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Welcome to St Margaret’s Church IfieldSunday 21st May 2017

Easter 6

All are welcome to St Margaret’s and we encourage all to take part fully in this service. If you have mobility issues that make it difficult for you to

come and receive communion or laying-on-of-hands for healing, should you want to, then do please notify our sides-people, and we will come to you.

Please do stay for coffee served at the back of church after the service. There is a toilet at the back of church should you need to use it during the

service.

THE GATHERINGWe stand and sing:Hymn 767: John Marriott.

THOU, WHOSE ALMIGHTY WORD chaos and darkness heard, and tool their flight; hear us, we humbly pray, and where the gospel day sheds not its glorious ray, let there be light.

Thou, who didst come to bring on thy redeeming wing, healing and sight, health to the sick in mind,sight to the inly blind, O now to humankind let there be light.

‘Accept one another for the glory of God, as Christ has accepted you.’ (Romans 15:7)

Spirit of truth and love,life-giving, holy Dove, speed forth thy flight; move on the water’s face,bearing the lamp of grace, and in earth’s darkest place let there be light.

Holy and blessèd Three, glorious Trinity, Wisdom, Love, Might; boundless as ocean’s tide rolling in fullest pride, through the earth far and wide let there be light.

THE GREETINGCelebrant The Lord be with youAll and also with you

Celebrant: Alleluia! Christ is risenAll: He is risen indeed. Alleluia!

THE PRAYER OF PREPARATIONAll Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open, all

desires known, and from whom no secrets are hidden: cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy name; through Christ our Lord. Amen.


PRAYERS OF PENITENCE Celebrant Our Lord Jesus Christ said: The first commandment is

this: ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is the only Lord. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength’. The second is this: ‘Love your neighbour as yourself’. There is no other commandment greater than these. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

All Amen. Lord have mercy.

Celebrant Christ our passover lamb has been sacrificed for us.Let us therefore rejoice by putting away all malice and evil and confessing our sins with a sincere and true heart.

All Almighty God, our heavenly Father, we have sinned against you and against our neighbour in thought and word and deed, through negligence, through weakness, through our own deliberate fault. We are truly sorry and repent of all our sins. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, who died for us, forgive us all that is past and grant that we may serve you in newness of life to the glory of your name. Amen.

Celebrant Almighty God, who forgives all who truly repent, have mercy upon us, pardon and deliver us from all our sins, confirm and strengthen us in all goodness, and keep us in life eternal; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

All Amen.


Gloria in Excelsis A Gregory Murray, OSB 1905-1992©1975, 1987 McCrimmon Publishing Ltd

Glory to God in the highest, and peace to his people on earth.Lord God, heavenly King, almighty God and Father,we worship you, we give you thanks,we praise you for your glory.Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father,Lord God, Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world: have mercy on us;you are seated at the right hand of the Father:receive our prayer.For you alone are the Holy One,you alone are the Lord,you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ,with the Holy Spirit,in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

THE COLLECTCelebrant God our redeemer, you have delivered us from the

power of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of your Son: grant, that as by his death he has recalled us to life, so by his continual presence in us he may raise us to eternal joy; 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. Amen

We sit for the readings. THE LITURGY OF THE WORD

First Reading Acts 17:22-31

This is the word of the Lord.All Thanks be to God


Second Reading 1 Peter 3:13-end

This is the word of the Lord.All Thanks be to God

Hymn 70: Charitie Bancroft. Copyright © 1993 PDI Worship.

BEFORE THE THRONE OF GOD ABOVEI have a strong, a perfect plea,a great High Priest, whose name is Love,who ever lives and pleads for me.My name is graven on his hands,My name is written in his heart;I know that while in heav’n he standsno tongue can bid me thence depart,no tongue can bid me thence depart.

When Satan tempts me to despair,and tells me of the guilt within,upward I look, and see him therewho made an end of all my sin.Because the sinless Saviour died,my sinful soul is counted free;for God, the Just, is satisfiedto look on him and pardon me,to look on him and pardon me.


