Holy Week and Easter 2021

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Palm Sunday 4.00pm - A Special Palm Sunday on Zoom 28th March for the young and the young at heart. You will need some Hot Cross Buns, some A4 Paper, scissors and sellotape and be prepared to play some games, specially adapted for Zoom.

Holy Week

Monday 9.00am - Morning Prayer on Zoom 29th March 7.30pm - Compline on Zoom

Tuesday 9.00am - Morning Prayer on Zoom 30th March 7.30pm - Night Prayer with Taizé music on Zoom

Wednesday 9.00am - Morning Prayer on Zoom 31st March 7.30pm - Compline on Zoom

Maundy 9.00am - Morning Prayer on Zoom Thursday 7.00pm - Agape Meal on Zoom. We will join together (virtually) for a simple 1st April supper (Soup and Bread, followed by a simple desert and ending with Tea or Coffee). During the meal, the Eucharist will be celebrated and the events of that frst Maundy Thursday will be recalled. Further details will be sent by email after Palm Sunday. Everyone welcome.

Good Friday 9.00am - Morning Prayer on Zoom 2nd April 12.00 - Prayers in St Lawrence’s Churchyard led by Peter West 2.00pm - An Hour at the Cross - St Mary the Virgin (Please contact Robert Eadie if you wish to attend) 2.00pm - An Hour at the Cross on Zoom 7.30pm - Good Friday Meditation on Zoom

Easter Day 11.00am - Easter Service on Zoom 4th April also (Please contact church representative to attend) 08.45am- Eucharist - St Lawrence, 10.00am Eucharist - St Mary the Virgin, Podington 10.00am Eucharist - St Mary the Virgin, Stevington 11.15am Holy Communion - Harrold United Reformed Church 11.15am Eucharist - All Saints’, Odell Team Ministry

St Lawrence, Wymington + St Mary the Virgin, Podington + All Saints’, Odell + Harrold United Reformed Church + St Peter’s, Harrold + St Mary the Virgin, Carlton + All Saints’, Turvey + St Mary the Virgin, Stevington

Sunday - 28th March 2021 Zoom Login Details Palm Sunday For Sunday Service, Morning Prayer, Lent services and Lent groups online: 11.00 Team Eucharist on Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83596730805 (Login details opposite) pwd=WDkyMldyQ2l2em8yWHZkY014cFFpZz09 also Meeting ID: 835 9673 0805 09.30 Eucharist - St Lawrence, Wymington Passcode: 112233 09.30 Morning Prayer - St Mary the Virgin, Stevington 11.00 Eucharist - St Mary the Virgin, Podington 11.00 Eucharist - All Saints’, Odell (Please contact your representative if you wish to Church Diary for Holy Week attend. Details on Page 4)

4.00pm - Palm Sunday Family Celebration (See Please see Page 1 for all events. page 3 for more details)

For Holy Week and Easter Services, see page 1

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Readings for Easter Sunday: Acts 10:34-43 John 20:1-18 or Mark 16:1-8

Rest in Peace

Elinor Morton (Harrold)

The clergy can be contacted as follows: Email: [email protected] Tel: Rev Jacqueline and Rev Peter 01234 720262 Rev Lynne 01234 881654

Church Notices for next week’s Pew sheet Please send by Thursday Midday to: [email protected] Readings for Sunday 28th March 2021 Palm Sunday

