TODDLER GROUP - I am starting a toddler group which will be held every second Thursday morning at 10.30. I expect it to last about 45 min to an hour. I would need someone who would be willing to make tea and coffee, perhaps on a rota system. THE SHAFTESBURY TEAM The first session would be on 14 September. If anyone is interested please chat to me, Karen Dickson, or ring me on 855343. Thank you. St Peter’s , Shaftesbury Little Fishes Toddler Group - A fortnightly Group for Mums and toddlers starting on Notice Sheet Thursday 14 September at 10.30. Bring your little one along to enjoy a simple story, craft and sing-sing. For further details please ring Karen Dickson on 855343. Worshipping Christ with others, Taking Christ to others,

DORSET HISTORIC CHURCHES RIDE+STRIDE - This year’s Ride+Stride is on Serving Christ in others, Bringing others to Christ

September 9th. If you feel that you could help by cycling around our local churches please speak to Sandra for further info. Last year we raised a little over £300, half of which came back to St Peters. Sam has agreed to cycle again and will be looking for Sunday 27th August – Eleventh Sunday after Trinity sponsors. 9.30am Parish Communion

LIGHTHOUSE CLUB - for our activities we need metal coat hangers and the inside Readings: Isaiah 51.1-6 Romans 12.1-8 .13-20 cardboard of toilet and kitchen rolls. Thank you, Gill Hunt Readers: Patrick Riley and Mary Milburn Intercessor: Helen Croud

ORDINATION SERVICE CHOIR If anyone would like to sing in the choir for Kevin Sunday 3rd September – Twelfth Sunday after Trinity Martin’s Ordination Service at St Peter’s on the evening of 27th September please 9.30am Family Service contact Harold Jackson on [email protected] for details. Sunday 10th September – The Blessed Virgin Mary CHILDREN & YOUTH ACTIVITY AT ST PETERS There will be no children or youth 8.00am BCP Communion activities during the 9.30am services at St Peter’s for the whole of August. Children will 9.30am Parish Communion still be welcome at the children’s table during the service. Readings: Isaiah or Revelation TBC Galatians 4.4-7 Luke 1.46-55 TEAM CURATE Kevin Martin, who is joining the Team as Curate, will be ordained in a Readers: Emma Smith Tony Selwood Intercessor: Emma Smith special service at St Peters on the evening of 27th September by Bishop Nicholas.

IN HIS FOOTSTEPS Mindy Bennett will be running an 'In His Footsteps' course in St If you are new to St Peter's or visiting today, please make yourself known to one Peter's Church Hall from Wednesday 4th October - Friday 6th October starting at of our team so that we might get to know you better 9:30am and finishing at 4:30pm each day culminating in a Celtic healing service in St Peters Church on the Friday at 3:30pm. The course will take the format of 10 sessions The Diary Please see our calendar on our website ShaftesburyCofE.org.uk/stpeters which are DVD based with teaching from the Prior of the Order The Reverend Mike Mon - Fri 8.30am Morning Prayer Endicott. There are 6 places left so I am inviting those who may be interested in Wednesday 10.30am Holy Communion (Except 16th August) learning about the proclamation of the gospel as part of the Christian Healing Ministry to contact me on [email protected]. AUGUST Sun 27th 3.00pm Baptism Service taken by Rev Jeremy Mais COME AND BE PART OF ROCK NATIVITY! This lively musical based of course on Mon 28th All Day Bank Holiday (Team Office Closed) The Nativity Will be performed in St Mary's, Motcombe, St Peter's shaftesbury and St. James on 7-9 December. Rehearsals will be on a Tuesday evening from 7.30 to 9.30, SEPTEMBER starting on August 22nd in St. Mary's, Motcombe. David Grierson will direct the singing Tue 5th 12noon Funeral of Kate Harrison and Rosie king will direct the acting. If you enjoyed Joseph and his amazing Fri 8th 1.30pm Thanksgiving Service for Mary Hawkins technicoloured dream coat, and , you will enjoy this 70s take on the Nativity. Sat 9th 8.30am Mens Breakfast Come and join the choir, and later, you might wish to audition for an acting part. Come Sat 9th All Day Dorset Historic Churches Trust Ride & Stride along and find out all about this new production in our churches. If you are still on Sat 16th 10.30am Doughnut Time holiday on that date, just turn up on the next available Tuesday. Look forward to Mon 18th 7.30pm St Peters PCC Meeting seeing lots of you! Rosie King. Mon 18th – Fri 22nd All Week Team Office Closed

