First Reading The Prayers Read by Angela Marjoram Gospel Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark The prayers are led by Sarah Coward A Reading from the book of the prophet Ezekiel Those for whom prayer has been asked: Praise to you O Lord For those on active service in places of danger. ******* 22 Thus says the Lord GOD: Hear the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark The people infected by the Coronavirus I myself will take a sprig ****** from the lofty top of a cedar; Such a large crowd had gathered around Jesus That he got into a boat and began to teach in parables The Migrant and Refugee Crisis I will set it out. ***** Jesus said I will break off a tender one Visitors to The Pop Up Shop from the topmost of its young twigs; “The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on ***** I myself will plant it the ground, 3 John Mayhew, Vera Emeny, 27 on a high and lofty mountain. and would sleep and rise night and day, 2 Naomi. Rebecca Hayes, 23 On the mountain height of Israel and the seed would sprout and grow, 1 Ruth and Carol, Judith Everett , Mo Cobb, Joseph 2 I will plant it, he does not know how. Michael Brooke 28 The earth produces of itself, and those known privately to us. in order that it may produce boughs and bear fruit, and become a noble cedar. first the stalk, then the head, then the full grain in the head. 29 But when the grain is ripe, Those who have died recently Under it every kind of bird will live; Ruth Stockdale at once he goes in with his sickle, because the harvest has in the shade of its branches will nest We remember the anniversary of death of winged creatures of every kind. come.” Matthew Gooding 15 June 2008 24 All the trees of the field shall know Tom Chaplin 16 June 2012 30 Michael Ruby 18 June 2020 that I am the LORD. He also said “With what can we compare the kingdom of God, I bring low the high tree, ******* I make high the low tree; or what parable will we use for it? 31 Offertory Hymn; I dry up the green tree It is like a mustard seed, Hope of our calling: hope through courage won and make the dry tree flourish. which, when sown upon the ground, ****** I the LORD have spoken; is the smallest of all the seeds on earth; Communion Hymns: 32 I will accomplish it. yet when it is sown it grows up One bread, one body. and becomes the greatest of all shrubs, ****** and puts forth large branches This is the word of the Lord Post Communion Prayer so that the birds of the air can make nests in its shade.” Loving Father, Thanks be to God we thank you for feeding us at the supper of your Son: 33 ********* With many such parables he spoke the word to them, sustain us with your Spirit, Gradual Hymn: as they were able to hear it; that we may serve you here on earth 34 When in our music, God is glorified he did not speak to them except in parables, until our joy is complete in heaven, ****** but he explained everything in private to his disciples. and we share in the eternal banquet Gospel Acclamation with Jesus Christ our Lord. This is the Gospel of the Lord Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia Praise to You O Christ To you has been given the mystery of the kingdom of God, ********** Hymn: but for those outside, everything comes in parables. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia Please remember to pray for the following friends of our Immortal, invisible, God only wise ******** Parish who are not able to worship with us at this time Judith and Kevin Bryan, Peggy and Ken Bean. Ray Cobb, ***************

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