Knit and Knatter.(next in Jan)1st Tuesday 2.30pm St Peter’s Mother’s Union

St P MU Jan meeting will be 8th Jan not 1st Jan2nd Tuesday 10.45-12 Faith Exploration St Johns 3rd Tuesday 7.30pm Deanery Mother’s Union1st Wed 7.30pm Faith Exploration Group St Peter’s2nd Wed Christian Aid Lunch 12-1pm St P’s Hall2nd Wednesday 7.30pm St Peter’s Ladies Group3rd Wednesday 7.30pm Men’s Group (next Jan)Last Wed 2-3.30pm Care & Share Craft Thursdays 9.30-11am St Peter’s Tiny Tots (next in Jan) Thursday 8.30am Morning Prayer in St Peter’s. 2nd Thursday 10.30am Solo Group Trinity Ch’ch3rd Thursday 2.30pm St Mary’s Mother’s Union FOODBANK donations of teabags, tinned tomatoes and tinned carrots at the moment and also Christmas foods.

For our prayers;Those who are ill, David Young, Denny Morley, Sylvia Band. Those recently died; John Bowers, Jacqueline Gooch, Barbara Bottomley, Jean Jerome, Philip Moore, Ian Crabtree.Years mind, St Mary’s; Steven Smith, Fred Fincham, Marjorie Furnell, Barbara Smith, Stephanie and Victoria Peck, William Shipton, Dora Larham.St Peter’s; Edith Hopley, Evelyn Ripper, Carole Whitcombe.

YEARS MIND – NEW LIST STARTING 2019

We are now compiling a new list for use from January 2019 in a NOW AVAILABLE diary at the back of

church (for use up to 2023).



Sunday 16 th December 3 rd Sunday of Advent






“Windows” magazine- editor [email protected]



Hymns; 209, 198, 568, 98, 16412.30pm Holy Baptism at St Peter’s6.30pm CAROL SERVICE at St Peter’s

Regular Midweek ServicesTuesday 10am Holy Communion at St John’s Wednesday 10am Holy Communion followed by refreshments at St Peter’sThursday 9.15pm Compline at St Peter’s

Next Sunday, 23 rd December, Advent 4, Sunday readings; Micah 5 v12-5a, Hebrews 10 v5-10, Luke 1 v39-55.

Communion 8am at St Peter’sSung Communion 9.15am at St Mary’sSung Communion 11am at St Peter’s

FUNERALSTues 18th Dec 1.30pm Fenland Barbara BottomleyThurs 20th Dec 11.45am St Peter’s Jean JeromeWed 2nd Jan 1.30pm St John’s; Philip Moore


RECTORY CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSEFriday 28th December 10am-4pm



Drop in any time for refreshments and good company. All Welcome.

PLEASE TAKE THIS NOTICE SH EET HOME ADVENT SONG & RESPONSE



Light the Advent candle three. Think of heav’nly harmony: angels singing “Peace of earth” at the blessed Saviour’s birth.

Candle, candle, burning bright,shining in the winter night, Candle, candle burning bright,

fill our hearts with Christmas light.

People of God; return !You are called to be God’s own.From the mountains announce the good news.God comes in justice and peace for all. You are God’s children.All: Lord make us one as we walk with Christ today and for ever. Amen.

COLLECT – the Prayer for Today.Almighty God, you sent your Son into a world where wheat must be winnowed from the chaff and evil clings to what is good. Let the fire of your Spirit purge us of greed and deceit, so that, purified, we may find our peace in you and you may delight in you and you may delight in us. Grant this through him whose coming is certain, whose day draws near: your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God for ever and ever. Amen.

OLD TESTAMENT Zephaniah 3 v14-20 Sing aloud, O daughter Zion; shout, O Israel! Rejoice and exult with all your heart, O daughter Jerusalem! The Lord has taken away the judgements against you, he has turned away your enemies. The king of Israel, the Lord, is in your midst; you shall fear disaster no more. On that day it shall be said to Jerusalem: Do not fear, O Zion;do not let your hands grow weak. The Lord, your God, is in your midst, a warrior who gives victory;he will rejoice over you with gladness, he will renew you in his love; he will exult over you with loud singing as on a day of festival. I will remove

disaster from you,so that you will not bear reproach for it. I will deal with all your oppressors at that time. And I will save the lame and gather the outcast, and I will change their shame into praiseand renown in all the earth. At that time I will bring you home, at the time when I gather you; for I will make you renowned and praised among all the peoples of the earth, when I restore your fortunesbefore your eyes, says the Lord.

EPISTLE Philippians 4 v4-7 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

GOSPEL Luke 3 v7-18 John said to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him, ‘You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bear fruits worthy of repentance. Do not begin to say to yourselves, “We have Abraham as our ancestor”; for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham. Even now the axe is lying at the root of the trees; every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.’ And the crowds asked him, ‘What then should we do?’ In reply he said to them, ‘Whoever has two coats must share with anyone who has none; and whoever has food must do likewise.’ Even tax-collectors came to be baptized, and they asked him, ‘Teacher, what should we do?’ He said to them, ‘Collect no more than the amount prescribed for you.’ Soldiers also asked him, ‘And we, what should we do?’ He said to them, ‘Do not extort money from anyone by threats or false accusation, and be satisfied with your wages.’ As the people were filled with expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Messiah, John answered all of them by saying, ‘I baptize you with water; but one who is more powerful than I is coming; I am not worthy to untie the thong of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. His winnowing-fork is in his hand, to clear his threshing-floor and to gather the wheat into his granary; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.’ So, with many other exhortations, he proclaimed the good news to the people.

Prayer after CommunionGod of flood and fire, calling us to turn from dead halls echoing with greed: may the gift of your Spirit

come to us from another place, burning with life and a hope that will not be quenched; through Jesus Christ, the one who is to come. Amen.

St Peter's Mothers Union Wave of Prayer of service, Monday 10th December 3 - 4pm

Also prayers from 25th Nov for 16 days on their Tree of Prayer against domestic and gender violence.

St Mary’s Mothers’ Union Wave of Prayer” time Tuesday 11th Dec at 2 Breton Avenue 11am-12noon

followed by light lunch . Please join us. All Welcome.March Team CHRISTMAS SERVICES

St Peter’s, High StreetDec 14th 2pm Burrowmore School 7pm Mayor’s Carol ServiceDec 16th 6.30pm Carol Service by Candlelight Dec 19th 6.30pm Carols around the Christmas treeDec 20th 6-7pm Churches Together Carols at TescoDec 23rd 11am Service includes Nativity Play Christmas Eve 4pm Crib and Carol Service 11.30pm Midnight Communion Christmas Day 8am Holy Communion 11am Communion with Carols


St Wendreda’s The AvenueDec 23rd 6.30pm Carols by CandlelightChristmas Eve 4pm ChristingleChristmas Day 11am Family Communion

St John’s, Station RoadDec 14th 10am All Saints School Dec 16th 4.30pm Christingle ServiceDec22nd 11-2 Messy Church in ChurchDec 23rd 4.30pm Carol ServiceChristmas Eve 4.30pm Nativity Play 11.30pm Midnight CommunionChristmas Day 9.30am Communion Next Team Service at St John’s is Epiphany Choral Evensong 4pm Sunday 6 th January . including the welcome our new Operations Manager who is funded by the Market Town’s initiative, Rebecca Parnell. When she starts her March office base will be in St John’s Hall office.


Tuesdays 10-11.30am Knit and Knatter.1st Tuesday 2.30pm St Peter’s Mother’s Union

St P MU Jan meeting will be 8th Jan not 1st Jan2 nd Tuesday 10.45-12 Faith Exploration St Johns 3rd Tuesday 7.30pm Deanery Mother’s Union1st Wed 7.30pm Faith Exploration Group St Peter’s2 nd Wed Christian Aid Lunch 12-1pm St P’s Hall 2 nd Wednesday 7.30pm St Peter’s Ladies Group 3rd Wednesday 7.30pm Men’s Group (next Jan)Last Wed 2-3.30pm Care & Share Craft

Thursdays 9.30-11am St Peter’s Tiny TotsThursday 8.30am Morning Prayer in St Peter’s.

2 nd Thursday 10.30am Solo Group Trinity Ch’ch 3rd Thursday 2.30pm St Mary’s Mother’s Union FOODBANK donations of teabags, tinned tomatoes and tinned carrots at the moment and also Christmas foods.



Sunday 9 th December 2 nd Sunday of Advent







CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL – Church Open until after Christingle. Lunch in Hall after 11am Service.

A BIG THANK YOU to all involved.


Hymns; 32, 46, 39, 48, 5011am St Peter’s; Sung Communion with Junior ChurchHymns; 401, 196, O Christmas Tree, 470, 165 3pm St Peter’s CHRISTINGLE SERVICE


Next Sunday, 16 th December, Advent 3, Sunday readings; Zephaniah 3v14-20,

Philippians 4 v4-7, Luke 3 v7-18.Communion 8am at St Peter’s

Sung Communion 9.15am at St Mary’sSung Communion 11am at St Peter’s12.30pm Holy Baptism at St Peter’s

6.30pm CAROL SERVICE at St Peter’sFUNERALS

Wed 12th Dec 3.30pm Fenland John BowersThur 13th Dec 12.15pm St Peter’s Jacqueline GoochTues 18th Dec 1.30pm Fenland Barbara BottomleyThurs 20th Dec 11.45am St Peter’s Jean Jerome




PLEASE TAKE THIS NOTICE SH EET HOME ADVENT SONG & RESPONSE







People of God; be glad !Your God delights in you,giving you joy for sadness and turning the dark to light.Be strong in hope therefore;for your God comes to save. You are God’s children.All: Lord make us one as we walk with Christ today and for ever. Amen

COLLECT – the Prayer for Today.God of our Salvation, you straighten the winding ways of our hearts and smooth paths made rough by sin. Make our conduct blameless, keep our hearts watchful in holiness, and bring to perfection the good you have begun in us. We ask this through him whose coming is certain, whose day draws near: your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God for ever and ever. Amen.

OLD TESTAMENT Malachi 3 v1-4 Thius said the Lord God: See, I am sending my messenger to prepare the way before me, and the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple. The messenger of the covenant in whom you delight—indeed, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts. But who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears?For he is like a refiner’s fire and like fullers’ soap; he will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he

will purify the descendants of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, until they present offerings to the Lord in righteousness. Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the Lord as in the days of old and as in former years.

EPISTLE Philippians 3 v9-13 My brothers and sisiters, I thank my God every time I remember you, constantly praying with joy in every one of my prayers for all of you, because of your sharing in the gospel from the first day until now. I am confident of this, that the one who began a good work among you will bring it to completion by the day of Jesus Christ. It is right for me to think this way about all of you, because you hold me in your heart, for all of you share in God’s grace with me, both in my imprisonment and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel. For God is my witness, how I long for all of you with the compassion of Christ Jesus. And this is my prayer, that your love may overflow more and more with knowledge and full insight to help you to determine what is best, so that on the day of Christ you may be pure and blameless, having produced the harvest of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ for the glory and praise of God.

GOSPEL Luke 3 v1-6 In the fifteenth year of the reign of Emperor Tiberius, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was ruler of Galilee, and his brother Philip ruler of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias ruler of Abilene, during the high-priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness. He went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins, as it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah,‘The voice of one crying out in the wilderness:“Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be made low,and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways made smooth; and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.” ‘Prayers after CommunionLord of the wilderness way, whose word scours our smooth evasions: take us on the unbending road to the raw centre of our world with a cry of invitation and the call of sudden grace; through Jesus Christ, the one who is to come. Amen.

For our prayers;Those who are ill, David Young, Denny Morley.

Those recently died; Margaret Shepperson, Kervin Campbell, John Bowers, Jacqueline Gooch, Barbara Bottomley, Jean Jerome.Years mind, St Peter’s; Elsie Ransom, John Nicholas, Reuben Turner, Ernest Kemp, Edith Hopley.St Mary’s; Ada Fitzjohn, Edith Chapman.YEARS MIND We are now compiling a new list for use

from January 2019 in a NOW AVAILABLE diary at the back of church (for use up to 2023).

March Team CHRISTMAS SERVICES

St Peter’s, High StreetDec 4th 7pm Cubs in ChurchDec 7th to 9th Christmas Tree FestivalDec 9th 3pm Christingle ServiceDec 14th 2pm Burrowmore School 7pm Mayor’s Carol ServiceDec 16th 6.30pm Carol Service by Candlelight Dec 19th 6.30pm Carols around the Christmas treeDec 20th 6-7pm Churches Together Carols at TescoDec 23rd 11am Service includes Nativity Play Christmas Eve 4pm Crib and Carol Service 11.30pm Midnight Communion Christmas Day 8am Holy Communion 11am Communion with Carols



St John’s, Station RoadDec 7th 9.45am All Saints TotsDec 14th 10am All Saints School Dec 16th 4.30pm Christingle ServiceDec22nd 11-2 Messy Church in ChurchDec 23rd 4.30pm Carol ServiceChristmas Eve 4.30pm Nativity Play 11.30pm Midnight CommunionChristmas Day 9.30am Communion Next Team Service at St John’s is Epiphany Choral Evensong 4pm Sunday 6 th January . including the welcome our new Operations Manager who is funded by the Market Town’s initiative, Rebecca Parnell. When she starts her March office base will be in St John’s Hall office.


Tuesdays 10-11.30am Knit and Knatter.1 st Tuesday 2.30pm St Peter’s Mother’s Union

St P MU Jan meeting will be 8th Jan not 1st Jan2nd Tuesday 10.45-12 Faith Exploration St Johns 3rd Tuesday 7.30pm Deanery Mother’s Union1 st Wed 7.30pm Faith Exploration Group St Peter’s 2nd Wed Christian Aid Lunch 12-1pm St P’s Hall2nd Wednesday 7.30pm St Peter’s Ladies Group3rd Wednesday 7.30pm Men’s Group (next Jan)Last Wed 2-3.30pm Care & Share Craft

Thursdays 9.30-11am St Peter’s Tiny TotsThursday 8.30am Morning Prayer in St Peter’s. 2nd Thursday 10.30am Solo Group Trinity Ch’ch3rd Thursday 2.30pm St Mary’s Mother’s Union St Peter's Mothers Union invite prayers from 25th Nov

for 16 days on their Tree of Prayer against domestic and gender violence. Mother’s Union Wave of Prayer of

service, Monday 10th December 3 - 4pmPLEASE TAKE THIS NOTICE SH EET HOME



Sunday 2 nd December ADVENT SUNDAY




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Hymns; 307, 467, 358, 489, 408 12.30pm St Peter’s Holy Baptism

Churches Together Carol Singing at March Town Christmas Fair – Sunday 2nd Dec

12.45-1.10pm in the Market Square.6.30pm in St Peter’s Team Choral Advent

Service of Light


Next Sunday, 9 th December, Advent 2, Sunday readings; Malachi 3v1-4, Philippians 4 v4-7, Luke 3 v1-6

Communion 8am at St Peter’sSung Communion 9.15am at St Mary’sSung Communion 11am at St Peter’s

CHRISTINGLE 3pm in St Peter’sFUNERALS

Wed 5th Dec 1.15pm St W’s Margaret Shepperson


Fri 7th Dec 2.30pm Fenland Kervin CampbellWed 12th Dec 3.30pm Fenland John BowersThur 13th Dec 12.15pm St Peter’s Jacqueline Gooch

St Peter’s Christmas Tree Festival 7-9 Dec Thursday 6th 9am – 4pm – Setting up.

Friday 7th 10am-5pm/Saturday 8th 9.30am-5pmSunday 9th 12.30-3pm Christingle Service at 3pm

Please see lists and offer to help. ADVENT SONG & RESPONSE






People of God; awake !The day is coming soon when you shall see God face to face. Remember the ways and works of God, God calls you out of darkness to walk in the light of his coming. You are God’s children.All: Lord make us one as we walk with Christ today and for ever. Amen.

COLLECT – the Prayer for Today.God our Saviour, you utter a word of promise and hope and hasten the day of justice and freedom, yet we live in a world forgetful of your word, our watchfulness dulled by the cares of life. Keep us alert. Make us attentive to your word, ready to look on your Son when he comes in power and great glory. Make us holy and blameless, ready to stand secure when the day of his coming shakes the world with terror. We ask this through him whose coming is certain, whose day draws near: your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God for ever and ever. Amen.

OLD TESTAMENT Jeremiah 33 v14-16 The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will fulfil the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah. In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch to spring up for David; and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. In those days Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will live in safety. And this is the name by which it will be called: ‘The Lord is our righteousness.’

EPISTLE 1 Thessalonians 3 v9-13 How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy that we feel before our God because of you? Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you face to face and restore whatever is lacking in your faith. Now may our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus direct our way to you. And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, just as we abound in love for you. And may he so strengthen your hearts in holiness that you may be blameless before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.

GOSPEL Luke 21 v25-35 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and on the earth distress among nations confused by the roaring of the sea and the waves. People will faint from fear and foreboding of what is coming upon the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Then they will see “the Son of Man coming in a cloud” with power and great glory. Now when these things begin to take place, stand up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.’ Then he told them a parable: ‘Look at the fig tree and all the trees; as soon as they sprout leaves you can see for yourselves and know that summer is already near. So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that the kingdom of God is near. Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all things have taken place. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. ‘Be on guard so that your hearts are not weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of this life, and that day does not catch you unexpectedly, like a trap. For it will come upon all who live on the face of the whole earth. Be alert at all times, praying that you may have the strength to escape all these things that take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.’

Prayers after CommunionUrgent God, breaking through the static to speak to our hearts: disarm our love of control and shake the silent heavens to reveal youre dawning glory, judging all in the light of love; through Jesus Christ, the one who is to come. Amen.

For our prayers;Those who are ill, David Young, Kevin Devlin. Those recently died; Marjorie Ireland, Margaret Shepperson, Kervin Campbell, John Bowers.Years mind, St Peter’s; Stewart Harrop, William Dyer, Crystal Fredriksson, Flora Hills, Bob Unwin, Edna Peters, Sydney Billitt, Caroline Rawling.

St Mary’s; Isabella Coolbear, Beatrice London, Rosalie Gosling, Sidney Whittlesea, Ysabel Frost, Leonard Frost, Dora Wells.

CHAT-TEA Meal in St John’s Hall 4-6pm todayFOODBANK would be grateful for any donations of teabags, tinned tomatoes and tinned carrots at the moment and also Christmas foods.YEARS MIND We are now compiling a new list for use from January 2019 in a NOW AVAILABLE diary at the back of church (for use up to 2023).

YEARS MIND We are now compiling a new list for use from January 2019 in a NOW AVAILABLE

diary at the back of church (for use up to 2023). TWO events NEXT SUNDAY


12.45-1.10pm in the Market Square.Team Choral Advent Service of Light

Sunday 2nd December.6.30pm in St Peter’s

St Peter’s Christmas Tree Festival 7-9 Dec Thursday 6th 9am – 4pm – Setting up.

Friday 7th 10am-5pmSaturday 8th 9.30am-5pm

Sunday 9th 12.30-3pmChristingle Service at 3pm

Please see lists and offer to help.

CHRISTMAS SERVICESin the March Team

St Peter’s, High StreetWed 28th Nov 6.30pm Guides Carol ServiceDec 4th 7pm Cubs in ChurchDec 7th to 9th Christmas Tree FestivalDec 9th 3pm Christingle ServiceDec 14th 2pm Burrowmore School 7pm Mayor’s Carol ServiceDec 16th 6.30pm Carol Service by Candlelight Dec 19th 6.30pm Carols around the Christmas treeDec 20th 6-7pm Churches Together Carols at TescoDec 23rd 11am Service includes Nativity Play Christmas Eve 4pm Crib and Carol Service 11.30pm Midnight Communion Christmas Day 8am Holy Communion 11am Communion with Carols



St John’s, Station RoadDec 7th 9.45am All Saints TotsDec 14th 10am All Saints School Dec 16th 4.30pm Christingle ServiceDec22nd 11-2 Messy Church in ChurchDec 23rd 4.30pm Carol ServiceChristmas Eve 4.30pm Nativity Play 11.30pm Midnight CommunionChristmas Day 9.30am Communion

Fenland Music Christmas ConcertNext Saturday, 1 st December 7-9pm in St Peter’s Tickets on door £7 adults, £5 conces, children free.



Sunday 25 th November 4 th Kingdom, “Stir-up” Sunday









Hymns; 393, 442, 457, 565, 163 Regular Midweek Services

Tuesday 10am Holy Communion at St John’s Wednesday 10am Holy Communion followed by refreshments at St Peter’sNext Sunday, 2 nd December, ADVENT 1,

Readings; Jeremiah 33 v14-16,1 Thessalonians3 v9 -13, Luke 21 v25-35.

Communion 8am at St Peter’sSung Communion 9.15am at St Mary’sSung Communion 11am at St Peter’sHoly Baptism 12.30pm at St Peter’s

Carol Singing 12.45pm Market Place6.30pm Team Choral Advent Service of Light at St Peter’s


FUNERALSThurs 29th Nov 9.30am Fenland Marjorie IrelandWed 5th Dec 1.15pm St W’s Margaret SheppersonFri 7th Dec 2.30pm Fenland Kervin Campbell

St Peter's Mothers Union invite prayers from 25th Nov for 16 days on their Tree of Prayer against domestic and gender violence.

CHAT-TEA – next on Dec 2 nd 4-6pm in St John’s Hall All are invited to come for a

meal, and to support our young people.

PLEASE TAKE THIS NOTICE SH EET HOME COLLECT – the Prayer for Today.

Almighty and eternal God, to Jesus Christ, the first-born from the dead, you have granted everlasting dominion and a kingship that will not pass away. Remove from us every desire for privilege and power, that we may imitate the sacrificial love of Christ our King and, as a royal and priestly people, serve you humbly in our brothers and sisters. Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God for ever and ever. Amen.

OLD TESTAMENT Daniel 7 v9-10 & 13-14, As I watched, thrones were set in place, and an Ancient One took his throne; his clothing was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was fiery flames, and its wheels were burning fire. A stream of fire issued and flowed out from his presence. A thousand thousand served him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood attending him. The court sat in judgement, and the books were opened. As I watched in the night visions, I saw one like a human being coming with the clouds of heaven. And he came to the Ancient One and was presented before him. To him was given dominion and glory and kingship, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that shall not pass away, and his kingship is one that shall never be destroyed.

NEW TESTAMENT Revelation 1 v4b-8 Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne, and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth.To him who loves us and freed us from our sins by his blood, and made us to be a kingdom, priests serving his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. Look! He is coming with the clouds; every eye will see him, even those who pierced him; and on his

account all the tribes of the earth will wail.So it is to be. Amen. ‘I am the Alpha and the Omega’, says the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.

For our prayers;Those who are ill, David Young. Those recently died; Mike Kisby, Marjorie Ireland, Margaret Shepperson, Kervin Campbell.Years mind, St Peter’s; Muriel Dunham, Cecil Streeter, Irene Helstrip, Gordon Howlett, Joe Shaw.St Mary’s; Eric May, Keith Lincoln, Bert Repper, Douglas Richmond.

GOSPEL John 18 v33b-40 Pilate asked Jesus, ‘Are you the King of the Jews?’ Jesus answered, ‘Do you ask this on your own, or did others tell you about me?’ Pilate replied, ‘I am not a Jew, am I? Your own nation and the chief priests have handed you over to me. What have you done?’ Jesus answered, ‘My kingdom is not from this world. If my kingdom were from this world, my followers would be fighting to keep me from being handed over to the Jews. But as it is, my kingdom is not from here.’ Pilate asked him, ‘So you are a king?’ Jesus answered, ‘You say that I am a king. For this I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice.’ Pilate asked him, ‘What is truth?’After he had said this, he went out to the Jews again and told them, ‘I find no case against him. But you have a custom that I release someone for you at the Passover. Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?’ They shouted in reply, ‘Not this man, but Barabbas!’ Now Barabbas was a bandit.

Prayers after CommunionYou who are, who were, who are to come, before whose judgement all fades away that is not love: save us from violence that seeks to claim our hearts so we might hear a different voice and belong to you in truth; through Jesus Christ, the woulded king of all. Amen.

Stir up, O Lord, the wills of your faithful people; that they, plenteously rewarded bringing forth the fruit of good works, may by you be plenteously rewarded; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.


Tuesdays 10-11.30am Knit and Knatter.1st Tuesday 2.30pm St Peter’s Mother’s Union

St P MU Jan meeting will be 8th Jan not 1st Jan2nd Tuesday 10.45-12 Faith Exploration St Johns

3rd Tuesday 7.30pm Deanery Mother’s Union1st Wed 7.30pm Faith Exploration Group St Peter’s2nd Wed Christian Aid Lunch 12-1pm St P’s Hall2nd Wednesday 7.30pm St Peter’s Ladies Group3rd Wednesday 7.30pm Men’s Group Last Wed 2-3.30pm Care & Share Craft

Thursdays 9.30-11am St Peter’s Tiny TotsThursday 8.30am Morning Prayer in St Peter’s. 2nd Thursday 10.30am Solo Group Trinity Ch’ch3rd Thursday 7pm St Mary’s Mother’s Union


diary at the back of church (for use up to 2023). This Sunday Nov 18th 4pm at St John’s

A TAIZE Service. All Welcome

WALNUTS will be on sale at St Mary’s THIS Sunday, 18th November.


Tuesdays 10-11.30am Knit and Knatter.1st Tuesday 2.30pm St Peter’s Mother’s Union 2nd Tuesday 10.45-12 Faith Exploration St Johns 3 rd Tuesday 7.30pm Deanery Mother’s Union 1st Wed 7.30pm Faith Exploration Group St Peter’s2nd Wed Christian Aid Lunch 12-1pm St P’s Hall2nd Wednesday 7.30pm St Peter’s Ladies Group3 rd Wednesday 7.30pm Men’s Group Last Wed 2-3.30pm Care & Share Craft


St Peter’s pcc 7.30pm Tues 20th Nov

Tuesday 20th Nov at 7 30pm at St Wendreda’s Hall.Meeting for anyone interested in participating in Women’s World Day of Prayer on March 1st 2019

St Peter’s Christmas Fair Saturday November 24 th 10am-1pm

Stalls- Refreshments-FunPlease see lists and offer to help.


12.45-1.10pm in the Market Square.

Team Choral Advent Service of LightSunday 2nd December.6.30pm in St Peter’s

St Peter’s Christmas Tree Festival 7-9 Dec Friday 7th 10am-5pm

Saturday 8th 9.30am-5pmSunday 9th 12.30-3pm

Christingle Service at 3pmPlease see lists and offer to help.

The Organ speakers have been moved, but not yet voiced, so, St Peter’s will be closed as they need

quiet on Mon 19th Nov for organ tuning.

Friday 23 rd Nov MU Annual hour of silent prayer & witness, St Catharine's Chapel, Ely Cathedral 11.30-12.30. St Peter's Mothers Union invite prayers from 25th Nov for 16 days on their Tree of Prayer against domestic and gender violence.

Please remember and pray for all.




Sunday 18 th November 3 rd Kingdom Sunday,








Hymns; 584. 386, 595, 438, 47611am St Peter’s; Sung Communion with Junior Church

Hymns; 158, 544, 172, 452, 25912.30pm Holy Baptism at St Peter’s

4pm at St John’s A TAIZE Service.


Next Sunday, 25 th November, Kingdom 4, Readings; Daniel 7 v9-10 & 13-14,

Revelation 1 v4b -8, John 18 v33b-40.Communion 8am at St Peter’s



BLESSINGSAaleyea-Mia Honor Hill-Fenner

BAPTISMHarper Willow Gawthorpe

FUNERALFri 23rd Nov 2.45pm St Mary’s Michael Kisby

For our prayers;Those who are ill, David Young, Kevin Devlin. Those recently died; Mike Kisby.Years mind, St Peter’s; Beatrice Parker, Cyril Hopley, Jim Siggee.St Mary’s; Louisa Tall, Reginald Cornwall, Frank Towler, Roy Hindle.

COLLECT – the Prayer for Today.Your creation, O God, runs its appointed course, as from the ends of the earth you gather a people you call your own. Confirm us in the strength of your abiding word. Steady our hearts in the time of trial, so that on the day of the Son of Man we may without fear rejoice to behold his appearing. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, with the inspiration of your Holy Spirit. Amen.

EPISTLE Hebrews 10 v11-25 Every priest stands day after day at his service, offering again and again the same sacrifices that can never take away sins. But when Christ had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, ‘he sat down at the right hand of God’, and since then has been waiting ‘until his enemies would be made a footstool for his feet.’ For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are sanctified. And the Holy Spirit also testifies to us, for after saying, ‘This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the Lord: I will put my laws in their hearts, and I will write them on their minds’, he also adds,‘I will remember their sins and their lawless deeds no more.’ Where there is forgiveness of these, there is no longer any offering for sin. Therefore, my friends, since we have confidence to enter the sanctuary by the blood of Jesus, by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain (that is, through his flesh), and since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us approach with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold fast to the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who has promised is faithful. And let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good deeds, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

GOSPEL Mark 13 v1-8 As Jesus came out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, ‘Look, Teacher, what large stones and what large buildings!’ Then Jesus asked him, ‘Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone will be left here upon another; all will be thrown down.’ When he was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked him privately, ‘Tell us, when will this be, and what will be the sign that all these things are about to be accomplished?’ Then Jesus began to say to them, ‘Beware that no one leads you astray. Many will come in my name and say, “I am he!” and they will lead many astray. When you hear of wars and rumours of wars, do not be alarmed; this must take place, but the end is still to come. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there will be earthquakes in various places; there will be famines. This is but the beginning of the birth pangs.

Prayer after CommunionSubversive God, deconstructing temples of power in which we would keep you trapped and tamed: lead us through violent times, unafraid to speak for peace, untempted by those who promise easy answers; may we follow him alone who renews the world in love; through Jesus Christ, who sits at God’s right hand. Amen.

CHRISTMAS SERVICESin the March Team

St Peter’s, High StreetWed 28th Nov 6.30pm Guides Carol ServiceDec 4th 7pm Cubs in ChurchDec 7th to 9th Christmas Tree FestivalDec 9th 3pm Christingle ServiceDec 14th 2pm Burrowmore School 6.30pm Mayor’s Carol ServiceDec 16 th 6.30pm Carol Service by Candlelight Dec 19th 6.30pm Carols around the Christmas treeDec 20th 6-7pm Churches Together Carols at TescoDec 23rd 11am Service includes Nativity Play Christmas Eve 4pm Crib and Carol Service 11.30pm Midnight Communion Christmas Day 8am Holy Communion 11am Communion with Carols


St Wendreda’s The AvenueDec 23rd 6.30pm Carols by Candlelight

Christmas Eve 4pm ChristingleChristmas Day 11am Family Communion

St John’s, Station StreetDec 7th 9.45am All Saints TotsDec 14th 10am All Saints School Dec 16th 4.30pm Christingle ServiceDec 23 rd 4.30pm Carol Service Christmas Eve 4.30pm Nativity Play 11.30pm Midnight CommunionChristmas Day 9.30am Communion


diary at the back of church (for use up to 2023).

ADVENT WREATH SONG

1. Light the Advent candle one. Now the waiting has begun, we have started on our way: time to think of Christmas Day.

2. Light the Advent candle two. Think of humble shepherds who filled with wonder at the sight

of the Child on Christmas night.

3. Light the Advent candle three. Think of heav’nly harmony: angels singing “Peace of earth” at the blessed Saviour’s birth.

4. Light the Advent candles now ! Sing of donkey, sheep and cow. Birthday candles for the King – let the Alleluyas ring.

ChorusCandle, candle, burning bright,shining in the winter night, Candle, candle burning bright,fill our hearts with Christmas light.

Week 1 Chorus.v1 Chorus.Week 2 Chorus v1,v2, Chorus Week 3 Chorus v1,v2,v3 ChorusWeek 4 Chorus v1 v2, v3 v4 Chorus

But don’t call it chorus or else people will be tempted to sing it after every versev1,v2, Chorus

Sunday November 18th 4pm at St John’sA TAIZE Service. All Welcome

SHOEBOX APPEAL Coffee Morning at St Peter’s 17 th Nov 10-12

Return boxes and gifts to Church Just heard that our boxes this year will be going to Liberia and Middle East, ‘Unfortunately, because some boxes will go to the Middle East, we cannot send any toothpaste or sweets due to the impossible customs requirement to list every consumable ingredient in every box. If your donors have already included them, don’t worry as they will be removed and sent to where they can be used.’


Tuesdays 10-11.30am Knit and Knatter.1st Tuesday 2.30pm St Peter’s Mother’s Union 2 nd Tuesday 10.45-12 Faith Exploration St Johns 3rd Tuesday 7.30pm Deanery Mother’s Union1st Wed 7.30pm Faith Exploration Group St Peter’s2 nd Wed Christian Aid Lunch 12-1pm St P’s Hall 2 nd Wednesday 7.30pm St Peter’s Ladies Group 3rd Wednesday 7.30pm Men’s Group Last Wed 2-3.30pm Care & Share Craft


St Mary’s Mother Union, this Thursday 15th Nov 7pm at Jane’s, The Laurel, High Street, MarchLooking at planning the next years programme and preparing the Finances for the AGM in December.

Family, friends or visitors always welcome.

Mon 12th Nov 9.30 to 1pm - Pause for Reflection: at St Mary’s Exploring our faith journey, looking

at the N.T. figure Timothy. Everyone welcome.

St Peter’s Christmas Fair Saturday November 24 th 10am-1pm

Stalls- Refreshments-FunPlease see lists and offer to help.


12.45-1.10pm in the Market Square.

St Peter’s Christmas Tree Festival 7-9 Dec Friday 7th 10am-5pm

Saturday 8th 9.30am-5pmSunday 9th 12.30-3pm

Christingle Service at 3pmPlease see lists and offer to help.




Sunday 11 th November 2 nd Kingdom Sunday,

Remembrance SundayWe will remember them






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Hymns; 623, 358, 746, 566, 5799.30 Parade from Sainsbury’s9.45-10.30am Service in St Peter’s10.40am Parade to Memorial. 11am Remembrance both at Memorial & in St Peter

11.40am Short Holy Communion at St Peter’s12.30pm Church Bells to be rung to mark centenary


Next Sunday, 18 th November, Kingdom 3, Readings; Hebrews 10v11-25, Mark 13 v1-8.

Communion 8am at St Peter’sSung Communion 9.15am at St Mary’sSung Communion 11am at St Peter’s12.30pm Holy Baptism at St Peter’s4pm at St John’s A TAIZE Service.

FUNERALFri 23rd Nov 2.45pm St Mary’s Michael Kisby

ORGAN work in church on 12th & 13th November.Also, St Peter’s will be closed as they need quiet

on Mon 19th Nov for organ tuning.

Remembrance Sunday, 2 nd Sunday in the Kingdom Season

11 th November 2018 Sunday Readings

COLLECT – the Prayer for Today.Your sovereign rule, O God, draws near to us in the person of Jesus your Son. Your word summons us to faith; your power transforms our lives. Free us to follow Christ’s footsteps, so that neither human loyalty nor earthly attachment may hold us back from answering your call. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, with the inspiration of your Holy Spirit. Amen.

EPISTLE Hebrews 9 v24-28 Christ did not enter a sanctuary made by human hands, a mere copy of the true one, but he entered into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf. Nor was it to offer himself again and again, as the high priest enters the Holy Place year after year with blood that is not his own; for then he would have had to suffer again and again since the foundation of the world. But as it is, he has appeared once for all at the end of the age to remove sin by the sacrifice of himself. And just as it is appointed for mortals to die once, and after that the judgement, so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin, but to `save those who are eagerly waiting for him.

GOSPEL Mark 1 v14-28 After John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news.’ As Jesus passed along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the lake—for they were fishermen. And Jesus said to them, ‘Follow me and I will make you fish for people.’ And immediately they left their nets and followed him. As he went a little farther, he saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John, who were in their boat mending the nets. Immediately he called them; and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men, and followed him.

Prayer after Communion


Lord of time fulfilled, who was born not of an angel but walked the common earth: with those you called by the lakeside may we share your mission to bring good news to all, to let the world know that God is among us; through Jesus Christ, the one who reigns. Amen.

For our prayers;Those who are ill, David Young. Those recently died; Jenny Ladds, Christopher Carruthers, Charles Edwards, Mike Kisby.Years mind, St Mary’s; Mary Barsby, Ruth Ellington.St Peter’s; Frederick Wilkinson, Kenneth Fiske, Evan Jones, Jim Farrow, Diana Bridgeman.From our War Memorial; E K Adkinson, J Benyon, G T Berridge, W Buzzard, H Cousins, T Cox, G Cross, A G Day, H Diggins, C A Doubleday, P S Doubleday, A Earl, G Eggitt, P Gateson, S Gill, G Gooch, J Granger, R S Harwin, A Haylock, T Haylock, G F Marshall, C G Markwell, E Mason, J Redhead, J B Redhead, H Sandall, A Savory, G W Sharp, L D Shaw, A F Smith, E Spendelow, F Spendelow, D Stevens, F Tinkler, B M Wells,H Wells, L I Whittlesea, S Whye, G E Woodbine, V R Wordingham, G Wright, H S Yardy. St Mary’s War dead; Claude Dorman, R Griffiths, RJH Steele.


