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Purton Methodist Church Methodist Upper Thames Circuit are posting a video service at 10.30am every Sunday morning during this period in which we are unable to meet together at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYZpw6oX_1ef-68tycPGT3Q? ***************** 6th June 2021 Welcome to our two Churches. In 2021, Gloucestershire Historic Churches Trust (GHCT) is celebrating its For more information about the service please see the welcome page 40th anniversary and the over £2m in grants it has given so far for inside the order of service. If you would like a visit from a Church member, renovations and improvements to local churches. Grants from the Trust or would value prayer or an opportunity to find out more about the Christian have helped fund many vital projects in Gloucestershire and North Bristol faith please contact over the last 40 years. These include roof repairs, restoring historic wall The Vicar, Revd Ian Tweedie-Smith on 01793 770077 paintings, and improving accessibility. To mark the anniversary, the Trust is • [email protected] aiming to raise an extra £1,000 for each of its 40 years making a total of The Curate, Revd Judith Wells on 01793 770627 £40,000 on top of their usual fundraising efforts. This will enable the Trust • [email protected] to support many more projects over the coming years. • the Minister Revd David Perkins on 01793 849241 [email protected] In addition, the Trust is publishing Simon Jenkins’ Favourite Churches of • If you have any Church Safeguarding concern - Gloucestershire and Bristol. This is a local edition of his England’s Thousand Best Churches which highlights some of the most interesting • Kathryn Bartlett: 01793 778059 or 07811583286 historic churches in our area. The book is being sent free to Trust • Marie Dempsey: 01793 770826 or 07455046815 supporters and copies are also available through the GHCT website. • Email: [email protected] Colin Senior, Chair of the Trust, has high hopes for 2021: “We are looking forward to this being the best year yet for fundraising, so that we can How to join in the 10.30am Zoom Service on Sundays continue to ensure that our local churches, chapels and meeting houses To Join the Zoom Meeting – please click on this link are around for future generations to enjoy. The 40th appeal, combined with https://zoom.us/j/549593510 (This will be the same link each week) the brilliant special edition of Simon Jenkin’s book, are providing new Meeting ID: 549 593 510 Passcode: 928294 interest in our vital work.” You can use your mobile or landline On Saturday 11 September 2021, GHCT will be holding their annual Ride + EITHER 0203 481 5237 United Kingdom Stride event (assuming all goes to plan with the roadmap out of lockdown). OR 0203 481 5240 United Kingdom Then you will be prompted to enter the Meeting ID: 549 593 510 followed by # Passcode: 928294 followed by #. Please note that call charges may apply. Alternatively, click on the link on the church website: www.stmaryspurton.org.uk Church Events water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.’ 25 “But Sunday 8.00am Communion in St Mary’s Church – tickets only Abraham replied, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your 6th June 10.15am Family Church in Zoom breakout room good things, while Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted 10.30am Zoom Family Service with David & Liz Martin here and you are in agony. 26 And besides all this, between us and you a Mon 7th 10.00am Zoom Prayer Group with bible reading & prayer. great chasm has been set in place, so that those who want to go from here Zoom ID:907644918 Passcode:918865 to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us.’ 8.00pm Bible study with Kenny Wickens: 1 Corinthians with Prof N T Wright. 27 “He answered, ‘Then I beg you, father, send Lazarus to my family, 28 for I Zoom meeting ID: 81512089085 have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also come to Wed 9th 5.00pm ‘Lady Chapel’ Prayer Group in Church this place of torment.’ 29 “Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the June Using the bible to pray. Prophets; let them listen to them.’ 30 “‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if 7.00pm Bible Group: Zoom link: someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.’ 31 “He said to him, https://zoom.us/j/649637000 (you will go to a ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced waiting room first). Contact Bob Seals 07966 even if someone rises from the dead.’” 564963 for more information. Sunday 9.45am Zoom Family Church - UJC 8.00am Services in Church 13th June 10.30am Zoom Communion with Revd Ian Tweedie-Smith The 1st & 3rd 8.00am services are going to be in Church Covid restrictions will apply and face masks worn. Please contact Revd Judith on 01793 Prayer: In our Prayer list for June we pray for Purton Stoke, Bentham, 770627 or Sandra Horsnall on 01793 770157 to reserve a seat! Hayes Knoll, Braydon, Cross Lane, (and from Ridgeway Farm) Hill View, Newman’s View & Upper Oxhill. Readers: 6th June: Mike Housley 13th Claire Housley Intercessions: 6th June: Val Walker 13th Celia Tweedie-Smith Collect – Trinity Sunday Tech team: 6th June: Luke Maddison, Peter Harris & Richard McCarthy O God, the strength of all those who put their trust in you, mercifully 13th Paul Dempsey & Richard McCarthy accept our prayers and, because through the weakness of our mortal If you have anything to include in the Church Notices, contact nature we can do no good thing without you, grant us the help of your [email protected] by first thing Thursday mornings. grace, that in the keeping of your commandments we may please you St Mary’s Church website is www.stmaryspurton.org.uk both in will and deed; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. Reading: Luke 16: 19-31 The Rich Man and Lazarus19 “There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. 20 At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with 21 sores and longing to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. Even the 22 dogs came and licked his sores. “The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and 23 was buried. In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw 24 Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. So he called to him, ‘Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in . .