Parish of St. Michael and All Angels, Felton

th 11 July 2021 Sixth Sunday after Trinity

Today, we are delighted to welcome Reverend Catherine Askew to lead the 8am service of Holy Communion in church.

The 11am service of Morning Worship is led by Liz Rowark. The preacher is Alistair Turner who will continue our Summer Season of Psalms by considering psalm 88.

Covid-19 precautions will remain in place with social distancing, masks to be worn, hand sanitizer available and a track & trace record maintained, allowing us to meet together again in church for both services.

On-line Service

Now that we are back in church for the 11.00 am service, the format of our on-line service has changed. We are recording the sermon of each preacher every Sunday and this recording is then put together with a hymn/song, bible reading and prayers and edited before being released onto our YouTube channel. This does take skill and time but will be posted by Monday at the latest. Now, as soon as it is uploaded, the on-line service will be available via St Michael’s web site using the link http://www.stmichaelsfelton.co.uk/online-services/

Junior Church – Change of Beach! Alnmouth

A reminder that the last get-together of the school year is today at 3:30pm but the venue has changed to Alnmouth Beach. Don’t forget to bring your buckets, spades, swimwear, picnic tea and drinks! If you need a lift organised or further information, please contact Julia Butlin on 01670 783452.

North Northumberland Spirituality Network – Living in Love and Faith Event

NNSN invites you to a Zoom meeting on Tuesday July 20th 6.30-7.30pm for a conversation with the Rt. Reverend Dr. Nicholas Chamberlain, Bishop of Grantham, on his experience as a member of the Pastoral Advisory Group of the Church of England in relation to the Living in Love and Faith project created by the General Synod in 2017. If you would like to join this event please contact Reverend Lyn Phillips for a link: [email protected]

Notices If you wish any information put in the pew sheet, please email [email protected] (Dave Archbold) or [email protected] by Tuesday afternoon.

Church Wardens: David Archbold 01670 787687 Elizabeth Scurfield 01665 604956 [email protected] [email protected] If you would like this pew sheet emailed to you each week (in PDF format), please email [email protected] to be included in distribution list

Church Services next week (7th Sunday after Trinity):

Sunday 8am Holy Communion Right Reverend Mark Wroe, Bishop of Berwick 11am Holy Communion Right Reverend Mark Wroe, Bishop of Berwick An on-line service will be available later via access link: http://www.stmichaelsfelton.co.uk/online-services/

at St Michael’s Felton Thursday 5.00 p.m. No Service

11th July 2021 17 All day long they surround me like a flood; Sixth Sunday after Trinity they have completely engulfed me. 18 You have taken from me friend and neighbor— darkness is my closest friend. Collect

Creator God, Gospel Mark 6.14-29 you made us all in your image: may we discern you in all that we see, King Herod heard of it, for Jesus’ name had and serve you in all that we do; become known. Some were saying, ‘John the through Jesus Christ our Lord. baptizer has been raised from the dead; and for this reason these powers are at work in him.’ But others said, ‘It is Elijah.’ And others said, ‘It is a First Reading Psalm 88 prophet, like one of the prophets of old.’ But when (Prayer for help in Despondency) Herod heard of it, he said, ‘John, whom I (New International Version) beheaded, has been raised.’ For Herod himself had sent men who arrested John, bound him, and 1 LORD, you are the God who saves me; put him in prison on account of Herodias, his day and night I cry out to you. brother Philip’s wife, because Herod had married 2 May my prayer come before you; her. For John had been telling Herod, ‘It is not turn your ear to my cry. lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.’ And 3 I am overwhelmed with troubles Herodias had a grudge against him, and wanted to and my life draws near to death. kill him. But she could not, for Herod feared John, 4 I am counted among those who go down to knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and the pit; he protected him. When he heard him, he was I am like one without strength. greatly perplexed; and yet he liked to listen to him. 5 I am set apart with the dead, But an opportunity came when Herod on his like the slain who lie in the grave, birthday gave a banquet for his courtiers and whom you remember no more, officers and for the leaders of Galilee. When the who are cut off from your care. daughter of Herodias came in and danced, she 6 You have put me in the lowest pit, pleased Herod and his guests; and the king said to in the darkest depths. the girl, ‘Ask me for whatever you wish, and I will 7 Your wrath lies heavily on me; give it.’ And he solemnly swore to her, ‘Whatever you have overwhelmed me with all your waves. you ask me, I will give you, even half of my 8 You have taken from me my closest friends kingdom.’ She went out and said to her mother, and have made me repulsive to them. ‘What should I ask for?’ She replied, ‘The head of I am confined and cannot escape; John the baptizer.’ Immediately she rushed back to 9 my eyes are dim with grief. the king and requested, ‘I want you to give me at I call to you, LORD, every day; once the head of John the Baptist on a platter.’ The I spread out my hands to you. king was deeply grieved; yet out of regard for his 10 Do you show your wonders to the dead? oaths and for the guests, he did not want to refuse Do their spirits rise up and praise you? her. Immediately the king sent a soldier of the 11 Is your love declared in the grave, guard with orders to bring John’s head. He went your faithfulness in Destruction? and beheaded him in the prison, brought his head 12 Are your wonders known in the place on a platter, and gave it to the girl. Then the girl of darkness, gave it to her mother. When his disciples heard or your righteous deeds in the land of oblivion? about it, they came and took his body, and laid it in 13 But I cry to you for help, LORD; a tomb. in the morning my prayer comes before you. 14 Why, LORD, do you reject me Post Communion and hide your face from me? 15 From my youth I have suffered and been close God of our pilgrimage, you have led us to the to death; living water: I have borne your terrors and am in despair. refresh and sustain us as we go forward on our 16 Your wrath has swept over me; journey, your terrors have destroyed me. in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.