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Sunday 19 July 2020 – Trinity 6

St Mary’s, Sturminster Newton 11:00am Holy Communion

St Peter’s, Hinton St Mary 9:30am Morning Prayer

St Thomas’, Lydlinch 6:30pm Evensong

Next Sunday 26 July 2020 – Trinity 7

Readings: Psalm 119:129-136; 1 Kings 3:5-12; Matthew 13:31-33, 44- 52 St Mary’s, Sturminster Newton 9:30am Morning Prayer St Peter’s, Hinton St Mary 9:30am Holy Communion St Thomas’, Lydlinch 11:00am Morning Prayer

Sunday 2 August 2020 – Trinity 8

Readings: Psalm 145:15-end; Isaiah 55:1-5; Matthew 14:13-21 St Mary’s, Sturminster Newton 11am Holy Communion St Peter’s, Hinton St Mary 9:30am Morning Prayer St Thomas’, Lydlinch No service Today’s Prayers Do not fear, or be afraid; Merciful God, have I not told you from of old and You have prepared for those who declared it? love You You are my witnesses! such good things as pass our Is there any god besides me? understanding: There is no other rock; I know not pour into our hearts such love one. toward You that we, loving You in all things and Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 above all things, Jesus put before them another may obtain Your promises, parable: ‘The kingdom of heaven which exceed all that we can desire; may be compared to someone who through Jesus Christ Your Son our sowed good seed in his field; but Lord, while everybody was asleep, an who is alive and reigns with You, enemy came and sowed weeds in the unity of the Holy Spirit, among the wheat, and then went one God, now and for ever. Amen. away. So when the plants came up and bore grain, then the weeds God of our pilgrimage, You have led us to the living water: appeared as well. And the slaves refresh and sustain us of the householder came and said as we go forward on our journey, to him, “Master, did you not sow in the name of Jesus Christ our good seed in your field? Where, Lord. Amen. then, did these weeds come from?” He answered, “An enemy has done Today’s Readings this.” The slaves said to him, “Then

Psalm 86:11-end do you want us to go and gather them?” But he replied, “No; for in Isaiah 44:6-8 gathering the weeds you would Thus says the Lord, the King of uproot the wheat along with them. Israel Let both of them grow together until and His Redeemer, the Lord of the harvest; and at harvest time I hosts: will tell the reapers, Collect the I am the first and I am the last; weeds first and bind them in besides me there is no god. bundles to be burned, but gather Who is like me? Let them proclaim the wheat into my barn.” ’ it, Then He left the crowds and went let them declare and set it forth into the house. And His disciples before me. approached Him, saying, ‘Explain Who has announced from of old to us the parable of the weeds of the things to come? the field.’ He answered, ‘The one Let them tell us what is yet to be. who sows the good seed is the Son Open daily, except Wednesdays of Man; the field is the world, and Please don’t bring your dog the good seed are the children of Walk, sit, contemplate in the the kingdom; the weeds are the grounds with streams and bountiful nature children of the evil one, and the enemy who sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels. The Salisbury-Sudans Just as the weeds are collected Emergency Appeal. and burned up with fire, so will it be Our own problems with Covid-19 at the end of the age. The Son of in this country are significant, but Man will send His angels, and they our brothers and sisters in South will collect out of His kingdom all Sudan and Sudan face even causes of sin and all evildoers, and greater problems with even less they will throw them into the resources. furnace of fire, where there will be The pandemic has added another weeping and gnashing of teeth. frightening aspect to lives in the Then the righteous will shine like Sudans where ‘normal’ includes the sun in the kingdom of their hunger and the threat of disease. Father. Let anyone with ears listen! “They would rather die of Covid- 19 than hunger” is the really distressing plea delivered by Archbishop Ezekiel Kondo in Khartoum. There is an urgent need for improved hygiene to help stave off the virus in a population weakened by famine. They need SOAP and FOOD. We are using SOAP to describe everything linked to improved hygiene, which is just as important as food in fighting Covid-19, but which is lacking in so many areas. Bishop Nicholas is launching this emergency appeal that will run throughout July to help our Grove Farm House brothers and sisters in the SP7 0DE Sudans. There need is dire.

People are dying and we can help prevent that from happening. Please use the link below to donate whatever you feel able to: https://bit.ly/sudansemergency

News and Notices All events are open to all across the Benefice.

Welcome Home! It is now over 4 months since we were last able to meet together to worship in our churches. And today may feel bittersweet, as we look around and notice who does and does not feel confident enough to join us. Please be kind to yourselves and each other – it is a big step after the isolation and fear of the last months to venture back into a relatively crowded indoor space. However strong our faith in God’s protection, we must remember that He also gave us reason and asks us to exercise it now in making our individual decisions about whether to come to church. For these reasons, online worship will continue to be provided whenever it is possible, so that we can continue to worship together. If you have any questions about the measures being taken to keep you safe, please do speak to the Vicar or a Churchwarden, who will be very happy to help.

Looking Ahead. The Vicar will be taking her annual summer break from 17 August until 6 September. During this period, Benefice services will be held and any questions or concerns should be directed in the first instance to a Churchwarden.

Services & Events in the Benefice Vicar: Wednesday 22 July The Rev’d Philippa Sargent Compline will be available on the St 01258 473905 Mary’s website 7pm Bell practice, St Mary’s [email protected] Thursday 23 July Rest day: Friday Vicar taking monthly rest day Administration: Deadline for items for next week’s [email protected] notice sheet Friday 24 July m

Vicar’s rest day St Mary’s Sturminster Newton

St Peter’s Hinton St Mary St Thomas a Becket, Lydlinch

Find us on A Church Near You or at: www.stmaryssturminsternewton.org. uk http://www.hintonstmary.com/service s-and-activities/ Notices and diary items to the Administration e-mail address by noon on Thursday please