Sunday Services in all Team Churches

All of our Team Churches are now 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 21st June or for as long as there is a need for them. 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.

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, Podington 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] 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 - 13th June 2021 For Sunday Service, Morning Prayer: 2nd Sunday after Trinity https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83596730805 10.00 Service - St Lawrence’s, at the Chapel pwd=WDkyMldyQ2l2em8yWHZkY014cFFpZz09 11.00 Eucharist - St Mary the Virgin, Podington Meeting ID: 835 9673 0805 09.30 Eucharist - at St Peter’s, Harrold together with Passcode: 112233 Harrold URC 08.15 Eucharist - St Mary’s, Carlton ZOOM LOGIN 2 11.00 Eucharist - All Saint’s, Odell 09.30 Eucharist - St Mary the Virgin, Stevington For APCM’s and P.C.C meetings: 09.30 Eucharist - All Saints’, Turvey https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88030234578? also pwd=QjQ2SnFOWjN0TUliWi9rZ3JQQThRUT09 11.00 Eucharist on Zoom Meeting ID: 880 3023 4578 (Login 1 - details opposite) Passcode: 445566

Sunday - 20th June 2021 Church Diary for the Week 3rd Sunday after Trinity Monday to Friday 09.30 Eucharist - St Lawrence’s, Wymington 08.45 - Morning Prayer on Zoom (Login 1 above) 11.00 Eucharist - St Mary the Virgin, Podington 08.15 Eucharist - St Peter’s, Harrold Wednesday 11.00 Eucharist - St Mary’s, Carlton 09.30 - Eucharist at St Mary’s Carlton. Please contact 09.30 BCP Eucharist - All Saint’s, Odell Representative if you wish to attend. 09.30 Eucharist - All Saints’, Turvey 7.00pm P.C.C St Mary the Virgin Podington

18.00 Evening Prayer - St Mary the Virgin, Stevington

also 11.00 Eucharist on Zoom (Login 1 - details opposite)

!" Readings for 13th June: Job 38:1-11 2 Corinthians 6:1-13 Mark 4:35-41

Rest in Peace Sylvia Partridge (Carlton) Ratty Finnegan (Carlton)

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 13th June 2021 2nd Sunday after Trinity

Collect 14 For the love of Christ urges us on, because we are convinced that one has died for all; therefore all have Faithful Creator, died. 15 And he died for all, so that those who live might whose mercy never fails: live no longer for themselves, but for him who died and deepen our faithfulness to you was raised for them. and to your living Word, 16 From now on, therefore, we regard no one from a Jesus Christ our Lord. human point of view; even though we once knew Christ First Reading Ezekiel 17:22-end from a human point of view, we know him no longer in that way. 17 So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new 22 Thus says the Lord God: creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything I myself will take a sprig has become new! from the lofty top of a cedar; This is the word of the Lord I will set it out. All Thanks be to God I will break off a tender one from the topmost of its young twigs; I myself will plant it Gospel - Mark 4:26-34 on a high and lofty mountain. Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ 23 On the mountain height of Israel according to Mark I will plant it, All: Glory to you, O Lord. in order that it may produce boughs 26 Jesus said, ‘The kingdom of God is as if someone and bear fruit, would scatter seed on the ground, 27 and would sleep and and become a noble cedar. rise night and day, and the seed would sprout and grow, Under it every kind of bird will live; he does not know how. 28 The earth produces of itself, in the shade of its branches will nest first the stalk, then the head, then the full grain in the winged creatures of every kind. head. 29 But when the grain is ripe, at once he goes in 24 All the trees of the field shall know with his sickle, because the harvest has come.’ that I am the Lord. 30 He also said, ‘With what can we compare the I bring low the high tree, kingdom of God, or what parable will we use for it? 31 I make high the low tree; It is like a mustard seed, which, when sown upon the I dry up the green tree ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth; 32 yet and make the dry tree flourish. when it is sown it grows up and becomes the greatest I the Lord have spoken; of all shrubs, and puts forth large branches, so that the I will accomplish it. birds of the air can make nests in its shade.’ This is the word of the Lord 33 With many such parables he spoke the word to All Thanks be to God them, as they were able to hear it; 34 he did not speak Epistle - 2 Corinthians 5:6-10,14-17 to them except in parables, but he explained everything in private to his disciples.

16 So we are always confident; even though we know This is the Gospel of the Lord that while we are at home in the body we are away All: Praise to you, O Christ. from the Lord— 7 for we walk by faith, not by sight. 8 Yes, we do have confidence, and we would rather be Post Communion away from the body and at home with the Lord. 9 So Loving Father, whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim we thank you for feeding us at the supper of your Son: to please him. 10 For all of us must appear before the sustain us with your Spirit, judgement seat of Christ, so that each may receive that we may serve you here on earth recompense for what has been done in the body, until our joy is complete in heaven, whether good or evil. and we share in the eternal banquet with Jesus Christ our Lord. Cont……. St Mary the Virgin, Stevington UNICEF UK… St Mary’s Stevington is open for personal prayer are working with the World Every Day 10am-4pm. Welcome to all. Health Organisation to distribute Please observe the measures in place Vaccines to the poorest people in for your health and safety. the world through the COVAX Programme. You can read about St Mary the Virgin, Podington it by following this link:

Following the resumption of our Sunday https://www.unicef.org/coronavirus/covax Services, we will also now be opening for Private Prayer on Wednesdays (from 12th May) between Your two vaccines, depending on which kind 11am and 2.00pm. you had) might be worth between £4 and £30 Please still follow all the guidelines plus the time and expertise needed to administer it. If you could have afforded to buy it for yourself, please help UNICEF support the St Peter’s, Harrold delivery of vaccines to people who won’t get it Please note that St Peter’s Church, Harrold is now open for private prayer or for visiting the church every on the NHS. By donating the money you are Wednesday twinning your jab.

Donations can be made here: St Mary’s, Carlton https://justgiving.com/fundraising/ Christian Aid collection 2021 rowanpatterson The collection for this year’s appeal from Christian Aid, for Carlton and the surrounding area, came to £824.58p. Considering the pandemic circumstances, this was a huge success, and thanks go to all those who made a donation, those who delivered envelopes around the area, and the village shop and homes who agreed to take the donations. The sum raised included a terrific donation from our lovely school here, where the pupils had a charity day when each made a donation and wore ‘dress-down’ clothes. Foodbank volunteers work with partners to Lots of the collection envelopes included ‘gift aid’ provide a minimum of three days emergency food and confirmation, which will make a big difference to the total. Thank you all once again. support to people in crisis. Items that are urgently required by Bedford Food Bank as they are short of them this week - Shampoo, toilet rolls, shower gel, toothbrushes, washing up liquid, ant-bacterial spray, cup-a-soup, UHT milk, tea bags (160 size), pot noodles, tnned ham, jumbo hotdogs, tnned tuna, tnned fruit, cofee. In Turvey, there is a donaton box in the open porch of 7, The Green (Rosemary and Paul Gentry), which is just of the High Street near the zebra crossing. There is also a The following churches have set up online giving donaton box at The Central Stores (John’s shop) in the provision which means that you are able to make one High Street. off donations to your church at the click of a button. Here are the links: Thank you St Mary the Virgin, Stevington https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/7776/ St Peter’s Harrold https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/20038/ St Mary’s Carlton https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/7757/