Behold him there! The risen Lamb,my perfect, spotless righteousness;the great unchangeable I AM,The King of glory and of grace!One with my himeself, I cannot die:my soul is purchased with his blood;my life is hid with Christ on high,with Christ, my Saviour and my God,with Christ, my Saviour and my God.

I bow before the cross of Christ, and marvel at this love divine; God’s perfect Son was sacrificed to make me righteous in God’s eyes. This river’s depths I cannot know but I can glory in its flood, the Lord Most High has bowed down low and poured on me his glorious love, and poured on me his glorious love.

Remain standing and turn to face the Gospel:

The Gospel ReadingJohn 14:15-21

The Lord be with you.All And also with you.

Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John.

All Glory to you, O Lord.

At the end:This is the Gospel of the Lord.


All Praise to you, O Christ.Remain standing until the Priest has introduced the Sermon:

THE SERMON

THE AFFIRMATION OF FAITH

We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father; through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven, was incarnate from the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary and was made man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is worshipped and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the


life of the world to come. Amen.PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION

Prayers for the Church, the world, and for all human need. After each petition the following responses may be used:

Lord in your mercyAll Hear our prayer

and at the end of the prayers: Merciful father,All accept these prayers for the sake of your Son,

our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

THE LITURGY OF THE SACRAMENTWe stand to share the peace:The PeaceCelebrant The risen Christ came and stood among his disciples

and said, ‘Peace be with you.’Then were they glad when they saw the Lord. Alleluia.

The peace of the Lord be always with you. All And also with you.

Let us offer one another a sign of peace.

As the Body of Christ receives its life from God, and offers its life to God, so we, as members of that Body, greet each other in love.

The Preparation of the TableThe Taking of the Bread and Wine


Should you wish to make a donation to the work of St Margaret’s church a collection bowl is passed around during the following hymn. If you are a UK

Tax Payer do please consider placing your gift in one of the yellow GiftAid envelopes provided and complete the required details as this will enable us

to claim back 25p/£1 donated. Thank you!

Hymn 110: John Bell. Copyright © WGRG Iona Community.

CHRIST’S IS THE WORLD IN WHICH WE MOVE,Christ’s are the folk we’re summoned to love,Christ’s is the voice which calls us to care,and Christ is the one who meets us here.

To the lost Christ shows his face;To the unloved he gives his embrace;To those who cry in pain or disgrace,Christ makes with his friends a touching place.

Feel for the people we most avoid,strange or bereaved or never employed;feel for the women and feel for the menwho fear that their living is all in vain.

Feel for the parents who’ve lost their child,feel for the women whom men have defiled,feel for the baby for whom there’s no breast,and feel for the weary who find no rest.

Feel for the lives by life confused,riddled with doubt, in loving abused;feel for the lonely heart, conscious of sin,which longs to be pure but fears to begin.


Celebrant Blessed are you, Lord, God of all creation; through your goodness we have this bread and wine to offer which the earth has given and human hands have made. They will become for us the bread of life and cup of salvation.

All Blessed be God for ever.

Blessed are you, Lord, God of all creation; through your goodness we have ourselves to offer, fruit of the womb and formed through your love. We will become the people of God.

All Blessed be God for ever.

We sit or stand for:The Eucharistic Prayer

The Lord is hereAll His Spirit is with us.

Lift up your hearts.All We lift them to the Lord.

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.All It is right to give thanks and praise.


Celebrant It is indeed right, our duty and our joy, always and everywhere to give you thanks, almighty and eternal Father, and in these days of Easter to celebrate with joyful hearts the memory of your wonderful works.For by the mystery of his passion Jesus Christ, your risen Son, has conquered the powers of death and helland restored in men and women the image of your glory.

He has placed them once more in paradise and opened to them the gate of life eternal. And so, in the joy of this Passover, earth and heaven resound with gladness, while angels and archangels and the powers of all creation sing for ever the hymn of your glory:

A Gregory Murray, OSB 1905-1992©1975, 1987 McCrimmon Publishing LtdAll Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,

Heaven and earth are full of your glory.Hosanna in the highest.Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.Hosanna in the highest.

