Master

We desperately need donations of tombola prizes, bottles (alcoholic & non-alcoholic), cakes (on the day), bric-a-brac, children’s toys & games, jewellery, etc. These can be brought to church on Weds 8, Thurs 9 & Fri 10 between 10am & 3pm.

Balloon Race

We will be having a balloon race at the fair. £1 a ticket for the opportunity of winning a cruise for 4 to St Malo. If you are able to sell tickets please take a leaflet from the sidesmen’s table.

Grand Draw Tickets

Jane Rowthorn will continue to distribute these over the next couple of weeks. Please could everyone sell as many as they can. Please see Jane if you need some.

Fliers

Many thanks to everyone who has been delivering fliers.

Rota for receiving donations in church (8^th – 10^th Sept)

Many thanks to everyone who has put their name down. Geoff Jones will be contacting people to draw up a rota.

Many thanks. Helen Faulkner

Faith Matters The magazine for September is now on sale.

Portsmouth Architect Interns We have received all of the exhibit materials featured at the presentation on 19 July. A exhibition will be mounted in church to include Havant Town Fair.

Church Shop Due to repairs to Coach House the shop will reopen again in the near future. More details will follow in the bulletin when we have an opening date.

HISTORIC CHURCHES RIDE & STRIDE on Town Fair Day. Please do not forget this important event and give one hour between 9am to 6pm to ride or walk between our local churches. Help is needed too to welcome and sign in the participants. Here is an opportunity to show that you can multi task! Please contact Hilary Deadman

Worship Notices

Harvest Festival 26 September 5.00pm The supper that follows will be a bring and share event please plan your contribution.

Molly Griffiths Memorial Service will take place on Monday 27 September in the after noon. More details to follow.

Bishops Inauguration September 18. There are three tickets still available. If you are interested in attending that day at 3.00pm please see the Rector immediately after the Parish Eucharist.

26 September and 3 October Back to Back Sundays involving Harvest Supper followed by Patronal Festival brunch. Early indications of help with catering to the Rector please.

Hymns and Pimms on 19 September at 6.30pm. You are invited to a special hymns of praise service at which you may hear your favourite hymn associated with your date of birth. Please complete the notice on the sidesperson table by the north door. The notice will remain until the end of August.

Prayers Please

Healing: Alastair Thynne Edna Gommersall, Maureen Hunter, Claire Merritt, Peggy parks, Elsie Yalden

RIP Cilla Wearmouth

Services this week

Thursday:10.30am Eucharist

Saturday: 9.00am Eucharist

Sunday 12 September

Fifteenth Sunday

after Trinity

8.00am Eucharist

9.30am Parish Eucharist

6.30pm Evensong

Readings

Collect

Almighty God,
whose only Son has opened for us
a new and living way into your presence: give us pure hearts and steadfast wills to worship you in spirit and in truth; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

First Reading

Jeremiah 18.1-11

The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: ‘Come, go down to the potter’s house, and there I will let you hear my words.’ So I went down to the potter’s house, and there he was working at his wheel. The vessel he was making of clay was spoiled in the potter’s hand, and he reworked it into another vessel, as seemed good to him. Then the word of the LORD came to me: Can I not do with you, O house of Israel, just as this potter has done? says the LORD. Just like the clay in the potter’s hand, so are you in my hand, O house of Israel. At one moment I may declare concerning a nation or a kingdom, that I will pluck up and break down and destroy it, but if that nation, concerning which I have spoken, turns from its evil, I will change my mind about the disaster that I intended to bring on it. And at another moment I may declare concerning a nation or a kingdom that I will build and plant it, but if it does evil in my sight, not listening to my voice, then I will change my mind about the good that I had intended to do to it. Now, therefore, say to the people of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem: Thus says the LORD: Look, I am a potter shaping evil against you and devising a plan against you. Turn now, all of you from your evil way, and amend your ways and your doings.

Second Reading

Philemon 1-21

Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our dear friend and co-worker, to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow-soldier, and to the church in your house: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. When I remember you in my prayers, I always thank my God because I hear of your love for all the saints and your faith towards the Lord Jesus. I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective when you perceive all the good that we may do for Christ. I have indeed received much joy and encouragement from your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, my brother. For this reason, though I am bold enough in Christ to command you to do your duty, yet I would rather appeal to you on the basis of love – and I, Paul, do this as an old man, and now also as a prisoner of Christ Jesus. I am appealing to you for my child, Onesimus, whose father I have become during my imprisonment. Formerly he was useless to you, but now he is indeed useful both to you and to me. I am sending him, that is, my own heart, back to you. I wanted to keep him with me, so that he might be of service to me in your place during my imprisonment for the gospel; but I preferred to do nothing without your consent, in order that your good deed might be voluntary and not something forced. Perhaps this is the reason he was separated from you for a while, so that you might have him back for ever, no longer as a slave but more than a slave, a beloved brother – especially to me but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord. So if you consider me your partner, welcome him as you would welcome me. If he has wronged you in any way, or owes you anything, charge that to my account. I, Paul, am writing this with my own hand: I will repay it. I say nothing about your owing me even your own self. Yes, brother, let me have this benefit from you in the Lord! Refresh my heart in Christ. Confident of your obedience, I am writing to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say.

Gospel

Luke 14.25-33

Large crowds were travelling with Jesus; and he turned and said to them, ‘Whoever comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and even life itself, cannot be my disciple. Whoever does not carry the cross and follow me cannot be my disciple. For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not first sit down and estimate the cost, to see whether he has enough to complete it? Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it will begin to ridicule him, saying, “This fellow began to build and was not able to finish.” Or what king, going out to wage war against another king, will not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to oppose the one who comes against him with twenty thousand? If he cannot, then, while the other is still far away, he sends a delegation and asks for the terms of peace. So therefore, none of you can become my disciple if you do not give up all your possessions.’

Post Communion

Lord God, the source of truth and love, keep us faithful to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, united in prayer and the breaking of bread, and one in joy and simplicity of heart, in Jesus Christ our Lord.

Next week’s Readings

Sunday 12 September

Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity

Jeremiah 4: 11-12, 22-28

1 Timothy 1: 12-17

Luke 15: 1-10

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