The Minster Church of SUNDERLAND MINSTER St. Michael and All Angels Tel: 0191 5654066 Fax: 0191 5671002 E-mail [email protected] & St. Benedict Biscop Remembrance Sunday th READINGS & ROTAS for Wednesday 14 11th NOVEMBER 2012 Second Sunday before Advent (Page 717) 9.00am Morning Prayer Welcome to all visitors. Sunday 18th November 10.00am Eucharist (Bede Chapel) Please introduce yourself during tea & coffee after the 10.00am Sunday Eucharist. DURHAM DIOCESE Daniel 12.1-3 12.00pm Ecumenical Bible Study Hebrews 10.11-25 (Lounge) COLLECT Prayer INTERCESSIONS Mark 13.1-8 1.30pm Visit of Diamond Hall Juniors Year 3 Almighty Father, whose will is to Prayers are asked for: Mary Reynolds, Duty Rota 10am Service 7.00pm Choral Society Rehearsal restore all things in your beloved Son, Lucy Allen, Elizabeth Robinson, Evelyn Hazlett, Mary Haynes, Irene Bull, Jordan Reader Stewards 7.30pm Finance Meeting the King of all: govern the hearts and Sweeney, Rachel Hutchinson, Winnie Katie Hobson Ellen Hunt th minds of those in authority, and bring Thursday 15 Taylor, Edward Watson, Ken Jones, Julie Jill Watson Kath Walshaw 9.00am Morning Prayer the families of the nations, divided Black, Julie Swaidan, Peter Nicholson, Offertory Administrants 12.15pm Eucharist (Bede Chapel) and torn apart by the ravages of sin, Linda Nicholson, Christine Dalzel, Tom Rita Baxter Janine Hobson 5.30pm Whistle Down the Wind to be subject to his just and gentle Turnbull, Paul Mills, Lorraine Anderson, Gemma Rodgerson Andrew Newton Dress Rehearsal rule; who is alive and reigns with you, Marie Kirby, Will Wright, Jamie Coulson, 7.00pm NO Choir Practice in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one Intercessions Coffee Matthew Brown, Sr. Raphael. th Clergy Gillian Walker Friday 16 God, now and for ever. Amen RIP Billy Howe, Irene Mason, Gillian Lathan 9.00am Morning Prayer HYMNS 537 413 81 (355) Nat.Anthem Ray Adams, Richard Hunter. 1.15pm Lunchtime Prayer 7.00pm Whistle Down the Wind 7.00pm Taize Service with Performance POST COMMUNION Prayer Diary for this Week visitors from Taize. God of peace, whose Son Jesus Christ Saturday 17th th proclaimed the kingdom and restored Monday 12 Music in the Minster Rehearsal the broken to wholeness of life: look 9.00am Morning Prayer 7.00pm Bible Study with compassion on the anguish of the Congratulations 9.30am Staff Meeting Congratulations to Bishop Justin on his 3.00pm Whistle Down the Wind world, and by your healing power 1.15pm Lunchtime Prayer Performance appointment as Archbishop of Canterbury. 4.45pm University Choir Practice 7.00pm Whistle Down the Wind make whole both people and nations; Please pray for him in his new 7.00pm Wings for Worship Performance through our Lord and Saviour Jesus responsibility for the Anglican Communion 7.30pm Bellringing Practice Christ. Amen & the Diocese of Canterbury... and pray Second Sunday before Advent th too for Durham Diocese and the Tuesday 13th 18 November appointment of his successor here. 8.00am Eucharist 9.00am Morning Prayer

10.00am Minster Minstrels 9.00am Prayer & Toast 2.00pm Music Appreciation 10.00am All Age Worship This week’s Psalm & New Testament Reading Planner — to assist you in daily prayer... (Lounge) ‘The Lord’s Prayer’ Saturday 6.00pm Rainbows 6.00pm Choral Evensong Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

7.00pm Fresh Expressions Drop-In 7.30pm Youth Group Social Psalm Psalm Psalm Psalm Psalm Psalm

24 1-6 37 3-5,30-32 23 146 4-end 119 1-8 112 Luke Luke Luke Luke Luke Luke Copies of hymns Gluten free wafers are available on request 17 1-6 17 7-10 17 11-19 17 20-25 17 26-end 18 1-8 at the Minster. Please let a member of the available in Braille. clergy know before the service begins. Please ask stewards. Readings for the Third Sunday before Advent –Remembrance Sunday (Page 714)

