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Vicar: Welcome The Revd Julie Mintern 208467 St James the Greater Eastbury Mobile: 07749 844600 All Saints East Garston [email protected] Rest day Thursday. St Michael & All Angels Lambourn

Associate Clergy: Sunday 11th August 2019 The Ven. Christine Allsopp 674108 Mobile: 07801 096345 Trinity 8 [email protected] Welcome to everyone!

Church Wardens: We are glad to have you join us Eastbury Paul Reynolds 71001 as we worship God in this church.

East Garston Bob Briant 648646 Dawn Tonge 648370 The Week Ahead Today 11th August Lambourn Amanda Marchant 670083 9.00am Family Communion, All Saints East Garston Bruce Laurie 71294 10.30am Sung Eucharist, Lambourn

PCC Secretaries: 12.15pm Baptism Walt Marshall, Lambourn

Eastbury Jenny Powell 72741 Monday 12th August East Garston Karen Sperrey 648365 8.30am Morning Prayer, St Michael’s Lambourn Lambourn Ruth Honey 71158 1.30pm – 3.30pm Food Bank, Sacred Heart Hall

Website: https://lambourn-valley-benefice.website Tuesday 13th August 8.30am Morning Prayer, St Michael’s Lambourn

Deanery Prayer Cycle Wednesday 14th August Other Clergy and Roles: 8.30am Morning Prayer, St Michael’s Lambourn Raymond Obin (Asst DDO), Robert Wynford-Harris. 7.30pm Brass Band Concert, St Michael’s Lambourn Archdeacon of : , with Town Band Stephen Pullin (assistant). Parish Development Adviser: Rhodri Bowen. Thursday 15th August Director of Ordinands: Nicholas Cheeseman 11.00am Interment of ashes, and Helen Charlton Vocations Adviser: David McLeod. Mary Elizabeth Griffiths RIP, St Michael’s Lambourn

West Berkshire Hospital: Chris Stott. th Hermitage Base, Downe House School: Anthea Platt. Friday 16 August Disability Adviser: Katie Tupling 8.30am Morning Prayer, St Michael’s Lambourn Newbury Deaf Church (adviser amongst deaf people) 7.00pm Choir Practice, Lambourn Lay Chair: Bruce Laurie, Treasurer: Philip Read, Saturday 17th August Secretary: Mark Knight, Area Dean: Mark Bennet, Terry Winrow (associate) 8.30am Morning Prayer, St Michael’s Lambourn

Prayers for People Next Sunday 18th August 2019

We continue to pray for: Trinity 9

Nigel Jenks, Charmaine Pike, Ruth Jarvis, 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP), Lambourn

Maureen Leppard, Margaret Stewart, David Taylor, 9.30am Family Communion, St James Eastbury Christine Kendall, Rosemary Blake, Pauline Ilott, David 11.00am All Age Service, Lambourn Ashplant, Dennis Allsopp, Carol Jerrard, and 3.00pm Carnival Service

Tony Stewart-Smythe.

Those who have died recently: Readings Fr Ivor Hancock and Michael Prior Isaiah 5:1-7; Hebrews 11:29-12.2; Luke 12:49-56

Notices & Diary Dates Sidespeople & Chalice Administrators, Lambourn Notices & Diary Dates We are looking for volunteers to join our team, if you are interested or would like more information? please speak to Thank you very much for such a special service of

Amanda, Moya or Revd Julie. Full training will be given. induction and installation. It was a wonderful, spirit

filled service with a superb sense of community. Such

a joy to welcome so many friends and visitors to our Please send items for inclusion in the Lambourn Valley Welcome by 4.00pm on Wednesday at the Benefice! latest to both: (Please start Subject Line with VW) Thank you for all the hard work that went into the [email protected] 01488 208467 planning and organization of the day – from the flag To contact Barry Everett 01488 72681 to the flowers, via the singing and refreshments, not please send, using all of the email address below to:- to mention the cleaning! Last, but not least, thank you [email protected] for your warm welcome to Keith and I – we’re already feeling at home in the Lambourn Valley. Julie