WALNUTS will be on sale at St Mary’s on Sunday, 18th November.


Team Choral Advent Service of LightSunday 2nd December.6.30pm in St Peter’s

YEARS MINDWe are now compiling a new list for use from January 2019 in a NOW AVAILABLE diary at the back of church (for use up to 2023). In our churches we have the very good and valuable tradition of reading in our prayers the names of those who have died on the Sunday before their anniversary. However, the previous system allowed names to be added but not for them to cease. This means that the lists will get longer and means that names significant to us get “diluted” in a long list.You can put the name of anyone of significance to you who has died on the appropriate date. These can be existing people, or new ones. They can be your relatives or friends, or people who are of significance to the life of our church. You can put people down for the date

they died, or their birthday or other anniversary, and, for example people who choose to have both their parents remembered together on the same date.

We value remembering and praying for those who have been special in our lives, and wish to keep that part of the service meaningful to those hearing the

names.

NEXT SATURDAY Nov 10 th Coffee Morning at Margaret Martin’s 2 Breton Avenue 10—12noon Proceeds for St Mary’s Church. All Welcome.

CONCERTNEXT Saturday Nov 10 th 11am in St Peter’s Visual and audio experience “Out of Control”

supporting epilepsy and other conditions.


Tuesdays 10-11.30am Knit and Knatter.1 st Tuesday 2.30pm St Peter’s Mother’s Union 2nd Tuesday 10.45-12 Faith Exploration St Johns 3rd Tuesday 7.30pm Deanery Mother’s Union

1 st Wed 7.30pm Faith Exploration Group at St Peter’s

2nd Wed Christian Aid Lunch 12-1pm St P’s Hall2nd Wednesday 7.30pm St Peter’s Ladies Group3rd Wednesday 7.30pm Men’s Group Last Wed 2-3.30pm Care & Share Craft

Thursdays 9.30-11am St Peter’s Tiny TotsThursday 8.30am Morning Prayer in St Peter’s. 2 nd Thursday 10.30am Solo Group Trinity Ch’ch 3rd Thursday 2.30pm St Mary’s Mother’s Union

Mon 12th Nov 9.30 to 1pm - Pause for Reflection: at St Mary’s Exploring our faith journey, looking

at the N.T. figure Timothy. Everyone welcome.

SHOEBOX APPEAL Coffee Morning at St Peter’s 17 th Nov 10-12

Return boxes and gifts to Church Just heard that our boxes this year will be going to Liberia and Middle East, ‘Unfortunately, because some boxes will go to the Middle East, we cannot send any toothpaste or sweets due to the impossible customs requirement to list every consumable ingredient in every box. If your donors have already included them, don’t worry as they will be removed and sent to where they can be used.’

ORGAN work in church on 12th & 13th November.

Next major events; Christmas Fair Nov 24th

Christmas Tree Festival 7-9th Dec


WALNUTS will be on sale at St Mary’s on Sunday, 18th November.

Deanery Synod Tues 6 th Nov at Coates. Speaker from Christian Aid. All Welcome





Sunday 4 th November 1 st Kingdom Sunday,

All SaintstideTeam Rector Rev Andrew Smith





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Sunday Services8am St Peter’s; Holy Communion 9.15am St Mary Remembering Communion


Hymns; 134, 170, 548, 383, 169

4pm Time to Remember Mourner’s Service at St Peter’s


Next Sunday, 11 th November, Kingdom 2, Remembrance Sunday

Sunday readings; Hebrews 9v24-28, Mark 1 v14-20Remembrance Sunday – 11 th November.

Services with Act of Remembrance,8am St Peter’s. 9.15am St Mary’s

9.30 Parade from Sainsbury’s9.45-10.30am Service in St Peter’s10.40am Parade to Memorial. 11am Remembrance both at Memorial & in St Peter


FUNERALSTues 6th Nov 1.30pm Fenland Jenny LaddsWed 7th Nov 1.30pm Fenland Charles EdwardsThu 8th Nov2.30pm Fenland Christopher Carruthers

All Saints Sunday, 1 st in the Kingdom Season

4 th November 2018

COLLECT – the Prayer for Today.Lord our God, you are the one God and there is no other. Give us grace to hear and heed the great commandment of your kingdom, that we may love you with all our heart and love our neighbours as ourselves. We make our prayer through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, with the inspiration of your Holy Spirit. Amen.

PSALM 119 v1-8 Happy are they whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the Lord. Happy are those who observe his decrees, and seek him with their whole heart, who never do any wrong, but always walk in his ways. You laid down your commandments that we should fully keep them. O that my ways were made so direct that I may keep your statutes! Then I should not be put to shame, when I regard all your commandments. I will thank you with an unfeigned heart, when I have learned your righteous judgements. I will keep your statutes; do not utterly forsake me.


EPISTLE Hebrews 9 v11-14 Christ came as a high priest of the good things that have come, then through the greater and perfect tent (not made with hands, that is, not of this creation), he entered once for all into the Holy Place, not with the blood of goats and calves, but with his own blood, thus obtaining eternal redemption. For if the blood of goats and bulls, with the sprinkling of the ashes of a heifer, sanctifies those who have been defiled so that their flesh is purified, how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to worship the living God!

GOSPEL Mark 12 v28-34 One of the scribes came near and heard the religious authorities disputing with one another, and seeing that Jesus answered them well, he asked him, ‘Which commandment is the first of all?’ Jesus answered, ‘The first is, “Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is one; you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.” The second is this, “You shall love your neighbour as yourself.” There is no other commandment greater than these.’ Then the scribe said to him, ‘You are right, Teacher; you have truly said that “he is one, and besides him there is no other”; and “to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the strength”, and “to love one’s neighbour as oneself”,—this is much more important than all whole burnt-offerings and sacrifices.’ When Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, ‘You are not far from the kingdom of God.’ After that no one dared to ask him any question.

Prayer after CommunionGod of love who asks no sacrifice of animal or outcast: turn our heart and mind to love all creatures and you, the source of life, that we may find our strength in the kingdom’s open feast; through Jesus Christ, the high priest of heaven. Amen.

For our prayers;Those who are ill, David Young, Kath Sutton. Those recently died; Grace Dickerson, Bill Holliday, Jenny Ladds, Christopher Carruthers, Margaret Lee, Charles Edwards, Beattie Whitty.Years mind, St Peter’s; George Smith, Bernard Pattern, Sarah Spooncer.St Mary’s; Claude Dewsbury, Nora Gibson.

CHAT-TEA – next on Nov 4 th 4-6pm in St John’s Hall

All are invited to come for a meal, and to support our young people.

YEARS MINDWe are now compiling a new list for use from January 2019 in a NOW AVAILABLE diary at the back of church (for use up to 2023). In our churches we have the very good and valuable tradition of reading in our prayers the names of those who have died on the Sunday before their anniversary. However, the previous system allowed names to be added but not for them to cease. This means that the lists will get longer and means that names significant to us get “diluted” in a long list.You can put the name of anyone of significance to you who has died on the appropriate date. These can be existing people, or new ones. They can be your relatives or friends, or people who are of significance to the life of our church. You can put people down for the date they died, or their birthday or other anniversary, and, for example people who choose to have both their parents remembered together on the same date.


names.


CONCERTSat Nov 10 th 11am in St Peter’s

Visual and audio experience “Out of Control” supporting epilepsy and other conditions.


Tuesdays 10-11.30am Knit and Knatter.1st Tuesday 2.30pm St Peter’s Mother’s Union 2nd Tuesday 10.45-12 Faith Exploration St Johns 3rd Tuesday 7.30pm Deanery Mother’s Union1st Wed 7.30pm Faith Exploration Group St Peter’s 2nd Wed Christian Aid Lunch 12-1pm St Peter’s Hall2nd Wednesday 7.30pm St Peter’s Ladies Group3rd Wednesday 7.30pm Men’s Group Last Wed 2-3.30pm Care & Share Craft

Thursdays 9.30-11am St Peter’s Tiny TotsThursday 8.30am Morning Prayer in St Peter’s. 2nd Thursday 10.30am Solo Group Trinity Church3rd Thursday 2.30pm St Mary’s Mother’s Union

SHOEBOX APPEAL St Peter’s 17 th Nov 10-12

Return boxes and gifts to Church

Just heard that our boxes this year will be going to Liberia and the Middle East, ‘Unfortunately, because some boxes will go to the Middle East, we cannot send any toothpaste or sweets due to the impossible customs requirement to list every consumable ingredient in every box. If your donors have already included them, don’t worry as they will be removed at the processing centre and sent to a centre where they can be used.’



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Sunday 28 th October Last Sunday after Trinity






As Kevin is ill Windows magazine is postponed

Sunday Services8am St Peter’s; Holy Communion 9.15am St Mary’s; Holy Communion

Hymns; 612, 379, 675, 444, 812

11am St Peter’s; Sung Communion with Junior Church

Hymns; 53, 78, 560, 337, 8712.30pm Holy Baptism at St Peter’s4pm Time to Remember Mourner’s Service at St John’s


4 th November, Kingdom 1, All Saints Readings; Psalm 119 v1-8 Hebrews 9v11-14,

Mark 12 v28-34Communion 8am at St Peter’s

Sung Communion 9.15am at St Mary’sSung Communion 11am at St Peter’s.

4pm Time to Remember Mourner’s Service at St Peter’sBAPTISM

Isla Georgie SpeedFUNERALS

Wed 31st Oct 2.45pm St Mary’s Grace Dickerson Thurs 1st Nov 1.30pm St Peter’s Bill HollidayTues 6th Nov 1.30pm Fenland Jenny LaddsWed 7th Nov 1.30pm Fenland Charles EdwardsThu 8th Nov2.30pm Fenland Christopher Carruthers

NEXT Friday 2 nd Nov at St Wendreda’s “My Country wept”

Come and hear one man’s incredible story of faith, hope and forgiveness in the Burundian Civil War


Have pity on us, God our Saviour. Grant us grace and to courage to cast off our sins and to turn to you for healing. Show us in Christ the sure path of salvation and strengthen us to follow gladly in the way of the gospel. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, with the inspiration of your Holy Spirit. Amen.

PSALM 126When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, then were we like those who dream. Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy;Then they said among the nations, ‘The Lord has done great things for them.’ The Lord has done great things for us, and we are glad indeed. Restore our fortunes, O Lord, like the watercourses in the Negev. Those who sowed with tears will reap with songs of joy. Those who go out weeping, carrying the seed, will come again with joy,


shouldering their sheaves.

EPISTLE Hebrews 7 v23-28 The former priests were many in number, because they were prevented by death from continuing in office; but he holds his priesthood permanently, because he continues for ever. Consequently he is able for all time to save those who approach God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them. For it was fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, blameless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens. Unlike the other high priests, he has no need to offer sacrifices day after day, first for his own sins, and then for those of the people; this he did once for all when he offered himself. For the law appoints as high priests those who are subject to weakness, but the word of the oath, which came later than the law, appoints a Son who has been made perfect for ever.

GOSPEL Mark 10 v46b-52 As Jesus and his disciples and a large crowd were leaving Jericho, Bartimaeus son of Timaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the roadside. When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout out and say, ‘Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!’ Many sternly ordered him to be quiet, but he cried out even more loudly, ‘Son of David, have mercy on me!’ Jesus stood still and said, ‘Call him here.’ And they called the blind man, saying to him, ‘Take heart; get up, he is calling you.’ So throwing off his cloak, he sprang up and came to Jesus. Then Jesus said to him, ‘What do you want me to do for you?’ The blind man said to him, ‘My teacher, let me see again.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Go; your faith has made you well.’ Immediately he regained his sight and followed him on the way.

Prayer after CommunionBeggar God, you call us from the roadside to see ourselves in you: let us take to heart and come to you, through your road that leads to Calvary and absent sun, to love revealed for lightless eyes; through Jesus Christ, the image of the invisible God. Amen.

For our prayers;Those who are ill, David Young, Kath Sutton, Kervin Campbell. Those recently died; Sue Gardner, Eileen Bradbury, Maureen Feary, Grace Dickerson, Bill Holliday, Jenny Ladds, Christopher Carruthers, Margaret Lee, Charles Edwards, Beattie Whitty.Years mind, St Peter’s; Dolly Crawford, Winifred Amps, Ivan Carson, Alfred Puxty, Dennis Peters, Andree Karberry, Dink Goakes, Joyce Goakes.

St Mary’s; George Hall, Sybil Shipton.

“Time to Remember”ANNUAL MOURNERS’ SERVICE.

Please put names of those who have died who you would like to be remembered on this list,IF YOU ARE COMING to the service at any of,

Sunday October 28 th 4pm at St John’s Annual Mourners Service.

Tuesday 30 th October 10am at St John’s All Soul’s Communion Service.

Wednesday 31 st October 10am at St Peter’s All Saint’s Communion Service.

SUNDAY 4 th November 9.15am at St Mary’s Sunday 4 th November 4pm at St Peter’s

Annual Mourners Service.“Time to Remember”

Saturday 3 rd November 10am at St Peter’s Remembering Communion Service

During this service all the names of people whose funerals we have taken in the last year will be read out. You may also add additional names of those

you wish to remember on the Remembering Communion Service list.

Remembrance Sunday – 11 th November. 8am St Peter’s. 9.15am St Mary’s

9.30 Parade from Sainsbury’s9.45-10.30am Service in St Peter’s10.40am Parade to Memorial. 11am Remembrance


COFFEE MORNING 10am-12noonSaturday 27th October at 6 Waveney Drive

THANKS to Maureen (and all her helpers) for the St Mary’s Harvest Lunch. £415 Raised. Well

Done

THANKS to all who helped at the Craft Fair over £580 raised. Well done.

Next major events; Christmas Fair Nov 24th

Christmas Tree Festival 7-9th Dec

CONCERTSat Nov 10 th 11am in St Peter’s



Tuesdays 10-11.30am Knit and Knatter.1st Tuesday 2.30pm St Peter’s Mother’s Union 2nd Tuesday 10.45-12 Faith Exploration St Johns 3rd Tuesday 7.30pm Deanery Mother’s Union1st Wed 7.30pm Faith Exploration Group St Peter’s 2nd Wed Christian Aid Lunch 12-1pm St Peter’s Hall

2nd Wednesday 7.30pm St Peter’s Ladies Group3rd Wednesday 7.30pm Men’s Group Last Wed 2-3.30pm Care & Share Craft

Thursdays 9.30-11am St Peter’s Tiny TotsThursday 8.30am Morning Prayer in St Peter’s. 2nd Thursday 10.30am Solo Group Trinity Church3rd Thursday 2.30pm St Mary’s Mother’s Union St Mary’s rota for November to January at back of the

church from Sunday until the 21st of October.

Support the SHOEBOX APPEAL – details on poster.

Fri 2 nd Nov St Wendreda’s “My Country wept” Come and hear one man’s incredible story of faith, hope and forgiveness in the Burundian Civil War



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Sunday 21 st October 21 st Sunday after Trinity







Sunday Services

8am St Peter’s; Holy Communion 9.15am St Mary’s; Holy Communion


Hymns; 426, 124, 46, 463, 3 6.30pm Evensong at St Peter’s


28 th October, 22 nd Sunday after Trinity Readings; Psalm 126 Hebrews 7v23-28,

Mark 10 v46b-52Communion 8am at St Peter’s

Holy Communion 9.15am at St Mary’sCommunion 11am at St Peter’s.12.30pm Baptism at St Peter’s

4pm Time to Remember Mourner’s Service at St John’s

FUNERALSTues 23rd Oct 2.15pm St Peter’s Eileen BradburyFri 26th Oct 11.15am St Peter’s Maureen FearyThurs 1st Nov 1.30pm St Peter’s Ernest HollidayTues 6th Nov 1.30pm Fenland Jenny LaddsThu 8th Nov2.30pm Fenland Christopher Carruthers


DON’T FORGET TO ALTER YOUR CLOCKS NEXT WEEKEND


Most Glorious God, in Jesus you show us that your will is to save. Grant to us your people the boldness to desire a place in your kingdom, and courage to drink the cup of suffering, and the grace to find in service the glory you promise. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, with the inspiration of your Holy Spirit. Amen.

EPISTLE Hebrews 5 v1-10 Every high priest chosen from among mortals is put in charge of things pertaining to God on their behalf, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. He is able to deal gently with the ignorant and wayward, since he himself is subject to weakness; and because of this he must offer sacrifice for his own sins as well as for those of the people. And one does not presume to take this honour, but takes it only when called by God, just as Aaron was. So also Christ did not glorify himself in becoming a high priest, but was appointed by the one who said


to him,‘You are my Son, today I have begotten you’; as he says also in another place,‘You are a priest for ever, according to the order of Melchizedek.’ In the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to the one who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission. Although he was a Son, he learned obedience through what he suffered; and having been made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him, having been designated by God a high priest according to the order of Melchizedek.

GOSPEL Mark 10 v35-45 James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came forward to him and said to him, ‘Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you.’ And he said to them, ‘What is it you want me to do for you?’ And they said to him, ‘Grant us to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory.’ But Jesus said to them, ‘You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?’ They replied, ‘We are able.’ Then Jesus said to them, ‘The cup that I drink you will drink; and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized; but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared.’ When the ten heard this, they began to be angry with James and John. So Jesus called them and said to them, ‘You know that among the Gentiles those whom they recognize as their rulers lord it over them, and their great ones are tyrants over them. But it is not so among you; but whoever wishes to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wishes to be first among you must be slave of all. For the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.’

Prayer after CommunionSuffering God, in whose name we seek glory for ourselves: cast down the idols that serve our fear and guilt, our need for blame, for punishment; direct our angry hearts to him who bears our wounds where there is no more need to fight; through Jesus Christ, the true God and servant of all. Amen.

For our prayers;Those who are ill, David Young, Margaret Lee, Kath Sutton, Kevin Devlin, Kervin Campbell. Those recently died; Sue Gardner, Jayne Lowe, Eileen Bradbury, Christopher Smith, Angela Swift, Betty Fry,

Clare Barrett, Patricia Clark, Maureen Feary, Ernest Holliday, Jenny Ladds, Christopher Carruthers.Years mind, St Peter’s; Elizabeth Kemp, Rosalind Dalby, Myril Stevenson, Stan Peck.St Mary’s; Bet Smith, Eileen Blake, Kenneth Scotney, Mabel Spooncer.











Remembrance Sunday – 11 th November. 8am St Peter’s. 9.15am St Mary’s

9.30 Parade from Sainsbury’s9.45-10.30am Service in St Peter’s10.40am Parade to Memorial. 11am Remembrance11.40am Short Holy Communion at St Peter’s


CONCERTS NEXT Sat Oct 20 th 11am in St Peter’s

Free Piano Recital by Natalia Williams-WandochSat Nov 10 th 11am in St Peter’s



Tuesdays 10-11.30am Knit and Knatter.1st Tuesday 2.30pm St Peter’s Mother’s Union 2nd Tuesday 10.45-12 Faith Exploration St Johns 3 rd Tuesday 7.30pm Deanery Mother’s Union 1st Wed 7.30pm Faith Exploration Group St Peter’s 2nd Wed Christian Aid Lunch 12-1pm St Peter’s Hall2nd Wednesday 7.30pm St Peter’s Ladies Group3 rd Wednesday 7.30pm Men’s Group Last Wed 2-3.30pm Care & Share Craft

Thursdays 9.30-11am St Peter’s Tiny Tots

Thursday 8.30am Morning Prayer in St Peter’s. 2nd Thursday 10.30am Solo Group Trinity Church3rd Thursday 2.30pm St Mary’s Mother’s Union St Mary’s rota for November to January at back of the


Christian Aid Quiz Sheets in both Churches. £1 eachSupport the SHOEBOX APPEAL – details on poster.


Supper and Quiz Night Friday 19th October 6.30 pm Centenary Church Hall –£6 each. Profits for Christian Aid: Bookings [email protected], or phone 07539010770. Come on your own or as a group.



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Sunday 14 th October 20 th Sunday after Trinity








Hymns; 3, 649, 541, 430, 70211am St Peter’s; Family Communion with Junior Church

Hymns; 268, 464, 513, 318, 467 3pm at St Wendreda’s Mayor’s Civic Service.


21 st October, 21 st Sunday after Trinity Readings; Hebrews 5v1-10, Mark 10 v35-45

Communion 8am at St Peter’sHoly Communion 9.15am at St Mary’s

Communion 11am at St Peter’s.6.30pm Evensong at St Peter’s

FUNERALSMon 15th Oct 2.30pm Fenland Christopher SmithWed 17th Oct 11.30am Fenland Patricia ClarkThu 18th Oct 11.30am St Peter’s Clare Barrett 2.30pm Fenland Betty FryTues 23rd Oct 2.15pm St Peter’s Eileen BradburyFri 26th Oct 11.15am St Peter’s Maureen Feary

St Mary’s Mothers Union Annual RallyThurs 18 th Oct at 2 30pm in St Mary’s Church. All members and non members are invited to attend.

Congratulations to Sue Claydon who has received the Bishop’s Etheldreda Medal for her significant

contribution to Justice and Peace at an international, national and local level.


God of wisdom, whose word probes the motives of our hearts, with you all things are possible. Let the worldly treasurers not keep us from Jesus, who looks on us with love. Free us to leave all things and follow him. Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, with the inspiration of your Holy Spirit. Amen.

EPISTLE Hebrews 4 v12-16 The word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing until it divides soul from spirit, joints from marrow; it is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. And before him no creature is hidden, but all are naked and laid bare to the eyes of the one to whom we must render an account. Since, then, we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God,


let us hold fast to our confession. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who in every respect has been tested as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

GOSPEL Mark 10 v17-31 As Jesus was setting out on a journey, a man ran up and knelt before him, and asked him, ‘Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?’ Jesus said to him, ‘Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. You know the commandments: “You shall not murder; You shall not commit adultery; You shall not steal; You shall not bear false witness; You shall not defraud; Honour your father and mother.” ’ He said to him, ‘Teacher, I have kept all these since my youth.’ Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said, ‘You lack one thing; go, sell what you own, and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.’ When he heard this, he was shocked and went away grieving, for he had many possessions. Then Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, ‘How hard it will be for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!’ And the disciples were perplexed at these words. But Jesus said to them again, ‘Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.’ They were greatly astounded and said to one another, ‘Then who can be saved?’ Jesus looked at them and said, ‘For mortals it is impossible, but not for God; for God all things are possible.’ Peter began to say to him, ‘Look, we have left everything and followed you.’ Jesus said, ‘Truly I tell you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields, for my sake and for the sake of the good news, who will not receive a hundredfold now in this age—houses, brothers and sisters, mothers and children, and fields, with persecutions—and in the age to come eternal life. But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.’

Prayer after CommunionGod of the narrow way, you call us to shed all that burdens the lightness of life: help us to surrender false wealth, embrace our need of you and live for your kingdom above all things; through Jesus Christ, the richness of God. Amen.

For our prayers;

Those who are ill, David Young, Margaret Lee, Kath Sutton, Kevin Devlin, Kervin Campbell. Those recently died; Sue Gardner, Edna Wray, Jayne Lowe, Eileen Bradbury, Christopher Smith, Angela Swift, Betty Fry, Clare Barrett, Patricia Clark, Maureen Feary .Years mind, St Peter’s; Anne Gunning, Vera Shaw, Carol Shearing, Christoper Howlett, John Pearman.St Mary’s; Anthony Sewell.











There are letters at the back of church to invite funeral families to our Mourners’ Services. If you could take and deliver any of these it would be most helpful

Sunday 7 th October 4-6pm CHAT-TEA Mayor of March coming to St John’s Hall to open

our refurbished kitchen and to meet the Youth Group with their ideas for a Community Meal.All people invited to this landmark occasion.

CONCERTS NEXT Friday Oct 12 th 7pm in St John’s

GILBERT & SULLIVANSat Oct 20 th 11am in St Peter’s



NEXT Sunday October 14 th March Mayor’s Civic Service 3pm St Wendreda’s

Regular Events

Mon-Fri St Peter’s Church is open every day 9am-4pm. At 12noon or 12.30pm there is a short time of prayer.

Tuesdays 10-11.30am Knit and Knatter.1st Tuesday 2.30pm St Peter’s Mother’s Union 2 nd Tuesday 10.45-12 Faith Exploration St Johns 3rd Tuesday 7.30pm Deanery Mother’s Union1st Wed 7.30pm Faith Exploration Group St Peter’s 2 nd Wed Christian Aid Lunch 12-1pm St Peter’s Hall 2 nd Wednesday 7.30pm St Peter’s Ladies Group 3rd Wednesday 7.30pm Men’s Group Last Wed 2-3.30pm Care & Share Craft

Thursdays 9.30-11am St Peter’s Tiny TotsThursday 8.30am Morning Prayer in St Peter’s. 2 nd Thursday 10.30am Solo Group Trinity Church 3rd Thursday 2pm St Mary’s Mother’s Union St Mary’s rota for November to January at back of the



Catholic Women’s Group, Service Mon 10th Oct 2.30pm and refreshments supporting “Eddies” (Adults’

with learning difficulties). All invited to learn & support.

Sat Oct 13 th 7pm at St Wendreda’s Dr&Mrs Donovan‘A testimony of God’s Grace in a difficult situation’


Supper and Quiz Night Friday 19th October 6.30 pm Centenary Church Hall –£6 each. Profits for Christian Aid: Bookings [email protected], or phone 07539010770. Come on your own or as a group.

CRAFT FAIR at St Peter’s – Sat October 13th

See lists and sign up. Also Cakes for stall.




Sunday 7 th October HARVEST FESTIVAL

Harvest gifts for the Foodbank welcomed. Team Rector Rev Andrew Smith







Hymns; 290, 533, 287, 289, 285, 28211am St Peter’s; Family Communion with Junior Church

Hymns; 101, 21, 130, 534, 116, 524 6.30pm Evensong at St Peter’s


14 th October, 20 th Sunday after Trinity Readings; Hebrews 4v12-16, Mark 10 v17-31


Communion 11am at St Peter’s.3pm at St Wendreda’s Mayor’s Civic Service.

BLESSINGHarper Willow Gawthorpe

FUNERALSTues 9th Oct 12.45pm St Peter’s Edna WrayFri 12th Oct 2.45pm St Mary’s Angela SwiftMon 15th Oct 2.30pm Fenland Christopher SmithWed 17th Oct 11.30am Fenland Patricia ClarkThu 18th Oct 2.30pm Fenland Betty FryTues 23rd Oct 2.15pm St Peter’s Eileen Bradbury

NEXT SUNDAY Oct 14 th St Mary Autumn Lunch 113 Station Rd 1.30pm

See Maureen 660011 to book £13


OLD TESTAMENT Joel 2 v21-27 Do not fear, O soil; be glad and rejoice, for the Lord has done great things! Do not fear, you animals of the field, for the pastures of the wilderness are green;the tree bears its fruit, the fig tree and vine give their full yield. O children of Zion, be glad and rejoice in the Lord your God;for he has given the early rain for your vindication, he has poured down for you abundant rain, the early and the later rain, as before. The threshing-floors shall be full of grain, the vats shall overflow with wine and oil. I will repay you for the years that the swarming locust has eaten,the hopper, the destroyer, and the cutter,


my great army, which I sent against you. You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and praise the name of the Lord your God, who has dealt wondrously with you. And my people shall never again be put to shame. You shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I, the Lord, am your God and there is no other.And my people shall never again be put to shame.

GOSPEL Matthew 6 v25-33 Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life? And why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? Therefore do not worry, saying, “What will we eat?” or “What will we drink?” or “What will we wear?” For it is the Gentiles who strive for all these things; and indeed your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But strive first for the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. There are letters at the back of church to invite funeral families to our Mourners’ Services. If you could take and deliver any of these it would be most helpful



names.

For our prayers;Those who are ill, David Young, Margaret Lee, Kath Sutton, Kevin Devlin, Kervin Campbell. Those recently died; Sue Gardner, Maurice Garton, Leonard Briscoe, Edna Wray, Jayne Lowe, Eileen Bradbury, Christopher Smith, Angela Swift, Betty Fry, Patricia Clark.Years mind, St Peter’s; Maurice Bailey, Margaret Coles, Mabel Jones, Agnes Copeman.St Mary’s; Gerald Thurston, Peggy Jackson, Joan Shepherd, John Tuffs, Samuel Henson, Frederick Scotney, Annie Strickland, Florence Smith.











YEARS MINDWe are compiling a new list for use from January 2019 in THIS DIARY

(for use up to 2023).In our churches we have the very good and valuable tradition of reading in our prayers the names of those who have died on the Sunday before their anniversary. However, the previous system allowed names to be added but not for them to cease. This means that the lists will get longer and means that names significant to us get “diluted” in a long list.You can put the name of anyone of significance to you who has died on the appropriate date. These can be existing people, or new ones. They can be your relatives or friends, or people who are of significance to the life of our church. You can put

people down for the date they died, or their birthday or other anniversary, and, for example people who choose to have both their parents remembered together on the same date.

We value remembering and praying for those who have been special in our lives, and wish to keep that part of the service meaningful to those hearing the names.


(for use up to 2023).In our churches we have the very good and valuable tradition of reading in our prayers the names of those who have died on the Sunday before their anniversary. However, the previous system allowed names to be added but not for them to cease. This means that the lists will get longer and means that names significant to us get “diluted” in a long list.You can put the name of anyone of significance to you who has died on the appropriate date. These can be existing people, or new ones. They can be your relatives or friends, or people who are of significance to the life of our church. You can put people down for the date they died, or their birthday or other anniversary, and, for example people who choose to have both their parents remembered together on the same date.



(for use up to 2023).In our churches we have the very good and valuable tradition of reading in our prayers the names of those who have died on the Sunday before their anniversary. However, the previous system allowed names to be added but not for them to cease. This means that the lists will get longer and means that names significant to us get “diluted” in a long list.You can put the name of anyone of significance to you who has died on the appropriate date. These can be existing people, or new ones. They can be your relatives or friends, or people who are of significance to the life of our church. You can put

people down for the date they died, or their birthday or other anniversary, and, for example people who choose to have both their parents remembered together on the same date.



(for use up to 2023).In our churches we have the very good and valuable tradition of reading in our prayers the names of those who have died on the Sunday before their anniversary. However, the previous system allowed names to be added but not for them to cease. This means that the lists will get longer and means that names significant to us get “diluted” in a long list.You can put the name of anyone of significance to you who has died on the appropriate date. These can be existing people, or new ones. They can be your relatives or friends, or people who are of significance to the life of our church. You can put people down for the date they died, or their birthday or other anniversary, and, for example people who choose to have both their parents remembered together on the same date.


THIS Saturday 6 th October 10-4 at Neale Wade CELEBRATE MARKET TOWN CHURCHES

A day for all people in our churches.See leaflet at back of church.

CONCERTS THIS SATURDAY 6 th October 7pm in St

Peter’sMARCH BRASS BAND CONCERT

Fri Oct 12 th 7pm in St John’s GILBERT & SULLIVAN

Sat Oct 20 th 11am in St Peter’s Free Piano Recital by Natalia Williams-Wandoch

Sat Nov 10 th 11am in St Peter’s Visual and audio experience “Out of Control”


Sunday October 14 th

March Mayor’s Civic Service 3pm St Wendreda’sRegular Events


Tuesdays 10-11.30am Knit and Knatter.1 st Tuesday 2.30pm St Peter’s Mother’s Union 2nd Tuesday 10.45-12 Faith Exploration St Johns 3rd Tuesday 7.30pm Deanery Mother’s Union1 st Wed 7.30pm Faith Exploration Group St Peter’s 2nd Wed Christian Aid Lunch 12-1pm St Peter’s Hall2nd Wednesday 7.30pm St Peter’s Ladies Group3rd Wednesday 7.30pm Men’s Group Last Wed 2-3.30pm Care & Share Craft

Thursdays 9.30-11am St Peter’s Tiny TotsThursday 8.30am Morning Prayer in St Peter’s. 2nd Thursday 10.30am Solo Group Trinity Church3rd Thursday 2pm St Mary’s Mother’s Union

St Mary’s PCC 7.30pm 2nd Oct at Roger’s St Mary’s rota for November to January at back of the



Catholic Women’s Group, Service Mon 10th Oct 2.30pm and refreshments supporting “Eddies” (Adults’ with learning

difficulties). All invited to learn & support.


Supper and Quiz Night Friday 19th October 6.30 pm Centenary Church Hall –£6 per person. Profits for Christian Aid. To book: email [email protected], or phone 07539010770. Come on your own or as a group.


See lists and sign up.


URGENT – FOODBANK. Tinned & non-perishable food, etc, needed. (Not baked beans or dried pasta)



Sunday 30 th September 18 th Sunday after Trinity









Hymns; 422, 287, 193, 452, 4943.30pm Holy Baptism at St Mary’s

6.30pm Joint Team Sung Evensong for Michaelmas at St Mary’s.


7 th October, HARVEST FESTIVAL Harvest gifts for the Foodbank welcomed.

Readings; Joel 2v21-27, Mattew 6 v25-33Communion 8am at St Peter’s

Holy Communion 9.15am at St Mary’sCommunion 11am at St Peter’s.6.30pm Evensong at St Peter’s

BLESSINGHarper Willow Gawthorpe

BAPTISM Jessica Jane Harrison

FUNERALSThurs 4th Oct 11am St Peter’s Maurice GartonFri 5th Oct 10.45am St Mary’s Leonard BriscoeTues 9th Oct 12.45pm St Peter’s Edna WrayMon 15th Oct 2.30pm Fenland Christopher SmithTues 23rd Oct 2.15pm St Peter’s Eileen Bradbury

St Mary’s Autumn Lunch 113 Station Rd Sun Oct 14 th 1.30pm See Maureen 660011 to book £13


Creator God, in Christ you call man and woman to the fullness of glory for which you created them in your image. Heal our hardened hearts, renew our obedience to your spoken will, and conform our lives to your gracious design. Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, with the energy of your Holy Spirit. Amen.

EPISTLE Hebrews 1 v1-4 & 2 v5-12 Long ago God spoke to our ancestors in many and various ways by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by a Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom he also created the worlds. He is the reflection of God’s glory and the exact imprint of God’s very being, and he sustains all things by his powerful word. When he had made


purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs. Now God did not subject the coming world, about which we are speaking, to angels. But someone has testified somewhere,‘What are human beings that you are mindful of them, or mortals, that you care for them? You have made them for a little while lower than the angels; you have crowned them with glory and honour, subjecting all things under their feet.’Now in subjecting all things to them, God left nothing outside their control. As it is, we do not yet see everything in subjection to them, but we do see Jesus, who for a little while was made lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honour because of the suffering of death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone. It was fitting that God, for whom and through whom all things exist, in bringing many children to glory, should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through sufferings. For the one who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one Father. For this reason Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters, saying, ‘I will proclaim your name to my brothers and sisters, in the midst of the congregation I will praise you.’

For our prayers;Those who are ill, David Young, Margaret Lee, Kath Sutton, Kevin Devlin. Those recently died; Jean Preston, Jean Martin, Sue Gardner, Dan Rogers, Patricia Dudley, Maurice Garton, Leonard Briscoe, Edna Wray, Jess Lorne, Eileen Bradbury, Christopher Smith.Years mind, St Peter’s; Colin Stevenson, Kathleen Hewitt, Reginald Bentley, John Ellington, Eric Howlett, Harry Doncaster.St Mary’s; Doris Carter, Geoffrey Dexter.

GOSPEL Mark 10 v2-16 Some Pharisees came, and to test Jesus, they asked, ‘Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?’ He answered them, ‘What did Moses command you?’ They said, ‘Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of dismissal and to divorce her.’ But Jesus said to them, ‘Because of your hardness of heart he wrote this commandment for you. But from the beginning of creation, “God made them male and female.” “For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.’ Then in the house the disciples asked him again about this matter. He said to them, ‘Whoever

divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her; and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.’ People were bringing little children to him in order that he might touch them; and the disciples spoke sternly to them. But when Jesus saw this, he was indignant and said to them, ‘Let the little children come to me; do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs. Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will never enter it.’ And he took them up in his arms, laid his hands on them, and blessed them.

Prayer after CommunionGod of the living law, whose will is to protect the weak and educate our desires: may we learn from you not to dominate or put aside but to give each other dignity and find in you true unity; through Jesus Christ, who makes us one household. Amen.

YEARS MINDWe are now compiling a new list for use from Jan 2019 in a diary at the back of church (for use to 2023) In our churches we have the very good and valuable tradition of reading in our prayers the names of those who have died on the Sunday before their anniversary. However, the previous system allowed names to be added but not for them to cease. This means that the lists will get longer and means that names significant to us get “diluted” in a long list.You can put the name of anyone of significance to you who has died on the appropriate date. These can be existing people, or new ones. They can be your relatives or friends, or people who are of significance to the life of our church. You can put people down for the date they died, or their birthday or other anniversary, and, for example people who choose to have both their parents remembered together on the same date.We value remembering and praying for those who have been special in our lives, and wish to keep that part of the service meaningful to those hearing the names.