We praise and bless you, loving Father, through Jesus Christ, our Lord; and as we obey his command, send your Holy Spirit, that broken bread and wine outpoured may be for us the body and blood of your dear Son.On the night before he died he had supper with his friends and, taking bread, he praised you. He broke the bread, gave it to them and said: Take, eat; this is my body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of me.


When supper was ended he took the cup of wine. Again he praised you, gave it to them and said: Drink this, all of you; this is my blood of the new covenant,which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.

So, Father, we remember all that Jesus did, in him we plead with confidence his sacrifice made once for all upon the cross. Bringing before you the bread of life and cup of salvation, we proclaim his death and resurrection until he comes in glory.

Praise to you Lord Jesus:All Dying you destroyed our death,

Rising you restored our life:Lord Jesus, come in glory.

Lord of all life, help us to work together for that daywhen your kingdom comes and justice and mercy will be seen in all the earth. Look with favour on your people, gather us in your loving arms and bring us with St Margaret and all the saints to feast at your table in heaven. Through Christ, and with Christ, and in Christ,in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all honour and glory are yours, O loving Father, for ever and ever. Amen.

The Lord’s Prayer‘Accept one another for the glory of God, as Christ has accepted you.’

(Romans 15:7)

All Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name,your kingdom come, your will be done,on earth as in heaven.Give us today our daily bread.Forgive us our sins,as we forgive those who sin against us.Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yoursnow and forever. Amen.

The Breaking of the BreadThe Priest breaks the consecrated bread

We break this bread to share in the body of Christ.All Though we are many, we are one body,

because we all share in one bread.

The Giving of CommunionJesus is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. Blessed are those who are called to his supper.

All Lord, I am not worthy to receive you, but only say the word and I shall be healed.

Draw near with faith. Receive the body of our Lord Jesus Christ which he gave for you, and his blood which he shed for you. Eat and drink in remembrance that he died for you, and feed on him in your hearts by faith with thanksgiving.

We sing the Agnus Dei.


A Gregory Murray, OSB 1905-1992©1975, 1987 McCrimmon Publishing Ltd

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: have mercy on us. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: have mercy on us. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: grant us peace.

All are welcome to either come and receive Communion or a blessing. If you would like a blessing rather than to receive Communion (the bread and

wine) then please keep hold of your service sheet as you approach the servers at front of the church.

Laying on of hands for healing is offered in the south aisle chapel during the distribution of communion. This ministry is offered for your own

needs or for someone who maybe on your heart and mind at this time.

Those who are going into hospital in the coming week, or for some other reason, and who would like to be anointed with oil of healing and prayed for by a priest please do have a word with a priest after the service – they

will gladly offer you this ministry.

Communion HymnsHymn 87: Edwin Hatch.

BREATHE ON ME, BREATH OF GOD,fill me with life anew,that I may love, so I may love,and do what you would do.

Breathe on me, Breath of God,until my heart is pure:


until my will is one with yoursto do and to endure.

Breathe on me, Breath of God,fulfil my heart’s desire,until this earthly part of meglows with your heav’nly fire.

Breathe on me, Breath of God,so shall I never die,but live with you the perfect lifeof your eternity.

The Choir Sing – A Touching Place

The Prayers after CommunionCelebrant God our Father, whose Son Jesus Christ gives the water

of eternal life: may we thirst for you, the spring of life and source of goodness, through him who is alive and reigns, now and for ever. Amen.

All Almighty God, we thank you for feeding us with the body and blood of your son Jesus Christ. Through him we offer you our souls and bodies to be a living sacrifice. Send us out in the power of your Spirit to live and work to your praise and glory. Amen

THE BLESSING


Celebrant The God of peace, who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the eternal covenant, make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well-pleasing in his sight; and the blessing of God almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be among you and remain with you always.

