Notices: WELCOME to St Mary’s, Motcombe Messy Church will be at 3.00pm today in School: there is an urgent SOS calling for plastic drinks bottles (1 litre, 1.5 and 2 litre) for one of the activities. Please leave in the box behind the font. Messy Church is celebrating its 6th birthday with the theme ‘Are you listening?’ Everyone is invited to join us, part of our church family, in the celebration from 3pm – 5pm in the school hall. Church keys: the lock on the church has been changed and keys have been distributed to team leaders i.e. locking team, sacristans, etc. The church will be If you are worshipping here for the first time we’d love to meet you, and if open daily from 8.30am until at least 4.30pm. Church lockers have been requested you would like to find out more about us please speak to the minister, a not to lock the church before 4.30pm. If you need the use of a key outside these church warden or a member of the congregation and leave your contact times please contact your team leader, the vicar or one of the wardens. If you have details. an old key please recycle it in the metal recycling. Many thanks. nd Sunday 22 January: Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Parish Safeguarding Representative: we urgently need a volunteer to undertake this really important role in our church to ensure that we comply with national 9:30 am Parish Communion Revd Pam Rink guidelines for the safety of children and all vulnerable people as well as fulfil Joint service with Motcombe Methodists requirements for insurance cover. Please speak to Revd Pam for more information. 3.00pm Messy Church in School Messy Church Team Christmas Table Decoration Workshop: following the great success of the workshop afternoon just before Christmas another such event will be planned in a Collect month or so. Details will be made available nearer the time. The raffle at the Heavenly Father, workshop made £20 for the School’s Pond Fund. Many thanks to Angie Underwood, you have called us in the Body of your Son Jesus Christ Lynda Maynard and all who helped out. to continue his work of reconciliation Christmas Collections: many thanks to all who gave so generously into the open and reveal you to the world: collections at the Christmas services. A grand total of £656 was divided equally forgive us the sins which tear us apart; between Crisis and the North Dorset Women’s Refuge. give us the courage to overcome our fears Save our Beds! Please fill in the Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group Questionnaire and to seek that unity which is your gift and your will; which must reach the DCCG by Tuesday 28th February. This can also be done online through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, at www.dorsetvision.nhs.uk/feedback. Questionnaires can be found in our churches, who is alive and reigns with you, from the hospital, doctor's surgery or library and can be sent freepost. Page 2 is relevant to N. Dorset and pages 5 & 6 allow other comments. Please state why you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. personally feel it important to keep our beds in Shaftesbury. Many thanks. Post Communion Prayer Volunteering Opportunity: School Governance There is a vacancy for a Eternal God and Father, foundation governor in each of Shaftesbury secondary school, Motcombe primary whose Son at supper prayed that his disciples might be one, school and Shaftesbury primary school. After Easter there will also be a vacancy for a as he is one with you: foundation director of the multi academy trust that the schools belong to. Please speak to Rev Helen Dawes for information about the roles. draw us closer to him, that in common love and obedience to you Used Postage Stamps: There is a box at the back of the Church for all used stamps; these will be given to the Weldmar Hospice to be resold and donated to the we may be united to one another hospice. Please don’t just throw your used stamps away! in the fellowship of the one Spirit, that the world may believe that he is Lord, to your eternal glory; Notices for next week’s pew sheet by Wednesday to Phil Roberts - through Jesus Christ our Lord. [email protected] Services next week: Sunday 29th January: Presentation of Christ in the Temple Team Vicar: Revd Pam Rink: 01747 590712 [email protected] Churchwardens: Gill Waine 01747 851007 [email protected] 10.00 am Team Communion at St Peter’s Revd Helen Dawes Dennis Jenkinson 01747 855476 [email protected] Morning prayer is said at 8.30 Monday - Wednesday and Saturday Team Administrator: Katy Ashman, 01747 853060 [email protected] St Mary’s Church, Motcombe Website: www.stmin.org.uk Holy Communion is said on Thursday at 10.00 am – all are welcome. First Reading: 2 Corinthians 5:14-20 he set off and went to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw For the love of Christ urges us on, because we are convinced that one has died him and was filled with compassion; he ran and put his arms around him and for all; therefore all have died. And he died for all, so that those who live might kissed him. Then the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and live no longer for themselves, but for him who died and was raised for them. before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son. ’ But the father said to From now on, therefore, we regard no one from a human point of view; even his slaves, ‘Quickly, bring out a robe—the best one—and put it on him; put a ring though we once knew Christ from a human point of view, we know him no longer on his finger and sandals on his feet. And get the fatted calf and kill it, and let in that way. So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has us eat and celebrate; for this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was passed away; see, everything has become new! All this is from God, who lost and is found!’ And they began to celebrate. Now his elder son was in the reconciled us to himself through Christ, and has given us the ministry of field; and when he came and approached the house, he heard music and reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not dancing. He called one of the slaves and asked what was going on. He replied, counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting the message of ‘Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fatted calf, because he reconciliation to us. So we are ambassadors for Christ, since God is making his has got him back safe and sound.’ Then he became angry and refused to go in. appeal through us; we entreat you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. His father came out and began to plead with him. But he answered his father, ‘Listen! For all these years I have been working like a slave for you, and I have Responsorial Psalm: 18:26-32 never disobeyed your command; yet you have never given me even a young goat Response: I love you, Lord, my strength. so that I might celebrate with my friends. But when this son of yours came back, who has devoured your property with prostitutes; you killed the fatted calf for You are loving with those who love you: him!’ Then the father said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that is but the cunning you outdo in cunning. mine is yours. But we had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of For you save a humble people yours was dead and has come to life; he was lost and has been found.’” but humble the eyes that are proud. R./

You, O Lord, are my lamp, my God who lightens my darkness. Please pray for: With you I can break through any barrier,  our school, for the staff and children, governors and parents. with my God I can scale any wall. R./  our community and all in local government As for God, his ways are perfect;  peace in our world, and especially for the Middle East, and for other the word of the Lord, purest gold. countries around the world where there is conflict, especially South He indeed is the shield Sudan, Bishop Stephen and the Revd Noel Knight. of all who make him their refuge. R./  refugees and all who are homeless and displaced; for young people who For who is God but the Lord? have run away from home or care, for the mentally ill and others who Who is a rock but our God? feel they have no place in society. the God who girds me with strength and makes the path safe before me. R./  healing and wholeness in body, mind and spirit for those who are suffering, especially Malcolm Chinn, brother of Marilyn Mellor and Katie Gospel Reading: Luke 15:11-32 Johnston, daughter of Andy and Catherine Johnston. Jesus said, “There was a man who had two sons. The younger of them said to his  those who live in Shorts Green Lane and Frog Lane. father, ‘Father, give me the share of the property that will belong to me.’ So he  we commend to God’s care and keeping those who have died and we divided his property between them. A few days later the younger son gathered pray for those who mourn the loss of loved ones. all he had and travelled to a distant country, and there he squandered his property in dissolute living. When he had spent everything, a severe famine took place throughout that country, and he began to be in need. So he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him to his Electoral Roll This is the time of year when we take account of the fields to feed the pigs. He would gladly have filled himself with the pods that amount of people on St Mary’s church electoral roll. If you’re not on it the pigs were eating; and no one gave him anything. But when he came to but would like to be included please let Mrs Liz Pocock know - himself he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired hands have bread enough and [email protected] or 01747 852647 to spare, but here I am dying of hunger! I will get up and go to my father, and I will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son; treat me like one of your hired hands.” ’ So