Sunday 30 th September 6.30pm at St Mary’s Choral Evensong for Michaelmas

CONCERTS THIS SATURDAY 29 th Sept 7pm in St Peter’s

BIG BAND CONCERT

Sat 6 th October 7pm in St Peter’s MARCH BRASS BAND CONCERT

Fri Oct 12 th 7pm in St John’s GILBERT & SULLIVAN




Harvest Festival at St Peter’s and Mary’s is Oct 7thRegular Events


Tuesdays 10-11.30am Knit and Knatter.1st Tuesday 2.30pm St Peter’s Mother’s Union 2nd Tuesday 10.45-12 Faith Exploration St Johns 3rd Tuesday 7.30pm Deanery Mother’s Union1st Wed 7.30pm Faith Exploration Group St Peter’s 2nd Wed Christian Aid Lunch 12-1pm St Peter’s Hall2nd Wednesday 7.30pm St Peter’s Ladies Group3rd Wednesday 7.30pm Men’s Group Last Wed 2-3.30pm Care & Share Craft


St Peter’s PCC 7.30pm 25th SeptSt Mary’s PCC 7.30pm 2nd Oct at Roger’s



Sunday October 14 th March Mayor’s Civic Service 3pm St Wendreda’s

Supper and Quiz Night Friday 19th October 6.30 pm Centenary Church Hall –£6 per person. Profits for Christian Aid. To book: email [email protected], or phone 07539010770. Come on your own or as a group.

Catholic Women’s Group, Service Mon 10th Oct 2.30pm and refreshments supporting “Eddies” (Adults’ with learning

difficulties). All invited to learn & support.

Saturday 6 th October 10-4 at Neale Wade CELEBRATE MARKET TOWN CHURCHES

A day for all people in our churches.See programme at back of church.


THIS Wednesday 26 th September 7 for 7.30 DEANERY Mini-Pilgrimage at Ely Cathedral

For those who wish it 5.30 Evensong followed by refreshments.

All members of congregation are invited



Sunday 23 rd September 17 th Sunday after Trinity









Hymns; 33, 442, 103, 392, 1482pm Holy Baptism at St Mary’s

David, Bishop of Huntingdon is retiring.Farewell Service 4pm 23rd Sept Ely Cathedral.


30 th September, 18 th Sunday after Trinity Readings; Hebrews 1v1-4 & 2 v5-12, Mark 10 v2-16


Communion 11am at St Peter’s.3.30pm Holy Baptism at St Mary’s

6.30pm Joint Team Sung Evensong for Michaelmas at St Mary’s.

BAPTISM Penelope Caroline Baughan

FUNERALS18th September 11am St Mary’s; Judy Williams27th September 12.30pm Fenland Jean Martin 3.30pm Fenland; Jean Preston28th September 12noon St Mary’s; Ethel Wiles Ashes4th October 11am St Peter’s Maurice Garton5th October 10.45am St Mary’s Leonard Briscoe9th October 12.45pm St Peter’s Edna Wray

St Mary’s Autumn Lunch 113 Station Rd Sun Oct 14 th 1.30pm See Maureen 660011 to book £13


O God, protector of the poor and defender of the just, in your kingdom the last become first, the gentle are strong, and the lowly exalted. Give us wisdom from

above, that we may find in your servant Jesus the pattern of true discipleship and the grace to persevere in following him, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Spirit, God for ever and ever. Amen.

OLD TESTAMENT Proverbs 31 v10-31 A capable wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels. The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will have no lack of gain. She does him good, and not harm,

all the days of her life. She seeks wool and flax,

and works with willing hands. She is like the ships of the merchant, she brings her food from far away.

She rises while it is still night and provides food for her household

and tasks for her servant-girls. She considers a field and buys it;

with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard. She girds herself with strength, and makes her arms strong.

She perceives that her merchandise is profitable. Her lamp does not go out at night.

She puts her hands to the distaff, and her hands hold the spindle. She opens her hand to the poor,

and reaches out her hands to the needy. She is not afraid for her household when it snows,

for all her household are clothed in crimson. She makes herself coverings;

her clothing is fine linen and purple. Her husband is known in the city gates,

taking his seat among the elders of the land. She makes linen garments and sells them; she supplies the merchant with sashes.

Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs at the time to come. She opens her mouth with wisdom,

and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue. She looks well to the ways of her household,

and does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children rise up and call her happy; her husband too, and he praises her: ‘Many women have done excellently,

but you surpass them all.’ Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain,

but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. Give her a share in the fruit of her hands,

and let her works praise her in the city gates.

URGENT – FOODBANK. Tinned & non-perishable food, etc, needed. (Not baked beans or dried pasta)

PSALM 1Happy are they who have not walked

in the counsel of the wicked,or lingered in the way of sinners, nor sat in the seats of the scornful; Their delight is in the law of the Lord, and they meditate on his law day and night. They are like trees planted by streams of water, bearing fruit in due season, with leaves that do not wither.everything they do shall prosper. It is not so with the wicked: they are like chaff that the wind blows away. Therefore the wicked shall not stand upright when judgement comes, nor the sinner in the council of the righteous; For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will is doomed.

GOSPEL Mark 9 v30-37 After leaving the mountain Jesus and his disciples went on from there and passed through Galilee. He did not want anyone to know it; for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, ‘The Son of Man is to be betrayed into human hands, and they will kill him, and three days after being killed, he will rise again.’ But they did not understand what he was saying and were afraid to ask him. Then they came to Capernaum; and when he was in the house he asked them, ‘What were you arguing about on the way?’ But they were silent, for on the way they had argued with one another about who was the greatest. He sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, ‘Whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant of all.’ Then he took a little child and put it among them; and taking it in his arms, he said to them, ‘Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes not me but the one who sent me.’

Prayer after CommunionGod, who draws near, who comes to our level, whose nature is revealed in lordship laid aside: give us grace to welcome you in the one who tests the bounds of our community: in the child, the outcast, the one who comes with no power save that of remaking our hearts; through Jesus Christ, the one who will be betrayed. Amen.

For our prayers;Those who are ill, David Young, Margaret Lee, Eileen Bradbury, Kath Sutton. Those recently died; Judy Williams, Jean Preston, Jean Martin, Sue Gardner, Dan Rogers, Patricia Dudley, Maurice Garton, Leonard Briscoe, Edna Wray. Years mind, St Peter’s; Mark Bishop, Edith Holland, Cyril Littlewood, Raymond Clues, Winifed Goulding.St Mary’s; Michael White, Pauline Guy.

CONCERTS Sat 22 nd Sept 11am in St Peter’s

Free Organ Concert by James TrundleSat 29 th Sept 7pm in St Peter’s

BIG BAND CONCERTSat 6 th October 7pm in St Peter’s

MARCH BRASS BAND CONCERTFri Oct 12 th 7pm in St John’s




Sunday 30 th September 6.30pm at St Mary’s Choral Evensong for Michaelmaswith the Team’s combined choirs

Harvest Festival at St Peter’s and Mary’s is Oct 7thRegular Events


Tuesdays 10-11.30am Knit and Knatter.1st Tuesday 2.30pm St Peter’s Mother’s Union 2nd Tuesday 10.45-12 Faith Exploration St Johns 3 rd Tuesday 7.30pm Deanery Mother’s Union 1st Wed 7.30pm Faith Exploration Group St Peter’s 2nd Wed Christian Aid Lunch 12-1pm St Peter’s Hall2nd Wednesday 7.30pm St Peter’s Ladies Group3 rd Wednesday 7.30pm Men’s Group Last Wed 2-3.30pm Care & Share Craft


Saturday 6 th October 10-4 at Neale Wade CELEBRATE MARKET TOWN CHURCHES

A day for all people in our churches.See programme at back of church.


We are collecting OLD MOBILE PHONES

DEANERY Mini-Pilgrimage at Ely CathedralWednesday 26 th September 7 for 7.30 For those who wish it 5.30 Evensong

followed by refreshments.PLEASE SIGN LIST TODAY at back


St Peter’s PCC 7.30pm 25th SeptSt Mary’s PCC 7.30pm 2nd Oct at Roger’s


Sat Oct 13 th 7pm at St Wendreda’s Meet Dr and Mrs Donovan – former captives in Nigeria

Sunday October 14 th March Mayor’s Civic Service 3pm St Wendreda’s

PLEASE TAKE THIS NOTICE SH EET HOME Welcome to Spotlight

Weekly News Sheet for the Churches of St Mary & St Peter, March.








Sunday Services8am St Peter’s; Holy Communion 9.15am St Mary’s; Festival Communion


Hymns; 15, 501, 226, 163, 8112.30pm Holy Baptism at St Peter’s2pm Holy Baptism at St Mary’s6.30pm Evensong at St Peter’s.Evensong is held on the 1st and 3rd Sunday each month.


23 rd September, 17 th Sunday after Trinity Readings; Proverbs 31v10-31, Psalm 1, Mark 9v30-37


Communion 11am at St Peter’s.2pm Holy Baptism at St Mary’s


BLESSINGSIsla Georgie Speed

BAPTISMSRaya Olivia Robinson, Sam Adrian Watson

FUNERALS18th September 11am St Mary’s; Judy Williams27th September 12.30pm Fenland Jean Martin 3.30pm Fenland; Jean Preston

St Mary’s Autumn Lunch 113 Station Rd Sun Oct 14 th 1.30pm See Maureen or phone 660011 to book £13

Thanks to all who supported the Flower Festival about £700 raised.

COLLECT – the Prayer for Today.

Make us one, O God, in acknowledging Jesus the Christ. As we proclaim him by our words, let us follow him in our works; give us the strength to take up the cross and courage to lose our lives for his sake. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ in the power of the Spirit, God for ever and ever. Amen.

OLD TESTAMENT Proverbs 1 v20-33 Wisdom cries out in the street; in the squares she raises her voice. At the busiest corner she criesout; at the entrance of the city gates she speaks: ‘How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple? How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing and fools hate knowledge? Give heed to my reproof; I will pour out my thoughts to you;I will make my words known to you. Because I have called and you refused, have stretched out my hand and no one heeded, and because you have ignored all my counsel and would have none of my reproof, I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when panic strikes you, when panic strikes you like a storm, and your calamity comes like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you. Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer; they will seek me diligently, but will not find me. Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the Lord, would have none of my counsel, and despised all my reproof, therefore they shall eat the fruit of their way and be sated with their own devices. For waywardness kills the simple, and the complacency of fools destroys them; but those who listen to me will be secure and will live at ease, without dread of disaster.’

PSALM 19 The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows his handiwork. One day tells its tale to another, and one night imparts knowledge to another. Although they have no words or language; and their voices are not heard; yet their voice goes out through all the earth, their sound has gone out into all lands, and their message to the ends of the world. In the deep has he set a pavilion for the sun, it comes forth like a bridegroom out of his chamber,it rejoices like a champion to run its course. It goes forth from the uttermost edge of the heavens and runs about to the end of it again; nothing is hidden from its burning heat. The law of the Lord is perfect, and revives the soul;the testimony of the Lord is sure and gives wisdom to the innocent. The statutes of the Lord are just and rejoice the heart; the commandment of the Lord is clear, and give light to the eyes; the fear of the Lord is clean, and endures for ever;the judgements of the Lord are true and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, more than much fine gold; sweeter far than honey, than honey in the honeycomb. By them also is your servant enlightened; and in keeping them there is great reward.

Who can tell how often he offends? Cleanse me from my secret faults. Above all keep back your servant from presumptuous sins; let them not get dominion over me.Then shall I be whole and sound, and innocent of offence. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my strength and my redeemer.

GOSPEL Mark 8 v27-38 Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way he asked his disciples, ‘Who do people say that I am?’ And they answered him, ‘John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.’ He asked them, ‘But who do you say that I am?’ Peter answered him, ‘You are the Messiah.’ And he sternly ordered them not to tell anyone about him. Then he began to teach them that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. He said all this quite openly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. But turning and looking at his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, ‘Get behind me, Satan! For you are setting your mind not on divine things but on human things.’ He called the crowd with his disciples, and said to them, ‘If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it. For what will it profit them to gain the whole world and forfeit their life? Indeed, what can they give in return for their life? Those who are ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of them the Son of Man will also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.’

Prayer after CommunionScandalous God, you suffer our will to power, the narrowness of our faith: lead us on the path of loss where empires tremble and terror yields to wisdom’s cry and the open hands of love; through Jesus Christ, the crucified Lord. Amen.

For our prayers;Those who are ill, David Young, Margaret Lee, Eileen Bradbury, Kath Sutton. Those recently died; Judy Williams, Jean Preston, Jean Martim, Sue Gardner. Years mind, St Peter’s; Peggy Gibson, Peter Hewitt, Peggy Wright, Jane Merritt.St Mary’s; Eva Bower, Doris Watson, Bernard Kightley, Marjorie Booker, John Towler, Edward Tuffs. Supper and Quiz Night Friday 19th October 6.30 pm Centenary Church Hall –£6 per person. Profits for Christian Aid. To book: email [email protected], or phone 07539010770. Come on your own or as a group.

Catholic Women’s Group, Service Mon 10th Oct 2.30pm and refreshments supporting “Eddies” (Adults’ with learning difficulties). All invited to learn & support.

St MARY’s FLOWER FESTIVALToday until 4pm Please support.

SONGS of PRAISE today4pm Sunday 9 th St Mary’s




World Suicide Prevention Day Mon 10 th Sept Special Service at St. John’s Church at 7.30pm.



Tuesdays 10-11.30am Knit and Knatter.1st Tuesday 2.30pm St Peter’s Mother’s Union 2 nd Tuesday 10.45-12 Faith Exploration St Johns 3rd Tuesday 7.30pm Deanery Mother’s Union1st Wed 7.30pm Faith Exploration Group St Peter’s 2 nd Wed Christian Aid Lunch 12-1pm St Peter’s Hall 2 nd Wednesday 7.30pm St Peter’s Ladies Group 3rd Wednesday 7.30pm Men’s Group Last Wed 2-3.30pm Care & Share Craft

Thursdays 9.30-11am St Peter’s Tiny TotsThursday 8.30am Morning Prayer in St Peter’s. 2 nd Thursday 10.30am Solo Group Trinity Church 3rd Thursday 2pm St Mary’s Mother’s Union

Saturday 6 th October 10-4 CELEBRATE MARKET TOWN CHURCHES

at Neale Wade Academy.A day for all people in our churches.



MARCH HERITAGEGuided tour of St Peter’s Thurs 13th Sept at 10am

Team Council 7.30pm St Peter’s 11th SeptSt Peter’s PCC 7.30pm 25th Sept

St Mary’s PCC 7.30pm 2nd Oct at Roger’s

New Christian Aid Quiz Sheetsavailable in both Churches. £1 each

Catholic Women’s Group, Service Mon 10th Sept 2.30pm and refreshments supporting “Eddies” (Adults’ with learning difficulties). All invited to learn & support.

WEDDINGS

15th September St Peter 4pmJordan Austerberry & Layla Tomsett









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Sunday Services8am St Peter’s; Holy Communion 9.15am St Mary’s; Festival Communion



4pm FLOWER FESTIVAL SONGS of PRAISE at St Mary’s


16 th September, 16 th Sunday after Trinity Readings; Proverbs 1 v20-33, Mark 8 v27-38.


Communion 11am at St Peter’s.12.30pm Holy Baptism at St Peter’s

2pm Holy Baptism at St Mary’s6.30pm Evensong at St Peter’s.

Evensong is held on the 1st and 3rd Sunday each month.

BLESSINGSAmelia Grace Giddings, Jessica Jane Harrison

BAPTISMSBeau Lily Hawden, Phoebe Alice Markham Hawden

FUNERALS18th September 11am St Mary’s; Judy Williams

27th September 3.30pm Fenland; Jean PrestonCOLLECT – the Prayer for Today.

God of power and compassion, in Christ you reveal your will to heal and save. Open our ears to your redeeming word and move our hearts by the strength of your love, so that our every word and work may proclaim as Messiah Jesus the Lord, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God for ever and ever. Amen.

OLD TESTAMENT Proverbs 22 v1-2, 8-9, 22-33

A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favour is better than silver or gold. The rich and the poor have this in common: the Lord is the maker of them all. Whoever sows injustice will reap calamity, and the rod of anger will fail. Those who are generous are blessed, for they share their bread with the poor. Do not rob the poor because they are poor, or crush the afflicted at the gate; for the Lord pleads their cause and despoils of life those who despoil them.

PSALM 125 Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but stands fast for ever. The hills stand about Jerusalem, so does the Lord stand round his people, from this time forth and for evermore. For the sceptre of the wicked shall not hold sway on the land allotted to the just,so that the just may not put their hands to evil.Show your goodness, O Lord, to those who are good and to those who are true of heart. And for those who turn aside to crooked ways the Lord will lead them away with the evildoers; but peace be upon Israel!

GOSPEL Mark 7 v24-37 Jesus set out and went away to the region of Tyre. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know he was there. Yet he could not escape notice, but a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit immediately heard about him, and she came and bowed down at his feet. Now the woman was a Gentile, of Syrophoenician origin. She begged him to cast the demon out of her daughter. He said to her, ‘Let the children be fed first, for it is not fair to take the children’s food and throw it to the dogs.’ But she answered him, ‘Sir, even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.’ Then he said to her, ‘For saying that, you may go—the demon has left your daughter.’ So she went home, found the child lying on the bed, and the demon gone.

Then he returned from the region of Tyre, and went by way of Sidon towards the Sea of Galilee, in the region of the Decapolis. They brought to him a deaf man who had an impediment in his speech; and they begged him to lay his hand on him. He took him aside in private, away from the crowd, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spat and touched his tongue. Then looking up to heaven, he sighed and said to him, ‘Ephphatha’, that is, ‘Be opened.’ And immediately his ears were opened, his tongue was released, and he spoke plainly. Then Jesus ordered them to tell no one; but the more he ordered them, the more zealously they proclaimed it. They were astounded beyond measure, saying, ‘He has done everything well; he even makes the deaf to hear and the mute to speak.’

Prayer after CommunionLord of the changing, you help us to find our voice that we might find our faith: we praise you for the Gentile woman who answered back the Sond of God; release us from the crowds which command our silence and free our tongues to demand from you the healing of the earth; through Jesus Christ, the opener of the gate. Amen.

For our prayers;Those who are ill, David Young, Margaret Lee, Eileen Bradbury, Marjorie Nash, Michael Bowman. Those recently died; Judy Williams, Jean Preston. Years mind, St Mary’s; Jim Payne, Margaret Ley, Kathleen Jackson, Eva Hall, Thomas Jackson.St Peter’s; Roy Band, Marjorie Harrison, Ron Frost, Elsie Widd, Mary Hewitt, Peggy Gibson, Peter Hewitt, Peggy Wright.




BIG BAND CONCERTFri Oct 12 th 7pm in St John’s




Quiet Day/Pause for Reflection: next on Monday 10th

September from 9.30 to 1pm at St. Mary’s Church. Continuing the theme of our Christian Journey,

reflecting on St. Barnabas ‘Son of Encouragement’ . Open to anyone. Session repeated on Wed 12th Sept 7-9

pm at St. Mary’s – please advise Ann Braithwaite if you are coming to the evening session [email protected]



followed by refreshments.PLEASE SIGN LIST at back




Tuesdays 10-11.30am Knit and Knatter.1st Tuesday 2.30pm St Peter’s Mother’s Union 2nd Tuesday 10.45-12 Faith Exploration St Johns 3 rd Tuesday 7.30pm Deanery Mother’s Union 1st Wed 7.30pm Faith Exploration Group St Peter’s 2nd Wed Christian Aid Lunch 12-1pm St Peter’s Hall2nd Wednesday 7.30pm St Peter’s Ladies Group3rd Wednesday 7.30pm Men’s Group (next Sept)Last Wed 2-3.30pm Care & Share Craft Thurs 9.30-11am St Peter’s Tiny Tots (resumes 6 Sept)Thursday 8.30am Morning Prayer in St Peter’s. 2nd Thursday 10.30am Solo Group Trinity Church3rd Thursday 2pm St Mary’s Mother’s Union (next Sept)

The next FLOWER FESTIVALwill be at St Mary’s on the weekend of Sept 7th -9th There are posters around, and if anyone would like

provide a display they will be most welcome.SONGS of PRAISE 4pm Sunday 9 th St Mary’s

Sat 22 nd Sept 11am in St Peter’s Free Organ Concert by James Trundle



at Neale Wade Academy.

A day for all people in our churches.


See info in Church for stalls etc.

Open Garden on Bank Holiday Monday 27th Augat 24 Gordon Avenue 2-5pm



MARCH HERITAGEThere will be a guided tour of St Peter’s on Thurs

13th Sept at 10am

Fri 12 th Oct in St John’s Church 7pm Gilbert & Sullivan Evening



Sunday 19 th August 12 th Sunday after Trinity









Hymns; 26, 535, 531, 67, 31012.30pm Holy Baptism at St Peter’s6.30pm Evensong at St Peter’s.Evensong is held on the 1st and 3rd Sunday each month.


26 th August, 13 th Sunday after Trinity

Readings; Joshua 24 v1-2a & 14-18, Ephesians 6 v10-20, John 6 v56-69.

Communion 8am at St Peter’sCommunion 9.15am at St Mary’sCommunion 11am at St Peter’s.

BAPTISMSMaisie Florence Harvey, Shelby Anne Bailey

WEDDINGS8th September St Peter 2pm

Leigh Bindley & Bryony Frusher15th September St Peter 4pm

Jordan Austerberry & Layla TomsettFUNERALS

Mon 20th 12.45pm St Peter’s; Gerard Sauerman


Wise and gracious God, you spread a table before us and nourish your people with the word of life and the bread of heaven. In our sharing of these gifts, show us our unity in you and give us a taste of the life to come. We make our prayer through your Son Jesus Christ, in the love of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

OLD TESTAMENT Proverbs 9 v1-6 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.’

EPISTLE Ephesians 5 v15-20 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.

GOSPEL John 6 v51-58 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.’

All who seek God are welcome here.All who would know Christ,

and receive the gift of his grace, are welcome here.

All who wish to partake of the Sacrament, the sign and pledge of Christ’s love,

are welcome to receive it, irrespective of the rules laid down

by other parts of the Christian Church.

JESUSBIDS YOU

WELCOME,AND WE WILL NOT TURN YOU AWAY.There is no discrimination here on the basis of gender, or race,

or sexual orientation, or social class.The net is cast into the sea of humanity.

Notice discovered in the large medieval church of St Bartholomew the Great, in Smithfield. Smithfield was the square in London where, in the 16th Century, Catholics burnt Protestants, and Protestants burnt Catholics. They believed that the other’s beliefs, practices, and pictures of God were wrong. Today people still persecute those who are different from themselves. I hope that we in March can live up to fulfilling its challenges.

Prayer after CommunionDivine Love, undaunted by death and fear, who went to the depths to bring back life: in the power of the cross shape a people of service, breaking

bread for a hungering world; through Jesus Christ, the true food. Amen.

For our prayers;Those who are ill, David Young, Margaret Lee, Eileen Bradbury, Marjorie Nash. Those recently died; Gladys Chatten, Malcolm Southwell, Gerard Sauerman, John Hawkins, Bea Astbury, Diana Hyde, Mary Wood.Years mind, St Mary’s; Jennifer Ringham, Mary Tuffs, Keith Steer.St Peter’s; Susannah Davison, George Davison, Henry Parker, George Widd, Enid Rogers, John Wood, Winifred Wilson.

St Peter’s Rotas Please sign up to lists at back to Read, lead

Prayers, etc New and existing people welcomed.Open Garden on Bank Holiday Monday 27th Augat 24 Gordon Avenue 2-5pm







Tuesdays 10-11.30am Knit and Knatter.1st Tuesday 2.30pm St Peter’s Mother’s Union 2nd Tuesday 10.45-12 Faith Exploration St Johns 3rd Tuesday 7.30pm Deanery Mother’s Union1st Wed 7.30pm Faith Exploration Group St Peter’s 2nd Wed Christian Aid Lunch 12-1pm St Peter’s Hall2nd Wednesday 7.30pm St Peter’s Ladies Group3rd Wednesday 7.30pm Men’s Group (next Sept)Last Wed 2-3.30pm Care & Share Craft Thurs 9.30-11am St Peter’s Tiny Tots (resumes 6 Sept)Thursday 8.30am Morning Prayer in St Peter’s. 2nd Thursday 10.30am Solo Group Trinity Church3rd Thursday 2pm St Mary’s Mother’s Union (next Sept)




GILBERT & SULLIVAN










13th Sept at 10am













Hymns; 302, 313, 372, 404, 174


2 nd September, 14 th Sunday after Trinity Readings; Song of Solomon 2 v8-13,

Psalm 45 v1-2 & 7-10, Mark 7 v1-8, 14-15 & 21-23.Communion 8am at St Peter’s

Communion 9.15am at St Mary’sCommunion 11am at St Peter’s.

12.30pm Holy Baptism at St Peter’s6.30pm Evensong at St Peter’s.

Evensong is held on the 1st and 3rd Sunday each month.WEDDINGS

8th September St Peter 2pmLeigh Bindley & Bryony Frusher

15th September St Peter 4pmJordan Austerberry & Layla Tomsett

FUNERALS

St MARY’s FLOWER FESTIVALWeekend of Sept 7th -9th

Please support.SONGS of PRAISE 4pm Sunday 9 th St Mary’s

COLLECT – the Prayer for Today.In every age, O God, you give your people freedom to walk in faith or to turn away. Grant us grace to remain faithful to your Holy One, whose words are spirit and life, Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Spirit, God for ever and ever. Amen.

OLD TESTAMENT Joshua 24 v1-2a & 14-18 Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and summoned the elders, the heads, the judges, and the officers of Israel; and they presented themselves before God. And Joshua said to all the people, ‘Now therefore revere the Lord, and serve him in sincerity and in faithfulness; put away the gods that your ancestors served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. Now if you are unwilling to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served in the region beyond the River or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living; but as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.’ Then the people answered, ‘Far be it from us that we should forsake the Lord to serve other gods; for it is the Lord our God who brought us and our ancestors up from the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery, and who did those great signs in our sight. He protected us along all the way that we went, and among all the peoples through whom we passed; and the Lord drove out before us all the peoples, the Amorites who lived in the land. Therefore we also will serve the Lord, for he is our God.’

EPISTLE Ephesians 6 v10-20 Be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his power. Put on the whole armour of God, so that you

may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For our struggle is not against enemies of blood and flesh, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers of this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armour of God, so that you may be able to withstand on that evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. Stand therefore, and fasten the belt of truth around your waist, and put on the breastplate of righteousness. As shoes for your feet put on whatever will make you ready to proclaim the gospel of peace. With all of these, take the shield of faith, with which you will be able to quench all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. Pray in the Spirit at all times in every prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert and always persevere in supplication for all the saints. Pray also for me, so that when I speak, a message may be given to me to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it boldly, as I must speak.

GOSPEL John 6 v56-69 Jesus said to the crowd: ‘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.’ He said these things while he was teaching in the synagogue at Capernaum. When many of his disciples heard it, they said, ‘This teaching is difficult; who can accept it?’ But Jesus, being aware that his disciples were complaining about it, said to them, ‘Does this offend you? Then what if you were to see the Son of Man ascending to where he was before? It is the spirit that gives life; the flesh is useless. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life. But among you there are some who do not believe.’ For Jesus knew from the first who were the ones that did not believe, and who was the one that would betray him. And he said, ‘For this reason I have told you that no one can come to me unless it is granted by the Father.’ Because of this many of his disciples turned back and no longer went about with him. So Jesus asked the twelve, ‘Do you also wish to go away?’ Simon Peter answered him, ‘Lord, to whom can we go? You have the words of eternal life. We have come

to believe and know that you are the Holy One of God.’

Prayer after CommunionOffensive God; refusing our religion of sacrifice and power: find us in our wandering, speak to us the word of life, liberate our violent hearts and let us stay with you; through Jesus Christ, the holy one of God. Amen.

For our prayers;Those who are ill, David Young, Margaret Lee, Eileen Bradbury, Marjorie Nash. Those recently died; Years mind, St Mary’s; Harold Ingram, Elizabeth Ingram, Eva Frost, Walter Bidwell, Hilda Smith, Mary Ireland, Albert Goodwin, Elsie Riches.St Peter’s; Geoffrey Savage, Florence Feary, Elsie Goakes, Winifred Chandler, Nova Teasdale.


St MARY’s FLOWER FESTIVALNEXT Weekend of Sept 7th -9th

Please support.SONGS of PRAISE 4pm Sunday 9 th St Mary’s







Tuesdays 10-11.30am Knit and Knatter.1 st Tuesday 2.30pm St Peter’s Mother’s Union 2nd Tuesday 10.45-12 Faith Exploration St Johns 3rd Tuesday 7.30pm Deanery Mother’s Union1 st Wed 7.30pm Faith Exploration Group St Peter’s 2nd Wed Christian Aid Lunch 12-1pm St Peter’s Hall2nd Wednesday 7.30pm St Peter’s Ladies Group3rd Wednesday 7.30pm Men’s Group (next Sept)Last Wed 2-3.30pm Care & Share Craft Thurs 9.30-11am St Peter’s Tiny Tots resumes this weekThursday 8.30am Morning Prayer in St Peter’s. 2nd Thursday 10.30am Solo Group Trinity Church3rd Thursday 2pm St Mary’s Mother’s Union

Saturday 6 th October 10-4

CELEBRATE MARKET TOWN CHURCHESat Neale Wade Academy.

A day for all people in our churches.





13th Sept at 10am

Team Council 7.30pm St Peter’s 11th SeptSt Peter’s PCC 7.30pm 25th Sept

St Mary’s PCC 7.30pm 2nd Oct at Roger’s

WEDDINGS8th September St Peter 2pm


Jordan Austerberry & Layla Tomsett



Sunday 2 nd September 14 th Sunday after Trinity








Hymns; 766, 236, 471, 42911am St Peter’s; Sung Communion with Junior Church



Wednesday 10am Holy Communion followed by refreshments at St Peter’s

9 th September, 15 th Sunday after Trinity Readings; Proverbs 22 v1-2, 8-9, 22-23,

Psalm 125, Mark 7 v24-37.Communion 8am at St Peter’s

Festive Communion 9.15am at St Mary’sCommunion 11am at St Peter’s.

12.30pm Holy Baptism at St Peter’s4pm FLOWER FESTIVAL SONGS of

PRAISE at St Mary’s

BAPTISMSOtis John Wing-MacDougall

Ruari John William Hawkins (Sat 8th 12noon at St P)FUNERALS


COLLECT – the Prayer for Today.Father of light, giver of every good and perfect gift, bring to fruition the word of truth sown in our hearts by your Son, that we might rightly understand your commandments, live your law of love, and so offer you worship that is pure and undefiled. Grant this through your Son Jesus Christ, in the love of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

OLD TESTAMENT Song of Solomon 2 v8-13

The voice of my beloved! Look, he comes, leaping upon the mountains, bounding over the hills. My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag.Look, there he stands behind our wall, gazing in at the windows, looking through the lattice. My beloved speaks and says to me:‘Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away; for now the winter is past, the rain is over and gone.

The flowers appear on the earth; the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtle-dove is heard in our land. The fig tree puts forth its figs, and the vines are in blossom; they give forth fragrance.Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.

PSALM 45 v1-2 & 7-10 My heart is stirring with a noble song;let me recite what I have fashioned for a king;my tongue shall be the pen of a skilled writer.You are the fairest of men;grace flows from your lips,because God has blessed you for ever.Your throne, O God, endures for ever and ever,a sceptre of righteousness

is the sceptre of your kingdom;you love righteousness and hate iniquity;Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows.

GOSPEL Mark 7 v1-8, 14-15, & 21-23 When the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around him, they noticed that some of his disciples were eating with defiled hands, that is, without washing them. (For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, do not eat unless they thoroughly wash their hands, thus observing the tradition of the elders; and they do not eat anything from the market unless they wash it; and there are also many other traditions that they observe, the washing of cups, pots, and bronze kettles.) So the Pharisees and the scribes asked him, ‘Why do your disciples not live according to the tradition of the elders, but eat with defiled hands?’ Jesus said to them, ‘Isaiah prophesied rightly about you hypocrites, as it is written,“This people honours me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me; in vain do they worship me, teaching human precepts as doctrines.” You abandon the commandment of God and hold to human tradition.’ Then he called the crowd again and said to them, ‘Listen to me, all of you, and understand: there is nothing outside a person that by going in can defile, but the things that come out are what defile.’ For it is from within, from the human heart, that evil intentions come: fornication, theft, murder, adultery, avarice, wickedness, deceit, licentiousness, envy, slander, pride, folly. All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.’

Prayer after CommunionGod of unclean hands, touching those rejected by the world, despised by the religious: guide us from false purity which hides misshapen hearts; lead us to a joyful feast in which all are renewed; through Jesus Christ, the beauty of God’s face. Amen.

For our prayers;Those who are ill, David Young, Margaret Lee, Eileen Bradbury, Marjorie Nash. Those recently died; Years mind, St Mary’s; Edward Stacey.St Peter’s; Peggy Woodstock, Bill Holland.













Tuesdays 10-11.30am Knit and Knatter.1st Tuesday 2.30pm St Peter’s Mother’s Union 2 nd Tuesday 10.45-12 Faith Exploration St Johns 3rd Tuesday 7.30pm Deanery Mother’s Union1st Wed 7.30pm Faith Exploration Group St Peter’s 2nd Wed Christian Aid Lunch 12-1pm St Peter’s Hall2nd Wednesday 7.30pm St Peter’s Ladies Group3rd Wednesday 7.30pm Men’s Group (next Sept)Last Wed 2-3.30pm Care & Share Craft Thurs 9.30-11am St Peter’s Tiny Tots (resumes 6 Sept)Thursday 8.30am Morning Prayer in St Peter’s. 2nd Thursday 10.30am Solo Group Trinity Church3rd Thursday 2pm St Mary’s Mother’s Union (next Sept)

The next FLOWER FESTIVALwill be at St Mary’s on the weekend of Sept 7th -9th There are posters around, and if anyone would like

provide a display they will be most welcome.SONGS of PRAISE 4pm Sunday 9 th St Mary’s







WEDDINGS18th August St Peter 2.30pm

Martin King & Kelly Southwell8th September St Peter 2pm


Jordan Austerberry & Layla TomsettFUNERALS

Wed 15th 2.30pm St John’s; Gladys ChattenFri 17th 12.30pm St Peter’s; Malcolm SouthwellMon 20th 12.45pm St Peter’s; Gerard Sauerman












Hymns; 114, 467, 309, 311, 40812.30pm Holy Baptism at St Peter’s3.30pm Holy Baptism at St Mary’s

Regular Midweek Services

Tuesday 10am Holy Communion at St John’s Wednesday 10am Holy Communion followed by refreshments at St Peter’s

19 th August, 12 th Sunday after Trinity Readings; Proverbs 9 v1-6,

Ephesians 5 v15-20, John 6 v51-58.Communion 8am at St Peter’s




BLESSINGSSam Adrian Watson, Shelby Anne Bailey

BAPTISMSAshleigh Jorge Lewis-Stokes,

Finley George RawthornPhoenix Presley Head


God our Father and provider, whose Son has given his flesh for the life of the world, sustain your pilgrim Church on its journey with the word of life and the bread of heaven. Draw us nearer to him in whose name we gather, that, following his way of sacrificial love, we may come to the banquet of eternal life. Grant this through your Son Jesus Christ, in the love of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

OLD TESTAMENT 1 Kings 19 v4-8 Elijah went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a solitary broom tree. He asked that he might die: ‘It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life, for I am no better than my ancestors.’ Then he lay down under the broom tree and fell asleep. Suddenly an angel touched him and said to him, ‘Get up and eat.’ He looked, and there at his head was a cake baked on hot stones, and a jar of water. He ate and drank, and lay down again. The angel of the Lord came a second time, touched him, and said, ‘Get up and eat, otherwise the journey will be too much for you.’ He got up, and ate and drank; then he went in the strength of that food for forty days and forty nights to Horeb the mount of God.

EPISTLE Ephesians 4 v25- 5 v2 Putting away falsehood, let all of us speak the truth to our neighbours, for we are members of one another. Be angry but do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and do not make room for the devil. Thieves must give up stealing; rather let them labour and work honestly with their own

hands, so as to have something to share with the needy. Let no evil talk come out of your mouths, but only what is useful for building up, as there is need, so that your words may give grace to those who hear. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with which you were marked with a seal for the day of redemption. Put away from you all bitterness and wrath and anger and wrangling and slander, together with all malice, and be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ has forgiven you. Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children, and live in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.

GOSPEL John 6 v35 & 41-51 Jesus said to thew crowd, ‘I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. Then the Jews began to complain about him because he said, ‘I am the bread that came down from heaven.’ They were saying, ‘Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How can he now say, “I have come down from heaven”?’ Jesus answered them, ‘Do not complain among yourselves. No one can come to me unless drawn by the Father who sent me; and I will raise that person up on the last day. It is written in the prophets, “And they shall all be taught by God.” Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to me. Not that anyone has seen the Father except the one who is from God; he has seen the Father. Very truly, I tell you, whoever believes has eternal life. I am the bread of life. Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that one may eat of it and not die. 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.’