TEAM OFFICE Please note the Team office will be closed on Bank Holiday Monday, Team Office is open Monday – Friday 9.00am - 12.00pm and between Monday 18th September and Friday 22nd September inclusive. Tel: 853060 E: [email protected] www. shaftesburycofe.org.uk Please email items for the notice sheet to the office by 12noon Thursday Collect O God, you declare your almighty power most chiefly in showing mercy and pity: to the measure of faith that God has assigned. For as in one body we have many mercifully grant to us such a measure of your grace, that we, running the way of your members, and not all the members have the same function, so we, who are many, are commandments, may receive your gracious promises, and be made partakers of your one body in Christ, and individually we are members one of another. We have gifts heavenly treasure; through Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns that differ according to the grace given to us: prophecy, in proportion to faith; ministry, with you, in the unity of the , one God, now and for ever in ministering; the teacher, in teaching; the exhorter, in exhortation; the giver, in generosity; the leader, in diligence; the compassionate, in cheerfulness. First Reading Isaiah 51.1-6 Gospel Reading Matthew 16.13-20 Listen to me, you that pursue righteousness, you that seek the Lord. Now when Jesus came into the district of , he asked his disciples, Look to the rock from which you were hewn, ‘Who do people say that the Son of Man is?’ And they said, ‘Some say John the and to the quarry from which you were dug. Baptist, but others Elijah, and still others or one of the prophets.’ He said to Look to Abraham your father them, ‘But who do you say that I am?’ Simon Peter answered, ‘You are the Messiah, and to Sarah who bore you; the Son of the living God.’ And Jesus answered him, ‘Blessed are you, Simon son of for he was but one when I called him, Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father in heaven. And but I blessed him and made him many. I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades For the Lord will comfort Zion; will not prevail against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and he will comfort all her waste places, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth and will make her wilderness like Eden, will be loosed in heaven.’ Then he sternly ordered the disciples not to tell anyone that her desert like the garden of the Lord; he was the Messiah. joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and the voice of song. Post Communion Prayer Listen to me, my people, Lord of all mercy, we your faithful people have celebrated that one true sacrifice which and give heed to me, my nation; takes away our sins and brings pardon and peace: by our communion keep us firm on for a teaching will go out from me, the foundation of the gospel and preserve us from all sin; through Jesus Christ our and my justice for a light to the peoples. Lord. I will bring near my deliverance swiftly,

my salvation has gone out and my arms will rule the peoples; the coastlands wait for me, FOR YOUR PRAYERS and for my arm they hope. For the sick: Janet Grant; for all residents in our local care and nursing homes and for the staff Lift up your eyes to the heavens, there who care for them. and look at the earth beneath; for the heavens will vanish like smoke, For those who have died: Kate Harrison, Mary Hawkins the earth will wear out like a garment, For our community. For learners of all ages who have choices to make on receiving their and those who live on it will die like gnats; exam results. but my salvation will be for ever, For the world: For all places where there is conflict and in particular for Syria, Turkey, Iraq, and my deliverance will never be ended. and the Middle East for peace and concern for all people. Second Reading Romans 12.1-8 For the Contact of St Peter’s & St James’ Churches with the Episcopal Church of South I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your Sudan. bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God—what is good and acceptable and perfect. For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of yourself more highly than you ought to think, but to think with sober judgement, each according