The Benefice of , and with Bryanston

Pews News for 30th August 2020 12th Sunday of Trinity

Our Priest-in-Charge is Reverend Belinda Marflitt. Tel: 0333 011 8088 Prayers will be said by Belinda, every morning and evening at the Vicarage. If there is anything specific you would like her to pray for please email her on [email protected] or phone her on the number above

Weekly Services – 30th August to 6th September 2020 Day Time Service Location 10:00 am Morning Service Zoom* Sunday 4:00 pm Holy Communion Holy Trinity, Stourpaine2 Monday 9:30 am Daily Prayer Zoom*

Wednesday 9:30 am Daily Prayer Zoom* Church Open – Private Thursday 10- Noon All churches Prayer 9:30 am Daily Prayer Zoom* Friday 2:00 pm Informal Prayer Group Durweston Churchyard1

8:00 am Holy Communion BCP Holy Trinity, Stourpaine2 10:00 am No zoom service Sunday 11am - 4pm Church Open – Private All Churches Prayer 11:00 am Holy Communion St Peter, Pimperne2

1Weather dependent - Cancelled if raining 2 No longer any need to book

*New to Zoom? Instructions on how to set it up can be found at http://www.psdbenefice.org.uk/support-info/zoom. Then, call Belinda to register for the service(s) you wish to take part in. She will then send you a regular invitation which will include the relevant link. Need help? Call Barry on 01258 480713, or Martin on 07540 777707 All Service Sheets can be downloaded from the Benefice Website

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Collect for the Week Almighty and everlasting God, you are always more ready to hear than we to pray and to give more than either we desire or deserve: pour down upon us the abundance of your mercy, forgiving us those things of which our conscience is afraid and giving us those good things which we are not worthy to ask but through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen

Readings for the Week Day Morning Evening Sunday Jeremiah 15.15-21 Psalm 107.1 - 32 30th August 2020 Romans 12.9-end Jonah 3.1 - 9 Matthew 16.21-end Revelation 3.14 - end Monday Psalm 98 Psalm 105 31st August 2020 2 Samuel 11 Proverbs 14.31-15.17 Acts 8.26-end Mark 6.45-end Tuesday Psalm 106 Psalm 107 1st Sept 2020 2 Samuel 12.1-25 Proverbs 15.18-end Acts 9.1-19a Mark 7.1-13 Wednesday Psalm 111 Psalm 119.129-152 2nd Sept 2020 2 Samuel 15.1-12 Proverbs 18.10-end Acts 9.19b-31 Mark 7.14-23 Thursday Psalm 115 Psalm 116 3rd Sept 2020 2 Samuel 15.13-end Proverbs 20.1-22 Acts 9.32-end Mark 7.24-30 Friday Psalm 139 Psalm 130 4th Sept 2020 2 Samuel 16.1-14 Proverbs 22.1-16 Acts 10.1-16 Mark 7.31-end Saturday Psalm 121 Psalm 118 5th Sept 2020 2 Samuel 17.1-23 Proverbs 24.23-end Acts 10.17-23 Mark 8.1-10 Sunday Ezekiel 33.7-11 Psalm 119.17-32 6th Sept 2020 Romans 13.8-end Jonah 3.10 – 4.11 Matthew 18.15-20 Revelation 8.1-5

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NOTICES Help is being offered to those who are self-isolating or unable to get to the shops: Pimperne Village – Age Concern Kath Oxlee main office 01258 475582 Stourpaine Village – Age Concern Jackie Arnold 07545 212989

A big thank you to all who have contributed so far. Food bank items are still required and can be put in the plastic bins located outside the Vicarage or in St Peter’s Church porch. Please contact Revd Belinda on 0333 0118088 if you have any questions regarding this. Pews News will continue to be produced weekly. It is available from the benefice website or can be emailed to you weekly by emailing [email protected] Only a few paper copies will be produced, for those who have no access to the Internet, which will be left in the lychgate at Pimperne and the Church porches at Durweston and Stourpaine for collection. RESOURCES

