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A Talk by the Rt Rev Nicholas Holtam, St.Martin's Church, on Thursday 13Th June at 7.00Pm Tickets £15 Thy Kingdom Come is the Archbishop’s worldwide call to prayer and takes place between Ascension day and Pentecost. In Harnham we will be using different daily foci for our prayers. We will use images, reflections, and prayers of the saints to enable our own listening and response to God. Day Time and Place Theme of the prayers Mon. 3rd June Noon prayers AS Sorry Tues. 4th June 9.15 morning prayers AS Offer Wed. 5th June 9.15 morning prayers SG Pray for 4.00pm prayers SG Help Thurs. 6th June 4.00pm prayers SG Adore Fri. 7th June Noon prayers AS Celebrate Sat. 8th June 10- 12 AS Prayer stations Silence Sun. 9th June Pentecost Holy Spirit A special celebration for Thy Kingdom Come Sunday 9th June Pentecost Sunday evening- 7.00-9.00pm, Salisbury Cathedral. The speaker will be Rachel Jordan-Wolf who is the National Mission and Evangelism Advisor to the Church of England. Worship this year will be led by a team of musicians drawn from local churches in Salisbury. Alongside the main beacon event there will be a special prayer and worship event for young people aged 11-18 within the Cathedral Close at Bishop Wordsworth’s School. You can book your free tickets for both events on EVENTBRITE. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/thy-kingdom-come-salisbury-cathedral- beacon-event-2019-tickets-60395190641 “What on earth is a Bishop of Salisbury for? Some lessons from history” A Talk by the Rt Rev Nicholas Holtam, St.Martin's Church, on Thursday 13th June at 7.00pm Tickets £15. Bookable in advance from David Moss at [email protected] The Culver Street Car Park is nearby – limited parking by church. Churches Together in Salisbury AGM Wednesday 19th June, 7.00pm for 7.30pm at St.Paul’s Church. Revd Becky Roberts 01722 333564 (Day off – Sat.) Parish Administrator: Linda Baker 07925 108856 or [email protected] Parish Website: www.harnhamparish.org.uk Seventh Sunday after Easter 2nd June 2019 Communion. All are invited. If you would prefer a prayer of blessing, please bring a book with you. If you would like to receive communion in your pew please let a sides-person know before we begin. Financial gifts to the church can be gift-aided! Please use the gift aid envelopes. There will be a collection during the offertory hymn towards the work of the Parish. 5% of this collection will support other Christian charities. COLLECT: O God, who has given us new life in Jesus Christ and welcomed us as disciples: Grant to us a passion for the ways of righteousness, that the world may see our good works and glorify you in heaven; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, One God, now and forever. AMEN. READINGS: Psalm 8: 1-9 (P503) Luke 15: 11-33 (P75) PILGRIM COURSE - THE BIBLE In June/ July there is an opportunity to learn more about the Bible in A PILGRIM COURSE. We will now meet on a Thursday afternoon between 3-4.30pm to explore the themes together. If you are interested please contact Revd Becky. [email protected]. or 01722 333564. What is the Bible? The Bible as Breath; The Bible as a stream of Living water; The Bible as a lamp; The Bible as a two edged sword; Daily Bread. Would you please PRAY for: ❖ The Rt Revds Nicholas Holtam (Salisbury), Karen Gorham (Sherborne) and Andrew Rumsey (Ramsbury) ❖ the Episcopal churches in South Sudan and Sudan especially the Rt. Rev. Isaac DhieuAter, Diocesan Bishop of Akot. ❖ La Iglesia Anglicana de Mexico, The Most Revd Francisco Moreno - Presiding Bishop of La Iglesia Anglicana de Mexico & Bishop of Northern Mexico ❖ all the parishes in the Marlborough Deanery. ❖ Salisbury and Bishopdown Baptist churches. ❖ all the retired clergy who assist us in this parish. ❖ those who live in Wrenscroft and Heronswood. ❖ those who are sick, and all who care for them especially Ann Baker, Marion Webb, Angela Mould, Laura Walker, Justin, Revd Brian Coleman, Pat Rycroft, John McGarry, Eithme Neame and Revd Simon Wilkinson. ❖ those who have died especially Muriel Laptain and Sybil Baker. A Thanksgiving service for the life of Murial Laptain will be at St. George’s on Saturday 8th June, 12 noon. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THANK YOU to everyone who has bought with them today a cake for the Sudan Garden Party today and/or a bottle for our Fete Day bottle stall. Thank you to all who have signed up to help with the fete on 15th June. We still need a couple of people to assist for an hour on the Bouncy Castle and to help with setting up the fete from 9am. If you can help in any way please contact Linda Baker. Revd Heather Leppard’s Licensing as Vicar of St. Mary’s. St.Mary’s Old Basing, near Basingstoke. Wednesday 26th June, 7:30pm. We are hoping to provide transport. If you would like to be included please contact Neil Turpin 01722 333564 during THIS coming week or sign up at the back of church TODAY. Once we have an idea of numbers we can decide whether we need a mini bus or coach and have an idea of the cost. TODAY 1.00 pm Tommy Barker’s christening at All Saints. 2.00pm Sudan Garden Party in South Canonry. MONDAY 3rd June 9.30am 3B’s in the Parish Hall. 12.00pm Lunchtime Prayers at All Saints - theme “Sorry.” TUESDAY 4th June 9.15am Morning Prayer at All Saints - theme “Offer”. 2.30pm Bible Study at 20 Middle Street. WEDNESDAY 5th June 9.15am Morning Prayer at St.George’s - theme “Pray for.” 9.30am St.George’s Toddlers in the Parish Hall. 2.00pm Interment of the late Mary Harper at St George’s. 4.00pm Afternoon Prayer at St.George’s - theme “Help.” THURSDAY 6th June 3.00-4.30pm Pilgrim Course in the Meeting Room 4.00pm Afternoon Prayer at St George’s - theme “Ador FRIDAY 7th June 12.00noon Lunchtime Prayers at All Saints – theme “Celebrate.” SATURDAY 8th June 10 – 12noon Coffee at All Saints including prayer stations on the theme “Silence.” 12 noon Thanksgiving service for the life of Murial Laptain. SUNDAY 9th June - Pentecost 8.00am Communion at All Saints. 9.30am Communion at St.George’s. 11.00am Communion at All Saints. 3.00pm Messy Church in the Parish Hall. 7.00pm Thy Kingdom Come celebration in the Cathedral. “An Evening with Charlotte Moreton” Charlotte is a local artist who combines sculpture and teaching with nature conservation work, based in Salisbury. The talk will take place on Tuesday 9th July in the Parish Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets are £5 and are available from the Parish Office. Psalm 8: verses 1-9 O LORD, our Sovereign, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens. 2 Out of the mouths of babes and infants you have founded a bulwark because of your foes, to silence the enemy and the avenger. 3 When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars that you have established; 4 what are human beings that you are mindful of them, mortals[a] that you care for them? 5 Yet you have made them a little lower than God,[b] and crowned them with glory and honor. 6 You have given them dominion over the works of your hands; you have put all things under their feet, 7 all sheep and oxen, and also the beasts of the field, 8 the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, whatever passes along the paths of the seas. 9 O LORD, our Sovereign, how majestic is your name in all the earth! .
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