Sunday Services in all Team Churches

All of our Team Churches are open for Sunday services and in churches where there is a Eucharist, you will no longer need to bring your own bread as it will be distributed by the Priest who will follow the C of E Covid guidelines.

Zoom Services will contnue for those who do not yet feel able to atend in person - at least untl 18th July. It would be very helpful if you could let the clergy know if you are willing to be asked to read at the Zoom services. (please email us - [email protected])

Sunday Services - Attendance in your Church Building

Please ensure that you contact your representative beforehand.

Please wear warm clothes to all services as doors must be kept open to allow for ventilation.

Everyone who attends services is asked to observe the following:

1. Telephone or email your representative in the week beforehand. Details of your attendance will be kept for 21 days in case of the need to Track and Trace.

2. Arrive Early. Everyone will need to use hand sanitizer or soap so please allow plenty of time for this.

3. Unless you have a medical condition which makes you exempt, you are required to wear a face covering in church. Please consider the safety and well being of others and remember to bring one.

4. Please observe appropriate physical distancing at all times taking particular care not to mingle in large groups inside the church building.

5. Please do not attend if you have any of the symptoms of Covid 19

Representatives for each church are as follows:

St Lawrence’s Colin Bramley-Robins 07902 038491 [email protected] St Mary the Virgin, Pauline Cameron 01933 359533 [email protected] All Saints’ Odell Jill Cheadle 01234 720261 [email protected] St Peter’s Harrold Duncan Gray 01234 720882 [email protected] Harrold United Reformed Church Margaret Christopher 01234 720265 [email protected] St Mary’s Carlton Martin Stocker 01234 720909 [email protected] St Mary’s Robert Eadie 01234 826198 [email protected] All Saints’, Turvey Cindy Woods 01234 888849 [email protected] Chellington Team Ministry

St Lawrence, Wymington + St Mary the Virgin, Podington + All Saints’, Odell + Harrold United Reformed Church + St Peter’s, Harrold + St Mary the Virgin, Carlton + All Saints’, Turvey + St Mary the Virgin, Stevington

ZOOM LOGIN 1 Sunday - 27th June 2021 For Sunday Service, Morning Prayer: 4th Sunday after Trinity https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83596730805 10.00 Service - St Lawrence’s, at the Chapel pwd=WDkyMldyQ2l2em8yWHZkY014cFFpZz09 09.30 Eucharist - St Peter’s Harrold 11.00 Morning Prayer - St Mary’s, Carlton Meeting ID: 835 9673 0805 11.00 Eucharist - All Saint’s, Odell Passcode: 112233 09.30 Eucharist - St Mary the Virgin, Stevington 09.30 Eucharist - All Saints’, Turvey ZOOM LOGIN 2 18.00 Evening Prayer - St Mary the Virgin, Podington For P.C.C meetings and other meetings: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88030234578? also 11.00 Eucharist on Zoom pwd=QjQ2SnFOWjN0TUliWi9rZ3JQQThRUT09 (Login 1 - details opposite) Meeting ID: 880 3023 4578 Passcode: 445566

Sunday - 4th July 2021 Church Diary for the Week 5th Sunday after Trinity Monday to Friday 09.30 Eucharist - St Lawrence’s, Wymington 08.45 - Morning Prayer on Zoom (Login 1 above) 11.00 Morning Prayer - St Mary the Virgin, Podington 11.00 Holy Communion - Harrold URC Wednesday 08.15 Eucharist - St Peter’s, Harrold 09.30 - Eucharist at St Mary’s Carlton. Coffee served 11.00 Eucharist - St Mary’s, Carlton afterwards. Please contact Representative if 11.00 Morning Prayer - All Saint’s, Odell you wish to attend. 09.30 Eucharist - All Saints’, Turvey 10.00am - Funeral of Sylvia Partridge - Crem 09.30 Eucharist - St Mary the Virgin, Stevington Friday 2nd also 11.30am - Funeral of Richard Williams at St Peter’s, 11.00 Eucharist on Zoom Harrold (Login 1 - details opposite) 3.00pm - Funeral of Ratty Finnegan at St Mary’s, Carlton !" Readings for 4th July: Saturday 3rd July 11.00am - Marriage at St Mary’ the Virgin, Podington Ezekiel 2:1-5 3.00pm - Marriage at All Saints’, Odell 2 Corinthians 12:2-10 Mark 6:1-13