Prayers and Readings Luke 12.32-40 ‘Do not be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Sell your The Collect for Today possessions and give alms. Make purses for yourselves Almighty Lord and everlasting God, that do not wear out, an unfailing treasure in heaven, we beseech you to direct, sanctify and govern where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. For both our hearts and bodies in the ways of your laws where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. and the works of your commandments; ‘Be dressed for action and have your lamps lit; be like that through your most mighty protection, both here and those who are waiting for their master to return from the ever, wedding banquet, so that they may open the door for we may be preserved in body and soul; him as soon as he comes and knocks. Blessed are through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, those slaves whom the master finds alert when he who is alive and reigns with you, comes; truly I tell you, he will fasten his belt and have in the unity of the Holy Spirit, them sit down to eat, and he will come and serve them. one God, now and for ever. If he comes during the middle of the night, or near dawn, and finds them so, blessed are those slaves. The Short Collect Lord God, ‘But know this: if the owner of the house had known at your Son left the riches of heaven what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let and became poor for our sake: his house be broken into. You also must be ready, for when we prosper save us from pride, the Son of Man is coming at an unexpected hour.’ when we are needy save us from despair, that we may trust in you alone; Post Communion Prayer through Jesus Christ our Lord. Strengthen for service, Lord, the hands that have taken holy things; Genesis 15:1-6 may the ears which have heard your word After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a be deaf to clamour and dispute; vision, ‘Do not be afraid, Abram, I am your shield; your may the tongues which have sung your praise be free reward shall be very great.’ But Abram said, ‘O Lord God, from deceit; what will you give me, for I continue childless, and the heir may the eyes which have seen the tokens of your love of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?’ And Abram said, shine with the light of hope; ‘You have given me no offspring, and so a slave born in and may the bodies which have been fed with your my house is to be my heir.’ But the word of the Lord came body to him, ‘This man shall not be your heir; no one but your be refreshed with the fullness of your life; very own issue shall be your heir.’ He brought him outside glory to you for ever. and said, ‘Look towards heaven and count the stars, if you are able to count them.’ Then he said to him, ‘So shall your descendants be.’ And he believed the Lord; and the Notices & Diary Dates Lord reckoned it to him as righteousness. Bank Holiday Monday 26th August Cream Teas Hebrews 11.1-3,8-16 Served in Lambourn Church 3.00pm-5.00pm Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Indeed, by faith our Bank Holiday Exhibition in Lambourn Church ancestors received approval. By faith we understand that Theme Village Sports and Games the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what Opening Hours is seen was made from things that are not visible. Saturday 24th August 11.00am – 5.00pm Sunday 25th August 2.00pm – 7.00pm By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to set out Monday 26th August 11.00am – 5.00pm for a place that he was to receive as an inheritance; and Refreshments available in Church during opening hours he set out, not knowing where he was going. By faith he stayed for a time in the land he had been promised, as in a Ride and Stride for Churches foreign land, living in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who Saturday 14th September 10.00am – 6.00pm were heirs with him of the same promise. For he looked CYCLE, RUN or WALK from Church to Church to forward to the city that has foundations, whose architect raise money via sponsorship for the Church of your and builder is God. By faith he received power of choice and the Royal County of Berkshire Churches procreation, even though he was too old—and Sarah Trust. If you are interested in taking part or would like herself was barren—because he considered him faithful more information, please speak to Amanda. who had promised. Therefore, from one person, and this one as good as dead, descendants were born, ‘as many Morning Prayer takes place every morning, apart from as the stars of heaven and as the innumerable grains of Thursday (my rest day) and Sunday. It is an ancient sand by the seashore.’ office of the church, a form of prayer using a set liturgy, with a psalm, an Old and New Testament reading. All All of these died in faith without having received the are welcome. If you’d like to know more – simply ask promises, but from a distance they saw and greeted them. Keith or myself. Julie They confessed that they were strangers and as foreigners on the earth, for people who speak in this way Getting to know you make it clear that they are seeking a homeland. If they had If you would like a visit from ‘your new Vicar’ please do been thinking of the land that they had left behind, they write your name and contact details on the slip provided would have had opportunity to return. But as it is, they and place it in the box. Alternatively, please telephone desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. or email me. Thank you for your generosity of spirit as Therefore, God is not ashamed to be called their God; we forget your name or as we can't quite recall when we indeed, he has prepared a city for them. met you ... or worse still walk by you in the street!