All Amen.

Hymn 491:Charles Wesley.

LOVE DIVINE, ALL LOVES EXCELLING,joy of heav’n, to earth come down,fix in us thy humble dwelling,all thy faithful mercies crown.

Jesu, thou art all compassion,pure unbounded love thou art;visit us with thy salvation,enter ev’ry trembling heart.

Breathe, O breathe thy loving Spirit into ev’ry troubled breast; let us all in thee inherit, let us find thy promised rest.

Take away the love of shinning, Alpha and Omega be; end of faith, as its beginning, set our hearts at liberty.

Come, almighty to deliver,let us all thy grace receive;


suddenly return, and never,never more thy temple leave.

Thee we would be always blessing,serve thee as thy hosts above;pray, and praise thee, without ceasing,glory in thy perfect love.

Finish then thy new creation:pure and spotless let us be;let us see thy great salvation,perfectly restored in thee;

Changed from glory into glory,till in heav’n we take our place,till we cast our crowns before thee,lost in wonder, love, and praise.

THE DISMISSALCelebrant We go into the world to walk in God’s light,

to rejoice in God’s love, and to reflect God’s glory.

Go in the peace of Christ. Alleluia, Alleluia.All Thanks be to God. Alleluia, Alleluia.

Calamus Licence No: 95 C.C.L. Licence No: 210222The service material in this booklet is taken from Common Worship. © Copyright 2000

The Archbishop’s Council

Notices


Services next Sunday:Easter 7

Said Holy Communion (8 am)ReFresh (9.30 am)Sung Eucharist (11 am)

For our prayersThe Parish:

The Sick:

The Departed:

Year’s mind:

Also for our Prayers:

Fulmar Close, Galahad Road, Garton Close and Gorling Close, Penn Close, Perimeter Road South, Perth Close and Pine Close

Patients of Langley Green Hospital and Pete, Bill Winstone, Toby Barton and Debbie

Lloyd Thomas, Cecilia Withrington, Jim Wells, Arthur Challoner, Derek Hollis, George Causer, Annie Ball and Brian Selby

For our Welcome Team and Sidespeople

For the laying on of hands ministry here in St. Margaret’s

Thanksgiving for Crowhurst Christian Healing Centre

Thanksgiving for our Pastoral Care Team

Notices Continued


Cake Sale today for Christian Aid Week – the Crazy Christians (children’s group) have made and decorated cakes to fundraise for Christian Aid. The cakes are on sale at the back of the church after the 11:00 am service. Please support the children’s’ efforts and this worthy cause. Thank you.

If anyone would like to participate in a Defibrillator training session, or anyone who missed the last ones and would still like to take one, please let Ron Binmore know via the Parish Office. Mothers will be able to bring their children with them if the need exists.

The financial position for April was:Income £11141Expenditure £11809The main items of income were;PGS £4669 and the rent from St Leonard’s £2500.The largest items of expenditure were;Diocesan Contribution £6125Supplies £1348Mission £721The final invoice for the Sound System is still awaited but £17767 has been paid on account.For further information please contact Ray Budd on 01293 520407

Used Postage Stamps for Charity. We’re donating used postage stamps to support Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy sufferers.


Please cut the stamps from your envelopes, leaving 1 cm border around each stamp. Pop them into the red box on the window sill near the church door. Many thanks

Please note the chancel floor repair works will commence on Monday 24th April it could take up to six weeks to complete the works but we are hopeful and aiming for four weeks, subject to the condition of sleeper timbers and walls. The area will be screened off and will not be available for access. Photos of the work in progress will be placed on Facebook and the website so you can all see what is going on! For any queries please contact James Chase.

Chit Chat. Monday afternoons in the church between 2pm and 4pm. Come along to enjoy a drink and a chat. The Knit One Pray Too group will be knitting shawls. They are given to those in the Parish that need comfort and those Baptised in our church. Knitters and non-knitters are welcome. We will be very grateful for any donations of knitters, wool or money to help us. Please see Susan Maries or Pat Palmer.

