Notices WELCOME Wheels for the World One of the last events in the Village Hall before Lockdown was a fund-raising tea for my trip to Kenya. The trip never happened to but this week I am leading a Supported Distribution on WhatsApp to help St Mary’s Church, Motcombe Pastor Davis and his team in Elburgon to distribute wheelchairs and mobility aids. The money you raised has been used to buy a router to improve internet Newcomers and visitors are always welcome. connection, provide transport for clients, and give them a meal. Please pray that many lives will be changed by the provision of a wheelchair or mobility aid Sunday, 15th August and the gift of a Bible. Thank you – Jill Jenkinson The Eleventh Sunday after Trinity Tea in the Garden today in Catherine and Andrew Johnston’s garden at Highbrow House, North End. All funds raised will go towards repairing the church floor. 1.30pm Baptism of Seth Chaffey Revd Pam Rink Open the Book. From September it’s hoped that we will be able to begin Open 3.30pm Tea in the Garden at Highbrow House, North End the Book in School again. It is great fun and not onerous – just a bit of dressing 6.00pm Evening Worship Emma Smith (LWL) up, acting and reading to give the children an insight into the Bible story that is being told. It’s something that the children love and have really missed. If you Events this Week would like to help please speak to Gill Waine. Morning prayer is said at 9.00am Monday to Wednesday and on St Edward’s Way Pilgrimage from Wareham to Shaftesbury, which was Saturday. No other mid-week services this week. postponed due to Covid, will take place 2nd – 4th September. Bishop Karen will lead the walk, which ends with a service in Shaftesbury Abbey. Anyone who Wednesday Gillingham & Shaftesbury Show, Turnpike Showground would like to walk all or part of the route is welcome. Fliers with details are Thursday Gillingham & Shaftesbury Show, Turnpike Showground now available in the back of many churches, at the Abbey and TIC. nd Ride and Stride This year’s Ride & Stride is taking place on Saturday 11th Next Sunday, 22 August September. We need walkers, cyclists or riders who would like a day out The Twelfth Sunday after Trinity visiting the beautiful churches of Dorset to raise money for the Dorset Historic Churches Trust. Interested? Contact Simon Hutchinson 010747 854290 9.30am Parish Communion Revd Pam Rink Other Services across the Team this Sunday 9.30am St Peter’s Parish Communion For more information on church activities, or if you would like to get in touch 9.30am St James’ Parish Communion regarding any other matter, please contact 11.15am Enmore Green Parish Communion Team Vicar: Revd Pam Rink: 01747 590712 [email protected] 11.15am Compton Abbas Parish Communion Churchwardens: Gill Waine 01747 851007 [email protected] Liz Pocock 01747 852647 [email protected] Other Services across the Team next Sunday LPAs Gill Waine 01747 851007 [email protected] 9.30am St Peter’s Parish Communion Ann Surtees 01747 229397 [email protected] 11.15am Melbury Abbas Parish Communion Team Administrator: Barbara Priest, 01747 853060 [email protected]

6.00pm St James’ Reflective Evening Communion St Mary’s Church, Motcombe Website: www.shaftesburycofe.org.uk

Notices for next week’s pew sheet should be sent by Wednesday to Simon Please take this pew sheet home to keep you informed of events this week Hutchinson: [email protected] and commend them all to your prayers. Collect The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, ‘How can this man give us O God, you declare your almighty power his flesh to eat?’ So Jesus said to them, ‘Very truly, I tell you, unless you eat the most chiefly in showing mercy and pity: flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Those who mercifully grant to us such a measure of your grace, eat my flesh and drink my blood have eternal life, and I will raise them up on that we, running the way of your commandments, the last day; for my flesh is true food and my blood is true drink. Those who eat may receive your gracious promises, my flesh and drink my blood abide in me, and I in them. Just as the living Father and be made partakers of your heavenly treasure; sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever eats me will live because through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, of me. This is the bread that came down from heaven, not like that which your who is alive and reigns with you, ancestors ate, and they died. But the one who eats this bread will live forever.’ in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Post Communion Lord of all mercy, First Reading – Proverbs 9.1-6 we your faithful people have celebrated that one true sacrifice Wisdom has built her house, which takes away our sins and brings pardon and peace: she has hewn her seven pillars. by our communion keep us firm on the foundation of the gospel She has slaughtered her animals, she has mixed her wine, and preserve us from all sin; she has also set her table. through Jesus Christ our Lord. She has sent out her servant-girls, she calls from the highest places in the town, Please pray for: ‘You that are simple, turn in here!’  those who live in Motcombe Park, Sherborne Causeway, Shaftesbury Road To those without sense she says, and Blackmore Vale Park. ‘Come, eat of my bread  Seth Chaffey who will be baptised here next week, his parents, brother and drink of the wine I have mixed. Albert-Ray and his godparents Lay aside immaturity, and live,  healing and wholeness in body, mind and spirit for those who are suffering and walk in the way of insight.’ ill health.  all who have lost homes and livelihoods due to floods or fires Second Reading - Ephesians 5.15-20  those who mourn the loss of loved ones, especially Jemima, Ollie, Leo and Be careful then how you live, not as unwise people but as wise, making the all the family and friends of Sheila Arnold. most of the time, because the days are evil. So do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. Do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; Let us give thanks for: but be filled with the Spirit, as you sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs  our Sacristan team who launder the altar linen and set up the altar for among yourselves, singing and making melody to the Lord in your hearts, communion giving thanks to God the Father at all times and for everything in the name of  those who arrange flowers so beautifully in the church our Lord Jesus Christ. To whom shall I turn? If at any time you feel the need to talk or pray with Gospel - John 6.51-58 someone please telephone or email Revd Pam, Gill Waine or Ann Surtees, the I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats of this bread Lay Pastoral Assistants (LPAs), Gill or Liz, the church wardens. All contacts are will live forever; and the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my overleaf. flesh.’