Notices: The Team Office will be closed for one day on Monday 25th July. WELCOME to St Mary’s Motcombe The Team Service on Sunday 31st July is at 11.00am at Margaret Marsh, and will be followed by a bring and share picnic to mark Rev Jan Crossley’s retirement. Contributions to a retirement gift can be given to a member of clergy or to the team treasurer. Please can these be received by Sunday 24th July.

Jan’s farewell lunch There will be a 'picnic finger food shared lunch' at Jan's Farewell on the 31st July at Margaret Marsh. Please could you sign the list at the back of the church if you are able to come and bring a plate of food. This will help If you are worshipping here for the first time we’d love to meet you, the catering team to realise numbers for the day. and if you would like to find out more about us please speak to the minister, a church warden or a member of the congregation and leave rd th Bread for the Journey - Team Retreat 23 – 25 September2016 your contact details. This year’s Team Retreat will be led by the Revd Pam Rink, at Abbey House, Glastonbury. It will include talks, services in the chapel, and free time to spend as Sunday 24th July Ninth Sunday after Trinity you wish. The total cost is £144, which covers accommodation and all meals. There is an application form in the Key Ring or you can download one from the 9:30 a.m. Parish Communion Revd Pam Rink

Team website or ask me to send one. Please get in touch if you would like to know Collect Merciful God, more details. Gillian Cross (Tel: 01747 811263 Email: [email protected]) whose holy apostle Saint James, Ride and Stride The Dorset Historic Churches Trust annual event "Ride and Stride” leaving his father and all that he had, takes place on Saturday 10th September. This is an opportunity for a day out, was obedient to the calling of your Son Jesus Christ walking, riding or cycling to one or more beautiful churches in Dorset and raising and followed him even to death: money for the Trust. Last year the Trust raised £84,000 of which the participants help us, forsaking the false attractions of the world, from Motcombe contributed over £1,000. Half of everything raised is returned to be ready at all times to answer your call without delay; directly to the raising church, so we received over £500 to do with as we pleased; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, the remainder is then available for larger grants for big projects and St Mary’s has who is alive and reigns with you, benefited from these over the years. If you enjoy the beauty of our churches, and would like to visit some different ones, this is open to all ages and abilities! Please in the unity of the Holy Spirit, contact Simon Hutchinson ([email protected] or 01747 854290) for your one God, now and for ever. sponsorship forms. Post Communion Prayer

Filling Station Almighty God, The next Filling Station will take place on Monday 25th July at 7:15pm in the Town who on the day of Pentecost Hall. Come along for worship, a speaker, this week it will be Holly Lovegrove from sent your Holy Spirit to the apostles Father's House talking about 'dangerous prayer'...should be good...and prayer with the wind from heaven and in tongues of flame, ministry, where you can bring yourself to the Lord for healing or to simply ask Him filling them with joy and boldness to preach the gospel: to fill you with more of Himself. Please note that there will be no Filling Station in by the power of the same Spirit August as we have a break for the summer but we will be back in September. strengthen us to witness to your truth and to draw everyone to the fire of your love; Notices for next week’s pew sheet by Wednesday to: Liz Pocock at through Jesus Christ our Lord. [email protected] Services next week: Grapevine (replacement for Sarum Link): http://stmin.org.uk/grapevine th St Mary’s Church, Motcombe Website: www.stmin.org.uk Sun 7 August Eleventh Sunday after Trinity Team Vicar: Revd Pam Rink: 01747 590712 [email protected] 11.15 am Parish Communion BCP Revd Simon Chambers Team Administrator: Katy Ashman, 01747 853060 [email protected] Readings: Genesis 15: 1-6 Hebrews 11: 1-3, 8-16 Luke 12: 32-40

Churchwardens: Gill Waine, 01747 851007 [email protected] Morning prayer is said at 8.30 Monday - Wednesday and Saturday Dennis Jenkinson, 01747 855476 [email protected] Holy Communion is said on Thursdays at 10.00 am – all are welcome First Reading Acts 11:27-12:2 must be your servant, 27 and whoever wishes to be first among you must At that time prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch. 28 One of be your slave; 28 just as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, them named Agabus stood up and predicted by the Spirit that there would and to give his life a ransom for many.’ be a severe famine over all the world; and this took place during the reign of Claudius. 29 The disciples determined that according to their ability, Please pray for: each would send relief to the believers living in Judea; 30 this they did, sending it to the elders by Barnabas and Saul. James Killed and Peter Peace in our world, especially in Syria, Iraq, Israel and Palestine and for imprisoned. our link diocese of Lui in South Sudan, and for other countries around the world where there is conflict. About that time King Herod laid violent hands upon some who belonged 2 to the church. He had James, the brother of John, killed with the sword. Healing and wholeness in body, mind and spirit for those who are suffering, especially Alan and Rosie King, Joyce Heath, Christine Lee and Sheila Second Reading 2 Corinthians 4: 7-15 Kempster. But we have this treasure in clay jars, so that it may be made clear that this extraordinary power belongs to God and does not come from us. 8 We We commend to God’s care and keeping those who have died and we pray are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to for those who mourn the loss of loved ones. We remember especially despair; 9 persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; Eleanor Baxter. 10 always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be made visible in our bodies. 11 For while we live, we are always Those who live in Bridewell Lane, Sedgehill Corner, Coppleridge, and North Hayes; being given up to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus may be made visible in our mortal flesh. 12 So death is at work in us, but life in Our politicians as they take on new roles and responsibilities and lead our you. country into new relationships following the EU referendum. 13 But just as we have the same spirit of faith that is in accordance with scripture—‘I believed, and so I spoke’—we also believe, and so we speak, 14 Notices continued… because we know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus, and will bring us with you into his presence. 15 Yes, Our Team Administrator Katy Ashman, has organised a unique fund raising everything is for your sake, so that grace, as it extends to more and more event which took place yesterday, Saturday 23rd July from 9am – 7pm, with her people, may increase thanksgiving, to the glory of God. partner Miles, as the Wandering Winds. They have toured around the 17 churches in the Three Valleys Team Benefice - in a sponsored concert-a-thon of Gospel Reading Matthew 20: 20-28 short musical performances of all genres of music being played on flute and Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to him with her sons, and bassoon, with proceeds being split between the Team and the Dorset Historic 21 Churches Trust. For further details of this quirky fund and friend-raiser please kneeling before him, she asked a favour of him. And he said to her, see the article on the Diocese website at ‘What do you want?’ She said to him, ‘Declare that these two sons of mine www.salisbury.anglican.org/news/world-tour-of-dorset-for-charity will sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom.’ 22 But Jesus answered, ‘You do not know what you are asking. Are you Open House Shaftesbury was opened a year ago and has helped over 150 able to drink the cup that I am about to drink?’ They said to him, ‘We are people. It is staffed by volunteers from various churches every Tuesday able.’ 23 He said to them, ‘You will indeed drink my cup, but to sit at my morning at Fathers House Church. The service provides help with food aid and emergency aid, benefit advice, housing support, debt and monetary support, right hand and at my left, this is not mine to grant, but it is for those for job club or just somewhere for a coffee and chat. These services have an whom it has been prepared by my Father.’ increasing demand and more volunteers are needed. If you feel you could help 24 25 When the ten heard it, they were angry with the two brothers. But with any of the duties or would like to know more (there is a training session Jesus called them to him and said, ‘You know that the rulers of the on 6th September), please contact Helen Croud 07712 481835 Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones are tyrants over them. [email protected] or Alan Kirkham 01747 853515 26 It will not be so among you; but whoever wishes to be great among you [email protected]