Prayer after CommunionUnseen God, drawing all people to the end of our desires: teach us to know true bread from false and to feed on him who shares our flesh to share your love, Jesus Christ, our communion. Amen.

For our prayers;Those who are ill, David Young, Margaret Lee, Eileen Bradbury, Marjorie Nash. Those recently died; Gladys Chatten, Terry Annetts, Florence Howes, Malcolm Southwell,Ted Manchett, Gerard Sauerman, John Hawkins.Years mind, St Mary’s; Norman Smith, Thomas Ellingham, Doug Riches, Barbara Hitch.

St Peter’s; Bob Helstrip, Geoffrey Chandler.

Thank you to those who supported Open Garden last weekend - £300 raised. Well done.Open Garden on Bank Holiday Monday 27th Augat 24 Gordon Avenue 2-5pm


St Peter’s Rotas Please sign up to lists at back to Read, lead

Prayers, etc New and existing people welcomed.


If you would like to make a donation, cheques should be made payable to EDBFand sent to the Diocese of Ely,

Bishop Woodford House, Barton Road, Ely CB7 4DX.


13th Sept at 10am

Fri 12 th Oct in St John’s Church 7pm Gilbert & Sullivan Evening

T HIS WEEKEND Sun 5th AugOpen Garden 10am-4pm 88 at Nene Parade




Tuesdays 10-11.30am Knit and Knatter.1 st Tuesday 2.30pm St Peter’s Mother’s Union 2nd Tuesday 10.45-12 Faith Exploration St Johns 3rd Tuesday 7.30pm Deanery Mother’s Union1st Wed 7.30pm Faith Exploration Group St Peter’s 2 nd Wed Christian Aid Lunch 12-1pm St Peter’s Hall 2 nd Wednesday 7.30pm St Peter’s Ladies Group 3rd Wednesday 7.30pm Men’s GroupLast Wed 2-3.30pm Care & Share Craft Thurs 9.30-11am St Peter’s Tiny Tots (resumes 6 Sept)Thursday 8.30am Morning Prayer in St Peter’s. 2 nd Thursday 10.30am Solo Group Trinity Church 3rd Thursday 2pm St Mary’s Mother’s Union

On Thursday, 9 th August at 12noon in St Peter’s there will be prayers for Mary Sumner Day

St Mary’s Mothers’ Union will be meeting a week earlier in August on the 9th “Mary Sumner Day”for a Garden Party 2-4.30pm at 2 Breton AvenueAll MU members and friends welcome.


The next FLOWER FESTIVALwill be at St Mary’s on the weekend of Sept 7th -9th

There are posters around, and if anyone would like provide a display they will be most welcome.

SONGS of PRAISE 4pm Sunday 9 th St Mary’s




followed by refreshments.

S unday 30 th September 6.30pm at St Mary’s Choral Evensong for Michaelmaswith the Team’s combined choirs



FUNERALSTues 7th 12.30pm St John’s; Florence HowesWed 8th 1pm St Peter’s; Terry AnnettsThu 9th 10.30am Fenland; Ted ManchettWed 15th 2.30pm St John’s; Gladys ChattenFri 17th 12.30pm St Peter’s; Malcolm SouthwellMon 20th 12.45pm St Peter’s; Gerard SauermanPLEASE TAKE THIS NOTICE SH EET HOME














12 th August, 10 th Sunday after Trinity Readings; 1 Kings 19 v4-8-4,

Ephesians 4 v25- 5 v2, John 6 v35 & 41-51.Communion 8am at St Peter’s


12.30pm Holy Baptism at St Peter’s3.30pm Holy Baptism at St Mary’s

BLESSINGSPenelope Caroline Baughan, Phoenix Presley Head.

Maisie Florence HarveyBAPTISM

Effie Violet LemmonWEDDINGS

11th August St Peter 2.30pmSimon Laws & Jade Harley18th August St Peter 2.30pm

Martin King & Kelly SouthwellCOLLECT – the Prayer for Today.

Lord, giver of lasting life, satisfy our hunger through Christ, the Bread of Life, and quench our thirst with your gift of belief, that we may no longer work for the food that perishes, but believe in the One whom you have sent. We ask this through your Son Jesus Christ, in the love of the Holy Spirit. Amen.OLD TESTAMENT Exodus 16 v2-4 & 9-15

The whole congregation of the Israelites complained against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness. The Israelites said to them, ‘If only we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the fleshpots and ate our fill of bread; for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.’ Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘I am going to rain bread from heaven for you, and each day the people shall go out and gather enough for that day. In that way I will test them, whether they will follow my instruction or not. Then Moses said to Aaron, ‘Say to the whole congregation of the Israelites, “Draw near to the Lord, for he has heard your complaining.” ’ And as Aaron

spoke to the whole congregation of the Israelites, they looked towards the wilderness, and the glory of the Lord appeared in the cloud. The Lord spoke to Moses and said, ‘I have heard the complaining of the Israelites; say to them, “At twilight you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall have your fill of bread; then you shall know that I am the Lord your God.” ’ In the evening quails came up and covered the camp; and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp. When the layer of dew lifted, there on the surface of the wilderness was a fine flaky substance, as fine as frost on the ground. When the Israelites saw it, they said to one another, ‘What is it?’ For they did not know what it was. Moses said to them, ‘It is the bread that the Lord has given you to eat.

EPISTLE Ephesians 4 v1-16 I, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, making every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope of your calling, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is above all and through all and in all. But each of us was given grace according to the measure of Christ’s gift. Therefore it is said,‘When he ascended on high he made captivity itself a captive; he gave gifts to his people.’ (When it says, ‘He ascended’, what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower parts of the earth? He who descended is the same one who ascended far above all the heavens, so that he might fill all things.) The gifts he gave were that some would be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until all of us come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to maturity, to the measure of the full stature of Christ. We must no longer be children, tossed to and fro and blown about by every wind of doctrine, by people’s trickery, by their craftiness in deceitful scheming. But speaking the truth in love, we must grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and knitted together by every ligament with which it is equipped, as each part is working properly, promotes the body’s growth in building itself up in love.

GOSPEL John 6 v24-35 When the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they themselves got into the boats and went to Capernaum looking for Jesus. When they found him on the other side of the lake, they said to him, ‘Rabbi, when did you come here?’ Jesus answered them, ‘Very truly, I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves. Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For it is on him that God the Father has set his seal.’ Then they said to him, ‘What must we do to perform the works of God?’ Jesus

answered them, ‘This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.’ So they said to him, ‘What sign are you going to give us then, so that we may see it and believe you? What work are you performing? Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, “He gave them bread from heaven to eat.” ’ Then Jesus said to them, ‘Very truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.’ They said to him, ‘Sir, give us this bread always.’ Jesus said to them, ‘I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.

Prayer after CommunionGod of Moses, who rained down bread on Israel’s wandering people: lead us to the food that never leaves us craving, addicted to consuming, but fills our whole humanity with life enough for all; through Jesus Christ, the bread of heaven. Amen.

For our prayers;Those who are ill, David Young, Margaret Lee, Eileen Bradbury, Marjorie Nash. Those recently died; Gladys Chatten, Terry Annetts, Florence Howes, Malcolm Southwell,Ted Manchett, Gerard Sauerman. Years mind, St Peter’s; Elsie Nicholas, Sid CoulsonMargaret Saxby, Lillian Jinks, Louis Morley.St Mary’s; Charlotte Riches, Jim Martin, Cyril Newell, Nathan Osborn, Hope Pattern.St Peter;s Rotas Please sign up to lists at back to Read, lead Prayers, etc New and existing people welcomed.



Bishop Woodford House, Barton Road, Ely CB7 4DX. NEXT WEEKEND Sat & Sun 4th & 5th AugOpen Garden 10am-4pm 88 at Nene Parade


at Neale Wade Academy.Sharing Stories-Swapping Ideas-Workshops

Displays-ResourcesA day for all people in our churches.

Please take the leaflet home.


Tuesdays 10-11.30am Knit and Knatter.1st Tuesday 2.30pm St P’s Mother’s Union 2nd Tuesday 10.45-12 Faith Exploration St Johns 3rd Tuesday 7.30pm Deanery Mother’s Union1 st Wed 7.30pm Faith Exploration Group St P’s 2nd Wed Christian Aid Lunch 12-1pm St P’s Hall2nd Wednesday 7.30pm St Peter’s Ladies Group

3rd Wednesday 7.30pm Men’s GroupLast Wed 2-3.30pm Care & Share Craft Thurs 9.30-11am St Peter’s Tiny Tots (resumes 6 Sept)Thursday 8.30am Morning Prayer in St Peter’s. 2nd Thursday 10.30am Solo Group Trinity Ch’ch3rd Thursday 2pm St Mary’s Mother’s Union



SONGS of PRAISE 4pm Sunday 9 th St Mary’s








FUNERALSTues 7th 12.30pm St John’s; Florence HowesWed 8th 1pm St Peter’s; Terry AnnettsWed 15th 2.30pm St John’s; Gladys ChattenFri 17th 12.30pm St Peter’s; Malcolm Southwell




Sunday 29 th July 9 th Sunday after Trinity






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Hymns; 664, 459, 451, 441,65211am St Peter’s; Sung Communion with Junior Church



5 th August, 10 th Sunday after Trinity Readings; Exodus 16 v2-4 & 9-15, Ephesians 4 v1-16, John 6 v24-35.




BAPTISMCartier Elle Jazz Maggott

WEDDINGS11th August St Peter 2.30pmSimon Laws & Jade Harley18th August St Peter 2.30pm

Martin King & Kelly SouthwellSunday 29 th July 9 th Sunday after Trinity

COLLECT – the Prayer for Today.O God, you open wide your hand, giving us food in due season. Out of your never failing abundance, satisfy the hungers of body and soul and lead all peoples of the earth to the feast of the world to come. We make our prayer through your Son Jesus Christ, in the love of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

OLD TESTAMENT 2 Kings 4 v42-44 A man came bringing food from the first fruits to the man of God: twenty loaves of barley and fresh ears of grain in his sack. Elisha said, ‘Give it to the people and let them eat.’ But his servant said, ‘How can I set this before a hundred people?’ So he repeated, ‘Give it to the people and let them eat, for thus says the Lord, “They shall eat and have some left.” ’ He set it before them, they ate, and had some left, according to the word of the Lord.

EPISTLE Ephesians 3 v14-21 I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth takes its name. I pray that, according to the riches of his glory, he may grant that you may be strengthened in your inner being with power through his Spirit, and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, as you are being rooted and grounded in love. I pray that you may have the power to comprehend, with all the saints, what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. Now to him who by the power at work within us is able to accomplish abundantly far more than all we can ask or imagine, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, for ever and ever. Amen.

GOSPEL John 6 v1-21 Jesus went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, also called the Sea of Tiberias. A large crowd kept following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing for the sick. Jesus went up the mountain and sat down there with his disciples. Now the Passover, the festival of the Jews, was near. When he looked up and saw a large crowd coming towards him, Jesus said to Philip, ‘Where are we to buy bread for these people to eat?’ He said this to test him, for he himself knew what he was going to do. Philip answered him, ‘Six months’ wages would not buy enough bread for each of them to get a little.’ One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to him, ‘There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish. But what are they among so many people?’ Jesus said, ‘Make the people sit down.’ Now there was a great deal of grass in the place; so they sat down, about five thousand in all. Then Jesus took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated; so also the fish, as much as they wanted. When they were satisfied, he told his disciples, ‘Gather up the fragments left over, so that nothing may be lost.’ So they gathered them up, and from the fragments of the five barley loaves, left by those who had eaten, they filled twelve baskets. When the people saw the sign that he had done, they began to say, ‘This is indeed the prophet who is to come into the world.’ When Jesus realized that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, he withdrew again to the mountain by himself. When evening came, his disciples went down to the lake, got into a boat, and started across the lake to Capernaum. It was now dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them. The lake became rough because a strong wind was blowing. When they had rowed

about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the lake and coming near the boat, and they were terrified. But he said to them, ‘It is I; do not be afraid.’ Then they wanted to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat reached the land towards which they were going.

Prayer after CommunionGod of true abundance, in whom nothing is lost and all are fed: liberate us from meagre rations of scarce and grudging love for which we must copete; show us another kingdom which stills our all-consuming fear and fills us with new hope; through Jesus Christ, the peace of creation. Amen.

For our prayers;Those who are ill, David Young, Margaret Lee, Eileen Bradbury, Marjorie Nash. Those recently died; Peter Howe, Laban Ohito, Florence Howes, Malcolm Southwell, Gladys Chatten, Terry Annetts. Years mind, St Peter’s; Doris Lee, Albert Nelson. Charles Dunham, Molly Jones, William Frost, Robert Reeves, Malcolm Allen, Walter Scates.St Mary’s; Alec de Camps, Annie Newell.

Please sign up to lists at back to Read, lead Prayers, etc for St Peter;s.

New and existing people welcomed.

Thank you to all who supported yesterday’s event at the Rectory.



Bishop Woodford House, Barton Road, Ely CB7 4DX. Saturday 28 th July

OPEN HOUSE and GARDENat RECTORY 10am-4pm

Everyone welcome to drop in


Tuesdays 10-11.30am Knit and Knatter.1st Tuesday 2.30pm St P’s Mother’s Union 2nd Tuesday 10.45-12 Faith Exploration St Johns 3rd Tuesday 7.30pm Deanery Mother’s Union1st Wed 7.30pm Faith Exploration Group St P’s 2nd Wed Christian Aid Lunch 12-1pm St P’s Hall2nd Wednesday 7.30pm St Peter’s Ladies Group3rd Wednesday 7.30pm Men’s GroupLast Wed 2-3.30pm Care & Share Craft Thurs 9.30-11am St Peter’s Tiny Tots (resumes 6 Sept)Thursday 8.30am Morning Prayer in St Peter’s.

2nd Thursday 10.30am Solo Group Trinity Ch’ch3rd Thursday 2pm St Mary’s Mother’s Union








Some Future Dates for your DiarySat & Sun 4th & 5th Aug Open Garden 10am-4pm 88 at Nene Parade

WEDDINGS28th July St Mary 1pm

Simon Williams & Philippa Gibson11th August St Peter 2.30pmSimon Laws & Jade Harley18th August St Peter 2.30pm

Martin King & Kelly SouthwellFUNERALS

Tues 24th July 11.30am Fenland; Peter HoweTues 7th Aug 12,30pm St John’s; Florence HowesWed 8th Aug 1pm St Peter’s; Terry Annetts

Rotas for August to October for St Mary's will be at the back of the church until the 22nd of July.



Sunday 22 nd July 8 th Sunday after Trinity






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Hymns; 427, 484, 225,117, 46712.30pm Holy Baptism at St Peter’s


29 th July, 9 th Sunday after Trinity Readings; 2 Kings 4 v42-44,

Ephesians 3 v14-21, John 6 v1-21.Communion 8am at St Peter’s




BLESSINGOtis John Wing-Macdougall,

Cartier Elle Jazz MaggoBAPTISMS

Isla Carrie ThorhillLaurence Christopher Florian Featherstone-Dance

PLEASE TAKE THIS NOTICE SH EET HOME Sunday 22 nd July 8 th Sunday after Trinity

COLLECT – the Prayer for Today.Compassionate God, from far and near you gather your Church into one. Safeguard the unity of your flock through the teaching of Christ the Shepherd, that all your scattered children may find in him the guidance and nourishment they seek. We ask this through your Son Jesus Christ, in the love of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

OLD TESTAMENT Jeremiah 23 v1-6 Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! says the Lord. Therefore, thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, concerning the shepherds who shepherd my people: It is you who have scattered my flock, and have driven them away, and you have not attended to them. So I will attend to you for your evil doings, says the Lord. Then I myself will gather the remnant of my flock

out of all the lands where I have driven them, and I will bring them back to their fold, and they shall be fruitful and multiply. I will raise up shepherds over them who will shepherd them, and they shall not fear any longer, or be dismayed, nor shall any be missing, says the Lord. The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. In his days Judah will be saved and Israel will live in safety. And this is the name by which he will be called: ‘The Lord is our righteousness.’

EPISTLE Ephesians 2 v11-22 Remember that at one time you Gentiles by birth, called ‘the uncircumcision’ by those who are called ‘the circumcision’—a physical circumcision made in the flesh by human hands— remember that you were at that time without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. For he is our peace; in his flesh he has made both groups into one and has broken down the dividing wall, that is, the hostility between us. He has abolished the law with its commandments and ordinances, so that he might create in himself one new humanity in place of the two, thus making peace, and might reconcile both groups to God in one body through the cross, thus putting to death that hostility through it. So he came and proclaimed peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near; for through him both of us have access in one Spirit to the Father. So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are citizens with the saints and also members of the household of God, built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone. In him the whole structure is joined together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord; in whom you also are built together spiritually into a dwelling-place for God.

GOSPEL Mark 6 v30-34 & 53-56 The apostles returned from their mission. They gathered around Jesus, and told him all that they had done and taught. He said to them, ‘Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while.’ For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat. And they went away in the boat to a deserted place by themselves. Now many saw them going and recognized them, and they hurried there on foot from all the towns and arrived ahead of them. As he went ashore, he saw a

great crowd; and he had compassion for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things. When they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret and moored the boat. When they got out of the boat, people at once recognized him, and rushed about that whole region and began to bring the sick on mats to wherever they heard he was. And wherever he went, into villages or cities or farms, they laid the sick in the market-places, and begged him that they might touch even the fringe of his cloak; and all who touched it were healed.

Prayer after CommunionGod of the storm’s still eye: when we are overwhelmed by pressures and demands which cut us off from life, take us to a place apart where we may find again our true heart’s centre, our far horizon, the silence that awaits a world where we can breathe; through Jesus Christ, who brings us near to you. Amen.

For our prayers;Those who are ill, David Young, Margaret Lee, Eileen Bradbury, Marjorie Nash. Those recently died; Audrey Bird, Alan Sutton, Peter Howe, Laban Ohito, Florence Howes, Terry Annetts. Years mind, St Peter’s; Gareth Bradley, Gladys James, Jessie Clues, Leslie Walden, Constance Dellar.St Mary’s; Alan Moores, Michael Raven,Clifford Wells, William Blunt, Leonard Frost.



David, Bishop of Huntingdon is retiring.Farewell Service 4pm 23rd Sept Ely CathedralThanks to all who helped yesterday at the

BACON BUTTIE FESTIVAL

Sat 28 th July OPEN HOUSE and GARDEN at RECTORY 10am-4pm

Everyone welcome to drop in


Tuesdays 10-11.30am Knit and Knatter.1st Tuesday 2.30pm St P’s Mother’s Union 2nd Tuesday 10.45-12 Faith Exploration St Johns 3 rd Tuesday 7.30pm Deanery Mother’s Union 1st Wed 7.30pm Faith Exploration Group St P’s 2nd Wed Christian Aid Lunch 12-1pm St P’s Hall2nd Wednesday 7.30pm St Peter’s Ladies Group3 rd Wednesday 7.30pm Men’s Group Last Wed 2-3.30pm Care & Share Craft

Thurs 9.30-11am St Peter’s Tiny Tots

Thursday 8.30am Morning Prayer in St Peter’s. 2nd Thursday 10.30am Solo Group Trinity Ch’ch3rd Thursday 2pm St Mary’s Mother’s Union

Christian Aid Sponsored Walk TODAY Sunday 15th July 3pm at Whitemoor Reserve:

approx. 1 hour – if you are unable to join in, please sponsor another walker –forms in church, from

Christian Aid reps or Jenny 650855








Some Future Dates for your DiaryNEXT Saturday 21st July Open Garden 2-5 Lincoln Villa, Wisbech RdSat & Sun 4th & 5th Aug Open Garden 10am-4pm 88 at Nene Parade

FUNERALSFri 20th July 12.30pm Fenland; Audrey Bird 3.30pm Fenland Alan SuttonTues 24th July 11.30am Fenland; Peter Howe










“Windows” our monthly magazine NOW available - editor [email protected]


Hymns; 194, 698, 593, 439,30111am St Peter’s; Sung Communion with Junior Church

Hymns; 393, 401, 228, 246, 316.30pm Evensong at St Peter’s.Evensong is held on the 1st and 3rd Sunday each month.


22 nd July, 8 th Sunday after Trinity Readings; Jeremiah 23 v1-6,

Ephesians 2 v11-22, Mark 6 v30-44 & 53-56.Communion 8am at St Peter’s


12.30pm Holy Baptism at St Peter’s

BLESSINGFinlay George Rawthorn

WEDDINGS21st July St Mary 2pm

Ryan Windass & Jodi Humphreys21st July St Mary 4pm

Stephen Tweed & Kelly Bryant28th July St Mary 1pm

Simon Williams & Philippa Gibson

COLLECT – the Prayer for Today.God of justice, God of salvation, from every land you call a people to yourself. Yours is the work we do, yours the message we carry. Keep your church single-minded and faithful to you. let failure not discourage us nor success beguile our hearts, as you send us to proclaim the gospel. We make our prayer through your Son Jesus Christ, in the love of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

OLD TESTAMENT Amos 7 v7-15 This is what he showed me: the Lord was standing beside a wall built with a plumb-line, with a plumb-line in his hand. And the Lord said to me, ‘Amos, what do you see?’ And I said, ‘A plumb-line.’ Then the Lord said, ‘See, I am setting a plumb-line in the midst of my people Israel; I will never again pass them by; the high places of Isaac shall be made desolate, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be

laid waste, and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.’ Then Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, sent to King Jeroboam of Israel, saying, ‘Amos has conspired against you in the very centre of the house of Israel; the land is not able to bear all his words. For thus Amos has said,“Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel must go into exile away from his land.” ’ And Amaziah said to Amos, ‘O seer, go, flee away to the land of Judah, earn your bread there, and prophesy there; but never again prophesy at Bethel, for it is the king’s sanctuary, and it is a temple of the kingdom.’ Then Amos answered Amaziah, ‘I am no prophet, nor a prophet’s son; but I am a herdsman, and a dresser of sycamore trees, and the Lord took me from following the flock, and the Lord said to me, “Go, prophesy to my people Israel.”

EPISTLE Ephesians 1 v3-14 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, just as he chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless before him in love. He destined us for adoption as his children through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of his will, to the praise of his glorious grace that he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved. In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and insight he has made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure that he set forth in Christ, as a plan for the fullness of time, to gather up all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth. In Christ we have also obtained an inheritance, having been destined according to the purpose of him who accomplishes all things according to his counsel and will, so that we, who were the first to set our hope on Christ, might live for the praise of his glory. In him you also, when you had heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and had believed in him, were marked with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit; this is the pledge of our inheritance towards redemption as God’s own people, to the praise of his glory.

GOSPEL Mark 6 v14-21 King Herod heard of the healings and other miracles, for Jesus’ name had become known. Some were saying, ‘John the baptizer has been raised from the dead; and for this reason these powers are at work in him.’ But others said, ‘It is Elijah.’ And others said, ‘It is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.’ But when Herod heard of it, he said, ‘John, whom I beheaded, has been raised.’

For Herod himself had sent men who arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, because Herod had married her. For John had been telling Herod, ‘It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.’ And Herodias had a grudge against him, and wanted to kill him. But she could not, for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he protected him. When he heard him, he was greatly perplexed; and yet he liked to listen to him. But an opportunity came when Herod on his birthday gave a banquet for his courtiers and officers and for the leaders of Galilee.

Prayer after CommunionGod of the prophets, whose word cuts through the webs of power and holds the tyrant to account: be with all who raise their voice against oppression and misrule, who are imprisoned and abused for freedom’s sake; help us to stand and speak with them and witness to your kingdom now; through Jesus Christ, the name above all others. Amen.

For our prayers;Those who are ill, David Young, Helen Gibson, Margaret Lee, Eileen Bradbury, Marjorie Nash. Those recently died; Bob Smith, Audrey Bird, Alan Sutton, Peter Howe, Laban Ohito, Terry Annetts. Years mind, St Mary’s; Joan Phillips, Robert Paghet, Percy Runicles, Sylvia Squirrel.St Peter’s; Robert Murray, Hubert Rawling.Rotas for August to October for St Mary's will be at

the back of the church until the 22nd of July.



David, Bishop of Huntingdon is retiring.Farewell Service 4pm 23rd Sept Ely Cathedral

NEXT SATURDAY 14 th July 9am-1pm St Peter’s Bacon Butties Festival

Help Welcomed – see Paul.


Tuesdays 10-11.30am Knit and Knatter.1st Tuesday 2.30pm St P’s Mother’s Union 2 nd Tuesday 10.45-12 Faith Exploration St Johns 3rd Tuesday 7.30pm Deanery Mother’s Union1st Wed 7.30pm Faith Exploration Group St P’s 2 nd Wed Christian Aid Lunch 12-1pm St P’s Hall 2 nd Wednesday 7.30pm St Peter’s Ladies Group

3rd Wednesday 7.30pm Men’s GroupLast Wed 2-3.30pm Care & Share Craft

Thurs 9.30-11am St Peter’s Tiny Tots Thursday 8.30am Morning Prayer in St Peter’s. 2 nd Thursday 10.30am Solo Group Trinity Ch’ch 3rd Thursday 2pm St Mary’s Mother’s Union


Next Bread and Cheese Lunch for Christian Aid will be held on Weds 11th July from 12 –1 pm at St. Peter’s Church Hall. Everyone Welcome.

Christian Aid Sponsored Walk Sunday 15th July 3pm at Whitemoor Reserve: approx. 1 hour – if you are unable to join in, please sponsor another walker –forms in church, from Christian Aid reps or Jenny 650855








Some Future Dates for your DiarySat 21st July Open Garden 2-5 Lincoln Villa, Wisbech RdSat 28 th July OPEN DAY at RECTORY 10-4 Sat & Sun 4th & 5th Aug Open Garden 10am-4pm 88 at Nene Parade













Hymns; 380, 268, 172, 299, 87


15 th July, 7 th Sunday after Trinity Readings; Amos 7 v7-15,

Ephesians 1 v3-14, Mark 6 v14-21.Communion 8am at St Peter’s

Communion 9.15am at St Mary’sCommunion 11am at St Peter’s.6.30pm Evensong at St Peter’s.





Simon Williams & Philippa GibsonFUNERALS

Wed 11th July 2.30pm St Mary’s; Bob SmithFri 20th July 12.30pm Fenland; Audrey BirdTues 24th July 11.30am Fenland; Peter Howe

COLLECT – the Prayer for Today.God of the prophets, in every age you send the word of truth, familiar yet new, a sign of contradiction. Let us not be counted among those who lack faith, but give us the vision to see Christ in our midst and to welcome your saving word. Grant this through your Son Jesus Christ, in the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

OLD TESTAMENT Ezekiel 2 v1-5 The heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God. When I saw this, I fell on my face, and I heard the voice of someone speaking. 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.

GOSPEL Mark 6 v1-13 Jesus 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. Then he went about among the villages teaching. He called the twelve and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits. He ordered them to take nothing for their journey except a staff; no bread, no bag, no money in their belts; but to wear sandals and not to put on two tunics. He said to them, ‘Wherever you enter a house, stay there until you leave the place. If any place will not welcome you and they refuse to hear you, as you leave, shake off the dust that is on your feet as a testimony against them.’ So they went out and proclaimed that all should repent. They cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many who were sick and cured them.

Prayer after CommunionGod of unearthly wisdom, we take offence at your humanity; we lose our faith that you can change us: come to us who are your own; convert our inward looking eyes and take us on the road where all is lost and all is gained, through Jesus Christ, the prophet. Amen.

For our prayers;Those who are ill, David Young, Helen Gibson, Margaret Lee, Eileen Bradbury, Marjorie Nash.

Those recently died; Barbara Payne, Bob Smith, Audrey Bird, Peter Howe, Laban Ohito Years mind, St Mary’s; William Porter, Nora Green, frank Pepper, Sidney Bowman, Mary Frost.St Peter’s; Stanley Harrison, Alfred Gunter, Ivor Sillett.

YEARS MINDIn our churches we have the very good and valuable tradition of reading in our prayers the names of those who have died on the Sunday before their anniversary. This is something we very much hope to, and plan to continue. However, we do have an issue. The system allows names to be added to, but not for them to cease. This means that the lists will get longer and longer and may sometimes mean that the names which are significant to us get “diluted” in a long list of names.So, after discussion in each of our PCC’s we are suggesting that every four years, to coincide with the revision of our electoral role (the church militant here on earth) we revise the list of those departed in the faith whom we are remembering.This means that in the autumn we shall invite people to compile a new list for use from Jan 2019 (until we do it again at the end of 2022). You can put the name of anyone of significance to you who has died on the appropriate date. These can be existing people, or new ones. They can be your relatives or friends, or people who are of significance to the life of our church. We will provide a copy of the existing list to prompt you if necessary.You can put people down for the date they died, or their birthday or other anniversary, and I have known, for example people who choose to have both their parents remembered together on the same date.We are doing this because we value remembering and praying for those who have been special in our lives, and wish to keep that part of the service meaningful to those who are there to hear the names.

Any comments to me, or PCC members please. Andrew

SATURDAY 14 th July 9am-1pm St Peter’s Bacon Butties Festival

Help Welcomed – see Paul.

NEXT Sat 7th July Coffee Morning and Open Gardens 3,5 & Wherry Close 10-12 and 2-4


Tuesdays 10-11.30am Knit and Knatter.1 st Tuesday 2.30pm St P’s Mother’s Union 2nd Tuesday 10.45-12 Faith Exploration St Johns 3rd Tuesday 7.30pm Deanery Mother’s Union1 st Wed 7.30pm Faith Exploration Group St P’s 2nd Wed Christian Aid Lunch 12-1pm St P’s Hall2nd Wednesday 7.30pm St Peter’s Ladies Group3rd Wednesday 7.30pm Men’s GroupLast Wed 2-3.30pm Care & Share Craft

Thurs 9.30-11am St Peter’s Tiny Tots Thursday 8.30am Morning Prayer in St Peter’s. 2nd Thursday 10.30am Solo Group Trinity Ch’ch3rd Thursday 2pm St Mary’s Mother’s Union

Quiet Evening, St Mary’s 7-9pm. Prophet Micah.Please let [email protected] know if coming

Christian Aid Sponsored Walk Sunday 15th July 3pm at Whitemoor Reserve: approx. 1 hour – if you are unable to join in, please sponsor another walker –forms in church, from Christian Aid reps or Jenny 650855

Tuesday 3 rd July St Peter’s PCC

Some Future Dates for your DiarySat 30th June Open Garden 1-5pm 129 West EndSun 1st July St Peter’s Summer Bar B QSat 7 th July St John’s Summer Fair 11-3 Sat 21st July Open Garden 2-5 Lincoln Villa, Wisbech Rd

Sat 28 th July OPEN DAY at RECTORY 10-4


Gary Barber & Claire Ketteringham7th July St Peter 2pm

Richard Street & Jodie Wilkinson21st July St Mary 2pm




Mon 2nd July 10am St Peter’s; Barbara PayneWed 11th July 2.30pm St Mary’s; Bob SmithTues 24th July 11.30am Fenland; Peter Howe




Sunday 1 st July 5 th Sunday after Trinity









followed by Junior Church Bar-B-QHymns; 321, 384, 362, 490, 513

12.30pm Holy Baptism at St Peter’s3pm Wedding and Baptism at St Mary’s6.30pm Evensong at St Peter’s.Evensong is held on the 1st and 3rd Sunday each month.

Regular Midweek Services

Tuesday 10am Holy Communion at St John’s Wednesday 10am Holy Communion followed by refreshments at St Peter’s

8 th July, 6 th Sunday after Trinity Readings; Ezekiel 2 v1-5, Mark 6 v1-13.


BLESSINGLaurence Christopher Florian Featherstone-Dance

BAPTISMSLucas Edward Charles McCarthy,

Callee Lucy Isobel Barrett-WhartonOscar Alan Paul Barber


COLLECT – the Prayer for Today.God of the living, in whose image we have been formed with imperishable life as our destiny, dispel from your people the fear of death and awaken within us the faith that saves. Bid us rise from the death of sin to take our place in the new creation. We make our prayer through your Son Jesus Christ, in the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

OLD TESTAMENT Lamentations 3 v22-33 The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. ‘The Lord is my portion,’ says my soul, ‘therefore I will hope in him.’ The Lord is good to those who wait for him,to the soul that seeks him. It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord. It is good for one to bear the yoke in youth, to sit alone in silence when the Lord has imposed it, to put one’s mouth to the dust (there may yet be hope), to give one’s cheek to the smiter, and be filled with insults. For the Lord will not reject for ever. Although he causes grief, he will have compassion according to the abundance of his steadfast love; for he does not willingly afflict or grieve anyone.

GOSPEL Mark 5 v21-43 When Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered round him; and he was by the lake. Then one of the leaders of the synagogue named Jairus came and, when he saw him, fell at his feet and begged him repeatedly, ‘My little daughter is at the point of death. Come and lay your hands on her, so that she may be made well, and live.’ So he went with him.And a large crowd followed him and pressed in on him. Now there was a woman who had been

suffering from haemorrhages for twelve years. She had endured much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had; and she was no better, but rather grew worse. She had heard about Jesus, and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, for she said, ‘If I but touch his clothes, I will be made well.’ Immediately her haemorrhage stopped; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease. Immediately aware that power had gone forth from him, Jesus turned about in the crowd and said, ‘Who touched my clothes?’ And his disciples said to him, ‘You see the crowd pressing in on you; how can you say, “Who touched me?” ’ He looked all round to see who had done it. But the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came in fear and trembling, fell down before him, and told him the whole truth. He said to her, ‘Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease.’ While he was still speaking, some people came from the leader’s house to say, ‘Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the teacher any further?’ But overhearing what they said, Jesus said to the leader of the synagogue, ‘Do not fear, only believe.’ He allowed no one to follow him except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James. When they came to the house of the leader of the synagogue, he saw a commotion, people weeping and wailing loudly. When he had entered, he said to them, ‘Why do you make a commotion and weep? The child is not dead but sleeping.’ And they laughed at him. Then he put them all outside, and took the child’s father and mother and those who were with him, and went in where the child was. He took her by the hand and said to her, ‘Talitha cum’, which means, ‘Little girl, get up!’ And immediately the girl got up and began to walk about (she was twelve years of age). At this they were overcome with amazement. He strictly ordered them that no one should know this, and told them to give her something to eat.

Prayer after CommunionGod of inclusive love, who knows each of us by name: we thank you for the woman who stood out of the crowd and defined her uncleaness to connect with you; we praise you for the leader of the synagogue, who faced the mockery of others to give his daughter hope; may the flowing power of Christ bring healing and acceptance to the rejected and the abused. Through Jesus Christ, giver of life. Amen.

For our prayers;Those who are ill, David Young, Helen Gibson, Margaret Lee, Eileen Bradbury. Those recently died; Barbara Payne, Bob Smith, Peter Howe

Years mind, St Mary’s; Keith Beeby, Arthur Dunham, William Fitzjohn, Jonathan Goodwin, Samantha Cooper.St Peter’s; Michelle Bishop, Michael Bodger, Eric Robshaw, James Feary, James McGoff.








Sat 14 th July St Peter’s Bacon Butties Festival Help Welcomed – see Paul.

SAFEGUARDING TRAINING - anyone involved in children or vulnerable adults – if not done

recently – this Tuesday 7-9pm at St Mary’s church.


Tuesdays 10-11.30am Knit and Knatter.1st Tuesday 2.30pm St P’s Mother’s Union 2nd Tuesday 10.45-12 Faith Exploration St Johns 3rd Tuesday 7.30pm Deanery Mother’s Union1st Wed 7.30pm Faith Exploration Group St P’s 2nd Wed Christian Aid Lunch 12-1pm St P’s Hall2nd Wednesday 7.30pm St Peter’s Ladies Group3rd Wednesday 7.30pm Men’s GroupLast Wed 2-3.30pm Care & Share Craft


‘Pause for Reflection’ Quiet MorningMonday 25th June 9.30 – 1pm at St Mary’s.

looking at the O.T. prophet Micah.Everyone welcome for part or all of the morning.

Tuesday 3 rd July St Peter’s PCC



The next FLOWER FESTIVAL

will be at St Mary’s on the weekend of Sept 7th -9th


DIOCESAN SYNOD We are electing 3 reps from our deanery.

Anyone on the electoral role can be proposed.







Tues 26th June 11.30am St Peter’s Daphne Harrop




Sunday 24 th June 4 th Sunday after Trinity









Hymns; 449, 139, 4, 543, 393

Regular Midweek ServicesTuesday 10am Holy Communion at St John’s Wednesday 10am Holy Communion

followed by refreshments at St Peter’s1 st July, 5 th Sunday after Trinity

Readings; Lamentations 3 v22-33 Mark 5 v21-43.Communion 8am at St Peter’s

Communion 9.15am at St Mary’sCommunion 11am at St Peter’s

followed by Junior Church Bar-B-QTickets are on sale this week. Adult £4 child £1.

12.30pm Holy Baptism at St Peter’s3pm Wedding and Baptism at St Mary’s

6.30pm Evensong at St Peter’s.Evensong is held on the 1st and 3rd Sunday each month.

