Royston Parish Church (Herts)

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The diocese’s Living God’s Love Prayer:

Living God, draw us deeper into your love; Jesus our Lord, send us to care and serve; Holy Spirit, make us heralds of good news. Stir us, strengthen us, teach and inspire us To live your love with generosity and joy, Imagination and courage; for the sake of your world and in the name of Jesus, Amen.

Please note: The Parish Office email is admin @roystonparishchurch.org.uk . If you would like regular copies of the Notice Sheet emailed to you please email this account.

Diary

Sunday 15th June

9 am Said Communion Service

10.30 am Sung Communion with Church Choir, Children’s Church followed by refreshments.

12.30 pm Baptism Service for Marcus Bell

Tuesday 17th

9 am Morning Prayer

Wednesday 18th

11 am Said Communion Service followed by refreshments

1 pm Knit and Natter

4.30 pm Choristers practice

6.30 pm Choir practice

Thursday 19th

9 am – 11 am Tots in Church

Friday 20th

7.30 pm Hymns and Pimm’s

Saturday 21st

10 – 11.30 am Church Café

4 pm Music for a Midsummer Evening rehearsal

7.30 pm Music for a Midsummer Evening Concert

Sunday 22nd

9 am Book of Common Prayer Holy Communion Service

10.30am Patronal Festival Service led by Bishop Rob Wickham, to include Confirmations and the admission to Holy Communion

followed by refreshments.

4.15pm Cream Teas (by ticket only)

5 pm Come and Sing choral evensong (2 pm for participants)

Sunday 29th

9 am Said Communion Service

10.30 am Service of the Word, with Church Choir, Children’s Church followed by refreshments.

2.30 pm Ordination Service at St. Albans Cathedral

Sunday 6th July

9 am Said Communion Service

10.30 am Sung Communion with Church Choir, Children’s Church followed by

Bring and Share Lunch to welcome Revd. Jaime as our Curate

3.30 pm Tea Time Praise!

Dates for the Diary

Thursday 26th June Julian Prayer meeting at 7 pm at 11 Middle Drift

We pray for all Christians worldwide:

For all Christians in Botswana, Zimbabwe

For all who are worship at Melbourn Baptist Church; Robin and Jenny Hughes

For the work of our mission partners: TearFund

We pray for the community of Royston :

For our local health centres

For all our local Babies and Toddler Groups

We pray for our world and ECO projects:

We pray for those taking part in nature surveys this weekend in churchyards and burial grounds across Britain as part of "Churches Count on Nature".

NOTICES

JAIME, OUR CURATE: To welcome Revd. Jaimie and her family into our Church we will be having a Bring and Share Lunch on Sunday 6th July after the 10.30 am service. Please bring along donations of food to share to either the 9 am or 10.30 am service. Thank you.

PATRONAL FESTIVAL Tickets are now on sale. Please go to our website for more information or see the poster at the back of Church.

PATRONAL FESTIVAL RAFFLE PRIZES We would very much welcome your help in being able to provide luxury items for our raffle prizes for the Patronal Festival 20th June. Any luxury items, within use by date, can be put in a box in the kitchen.

Thank you for your support. The Events Committee

SPARKLING CREAM TEA is being hosted by Carol Cardwell on 19th July, 2:30 - 4pm. There are only 20 spaces available as that is how many can comfortably be accommodated indoors if the weather is inclement. If you would like to book a space, please speak to Ruth Savage, or email Ruth_Savage@hotmail.co.uk . There is no entrance fee, however there will be the opportunity to make a donation at the event, and any profits will go towards funds for Children's Church.

UPCOMING EVENTS

There are a number of events coming up over the next few months to look forward to.

6th July - Bring and share lunch for the new Curate

19th July - Sparkling Cream Tea

26th September - Organ recital

4th October - Harvest Supper

8th November - Remembrance themed lunch time concert. Ruth Savage

MAGAZINE

The latest magazine is available form this link https://www.roystonparishchurch.org.uk/church-life/magazine/

We pray for the sick and suffering:

Jenny Burchell Chris Christou Val Brown Peter Coates Carey & Pat Pritchard

Margaret and John Coates Angi and Ken Rushall Emma and Phil Heath David Gower Paul and Pat Tidey Mike Brown Peter Foster

We pray for those who have died in the faith of Christ:

We pray for those whose anniversaries fall at this time

8th June James Messenger 14th June Rosina Wilson, John Bowell

SUNDAY READING SHEET TRINITY SUNDAY

A Reading from the Book of Proverbs

Does not wisdom call, and does not understanding raise her voice? On the heights, beside the way, at the crossroads she takes her stand; beside the gates in front of the town, at the entrance of the portals she cries out: ‘To you, O people, I call, and my cry is to all that live.

The Lord created me at the beginning of his work, the first of his acts of long ago. Ages ago I was set up, at the first, before the beginning of the earth. When there were no depths I was brought forth, when there were no springs abounding with water. Before the mountains had been shaped, before the hills, I was brought forth— when he had not yet made earth and fields, or the world’s first bits of soil. When he established the heavens, I was there, when he drew a circle on the face of the deep, when he made firm the skies above, when he established the fountains of the deep, when he assigned to the sea its limit, so that the waters might not transgress his command, when he marked out the foundations of the earth, then I was beside him, like a master worker; and I was daily his delight, rejoicing before him always, rejoicing in his inhabited world and delighting in the human race. Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31

GOSPEL

Jesus said: ‘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. John 16:12-15

STAFF TEAM

Vicar: Revd Steven Sivyer (rest day MONDAY)

Telephone no. 01763 243145

Email: vicar@roystonparishchurch.org.uk

Assistant Priest: The Reverend John Fidler

Telephone no. 01763 241886

Email: johnhfidler@aol.com

Reader: Emma Sivyer

Telephone no. 07851 688610

Email: emma@sivyer.org.uk

Reader: Canon Reg Bailey

Telephone no. 01763 250637

Email: regbailey@aol.com

Parish Administrator: Joanne Wallis

Working hours: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 9 am to 1 pm

email: admin@roystonparishchurch.org.uk

Mobile: 07935 774633

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