Collect for Lent 3

Almighty God, whose most dear Son went not up to joy but first he suffered pain, and entered not into glory before he was crucified: mercifully grant that we, walking in the way of the cross, may find it none other than the way of life and peace; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, 7th March 2021 who is alive and reigns with you, CROESO : WELCOME in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

one God, now and for ever. Amen. The season of Lent is a time when we are called to discipline ourselves, to be strong-willed in body, mind and spirit,

as we prepare for Good Friday and Easter. Daily Online Programme for Lent We remember, with thankful hearts, all that our Lord has suffered for us Monday: 20.00 - Compline and His great victory in rising again Prayers and Reflection with Fr Mark (15 minutes) Livestreamed Today’s readings are on page 16 Exodus 20. 1-17 Tuesday: 19.00 - Thinking Church The Ten Commandments A Lent course with Fr Geoff (60 minutes) Here we have the text of the Ten Commandments given On Zoom—[email protected] for link to Moses for the people of Israel and which, since that Wednesday: 18.00 - Wednesdays At Six, time, have been our God-given standard for daily living. A discussion group with Fr Geoff (45 minutes) On Zoom—[email protected] for link 1 Corinthians 1. 18-25

Thursday: 19.00 - Reflections The Cross is the power and the wisdom of God The Lord's Prayer & other things with Fr Philip (15 mins) Paul’s teaching here gives a vital insight into the mean-

Livestreamed ing of the Cross - which seems foolishness to those who

Friday: 12.00 - Stations of the Cross do not believe and yet is, in reality, the power of God in

30 minutes - Livestreamed the lives of those who believe and are being saved. What seems to be God’s foolishness is wiser than our Saturday: 20.00 - Compline. Prayers and Reflection with Fr Geoff (15 minutes) human wisdom and what seems to be His weakness, is stronger than our human strength. Livestreamed

The daily mass will be livestreamed as usual. John 2. 13-22 There will be 30 minutes meditation before the ‘Stop making my Father’s house a market place!’ Blessed Sacrament after the 12.00 Mass on Mondays At Passover Jesus went to the Temple in Jerusalem and found there money changers and people selling animals All ready & waiting is a new service that does not need the internet! DialASermon is a local call to 01656 334557 and birds for sacrifice. He was angry, overturned the money-changers tables and made all of the sellers leave the Temple. Asked why He did this, Jesus told the peo- ple of His own death, likening that to the destruction of a temple and likening His Resurrection to the rebuilding of that temple. None, however, understood His meaning We still need your offering then but the disciples understood after the Crucifixion and Jesus’ rising from the dead. You can make a donation by scanning this new, simpler QR code: .

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Monday FAIR TRADE WEEK for the FairTrade organisation; for a proper recompense 12.00 Mass, All Saints for workers and producers & the Garw Valley Athabasca (Canada) Tuesday for our local shopkeepers and traders 10.30 Mass, St John the Baptist Llansantffraid, Bettws & Athooch (S Sudan) Wednesday 10.30 Mass, All Saints for the Foodbank and it staff and customers The Diocesan Officers Atlanta (USA) Thursday 10.30 Mass, St David’s for those in financial and social difficulty Llandyfodwg & Cwm Ogwr Auckland (Aoterea & NZ) Friday 10.30 Mass at St John’s for the grace to walk the way of the Cross 12.00 Stations of the Cross (online only) Llanilid w & Heol y Cyw NW Australia

Saturday for the Church Poverty Action Group 09.30 Mass, All Saints Glyncorrwg & the Upper Afan Valley Aweii (S Sudan)

All livestreamed on our Facebook page: Parish of Newton, Nottage and Porthcawl

Readings for Evening Prayer Please pray for the sick

Lent 2 Lent 3 Monday Psalm 105:1-6, 37-45 Psalm 18:1-24 Thursday David Simmons Liz Addicott Isaiah 51:1-11 Jeremiah 38 Julian Mullins David Bond Galatians 3:1-9, 23-29 Philippians 3:4b-14 Dillwyn Jones Gerald Thomas Matthew Evans Joan Worby livestreamed on our Facebook page at 18:00 Rian Sully Madge Wallis Philip White Rose McGinley Olive Hayes Jessica Price Joan Stockdale Readings for 3rd Week of Lent Jak Powles

Fr David Lloyd Mon: 2 Kings 5:1-11; Psalm 42:1, 2; 43:1-4 Tuesday Joyce Denham

Luke 424-30 Andrew Harvey Friday Tues: Song of Three 1:2, 11-20; Psalm 25:4-10; Philip Harvey Sam Langmead-Thomas Ian Harvey Janet Skiffins Matthew 18:21-35 Mark Schofield Leo Jones Wed: Deuteronomy 4:1,5-10; Psalm 147:12-20; Joan Whyte Jean Harris Matthew 5:17-20 Pauline Carter Vera Jenkins Rafe McKee Betty Wackerbath Thurs: Jeremiah 7:21-28; Psalm 95:1-9; Sue Wilmot Luke 11:14-23 Joyce Whiteing Saturday May Walmsley David Shillaw Fri: Hosea 14:1-9; Psalm 81; Thomas Smith Peter Reynolds Mark 12:28-34 Elaine Griffiths Matthew Sturt Oscar Humphries Sat: Hosea 5:13-6:6; Psalm 51:1-4,16-19; Wednesday Gary Davies Luke 18:9-14. George Angell Georgina Hopkin

Tony Foyle https://www.lectionarypage.net/ Linda Britton will give you each day’s collect and texts Jayne Gould Nancy Miles Alun Jones Joyce Bowen Victoria Gould Readings for next Sunday morning:

Please pray for those who have died 4th SUNDAY of Lent

Thurs, 11th March Mothering Sunday ——————————- Hutton Davies Numbers 21:4-9 Sun, 7th March James Waggett Psalm 107:1-5, 17-22 Maud Philpot Ephesians 2:1-10 Barbara Jones Fri, 12th March John 3:14-21 Gladys Evans Horace Durbin Lizzie MacNeish Mon, 8th March Peggy Morgan Sat, 13th March Pamela Francis Sarah Smith Matilda Draper The Parish clergy Tues, 9th March Elizabeth Woodland John Smyth Father Philip Masson 01656786899 Jan Fletcher [email protected] Sallie Sedgmore Father Geoffrey Lunn 07903669247 [email protected] Wed, 10th March Father Mark Broadway 07429143959 Terry Meadon [email protected] Charlotte Morgan Margaret Landeg www.parishofporthcawl.org