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Next Week’s worship – 22nd July 2012 St Mary Magdalene TETBURY PARISH CHURCH 8.00am: Holy Communion Sixth Sunday after Trinity 15th July 2012 9.30am: Parish Eucharist Welcome to all visitors and those new to the Church. Please make Readings: Song of Solomon 3.1-4; 2 Corinthians 5.14-17; yourselves known to us. Coffee will be served at the front after the John 20.1-2,11-18 9.30am service. Join us if you can. 6.00pm: Evening Prayer There is a loop system for the hard of hearing, and large print copies of This week’s Diary commencing 16th July 2012 the service and the hymn book are available from the sidesmen. Monday: 9.45am Leavers Service in Tetbury Church 12.00pm Funeral of Iris Moulder in Tetbury Church All are invited to come to the altar at the time of Communion. Members 3.00pm Wedding Rehearsal in Lasborough Church of other churches who would receive at their own church are welcome to Tuesday: 10.30am Funeral of Ronald Stanley at Westerleigh do so here. If receiving communion is not appropriate, please come up Crematorium 2.30pm Mothers’ Union meeting at Dolphins Hall to receive a blessing (it helps us if you bring a service book to indicate if 7.30pm Tetbury PCC meet in Primary School you would prefer to receive a blessing). If you would like Communion Wednesday: 9.30am Holy Communion in Tetbury Church brought to you please tell one of the sidesmen. 4.00pm Wedding Rehearsal in Long Newnton Church Worship Today 7.00pm Leavers Evening at Primary School 8.00am: Holy Communion Thursday: 4.00pm Diocesan Central Services Review Group 9.30am: Parish Eucharist meeting in Gloucester Hymns: 496, 607 (omit v5), 541, 450 Friday: 11.00am Wedding of Gary Parsons and Lilian Anthem: Holy Spirit, truth divine – Carter Rawlings in Lasborough Church 6.00pm: Evening Prayer 11.00am Short Service of Welcome for the Most Reverend Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury at the start of his pastoral visit Collect to the Diocese of Gloucester in Cirencester Merciful God, you have prepared for those who love you such good Parish Church things as pass our understanding: pour into our hearts such love toward 2.00pm Funeral of Ron Mulcock at Shipton Moyne you that we, loving you in all things and above all things, may obtain Church your promises, which exceed all that we can desire; through Jesus Christ Saturday: 2.00pm Wedding of Timothy Gazzard and Tulsi our Lord. Patel in Tetbury Church 3.30pm Wedding of Andrew Wareham and Julie Noon in Long Newnton Church Post Communion Prayer Rector’s Day off: Friday; Curate – away on placement Prayer List (Please pray daily for the sick and departed) God of our pilgrimage, you have led us to the living water: refresh and Monday: Clive, Denise, Victoria sustain us as we go forward on our journey, in the name of Jesus Christ Tuesday: Elsie, Ian, Jeanmarie, Irene our Lord. Wednesday: Bianca, Elisa, Nathan, Grahame Thursday: John and family, Jillian Friday: Jamie, Y and K families Departed: Edith Hodges, Iris Moulder, Ronald Stanley, Ron Mulcock

Praying for the Town: Magdalen Road Notices ARCHBISHOP’S VISIT TO GLOUCESTER DIOCESE

Mothers’ Union – will meet this week on Tuesday 17th July at 2:30pm in Share the light at Gloucester Cathedral 12 noon – 5pm the Dolphins Hall for our A.G.M. followed by a Summer Holiday Quiz This is a huge event, organised for everyone, at every age to enjoy and afternoon tea. worship, sports, activities, bouncy castles, crafts and be involved in question and answer sessions with the Archbishop. So whether you are We need a new Foundation Governor at the Church Primary School. one or a 100 there will be something for you. At 2.30pm the Eucharist Might you be interested? It makes a real contribution to the life of the will start which will involve two Question and Answer sessions with the town. Grandparents are welcome as well as parents and those without Archbishop. A more detailed programme for the worship at which children - a range of talents and experience are needed to make the Archbishop Rowan is presiding is below and all the activities on offer Governing body work well. If you are interested please approach John will be available throughout the afternoon. Wright. 12 noon Arrive, enjoy a picnic in the Cathedral grounds and take part in We will be holding a Confirmation course in the autumn with the over 50 activities planned for the day Confirmation Service at Shipton Moyne on the evening of Sunday 25th 14.30 Worship begins in Cathedral November. If you might be interested, whether child or adult, please 14.50 Question and answer session with children and families speak to the Rector. 15.25 Question and answer session with adults Lesley Hewish our Curate will be off from 9th July to 3rd September 16.05 Liturgy continues with hymn and Eucharistic prayer on “placement” as Assistant Chaplain at Eastwood Park Women’s Prison.