Collect Gospel - Mark 11:1-11 True and humble king, hailed by the crowd as Messiah: Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark grant us the faith to know you and love you, Glory to you, O Lord. that we may be found beside you 11 When they were approaching Jerusalem, at on the way of the cross, Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, he which is the path of glory. sent two of his disciples 2 and said to them, ‘Go into First Reading - Isaiah 50:4-9a the village ahead of you, and immediately as you enter it, you will find tied there a colt that has never 4 The Lord God has given me the tongue of a teacher, been ridden; untie it and bring it. 3 If anyone says to that I may know how to sustain the weary with a you, “Why are you doing this?” just say this, “The word. Lord needs it and will send it back here immediately.” Morning by morning he wakens— wakens my ear ’ 4 They went away and found a colt tied near a door, to listen as those who are taught. outside in the street. As they were untying it, 5 some 5 The Lord God has opened my ear, and I was not of the bystanders said to them, ‘What are you doing, rebellious, I did not turn backwards. untying the colt?’ 6 They told them what Jesus had 6 I gave my back to those who struck me, said; and they allowed them to take it. 7 Then they and my cheeks to those who pulled out the beard; brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks on it; I did not hide my face rom insult and spitting. and he sat on it. 8 Many people spread their cloaks on 7 The Lord God helps me; therefore I have not been the road, and others spread leafy branches that they disgraced; therefore I have set my face like flint, had cut in the fields. 9 Then those who went ahead and I know that I shall not be put to shame; and those who followed were shouting, 8 he who vindicates me is near. Who will contend ‘Hosanna! with me? Let us stand up together. Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Who are my adversaries? Let them confront me. Lord! 9 It is the Lord God who helps me; who will declare 10 Blessed is the coming kingdom of our ancestor me guilty? All of them will wear out like a garment; David! the moth will eat them up. Hosanna in the highest heaven!’ This is the word of the Lord. 11 Then he entered Jerusalem and went into the Thanks be to God. temple; and when he had looked around at everything, as it was already late, he went out to Epistle - Philippians 2:5-11 Bethany with the twelve. 5 Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus, 6 who, though he was in the form of God, This is the Gospel of the Lord did not regard equality with God as something to Praise to you, O Christ. be exploited, 7 but emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, being born in human likeness. And being found in human form, 8 he humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death Post Communion — even death on a cross. Lord Jesus Christ, 9 Therefore God also highly exalted him and gave you humbled yourself in taking the form of a servant, him the name that is above every name, 10 so that and in obedience died on the cross for our salvation: at the name of Jesus every knee should bend, give us the mind to follow you in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and to proclaim you as Lord and King, 11 and every tongue should confess that Jesus to the glory of God the Father. Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Sunday Services - Attendance in your Church Building

Please ensure that you contact your representative beforehand.

Please wear warm clothes to all services as doors must be kept open to allow for ventilation.

Everyone who attends services is asked to observe the following:

1. Telephone or email your representative in the week beforehand. Details of your attendance will be kept for 21 days in case of the need to Track and Trace.

2. Arrive Early. Everyone will need to use hand sanitizer or soap so please allow plenty of time for this.

3. Please follow directions on where to sit in church. The sides people will direct everyone as they enter. Also, leaving the building will need to be controlled, so please follow directions of sidespeople at the end of the service.

4. Unless you have a medical condition which makes you exempt, you are required to wear a face covering in church. Please consider the safety and well being of others and remember to bring one.

5. Please do not attend if you have any of the symptoms of Covid 19

Representatives for each church are as follows:

St Lawrence’s Wymington Colin Bramley-Robins 07902 038491 [email protected] St Mary the Virgin, Podington Pauline Cameron 01933 359533 [email protected] All Saints’ Odell Jill Cheadle 01234 720261 [email protected] St Peter’s Harrold Duncan Gray 01234 720882 [email protected] Harrold United Reformed Church Margaret Christopher 01234 720265 [email protected] St Mary’s Carlton Martin Stocker 01234 720909 [email protected] St Mary’s Stevington Robert Eadie 01234 826198 [email protected] All Saints’, Turvey Cindy Woods 01234 888849 [email protected] St Mary the Virgin, Stevington UNICEF UK… St Mary’s Stevington is open for personal prayer are working with the World Every Day 10am-4pm. Welcome to all. Health Organisation to distribute Please observe the measures in place Vaccines to the poorest people in for your health and safety. the world through the COVAX Programme. You can read about St Mary the Virgin, Podington it by following this link:

The PCC have made the decision to https://www.unicef.org/coronavirus/covax Suspend Public Worship and have also made the decision that the Church building Your two vaccines, depending on which kind will not be open for Private Prayer until further notice you had) might be worth between £4 and £30 plus the time and expertise needed to administer it. If you could have afforded to buy it for yourself, please help UNICEF support the delivery of vaccines to people who won’t get it on the NHS. By donating the money you are twinning your jab.