Rest in Peace Sylvia Partridge (Carlton) Ratty Finnegan (Carlton) Richard Williams (Harrold)

The clergy can be contacted as follows: Church Notices for next week’s Pew sheet Email: [email protected] Please send by Thursday Midday to: Tel: Rev Jacqueline and Rev Peter 01234 720262 [email protected] Rev Lynne 01234 881654 Readings for Sunday 27th June 2021 4th Sunday after Trinity

Collect Gracious Father, by the obedience of Jesus you brought salvation to our wayward world: draw us into harmony with your will, that we may find all things restored in him, our Saviour Jesus Christ.

Epistle - 2 Corinthians 8:7-end

7 Now as you excel in everything—in faith, in 16 But thanks be to God who put in the heart of speech, in knowledge, in utmost eagerness, and Titus the same eagerness for you that I myself in our love for you—so we want you to excel have. 17 For he not only accepted our appeal, but also in this generous undertaking. since he is more eager than ever, he is going to 8 I do not say this as a command, but I am testing you of his own accord. 18 With him we are the genuineness of your love against the sending the brother who is famous among all the earnestness of others. 9 For you know the churches for his proclaiming of the good news; 19 generous act of our Lord Jesus Christ, that and not only that, but he has also been appointed though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became by the churches to travel with us while we are poor, so that by his poverty you might become administering this generous undertaking for the rich. 10 And in this matter I am giving my advice: glory of the Lord himself and to show our it is appropriate for you who began last year not goodwill. 20 We intend that no one should blame only to do something but even to desire to do us about this generous gift that we are something— 11 now finish doing it, so that your administering, 21 for we intend to do what is right eagerness may be matched by completing it not only in the Lord’s sight but also in the sight according to your means. 12 For if the eagerness of others. 22 And with them we are sending our is there, the gift is acceptable according to what brother whom we have often tested and found one has—not according to what one does not eager in many matters, but who is now more have. 13 I do not mean that there should be relief eager than ever because of his great confidence for others and pressure on you, but it is a in you. 23 As for Titus, he is my partner and co- question of a fair balance between 14 your present worker in your service; as for our brothers, they abundance and their need, so that their are messengers of the churches, the glory of abundance may be for your need, in order that Christ. 24 Therefore, openly before the churches, there may be a fair balance. 15 As it is written, show them the proof of your love and of our ‘The one who had much did not have too much, reason for boasting about you. and the one who had little did not have too little.’ This is the word of the Lord Cont …. All Thanks be to God Readings for Sunday 27th June 2021 Continued 4th Sunday after Trinity

Gospel - Mark 5:21-end

Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark All: Glory to you, O Lord.