Other Resources - on our Website. http://www.psdbenefice.org.uk Item Menu Link Orders of Service: Services for this time Recordings: Services for this time > Rev Belinda’s Prayer Services Contact Form: Contact > Support Pews News: Pews News Benefice Magazine: Benefice Magazine News: News Latest News: On the home page The Church of website has some useful resources. If you have access to the web the link is www.churchofengland.org. BBC Radio is also a great resource, particularly if you unable to access the websites: • The Daily Service on BBC Radio 4 Longwave Mon - Fri at 09.45, • Sunday Worship on BBC Radio 4 at 08.10 and on BBC Local Radio at 8am • Choral Evensong on BBC Radio 3 on Wednesdays at 15.30 and Sundays at 15.00. No internet? Try the Daily Hope phone line Daily Hope offers music, prayers and reflections as well as full worship services from the Church of England, on your phone! The line – which is available 24 hours a day on 0800 804 8044 – has been set up particularly for those unable to join online church services.

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NEWS

~ NEW ~ Ride and Stride - Supporting the Historic Churches of including ours -12th September 2020 An annual fixture in every parish is the Ride & Stride event to raise funds for the Dorset Historic Churches Trust. Its aim is to help to keep our beautiful Dorset churches maintained by giving grants for repairs eg. to roofs, prevent water leakages etc. We are looking for individuals, families and bubbles to not only take part, but also to welcome riders and striders to our churches on the 12th, socially distancing of course! Please contact your Church Wardens if you want to help in anyway, including sponsoring the riders and striders.

~ NEW ~ Advance Notice - Annual Parochial Church Meetings These will be held as follows:  17th September - St Nicholas Durweston at 7pm  20th September - St Peter, Pimperne at 12 Noon (after Sunday Service)  26th October - Holy Trinity, Stourpaine at 7pm More information in next week’s Pews News

Pimperne Village School Letter Link – Reminder! We would like to create a link between the Worshippers at St Peter's Church and the children at Pimperne school. The idea is for you to write a letter or post card that will be sent to the school. The children will reply by sending a picture or a letter to be displayed in Church. This is a guide for your correspondence, but you don't have to stick to it – When I was your age my favourite Bible story was ...... My school was in the village/city/town...... I walked ?? miles to school every day My favourite lesson was ...... My favourite game was...... My best friend was...... My school day started with assembly every morning ...... The thing I liked most about school was ...... You get the idea? You may sign it with your name but please only show your address as Pimperne or . We want to start a 'conversation' between the school children and the church. They are very interested in how things were for you when you were their age. It can be short or long. Entirely up to you. We would like to send these letters to the school this September so they can read them when they settle back in and know that we are still thinking about them. I can arrange to collect your letter and then take them all to the school for the start of term. For more info call or text Jacqui Torrance on 07950 753320 or leave a message on 480713, or email [email protected]

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~ Amended ~ Opening of Churches for Private Prayer. The churches of St Peter, St Nicholas and Holy Trinity are open on Thursday mornings from 10am to Noon and also on Sundays from 11am to 4pm. The only exception is when there is an Evening Service (2nd Sunday at St Nicholas, Durweston), when the Church will remain closed until the Evening Service at 6pm . Please follow the guidance posted at the entrances to each Church. This is in line with the current guidance issued by the Government, H&S Executive and CofE. When the Churches are closed our church porches will still be available as Prayer Spaces for private prayer. If you would like us to pray for someone or a situation, you are welcome to write it down (it can be anonymous), place it in an envelope provided and put it in the basket which can be found in the Church porches of St Peter, Pimperne, Holy Trinity, Stourpaine and St Nicholas, Durweston. I will collect them on Saturday morning. Unfortunately, due the current restrictions, we are not able to provide pens and paper. Information about our services, morning and evening prayer can be found on our website http://www.psdbenefice.org.uk.

Church and Zoom Services - All times change in September! The Sunday service rota from 30 August to 27 September can be found on page 5 and on the Website; please read! Services are open to all and everyone across the Benefice. If you are thinking of attending a Church service, please could you consider the following: . Hymn books, Bibles and service orders have been safely stored away. If you are attending the BCP service, please could you bring a copy of the Prayer Book with you. For other services there will be a take-away service sheet for you to keep. . Social distancing in church remains at two metres. This means we may need to restrict the number of people attending the service. . You will be asked to wait at the door; the church warden or sides person will direct you to your seat. . The wearing of face coverings is mandatory when attending Church Services. . At the end of the service, please remain seated until you are asked to leave by the church warden or sides person. . The toilets at St Peter’s and St Nicholas’ churches will not be open for use. . There will be a retiring collection at the end of the service. Please place your gift in the basket as you leave. However, there is high level risk of cross contamination associated with coins and notes. If this is your usual way of giving, could you perhaps now consider paying by standing order? If you would like more information on this method of payment, please contact your church treasurer: St Peters - Velda Andrews Holy Trinity - Caro Mackay St Nicholas - John Young

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The completed risk assessment for ‘opening churches for worship’ can be found on the Benefice website. Future items for this news sheet should be sent to the Team Administrator at [email protected] by Monday 12.00 midday.