Some Future Dates for your DiarySat 30th June Open Garden 1-5pm 129 West EndSun 1st July St Peter’s Summer Bar B QSat 7 th July St John’s Summer Fair 11-3 Sat 7th July Open Gardens Wherry Close 10-12,2-4Sat 21st July Open Garden 2-5 Lincoln Villa, Wisbech RdSat 28 th July OPEN DAY at RECTORY 10-4

COLLECT – the Prayer for Today.In the beginning, O God, your word subdued the chaos; in the fullness of time you sent Jesus, your Son, to rebuke the forces of evil and bring forth new creation. By that same power transform our fear into faith and awe in your saving presence. We ask this through your Son Jesus Christ, in the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

OLD TESTAMENT 1 Samuel 17 v57- 18 v5 & v10-16

On David’s return from killing the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul, with the head of the Philistine in his hand. Saul said to him, ‘Whose son are you, young man?’ And David answered, ‘I am the son of your servant Jesse the Bethlehemite.’ When David had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was bound to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. Saul took him that day and would not let him return to his father’s house. Then Jonathan made a covenant with David, because he loved him as his own soul. Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that he was wearing, and gave it to David, and his armour, and even his sword and his bow and his belt. David went out and was successful wherever Saul sent him; as a result, Saul set him over the army. And all the people, even the servants of Saul, approved. The next day an evil spirit from God rushed upon Saul, and he raved within his house, while David was playing the lyre, as he did day by day. Saul had his spear in his hand; and Saul threw the spear, for

he thought, ‘I will pin David to the wall.’ But David eluded him twice. Saul was afraid of David, because the Lord was with him but had departed from Saul. So Saul removed him from his presence, and made him a commander of a thousand; and David marched out and came in, leading the army. David had success in all his undertakings; for the Lord was with him. When Saul saw that he had great success, he stood in awe of him. But all Israel and Judah loved David; for it was he who marched out and came in leading them. EPISTLE 2 Corinthians 6 v1-13 As we work together with him, we urge you also not to accept the grace of God in vain. For he says,‘At an acceptable time I have listened to you, and on a day of salvation I have helped you.’See, now is the acceptable time; see, now is the day of salvation! We are putting no obstacle in anyone’s way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry, but as servants of God we have commended ourselves in every way: through great endurance, in afflictions, hardships, calamities, beatings, imprisonments, riots, labours, sleepless nights, hunger; by purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, holiness of spirit, genuine love, truthful speech, and the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the left; in honour and dishonour, in ill repute and good repute. We are treated as impostors, and yet are true; as unknown, and yet are well known; as dying, and see—we are alive; as punished, and yet not killed; as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing everything. We have spoken frankly to you Corinthians; our heart is wide open to you. There is no restriction in our affections, but only in yours. In return—I speak as to children—open wide your hearts also.

GOSPEL Mark 4 v35-41 When evening had come, he said to them, ‘Let us go across to the other side.’ And leaving the crowd behind, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. Other boats were with him. A great gale arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that the boat was already being swamped. But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they woke him up and said to him, ‘Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?’ He woke up and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, ‘Peace! Be still!’ Then the wind ceased, and there was a dead calm. He said to them, ‘Why are you afraid? Have you still no faith?’ And they were filled with great awe and said to one another, ‘Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?’

Prayer after CommunionSaving God, entering the flood and storm of chaos and confusion: speak peace to our fearful hearts that we might find our faith in him whose word brings rest to all creation; through Jesus Christ, lord of wind and wave. Amen.

For our prayers;Those who are ill, David Young, Helen Gibson, Margaret Lee, Eileen Bradbury. Those recently died; Daphne Harrop. Years mind, St Mary’s; Gertrude Bowman, Lewis Riches, Ted Harley, Louie Shaw, Annan Whyte, Ethel Northfield, George Smith.St Peter’s; Evan Jones, Vivien Wardell, Janet Gall, Caroline Eastel, Monica Reeves.



Displays-ResourcesA day for all people in our churches.Fenland Music Centre CONCERT

a wide variety of music from players of all ages.St Peter’s 7 pm Saturday 23 rd June.

sponsored by the Rotary Club of March.


Tuesdays 10-11.30am Knit and Knatter.1st Tuesday 2.30pm St P’s Mother’s Union 2nd Tuesday 10.45-12 Faith Exploration St Johns 3 rd Tuesday 7.30pm Deanery Mother’s Union 1st Wed 7.30pm Faith Exploration Group St P’s 2nd Wed Christian Aid Lunch 12-1pm St P’s Hall2nd Wednesday 7.30pm St Peter’s Ladies Group7.30pm Men’s Group (next one Thurs 14th June)Last Wed 2-3.30pm Care & Share Craft


‘Pause for Reflection’ Quiet MorningMonday 25th June 9.30 – 1pm at St Mary’s.

Continuing our faith journeys by looking at the O.T. prophet Micah.

Everyone welcome for part or all of the morning.

Some Future Dates for your DiarySat 30th June Open Garden 1-5pm 129 West EndSun 1st July St Peter’s Summer Bar B QSat 7 th July St John’s Summer Fair 11-3 Sat 7th July Open Garden at Wherry Close 10-12Sat 14 th July St Peter’s Bacon Butties Festival

Tuesday 19 th June 7.30pm St Mary’s PCC Tuesday 3 rd July St Peter’s PCC








Simon Williams & Philippa Gibson

FUNERALSTues 26th June 11.30am St Peter’s Daphne Harrop




Sunday 17 th June 3 rd Sunday after Trinity








Hymns; 761, 307, 208, 430, 475 11am St Peter’s; Sung Communion with Junior Church

Hymns; 447, 544, 30, 27, 51812.30pm Holy Baptism at St Peter’s6.30pm Evensong at St Peter’s.



24 th June, 4 th Sunday after Trinity Readings; 1 Samuel 17 v57- 18 v5,

2 Corinthians 6 v1-13, Mark 4 v35-41.Communion 8am at St Peter’s


BLESSINGSLucas Edward Charles McCarthy,

Effie Violet Lemmon, Raya Olivia Robinson,

Beau Lily Hawden, Phoebe Alice Hawden

BAPTISMEllie-Rose Canavan

COLLECT – the Prayer for Today.O God, at whose bidding the seed will sprout and the shoot grow to full stature, hear the prayer of your assembled people. Make us trust in your hidden ways, that we may pray with confidence and wait for your kingdom growing in our midst. We ask this through your Son Jesus Christ, in the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

OLD TESTAMENT Ezekiel 17 v22-24 Thus says the Lord God:I myself will take a sprig from the lofty top of a cedar; I will set it out.I will break off a tender one from the topmost of its young twigs;I myself will plant it on a high and lofty mountain. On the mountain height of Israel I will plant it,in order that it may produce boughs and bear fruit, and become a noble cedar.Under it every kind of bird will live; in the shade of its branches will nest winged creatures of every kind. All the trees of the field shall know that I am the Lord.I bring low the high tree, I make high the low tree;I dry up the green tree and make the dry tree flourish.I the Lord have spoken; I will accomplish it.

EPISTLE 2 Corinthians 5 v6-10 & 14-17 Brothers and sisters, we are always confident; even though we know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord— for we walk by faith, not by sight. Yes, we do have confidence, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord. So whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to please him. For all of us must appear before the judgement seat of Christ, so that each may receive recompense for what has been done in the body, whether good or evil. The love of Christ urges us on, because we are convinced that one has died for all; therefore all have died. And he died for all, so that those who live might live no longer for themselves, but for him who died and was raised for them. From now on, therefore, we regard no one from a human point of view; even though we once knew Christ from a human point of view, we know him no longer in that way. So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new!

3 rd Sunday after Trinity, 17 th June 2018

GOSPEL Mark 4 v26-34 Such a large crowd gathered around Jesus that he got into a boat and began to teach them using many parables. Jesus said, ‘The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the ground, and would sleep and rise night and day, and the seed would sprout and grow, he does not know how. The earth produces of itself, first the stalk, then the head, then the full grain in the head. But when the grain is ripe, at once he goes in with his sickle, because the harvest has come.’ He also said, ‘With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable will we use for it? It is like a mustard seed, which, when sown upon the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth; yet when it is sown it grows up and becomes the greatest of all shrubs, and puts forth large branches, so that the birds of the air can make nests in its shade.’ With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it; he did not speak to them except in parables, but he explained everything in private to his disciples.

Prayer after CommunionLord of the misfit, whose prophets came like weeds to an ordered garden, shaking all that deadens your love: give us faith in your kingdom’s growth, unruly and exuberant and let it be a shelter wide enough for all; through Jesus Christ, our teacher. Amen.

For our prayers;Those who are ill, David Young, Helen Gibson, Margaret Lee, Eileen Bradbury. Those recently died; Elsie Franks. Daphne Harrop. Years mind, St Mary’s; Edith Grounds, Hubert Towns, Ethel Roe, Rosetta Harley.St Peter’s; Audrey Stimpson, Alison Riggs.



DIOCESAN SYNOD We are electing 3 reps from our deanery.

Anyone on the electoral role can be proposed.

Next Deanery Synod will have as its main agenda item BAPTISMS and how we follow up.

Anyone interested in this is welcome to attend.Thursday 14 th June 7.30pm in Welney Church


Tuesdays 10-11.30am Knit and Knatter.1st Tuesday 2.30pm St P’s Mother’s Union 2 nd Tuesday 10.45-12 Faith Exploration St Johns 3rd Tuesday 7.30pm Deanery Mother’s Union1st Wed 7.30pm Faith Exploration Group St P’s 2 nd Wed Christian Aid Lunch 12-1pm St P’s Hall 2 nd Wednesday 7.30pm St Peter’s Ladies Group 7.30pm Men’s Group (next one Thurs 14 th June) Last Wed 2-3.30pm Care & Share Craft

Thurs 9.30-11am St Peter’s Tiny Tots

Thursday 8.30am Morning Prayer in St Peter’s. 2 nd Thursday 10.30am Solo Group Trinity Ch’ch 3rd Thursday 2pm St Mary’s Mother’s Union

Bread & Cheese Lunch at St. Peter’s Hall on 13th June from 12 to 1pm. Everyone welcome

The total sum raised in March during Christian Aid Week was £3373.33, an increase of £400 on last year. Other fund-raising efforts have meant that the overall total raised in the past year has exceeded £6000. Thank you to everyone who has helped to contribute to this total. The monies raised during the year support special EU funded projects and for every £1 we raise, the EU contributes another £3. The current project is in Ghana providing employment and business training for disabled and vulnerable young people, in a country where over 50% of young people are unemployed.

Some Future Dates for your DiaryNEXT Saturday

16th June Open Garden 2-5pm 45 Henson RdSat 30th June Open Garden 1-5pm 129 West EndSun 1st July St Peter’s Summer Bar B QSat 7 th July St John’s Summer Fair 11-3 Sat 7th July Open Garden at Wherry Close 10-12Sat 14th July St Peter’s Bacon Butties Festival



WEDDINGS9th June St M 2pm Elliot Prior & Bethany Wilding1st July 3pm St M Gary Barber & Claire Ketteringham7th July St P 2pm Richard Street & Jodie Wilkinson

FUNERALSWed 13th June 12.45pm St John’s Elsie FranksTues 26th June 11.30am St Peter’s Daphne Harrop




Sunday 10 th June 2 nd Sunday after Trinity




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Hymns; 33, 3, 106, 519, 56012.30pm Holy Baptism at St Peter’s2pm Holy Baptism at St Mary’s3pm Holy Baptism at St Mary’s


17 th June, 3 rd Sunday after Trinity Readings; Ezekiel 17 v22-24,

2 Corinthians 6 v6-10 & 14-17, Mark 4 v26-34.Communion 8am at St Peter’s



Evensong is held on the 1st and 3rd Sunday each month. BLESSINGS

Isla Carrie ThornhillBAPTISMErin Lily Judd

Cadence Faith Smith, Aviana Grace Meakins

2 nd Sunday after Trinity, 10 th June 2018

COLLECT – the Prayer for Today.God our redeemer, in Jesus, your promised Messiah, you crushed the power of Satan. Sustain your Church in the struggle against evil, that, hearing your word and doing your will, we may be fashioned into a household of true disciples who share the victory of the cross. Grant this through your Son Jesus Christ, in the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

OLD TESTAMENT Genesis 3 v8-15 The man and the woman heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden at the time of the evening breeze, and the man and his wife hid

themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden. But the Lord God called to the man, and said to him, ‘Where are you?’ He said, ‘I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.’ He said, ‘Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?’ The man said, ‘The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate.’ Then the Lord God said to the woman, ‘What is this that you have done?’ The woman said, ‘The serpent tricked me, and I ate.’ The Lord God said to the serpent,‘Because you have done this, cursed are you among all animals and among all wild creatures;upon your belly you shall go, and dust you shall eat all the days of your life. I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers;he will strike your head, and you will strike his heel.’

EPISTLE 2 Corinthians 4 v13 – 5 v1 Just as we have the same spirit of faith that is in accordance with scripture—‘I believed, and so I spoke’—we also believe, and so we speak, because we know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus, and will bring us with you into his presence. Yes, everything is for your sake, so that grace, as it extends to more and more people, may increase thanksgiving, to the glory of God. So we do not lose heart. Even though our outer nature is wasting away, our inner nature is being renewed day by day. For this slight momentary affliction is preparing us for an eternal weight of glory beyond all measure, because we look not at what can be seen but at what cannot be seen; for what can be seen is temporary, but what cannot be seen is eternal. For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

GOSPEL Mark 3 v20-35 The crowd came together again, so that they could not even eat. When his family heard it, they went out to restrain him, for people were saying, ‘He has gone out of his mind.’ And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, ‘He has Beelzebul, and by the ruler of the demons he casts out demons.’ And he called them to him, and spoke to them in parables, ‘How can Satan cast out Satan? If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom

cannot stand. And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand. And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but his end has come. But no one can enter a strong man’s house and plunder his property without first tying up the strong man; then indeed the house can be plundered. ‘Truly I tell you, people will be forgiven for their sins and whatever blasphemies they utter; but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit can never have forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin’— for they had said, ‘He has an unclean spirit.’ Then his mother and his brothers came; and standing outside, they sent to him and called him. A crowd was sitting around him; and they said to him, ‘Your mother and your brothers and sisters are outside, asking for you.’ And he replied, ‘Who are my mother and my brothers?’ And looking at those who sat around him, he said, ‘Here are my mother and my brothers! Whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother.’

Prayer after CommunionDifficult God, whom the world judges mad or worse: reveal our life’s distortions posing as normality; enlarge our sense of family beyond those close to us; and cast down Satan’s realm of cruelty and exclusion; through Jesus Christ, the one who is accused. Amen.

For our prayers;Those who are ill, David Young, Helen Gibson, Margaret Lee, Eileen Bradbury. Those recently died; Margaret Bedford, Michael Shermer, George Bishop, Beryl Gray, Elsie Franks. Daphne Harrop, Sam Maywioo, Years mind, St Peter’s;.Phyllis Robinson, Ellen Palmer, Stanley Trundley, Esmond Palmer.St Mary’s; George Gosling, Cyril Borrett, Gladys Spooncer, Ellen Tuffs.

Thursday 7 th June 7.30pm at St John’s Sung Communion for the Feast of Corpus Christi




Tuesdays 10-11.30am Knit and Knatter.1 st Tuesday 2.30pm St P’s Mother’s Union 2nd Tuesday 10.45-12 Faith Exploration St Johns 3rd Tuesday 7.30pm Deanery Mother’s Union1 st Wed 7.30pm Faith Exploration Group St P’s

2nd Wed Christian Aid Lunch 12-1pm St P’s Hall2nd Wednesday 7.30pm St Peter’s Ladies Group7.30pm Men’s Group (next one Thurs 21st June)Last Wed 2-3.30pm Care & Share Craft


Some Future Dates for your DiarySat 16th June Open Garden 2-5pm 45 Henson RdSat 30th June Open Garden 1-5pm 129 West EndSun 1st July St Peter’s Summer Bar B QSat 7th July St John’s Summer Fair 11-3Sat 7th July Open Garden at Wherry Close 10-12Sat 14th July St Peter’s Bacon Butties Festival

Team Council; Tuesday 5 th June 7.30pm St Peter’s

For our prayers;Those who are ill, David Young, Sam Maywioo, Helen Gibson, Margaret Lee, Eileen Bradbury, Rhodri Williams-Wandoch, Londyn Weekes. Those recently died; James Norris, Kath Clarke, Grace Mann, Margaret Bedford, Michael Shermer, George Bishop, Beryl Gray, Elsie Franks. Years mind, St Peter’s;.Horace Newell, Annie Robshaw, Harold Nash, Ernie Miller.St Mary’s; John Tall, Audrey Groome.

WEDDING9th June St M 2pm Elliot Prior & Bethany Wilding

FUNERALSTues 5th June 11.30am St Peter’s Michael ShermerTues 5th June 2.30pm Fenland Stephen KinghamThur 7th June 11.30am St W’s Margaret Bedford 3.30pm St John’s George BishopFri 8th June 12.30pm Fenland Beryl GrayWed 13th June 12.45pm St John’s Elsie Franks




Sunday 3 rd June 1 st Sunday after Trinity









Hymns; 15, 235, 457, 452, 5321pm Holy Baptism at St Mary’s6.30pm Evensong at St Peter’s.Evensong is held on the 1st and 3rd Sunday each month.


10 th June, 2 nd Sunday after Trinity Readings; Genesis 3 v8-15,

2 Corinthians 4 v13 – 5 v1, Mark 3 v20-35.Communion 8am at St Peter’s


12.30pm Holy Baptism at St Peter’s2pm Holy Baptism at St Mary’s3pm Holy Baptism at St Mary’s|

BLESSINGSOscar Alan Pool Barber,

Ruari John William Hawkins, Erin Lily Judd, Callee Lucy Isabel Barrett-Wharton

BAPTISMPenelope Olive Audrey Westbrook

1 st Sunday after Trinity, 3 rd June 2018

COLLECT – the Prayer for Today.Holy God you sanctified this day as a time for rest and worship. As its blessed hours unfold, place on our lips canticles of praise and in our hearts the charity of Christ, that this day may be a pledge and a foretaste of the eternal kingdom yet to come. We ask this through Jesus Christ, your Son, in the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

OLD TESTAMENT Deuteronomy 5 v12-15,

The Lord says this: Observe the sabbath day and keep it holy, as the Lord your God commanded you. For six days you shall labour and do all your work. But the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God; you shall not do any work—you, or your son or your daughter, or your male or female slave, or your ox or your donkey, or any of your livestock, or the resident alien in your towns, so that your male and female slave may rest as well as you. Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God brought you out from there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm; therefore the Lord your God commanded you to keep the sabbath day.

EPISTLE 2 Corinthians 4 v5-12 We do not proclaim ourselves; we proclaim Jesus Christ as Lord and ourselves as your slaves for Jesus’ sake. For it is the God who said, ‘Let light shine out of darkness’, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But we have this treasure in clay jars, so that it may be made clear that this extraordinary power belongs to God and does not come from us. We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be made visible in our bodies. For while we live, we are always

being given up to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus may be made visible in our mortal flesh. So death is at work in us, but life in you.

GOSPEL Mark 2 v23 - 3 v6 One sabbath Jesus was going through the cornfields; and as they made their way his disciples began to pluck heads of grain. The Pharisees said to him, ‘Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the sabbath?’ And he said to them, ‘Have you never read

what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need of food? He entered the house of God, when Abiathar was high priest, and ate the bread of the Presence, which it is not lawful for any but the priests to eat, and he gave some to his companions.’ Then he said to them, ‘The sabbath was made for humankind, and not humankind for the sabbath; so the Son of Man is lord even of the sabbath.’ Again he entered the synagogue, and a man was there who had a withered hand. They watched him to see whether he would cure him on the sabbath, so that they might accuse him. And he said to the man who had the withered hand, ‘Come forward.’ Then he said to them, ‘Is it lawful to do good or to do harm on the sabbath, to save life or to kill?’ But they were silent. He looked around at them with anger; he was grieved at their hardness of heart and said to the man, ‘Stretch out your hand.’ He stretched it out, and his hand was restored. The Pharisees went out and immediately conspired with the Herodians against him, how to destroy him.

Prayer after CommunionGod made known in human frailty; your chosen one walked though field where bitterness flourished and mercy was enclosed: break through our conspiracies of unholy power and teach us what it means to save and honour life; through Jesus Christ, lord of the sabbath. Amen.





Tuesdays 10-11.30am Knit and Knatter.1st Tuesday 2.30pm St P’s Mother’s Union 2nd Tuesday 10.45-12 Faith Exploration St Johns 3rd Tuesday 7.30pm Deanery Mother’s Union1st Wed 7.30pm Faith Exploration Group St P’s 2nd Wed Christian Aid Lunch 12-1pm St P’s Hall2nd Wednesday 7.30pm St Peter’s Ladies Group7.30pm Men’s Group (next one Thurs 21st June)Last Wed 2-3.30pm Care & Share Craft


Some Future Dates for your DiarySat 16th June Open Garden 2-5pm 45 Henson RdSat 30th June Open Garden 1-5pm 129 West EndSun 1st July St Peter’s Summer Bar B QSat 7th July St John’s Summer FairSat 14th July St Peter’s Bacon Butties Festival

Team Council; Tuesday 5 th June 7.30pm St Peter’s

There is a new rota available.Thanks to those who came to the

Prayer workshop last week.If anyone is interested in leading prayers in our services we are producing a guide to help you.

Please see Andrew if interested

FUNERALS Wed 30th May 1.30pm, Fenland, James Norris Thur 31st May 1.45pm St Mary’s Kath Clarke Fri 1st June 11.45am St John’s Grace MannTues 5th June 11.30am St Peter’s Michael ShermerTues 5th June 2.30pm Fenland Stephen Kingham

Thur 7th June 11.30am St W’s Margaret Bedford 3.30pm St John’s George Bishop




Sunday 27 th May TRINITY SUNDAY











3 rd June, 1 st Sunday after Trinity Readings; Deuteronomy 5 v12-15,

2 Corinthians 4 v5-12, Mark 2 v23 - 3 v6.Communion 8am at St Peter’s

Communion 9.15am at St Mary’sCommunion 11am at St Peter’s1pm Holy Baptism at St Mary’s2pm Holy Baptism at St Mary’s|

6.30pm Evensong at St Peter’s.Evensong is held on the 1st and 3rd Sunday each month.

BLESSINGAviana Grace Meakins

BAPTISMFrederick Charles Southwell

TRINITY SUNDAY 27 th May 2018

COLLECT – the Prayer for Today.God our Father, you have given us a share in the life that is yours with your Son and the Holy Spirit. Strengthen the life of your Church, that we may know your presence, observe your commands, and proclaim the gospel to every nation. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God for ever and ever. Amen.

OLD TESTAMENT Psalm 29Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength. Ascribe to the Lord the glory of his name; worship the Lord in holy splendour. The voice of the Lord is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the Lord, over mighty waters. The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is full of majesty. The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars; the Lord breaks the cedars of Lebanon. He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, and Sirion like a young wild ox. The voice of the Lord flashes forth flames of fire. The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness; the Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh. The voice of the Lord causes the oaks to whirl, and strips the forest bare; and in his temple all say, ‘Glory!’ The Lord sits enthroned over the flood; the Lord sits enthroned as king for ever. May the Lord give strength to his people! May the Lord bless his people with peace!

GOSPEL John 3 v1-17 There was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews. 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.’ Jesus answered him, ‘Very truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being born from above.’ 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?’ Jesus answered, ‘Very truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit. What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not be astonished that I said to you, “You must be born from above.” 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.’ Nicodemus said to him, ‘How can these things be?’ Jesus answered him, ‘Are you a teacher of Israel, and yet you do not understand these things? ‘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. If I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you about heavenly things? No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven, the Son of Man. And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life. ‘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. ‘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.

Prayer after CommunionEnfolding God, Trinity of love, you are our source, our goal, our life: may we be born again in you no more to live alone and unconnected, but sharing in the Spirit’s breath and carried to your heart; through Jesus Christ, who lifts us up. Amen.

For our prayers;Those who are ill, David Young, Sam Maywioo, Helen Gibson, Margaret Lee, Eileen Bradbury, Rhodri Williams-Wandoch, Londyn Weekes. Those recently died; Colin Shepherd, James Norris, Kath Clarke, Grace Mann, Margaret Bedford, Michael Shermer, George Bishop. Years mind, St Peter’s; Susan Fitzjohn, Violet Love, Stanley Ransom, Steve Davies.St Mary’s; William Ashley, Emily Stacey, Alan Carmen, Thomas Clarke.

THIS Wednesday Exploring Prayer 23 rd May 7pm at St John’s Hall

An evening to explore the diocesan “Way of Life”designed to help people deepen their prayer life.

Open to all, but perhaps especially those who lead our prayers in Sunday services and those would like to start.

One more session for those confirmed,Thurs 24th May 7.30pm at St John’s Hall



CHRISTIAN AID – many thanks to all.Jane’s Coffee Morning total £473.15.Not too late to give to Christian Aid.


Tuesdays 10-11.30am Knit and Knatter.1st Tuesday 2.30pm St P’s Mother’s Union 2nd Tuesday 10.45-12 Faith Exploration St Johns 3rd Tuesday 7.30pm Deanery Mother’s Union1st Wed 7.30pm Faith Exploration Group St P’s 2nd Wed Christian Aid Lunch 12-1pm St P’s Hall2nd Wednesday 7.30pm St Peter’s Ladies Group7.30pm Men’s Group (next one Thurs 21st June)Last Wed 2-3.30pm Care & Share Craft


Some Future Dates for your DiaryNEXT Sat 26th May 11am Concert at St Peter’sSun 10th June St Mary’s Summer Lunch CANCELLEDSat 16th June Open Garden 2-5pm 45 Henson RdSat 30th June Open Garden 1-5pm 129 West EndSun 1st July St Peter’s Summer Bar B QSat 7th July St John’s Summer FairSat 14th July St Peter’s Bacon Butties Festival

For our prayers;

Those who are ill, David Young, Sam Maywioo, Helen Gibson, Margaret Lee, Eileen Bradbury, Rhodri Williams-Wandoch, Londyn Weekes. Those recently died; Gladys Chilley Norman Salmon, Cynthia, Colin Shepherd, James Norris, Kath Clarke, Grace Mann, Margaret Bedford Years mind, St Peter’s; Beverley Owen, Donald McAdam, Marrion Farrow.St Mary’s; Isobel Scarff, George Wheat, Dora Towns, Edward Coolbear, William Ashley.

St Peter’s PCC; This Tuesday 22 nd May 7.30pm





Sunday 20 th May Feast of PENTECOST

WhitsundayTeam Rector Rev Andrew Smith


Rev Jane Rees, Rev Jenny WebbReaders David Harrison, Hannah Taylor

email andrew.marchurch@gmail.comwww.stpeterschurchmarch.co.ukwww.stmaryschurchmarch.co.uk


“Windows” our monthly magazine available - editor [email protected]


Hymns; 238, 235, 245, 246, 241, 25711am St Peter’s; Sung Communion with Junior Church

Hymns; 53, 90, 69, 494, 184, 9012.30pm Holy Baptism at St Peter’s2pm Holy Baptism at St Mary’s4pm PENTECOST Service at St Wendreda’sInstead of Evensong, please support service at StW’s.


27 th May, TRINITY SUNDAY

Readings; Psalm 29, John 3 v1-17.Communion 8am at St Peter’s


12.30pm Holy Baptism at St Peter’s|Evensong is held on the 1st and 3rd Sunday each month,

6.30pm at St Peter’s.BAPTISMS

Florence Pearl Brand, Florence Valerie Arlott.FUNERALS

Wed 23rd May 11.30am St M Ch’yd Cynthia WhyteThu 24th May 11am St John’s Colin ShepherdWed 30th May 1.30pm, Fenland, James Norris Thur 31st May 1.45pm St Mary’s Kath Clarke Fri 1st June 11.45am St John’s Grace MannThur 7th June 11.30am St W’s Margaret Bedford

COLLECT – the Prayer for Today.Send down, O God, upon your people the flame of your Holy Spirit, and fill with the abundance of your sevenfold gift the Church you brought forth from your Son’s pierced side. may your life-giving Spirit lend fire to our words and strength to our witness. Send us forth to the nations of the world to proclaim with boldness your wondrous work of raising Christ to your right hand. We make our prayer through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God for ever and ever. Amen.

OLD TESTAMENT Ezekiel 37 v1-14 The hand of the Lord came upon me, and he brought me out by the spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. He led me all round them; there were very many lying in the valley, and they were very dry. He said to me, ‘Mortal, can these bones live?’ I answered, ‘O Lord God, you know.’ Then he said to me, ‘Prophesy to these bones, and say to them: O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. Thus says the Lord God to these bones: I will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live. I will lay sinews on you, and will cause flesh to come upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and you shall live; and you shall know that I am the Lord.’ So I prophesied as I had been commanded; and as I prophesied, suddenly there was a noise, a rattling, and the bones came together, bone to its bone. I looked, and there were sinews on them, and flesh had come upon them, and skin had covered them; but there was no breath in them. Then he said to me, ‘Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, mortal, and say to the breath: Thus says the Lord God: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.’ I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood on their feet, a vast multitude. Then he said to me, ‘Mortal, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They say, “Our bones are

dried up, and our hope is lost; we are cut off completely.” Therefore prophesy, and say to them, Thus says the Lord God: I am going to open your graves, and bring you up from your graves, O my people; and I will bring you back to the land of Israel. And you shall know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves, and bring you up from your graves, O my people. I will put my spirit within you, and you shall live, and I will place you on your own soil; then you shall know that I, the Lord, have spoken and will act, says the Lord.’

NEW TESTAMENT Acts 2 v1-11 When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability. Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven living in Jerusalem. And at this sound the crowd gathered and was bewildered, because each one heard them speaking in the native language of each. Amazed and astonished, they asked, ‘Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? And how is it that we hear, each of us, in our own native language? Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabs—in our own languages we hear them speaking about God’s deeds of power.’

GOSPEL John 15 v26-27 & 16 v4b-15 Jesus spoke to his disciples: ‘When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who comes from the Father, he will testify on my behalf. You also are to testify because you have been with me from the beginning. I have said these things to you so that when their hour comes you may remember that I told you about them. I did not say these things to you from the beginning, because I was with you. But now I am going to him who sent me; yet none of you asks me, “Where are you going?” But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your hearts. Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. And when he comes, he will prove the world wrong about sin and righteousness and judgement: about sin, because they do not believe in me; about righteousness, because I am going to the Father and you will see me no longer;

about judgement, because the ruler of this world has been condemned. I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth; for he will not speak on his own, but will speak whatever he hears, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. He will glorify me, because he will take what is mine and declare it to you. All that the Father has is mine. For this reason I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.

Prayer after CommunionSpirit of truth: guide us into all truth; consume the lies that shroud the world in hate; pray in us with sighs too deep for words; and let the victims voice ring out with hope for a new world; through Jesus Christ, who goes to the right hand of God. Amen.

Archdeacon’s Visitation and Licensing of Churchwardens.

Service THIS Wednesday May 16th 7.30pm at St Mary’s

All are welcome at this service.Archdeacon Hugh will be spending the day in March, preaching at the 10am service at St

Peter’s, and over coffee until about 12noon there will be a chance to talk with him.

Wednesday 23 rd May 7pm at St John’s Hall Exploring Prayer



Christian Aid Week; 12 th -20 th May Please support by your gifts and taking envelopes out. Revd Jane Rees is hosting a Coffee Morning on 17th May from 10 – 11.30am 49 Gresley Way.





Tuesdays 10-11.30am Knit and Knatter.1st Tuesday 2.30pm St P’s Mother’s Union 2nd Tuesday 10.45-12 Faith Exploration St Johns 3 rd Tuesday 7.30pm Deanery Mother’s Union 1st Wed 7.30pm Faith Exploration Group St P’s 2nd Wed Christian Aid Lunch 12-1pm St P’s Hall

2 nd Wednesday 7.30pm St Peter’s Ladies Group 7.30pm Men’s Group (next one Thurs 14th June)Last Wed 2-3.30pm Care & Share Craft


THY KINGDOM COMEThe Archbishop’s Initiative.

Vigil at St Wendreda’sStarting with Service 6pm Sat 19th May

followed by a Vigil until 9pmEnding with PENTECOST Service

4pm Sunday 20th May at St Wendreda’sAll Welcome




Sunday 13 th May Sunday in

ASCENSIONTIDETeam Rector Rev Andrew Smith








Hymns; 13, 480, 191, 128, 103


20 th May, PENTECOST, Whitsunday

Ezekiel 37 v1-14, Acts of the Apostles 2 v1-11,John 15 v26-27 & 16 v6-19,

Communion 8am at St Peter’sCommunion 9.15am at St Mary’sCommunion 11am at St Peter’s6.30pm Evensong in St Peter’s


WEDDINGS19th May St P 11am Jason Waters & Leanne Baxter St M 3pm Shaun Brennan & Kimberley Puckering

FUNERALWed May 16th 2.30pm Fenland Norman Salmon

THANK YOU VERY MUCH to,all who supported and organised the PLANT SALEall who supported and organized OPEN GARDENSand especially the St Mary’s Gardening Club for their closing donation of £328 which will buy oil candles for the new candlesticks. THANK YOU ALL

13 th May; Sunday in Ascensiontide

COLLECT – the Prayer for Today.God of power and might, in the mystery of the Ascension you have raised up and glorified your Son, and exalted our humanity at your right hand. Confirm the good news your Church proclaims, so that when Christ returns in glory all nations may be gathered into the kingdom, where he lives and reigns with you, now and always in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God for ever and ever. Amen.

ACTS of the APOSTLES 1 v15-17 &21-26 In those days Peter stood up among the believers (together the crowd numbered about one hundred and twenty people) and said, ‘Friends, the scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit through David foretold concerning Judas, who became a guide for those who arrested Jesus— for he was numbered among us and was allotted his share in this ministry.’ So one of the men who have accompanied us throughout the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, beginning from the baptism of John until the day when he was taken up from us—one of these must become a witness with us to his resurrection.’ So they proposed two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was also known as Justus, and Matthias. Then they prayed and said, ‘Lord, you know everyone’s heart. Show us which one of these two you have chosen to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.’ And they cast lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias; and he was added to the eleven apostles.

EPISTLE 1 John 5 v9-13 If we receive human testimony, the testimony of God is greater; for this is the testimony of God that he has testified to his Son. Those who believe in the Son of God have the testimony in their hearts. Those who do not believe in God have made him a liar by not believing in the testimony that God has given concerning his Son. And this is the testimony: God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.

GOSPEL John 17 v6-19 Jesus looked up to heaven and prayed: ‘Father, I have made your name known to those whom you gave me from the world. They were yours, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. Now they know that everything you have given me is from you; for the words that you gave to me I have given to them, and they have received them and know in truth that I came from you; and they have believed that you sent me. I am asking on their behalf; I am not asking on behalf of the world, but on behalf of those whom you gave me, because they are yours. All mine are yours, and yours are mine; and I have been glorified in them. And now I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, protect them in your name that you have given me, so that they may be one, as we are one. While I was with them, I protected them in your name that you have given me. I guarded them, and not one of them was lost except the one destined to be lost, so that the scripture might be fulfilled. But now I am coming to you, and I speak these things in the world so that they may have my joy made complete in themselves. I have given them your word, and the world has hated them because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world. I am not asking you to take them out of the world, but I ask you to protect them from the evil one. They do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world. Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth. As you have sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world. And for their sakes I sanctify myself, so that they also may be sanctified in truth.

Prayer after CommunionSanctifying God, your gift to us is one who overcame the system which enslaves and feeds upon the victim: send us to your world to speak

truth in peace, to stand with those who suffer, to show another way; through Jesus Christ, the life of all things. Amen.

For our prayers;Those who are ill, David Young, Sam Maywioo, Helen Gibson, Margaret Lee, Eileen Bradbury, Rhodri Williams-Wandoch, Londyn Weekes. Those recently died; Kath Clarke, Norman Salmon. Years mind, St Mary’s; Lillie Kightley, Hilda Emery, Harry Carr, John Wiles. St Peter’s;

Some Future Dates for your DiarySat 26th May 11am Concert at St Peter’sSun 10th June St Mary’s Summer Lunch CANCELLED

Sat 16th June Open Garden 2-5pm 45 Henson RdSat 30th June Open Garden 1-5pm 129 West EndSun 1st July St Peter’s Summer Bar B QSat 7th July St John’s Summer FairSat 14th July St Peter’s Bacon Butties Festival

PLANT SALE at St Peter’sNEXT Saturday 12 th May from 9am

We also need Cakes for a stall – see RosemaryAny plant donations are welcome. If they need collecting contact Paul.01354 461842/[email protected]

THANK YOU to all who made last Sunday’s Confirmation such a moving experience.


Christian Aid Week; 12 th -20 th May rapidly approaching. Please could you offer an hour for the Street/Supermarket collection on Saturday 12th May, or for house to house collecting in a street of your choice. Lists are available in churches or see your church CA representative. There is a special pre-Christian Aid Week lunch at St. Peter’s on 9th May at 12 noon – please book with Margaret Oatey 01354 655050Revd Jane Rees is hosting a Coffee Morning on 17th May from 10 – 11.30am 49 Gresley Way.