21 When Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the 35 While he was still speaking, some people other side, a great crowd gathered round him; and came from the leader’s house to say, ‘Your he was by the lake. 22 Then one of the leaders of the daughter is dead. Why trouble the teacher any synagogue named Jairus came and, when he saw further?’ 36 But overhearing what they said, Jesus him, fell at his feet 23 and begged him repeatedly, said to the leader of the synagogue, ‘Do not fear, ‘My little daughter is at the point of death. Come only believe.’ 37 He allowed no one to follow him and lay your hands on her, so that she may be made except Peter, James, and John, the brother of well, and live.’ 24 So he went with him. James. 38 When they came to the house of the And a large crowd followed him and pressed in on leader of the synagogue, he saw a commotion, him. 25 Now there was a woman who had been people weeping and wailing loudly. 39 When he suffering from haemorrhages for twelve years. 26 had entered, he said to them, ‘Why do you make She had endured much under many physicians, and a commotion and weep? The child is not dead had spent all that she had; and she was no better, but sleeping.’ 40 And they laughed at him. Then but rather grew worse. 27 She had heard about Jesus, he put them all outside, and took the child’s and came up behind him in the crowd and touched father and mother and those who were with him, his cloak, 28 for she said, ‘If I but touch his clothes, and went in where the child was. 41 He took her I will be made well.’ 29 Immediately her by the hand and said to her, ‘Talitha cum’, which haemorrhage stopped; and she felt in her body that means, ‘Little girl, get up!’ 42 And immediately she was healed of her disease. 30 Immediately aware the girl got up and began to walk about (she was that power had gone forth from him, Jesus turned twelve years of age). At this they were overcome about in the crowd and said, ‘Who touched my with amazement. 43 He strictly ordered them that clothes?’ 31 And his disciples said to him, ‘You see no one should know this, and told them to give the crowd pressing in on you; how can you say, her something to eat. “Who touched me?” ’ 32 He looked all round to see who had done it. 33 But the woman, knowing what This is the Gospel of the Lord All: Praise to you, O Christ. had happened to her, came in fear and trembling, fell down before him, and told him the whole truth. 34 He said to her, ‘Daughter, your faith has made Post Communion you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease.’ O God, whose beauty is beyond our imagining and whose power we cannot comprehend: Cont ….. show us your glory as far as we can grasp it, and shield us from knowing more than we can bear until we may look upon you without fear; through Jesus Christ our Saviour St Mary the Virgin, Stevington St Mary’s Stevington is open for personal prayer Every Day 10am-4pm. Welcome to all. Please observe the measures in place for your health and safety. Bedford Foodbank fed 832 people, 287 of them St Mary the Virgin, Podington children, during May. Items that are urgently required as they are short of We are open for Private Prayer on Wednesdays them this week – between 11am and 2.00pm. Please still follow all the guidelines Tin openers, laundry detergent, deodorant (unisex), washing up liquid, anti-bacterial spray, cup-a-soup, UHT milk, UHT fruit juice, jam, pot noodles, tinned St Peter’s, Harrold ham, tinned chicken, jumbo hotdogs, tinned tuna, Please note that St Peter’s Church, Harrold is open for tinned vegetables, tinned fruit, coffee, 1 kg bags of private prayer or for visiting the church every Wednesday rice.

In Turvey, there is a donation box in the open porch of 7, The Green (Rosemary and Paul Gentry), which is just off the High Street near the zebra crossing. There is also a donation box at The Central Stores (John’s shop) in the High Street.

The following churches have set up online giving Thank you provision which means that you are able to make one off donations to your church at the click of a button. Here are the links: WOMEN’S WORLD DAY of PRAYER St Mary the Virgin, Stevington Friday July 2nd https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/7776/ DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND OUR CONTROL St Peter’s Harrold WE ARE SORRY TO ANNOUNCE THAT THIS SERVICE https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/20038/ HAS BEEN CANCELLED THIS YEAR. St Mary’s Carlton The service booklets relating to this service will be https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/7757/ available in the near future and will be placed in your church for you to take. If you wish to donate to the WWDP, and the various charities it supports, the envelopes will be Quiet Day at Launde Abbey. Time to refect. available to for your to send independently.

Launde Abbey Visit - Thursday 21st October. Leaving Harrold/ Carlton approximately 9.30am. UNICEF UK… (Exact time to be arranged) are working with the World Health Price £33 which includes morning cofee, lunch and Organisation to distribute Vaccines to a light afternoon tea as well as travel. the poorest people in the world through Please contact Lindsay Hall by 30th June 5pm. the COVAX Programme. You can read (I need to confrm bookings with Launde Abbey by about it by following this link: this date) [email protected] https://www.unicef.org/coronavirus/covax mobile: 07739710179 home phone: 012324 712625 Your two vaccines, depending on which kind you had) Only 8 places available. might be worth between £4 and £30 plus the time and expertise needed to administer it. If you could have afforded to buy it for yourself, please help UNICEF support the delivery of vaccines to people who won’t get it on the NHS. By donating the money you are twinning your jab.

Donations can be made here: https://justgiving.com/fundraising/rowanpatterson