Donations can be made here: https://justgiving.com/fundraising/ The following churches have set up online giving rowanpatterson provision which means that you are able to make one off donations to your church at the click of a button. Here are the links: St Mary the Virgin, Stevington https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/7776/ St Peter’s Harrold https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/20038/ St Mary’s Carlton https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/7757/

Support the A&E Art Bedford Foodbank volunteers work with partners to Sale - March 2021 provide a minimum of three days emergency food and support to people in crisis. All food given out by Motivated by the national call to arms by Captain Tom, foodbanks is donated. 1,738 people, 623 of them Odell's very own Georgina Harrison (Odell)is inspired to help fundraise for Bedford Hospital by auctioning some of children, were fed by the foodbank in January and her own excellent personal art work. Educated at The February this year, a 30% increase from the same Central School of Art (now Central St Martins) in furniture period last year. and interior design, Georgina travelled and gained experience in Europe and worked on Margot Fonteyn's In Turvey, there is a donaton box in the open porch of house and the Royal Court Theatre in London. Wherever 7, The Green (Rosemary and Paul Gentry), which is just she travelled, a sketch book was always on hand with art being her passion as can be readily seen in this excellent of the High Street near the zebra crossing. There is sale of her works on behalf of the charity. Georgina also a donaton box at The Central Stores (John’s shop) particularly wants to support our new A&E Appeal to in the High Street. provide a new Paediatric A&E area and to install a state- of-the-art CT Scanner within our A&E department. Please Items that are urgently required by Bedford Food Bank support Georgina and the charity by bidding generously! this week include bars of soap, shower gel, razors,

Click here to view the paintings: https:// shaving foam, deodorant (male/female/universal), pot www.peoplesfundraising.com/auction/art-sale-for-Bedford- porridge (instant), pot noodles, small jars of cofee, a-and-e-appeal tnned vegetarian meals, tnned chicken (small), tnned meat, microwave rice 250g, tnned fruit, tnned carrots, and longlife sponge pudding.

Thank you. Knit and Natter The Knit and natter group have been hard at work and here is the result of their labours.Throws for a charity working with victims of domestic violence and hats for a Homeless project in Hull. Lord Jesus Christ, you taught us to love our neighbour, and to care for those in need as if we were caring for you. In this time of anxiety, give us strength to comfort the fearful, to tend the sick, and to assure the isolated of our love, and your love, for your name’s sake. Amen.

God of compassion, be close to those who are ill, afraid or in isolation. In their loneliness, be their consolation; in their anxiety, be their hope; in their darkness, be their light; through him who suffered alone on the cross, but reigns with you in glory, Jesus Christ our Lord. For the Christian community Amen. We are not people of fear: we are people of courage. For those who are ill We are not people who protect our own safety: we are people who protect our neighbours’ Merciful God, safety. we entrust to your tender care We are not people of greed: those who are ill or in pain, we are people of generosity. knowing that whenever danger threatens We are your people God, your everlasting arms giving and loving, are there to hold them safe. wherever we are, Comfort and heal them, whatever it costs and restore them to health and strength; For as long as it takes through Jesus Christ our Lord. wherever you call us. Amen. Barbara Glasson For hospital staff and President of the Methodist Conference medical researchers Gracious God, give skill, sympathy and resilience to all who are caring for the sick, Personal prayers and your wisdom to those searching for a cure. Strengthen them with your Spirit, Lord Jesus Christ, you said to your disciples, that through their work ‘I am with you always’. many will be restored to health; Be with me today, as I offer myself to you. through Jesus Christ our Lord. Hear my prayers for others and for myself, Amen. and keep me in your care. From one who is ill or isolated O God, Christ be with me, Christ within me, help me to trust you, Christ behind me, Christ before me, help me to know that you are with me, Christ beside me, Christ to win me, help me to believe Christ to comfort and restore me. that nothing can separate me Christ beneath me, Christ above me, from your love Christ in quiet, Christ in danger, revealed in Jesus Christ our Lord. Christ in hearts of all that love me, Amen. Christ in mouth of friend and stranger. from St Patrick’s Breastplate