We are looking for a volunteer to help clean Lychgate Cottage. If you have some spare time please contact Mave in the parish office. Thank you.

Thy Kingdom Come: Responding to the invitation of the Archbishop of Canterbury to pray that people would know Jesus, called ‘thy kingdom come’, churches across Crawley will be praying


together during the days between ascension and Pentecost (24th May- 4th June). Please look out for posters detailing the events, and join the global wave of prayer.

As part of our ‘Christian Unity Week’ celebrations, the Children of Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School warmly invite members of St Margaret’s Church to join with us for our Marian Procession on Friday 26th May. There will be tea and cake served after the liturgy. Please be at school by 1 pm, for a 1.15 pm start. All welcome!

Pillars to Plough 28th May 2017. A number of us will be entering the Pillars to Plough charity walk again this year and we will have people walking 5; 10 or 20 miles in aid of the ‘Ifield Chestnut House’ charities. If you would like to join us I will have some Entry Forms with me in Church, so please see me before or after the service. It will be great to have you join us and support these great causes. Thank you Graham Plunkett. More information is available at http://www. ifieldchestnuthouse . co . uk /

Ifield Parish’s particular event will be a Creative Prayer Evening at St. Margaret’s on Thursday, 1st June at 7.30 pm. Members of our Creative Prayer Group warmly invite you to come and take part.

We will be running a Confirmation Course for our young people in year 6 of Primary School or above. The course will be held at 3:30pm at St Margaret’s Primary school beginning on Thursday 15th

June for 6 sessions until Thursday 20th July. For more information ‘Accept one another for the glory of God, as Christ has accepted you.’

(Romans 15:7)

http://www.ifieldchestnuthouse.co.uk/

or to book a place on the course please` contact Mave in the Parish Office.

There are currently Reception Class places available at St Margaret’s School for 2017/18 entry. Please do let friends and family know if you are aware of any who are looking for a school place for the coming year.

On Saturday 17th June 10 am – 3 pm St Margaret’s is having its biannual Strategic Planning Away Day at the brand new church hall built at St John’s, Copthorne. This is the gathering at which we plan our priorities and aims as a church for the next two years so it’s really important that as many of you come as possible. There will be time to enjoy the surroundings and child care facilities laid on if you want to bring your children. So that we know how many to expect and who to send further details to – please do sign up on the list in church. Please put this date in your diary; please pray for us as we begin to think about the priorities for the next two years; and above all else – please do come and join us and have your say.

On Sunday 18th June at our 11 am service we will be hearing from a speaker from the Children’s Society about the wonderful work they do among young people in need. We support this charity through our collections at Christmas – please do come and hear about what they do with your money.


We are planning to run a four part CMS (Church Mission Society) produced course ‘Living with Muslims’ on Tuesday evening’s beginning at 7:30 pm on Tuesday 20th June in St Margaret’s church. The course has 6 sessions including a visit from the Diocesan Interfaith Advisor and a visit to a local mosque. If you are interested in taking part then do please ’sign up’ with Mave in the Office. For more information contact Revd Simon Newham.

Mothers’ Union Family Fun Day at Amberley Museum on July 8th. Application forms for tickets are available now. Email [email protected] Reduced price tickets [£7.00 & £5.00] are ONLY available from Mothers’ Union and ONLY in advance and valid for July 8th. All are welcome - families with or without children, couples and singles. All the attractions of Amberley plus extra activities for children and family worship. Covered areas if it rains cafe/restaurant and a picnic area.

Holiday Club: Our holiday this year runs from 1st - 4th August and we are in urgent need of helpers. Our holiday club is popular and is a great chance to share our faith and have fun with children from our local community. Because the club is running earlier in the summer than in previous years, a few of our normal adult helpers aren’t able to staff the club this year, and the fear is that we won’t be able to run it unless some new adults step forward. Could you


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offer a week of your time? Speak to Jamie, Veryan or Claire Budd for more information.

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