Jonah 3.1-5,10 Mark 1.14-20 NOTICES THIS WEEK The word of the Lord came to Jonah a Now after John was arrested, Jesus Volunteers Minster History Group second time, saying, ‘Get up, go to Nineveh, came to Galilee, proclaiming the good New volunteers are needed on Sundays Sandra Thurlbeck and Ken Carruthers are that great city, and proclaim to it the news of God, and saying, ‘The time is particularly for stewarding and making hoping to form a group to look at the message that I tell you.’ So Jonah set out fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has coffee. If you are interested and would history of the church with a view to and went to Nineveh, according to the word come near; repent, and believe in the like to know what is involved please updating the records and publications. of the Lord. Now Nineveh was an good news.’ speak to Liz Tinker or one of the If anyone is interested, please contact exceedingly large city, a three days’ walk wardens. Ken or Sandra.

As Jesus passed along the Sea of across. Jonah began to go into the city, Choir Practice going a day’s walk. And he cried out, ‘Forty Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Wings for Worship Andrew casting a net into the lake—for Due to a clash of booked in events times On the second Monday of the month - days more, and Nineveh shall be the choir practice on Thursday 15th has overthrown!’ And the people of Nineveh they were fishermen. And Jesus said to beginning the 12th November - them, ‘Follow me and I will make you been cancelled. Wearmouth Deanery will be hosting the believed God; they proclaimed a fast, and everyone, great and small, put on sackcloth. fish for people.’ And immediately they five workshop series of "Wings for left their nets and followed him. As he UPCOMING EVENTS Worship - Developing Lay Confidence". When God saw what they did, how they turned from their evil ways, God changed his went a little farther, he saw James son Anticipating Advent … in Prayer This really excellent series of workshops mind about the calamity that he had said he of Zebedee and his brother John, who Next Sunday 9.00am Toast & Prayer has been running across the Diocese for a would bring upon them; and he did not do it. were in their boat mending the nets. Wednesday 21st Coffee Plus Group will couple of years with the purpose of Immediately he called them; and they be held at 6.30pm in the Minster—Please encouraging and equipping lay people in Hebrews 9.24-28 left their father Zebedee in the boat note change of time and venue. the leading of worship at various levels - For Christ did not enter a sanctuary made by with the hired men, and followed him. (followed by the Congregational from building confidence and abilities in human hands, a mere copy of the true one, Scripture reading, intercessions, etc.. Committee Meeting) but he entered into heaven itself, now to ______10am The Sunday morning service will Fliers with further information are appear in the presence of God on our behalf. be on the theme of The Lord’s Prayer. available. Nor was it to offer himself again and again, In Flanders’ Fields For more information please see as the high priest enters the Holy Place year separate sheet or ask Canon Sheila for Whistle Down the Wind after year with blood that is not his own; for In Flanders’ fields the poppies blow details. Call for Front of House Volunteers then he would have had to suffer again and Between the crosses, row on row, Music in the Minster is currently looking That mark our place; and in the sky again since the foundation of the world. But Minster Autumn Fayre for Front of House Volunteers to help as it is, he has appeared once for all at the The larks, still bravely singing, fly support the performances. The Front of Scarce heard amid the guns below. The Autumn Fayre is on Saturday 24th end of the age to remove sin by the sacrifice November 10.00am. Raffle Tickets for House staff will work with the Project of himself. And just as it is appointed for We are the dead. Short days ago the prize draw are now available from Manager to ensure the smooth running of We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, mortals to die once, and after that the Hilda Cawthorne. Please take some books the performances for audience members Loved and were loved, and now we lie judgement, so Christ, having been offered to sell and if you can help in anyway and guests. once to bear the sins of many, will appear a In Flanders’ fields. If you are interested in volunteering please have a word with Elaine Lawson second time, not to deal with sin, but to Take up our quarrel with the foe: or sign up on the list in church. please contact Louise on 0797 664 8867 save those who are eagerly waiting for him. To you from failing hands we throw or email [email protected].

The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die One for the Basket We shall not sleep, though poppies grow We need donations of food (tins, packets In Flanders’ fields. etc) to stock the food banks in Sunderland. Perhaps you could ‘Buy One Major John McCrae, May 1915 Give One Free’? All gifts will help a

neighbour in need. Thank You.