HOLY TRINITY CHURCH SEER GREEN AND JORDANS 
DIOCESE OF OXFORD
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire

Sunday 16 July 2017
The Fifth Sunday after Trinity

“So that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.”  Luke 1:4

This week’s services

Today, Sunday 16 July
  8am  BCP Communion (Revd Cassa Messervy)
10am  Morning Praise (Revd Cassa Messervy)
  7pm   Taize Service

Tuesday 18 July
  9am  Prayer in the Morning

Wednesday 19 July
11am  BCP Communion (Revd Cassa Messervy)

Sunday 23 July
  8 am  BCP Communion (Revd Cassa Messervy)
10 am  Holy Communion ( Revd Cassa Messervy

Collect for today

Gracious Father, by the obedience of Jesus you brought salvation to our wayward world: 
draw us into harmony with your will, that we may find all things restored in him, 
our Saviour Jesus Christ. 
Amen

Bible readings

  1 Corinthians 1: 1-9	Pew bible page 1144 
  Luke 1: 1-4	       	Pew bible page 1025

Hymns: (Choir numbers in brackets)

     9  (10) All Creatures of our God and King  (omit verses 4 and 6)
273 (395) Jesus, name above all names
  73 (91)   Brother, sister, let me serve you
 - -  (432)  Let us build a house (sheet) 

Our vision at Holy Trinity is to live and share Christ’s love

Today we welcome our new curate, Paul Henderson, fresh from his ordination as a deacon at Christ Church Cathedral. Please do pray for Paul as he begins the ministry God has called him to. 

Welcome to everyone, particularly if you are visiting or new.   If so please do introduce yourself to someone. If you would like to know more about any of our activities or services please ask, or check out our website www.seergreenandjordanscofe.org or like our Facebook page www.facebook.com/HolyTrinitySGJ

We welcome children throughout all our services.   If they need a break at any  time please feel free to use the crèche facilities in the vestry - toys, toilet etc - coming and going as you wish.     Visitors welcome to join in.

This week we pray:
•	for all the troubled places in the world and for lasting peaceful solutions to be found to the problems
•	for all who are hungry, homeless and for all refugees
•	for the ongoing investigations into the Grenfell Tower disaster and for all who continue to suffer as a result of it
•	for participants and leaders as they reflect on the Alpha course which has just finished
•	for Paul Henderson as he begins his ministry in our benefice
•	for all those who spread God's word, particularly the Bible Society, our charity of the month
•	for all those who are ill, awaiting, undergoing or recovering from treatment; and for those who care for them
•	   for all who mourn, particularly Katharine Parker and her family.

Are you, a member of your family, or a friend, in special need of prayer?  If so please see the book for your requests on the table by the pulpit or contact Linda West (673821), Muriel Ward (675024) or Cassa (672496 or cassamesservy@gmail.com).

Prayer in the Morning – Cassa has set up a new weekly prayer time on Tuesdays at 9am. Please come and join her for Bible reading and prayer for a short period of about 20 minutes.

Notices

Our Holy Trinity charity for this month is the Bible Society. Donations may be made by using one of the blue envelopes in the pews; and/or to support the work of the church use an orange envelope, in either case filling in the details if you can Gift Aid your contribution.

Grenfell Tower Response – thank you for the amazing response for the people of Grenfell Tower. We will be having a coffee morning in church to raise funds on Thursday 20 July 10.30am to 12 noon; please come and join us if you can. 

House Groups: One of the best ways to grow in discipleship of Jesus is through meeting with others and learning together. Our house groups are at various times and days. Please ring the contact if you would like to know more. 

Tuesdays (weekly)           8.15pm	contact Paul Bosson (680148)
1st Tuesdays (monthly)   7.45pm	contact Cassa (672496) or email 
3rd Tuesdays (monthly)10.30 am	contact Cassa (672496) or email
2nd & 4th Thursdays        8.0 pm	contact Jen Lomas (671281

Series of talks in September/October: We are delighted to announce that Steve Gaukroger has agreed to do a series of four talks on how Christians might respond to some of the big issues of our time:  A Christian perspective on …
10 September: Fake news?  Politics and the media today        
17 September: Austerity, wealth and the poor
24 September: Migration—a blessing or a curse?
  1 October:     Religion, terrorism and suffering
Hosted by Seer Green Baptist Church at 6pm until 7.45pm approx.  
Splash Holiday Club: People  are being invited to sign up for our children’s holiday club from 22nd to the 24th August.  If you can help please let Cassa or Janna know.  Thank you.

Evening walks on 20th and 27th July.  Meet at the Parish Church Hall 7.20pm.

You are invited!    It’s that time again when the Vicar and her husband invite you for the ‘Annual Vicarage Summer BBQ’.  Please join us on Sunday 13th August 1pm at the Vicarage for a BBQ. Please bring a salad or a pudding and something to drink. There will be a bouncy castle for the children.

Retreat day at Jordans Quaker Meeting House on Friday 11th August 10am—4pm.
‘Oneness: our interconnectedness’. Explore how we connect with each other, and with the rest of creation.  Led by Jennifer Kavanagh,£35 (or what you can afford). Bring & share lunch. To book, email office@jordansquakercentre.org

Email from the Vicar:   Cassa sends out a monthly email to the church family.   If you are not already receiving these and would like to, please email her on cassamesservy@gmail.com to let her know. Thank you.

Vicar of Holy Trinity and Associate Priest (Benefice)
Revd Cassa Messervy (672496, cassamesservy@gmail.com). Cassa works full-time. Her rest day is Saturday. 

Children and Families Leader
Miss Janna Holder (07764 490960, jannaholder@talktalk.net). Janna works part-time.   

Benefice Curate
Revd Jenny Tebboth (01753 892940, jenny.tebboth@btinternet.com) Jenny works part-time.

Rector of the Benefice
Revd Ian Brown (01494 872097, rectorcsg@stgileschurch2.plus.com). Ian’s rest day is Monday.

Licensed Lay Minister
Mrs Linda West (673821, rogerlindatootsie@btinternet.com). Although semi-retired, Linda is still working part-time. 

Other contacts
On general church matters please contact our churchwardens: Jane Spoerry (677328) 
or Andy Nicholson (07814 993234); and on pastoral matters: Jen Lomas (671281)

Websites

Parish:    www.seergreenandjordanscofe.org
Diocese: www.oxford.anglican.org
Deanery: www.amershamdeanery.com

Dates for your Diary 

Thursday 20 July 10.30am–12 noon 	Coffee morning in aid of the Grenfell Tower appeal
Thursday 20 and 27 July 7.20pm			Summer evening walks; meet outside the Parish Hall
Friday 11 August, 10am-4pm     		Retreat at Quaker Meeting House	
Sunday 13 August 1pm          	Annual Vicarage BBQ
Tues 22 - Thurs 24 August   	“Splash” Holiday Club 
Sundays 10,17,24 Sept & 1 Oct	Talks by Steve Gaukroger: “A Christian Perspective on ….”     at Seer Green Baptist Church at 5.45pm			

The next pew sheet will be prepared by Geoffrey Brand If you have any church/Christian matters you wish to submit for the pew sheet, please contact him by close of play on Wednesday (geoffreybrand@waitrose.com)).