THE UNITED BENEFICE OF ALL SAINTS AND SAINT BARNABAS

AND THE PARISH OF SAINT AUGUSTINE 

Sunday 20th July 2008 Trinity 9

Collect: Gracious Father, revive tour church in our day, and make her holy, strong and faithful, for your glory’s sake in Jesus Christ our Lord.

FIRST READING Isaiah 44.6–8

Thus says the LORD, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, the LORD of hosts: I am the first and I am the last; besides me there is no god. Who is like me? Let them proclaim it, let them declare and set it forth before me. Who has announced from of old the things to come? Let them tell us what is yet to be. Do not fear, or be afraid; have I not told you from of old and declared it? You are my witnesses! Is there any god besides me? There is no other rock; I know not one.

PSALM Psalm 86.11–17

RESPONSE: You, Lord, are gracious and full of compassion.

Teach me your way, O Lord, and I will walk in your truth; knit my heart to you that I may fear your name. I will thank you, O Lord my God, with all my heart, and glorify your name for evermore. For great is your love towards me; you have delivered me from the nethermost Pit. You, Lord, are gracious and full of compassion.

The arrogant rise up against me, O God, and a violent band seeks my life; they have not set you before their eyes. But you, O Lord, are gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger and full of kindness and truth. You, Lord, are gracious and full of compassion.

Turn to me and have mercy upon me; give your strength to your servant; and save the child of your handmaid. Show me a sign of your favour, so that those who hate me may see it and be ashamed; because you, O Lord, have helped me and comforted me. You, Lord, are gracious and full of compassion.

SECOND READING Romans 8.12–25 A reading from the letter of Paul to the Romans. Brothers and sisters, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh – for if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God. For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received a spirit of adoption. When we cry, ‘Abba! Father!’ it is that very Spirit bearing witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs, heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ – if, in fact, we suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him. I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory about to be revealed to us. For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the children of God; for the creation was subjected to futility, not of its own will but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and will obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God. We know that the whole creation has been groaning in labour pains until now; and not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly while we wait for adoption, the redemption of our bodies. For in hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what is seen? But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.

GOSPEL Matthew 13.24–30, 36–43

Jesus put before the crowd another parable: ‘The kingdom of heaven may be compared to someone who sowed good seed in his field; but while everybody was asleep, an enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and then went away. So when the plants came up and bore grain then the weeds appeared as well. And the slaves of the householder came and said to him, “Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? Where, then, did these weeds come from?” He answered, “An enemy has done this.” The slaves said to him, “Then do you want us to go and gather them?” But he replied, “No; for in gathering the weeds you would uproot the wheat along with them. Let both of them grow together until the harvest; and at harvest time I will tell the reapers, Collect the weeds first and bind them in bundles to be burned, but gather the wheat into my barn.”’ Then Jesus left the crowds and went into the house. And his disciples approached him, saying, ‘Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field.’ He answered, ‘The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man; the field is the world, and the good seed are the children of the kingdom; the weeds are the children of the evil one, and the enemy who sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels. Just as the weeds are collected and burned up with fire, so will it be at the end of the age. The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will collect out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all evildoers, and they will throw them into the furnace of fire, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Let anyone with ears listen!’

WE REMEMBER IN OUR PRAYERS – THOSE WHO ARE CRITICALLY OR CHRONICALLY ILL, IN HOSPITAL OR AT HOME :

Janet Phillips, Margaret and Glyn Childs, Margaret Stevenson, Tom and Eileen Jenkins, Rachael Goss, David Lewis, John Titcombe, Arthur Done, Karen Luker, Charlotte Burridge, Colin Osborne.

THOSE WHO HAVE DIED:

 Mary Law, Leslie Sandell, Fr. Ivan Herd, Gwendoline Nurse.

NEXT SUNDAY’S SERVICES

10.00am Holy Communion Saint Barnabas

10.00am All Age Worship All Saints

10.30am Holy Communion Saint Augustine

NEXT SUNDAY’S READINGS - Trinity 10

1 Kings3.5-12 Psalm 119.129-136 Romans 8.26-39 Matthew 13. 31-33, 44-52 page 318

WHAT’S ON IN & AROUND THE BENEFICE THIS WEEK:

Tuesday

10.00am Eucharist All Saints

6.30pm Eucharist Saint Barnabas

5.30-9.0pm Beaver, Cubs & Scouts Saint Barnabas

6.30-9.00pm Brownies & Guides Even Swindon School

Wednesday

10.00am Eucharist Saint Augustine

10am Wednesday –walk in Saint Barnabas 50p

6.30-9.00pm Brownies & Guides Saint Barnabas

noon Charity Lunch All Saints

Friday

6.30-9.00pm All Saints Beaver and Cubs Ferndale School hall

6.45 pm - Choir Practice St Augustine's

Major Fred Thompson will take charge of the Salvation Army in Gorse Hill on Saturday 2 August. You are invited to a welcoming meeting on Saturday 2 August at 7.00pm

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