Text Box: Sunday 1st October                

 

A warm welcome this morning.  Last week we celebrated Harvest Festival our theme being  giving thanks. Today we focus on prayer and offering to God all our needs.

 

Thanksgiving must be offered for this our church of St. John’s, and all our common efforts to restore the church building for the next 100 years. Today we offer our prayer that in Christ we build our fellowship of prayer and devotion.

 

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“Lord our God…… hear the prayers of your people who call upon you, and grant that they may both perceive and know what things they ought to do……

Collect of the day

 

Opening Hymn:  17 All People That On Earth Do Dwell

 

First reading:  James 5: 13-20

 

 

Text Box: Are any among you suffering? They should pray. Are any cheerful? They should sing songs of praise. Are any among you sick? They should call for the elders of the church and have them pray over them, anointing them with oil in the name of the Lord. The prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise them up; and anyone who has committed sins will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of the righteous is powerful and effective. Elijah was a human being like us, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth. Then he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain and the earth yielded its harvest. My brothers and sisters, if anyone among you wanders from the truth and is brought back by another, you should know that whoever brings back a sinner from wandering will save the sinner's soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.

 

 

Hymn: 154  O Give Thanks To The Lord

 

 

 

Gospel: Mark 9: 38-50

 

Text Box: After Jesus had finished teaching the disciples, John said to him, 'Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he was not following us.' But Jesus said, 'Do not stop him; for no one who does a deed of power in my name will be able soon afterwards to speak evil of me.Whoever is not against us is for us. For truly I tell you, whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you bear the name of Christ will by no means lose the reward.If any of you put a stumbling-block before one of these little ones who believe in me, it would be better for you if a great millstone were hung around your neck and you were thrown into the sea. If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life maimed than to have two hands and to go to hell, to the unquenchable fire. And if your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life lame than to have two feet and to be thrown into hell. And if your eye causes you to stumble, tear it out; it is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and to be thrown into hell, where their worm never dies, and the fire is never quenched. For everyone will be salted with fire. Salt is good; but if salt has lost its saltiness, how can you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another

 

 

Offertory Hymn: 33 Angel Voices            

 

Communion / Eucharistic Prayer:

Sung responses can be found on page 8

If you would like to receive a blessing at the altar rail you are very welcome, and if you would like a special prayer or a prayer for healing please indicate that to the priest when he comes to you.

 

Communion Hymn: 121 Father I Place Into Your Hands ( sung quietly and prayerfully while we remain seated)

 

Text Box: Almighty God, You have taught us through your Son that love is the fulfilling of the law: grant that we may love you with our whole heart and our neighbours as ourselves ; Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

 

Recessional Hymn: 334 May The Mind of Christ my Saviour.

 

Please take your pew sheet home with you and leave your hymn book  and service book in your seat. Please do stay for refreshments in the side aisle.

 

Harvest Thanksgiving  Sunday .

Thank you to all who participated in raising money for our Harvest Charities. The produce stall in church raised €285 and the lunch raised €330 so a grand total of €615 will be divided between Emmaus and Restos du Coeur.

Centenary Celebrations. 2007

Plans are underway as to how we are going to celebrate the centenary of St. John’s next year. A leaflet is available from this morning setting out the main events. Two things need acting on straight away please.1)A meal has been booked at The Brise de Mer Hotel for our main celebratory weekend. To organise a meal for so many means that we have to book and pay a deposit by the end of October. Therefore to secure your place, and help us know how many to book, for will you please get your cheque and reservation certificate back by the end of October. 2) Don’t forget your Angel drawings need to be in by the end of the month please. Ask Anne for details.

Chairs We need to purchase 12 new chairs for the back of the church. It is possible for you to buy a chair and dedicate it with your name or the name of a loved one. If you would like to buy a chair the cost is €75. Please ask Peter Rowson for more details.

Sunday Lunch. The next Sunday lunch will be Sunday 15th October,  sign up from next week.

Rotas. Bill has put a new rota for volunteers to welcome and hand out books before the service or provide refreshments after the service. Please see when you would be able to help and sign up. There are many blanks!!! Many thanks.

Calendars. Bill Moss is producing a  St. John’s Centenary Calendar. These are not quite ready yet, but for an idea of what they will be like please look at the board at the back of the church. Leave your name with Bill if you are leaving soon and would like to order some.

Christmas Cards. If you are only here for the summer we don’t want you to miss the opportunity to buy your Christmas cards and at the same time to support our Centenary  Appeal.  Cards for Sale are in the side aisle this morning. Be sure to pick up a packet.

Centenary Appeal. If you look at the thermometer at the back of the church you will see that the total is now €71,450. Thank you to everyone! Only €3500 euros to go! Our renovations are progressing well , the meeting room and the new toilet are nearly finished . Work on connecting the connect the drains will start tomorrow.. Do take a look at the library installed in its new home in the old vestry, and the new door on the toilet!! It now remains for us to paint the interior, renovate the floor, and replace the wooden entrance lobby, that has been dismantled,  in glass.

The library opens every Tuesday from 10.00-1200.Please use door at East end.

We thank  you for your support.as we have no  outside aid, only all of us !!