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Serving the people of Ashburton, Bickington, Buckland-in-the-Moor, Holne, Huccaby, Leusdon, Postbridge and Widecombe-in-the-Moor

th Sunday 25 July 2021 • 9am Breakfast Church, St Andrew’s Ashburton • 10.30am Time & Talents Communion, St

Andrew’s Ashburton & Live via Facebook

• 10.30am Parish Communion, St Pancras, Widecombe-in-the-Moor • 12pm Parish Communion, St John the Baptist, Leusdon

• 5pm Evening Worship, St Mary’s Holne • 6pm Evening Prayer, St Gabriel’s, Postbridge • 6pm Community Songs of Praise, St

Peter’s, Buckland-in-the-Moor

All our online services are available via

Facebook, YouTube & our website PRINCE OF WALES AND DUCHESS OF

VISIT CATHEDRAL IN FIRST POST-

WE’RE OPEN! LOCKDOWN ROYAL VISIT The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall have

ASHBURTON: Daily 10am-4pm visited on the first stage of their

HOLNE: Daily 10am-4:30pm summer tour of the South West. The Royal visit was the first since lockdown restrictions HUCCABY: Daily eased and the Prince and Duchess were shown around BUCKLAND: Daily the Cathedral by the of Exeter, the Right WIDECOMBE: Daily 9am-5pm Reverend , and the Dean, the Very

LEUSDON: Daily 9am-5pm Reverend .

POSTBRIDGE: Daily, Dawn to dusk Bishop Robert said, “It was a fantastic visit and special in all sorts of ways, which was reflected by the BICKINGTON: By appointment – 01626 821213 hundreds of people who came. SUNDAY 25TH JULY 2021 TRINITY 8 (GREEN)

“He engaged really well with all sorts of people. He is hugely interested in our cathedral and its significance in MIDWEEK COMMUNION CANCELLED

terms of architecture and heritage and conservation. Due to Holiday Club there will be no Holy “But he was also interested in the local community Communion on Wednesday 28th July at 10.30am. groups – it was wonderful seeing him and Camilla Next communion is Wed 4th August. talking to people like the cathedral stonemasons and Prince of Wales nursing cadets. “He was also concerned to hear how we had fared in

Devon during the pandemic and how young people are SATURDAY 24TH JULY experiencing things because it has been so Memorial Service –Brian Saunders, St Mary’s challenging.” Bickington 11am The Cathedral bells were also rung as a full peal of 12 SATURDAY 31ST JULY bells for the first time since March 2020. Memorial Service – Percy Whitley, St Peter’s Buckland 12:30pm “This is really marking a special day in the life of the SATURDAY 7TH AUGUST Cathedral, the city and the diocese, it’s wonderful,” Wedding – Robert Hopwood/ Sumer Freeth 2.30pm Bishop Robert said. Baptism - Luna Hext St Peter’s Buckland 4.30pm During the visit, Prince Charles, who is Patron of SUNDAY 8TH AUGUST the Exeter Cathedral Development Appeal, was shown Baptism – Harry Melia, St Andrew’s Ashburton the Exeter Book, thought to be the world’s oldest 10:30am surviving work of English literature. Raphael Barnes St Raphael’s Huccaby 2pm The Appeal is designed to raise funds to conserve the MONDAY 9th AUGUST cathedral’s important architecture and improve the Funeral– John Fogden, St Mary’s Holne 2pm visitor experience for future generations.

The royal couple also met some of Exeter Cathedral’s st clergy, staff, volunteers, donors and supporters, as well Tues 21 10-12pm Busy Bees Toddler Group as representatives from the Met Office (based in Park by Buckland Community Exeter), the University of Exeter and Nursing Centre 07375 551178 Cadets. Wed 28th 10am Baby Group, Church Hall As they left, members of the nursing cadets and Ashburton: Contact Jane choristers from Exeter Cathedral School lined-up to 01364 654067 form a guard of honour outside the Cathedral’s West Wed-Fri 10am Holiday Club, St Andrew’s entrance. Ashburton The Very Reverend Jonathan Greener, said “As a Fri 31st 9:30-11am Hedgehogs Playgroup, St Cathedral, a city and a county, we have endured an Andrew’s Church Hall: email incredibly challenging 16 months. So, to receive the [email protected] first Royal visit since the easing of coronavirus 1-3:30pm ‘Share Shed’ St Andrew’s restrictions is a wonderful way to lift the spirits of the Church Hall Car Park whole community, and move forward in hope.”

Collect & Readings Sunday, 25th July 2021

COLLECT Lord God, your Son left the riches of heaven and became poor for our sake: when we prosper save us from pride, when we are needy save us from despair, that we may trust in you alone; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.

