The Minster Church of SUNDERLAND MINSTER St. Michael and All Angels Tel: 0191 5654066 Fax: 0191 5671002 E-mail [email protected] & St. Benedict Biscop All Saints’ Sunday th Whistle Down the Wind Tuesday 6 4th NOVEMBER 2012 Call for Front of House Volunteers 9.00am Morning Prayer Welcome to all visitors. Music in the Minster is currently looking 10.00am Minster Minstrels Please introduce yourself during tea & coffee after the 10.00am Sunday Eucharist. DURHAM DIOCESE for Front of House Volunteers to help 2.00pm Music Appreciation support the performances. The Front of (Lounge) House staff will work with the Project 6.00pm Rainbows COLLECT Prayer POST COMMUNION Prayer Manager to ensure the smooth running of 7.30pm Minster Friendship Group Almighty God, you have knit together God, the source of all holiness and giver the performances for audience members your elect in one communion and of all good things: may we who have Wednesday 7th and guests. fellowship in the mystical body of your shared at this table as strangers and 9.00am Morning Prayer If you are interested in volunteering Son Christ our Lord: grant us grace so to pilgrims here on earth be welcomed with 10.00am Eucharist (Bede Chapel) please contact Louise on 0797 664 8867 or follow your blessed saints in all virtuous all your saints to the heavenly feast on 11.00am Launch of email [email protected]. and godly living that we may come to the day of your kingdom; through Jesus ‘One for the Basket’ those inexpressible joys that you have Christ our Lord. Amen READINGS & ROTAS for 12.00pm Ecumenical Bible Study prepared for those who truly love you; Remembrance Sunday (Page 714) (Lounge) 4.00pm All Souls’ Memorial Service through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, Third Sunday before Advent 7.30pm University Big Band & Choir 7.00pm Fresh Expressions Drop-in th who is alive and reigns with you, in the Sunday 11 November Thursday 8th unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and Jonah 3.1-5,10 7.30pm Youth Bible Study 9.00am Morning Prayer for ever. Amen Hebrews 9.24-28 INTERCESSIONS 10.15am Funeral of Richard Hunter Mark 1.14-20 HYMNS 474 391 232 501 227 12.15pm Eucharist (Bede Chapel) Prayers are asked for: Mary Reynolds, Duty Rota 10am Service 7.00pm Choir Practice Lucy Allen, Elizabeth Robinson, Evelyn President & Preacher (Vestry & Church) ANTHEM Gaelic Blessing: Rutter Hazlett, Mary Haynes, Simon Robson, Revd Martin Anderson Deep peace of the running wave to you, Irene Bull, Jordan Sweeney, Rachel Friday 9th Reader Stewards Deep peace of the flowing air to you, Hutchinson, Winnie Taylor, Edward 9.00am Morning Prayer Mary Williamson Rita Baxter Deep peace of the quiet earth to you, Watson, Ken Jones, Julie Black, Julie 1.15pm Lunchtime Prayer Deep peace of the shining stars to you, Fred Godfrey Gillian Walker Swaidan, Peter Nicholson, Linda Offertory Administrants Saturday 10th Deep peace of the gentle night to you, Nicholson, Christine Dalzel, Tom Gillian Lathan Elaine Lawson Music in the Minster Rehearsal Moon and stars Turnbull, Paul Mills, Lorraine Anderson, Jill Watson Gemma Rodgerson 7.00pm Bible Study pour their healing light on you, Marie Kirby, Will Wright, Jamie Coulson, Deep peace of Christ, Matthew Brown. Intercessions Coffee th Alison Anderson Marina Carruthers Remembrance Sunday 11 November the light of the world to you (Choir at War Memorial) Deep peace of Christ to you. RIP Ian Curry, Billy Howe, Irene Mason, Carole Pattison Ray Adams, Richard Hunter. 8.00am Eucharist (Canon Sheila) Diary for this Week 10.00am Sung Eucharist and Monday 5th Act of Remembrance This week’s Psalm & New Testament Reading Planner — to assist you in daily prayer... 9.00am Morning Prayer 7.00pm Taizé Service Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 9.30am Staff Meeting Fresh Expressions Drop-In 1.15pm Lunchtime Prayer 7.30pm Youth Group Social 4.45pm University Choir Practice Psalm Psalm Psalm Psalm Psalm Psalm 7.30pm Bellringing Practice 131 22 22-27 27 1-5 105 1-7 122 112 Luke Luke Luke Luke Luke Luke Copies of hymns Gluten free wafers are available on request 14 12-14 14 15-24 14 25-33 15 1-10 16 1-8 16 9-15 at the Minster. Please let a member of the available in Braille. clergy know before the service begins. Please ask stewards. Readings for All Saints’ Day (Page 706)