Bishop of Ely is leading a pilgrimage to Holy land next Feb. See notice. We went last time – very good



Service Wed May 16th 7.30pm at St Mary’sAll are welcome at this service.

Archdeacon Hugh will be spending the day in March, preaching at the 10am service at St Peter’s, and over coffee until about 12noon there will be a

chance to talk with him.

THY KINGDOM COMEThe Archbishop’s Initiative.

Vigil at St Wendreda’sStarting with Service 6pm Sat 19th May

followed by a Vigil until 9pmEnding with PENTECOST Service

4pm Sunday 20th May at St Wendreda’sAll Welcome



Sunday 6 th May Easter 6









Hymns; 169, 273, 226, 463, 816.30pm Evensong in St Peter’sEvensong is held on the 1st and 3rd Sunday each month.



13 th May, Sunday in Ascensiontide, Acts 1 v15-17 & 21-26, 1 John 5 v9-13, John 17 v6-19,

Communion 8am at St Peter’sCommunion 9.15am at St Mary’sCommunion 11am at St Peter’s


FUNERALWed May 16th 2.30pm Fenland Norman Salmon

THIS Thursday 10 th May ASCENSION DAY

Sung Communion St Mary’s 7.30pm. All Welcome


6 th May; 6 th Sunday of Easter

COLLECT – the Prayer for Today.God of all nations, in the gift of your Son you have embraced the world with a love that takes away our sin and bestows perfect joy. Grant to all who have been reborn in baptism fidelity in serving you and generosity in loving one another. We ask this through Jesus Christ, the first born from the dead, who lives and reigns with you, now and always in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God for ever and ever. Amen.

EPISTLE 1 John 5 v1-6 Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the parent loves the child. By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments. For the love of God is this, that we obey his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome, for whatever is born of God conquers the world. And this is the victory that conquers the world, our faith. Who is it that conquers the world but the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? This is the one who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ, not with the water only but with the water and the blood. And the Spirit is the one that testifies, for the Spirit is the truth.

For our prayers;Those who are ill, David Young, Sam Maywioo, Helen Gibson, Margaret Lee, Eileen Bradbury, Kath Clarke, Rhodri Williams-Wandoch, Londyn Weekes.

Those recently died; Mavis Peel, Kathryn Dryden, Norman Salmon. Years mind, St Mary’s; Sidney Spooncer, Sybil Irving, Hilda Ellingham, Kenneth French, Neville Johnson, Dora Bond.St Peter’s; Sidney Jinks.

Some Future Dates for your DiaryMon 7 th May 2-5 Open Garden 24 Gordon Ave

and Sat 12th May 1.30pm-5pm Open Gardenat 215 Creek Road

Sat 26th May 11am Concert at St Peter’sSun 10th June St Mary’s Summer LunchSat 16th June Open Garden 2-5pm 45 Henson RdSat 30th June Open Garden 1-5pm 129 West EndSun 1st July St Peter’s Summer Bar B QSat 7th July St John’s Summer FairSat 14th July St Peter’s Bacon Butties Festival

Notice for Faculty for Organ Speakers – details at back of St Peter’s Church.

GOSPEL John 15 v9-17 Jesus said to his disciples: “As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be complete. ‘This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you. I do not call you servants any longer, because the servant does not know what the master is doing; but I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything that I have heard from my Father. You did not choose me but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask him in my name. I am giving you these commands so that you may love one another.”

Prayer after CommunionGod of abiding love, you choose us as your servants and dare to call us friends: take our fragmented hearts, commanding them to love, making whole our joy, our life reborn in you; through Jesus Christ, who laid down his life for us. Amen.


Tuesdays 10-11.30am Knit and Knatter.

1st Tuesday 2.30pm St P’s Mother’s Union 2nd Tuesday 10.45-12 Faith Exploration St Johns

(not this week, next June 12th)3rd Tuesday 7.30pm Deanery Mother’s Union1st Wed 7.30pm Faith Exploration Group St P’s 2 nd Wed Christian Aid Lunch 12-1pm St P’s Hall

see notice above2 nd Wednesday 7.30pm St Peter’s Ladies Group 3rd Wednesday 7.30pm Men’s Group Last Wed 2-3.30pm Care & Share Craft

Thurs 9.30-11am St Peter’s Tiny Tots Thursday 8.30am Morning Prayer in St Peter’s. 2 nd Thursday 10.30am Solo Group Trinity Ch’ch 3rd Thursday 7pm St Mary’s Mother’s Union

Margery Paine says 'I would like to thank everyone who has send cards, flowers and prayers during the past few weeks. It is good to feel such a level of support and I am making progress. I am looking forward to getting back to normal and seeing everyone in church again.'

SAFEGUARDING Training.See information at back, about who needs to go on which courses, pcc members those who work with

or are leaders with young or vulnerable people.

Christian Aid Week; PLEASE sign up at back of church




ASCENSION DAY Thursday 10 th May Sung Communion St Mary’s 7.30pm. All Welcome

We will be compiling a new Rotas for May to July in St Mary’s for Reading, Prayers,

Sidesmen etc.Please sign lists in the next two weeks.

Also we will be providing a framework for reading the prayers, so we hope this encourage more people

to be able to do this – see Andrew.ALSO new Rota for St Peter’s – see back.

TODAY; All members of the congregations are invited to

Confirmation with Bishop Stephen of Ely is on Sunday April 29 th at 4pm in

St John’s.Please come and support the 15 candidates.

Katherine, Liam, Darren from St Peter’s,Claire, Mary, Clare, Shannon, Sophie, Vicky, Janet

Bob, Ken, Andrew, Dennis, Jacob, from St John’s








Sat 12th May 9am PLANT SALE at St Peter’sWe also need Cakes for a stall – see Rosemary



Sunday 29 th April Easter 5









Hymns; 76, 504, 26, 311, 3104pm CONFIRMATION Service at St John’s


followed by refreshments at St Peter’s

Next Sunday, Easter 6, 6 th May 1 John 5 v1-6, John 15 v9-17,

Communion 8am at St Peter’sCommunion 9.15am at St Mary’sCommunion 11am at St Peter’s6.30pm Evensong in St Peter’s

Evensong is held on the 1st and 3rd Sunday each month.WEDDINGS

19th May St P 11am Jason Waters & Leanne Baxter St M 3pm Shaun Brennan & Kimberley Puckering

FUNERALSTues May 1st 11.30 Fenland; Kathryn Dryden 1.45pm St Peter’s; Mavis PeelWed May 16th 2.30pm Fenland Norman Salmon

THANKS to all who supported on St George’s Day, with the Marquee, for the cakes and

refreshments. £400 raised.

PLEASE TAKE THIS NOTICE SH EET HOME 29 th April; 5 th Sunday of Easter

COLLECT – the Prayer for Today.O God, you graft us on to Christ, the true vine, and with tireless care, you nurture our growth in knowledge and reverence. Tend the vineyard of your Church, that in Christ each branch may bring forth to the glory of your name abundant fruits of faith and love. Grant this through Jesus Christ, the resurrection and the life, who lives and reigns with you, now and always in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God for ever and ever. Amen.

EPISTLE 1 John 4 v7-21 Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love. God’s love was revealed among us in this way: God sent his only Son into the world so that we might live through him. In this is love, not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins. Beloved, since God loved us so much, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God lives in us, and his love is perfected in us. By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit. And we have seen and do testify that the Father has sent his Son as the Saviour of the world. God abides in those who confess that Jesus is the Son of God, and they abide in God. So we have known and believe the love that God has for us.God is love, and those who abide in love abide in God, and God abides in them. Love has been

perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness on the day of judgement, because as he is, so are we in this world. There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear; for fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not reached perfection in love. We love because he first loved us. Those who say, ‘I love God’, and hate their brothers or sisters, are liars; for those who do not love a brother or sister whom they have seen, cannot love God whom they have not seen. The commandment we have from him is this: those who love God must love their brothers and sisters also.

GOSPEL John 15 v1-8 Jesus said th the disciples: ‘I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine-grower. He removes every branch in me that bears no fruit. Every branch that bears fruit he prunes to make it bear more fruit. You have already been cleansed by the word that I have spoken to you. Abide in me as I abide in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it abides in the vine, neither can you unless you abide in me. I am the vine, you are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit, because apart from me you can do nothing. Whoever does not abide in me is thrown away like a branch and withers; such branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask for whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit and become my disciples.

Prayer after CommunionGod of deep soil and luxuriant growth; you call us from our shallow selves to find our depth in you: may we abide in him alone who can teach us who we are; through Jesus Christ, the true vine. Amen.

For our prayers;Those who are ill, Sam Maywioo, Helen Gibson, Margaret Lee, Rhodri Williams-Wandoch, Denny Morley, Londyn Weekes, Jean Bowman, Eileen Bradbury. Those recently died; Mavis Peel, Kathryn Dryden, Maureen Molyneux, Jean Manchett, Norman Salmon. Years mind, St Mary’s; Hilda Smith, Mary Ireland,Walter Bidwell, Albert Godwin, Bill Strickland.St Peter’s; Hugh McClean.

Some Future Dates for your DiaryMon 7 th May 2-5 Open Garden 24 Gordon Ave Sat 12th May 1.30pm-5pm Open GardenSat 26th May 11am Concert at St Peter’sSun 10th June St Mary’s Summer LunchSat 16th June Open Garden 2-5pm 45 Henson RdSat 30th June Open Garden 1-5pm 129 West EndSun 1st July St Peter’s Summer Bar B Q

Sat 7th July St John’s Summer FairSat 14th July St Peter’s Bacon Butties Festival


Tuesdays 10-11.30am Knit and Knatter.1 st Tuesday 2.30pm St P’s Mother’s Union 2nd Tuesday 10.45-12 Faith Exploration St Johns3rd Tuesday 7.30pm Deanery Mother’s Union1 st Wed 7.30pm Faith Exploration Group St P’s 2nd Wed Christian Aid Lunch 12-1pm St P’s Hall2nd Wednesday 7.30pm St Peter’s Ladies Group3rd Wednesday 7.30pm Men’s Group Last Wed 2-3.30pm Care & Share Craft

Thurs 9.30-11am St Peter’s Tiny Tots Thursday 8.30am Morning Prayer in St Peter’s. 2nd Thursday 10.30am Solo Group Trinity Church3rd Thursday 7pm St Mary’s Mother’s Union

NEXT Rummikub – Monday 30th April 2pm.Our monthly faith exploration groups resume; at St John’s 10.45-12noon 1st May, 12th June

at St Peter’s 7.30-9pm 2nd May, 6th June

CONFIRMATIONby Stephen Bishop of Ely in St John’s 29 th April.

From St John’s, Shannon Godfrey, Sophie Godfrey, Clare Green, Mary Driver, Claire Molinar, Janet Kemp,

Victoria Paddick-Smith, Dennis Ible, Jacob Ible,Andrew Beer, Robert Bagshaw, Kenneth Batchelor.

From St Peter’s Darren Ives, Liam O’SullivanKatherine Fowler, COLLECT

Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, from whose wounded side flowed life for the world: raise your people from sin and earth and build them as living stones into the spiritual temple of your Church; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen.

OLD TESTAMENT Isaiah 60 v1-14 Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. For darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but the Lord will arise upon you, and his glory will appear over you. Nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn. Lift up your eyes and look around; they all gather together, they come to you;your sons shall come from far away, and your daughters shall be carried on their nurses’ arms. Then you shall see and be radiant; your heart shall thrill and rejoice, because the abundance of the sea shall be brought to you, the wealth of the nations shall come to you. A multitude of camels shall cover you, the young camels of Midian and Ephah; all those from Sheba shall come.They shall bring gold and frankincense, and shall proclaim the praise of the Lord. All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered to you, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister to you; they shall be acceptable on my altar,

and I will glorify my glorious house. Who are these that fly like a cloud, and like doves to their windows? For the coastlands shall wait for me, the ships of Tarshish first, to bring your children from far away, their silver and gold with them, for the name of the Lord your God,and for the Holy One of Israel, because he has glorified you. Foreigners shall build up your walls, and their kings shall minister to you; for in my wrath I struck you down, but in my favour I have had mercy on you. Your gates shall always be open; day and night they shall not be shut, so that nations shall bring you their wealth, with their kings led in procession. For the nation and kingdom that will not serve you shall perish; those nations shall be utterly laid waste. The glory of Lebanon shall come to you, the cypress, the plane, and the pine, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will glorify where my feet rest. The descendants of those who oppressed you shall come bending low to you, and all who despised you shall bow down at your feet; they shall call you the City of the Lord, the Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

NEW TESTAMENT Revelation 3 v1-13 ‘And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: These are the words of him who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars:‘I know your works; you have a name for being alive, but you are dead. Wake up, and strengthen what remains and is at the point of death, for I have not found your works perfect in the sight of my God. Remember then what you received and heard; obey it, and repent. If you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come to you. Yet you have still a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their clothes; they will walk with me, dressed in white, for they are worthy. If you conquer, you will be clothed like them in white robes, and I will not blot your name out of the book of life; I will confess your name before my Father and before his angels. Let anyone who has an ear listen to what the Spirit is saying to the churches. ‘And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write:These are the words of the holy one, the true one, who has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, who shuts and no one opens: ‘I know your works. Look, I have set before you an open door, which no one is able to shut. I know that you have but little power, and yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name. I will make those of the synagogue of Satan who say that they are Jews and are not, but are lying—I will make them come and bow down before your feet, and they will learn that I have loved you. Because you have kept my word of patient endurance, I will keep you from the hour of trial that is coming on the whole world to test the inhabitants of the earth. I am coming soon; hold fast to what you have, so that no one may seize your crown. If you conquer, I will make you a pillar in the temple of my God; you will never go out of it. I will write on you the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem that comes down from my God out of heaven, and my own new name. Let anyone who has an ear listen to what the Spirit is saying to the churches.

GOSPEL Mark 16 v9-16 Now after he rose early on the first day of the week, Jesus appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons. She went out and told those who had been with him, while they were mourning and weeping. But when they heard that Jesus was alive and had been seen by her, they would not believe it. After this he appeared in another form to two of them, as they were walking into the country. And they went back and told the rest, but they did not believe them. Later Jesus appeared to the eleven themselves as they were sitting at the table; and he upbraided them for their lack of faith and stubbornness, because they had not believed those who saw him after he had risen. And Jesus said to them, ‘Go into all the world and proclaim the good news to the whole creation. The one who believes and is baptized will be saved; but the one who does not believe will be condemned.

Prayer after CommunionGod of mercy, by whose grace alone we are accepted and equipped for your service: stir up in us the gifts of the Holy Spirit and make us worthy of our calling; that we may bring forth the fruit of the Spirit in love and joy and peace, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

REFRESHMENTS in the HALLSAFEGUARDING Training.

See information at back, about who needs to go on which courses, pcc members those who work with


Christian Aid Week; sign up at back of church




ASCENSION DAY Thursday 10 th May Sung Communion St Mary’s 7.30pm. All Welcome

We will be compiling a new Rotas for May to July in St Mary’s for Reading, Prayers,

Sidesmen etc.Please sign lists in the next two weeks.

Also we will be providing a framework for reading the prayers, so we hope this encourage more people

to be able to do this – see Andrew.ALSO new Rota for St Peter’s – see back.

All members of the congregations are invited to


St John’s.Please come and support the 14 candidates.

Katherine, Liam, Darren from St Peter’s,Claire, Mary, Clare, Shannon, Sophie, Vicky,

Bob, Ken, Andrew, Dennis, Jacob, from St John’s








NEXT SATURDAY 28th April2-5pm Open Garden Middle Fen Farm



Sunday 22 nd April Easter 4









Hymns; 484, 383, 322, 117, 1702pm Holy Baptism at St Mary’s



Next Sunday, Easter 5, 29 th April 1 John 4 v7-21, John 15 v1-8,


4pm CONFIRMATION Service at St John’sEvensong is held on the 1st and 3rd Sunday each month

at 6.30pm Evensong in St Peter’sBAPTISM

Kaylee Ann Clark-FisherWEDDINGS

19th May St P 11am Jason Waters & Leanne Baxter St M 3pm Shaun Brennan & Kimberley Puckering

FUNERALSWed 25th 1.30pm Fenland; Maureen MolyneuxThur 26th 11.30am Fenland; Jean ManchettTues May 1st 11.30 Fenland; Kathryn Dryden 1.45pm St Peter’s; Mavis Peel

PLEASE TAKE THIS NOTICE SH EET HOME 22 nd April; 4 th Sunday of Easter

Collect – the Prayer for Today.God of lasting love, fulfil your plan of salvation to gather into one fold the peoples of the whole world. Let everyone on earth recognize your Christ as the Good Shepherd, who freely lays down his life for all to take it up again in power. Grant this through Jesus Christ, the resurrection and the life, who lives and reigns with you, now and always in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God for ever and ever. Amen.

EPISTLE 1 John 3 v16-24 We know love by this, that he laid down his life for us—and we ought to lay down our lives for one another. How does God’s love abide in anyone who has the world’s goods and sees a brother or sister in need and yet refuses help? Little children, let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action. And by this we will know that we are from the truth and will reassure our hearts before him whenever our hearts condemn us; for God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything. Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have boldness before God; and we receive from him whatever we ask, because we obey his commandments and do what pleases him. And this is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he has commanded us. All who obey his commandments abide in him, and he abides in them. And by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit that he has given us.

GOSPEL John 10 v11-18 Jesus said to the Pharisees: ‘I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. The hired hand, who is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and runs away—and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. The hired hand runs away because a hired hand does not care for the sheep. I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father. And I lay down my life for the sheep. I have other sheep that do not belong to this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd. For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life in order to take it up again. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it up again. I have received this command from my Father.’

Prayer after CommunionLord of the sheepfold, whose love is not for hire, who calls to himself the victims of the world: we thank you that Christ laid down his life for us when we could not help ourselves; in the weakness of his love give us strength to work for peace in the world he came to serve, through Jesus Christ, the good shepherd. Amen.

For our prayers;Those who are ill, Sam Maywioo, Helen Gibson, Margaret Lee, Terry McLaughlan, Rhodri Williams-Wandoch, Denny Morley, Londyn Weekes Margery Payne, Jean Bowman. Those recently died; Mavis Peel, Kathryn Dryden,,Maureen Molyneux, Jean Manchett. Years mind, St Mary’s; Rebecca Towler, Cyril Jones, Rhoda Fincham, Frank Barsby, Roy Sully, Leonard Stacey, Harold Ingram, Elizabeth Ingram, Eva Frost.St Peter’s; Frank Palmby, Stanley Millaer, William Noble, Fanny Peters, Leslie Collen, Jo Breed.

Some Future Dates for your DiaryMon 7th May 2-5 Open Garden 24 Gordon AveSat 12th May 9am PLANT SALE at St Peter’sSat 12th May 1.30pm-5pm Open GardenSat 26th May 11am Concert at St Peter’sSun 10th June St Mary’s Summer Lunch note change of date

Sat 16th June Open Garden 2-5pm 45 Henson RdSat 30th June Open Garden 1-5pm 129 West EndSat 7th July St John’s Summer Fair

Sat 14th July St Peter’s Bacon Butties Festival


Tuesdays 10-11.30am Knit and Knatter.1st Tuesday 2.30pm St P’s Mother’s Union 2nd Tuesday 10.45-12 Faith Exploration St Johns3rd Tuesday 7.30pm Deanery Mother’s Union1st Wed 7.30pm Faith Exploration Group St P’s 2nd Wed Christian Aid Lunch 12-1pm St P’s Hall2nd Wednesday 7.30pm St Peter’s Ladies Group3rd Wednesday 7.30pm Men’s Group Last Wed 2-3.30pm Care & Share Craft


Our monthly faith exploration groups resume; at St John’s 10.45-12noon 1st May, 12th June

at St Peter’s 7.30-9pm 2nd May, 6th June

Thanks for all who contributed to our Annual Meetings, and for the last year; for those who

have served in office, those continuing, and especially those taking up new positions.

SAFEGUARDING Training.See information at back, about who needs to go on which courses, pcc members those who work with


FREE CONCERT 11 am Sat. 21st April VARIANTE - St Peter’s brass ensemble

St George’s Day Apr 22 nd .Help needed with refreshments – see list.




Rummikub Next; Monday 16th April 2 - 4.30pm.Regular Events


Tuesdays 10-11.30am Knit and Knatter.1st Tuesday 2.30pm St P’s Mother’s Union 2nd Tuesday 10.45-12 Faith Exploration St Johns3 rd Tuesday 7.30pm Deanery Mother’s Union 1st Wed 7.30pm Faith Exploration Group St P’s 2nd Wed Christian Aid Lunch 12-1pm St P’s Hall2nd Wednesday 7.30pm St Peter’s Ladies Group3 rd Wednesday 7.30pm Men’s Group Last Wed 2-3.30pm Care & Share Craft


Our monthly faith exploration groups resume; at St John’s 1st May, 12th June at St Peter’s 2nd May, 6th June

Confirmation with Bishop Stephen of Ely is on Sunday April 29 th at 4pm in St John’s.

SESSIONS THURSDAYS 7.30-8.30pm St JOHN’s HALL 19th & 26th April.



Archdeacon Hugh will be spending the day in March, preaching at the 10am service at St Peter’s, and over

coffee until about 12noon there will be a chance to talk with him.

We will be compiling a new Rota for May to July in St Mary’s for Reading, Prayers, Sidesmen etc.

Please sign lists in the next two weeks.












Hymns; 100, 355, 25,324, 27211am St Peter’s; Sung Communion with Junior Church

Hymns; 769, 197, 201,220, 21712.30pm Holy Baptism at St Peter’s6.30pm Evensong at St Peter’sEvensong is held on the 1st and 3rd Sunday each month.


followed by refreshments at St Peter’sNext Sunday, Easter 4, 22 nd April

1 John 3v16-24, John 10 v11-18,Communion 8am at St Peter’s

Communion 9.15am at St Mary’sCommunion 11am at St Peter’s2pm Holy Baptism at St Mary’s

BLESSINGFlorence Valerie Arlott

BAPTISMLachlan Clark Hunter


FUNERALSMon 16th 3.30pm Fenland; Keith SheltonWed 25th 1.30pm Fenland; Maureen MolyneuxThur 26th 11.30am Fenland; Margaret ManchettTues May 1st 11.30 Fenland; Kathryn Dryden

Collect – the Prayer for Today.God of all the prophets, you fulfilled the promise of old that your Christ would suffer and so rise to glory. Open our minds to understand the scriptures and fill us with joyful wonder in the presence of the risen Christ, that we may be witnesses to the farthest reaches of the earth. We ask this through Jesus Christ, the first born from the dead, who lives and reigns with you, now and always in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God for ever and ever. Amen.

EPISTLE 1 John 3 v1-7 See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and that is what we are. The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Beloved, we are God’s children now; what we will be has not yet been revealed. What we do know is this: when he is revealed, we will be like him, for we will see him as he is. And all who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure.

Everyone who commits sin is guilty of lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. You know that he was revealed to take away sins, and in him there is no sin. No one who abides in him sins; no one who sins has either seen him or known him. Little children, let no one deceive you. Everyone who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous.

GOSPEL Luke 24 v36-48 While the eleven and their companions were talking about what they had heard, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, ‘Peace be with you.’ They were startled and terrified, and thought that they were seeing a ghost. He said to them, ‘Why are you frightened, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? Look at my hands and my feet; see that it is I myself. Touch me and see; for a ghost does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have.’ And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet. While in their joy they were disbelieving and still wondering, he said to them, ‘Have you anything here to eat?’ They gave him a piece of broiled fish, and he took it and ate in their presence. Then he said to them, ‘These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you—that everything written about me in the law of Moses, the prophets, and the psalms must be fulfilled.’ Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures, and he said to them, ‘Thus it is written, that the Messiah is to suffer and to rise from the dead on the third day, and that repentance and forgiveness of sins is to be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things.

Prayer after CommunionWounded God, disabled and divine: give us faith to perceive you pierced and embodied, standing here among us feeding us forgiveness, beautifully broken; through Jesus Christ, the suffering servant. Amen.

For our prayers;Those who are ill, Helen Gibson, Margaret Lee,Terry McLaughlan, Rhodri Williams-Wandoch,Denny Morley, Londyn Weekes Margery Payne. Those recently died; Begonia Rose, Christine Fowler, Ollie Reed, John McMullen, Rosemary Hyde, Keith Shelton, Margaret Manchett.Years mind, St Mary’s; Gilbert Wilson, Hylda Fidgett, Ethel Scotney, Robin Forman, Fanny Whittlesea, Wendy Goakes.St Peter’s; Peggy Shepperson, Betty Brookman, Donald Inglett, Ernest Ashley.

Pause for Reflection Mon 16th April 9:30 -1pm at St Mary's. We will be reflecting on our faith journey by looking at Job- a character who remained faithful to God while suffering ...... DO feel free to come for part of the morning. You are encouraged to let people know about 'Pause for Reflection' mornings and tobring others along.

Foodbank, grateful thanks for people's support. Current shortages: pasta sauces, fruit juice/squash, coffee, jam and carrier bags. March Foodbank gave out 1.3 tonnes of food and toiletries last month.

Some Future Dates for your DiarySat 28th April 2-5pm Open Garden Middle FenFarmMon 7th May 2-5 Open Garden 24 Gordon AveSat 12th May 9am PLANT SALE at St Peter’sSat 12th May 1.30pm-5pm Open GardenSat 26th May 11am Concert at St Peter’sSun 10th June St Mary’s Summer Lunch note change of dateSat 16th June Open Garden 2-5pm 45 Henson RdSat 30th June Open Garden 1-5pm 129 West EndSat 7th July St John’s Summer FairSat 14th July St Peter’s Bacon Butties Festival

Sara Murray is looking for help from anyone able to design posters. In particular she is looking for some eye catching designs for both the Craft Fair in October and the Christmas fair this year.




SAFEGUARDING Training.See information at back, about who needs to go on

which courses, pcc members those who work with or are leaders with young or vulnerable people.

FREE CONCERT 11 am Sat. 21st April VARIANTE - St Peter’s brass ensemble

St George’s Day Apr 22 nd .Help needed with refreshments – see list.




If you worship regularly with us please make sure you are on the ELECTORAL ROLL.

St Mary APM 7.30pm Wed 11th April in ChurchSt Peter APM&Breakfast, 10am Sat 14thApr in Hall

Please sign list of you want breakfast.

Monday 9 th April Joint MU Lady Day Service 2.30pm in St Peter’s All Welcome.



Tuesdays 10-11.30am Knit and Knatter.1st Tuesday 2.30pm St P’s Mother’s Union 2 nd Tuesday 10.45-12 Faith Exploration St Johns 3rd Tuesday 7.30pm Deanery Mother’s Union1st Wed 7.30pm Faith Exploration Group St P’s 2 nd Wed Christian Aid Lunch 12-1pm St P’s Hall 2nd Wednesday 7.30pm St Peter’s Ladies Group3rd Wednesday 7.30pm Men’s Group (next April)Last Wed 2-3.30pm Care & Share Craft

Thurs 9.30-11am St Peter’s Tiny Tots (next 19Apr)Thursday 8.30am Morning Prayer in St Peter’s. 2 nd Thursday 10.30am Solo Group Trinity Church 3rd Thursday 7pm St Mary’s Mother’s UnionOur monthly faith exploration groups resume; at St John’s 10th April, 1st May, 12th June at St Peter’s 2nd May, 6th June




SESSIONS THURSDAYS 7.30-8.30pm St JOHN’s HALL 19th & 26th April.

Notice for Faculty for Organ Speakers – details at back of church.

Sara Murray is looking for help from anyone able to design posters. In particular she is looking for some eye catching designs for both the Craft Fair in October and

the Christmas fair this year.













Hymns; 24. 563, 80, 488, 4512.30pm Holy Baptism at St Peter’s2.30pm Holy Baptism at St Mary’s


followed by refreshments at St Peter’sNext Sunday, Easter 3, 15 th April

1 John 3v1-7, Luke 24 36-48,Communion 8am at St Peter’s


12.30pm Holy Baptism at St Peter’s6.30pm Evensong at St Peter’s


BAPTISMSRio Joseph Beeby, Savannah Grace Rowley.

WEDDINGFriday 13th April St Mary’s 2.30pm

Ashley Bellevue & Rebecca MeaghanFUNERALS

Tues 10th 2.30pm St Mary’s Rosemary HydeWed 11th 1.30pm Fenland Christine Fowler 2.30pm Fenland Ollie ReedThur 12th 12.30pm Fenland John McMullenMon 16th 3.30pm Fenland Keith SheltonThur 26th 10.45am St Peter’s Margaret Manchett

Collect – the Prayer for Today.God of life, source of all faith, through the waters of baptism you have raised us up in Jesus and given us life that endures. Day by day refine our faith, that we who have not seen the Christ may truly confess him as our Lord and our God, and share the blessedness of those who believe. Grant this through Jesus Christ, the resurrection and the life, who lives and reigns with you, now and always in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God for ever and ever. Amen.

NEW TESTAMENT 1 John 1 v1 - 2 v2 We declare to you what was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, concerning the word of life— this life was revealed, and we have seen it and testify to it, and declare to you the eternal life that was with the

Father and was revealed to us— we declare to you what we have seen and heard so that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. We are writing these things so that our joy may be complete. This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light and in him there is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with him while we are walking in darkness, we lie and do not do what is true; but if we walk in the light as he himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he who is faithful and just will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; and he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.

GOSPEL John 20 v19-31 It was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, ‘Peace be with you.’ After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, ‘Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.’ When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.’ But Thomas (who was called the Twin), one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, ‘We have seen the Lord.’ But he said to them, ‘Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands, and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe.’ A week later his disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were shut, Jesus came and stood among them and said, ‘Peace be with you.’ Then he said to Thomas, ‘Put your finger here and see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it in my side. Do not doubt but believe.’ Thomas answered him, ‘My Lord and my God!’ Jesus said to him, ‘Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe.’

Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book. But these are written so that you may come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through believing you may have life in his name.

Prayer after CommunionAlpha and Omega, our beginning and our end, you break through the locks of gated communities and hardened hearts: accept our doubts, heal our desire for certainty and, by your Spirit’s gentle touch, make us a people forgiven and forgiving: through Jesus Christ, the Giver of Peace. Amen.For our prayers; Those who are ill, Helen Gibson, Terry McLaughlan, Denny Morley, Rhodri Williams-Wandoch, Margaret Lee, Londyn Weekes. Margery Payne. Those recently died; Begonia Rose, Peter Nicholas, Christine Fowler, Ollie Reed, John McMullen, Rosemary Hyde, Keith Shelton, Margaret Manchett.Years mind, St Peter’s; Charles Love, Neil Munt, Malcolm Broadhead.St Mary’s; Ivy Norton, Alfred Frost, Louie Smith, Laura Gay, Joan Wheeler, Vera Darlow, Herbert Cookson.Pause for Reflection Mon 16th April 9:30 -1pm at St Mary's.We will be reflecting on our faith journey by looking at Job- a character who remained faithful to God while suffering ......DO feel free to come for part of the morning. You are encouraged to let people know about our 'Pause for Reflection' mornings and to bring others along with you

Foodbank, grateful thanks for people's support. Current shortages: pasta sauces, fruit juice/squash, coffee, jam and carrier bags. March Foodbank gave out 1.3 tonnes of food and toiletries last month.

Some Future Dates for your DiarySat 28th April 2-5pm Open Garden Middle FenFarmMon 7th May 2-5 Open Garden 24 Gordon AveSat 12th May 9am PLANT SALE at St Peter’sSat 12th May 1.30pm-5pm Open GardenSat 26th May 11am Concert at St Peter’sSun 3rd June St Mary’s Summer LunchSat 16th June Open Garden 2-5pm 45 Henson RdSat 30th June Open Garden 1-5pm 129 West EndSat 7th July St John’s Summer FairSat 14th July St Peter’s Bacon Butties Festival



Open to all, but perhaps especially those who lead our prayers in Sunday services and those whould

like to start doing so.







Tuesdays 10-11.30am Knit and Knatter.1 st Tuesday 2.30pm St P’s Mother’s Union 2nd Tuesday 10.45-12 Faith Exploration St Johns3rd Tuesday 7.30pm Deanery Mother’s Union1 st Wed 7.30pm Faith Exploration Group St P’s 2nd Wed Christian Aid Lunch 12-1pm St P’s Hall2nd Wednesday 7.30pm St Peter’s Ladies Group3rd Wednesday 7.30pm Men’s Group (next April)Last Wed 2-3.30pm Care & Share Craft Thurs 9.30-11am St Peter’s Tiny Tots (next 19Apr)Thursday 8.30am Morning Prayer in St Peter’s. 2nd Thursday 10.30am Solo Group Trinity Church3rd Thursday 7pm St Mary’s Mother’s Union

Our monthly faith exploration groups resume;at St John’s 10th April, 1st May, 12th Juneat St Peter’s 4th April, 2nd May, 6th June

Thanks to those who supported the Coffee morning last Saturday - £367 raised for Lent Charities.



If you are interested, or know someone who might be, please talk to me. Not too late to join in.SESSIONS THURSDAYS 7.30-8.30pm

St JOHN’s HALL 5th & 19th & 26th April.

FUNERALSTues 3rd April 1.30pm St Peter’s Peter NicholasTues 10th April 2.30pm St Mary’s Rosemary HydeWed 11th April 1.30pm Fenland Christine Fowler 2.30pm Fenland Ollie ReedThur 12th April 12.30pm Fenland John McMullenMon 16th April 3.30pm Fenland Keith Shelton




Sunday 1 st April Feast of the Resurrection

EASTER DAY Team Rector Rev Andrew Smith


Rev Jane Rees, Rev Jenny Webb







Hymns; 181, 267, 474, 495, 509, 50312.45pm Holy Baptism at St Peter’s6.30pm Evensong at St Peter’sEvensong is held on the 1st and 3rd Sunday each month.



Next Sunday, Easter 2, 8 th April 1 John 1v1- 2v2, John 20 19-31,


12.30pm Holy Baptism at St Peter’s2.30pm Holy Baptism at St Mary’s

BAPTISMMegan WillisWEDDINGS

7th April St Peter’s 2pmMartin Laccolee & Michaela LewisFriday 13th April St Mary’s 2.30pm

Ashley Bellevue & Rebecca Meaghan

Collect – the Prayer for Today.Living Lord, whose love displaced the gravity of the stone; you entrusted women, who loved beyond death, with news of resurrection: we praise you for the open gospel which ends where Easter faith begins; accept our fear, our disbelief and take us into this new world led by the risen Son; grant this through Jesus Christ, our passover and our peace, who lives and reigns with you, now and always in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God for ever and ever. Amen. NEW TESTAMENT 1 Corinthians 15 v1-11

I should remind you, brothers and sisters, of the

good news that I proclaimed to you, which you in turn received, in which also you stand, through which also you are being saved, if you hold firmly to the message that I proclaimed to you—unless you have come to believe in vain. For I handed on to you as of first importance what I in turn had received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the scriptures, and that he was buried, and that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers and sisters at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have died. Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. Last of all, as to someone untimely born, he appeared also to me. For I am the least of the apostles, unfit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace towards me has not been in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them—though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me. Whether then it was I or they, so we proclaim and so you have come to believe.

GOSPEL John 20 v1-18 Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, ‘They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him.’ Then Peter and the other disciple set out and went towards the tomb. The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. He bent down to look in and saw the linen wrappings lying there, but he did not go in. Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb. He saw the linen wrappings lying there, and the cloth that had been on Jesus’ head, not lying with the linen wrappings but rolled up in a place by itself. Then the other disciple, who reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed; for as yet they did not understand the scripture, that he must rise from the dead. Then the disciples returned to their homes. But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb; and she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had been lying, one at the head and the other at the feet. They said to her, ‘Woman, why are you weeping?’ She said to them, ‘They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid him.’ When she had said this, she turned round and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, ‘Woman, why are

you weeping? For whom are you looking?’ Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him, ‘Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.’ Jesus said to her, ‘Mary!’ She turned and said to him in Hebrew, ‘Rabbouni!’ (which means Teacher). Jesus said to her, ‘Do not hold on to me, because I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and say to them, “I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.” ’ Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, ‘I have seen the Lord’; and she told them that he had said these things to her.

Prayer after CommunionGod unlimited by mortal fear or tomb’s cold grip: in the lingering dark give us grace to know your life triumphant, your love undimmed, in the face of Jesus Christ, the firstborn of the dead. Amen.

For our prayers; Those who are ill, Begonia Rose, Helen Gibson, Terry McLaughlan, Denny Morley, Rhodri Williams-Wandoch, Margaret Lee, Londyn Weekes.Margery Payne. Those recently died; Peter Nicholas, Christine Fowler, Ollie Reed, John McMullen, Rosemary Hyde, Keith Shelton.Years mind, St Peter’s; Robert King, Alfred Frost, Loma Wilkins, Lynn BonsuSt Mary’s; Alfred Grounds, Gladys Hallgate.