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POST-COMMUNION Strengthen for service, Lord, Feeding the Five Thousand the hands that have taken holy things; 1 After this Jesus went to the other side of the may the ears which have heard your word Sea of Galilee, also called the Sea of Tiberias. 2A be deaf to clamour and dispute; may the tongues which have sung your praise be large crowd kept following him, because they free from deceit; saw the signs that he was doing for the may the eyes which have seen the tokens of your sick. 3Jesus went up the mountain and sat down love shine with the light of hope; there with his disciples. 4Now the Passover, the and may the bodies which have been fed with festival of the Jews, was near. 5When he looked your body up and saw a large crowd coming towards him, be refreshed with the fullness of your life; Jesus said to Philip, ‘Where are we to buy bread glory to you for ever. for these people to eat?’ 6He said this to test Amen. him, for he himself knew what he was going to

do. 7Philip answered him, ‘Six months’ wages would not buy enough bread for each of them to get a little.’ 8One of his disciples, Elisha Feeds One Hundred Men Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to 42 A man came from Baal-shalishah, bringing him, 9‘There is a boy here who has five barley food from the first fruits to the man of God: loaves and two fish. But what are they among so twenty loaves of barley and fresh ears of grain in many people?’ 10Jesus said, ‘Make the people sit his sack. Elisha said, ‘Give it to the people and let down.’ Now there was a great deal of grass in the them eat.’ 43But his servant said, ‘How can I set place; so they sat down, about five thousand in this before a hundred people?’ So he repeated, all. 11Then Jesus took the loaves, and when he ‘Give it to the people and let them eat, for thus had given thanks, he distributed them to those says the Lord, “They shall eat and have some who were seated; so also the fish, as much as left.” ’ 44He set it before them, they ate, and had they wanted. 12When they were satisfied, he told some left, according to the word of the Lord. his disciples, ‘Gather up the fragments left over,

so that nothing may be lost.’ 13So they gathered them up, and from the fragments of the five Prayer for the Readers barley loaves, left by those who had eaten, they 14 For this reason I bow my knees before the filled twelve baskets. 14When the people saw the 15 Father, from whom every family in heaven and sign that he had done, they began to say, ‘This is 16 on earth takes its name. I pray that, according indeed the prophet who is to come into the to the riches of his glory, he may grant that you world.’ may be strengthened in your inner being with 15 When Jesus realized that they were about to 17 power through his Spirit, and that Christ may come and take him by force to make him king, dwell in your hearts through faith, as you are he withdrew again to the mountain by himself. 18 being rooted and grounded in love. I pray that Jesus Walks on the Water you may have the power to comprehend, with 16 When evening came, his disciples went down all the saints, what is the breadth and length and to the lake, 17got into a boat, and started across 19 height and depth, and to know the love of the lake to Capernaum. It was now dark, and Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you Jesus had not yet come to them. 18The lake may be filled with all the fullness of God. became rough because a strong wind was 20 Now to him who by the power at work within blowing. 19When they had rowed about three or us is able to accomplish abundantly far more four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the lake 21 than all we can ask or imagine, to him be glory and coming near the boat, and they were in the church and in Christ Jesus to all terrified. 20But he said to them, ‘It is I; do not be generations, for ever and ever. Amen. SUNDAY 25TH JULY 2021 TRINITY 8 (GREEN)

afraid.’ 21Then they wanted to take him into the make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in boat, and immediately the boat reached the the name of the Father and of the Son and of land towards which they were going. the Holy Spirit, 20and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.’ 1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers and

sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your 2 Samuel 11: 26-12.13a / Ephesians 4: 1-16 / John bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable 6: 24-35 to God, which is your spiritual worship. 2Do 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 • 8am Holy Communion, St Andrew's acceptable and perfect. Ashburton 3 For by the grace given to me I say to everyone • 9am Holy Communion St Mary’s, Bickington, among you not to think of yourself more highly • 10:30am Holiday Club Service St. Andrew's, than you ought to think, but to think with sober Ashburton - Followed by a picnic! judgement, each according to the measure of • 10:30am All Age Service St Pancras Church, faith that God has assigned. 4For as in one body Widecombe in the Moor we have many members, and not all the • 4pm Evensong, St John the Baptist, Leusdon members have the same function, 5so we, who

are many, are one body in Christ, and individually we are members one of 6 another. We have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us: prophecy, in proportion to

faith; 7ministry, in ministering; the teacher, in teaching; 8the exhorter, in exhortation; the giver, in generosity; the leader, in diligence; the compassionate, in cheerfulness.

Marks of the True Christian 9 Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good; 10love one another with mutual

affection; outdo one another in showing honour. 11Do not lag in zeal, be ardent in spirit, ASHBURTON & MOORLAND TEAM

serve the Lord. 12Rejoice in hope, be patient in Team Rector: Rt. Rev’d Mark Rylands 01364 716 309 suffering, persevere in prayer. 13Contribute to [email protected] Team Vicar: Rev’d Geoffrey Fenton 01364 621 334 the needs of the saints; extend hospitality to strangers. Mission & Family Development

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16 Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to Team Administrator: Cassie Long 01364 654 280 the mountain to which Jesus had directed Email: [email protected]

them. 17When they saw him, they worshipped Website: www.ashburtonandmoor.org.uk 18 him; but some doubted. And Jesus came and Facebook: The Ashburton & Moorland Team said to them, ‘All authority in heaven and on YouTube: Ashburton & Moorland Ministry earth has been given to me. 19Go therefore and SUNDAY 25TH JULY 2021 TRINITY 8 (GREEN)