Sunday Services for 30 August to 27 September 2020 +++Please note time changes from September+++

Date Time Service Location 30 August 10am Morning Service Zoom 4pm Holy Communion Holy Trinity, Stourpaine 6 September* 8am Holy Communion BCP Holy Trinity, Stourpaine 11am Holy Communion St Peter, Pimperne 13 September 9:30 am Morning Service Zoom 11 am Holy Communion Holy Trinity, Stourpaine 6 pm Evening Service BCP St Nicholas, Durweston 20 September 9:30 am Morning Service Zoom 11 am Holy Communion St Peter, Pimperne 27 September* 10 am Benefice Harvest HC St Nicholas, Durweston

*There will be no Zoom service on 6th and 27th September.

1 All my hope on God is founded; Hymns for He doth still my trust renew. Sunday 30th Me through change and chance he guideth, Only good and only true. August 2020 God unknown, He alone Calls my heart to be his own.

2 God's great goodness ay endureth, Deep his wisdom, passing thought: Splendour, light, and life attend him, Beauty springeth out of nought. Evermore, From his store New-born worlds rise and adore.

3 Daily doth the almighty giver Bounteous gifts on us bestow; His desire our soul delighteth, Pleasure leads us where we go. Love doth stand, At his hand; Joy doth wait on his command.

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4 Still from man to God eternal Sacrifice of praise be done, High above all praises praising For the gift of Christ his Son. Christ doth call, One and all: Ye who follow shall not fall.

Meine Hoffnung stehet feste Joachim Neander (1650-1680) paraphrased Robert Bridges (1844-1930) *****************************************************************************************************************

1 Brother, sister, let me serve you, let me be as Christ to you; pray that I may have the grace to let you be my servant, too.

2 We are pilgrims on a journey, and companions on the road; we are here to help each other walk the mile and bear the load.

3 I will hold the Christlight for you in the night-time of your fear; I will hold my hand out to you, speak the peace you long to hear.

4 I will weep when you are weeping; when you laugh, I'll laugh with you; I will share your joy and sorrow till we've seen this journey through.

5 When we sing to God in heaven, we shall find such harmony, born of all we've known together of Christ's love and agony.

6 Brother, sister, let me serve you, let me be as Christ to you; pray that I may have the grace to let you be my servant, too.

Richard Gillard (born 1953) © 1977 Scripture in Song/Maranatha! Music/Adm. by Song Solutions CopyCare, 14 Horsted Square, Uckfield, East Sussex, TN22 1QG, UK. [email protected]. *****************************************************************************************************************

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1 Father, hear the prayer we offer: not for ease that prayer shall be, but for strength that we may ever live our lives courageously.

2 Not for ever in green pastures do we ask our way to be; but the steep and rugged pathway may we tread rejoicingly.

3 Not for ever by still waters would we idly rest and stay; but would smite the living fountains from the rocks along our way.

4 Be our strength in hours of weakness, in our wanderings be our guide; through endeavour, failure, danger, Father, be thou at our side.

Love Maria Willis (nee Whitcomb) (1824-1908), Samuel Longfellow (1819-1892) *****************************************************************************************************************

1 Who would true valour he'll with a giant fight, see, but he will have the right let him come hither; to be a pilgrim. one here will constant be, come wind, come weather; 3 Hobgoblin nor foul fiend there's no discouragement can daunt his spirit; shall make him once relent he knows he at the end his first avowed intent shall life inherit. to be a pilgrim. Then, fancies, fly away; he'll not fear what men say; 2 Whoso beset him round he'll labour night and day with dismal stories, to be a pilgrim. do but themselves confound; John Bunyan (1628-1688) his strength the more is, No lion can him fright;

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