Some Future Dates for your DiarySat 21st April 11am Concert in St Peter’sSun 22nd April Town St George’s FairSat 28th April 2-5pm Open Garden Middle FenFarmMon 7th May 2-5 Open Garden 24 Gordon AveSat 12th May 9am PLANT SALE at St Peter’sSat 12th May 1.30pm-5pm Open GardenSat 26th May 11am Concert at St Peter’sSun 3rd June St Mary’s Summer LunchSat 16th June Open Garden 2-5pm 45 Henson RdSat 30th June Open Garden 1-5pm 129 West EndSat 7th July St John’s Summer FairSat 14th July St Peter’s Bacon Butties Festival

Holy Week Services.Mon 26 th 7.30-8pm Devotional Service at St Mary’sTues 27 th 7.30-8pm Devotional Service at St Peter’sWed 28 th 7.30-8pm Devotional Service at St John’s

March of Witness 11am -12.15 Start Trinity

Maundy Thursday 29 th March 7.30pm at St Peter’s

Communion with Footwashing followed by hours Vigil

Good Friday 30 th March 10-11am at St Peter’s – Passion Service

11-1 Messy Church at St John’s Hall11.30am Churches Together in Market Place2-3pm at St Mary’s – Good Friday Liturgy

7.30-8.30pm at St John’s – Good Friday Service

Holy Saturday 31 st 7.30pm-8.30pm at St John’s

EASTER DAY 1 st April Services normal times St Mary’s 9.15am

St Peter’s 8am, 11am & 6.30pm





Rummikub Next; Monday 16th April 2 - 4.30pm.


Tuesdays 10-11.30am Knit and Knatter.1st Tuesday 2.30pm St P’s Mother’s Union 2nd Tuesday 10.45-12 Faith Exploration St Johns3rd Tuesday 7.30pm Deanery Mother’s Union1st Wed 7.30pm Faith Exploration Group St Peter’s 2nd Wed Christian Aid Lunch 12-1pm St P’s Hall2nd Wednesday 7.30pm St Peter’s Ladies Group3rd Wednesday 7.30pm Men’s Group (next April)Last Wed 2-3.30pm Care & Share Craft

Thurs 9.30-11am St Peter’s Tiny TotsThursday 8.30am Morning Prayer in St Peter’s. 2nd Thursday 10.30am Solo Group Trinity Church3rd Thursday 7pm St Mary’s Mother’s Union

Our monthly faith exploration groups resume;at St John’s 10th April, 1st May, 12th Juneat St Peter’s 4th April, 2nd May, 6th June




Sunday 25 th March 6 th Sunday in LENT

PALM SUNDAY Team Rector Rev Andrew Smith








Hymns; 435, 11, 499, 446, 346, 492

For Midweek Services – see Holy Week overleaf.

Next Sunday, EASTER Sunday, 1 st April 1 Corinthians 15 v1-12, John 20 v1-18, Communion 8am at St Peter’s


12.45pm Holy Baptism at St Peter’s6.30pm Evensong at St Peter’s

Evensong is held on the 1st and 3rd Sunday each month, BLESSING

Penelope Olive Audrey WestbrookCadence Faith Smith

WEDDINGS7th April St Peter’s 2pm

Martin Laccolee & Michaela LewisFriday 13th April St Mary’s 2.30pm

Ashley Bellevue & Rebecca MeaghanFUNERALS

Tues 3rd April 1.30pm St Peter’s Peter NicholasTues 10th April 2.30pm St Mary’s Rosemary HydeWed 11th April 1.30pm Fenland, Christine Fowler 2.30pm Fenland Ollie ReedThur 12th April 12.30pm Fenland John McMullen

PALM SUNDAY 25 th March 2018 PALM GOSPEL JOHN 12 v12-19

The next day the great crowd that had come to the festival heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem.

So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, shouting, ‘Hosanna!

Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord— the King of Israel!’

Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it; as it is

written: ‘Do not be afraid, daughter of Zion.Look, your king is coming, sitting on a donkey’s colt!’

His disciples did not understand these things at first; but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things had been written of him and had been done to him. So the crowd that had been with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to testify. It was also because they heard that he had performed this sign that the crowd went to meet him. The Pharisees then said to one another, ‘You see, you can do nothing. Look, the world has gone after him!’

Collect – the Prayer for Today.True and humble king, hailed by the crowd as Messiah, and you humbled yourself in taking the form of a servant, and in obedience died on the cross for our salvation: give us the mind to follow you, and grant us the faith to know you and love you that we may be found beside you on the way of the cross, which is the path of glory. Amen.


St John’s.If you are interested, or know someone who

might be, please talk to me. Not too late to join in.

SESSIONS THURSDAYS 7.30-8.30pm St JOHN’s HALL 5th & 19th & 26th April.



Sat 21st April 11am Concert in St Peter’sSun 22nd April Town St George’s FairSat 28th April 2-5pm Open Garden Middle FenFarmSat 12th May 9am PLANT SALE at St Peter’sSat 12th May 1.30pm-5pm Open GardenSat 26th May 11am Concert at St Peter’sSun 3rd June St Mary’s Summer LunchSat 16th June Open Garden 2-5pm 45 Henson RdSat 30th June Open Garden 1-5pm 129 West EndSat 7th July St John’s Summer FairSat 14th July St Peter’s Bacon Butties Festival

OLD TESTAMENT Isaiah 50 v4-9a .The Lord God has given me the tongue of a teacher,that I may know how to sustain the weary with a word.Morning by morning he wakens— wakens my ear to listen as those who are taught. The Lord God has opened my ear,

and I was not rebellious, I did not turn backwards. I gave my back to those who struck me, and my cheeks to those who pulled out the beard;I did not hide my face from insult and spitting. The Lord God helps me; therefore I have not been disgraced;therefore I have set my face like flint, and I know that I shall not be put to shame; he who vindicates me is near.Who will contend with me? Let us stand up together.Who are my adversaries? Let them confront me. It is the Lord God who helps me; who will declare me guilty?

PASSION GOSPEL John 18 & 19 In separate booklet,

the Passion according to St John.All the congregation to read the parts of

SOLDIERS and PRIESTS

Prayer after CommunionHumble Lord, while people clamoured for a warrior king, the colt revealed your servanthood: as you face the way of tears, the tearing of the temple veil, take us from the baying mob to place our faith in you, Jesus Christ, our victim and our saviour. Amen.

For our prayers; Those who are ill, Begonia Rose, Helen Gibson, Terry McLaughlan, Denny Morley, Rhodri Williams-Wandoch, Margaret Lee, Londyn Weekes.. Those recently died; Peter Nicholas, Christine Fowler, Ollie Reed, John McMullen, Rosemary Hyde, Keith Shelton.Years mind, St Mary’s; Clifford Wayman, Jack Yardy, Doris Bowd, Ethel Blunt, Gordon Sweetman, Doris Greenwood, Margaret Hendicott.St Peter’s; Kathleen Unwin, Philip Houlden, Frank Robshaw, Beatrice Streeter, Albert Wilkins.


This Sunday, March18th, after 11am Service; all invited to meeting about Christmas Tree

Festival; ideas welcome to develop it e.g., preview on Thursday evening, more prizes.


Tuesdays 10-11.30am Knit and Knatter.1st Tuesday 2.30pm St P’s Mother’s Union 3rd Tuesday 7.30pm Deanery M U see below2nd Wed Christian Aid Lunch 12-1pm St P’s Hall2nd Wednesday 7.30pm St Peter’s Ladies Group3rd Wednesday 7.30pm Men’s Group (next April)Last Wed 2-3.30pm Care & Share Craft

Thurs 9.30-11am St Peter’s Tiny TotsThursday 8.30am Morning Prayer in St Peter’s. 2nd Thursday 10.30am Solo Group Trinity Church3rd Thursday 7pm St Mary’s Mother’s Union

Deanery MU meets on Thursday 22nd and not Tuesday. Speaker from the Fenland Women's

Refuge and anyone interested is welcome to attend.

Rummikub Next Thurs 22nd Mar 2 - 4.30pm.


If you are interested, or know someone who might be, please talk to me. Not too late to join in.

SESSIONS THURSDAYS 7.30-8.30pm St JOHN’s HALL 5th & 19th & 26th April.

COFFEE MORNING in aid of Lent CharitiesSaturday 24th March at Jenny’s, 3 Wherry Close

10am – 12noon – Raffle and Bring and Buy

LENT OPPORTUNTIESMidweek Services

Tuesdays 10am Communion at St John’sWednesdays 10am Communion at St Peter’s

Thursdays 8.30am Morning Prayer at St Peter’sThursdays 9.15am Communion at St Mary’s

Thursdays 9.15pm Compline at St Peter’sFridays 12noon Stations of the Cross

followed by Simple Lunch at St Peter’sLENT GROUPS

Following the Diocese’s Lent Course“Come and See

Journeying Through Lent with John’s Gospel”Tuesday 10.30am St John’s

Wednesday 7.30pm St Peter’s

St Mary’s pcc 7.30pm this Tuesday 20th at Gill’s.

Thank you to those who provided the Mothering Sunday posies last week.

Please sign list at back of church for Reading the parts in the PALM SUNDAY GOSPEL



Sunday 18 th March

5 th Sunday in LENT Passion Sunday








Hymns; 140,148,147,142, 14911am St Peter’s; Sung Communion with Junior Church

Hymns; 303, 381, 389, 159, 426Sunday 18 th March 6.30pm

Team Choral Service at St Peter’s

For Midweek Services – see Lent overleaf.

Next Sunday, PALM Sunday, 25 th March John 12 v12-19, Isaiah 50 v4-9a, John 18 & 19


BLESSINGMegan WillisWEDDINGS

7th April St Peter’s 2pmMartin Laccolee & Michaela LewisFriday 13th April St Mary’s 2.30pm

Ashley Bellevue & Rebecca MeaghanFUNERAL

12th April 12.30pm John McMullen

PLEASE REMEMBER TO ALTER YOUR CLOCKS NEXT SATURDAY NIGHT

PLEASE TAKE THIS NOTICE SH EET HOME Collect – the Prayer for Today.

In our hearts, O God, you have written a covenant of grace, sealed by the obedience of Jesus, your Son. Raise us up with Christ, the grain fallen to earth that yields a harvest of everlasting life. Bring us to glorify your name by following faithfully

where he has led. We ask this through Christ, our deliverance and hope. Amen.

OLD TESTAMENT Jeremiah 31 v31-34 The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah. It will not be like the covenant that I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant that they broke, though I was their husband, says the Lord. But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. No longer shall they teach one another, or say to each other, ‘Know the Lord’, for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, says the Lord; for I will forgive their iniquity, and remember their sin no more.

EPISTLE Hebrews 5 v5-10 .Christ did not glorify himself in becoming a high priest, but was appointed by the one who said to him,‘You are my Son, today I have begotten you’; as he says also in another place,‘You are a priest for ever, according to the order of Melchizedek.’ In the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to the one who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission. Although he was a Son, he learned obedience through what he suffered; and having been made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him, having been designated by God a high priest according to the order of Melchizedek.

GOSPEL John 12 v20-33 Among those who went up to worship at the festival were some Greeks. They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and said to him, ‘Sir, we wish to see Jesus.’ Philip went and told Andrew; then Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. Jesus answered them, ‘The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. Those who love their life lose it, and those who hate their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there will my servant be also. Whoever serves me, the Father will honour. ‘Now my soul is troubled. And what should I say—“Father, save me from this hour”? No, it is for this reason that I have come to this hour. Father, glorify your name.’ Then a voice came from heaven, ‘I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.’ The crowd standing there heard it and said

that it was thunder. Others said, ‘An angel has spoken to him.’ Jesus answered, ‘This voice has come for your sake, not for mine. Now is the judgement of this world; now the ruler of this world will be driven out. And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.’ He said this to indicate the kind of death he was to die.

Prayer after CommunionLord of the new covenant, in Christ you draw all people to yourself: may we die with him to the powers of hate and let him show us a world loved by you; through Jesus Christ, the faithful grain. Amen.

For our prayers; Those who are ill, Begonia Rose, Helen Gibson, Terry McLaughlan, Denny Morley, Rhodri Williams-Wandoch, Margaret Lee. Those recently died; Bill Carter, Pauline Cartwright, Sylvia Hayward, Jayne Cole, John McMullen, Rosemary Hyde, Keith SheltonYears mind, St Mary’s; Clifford Wayman, Jack Yardy, Doris Bowd, Ethel Blunt, Gordon Sweetman, Doris Greenwood, Margaret Hendicott.St Peter’s; Kathleen Unwin, Philip Houlden, Frank Robshaw, Beatrice Streeter, Albert Wilkins.

If you worship regularly with us lease make sure you are on the ELECTORAL ROLL.


Holy Week Services.Sunday 25 th PALM SUNDAY SERVICES at usual timesMon 26 th 7.30-8pm Devotional Service at St Mary’sTues 27 th 7.30-8pm Devotional Service at St Peter’sWed 28 th 7.30-8pm Devotional Service at St John’s


Maundy Thursday 29 th March 7.30pm at St Peter’sCommunion with Footwashing followed by hours Vigil







Next Sunday, March18th, after 11am Service; all invited to meeting about Christmas Tree

Festival; ideas welcome to develop it e.g., preview on Thursday evening, more prizes.


Tuesdays 10-11.30am Knit and Knatter.1 st Tuesday 2.30pm St P’s Mother’s Union 3rd Tuesday 7.30pm Deanery Mother’s Union2 nd Wed Christian Aid Lunch 12-1pm St P’s Hall 2nd Wednesday 7.30pm St Peter’s Ladies Group3rd Wednesday 7.30pm Men’s Group Last Wed 2-3.30pm Care & Share Craft

Thurs 9.30-11am St Peter’s Tiny TotsThursday 8.30am Morning Prayer in St Peter’s. 2nd Thursday 10.30am Solo Group Trinity Church3rd Thursday (15th) 7pm St Mary’s Mother’s Union at Maureen’s 113 Station Rd. Visitors Welcome

Rummikub Next Thurs 8th Mar 2 - 4.30pm.

Coffee Morning last week - £215 made - THANKS


St John’s.If you are interested, or know someone who

might be, please talk to me. Not too late to join in.

SESSIONS THURSDAYS 7.30-8.30pm St JOHN’s HALL 15th March 5th & 19th & 26th April.

Foodbank special needs are: toiletries, sanitary towels, washing up liquid,

corned beef, Easter eggs, pet food.

COFFEE MORNING in aid of Lent CharitiesSaturday 24th March at Jenny’s, 3 Wherry Close













Sunday 11 th March 4 th Sunday in LENT Mothering Sunday









Hymns; 426, 308. 399, 549, 148


Next Sunday, Lent 5, 18 th March Jeremiah 31 v31-34, Hebrews 5v5-10, John 12v20-33


Sunday 18 th March 6.30pm Team Choral Service at St Peter’s

BLESSINGSavannah Grace Rowley

BAPTISMDarren Thomas Ives

FUNERALSWed 14th St John’s 12.30pm Sylvia HaywardThu 15th Fenland 1.30pm Bill CarterFri 16th Fenland 12.30pm Pauline CartwrightFri 16th Fenland 2.30pm Jayne Cole

Please sign list at back of church for Reading the parts in the PALM SUNDAY GOSPEL

Collect – the Prayer for Today.O God, rich in mercy, you so loved the world that when we were dead in our sins, you sent your only

Son for our deliverance. Lifted up from the earth, he is light and life; exalted upon the cross, he is truth and salvation. Raise us up with Christ and make us rich in good works, that we may walk as children of light towards the paschal feast of heaven. We ask this through Christ, our deliverance and hope. Amen.

OLD TESTAMENT 1 Samuel 1 v20-28 Hannah conceived and bore a son. She named him Samuel, for she said, ‘I have asked him of the Lord.’ The man Elkanah and all his household went up to offer to the Lord the yearly sacrifice, and to pay his vow. But Hannah did not go up, for she said to her husband, ‘As soon as the child is weaned, I will bring him, that he may appear in the presence of the Lord, and remain there for ever; I will offer him as a nazirite for all time.’ Her husband Elkanah said to her, ‘Do what seems best to you, wait until you have weaned him; only—may the Lord establish his word.’ So the woman remained and nursed her son, until she weaned him. When she had weaned him, she took him up with her, along with a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine. She brought him to the house of the Lord at Shiloh; and the child was young. Then they slaughtered the bull, and they brought the child to Eli. And she said, ‘Oh, my lord! As you live, my lord, I am the woman who was standing here in your presence, praying to the Lord. For this child I prayed; and the Lord has granted me the petition that I made to him. Therefore I have lent him to the Lord; as long as he lives, he is given to the Lord.’ She left him there for the Lord.

EPISTLE Colossians 3 v12--17 . As God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. Bear with one another and, if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive each other; just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; teach and admonish one another in all wisdom; and with gratitude in your hearts sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

GOSPEL John 19 v25b-27 Standing near the cross of Jesus were his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas,

and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing beside her, he said to his mother, ‘Woman, here is your son.’ Then he said to the disciple, ‘Here is your mother.’ And from that hour the disciple took her into his own home.

Prayer after CommunionGod made known in the strength and vulnerability of birth, the joy and pain of motherhood, in the nights of sleepless love, and inner ocean’s flow, in demands without number and questions without answer: give us gratitude for the women who carried us, for the carers who nurture us and for the chance to pass on life to others; through Jesus Christ, Mary’s Child. Amen.

For our prayers; Those who are ill, Begonia Rose, Helen Gibson, Bill Pugh, Terry McLaughlan, Denny Morley, Those recently died; Jill Schenk, Bill Carter, Joyce Russell, Pauline Cartwright, Sylvia Hayward, Jayne Cole.Years mind, St Mary’s; Edward Chapman, Peggy Skinner, Agnes Borrett.St Peter’s; Alan Ball, George Munden.

Please can we have written contributions for the ANNUAL REPORTS soon, invited from all

Church organisations and activities.Also if you worship regularly with us lease make

sure you are on the ELECTORAL ROLL.St Mary APM 7.30pm Wed 11th April in Church

St Peter APM&Breakfast, 10am Sat 14thApr in Hall

Holy Week Services.Sunday 25 th PALM SUNDAY SERVICES at usual timesMon 26 th 7.30-8pm Devotional Service at St Mary’sTues 27 th 7.30-8pm Devotional Service at St Peter’sWed 28 th 7.30-8pm Devotional Service at St John’s


Maundy Thursday 29 th March 7.30pm at St Peter’sCommunion with Footwashing followed by hours Vigil







Team Mission Group First meeting 7.30pm Thursday 8th March at St Peter’s For anyone

interested in learning about, planning, supporting and resourcing the new outreach work that

Marcus’s arrival will enable.THANKS to those who supported and

provided food at Marcus’s licensing service.


Tuesdays 10-11.30am Knit and Knatter.1 st Tuesday 2.30pm St P’s Mother’s Union 3rd Tuesday 7.30pm Deanery Mother’s Union2nd Wed Christian Aid Lunch 12-1pm St P’s Hall2nd Wednesday 7.30pm St Peter’s Ladies Group3rd Wednesday 7.30pm Men’s Group Last Wed 2-3.30pm Care & Share Craft

Thurs 9.30-11am St Peter’s Tiny TotsThursday 8.30am Morning Prayer in St Peter’s. 2nd Thursday 10.30am Solo Group Trinity Church3rd Thursday 2.30pm St Mary’s Mother’s Union

FOREVER ACTIVE – improve for your strength and balance for over 50’s. Every Friday St Peter’s Hall

2.45-3.30pm £4 per session -first FREE



If you are interested, or know someone who might be, please talk to me. Not too late to join in.

SESSIONS THURSDAYS 7.30-8.30pm St JOHN’s HALL 15th March 5th & 19th & 26th April.

Foodbank special needs are: toiletries, sanitary towels, washing up liquid, corned beef, Easter eggs, pet food.

COFFEE MORNING. in aid of Lent CharitiesSaturday 24th March at Jenny’s, 3 Wherry Close


Free Coffee CONCERT 10 th March 11am St Peter’s











Sunday 4 th March 3 rd Sunday in LENT









Hymns; 426, 180, 46, 384, 25912.30pm St Peter’s; Holy Baptism4pm Evensong at St Peter’sEvensong is held on the 1st and 3rd Sunday each month, After this week it will move to Summer time of 6.30pm


Next Sunday, Lent 4, 11 th March 1Samuel 1 v20-28, Colossians 3v12-17, John19v25b-27



BAPTISMElliot Dean Williams

FUNERALSFri 2nd Fenland 11.30am Joan LarhamWed 7th St John’s 1.30pm Jill SchenkFri 9th St Mary’s 2.30pm Joyce RussellWed 14th St John’s 12.30pm Sylvia HaywardThu 15th Fenland 1.30pm Bill CarterFri 16th Fenland 12.30pm Pauline CartwrightFri 16th Fenland 2.30pm Jayne Cole

Thanks for the Coffee Morning yesterdayPLEASE TAKE THIS NOTICE SH EET HOME

Collect – the Prayer for Today.Holy God, the folly of the cross mocks our human wisdom, and the weakness of the crucified puts

wordly powers to shame. Banish from our hearts every pretence of might and knowledge, that by the power flowing from Christ’s resurrection your people may be raised up from the death of sin and fashioned into a living temple of your glory. Grant this through Christ, our liberator from sin. Amen.

OLD TESTAMENT Psalm 19The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows his handiwork. One day tells its tale to another, and one night to night imparts knowledge to another. Although they have no words or language, and their voices are not heard; Their sound has gone out into all lands and their message to the ends of the world. In the deep he has set a pavilion for the sun, it comes forth like a bridegroom out of his chamber, it rejoices like a champion to run its course. It goes forth from the uttermost edge of the heavens, and runs about to the end of it again; nothing is hidden from its burning heat. The law of the Lord is perfect, and revives the soul; the testimony of the Lord are sure, and gives wisdom to the innocent; the statutes of the Lord are just, and rejoice the heart; the commandment of the Lord is clear, and gives light to the eyes. The fear of the Lord is pure, and endures for ever; the judgements of the Lord are true and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, more than fine gold, sweeter far than honey, than honey in the comb. By them also is your servant enlightened, and in keeping them there is great reward. Who can tell how often he offends? Cleanse me from my secret faults. Above all, keep your servant from presumptuous sins: let them not get dominion over me; then I shall be whole and sound, and innocent of great offence. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my strength and my redeemer.

EPISTLE 1 Corinthians 1 v18--25 .The message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. For it is written,‘I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.’ Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, God decided, through the foolishness of our proclamation, to save those who believe. For Jews demand signs and Greeks desire wisdom, but we proclaim Christ crucified, a stumbling-block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, but to those who are the called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the

wisdom of God. For God’s foolishness is wiser than human wisdom, and God’s weakness is stronger than human strength.

GOSPEL John 2 v13-22 The Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple he found people selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and the money-changers seated at their tables. Making a whip of cords, he drove all of them out of the temple, both the sheep and the cattle. He also poured out the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables. He told those who were selling the doves, ‘Take these things out of here! Stop making my Father’s house a market-place!’ His disciples remembered that it was written, ‘Zeal for your house will consume me.’ The Jews then said to him, ‘What sign can you show us for doing this?’ Jesus answered them, ‘Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.’ The Jews then said, ‘This temple has been under construction for forty-six years, and will you raise it up in three days?’ But he was speaking of the temple of his body. After he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this; and they believed the scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.

Prayer after CommunionLord of the overturning, your passion sweeps away the calculating religion, the pious profiteering which keeps us safely outside holy places; may we find our way through the debris of all that protected us to find a dangerous heart and our world turned upside down; through Jesus Christ, our exiled Lord. Amen.

For our prayers; Those who are ill, Begonia Rose, Helen Gibson, Bill Pugh, Terry McLaughlan, Denny Morley, Those recently died; Golden Frost, Joan Larham.

Jill Schenk, Bill Carter, Joyce Russell, Pauline Cartwright, Sylvia Hayward, Jayne Cole.

Years mind, St Mary’s; George Stacey, Roger Watson, Terrence Harley, Jennifer Harrison, Jean Sully, Florence Frost, Edwards Chapman, Peggy Skinner.St Peter’s; Stephen O’Dell, Audrey Coulson, John Goakes, Elizabeth Veal, Celia Farrow

Please can we have written contributions for the ANNUAL REPORTS soon, invited from all

Church organisations and activities.Also if you worship regularly with us lease make

sure you are on the ELECTORAL ROLL.St Mary APM 7.30pm Wed 11th April in Church

St Peter APM&Breakfast, 10am Sat 14thApr in Hall

COFFEE MORNING. Saturday 3rd March at Susan Wilson’s, 6 Belmont Rd (off Creek Rd)

10am – 12noon – All Welcome

WOMEN’S WORLD DAY OF PRAYER. Service at 3pm Friday 2nd March in RC Church


Tuesdays 10-11.30am Knit and Knatter.1st Tuesday 2.30pm St P’s Mother’s Union 3rd Tuesday 7.30pm Deanery Mother’s Union2nd Wed Christian Aid Lunch 12-1pm St P’s Hall2nd Wednesday 7.30pm St Peter’s Ladies Group3rd Wednesday 7.30pm Men’s Group Last Wed 2-3.30pm Care & Share Craft

Thurs 9.30-11am St Peter’s Tiny TotsThursday 8.30am Morning Prayer in St Peter’s. 2nd Thursday 10.30am Solo Group Trinity Church3rd Thursday 2.30pm St Mary’s Mother’s UnionFOREVER ACTIVE – improve for your strength and

balance for over 50’s. Every Friday St Peter’s Hall 2.45-3.30pm £4 per session -first FREE

Rummikub Next Thurs 8th Mar 2 - 4.30pm.Confirmation with Bishop Stephen of Ely is on

Sunday April 29 th at 4pm in St John’s. If you are interested, or know someone who might be,

please talk to me. Not too late to join in.SESSIONS THURSDAYS 7.30-8.30pm at St JOHN’s 1st &

15th March 5th & 19th & 26th April.HELP requested with TODDLERS (Thursday Mornings) on monthly Rota – See Ann Bass

ALSO help with cleaning the Church, also monthly rota – several groups Tues 8am, Mon Noon, + ?











TODAY 6pm at St Wendreda’s.Licensing of Rev Marcus Purnell as our new colleague

in the March Team as Team Leader in Mission and Team Vicar of St Wendreda’s

. Everyone is invited to this service.



Sunday 25 th February 2 nd Sunday in LENT


Vicars Rev Jane Rees, Rev Jenny WebbReaders David Harrison, Hannah Taylor





Hymns; 4, 824, 510, 441, 5111am St Peter’s; Sung Communion and Holy Baptism, Junior Church

Hymns; 426, 465, 106, 463, 26812.30pm St Peter’s; Holy Baptism6pm Licensing Service at St Wendreda’s


Next Sunday, Lent 3, 4 th March Psalm 19, 1 Corinthians 1v18-25, John 2v13-22.


12.30pm St Peter’s; Holy Baptism4pm Evensong at St Peter’s

Evensong is held on the 1st and 3rd Sunday each month, After 4th March it will move to Summer time of 6.30pm

BLESSINGSRio Joseph Beeby, Elliot Dean Williams

BAPTISMSFinn McCartney,

Oakley Adam Darnell, Imogen Esme Arran, Piper Marie Brooks, Leigh James Brooks,

FUNERALSWed 28th Feb St Peter’s 11.45am Golden FrostFri 2nd March Fenland 11.30am Joan LarhamWed 7th March St John’s 1.30pm Jill SchenkFri 9th March St Mary 2.30pm Joyce RussellThu 15th March Fenland 1.30pm Bill CarterFri 16th March Fenland 12.30pm Pauline Cartwright

Collect – the Prayer for Today.Ever-faithful God, you were well pleased by Abraham’s obedience and you accepted the

sacrifice of your Son, who gave himself for the sake of us all. Train us by Christ’s teaching and school us in his obedience, that as we walk his way of sacrifice we may come to share in your glory. We ask this through Christ, our deliverance and hope. Amen. OLD TESTAMENT Genesis 17 v1-7 & 15-16 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said to him, ‘I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless. And I will make my covenant between me and you, and will make you exceedingly numerous.’ Then Abram fell on his face; and God said to him, ‘As for me, this is my covenant with you: You shall be the ancestor of a multitude of nations. No longer shall your name be Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you the ancestor of a multitude of nations. I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from you. I will establish my covenant between me and you, and your offspring after you throughout their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your offspring after you. God said to Abraham, ‘As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name. I will bless her, and moreover I will give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she shall give rise to nations; kings of peoples shall come from her.’

EPISTLE Romans 4 v13--25 .The promise that he would inherit the world did not come to Abraham or to his descendants through the law but through the righteousness of faith. If it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void. For the law brings wrath; but where there is no law, neither is there violation. For this reason it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his descendants, not only to the adherents of the law but also to those who share the faith of Abraham (for he is the father of all of us, as it is written, ‘I have made you the father of many nations’)—in the presence of the God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist. Hoping against hope, he believed that he would become ‘the father of many nations’, according to what was said, ‘So numerous shall your descendants be.’ He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was already as good as dead (for he was about a hundred years old), or when he considered the barrenness of Sarah’s womb. No distrust made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, being fully convinced that God was able to do what he had

promised. Therefore his faith ‘was reckoned to him as righteousness.’ Now the words, ‘it was reckoned to him’, were written not for his sake alone, but for ours also. It will be reckoned to us who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead, who was handed over to death for our trespasses and was raised for our justification.

GOSPEL Mark 8 v31-38 Jesus began to teach them that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. He said all this quite openly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. But turning and looking at his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, ‘Get behind me, Satan! For you are setting your mind not on divine things but on human things.’ He called the crowd with his disciples, and said to them, ‘If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it. For what will it profit them to gain the whole world and forfeit their life? Indeed, what can they give in return for their life? Those who are ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of them the Son of Man will also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.’

Prayer after CommunionGod of dispossession, you rebuke our refusal to give up our idols, send us with Jesus on the way of the cross, that we might lose our love of death and take the risk of life, through Jesus Christ, the new covenant. Amen.For our prayers; Those who are ill, Begonia Rose, Helen Gibson, Bill Pugh, Terry McLaughlan, Denny Morley, Mervyn Matthews. Those recently died; Golden Frost, Joan Larham.

Jill Schenk, Bill Carter, Joyce Russell, Pauline Cartwright.

Years mind, St Peter’s; Rosemary Merritt, Jane Frost, John Fox, Gwen Middleton.

St Mary’s; Maurice Harrison, Herbert Walton, George Spooncer, Edna Smith.

Team Mission Group First meeting 7.30pm Thursday 8th March at St Peter’s For anyone interested in learning

about, planning, supporting and resourcing the new outreach work that Marcus’s arrival will enable.


NEXT Sunday 25th Feb 6pm at St Wendreda’s.

Licensing of Rev Marcus Purnell as our new colleague in the March Team as Team Leader in

Mission and Team Vicar of St Wendreda’s To help with catering please indicate on list if planning

to come. Everyone is invited to this service.Rehearsel for LLM’s ALM’s, wardens, St W 7.30pm Fri 23rd


Tuesdays 10-11.30am Knit and Knatter.1st Tuesday 2.30pm St P’s Mother’s Union 3rd Tuesday 7.30pm Deanery Mother’s Union2nd Wed Christian Aid Lunch 12-1pm St P’s Hall2nd Wednesday 7.30pm St Peter’s Ladies Group3 rd Wednesday 7.30pm Men’s Group Last Wed 2-3.30pm Care & Share Craft

Thurs 9.30-11am St Peter’s Tiny TotsThursday 8.30am Morning Prayer in St Peter’s. 2nd Thursday 10.30am Solo Group Trinity Church3rd Thursday 2.30pm St Mary’s Mother’s Union

FOREVER ACTIVE – improve for your strength and balance for over 50’s. Every Friday St Peter’s

Hall 2.45-3.30pm £4 per session -first FREE


WOMEN’S WORLD DAY OF PRAYER. Service at 3pm 2nd March in RC Church



FOOD BANK The current shortages are: meaty soups, tinned mushrooms, shampoo & conditioner, liquid handwash, men's deodorant and pet food.

HELP requested with TODDLERS (Thursday Mornings) on monthly Rota – See Ann Bass



Confirmation with Bishop Stephen of Ely is on

Sunday April 29 th at 4pm in St John’s. If you are interested, or know someone who might be, please talk to me. We are starting the preparation THIS WEEK, so if you are interested please let me know soon. SESSIONS THURSDAYS 7.30-8.30pm at St JOHN’s 22nd Feb, 1st & 15th March 5th & 19th & 26th April


Welcome to Spotlight

Weekly News Sheet for the Churches of St Mary & St Peter, March.

Sunday 18 th February 1 st Sunday in LENT








Hymns; 144, 261,115, 312, 4264pm Evensong at St Peter’s Evensong is held on the 1st and 3rd Sunday each month

Tuesday 10am Holy Communion at St John’s Wednesday 10am Holy Communion


Next Sunday, Lent 2, 25 th February Genesis17v1-7&15-16, Romans 4v13-25, Mark 8v31-

38. Communion 8am at St Peter’s


12.30pm St Peter’s; Holy Baptism6pm Licensing Service at St Wendreda’s

BLESSINGSKaylee Ann Clark-Fisher, Darren Thomas Ives,

Rio Joseph BeebyWEDDING

24th March St Peter’s 3pmWayne Covell & Kayleigh Lockett

FUNERALSWed 21st Feb Fenland 11.30am Reginald NealeWed 28th Feb St Peter’s 11.45am Golden FrostFri 2nd March Fenland 11.30am Joan LarhamWed 7th March St John’s 1.30pm Jill Schenk

Collect – the Prayer for Today.

God of the covenant, as the forty days of deluge swept away the world’s corruption and watered new beginnings of righteousness and life, so in the saving flood of baptism your people are washed clean and born again. Throughout these forty days, we beg you, unseal for us the wellspring of your grace, cleanse our hearts of all that is not holy, and cause your gift of new life to flourish once again. Grant this through Christ, our liberator from sin. Amen.

OLD TESTAMENT Genesis 9 v8--17 God said to Noah and to his sons with him, ‘As for me, I am establishing my covenant with you and your descendants after you, and with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the domestic animals, and every animal of the earth with you, as many as came out of the ark. I establish my covenant with you, that never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of a flood, and never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth.’ God said, ‘This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations: I have set my bow in the clouds, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. When I bring clouds over the earth and the bow is seen in the clouds, I will remember my covenant that is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh. When the bow is in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.’ God said to Noah, ‘This is the sign of the covenant that I have established between me and all flesh that is on the earth.’

EPISTLE 1 Peter 3 v18--22 .Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, in order to bring you to God. He was put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit, in which also he went and made a proclamation to the spirits in prison, who in former times did not obey, when God waited patiently in the days of Noah, during the building of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight people, were saved through water. And baptism, which this prefigured, now saves you—not as a removal of dirt from the body, but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers made subject to him.

GOSPEL Mark 2 v2-9

In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him. And a voice came from heaven, ‘You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.’ And the Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. He was in the wilderness for forty days, tempted by Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the angels waited on him. Now after John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news.’

Prayer after CommunionGod of trackless desert, whose Son walked untamed in league with beasts and spirits, whose kingdom is not distant but breaking in amongst us: give us time and space to find a new identity to let go of control and walk the pilgrim way; through Jesus Christ, the good news of salvation. Amen.


Weeks starting 19 th Feb – Week ending 24 th March Tuesdays 10am Communion at St John’s

Wednesdays 10am Communion at St Peter’sThursdays 8.30am Morning Prayer at St Peter’s

Thursdays 9.15am Communion at St Mary’sThursdays 9.15pm Compline at St Peter’s

Fridays 12noon Stations of the Cross followed by Simple Lunch at St Peter’s

LENT GROUPSFollowing the Diocese’s Lent Course

“Come and SeeJourneying Through Lent with John’s Gospel”

Tuesday 10.30am St John’sWednesday 7.30pm St Peter’s

‘Count your Blessings in Lent’ produced by Christian Aid provides a short daily Lent reflection which encourages us to count our blessings by comparison with other people around the world, and to be a blessing to others by donating a little money each day. Donations can go to the Church Lent Projects (Sylvia Wright Trust and Ugandan Children’s Trust) or to Christian Aid. Lent project jars are available in church.For our prayers; Those who are ill, Begonia Rose, Helen Gibson, Bill Pugh, Terry McLaughlan, Denny Morley. Those recently died; Reginald Neale, Golden Frost, Joan Larham.Years mind, St Mary’s; Henry ToddSt Peter’s; Thomas Brookman, Cecil Goulding, Betty Morley, William Palmer.

Sunday 25th February 6pm at St Wendreda’s.Licensing of Rev Marcus Purnell as our new

colleague in the March Team as Team Leader in Mission and Team Vicar of St Wendreda’s

To help with catering please indicate on list if planning to come. Everyone is invited to this service.

