Sharing in Ministry at St Mary’s CHURCHWARDENS Mr John Wheeldon; Mr Peter Martin PCC SECRETARY and PARISH SAFEGUARDING OFFICER: Mrs Pat Breeze PCC TREASURER: Mr Richard Godden READERS Mr Brian Gilders; Mr Charles Cope HON. ASSISTANT PRIESTS: Revd Chris Poulard; Revd Canon Christine Mcafferty PASTORAL ASSISTANT Ms Alison Buchanan [223181] ORGANIST: Mr David Bayley PIANIST: Mrs Lara Clapp The Parish Church of Priest in Charge of St John’s, Danbury and St Mary’s, Little Baddow St Mary the Virgin, THE REVD CLIVE A. ASHLEY St John's Rectory, 55 Main Road, Danbury, , CM3 Little Baddow 4NG part of the Chelmer-Crouch Group of Tel: 01245 223140 / 07939509628 Churches and th rd Covenanted with Little Baddow URC 12 June 3 Sunday after Trinity 08.00 Holy Communion TRINITY 3 10.00 Morning Worship th 10.00 United Parish Eucharist at St. Mary’s to 12 June 2016 celebrate HM Queen’s 90th Birthday followed by If you are a visitor to our Church today please make 12.00 Village (Bring your own)Picnic at St. yourself known to our Sidespeople and Ministers. Mary’s Churchyard You are warmly invited to join us for coffee, tea and

th biscuits which are served in the Church after the Monday 13 service. 09.00 Celtic Morning Prayer at St. Andrew’s 19.30 Danbury PCC Meeting A HEARING AID LOOP SYSTEM OPERATES DURING SERVICES Tuesday 14th 11.00 Burial of Ashes, Marian Longford 

Before the service Wednesday 15th be still and talk to God. 08.30 Celtic Morning Prayer 14.00 Danbury and Little Baddow Mothers’ During the service Union NGS Outing – to ‘Firzlea’, Road!! listen to God talking to you. The cost of the visit is £8 which includes afternoon tea. After the service Anyone who would like to join us will be very welcome. Rita talk to your neighbour. Telling 226037

Thursday 16th 10.00 House Communion at Cuddington, Colam HOLY COMMUNION Lane 11.15 Holy Communion The Church of welcomes to all services of Holy 18.00 Wedding rehearsal Communion (Eucharist), baptized and communicant members of other Trinitarian churches who are in good th Saturday 18 standing with their own community. Anyone who does not 16.00 WEDDING: Poppy Chenevix-Trench and wish to receive Holy Communion is invited to come forward Harry Stothert for a blessing. Please HOLD A SERVICE BOOK in your hands to indicate you wish to receive a blessing. Sunday 19th If you are unable to walk to the Communion rail but would 08.00 Holy Communion at St. Mary’s like to receive Communion, please inform the Sides people 10.00 Parish Eucharist or Churchwardens, Communion can be brought to you. 10.00 Sunday Praise Service at St. Mary’s Gluten-free bread is also available. 14.15 Visiting Bell Ringers practice 17.30 Evensong

Collect Notices Heavenly Father, as we celebrate the ninetieth birthday of Her Majesty the Church documents Queen, The PCC have purchased a fire proof filing cabinet for the receive our heartfelt thanks safe storage of Church documents. If you have church for all that you have given her in these ninety years documents at home which need to be properly stored or and for all that she has given to her people. archived, please inform one of the Church wardens or the Continue, we pray, your loving purposes in her, PCC Secretary so that arrangements can be made to re- and as you gather us together in celebration, home them. Thank you. Clive unite us also in love and service to one another; The ‘Alternative service Book’ through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. From the year 2000, the ‘ASB’ ceased to be a legal resource for worship in the C.of E. and from then ‘Common Worship’ Readings became the ‘legal’ liturgical resource. Hence we have a Psalm 139: 1-18 number of copies at St Mary’s which anyone is free to take before they are given for re-cycling on 30 June. Luke 12: 22-31

Hymns PINTS OF VIEW 8 Alleluia, alleluia, give thanks to the risen Lord At The Generals 454 My Father for another night Monday 4TH JULY at 8pm 409 Lord for the years Come and experience this very informal men’s 188 Forth in thy name O Lord I go group. Over a pint, we discuss the more challenging issues of life:abortion; euthanasia; the The National Anthem EU; Immigration and the refugee crisis. Rarely the price of beer! Prayer List If you know of someone who you know would like to receive Communion but is not well enough to attend DEFENDER OF THE FAITH Church, please call Revd Clive and he would be happy The title Defender of the Faith was originally granted to to arrange to bring Communion to them. Henry VIII in 1521. It was given by Pope Leo X in response to the King’s support for the Roman Catholic Church. However, If you would like someone to pray with you or visit you Henry expected that the Pope would reciprocate with at home or in hospital, please either speak to Revd approval for his intention to divorce. He did not. In the Clive or one of the other Lay Ministers or turmoil which followed, the Church of England was founded, with the King as leader instead of the Pope. Monarchs since Churchwardens. 1536 have had the title Supreme Governor (originally Supreme Head). There have been breaks during the reign of Please pray for those whose names are on the Sunday Mary I in the 16th century and following the English Civil Pew Sheet and those known to you who are unwell at War during the 17th century. present: Revd Carol Ball; Margaret Brown; Lynda Ferguson; Queen Elizabeth II succeeded to the title upon her Isaac Freemantle; Christine Hutchins; coronation on 2 June 1953. However, her personal faith in Enese Lieb-Doeczy; David Simmonds; God was clear before that. On the occasion of her 21st birthday in 1947 she made a radio broadcast in which she Laura-Jayne Smith; Mandy Southgate; Barbara Staines said this: Bishop John Wraw ‘I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be and please remember the faithful departed, long or short, shall be devoted to your service and the commending them to God’s love and mercy: service of our great imperial family to which we all belong.

‘But I shall not have strength to carry out this resolution alone unless you join in it with me, as I now invite you to do. I know that your support will be unfailingly given. God help me to make good my vow, and God bless all of you who are willing to share in it.’ UNPACKING OUR COVENANT In 2015, as part of the television broadcast she made to the nation and the commonwealth, the queen said this: ‘For WHO’S IN CHARGE? me, the life of Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace, whose birth we celebrate today, is an inspiration and an anchor in my Wednesday 6 July life. A role-model of reconciliation and forgiveness, he 10am at ‘The Fold’ High Pastures stretched out his hands in love, acceptance and healing. Christ’s example has taught me to seek to respect and value All are welcome to come along, listen, all people of whatever faith or none.’ share, explore and learn together