The Friend’s of St Marys’ Day raised the fantastic sum of £362.25. Thank you to everyone involved for their effort in achieving this tremendous result. Rector: Revd Canon John Wright, The Vicarage, 6 The Green, There’s new colour in the Churchyard now that the bedding plants have Tetbury, GL8 8DN. Tel: (01666) 502333; Fax: (01666) 500893 appeared. Remember to take a look at the “Vicar’s bed” under the east e-mail: [email protected] window and the wedding cake tree. Curate: Revd Lesley Hewish, The Bungalow, Lower House Lane, North Nibley, Dursley, GL11 6DN Tel: 0787 677 5290 e-mail: [email protected]

Parish Administrator, Diana Sharp, All items for inclusion in the Sunday news-sheets should be sent by Thursday 8.30am at the latest. Tel: 01666 500088; email: [email protected]

Church web-site: www.tetburychurch.co.uk

Parish Office - The Parish Office opening hours are; Tuesday & Wednesday 9.30-12.30 and Thursday 8.30-1.30pm. SUNDAY 15th July 2012 world to be holy and blameless before him in love. He destined us for adoption as his children through Jesus Christ, according to the Sixth Sunday after Trinity good pleasure of his will, to the praise of his glorious grace that he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved. In him we have redemption Old Testament Reading 2 Samuel 6.1- through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses according to 5,12b-19 the riches of his grace that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and insight he has made known to us the mystery of his will, according David again gathered all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand. to his good pleasure that he set forth in Christ, as a plan for the David and all the people with him set out and went from Baale- fullness of time, to gather up all things in Christ, things in heaven judah, to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the and things on earth. In Christ we have also obtained an name of the LORD of hosts who is enthroned on the cherubim. inheritance, having been destined according to the purpose of him They carried the ark of God on a new cart, and brought it out of who accomplishes all things according to his counsel and will, so the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill. Uzzah and Ahio, the that we, who were the first to set our hope on Christ, might live for sons of Abinadab, were driving the new cart with the ark of God; the praise of his glory. In him you also, when you had heard the and Ahio went in front of the ark. David and all the house of Israel word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and had believed in were dancing before the LORD with all their might, with songs and him, were marked with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit; this is lyres and harps and tambourines and castanets and cymbals. So the pledge of our inheritance towards redemption as God’s own David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of people to the praise of his glory. Obed-edom to the city of David with rejoicing; and when those who bore the ark of the LORD had gone six paces, he sacrificed Gospel an ox and a fatling. David danced before the LORD with all his might; David was girded with a linen ephod. So David and all the Mark 6.14-29 house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouting, and King Herod heard of the healings and other miracles, for Jesus’ with the sound of the trumpet. As the ark of the LORD came into name had become known. Some were saying, ‘John the baptizer the city of David, Michal daughter of Saul looked out of the has been raised from the dead; and for this reason these powers window, and saw King David leaping and dancing before the are at work in him.’ But others said, ‘It is Elijah.’ And others said, LORD; and she despised him in her heart. They brought in the ark ‘It is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.’ But when Herod of the LORD, and set it in its place, inside the tent that David had heard of it, he said, ‘John, whom I beheaded, has been raised.’ pitched for it; and David offered burnt offerings and offerings of For Herod himself had sent men who arrested John, bound him, well-being before the LORD. When David had finished offering the and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s burnt offerings and the offerings of well-being, he blessed the wife, because Herod had married her. For John had been telling people in the name of the LORD of hosts, and distributed food Herod, ‘It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.’ And among all the people, the whole multitude of Israel, both men and Herodias had a grudge against him, and wanted to kill him. But women, to each a cake of bread, a portion of meat, and a cake of she could not, for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a raisins. Then all the people went back to their homes. righteous and holy man, and he protected him. When he heard him, he was greatly perplexed; and yet he liked to listen to him. New Testament Reading But an opportunity came when Herod on his birthday gave a Ephesians 1.3-14 banquet for his courtiers and officers and for the leaders of Galilee. When his daughter Herodias came in and danced, she Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has pleased Herod and his guests; and the king said to the girl, ‘Ask blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly me for whatever you wish, and I will give it.’ And he solemnly places, just as he chose us in Christ before the foundation of the swore to her, ‘Whatever you ask me, I will give you, even half of my kingdom.’ She went out and said to her mother, ‘What should I ask for?’ She replied, ‘The head of John the Baptist.’ Immediately she rushed back to the king and requested, ‘I want you to give me at once the head of John the Baptizer on a platter.’ The king was deeply grieved; yet out of regard for his oaths and for the guests, he did not want to refuse her. Immediately the king sent a soldier of the guard with orders to bring John’s head. He went and beheaded him in the prison, brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the girl. Then the girl gave it to her mother. When his disciples heard about it, they came and took his body, and laid it in a tomb.