Rehearsel for LLM’s ALM’s, wardens, St W 7.30pm Fri 23rd


Tuesdays 10-11.30am Knit and Knatter.1st Tuesday 2.30pm St P’s Mother’s Union 3rd Tuesday 7.30pm Deanery Mother’s Union2 nd Wed Christian Aid Lunch 12-1pm St P’s Hall 2nd Wednesday 7.30pm St Peter’s Ladies Group3rd Wednesday 7.30pm Men’s Group Last Wed 2-3.30pm Care & Share Craft

Thurs 9.30-11am St Peter’s Tiny TotsThursday 8.30am Morning Prayer in St Peter’s. 2nd Thursday 10.30am Solo Group Trinity Church3 rd Thursday 2.30pm St Mary’s Mother’s Union Team Morning Prayer at St Peter's will be moving from THIS

a Friday to a Thursday remaining at 8.30am-9am. Anyone is welcome to come to this.


WOMEN’S WORLD DAY OF PRAYER. Service at 3pm 2nd March in RC Church

‘Count your Blessings in Lent’ produced by Christian Aid provides a short daily Lent reflection which encourages us to count our blessings by comparison with other people around the world, and to be a blessing to others by donating a little money each day. Donations can go to the Church Lent Projects (Sylvia Wright Trust and Ugandan Children’s Trust) or to Christian Aid. Lent project jars are available in church.


HELP requested with TODDLERS (Thursday Mornings) on monthly Rota – See Ann Bass



FAITH and PEACE at Ely Cathedral 1-28 FebTalk 6.30pm 15th Feb – see Poster or Sue Claydon


Sunday April 29 th at 4pm in St John’s . If you are interested, or know someone who might be, please talk to me. We will try to start the preparation in February, so if you are interested please let me know soon. SESSIONS THURSDAYS 7.30-8.30pm at St JOHN’s 22nd Feb, 1st & 15th March 5th

& 19th & 26th April




Sunday 11 th February Sunday before LENT








Hymns; 13, 53, 309, 535, 143.



Next Sunday, Lent 1, 18 th February Genesis 9v8-17, 1 Peter 3v18-22, Mark 1v9-15.


4pm Evensong at St Peter’s Evensong is held on the 1st and 3rd Sunday each month

WEDDING17th Feb St Mary 2pm Stefan Turlac & Amy Reid

FUNERALWed 21st Feb Fenland 11.30am Reginald NealeWed 28th Feb St Peter’s 11.45am Golden Frost

PANCAKE SUPPER and ANGEL DRIVE Shrove Tuesday 13th February 6pm at St Peter’s

Adult £2 Child £1THIS WEDNESDAY is ASH WEDNESDAY

Services 10am St Peter’s 7.30pm St John’s



Collect – the Prayer for Today.Most Holy God, the earth is filled with your glory, and in your presence angels stand in awe. Enlarge our vision, that we may recognize your power at work in your Son and join the apostles and prophets as heralds of your saving word. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God for ever and ever. Amen.

OLD TESTAMENT 2 Kings 2 v1-12 When the Lord was about to take Elijah up to heaven by a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal. Elijah said to Elisha, ‘Stay here; for the Lord has sent me as far as Bethel.’ But Elisha said, ‘As the Lord lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.’ So they went down to Bethel. The company of prophets who were in Bethel came out to Elisha, and said to him, ‘Do you know that today the Lord will take your master away from you?’ And he said, ‘Yes, I know; keep silent.’ Elijah said to him, ‘Elisha, stay here; for the Lord has sent me to Jericho.’ But he said, ‘As the Lord lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.’ So they came to Jericho. The company of prophets who were at Jericho drew near to Elisha, and said to him, ‘Do you know that today the Lord will take your master away from you?’ And he answered, ‘Yes, I know; be silent.’ Then Elijah said to him, ‘Stay here; for the Lord has sent me to the Jordan.’ But he said, ‘As the Lord lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.’ So the two of them went on. Fifty men of the company of prophets also went, and stood at some distance from them, as they both were standing by the Jordan. Then Elijah took his mantle and rolled it up, and struck the water; the water was parted to the one side and to the other, until the two of them crossed on dry ground. When they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, ‘Tell me what I may do for you, before I am taken from you.’ Elisha said, ‘Please let me inherit a double share of your spirit.’ He responded, ‘You have asked a hard thing; yet, if you see me as I am being taken from you, it will be granted you; if not, it will not.’ As they continued walking and talking, a chariot of fire and horses of fire separated the two of them, and Elijah ascended in a whirlwind into heaven. Elisha kept watching and crying out, ‘Father, father! The chariots of Israel and its horsemen!’ But when he could no longer see him, he grasped his own clothes and tore them in two pieces.

PALM CROSSES. Please return your previous years' crosses to church so

that they can become the Ash for Ash Wednesday.

GOSPEL Mark 2 v2-9 Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain apart, by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his clothes became dazzling white, such as no one on earth could bleach them. And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses, who were talking with Jesus. Then Peter said to Jesus, ‘Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; let us make three dwellings, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.’ He did not know what to say, for they were terrified. Then a cloud overshadowed them, and from the cloud there came a voice, ‘This is my Son, the Beloved; listen to him!’ Suddenly when they looked around, they saw no one with them any more, but only Jesus. As they were coming down the mountain, he ordered them to tell no one about what they had seen, until after the Son of Man had risen from the dead.

Prayer after CommunionGod of Moses and Elijah, revealed in burning bush and chariot of fire: you speak to us in freedom, your glory escapes our naming: in your mercy dwell with us and lift us beyond all fear and empty worship, through Jesus Christ, the glory of the Father. Amen.

LENT OPPORTUNTIES

ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICES (14th February)10am at St Peter’s, 7.30pm at St John’s

Midweek ServicesWeeks starting 19 th Feb – Week ending 24 th March




followed by Simple Lunch at St Peter’s




For our prayers; Those who are ill, Begonia Rose, Helen Gibson, Bill Pugh, Terry McLaughlan, Denny Morley. Those recently died; Gerald Lancaster, Reginald Neale, Golden Frost.Years mind, St Peter’s; Annie Turner, Frank Hills, Sid Crawford, Hilda Littlewood, Arthur Cantwell, Joan Knowles, Albert Wallace, Ranah Cox, Mabel Hollis. St Mary’s; Frederick Spooncer, Thomas Savage, Ralph Frost, Walter Parish Jessie Harley.



Everyone is invited to this serviceThere will be a rehearsel for LLM’s ALM’s,

Churchwardens etc at St W 7.30pm Friday 23rd Feb


Tuesdays 10-11.30am Knit and Knatter.1 st Tuesday 2.30pm St P’s Mother’s Union 3rd Tuesday 7.30pm Deanery Mother’s Union2nd Wed Christian Aid Lunch 12-1pm St P’s Hall2nd Wednesday 7.30pm St Peter’s Ladies Group3rd Wednesday 7.30pm Men’s Group Last Wed 2-3.30pm Care & Share Craft

Thurs 9.30-11am St Peter’s Tiny Tots2nd Thursday 10.30am Solo Group Trinity Church3rd Thursday 2.30pm St Mary’s Mother’s UnionFriday 8.30am Morning Prayer in St Peter’s. Team Morning Prayer at St Peter's will be moving from a Friday to a Thursday from 15th February, remaining at 8.30am-9am. Anyone is welcome to come to this.

Calling all Rummikub lovers. Next THIS Thurs 8th Feb 2 - 4.30pm. Come and join us. If have own game, please bring Contact Kevin 656422.

Next Pause for Reflection is on Mon 5th Feb at 9 for 9:30. Repeated on Thur evening (8th Feb) 7pm both in St Mary's. We will be reflecting on our faith journey and looking at Esther - a character under pressure, a woman of influence, God's rescue plan.

WOMEN’S WORLD DAY OF PRAYER. OPEN meeting for anyone interested in taking part in this year’s service on this Wednesday 7th Feb 3pm, in the Catholic Function Room. Service at 3pm 2nd March in RC Church


Tues 6 th Feb 7.30pm St Peter’s PCC




Sunday April 29 th at 4pm in St John’s. If you are interested, or know someone who might be, please talk to me. We will try to start the preparation in February, so if you are interested please let me know soon. PROPOSED SESSIONS THURSDAYS 7.30-8.30pm at St

JOHN’s 22nd Feb, 1st & 15th March 5th & 19th & 26th April



Sunday 4 th February Presentation of Christ in the Temple,Purification of Mary, or Candlemass








Hymns; 448, 3, 513, 531, 3684pm Evensong at St Peter’s Evensong is held on the 1st and 3rd Sunday each month.



Next Sunday (before Lent), 11 th February 2 Kings 2v1-12, Mark 2v2-9,


BLESSINGSHarry Nicholas Turlac

Finn McCartney, Ellie-Rose CanavanWEDDING

17th Feb St Mary 2pm Stefan Turlac & Amy Reid FUNERAL

Tues 6th Feb Fenland 12.30pm Gerald LancasterWed 21st Feb Fenland 11.30am Reginald Neale

PANCAKE SUPPER and ANGEL DRIVE Shrove Tuesday 13th February 6pm at St Peter’s

Adult £2 Child £1

PLEASE TAKE THIS NOTICE SH EET HOME Collect – the Prayer for Today.

Inspired by your Spirit, Lord, we gather in your temple to welcome your Son. Enlighten our minds and lay bare our inmost thoughts. Purify your people, and make us obedient to the demands of your law, so that we may mature in wisdom and grow to full stature in your grace. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God for ever and ever. Amen.

NEW TESTAMENT Hebrews 2 v14-18a Since, the children share flesh and blood, he himself likewise shared the same things, so that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by the fear of death. For it is clear that he did not come to help angels, but the descendants of Abraham. Therefore he had to become like his brothers and sisters in every respect, so that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make a sacrifice of atonement for the sins of the people. Because he himself was tested by what he suffered, he is able to help those who are being tested.

GOSPEL Luke 2 v22-40 When the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, Mary and Joseph brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord (as it is written in the law of the Lord, ‘Every firstborn male shall be designated as holy to the Lord’), and they offered a sacrifice according to what is stated in the law of the Lord, ‘a pair of turtle-doves or two young pigeons.’ Now there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; this man was righteous and devout, looking forward to the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit rested on him. It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Messiah. Guided by the Spirit, Simeon came into the temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him what was customary under the law, Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying, ‘Master, now you are dismissing your servant in peace, according to your word; for my eyes have seen your salvation, which you have prepared in the presence of all peoples, a light for revelation to the Gentiles and for glory to your people Israel.’ And the child’s father and mother were amazed at what was being said about him. Then Simeon blessed them and said to his mother Mary, ‘This child is destined for the falling and the rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be opposed

so that the inner thoughts of many will be revealed, and a sword will pierce your own soul too.’ There was also a prophet, Anna the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was of a great age, having lived with her husband for seven years after her marriage, then as a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple but worshipped there with fasting and prayer night and day. At that moment she came, and began to praise God and to speak about the child to all who were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem. When they had finished everything required by the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth. The child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom; and the favour of God was upon him.

Prayer after CommunionGod of Anna and Simeon, whose law makes known the gift of life, whose love exposes our hardness of heart: by your Spirit, may we receive your faithful word to Gentile and Jew and know your reconciling presence offered for all the world; through Jesus Christ, the Light and the Glory of God. Amen.

LENT OPPORTUNTIES

ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICES (14th February)10am at St Peter’s, 7.30pm at St John’s









PALM CROSSES. Please return your previous years' crosses to church so that they can become the Ash for

Ash Wednesday.For our prayers; Those who are ill, Begonia Rose, Helen Gibson, Bill Pugh, Terry McLaughlan, Denny Morley. Those recently died; Peter Asplin, Gerald Lancaster, Reginald Neale.Years mind, St Peter’s; Rosemary Smith, James Clench, Leonard Palmer, Doris Palmby, Peter Goodyear, Phyllkis Allen, Irene Crabb,Edith McAdam, Edith Hopley, Kim Collingwood.

St Mary’s; Jack Scarff, Arthur Thurston, Alan Sully, Beatrice Bidwell, Ada Cookson, Jack Allenby, Frederick Spooncer, Thomas Savage, Ralph Frost.



Everyone is invited to this serviceThere will be a rehearsel for LLM’s ALM’s,

Churchwardens etc at St W 7.30pm Friday 23rd Feb


Tuesdays 10-11.30am Knit and Knatter.1st Tuesday 2.30pm St P’s Mother’s Union 2nd Tuesday 10.45-12 Faith Exploration St Johns3rd Tuesday 7.30pm Deanery Mother’s Union1st Wed 7.30pm Faith Exploration Group St Peter’s2nd Wed Christian Aid Lunch 12-1pm St P’s Hall2nd Wednesday 7.30pm St Peter’s Ladies Group3rd Wednesday 7.30pm Men’s Group Last Wed 2-3.30pm Care & Share Craft

Thurs 9.30-11am St Peter’s Tiny Tots2nd Thursday 10.30am Solo Group Trinity Church3rd Thursday 2.30pm St Mary’s Mother’s UnionFriday 8.30am Morning Prayer in St Peter’s.

Calling all Rummikub lovers. Great afternoon of fun at 1st session on Thurs.

The next is planned for 8th Feb 2 - 4.30pm. Come and join us. If you have your own game, please

bring that along with you. Contact Kevin 656422.

Next Pause for Reflection is on Mon 5th Feb at 9 for 9:30. Repeated on Thur evening (8th Feb) 7pm both in St Mary's. We will be reflecting on our faith journey and looking at Esther - a character under pressure, a woman of influence, God's rescue plan..

WOMEN’S WORLD DAY OF PRAYER. OPEN meeting for anyone interested in participating in this years service Wed 7th Feb 3pm, in the Catholic Function Room. Please come along and join in arranging this wonderful service. Service will be at 3pm 2nd March at RC Church

Wed 31 st Jan 7.30pm at St Peter’s. Deanery Synod The main agenda will be the archdeacon talking

about planning for the future – anyone can attend.




We are open to suggestions and dates for social and fundraising events for 2018.




Sunday 28 th January 4 th Sunday in the Season of Epiphany








Hymns; 15, 442, 200, 311, 186



Next Sunday – 4 th Feb, Candlemas Hebrews 2v14-18, Luke 2v22-40,


4pm Evensong at St Peter’s Evensong is held on the 1st and 3rd Sunday each month.


FUNERALThurs 1st Feb Fenland 3.30pm Peter Asplin

Please sign lists to read, lead prayers, act as Sidesman etc at both St Peter’s and St Mary’s.

New and existing people welcomed.


If you are interested, or know someone who might be, please talk to me. We will try to start the preparation in February, so if you are interested please let me know soon. PROPOSED SESSIONS THURSDAYS 7.30-8.30pm at St JOHN’s 22nd Feb, 1st & 15th March 5th & 19th & 26th April

Sunday 28 th Jan 2018 – Epiphany 4

Collect – the Prayer for Today.Faithful God, your Holy One, Jesus of Nazareth, spoke the truth with authority, and you confirmed his teaching by wondrous deeds. Through his healing presence, drive from us all that is unholy, so that by word and deed we may proclaim him Messiah and Lord and bear witness to your power to heal and save. We ask this through Jesus Christ, your Son, in the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

NEW TESTAMENT Revelation 12 v1-5a A great portent appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. She was pregnant and was crying out in birth pangs, in the agony of giving birth. Then another portent appeared in heaven: a great red dragon, with seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on his heads. His tail swept down a third of the stars of heaven and threw them to the earth. Then the dragon stood before the woman who was about to bear a child, so that he might devour her child as soon as it was born. And she gave birth to a son, a male child, who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron.

LENT OPPORTUNTIESTuesday 13th February 6pm Pancake Party at St Peter’sASH WEDNESDAY SERVICES (14th February)

10am at St Peter’s, 7.30pm at St John’s



Thursdays Morning Prayer at St Peter’sThursdays 9.15am Communion at St Mary’s






PALM CROSSES. Please return your previous years' crosses to church so that they can become the

Ash for Ash Wednesday.

Team Morning Prayer at St Peter's will be moving from a Friday to a Thursday from 15th February,

remaining at 8.30am-9am. Anyone is welcome to come to this.

GOSPEL Mark 14 v21-28 Now after John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news.’ As Jesus passed along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the lake—for they were fishermen. And Jesus said to them, ‘Follow me and I will make you fish for people.’ And immediately they left their nets and followed him. As he went a little farther, he saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John, who were in their boat mending the nets. Immediately he called them; and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men, and followed him. They went to Capernaum; and when the sabbath came, he entered the synagogue and taught. They were astounded at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. Just then there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit, and he cried out, ‘What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are, the Holy One of God.’ But Jesus rebuked him, saying, ‘Be silent, and come out of him!’ And the unclean spirit, throwing him into convulsions and crying with a loud voice, came out of him. They were all amazed, and they kept on asking one another, ‘What is this? A new teaching—with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.’ At once his fame began to spread throughout the surrounding region of Galilee.

Prayer after CommunionLord of time fulfilled, who was not born of an angel but walked the common earth: with those called at the lakeside may we share your mission to bring good news to all and let the world know that God is among us. God of liberation, confronting the powers that exclude the unclean and bind us to death: may we receive your word of authority, your rule of peace, your earthly holiness, which comes not to destroy, but to set us free; through Jesus Christ, the one who reigns. Amen.

For our prayers;Those who are ill, Begonia Rose, Helen Gibson, Margaret Lee, Bill Pugh, Terry McLaughlan, Denny Morley.

Those recently died; Sheila Medlock, Frederick Arthur, Margaret North, Peter Asplin.Years mind, St Peter’s; Walter Dellar, Edna Carter, Gilbert Heath, Hilda Cantwell, Stuart Stevenson, Hilda Skelton.St Mary’s; Lily Dunham, Arthur Smith

Light Parties Sat 27 th Jan St Peter’s Church. Party for 3 – 10 yr olds from 6 pm to 7 pmParty for 11 + yr olds from 7.30 pm to 8.45 pm.Intended as outreach events open to anyone under 18 (free) so please do pass the information on to

any children/young people you know and/or bring your friends along.


Tuesdays 10-11.30am Knit and Knatter.1st Tuesday 2.30pm St P’s Mother’s Union 2nd Tuesday 10.45-12 Faith Exploration St Johns3rd Tuesday 7.30pm Deanery Mother’s Union1st Wed 7.30pm Faith Exploration Group St Peter’s2nd Wed Christian Aid Lunch 12-1pm St P’s Hall2nd Wednesday 7.30pm St Peter’s Ladies Group3rd Wednesday 7.30pm Men’s Group Last Wed 2-3.30pm Care & Share Craft

Thurs 9.30-11am St Peter’s Tiny Tots2nd Thursday 10.30am Solo Group Trinity Church3rd Thursday 2.30pm St Mary’s Mother’s UnionFriday 8.30am Morning Prayer in St Peter’s.

Calling all Rummikub lovers. 1st session Thurs 25th Jan 2-4.30pm Meeting Room,

St Peter’s. Everybody welcome, even if you’ve never played before. Kevin 656422 for more info.

Coffee Morning for the Talking NewspaperYou are invited to the home of Anthony and Helen Chandler 17 St Peters Road, March 01354 652894Saturday 27th Jan 10-12pm. Draw, Bring & Buy

Confirmation Many people when they are christened (baptised) are too young to make the promises for themselves, so their Godparents and parents do it for them. If, when they are older, they wish to make these promises for themselves, and to exercise their full membership of the church by receiving the bread and wine at Holy Communion, they confirm their promises in front of the Bishop. If anyone, normally over 9 years old, is interested could they please let me know soon. To prepare we shall ask people to attend preparation sessions. Last time these were held on a Tuesday 6.30-7.30 (but there are alternatives) These will be arranged at time convenient for the candidates about fortnightly from February onwards. The Confirmation Service with Bishop Stephen of Ely is on Sunday April 29th at 4pm in St John’s. If you are interested, or know someone who might be, please talk to me. We will try to start the

preparation in February, so if you are interested please let me know in January. Thanks Andrew





Sunday 21 st January 3 rd Sunday in the Season of Epiphany








Hymns; 422, 501, 518, 246, 47312.30pm St Peter’s; Holy Baptism


followed by refreshments at St Peter’sNext Sunday – 28 th Jan, Epiphany 4

Revelation 12v1-5a, Mark 1v14-28, Communion 8am at St Peter’s


BLESSINGOakley Adam Darnell

BAPTISMSummer Premisire Agnes Francine Ayinde


FUNERALSTues 23rd 12.30pm Fenland; Sheila Medlock.Thurs 25th 11.45am St Peter’s; Frederick Anthony. 2.30pm Fenland; Margaret North.

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

Sun 21st 3pm Elim led service at Centenary BaptMon 22nd 2.30pm at Trinity MethodistTues 23rd 12 noon Service and Soup at St Mary’sWed 24th 11am Coffee Church St Wendreda’s HallThursday 25th 7.30pm Closing Service at St Peter’s

(There will be the usual Midweek Communions)Sunday 21 st Jan 2018 – Epiphany 3

Collect – the Prayer for Today.Your sovereign rule, O God, draws near to us in the person of your Son. Your word summons us to faith: your power transforms our lives. Free us to follow in Christ’s footsteps, so that neither human loyalty, nor earthly attachment may hold us back from answering your call. We ask this through Jesus Christ, your Son, in the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

NEW TESTAMENT Revelation 19 v6-10 I heard what seemed to be the voice of a great multitude, like the sound of many waters and like the sound of mighty thunder-peals, crying out,‘Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns. Let us rejoice and exult and give him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready; to her it has been granted to be clothed with fine linen, bright and pure’— for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints. And the angel said to me, ‘Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.’ And he said to me, ‘These are true words of God.’ Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, ‘You must not do that! I am a fellow-servant with you and your comrades who hold the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.’

LENT OPPORTUNTIESTuesday 13th February 6pm Pancake Party at St Peter’sASH WEDNESDAY SERVICES (14th February)

10am at St Peter’s, 7.30pm at St John’s



Thursdays Morning Prayer at St Peter’sThursdays 9.15am Communion at St Mary’s




“Come and See



PALM CROSSES. Please return your previous years' crosses to church so that they can become the

Ash for Ash Wednesday.GOSPEL John 2 v1-11

There was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine gave out, the mother of Jesus said to him, ‘They have no wine.’ And Jesus said to her, ‘Woman, what concern is that to you and to me? My hour has not yet come.’ His mother said to the servants, ‘Do whatever he tells you.’ Now standing there were six stone water-jars for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty gallons. Jesus said to them, ‘Fill the jars with water.’ And they filled them up to the brim. He said to them, ‘Now draw some out, and take it to the chief steward.’ So they took it. When the steward tasted the water that had become wine, and did not know where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), the steward called the bridegroom and said to him, ‘Everyone serves the good wine first, and then the inferior wine after the guests have become drunk. But you have kept the good wine until now.’ Jesus did this, the first of his signs, in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.

Prayer after CommunionLord of the wedding day, passion of joining and spirit of festival: take our hearts of stone and flood them with new wine that we might savour ordinary miracles given to sense and taste, through Jesus Christ, the winemaker. Amen.

Team Morning Prayer at St Peter's will be moving from a Friday to a Thursday from 15th February,

remaining at 8.30am-9am. Anyone is welcome to come to this.

For our prayers;Those who are ill, Begonia Rose, Helen Gibson, Margaret Lee, Bill Pugh, Terry McLaughlan, Denny Morley. Those recently died; Sheila Medlock, Walter Green, Frederick Arthur, Margaret North.Years mind, St Mary’s; Alfred Emery, Doris Parish, Elizabeth Wheat, Doreen Watson, George Raven.St Peter’s; Edith Palmer, Peter Lepla, Jake Gillen, Brian Munden, Helen Frost, Ernest Peters, Michael King, Gerald Fitzjohn, Charles Goakes.

Wed 31 st Jan 7.30pm at St Peter’s. Deanery Synod

The main agenda will be the archdeacon talking about planning for the future – anyone can attend this meeting.




Everyone is invited to this service

COFFEE MORNING Saturday 20 th January 10am-12noon at

Sylvia’s 143d Creek Road


Tuesdays 10-11.30am Knit and Knatter.1st Tuesday 2.30pm St P’s Mother’s Union 2nd Tuesday 10.45-12 Faith Exploration St Johns3 rd Tuesday 7.30pm Deanery Mother’s Union 1st Wed 7.30pm Faith Exploration Group St Peter’s2nd Wed Christian Aid Lunch 12-1pm St P’s Hall2nd Wednesday 7.30pm St Peter’s Ladies Group3 rd Wednesday 7.30pm Men’s Group Last Wed 2-3.30pm Care & Share Craft

Thurs 9.30-11am St Peter’s Tiny Tots2nd Thursday 10.30am Solo Group Trinity Church3 rd Thursday 2.30pm St Mary’s Mother’s Union Friday 8.30am Morning Prayer in St Peter’s.


Light Parties Sat 27 th Jan St Peter’s Church. Party for 3 – 10 yr olds from 6 pm to 7 pmParty for 11 + yr olds from 7.30 pm to 8.45 pm.Intended as outreach events open to anyone under 18 (free) so please do pass the information on to any children/young people you know and/or bring your friends along.

Week of Prayer for Christian UnityThur 18th 2.30pm Opening Service Centenary BaptFri 19th 7.30pm at Our Lady of Good Counsel RCSat 20th 9am Breakfast at March Evangelical F’ship 4pm Messy Church at St John’sSun 21st 3pm Elim led service at Centenary BaptMon 22nd 2.30pm at Trinity MethodistTues 23rd 12 noon Service and Soup at St Mary’sWed 24th 11am Coffee Church St Wendreda’s HallThursday 25th 7.30pm Closing Service at St Peter’s

(There will be the usual Midweek Communions)

Sunday 25 th February 6pm at St Wendreda’s. Licensing of Rev Marcus Purnell as our new


Calling all Rummikub lovers. 1st session Thurs 25th Jan 2-4.30pm Meeting Room,

St Peter’s. Everybody welcome, even if you’ve never played before. Kevin 656422 for more info.

We are open to suggestions and dates for social and fundraising events for 2018




Sunday 14 th January 2 nd Sunday in the Season of Epiphany








Hymns; 73, 235, 560, 360, 532

Next Sunday – 21 st Jan, Epiphany 3 Revelation 19v6-10, John 2 v1-11,




FUNERALSWed 17th 2.30pm Fenland; Walter Green.Tues 23rd 12.30pm Fenland; Sheila Medlock.

Thurs 25th 11.45am St Peter’s; Frederick Anthony. 2.30pm Fenland; Margaret North.

For our prayers;Those who are ill, Begonia Rose, Helen Gibson, Margaret Lee, Bill Pugh, Terry McLaughlan, Denny Morley. Those recently died; Leslie Larham, John Flello, Josphine Betts, Walter Green, Frederick Arthur, Margaret North.Years mind, St Peter’s; Derrick Harrop, Toodles Goakes.St Mary’s; Lily Stacey, Walter Hallgate, Deborah Fenn, Christopher Blake, Joan May.

Sunday 14 th Jan 2017 – Epiphany 2

Collect – the Prayer for Today.From our earliest days, O God, you call us by name. Make our ears attentive to your voice, our spirits eager to respond, that, having heard you in Jesus your anointed one, we may draw others to be his disciples. We ask this through Jesus Christ, your Son, in the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

OLD TESTAMENT 1 Samuel 3 v1-20 The boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord underEli. The word of the Lord was rare in those days;visions were not widespread. At that time, Eli,whose eyesight had begun to grow dim so that he could not see, was lying down in his room; the lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was. Then the Lord called, ‘Samuel! Samuel!’ and he said, ‘Here I am!’ and ran to Eli, and said, ‘Here I am, for you called me.’ But he said, ‘I did not call; lie down again.’ So he went and lay down. The Lord called again, ‘Samuel!’ Samuel got up and went to Eli, and said, ‘Here I am, for you called me.’ But he said, ‘I did not call, my son; lie down again.’ Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, and the word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him. The Lord called Samuel again, a third time. And he got up and went to Eli, and said, ‘Here I am, for you called me.’ Then Eli perceived that the Lord was calling the boy. Therefore Eli said to Samuel, ‘Go, lie down; and if he calls you, you shall say, “Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.” ’ So Samuel went and lay down in his place. Now the Lord came and stood there, calling as before, ‘Samuel! Samuel!’ And Samuel said, ‘Speak, for your servant is listening.’ Then the Lord said to Samuel, ‘See, I am about to do something in Israel that will make both ears of anyone who hears of it tingle. On that day I will fulfil against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from beginning to end. For I have told him that I am about to punish his house for ever, for the iniquity

that he knew, because his sons were blaspheming God, and he did not restrain them. Therefore I swear to the house of Eli that the iniquity of Eli’s house shall not be expiated by sacrifice or offering for ever.’ Samuel lay there until morning; then he opened the doors of the house of the Lord. Samuel was afraid to tell the vision to Eli. But Eli called Samuel and said, ‘Samuel, my son.’ He said, ‘Here I am.’ Eli said, ‘What was it that he told you? Do not hide it from me. May God do so to you and more also, if you hide anything from me of all that he told you.’ So Samuel told him everything and hid nothing from him. Then he said, ‘It is the Lord; let him do what seems good to him.’ As Samuel grew up, the Lord was with him and let none of his words fall to the ground. And all Israel from Dan to Beer-sheba knew that Samuel was a trustworthy prophet of the Lord.

GOSPEL John 1 v43-51 The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, ‘Follow me.’ Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip found Nathanael and said to him, ‘We have found him about whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus son of Joseph from Nazareth.’ Nathanael said to him, ‘Can anything good come out of Nazareth?’ Philip said to him, ‘Come and see.’ When Jesus saw Nathanael coming towards him, he said of him, ‘Here is truly an Israelite in whom there is no deceit!’ Nathanael asked him, ‘Where did you come to know me?’ Jesus answered, ‘I saw you under the fig tree before Philip called you.’ Nathanael replied, ‘Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!’ Jesus answered, ‘Do you believe because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than these.’ And he said to him, ‘Very truly, I tell you, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.’

Prayer after CommunionSummoning God, inviting us to see what we find so hard to notice – the blinkers we wear, the lies we accept: as we are held in your gaze, may our faith awaken to see your kingdom growing and heaven open wide; through Jesus Christ, the son of Joseph. Amen.

Confirmation Many people when they are christened (baptised) are too young to make the promises for themselves, so their Godparents and parents do it for them. If, when they are older, they wish to make these promises for themselves, and to exercise their full membership of the church by receiving the bread and wine at Holy Communion, they confirm their promises in front of the

Bishop. If anyone, normally over 9 years old, is interested could they please let me know soon. To prepare we shall ask people to attend preparation sessions. Last time these were held on a Tuesday 6.30-7.30 (but there are alternatives) These will be arranged at time convenient for the candidates about fortnightly from February onwards. The Confirmation Service with Bishop Stephen of Ely is on Sunday April 29th at 4pm in St John’s. If you are interested, or know someone who might be, please talk to me. We will try to start the preparation in February, so if you are interested please let me know in January. Thanks Andrew

This Sunday 7th Jan 4pm at St Peter’sMarch Team Epiphany Choral Service.

COFFEE MORNING Saturday 20 th January 10am-12noon at

Sylvia’s 143d Creek Road


Tuesdays 10-11.30am Knit and Knatter.1st Tuesday 2.30pm St P’s Mother’s Union next 9 th 2 nd Tuesday 10.45-12 Faith Exploration St Johns 3rd Tuesday 7.30pm Deanery Mother’s Union1st Wed 7.30pm Faith Exploration Group St Peter’s2 nd Wed Christian Aid Lunch 12-1pm St P’s Hall 2 nd Wednesday 7.30pm St Peter’s Ladies Group 3rd Wednesday 7.30pm Men’s Group Last Wed 2-3.30pm Care & Share Craft-next in Jan

Thurs 9.30-11am St Peter’s Tiny Tots2 nd Thursday 10.30am Solo Group Trinity Ch’ch 3rd Thursday 2.30pm St Mary’s Mother’s UnionFriday 8.30am Morning Prayer in St Peter’s.

St Mary’s PCC Wed 10th Jan 7.30pm at Gill’s


Family Quiz Night - Sat 13 th Jan 6pm StP’s Hall Teams of no more than 6 adults -unlimited children.Non-alcoholic punch provided but please feel free to bring your own nibbles & drinks. It’s £2 for adults (children free) and there’s no need to book places or make up teams at 6pm or before.

Light Parties Sat 27 th Jan St Peter’s Church. Party for 3 – 10 yr olds from 6 pm to 7 pmParty for 11 + yr olds from 7.30 pm to 8.45 pm.Intended as outreach events open to anyone under 18 (free) so please do pass the information on to any children/young people you know and/or bring your friends along.

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

Thur 18th 2.30pm Opening Service Centenary BaptFri 19th 7.30pm at Our Lady of Good Counsel RCSat 20th 9am Breakfast at March Evangelical F’ship 4pm Messy Church at St John’sSun 21st 3pm Elim led service at Centenary BaptMon 22nd 2.30pm at Trinity MethodistTues 23rd 12 noon Service and Soup at St Mary’sWed 24th 11am Coffee Church St Wendreda’s HallThursday 25th 7.30pm Closing Service at St Peter’s

(There will be the usual Midweek Communions)



Sunday 7 th January Baptism of Christ

1 st Sunday in the Season of Epiphany Team Rector Rev Andrew Smith

01354 279232Vicars Rev Jane Rees, Rev Jenny WebbReaders David Harrison, Hannah Taylor





Hymns; 327,107, 104, 109, 10911am St Peter’s; Sung Communion with Junior Church

Hymns; 401, 178, 92, 372, 383, 904pm EPIPHANY CHORAL EVENSONG

a Team Service St Peter’s

Next Sunday – 14 th Jan, Epiphany 2 1 Samuel 3v1-20, John 1 v43-51,




BLESSINGSSummer Premisire Agnes Francine Ayinde

FUNERALSTues 9th 12.30pm St Wendreda’s; Leslie Larham. Thurs 11th 2.30pm St John’s; John Flello.Fri 12th 10.30am Fenland; Josephine Betts.Wed 17th 2.30pm Fenland; Walter Green.Tues 23rd 12.30pm Fenland; Sheila Medlock


PLEASE TAKE THIS NOTICE SH EET HOME Sunday 7 th Jan 2017 – Baptism of Christ

Collect – the Prayer for Today.God of salvation, in the river Jordan you bathes your Son Jesus in glory and revealed him as your obedient servant. In spirit and in power rend the heavens and come down tom us. Strengthen us to acknowledge your Christ that we who are reborn in his likeness may walk with him the path of obedience. Grant this this through Jesus Christ, your Word made flesh,, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, in the spleen dour of eternal light, one God for ever and ever. Amen.

OLD TESTAMENT Genesis 1 v1-5 In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters. Then God said, ‘Let there be light’; and there was light. And God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness. God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day.

NEW TESTAMENT Acts 19 v1-7 While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul passed through the inland regions and came to Ephesus, where he found some disciples. He said to them, ‘Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you became believers?’ They replied, ‘No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.’ Then he said, ‘Into what then were you baptized?’ They answered, ‘Into John’s baptism.’ Paul said, ‘John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, in Jesus.’ On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. When Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied— altogether there were about twelve of them.

For our prayers;

Those who are ill, Begonia Rose, Helen Gibson, Margaret Lee, Bill Pugh, Terry McLaughlan. Those recently died; Leslie Larham, John Flello, Josphine Betts, Walter Green.Years mind, St Mary’s; Edith Smith, Florrie Towler, Ernest Larham, Charles Bower, Ida Hicks, Emily Stacey, Cyril Gay, Charles Stallan, Dorothy Savage, May Carr.St Peter’s; Albert Carter, Jennifer Harris, Felicity Cracknell, Bob Gibson, James Johnson, Laurence Caller, Leslie Paul, Thomas Ashley, Walter Badcock. GOSPEL

Mark 4 v1-11 John the baptizer

appeared in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance

for the forgiveness of sins. And people from the whole Judean countryside and all

the people of Jerusalem were going out to him,

and were baptized by him in the river Jordan,

confessing their sins. Now John was clothed

with camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist,

and he ate locusts and wild honey. He proclaimed,

‘The one who is more powerful than I

is coming after me; I am not worthy

to stoop down and untie the thong of his sandals.

I have baptized you with water; but he will baptize you

with the Holy Spirit.’

Prayer after CommunionGod of the tearing heaven, whose holiness is unveiled by one who is submerged in all the pain and sin of earth: give us faith to follow him who goes to the heart of darkness bearing only the Spirit of gentle, insistent peace; through Jesus Christ, the promised one. Amen.

Confirmation Many people when they are christened (baptised) are too young to make the promises for themselves, so their Godparents and parents do it for them. If, when they are older, they wish to make these promises for themselves, and to exercise their full membership of the church by receiving the bread and wine at Holy Communion, they confirm their promises in front of the

Bishop. If anyone, normally over 9 years old, is interested could they please let me know soon. To prepare we shall ask people to attend preparation sessions. Last time these were held on a Tuesday 6.30-7.30 (but there are alternatives) These will be arranged at time convenient for the candidates about fortnightly from February onwards. The Confirmation Service with Bishop Stephen of Ely is on Sunday April 29th at 4pm in St John’s. If you are interested, or know someone who might be, please talk to me. We will try to start the preparation in February, so if you are interested please let me know in January. Thanks Andrew

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