Services THIS WEEK NEXT WEEK to the Glory of God May 20th Pentecost Sunday May 27th Trinity Sunday 8.00am no Service Communion and Breakfast 10.30am Celebran t Reading Reader Chalice Parish Communion Revd John Acts 2 v1-21 Stephen CP/Stephen Family Service Revd Patrick John 3 v1-17 Child X 6.00pm Lead/ Read Reading Choral Evensong with Ightenhill Sch Children PS/ Children Ex 36 v22-28 Acts 2 v22-38 Choral Evensong JM/DS Ezekiel 1 v4-10,22-28a Revelation 4 Tues 9.15am Prayers at St Peter's Prayers at St Stephen's Weds 10am Communion at St Stephen's Communion at St Peter's Thursday 9.30am ABC 9.30am Pentecost Workshop Visit our website: www.stpetersburnley or find us on Facebook Rector: Revd Patrick Senior 0780 4646 420, [email protected]Assistant Priest: Revd John McGrath, 760256, [email protected]Churchwardens: Mr Stewart Hacking 438224. Mrs Sandra Davies 434763 Secretary and Electoral Roll Officer: Mr David Smith
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Services THIS WEEK NEXT WEEKto the Glory of God
May 20thPentecost Sunday
May 27th Trinity Sunday
8.00am no Service Communion and Breakfast10.30amCelebrantReadingReader Chalice
Visit our website: www.stpetersburnley or find us on FacebookRector: Revd Patrick Senior 0780 4646 420, [email protected] Priest: Revd John McGrath, 760256, [email protected] Churchwardens: Mr Stewart Hacking 438224. Mrs Sandra Davies 434763 Secretary and Electoral Roll Officer: Mr David Smith 423154 Church Street, Burnley, BB11 2DL, Tel: 01282 413120
VISITOR INFORMATION There is a hearing loop, if you are wearing a hearing aid, turn the control to T. Children are always welcome, those of school age are welcome to join the Sunday School, and younger ones are welcome to play in the corner if they become restless.The toilets and changing facilities are behind the kitchen at the back, please look for signs or ask.
If you wish to make a donation to St Peter's and you are a tax payer, please remember that donations can be "gift aided" by using a gift aid envelope and completing the details on it. These are available from the big table at the door.
ST PETER'S CHURCH BURNLEY
Pentecost Sunday May 20th 2018
WELCOME TO ST PETER'S 2018 Growing as Disciples of
Jesus
If you are visiting us for the first time, we hope you experience a warm and friendly welcome. If you need assistance please speak to one of the welcome team by the door or the Vicar on duty. Please stay for a cuppa after the service.
This afternoon- Pentecost Sunday, please join the Unity Service at 3pm at the URC Bethesda Street. Don't forget to wear bright colours for PentecostAt 6pm we welcome the families and friends with the children from Ightenhill school who will help sing evensong.
PCC TUESDAY 22nd at 7.30pm, agendas have been emailed.
Christian Aid envelopes are available today. Christian Aid week is in May, so please return the envelopes to the collection plate by May 20th. A fundraising Big Breakfast has been organised for June 10th at 9.15, with last orders at 10am, all proceeds to Christian Aid.
ALPHA COURSE. The pilot course starts next week on Wednesday 23rd evening at St Stephen's, and Thursday morning, 9.30am at St Peter's
Pentecost Family Workshop Thursday 31st May. 10-12. All are welcome to join this creative morning. Meena would like to know if anyone can volunteer for this as many hands make light work.
Thank you to Meena, Jackie, Paul, Carol W and Carol P who helped show year 3 and year 4 around the Lord's Prayer stations on Thursday morning
Further information is printed inside, please keep this sheet as a reminder.
Readings and Prayers for this week:
1. PRAY FOR OUR BUILDING PLANS, which have been submitted to the Diocesan Advisory Council.
2. Pray for our nation and the Government and Brexit.
3. Pray for Peace and Unity of all humanity.
4. Those who need our prayers for healing and health;
Revd David Towers, Edna Murtargh Claire Howells, Christopher Bowen, Jim Scott, Tom Kinsman, Marjorie Walsh, Joanne Creighton, David, Amanda, Chris Harding, Pat Longworth, Joyce Sage, Jane struggling with MS. Abbi Senior5. Pray for the
bereaved6. Those who are
persecuted for their faith.
7. For our Diocesan Vision to be a "Healthy Church,
Transforming Communities.
The Diocesan Vision Prayer:Heavenly Father, we embrace your call to make disciples, to be witnesses and grow leaders. Give us the eyes to see your vision, ears to hear the prompting of your spirit and courage to follow in the footsteps of your Son, our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, Amen.
Collect: God, who as at this time taught the hearts of your faithful people by sending to them the light of your Holy Spirit: grant us by the same Spirit to have a right judgement in all things and evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort; through the merits of Christ Jesus our Saviour, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
Reading: Acts chapter 2, verses 1 – 21
When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. 2 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. 3 Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. 4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability. 5 Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven living in Jerusalem. 6 And at this sound the crowd gathered and was bewildered, because each one heard them speaking in the native language of each. 7
Amazed and astonished, they asked, ‘Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? 8 And how is it that we hear, each of us, in our own native language? 9
Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, 10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, 11 Cretans and Arabs—in our own languages we hear them speaking about God’s deeds of power.’ 12 All were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, ‘What does this mean?’ 13 But others sneered and said, ‘They are filled with
new wine.’ 14 But Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed them: ‘Men of Judea and all who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to what I say. 15 Indeed, these are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is only nine o’clock in the morning. 16 No, this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel: 17 “In the last days it will be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams. 18 Even upon my slaves, both men and women, in those days I will pour out my Spirit; and they shall prophesy. 19 And I will show portents in the heaven above and signs on the earth below, blood, and fire, and smoky mist. 20 The sun shall be turned to darkness and the moon to blood, before the coming of the Lord’s great and glorious day. 21 Then everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”
Gospel Reading: John chapter 15, verses 26-27
26 ‘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. 27 You also are to testify because you have been with me from the beginning.
Post Communion: Faithful God, who fulfilled the promises of Easter by sending us your Holy Spirit and opening to every race and nation the way of life eternal: open our lips by your Spirit, that every tongue may tell of your glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