Wisdom 3.1-9 NOTICES THIS WEEK But the souls of the righteous are in the John 11.32-44 Sunday School Nativity hand of God, and no torment will ever touch When Mary came where Jesus was and All Souls’ Memorial Service A reminder that we were planning to them. In the eyes of the foolish they seemed saw him, she knelt at his feet and said This afternoon there will be an All Souls’ rehearse Nativity on dates as follows at to him, ‘Lord, if you had been here, my Memorial Service at 4pm. the Minster:- to have died, and their departure was thought to be a disaster, and their going brother would not have died.’ When Minster Shop Sunday 25th November 10-11am - during Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews from us to be their destruction; but they are The Minster Shop will be open TODAY Sung Eucharist (in Sunday School) who came with her also weeping, he at peace. For though in the sight of others after 10.00am service. Sunday 2nd December 10-11am -during they were punished, their hope is full of was greatly disturbed in spirit and Sung Eucharist (in Sunday School) immortality. Having been disciplined a little, deeply moved. He said, ‘Where have Bible Study Sunday 9th December 11.30-12.30 - Dress they will receive great good, because God you laid him?’ They said to him, ‘Lord, Bible Study – with Rev Okwunna Nwogu. Rehearsal after Sung Eucharist come and see.’ Jesus began to weep. Saturdays at 7pm in the Minster. Saturday 15th Dec 10.00-11.00am - Final tested them and found them worthy of himself; like gold in the furnace he tried So the Jews said, ‘See how he loved UPCOMING EVENTS Dress Rehearsal them, and like a sacrificial burnt-offering he him!’ But some of them said, ‘Could not Sunday 16th December - Minster "Wriggly he who opened the eyes of the blind Anticipating Advent … in Prayer Nativity" during 10am service!! accepted them. In the time of their Starting on Sunday 18th November we visitation they will shine forth, and will run man have kept this man from dying?’ Wings for Worship will be Anticipating Advent with study like sparks through the stubble. They will Then Jesus, again greatly disturbed, groups, themed services and more— On the second Monday of the month - govern nations and rule over peoples, and came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a Please see separate sheet or ask Canon beginning the 12th November - the Lord will reign over them for ever. Those stone was lying against it. Jesus said, Sheila for details. Wearmouth Deanery will be hosting the who trust in him will understand truth, and ‘Take away the stone.’ Martha, the five workshop series of "Wings for the faithful will abide with him in love, sister of the dead man, said to him, BBC Studios Newcastle Worship - Developing Lay Confidence". because grace and mercy are upon his holy ‘Lord, already there is a stench because Sandra Thurlbeck is organising a trip to This really excellent series of workshops ones, and he watches over his elect. he has been dead for four days.’ Jesus the BBC Studios in Newcastle. The has been running across the Diocese for a

Revelation 21.1-6a said to her, ‘Did I not tell you that if provisional dates are either of the last 2 couple of years with the purpose of Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; you believed, you would see the glory Tuesday afternoons in November. The encouraging and equipping lay people in for the first heaven and the first earth had of God?’ So they took away the stone. cost will be around £17.00 with a non the leading of worship at various levels - passed away, and the sea was no more. And And Jesus looked upwards and said, returnable deposit of £7.00 paid at the from building confidence and abilities in I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, ‘Father, I thank you for having heard time of booking. If you are interested, Scripture reading, intercessions, etc.. coming down out of heaven from God, me. I knew that you always hear me, please see Sandra. Fliers with further information are but I have said this for the sake of the available. prepared as a bride adorned for her Minster Autumn Fayre crowd standing here, so that they may husband. And I heard a loud voice from the The Autumn Fayre is on Saturday 24th Minster History Group believe that you sent me.’ When he had throne saying, November 10.00am. Raffle Tickets for Sandra Thurlbeck and Ken Carruthers are said this, he cried with a loud voice, the prize draw are now available from hoping to form a group to look at the ‘See, the home of God is among mortals. He ‘Lazarus, come out!’ The dead man Hilda Cawthorne. Please take some books history of the church with a view to will dwell with them; they will be his came out, his hands and feet bound to sell and if you can help in anyway updating the records and publications. peoples, and God himself will be with them; with strips of cloth, and his face please have a word with Elaine Lawson If anyone is interested, please contact he will wipe every tear from their eyes. wrapped in a cloth. Jesus said to them, or sign up on the list in church. Ken or Sandra Death will be no more; mourning and crying ‘Unbind him, and let him go.’ and pain will be no more, for the first Children’s Society Whistle Down the Wind things have passed away.’ Tickets for the evening performances are The Children’s Society Christmas Card And the one who was seated on the throne Catalogue is available on the table by now sold out. A few tickets for an extra matinee performance at 3.00pm on said, ‘See, I am making all things new.’ Also the South Door. Please give your order to he said, ‘Write this, for these words are Sandra Thurlbeck or the Minster Office. Saturday 17th November are available trustworthy and true.’ Then he said to me, from the Minster Office.

‘It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end.