22nd Aug 2021 - Trinity 12 Holsworthy Benefice Bridgerule, Hollacombe, Holsworthy and Pyworthy with Pancrasweek Administrator: Libbi York - admin@holsworthybenefice.org.uk Rector: Mother Elizabeth Burke Tel: 01409 255490, Mob: 07990978485, Email: [email protected] Services in the Holsworthy Benefice - All Welcome Bridgerule Hollacombe Holsworthy Pancrasweek Pyworthy Trinity 12 22nd August 11am Eucharist 11am Morning Prayer 9.30 All Age Eucharist 9.30am Eucharist Trinity 13 29th August 10am Benefice Said Eucharist at Pyworthy Trinity 14 5th Sept 3pm Evening Prayer 11am Eucharist Trinity 15 12th Sept 11am Eucharist 7pm Harvest Festival 11am Eucharist 9.30am Eucharist Weekly via Zoom - All Welcome Midday Prayers - pop Zoom details; https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82633460276? Fridays 12 Noon in when you can To join by phone: 0131 460 1196 ID 826 3346 0276 Password: benefice Dates for your Diary 11th Sep 10am -12noon St Bridget’s Gift Day Bridgerule Village Hall 19th Sep 3.30pm Creative Church - see below St Peter and St Paul’s Church 3rd Oct 9.30am Pets and all Creatures blessing and service Pyworthy Parish Church 31st Oct 3pm All Souls Service, memorial service to remember our loved ones Pyworthy Parish Church Text for the Week - John 6. 56 Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me, and I in them. HARVEST SERVICES 12th September 7pm Hollacombe 26th September 9.30am Pyworthy 1st October (Fri) 7pm Pancrasweek 10th October 11am Bridgerule 17th October 11am Holsworthy Rapid lateral flow covid tests There are packs of these available on the table by the font in Holsworthy Church. Webpage: www.holsworthybenefice.org.uk Facebook Page: Holsworthy Benefice August 2021 Crossword Clues Across 1 Of Moses (6) 4 ‘You have been weighed on the — and found wanting’ (Daniel 5:27) (6) 7 Where Jesus performed the first of his miraculous signs (John 2:11) (4) 8 Roman emperor who ordered all the Jews to leave Rome (Acts 18:2) (8) 9 Member of a conservative Jewish party in the Sanhedrin which believed there was no resurrection (Acts 23:8) (8) 13 South London Mission (1,1,1) 16 Sure of one’s own ability (2 Corinthians 11:17) (4-9) 17 ‘At this the man’s face fell. He went away — , because he had great wealth’ (Mark 10:22) (3) 19 Airs used (anag.) (8) 24 ‘The Lord is my — , I shall not be in want’ (Psalm 23:1) (8) 25 ‘He has sent me to — up the broken- hearted’ (Isaiah 61:1) (4) 26 At or towards the rear of a ship (6) 27 Cross-carrying evangelist and world traveller, — Blessitt (6) Down 1 Ridicule (Luke 18:32) (4) 2 Encased in strapped-on light shoes (Song of Songs 7:1) (9) 3 Cambridge Inter-Collegiate Christian Union (1,1,1,1,1) 4 ‘Father, give me my — of your estate’ (Luke 15:12) (5) 5 Assistant (4) 6 On a par (John 5:18) (5) 10 Credo (anag.) (5) 11 Beaten with a rod (5) 12 The fourth of Job’s ‘comforters’, who deferred making his contribution because of his junior status (Job 32:6) (5) 13 Chosen as a temple attendant, he was described by Ezra as ‘a capable man’ (Ezra 8:18) (9) 14 ‘Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where — and rust destroy’ (Matthew 6:19) (4) 15 Employs (4) 18 Associated with penitence for sins, along with sackcloth (Matthew 11:21) (5) 20 Association of South-East Asian Nations (1,1,1,1,1) 21 Sub-continent to which Baptist missionary pioneer William Carey devoted his life (5) 22 Recess at east end of a church (4) 23 One of the nine sons of Beriah (1 Chronicles 8:15) (4) Uses; 18 Ashes; 20 ASEAN; 21 India; 22 Apse; 23 Eder 23 Apse; 22 India; 21 ASEAN; 20 Ashes; 18 Uses; 1 Mock; 2 Sandalled; 3 CICCU; 4 Share; 5 Aide; 6 Equal; 10 Décor;11 Caned; 12 Elihu; 13 Sherebiah; 14 Moth; 15 15 Moth; 14 Sherebiah; 13 Elihu; 12 Caned; Décor;11 10 Equal; 6 Aide; 5 Share; 4 CICCU; 3 Sandalled; 2 Mock; 1 DOWN DOWN Shepherd; 25 Bind; 26 Astern; 27 Arthur 27 Astern; 26 Bind; 25 Shepherd; 1 Mosaic; 4 Scales; 7 Cana; 8 Claudius; 9 Sadducee; 13 SLM; 16 Self-confident; 17 Sad; 19 Radiuses; 24 24 Radiuses; 19 Sad; 17 Self-confident; 16 SLM; 13 Sadducee; 9 Claudius; 8 Cana; 7 Scales; 4 Mosaic; 1 ACROSS ACROSS Solution Webpage: www.holsworthybenefice.org.uk Facebook Page: Holsworthy Benefice Sunday 22 August 2021 Twelfth Sunday after Trinity COLLECT and his ears are open to their cry. Pray that I may declare it boldly, as I Almighty and everlasting God, The face of the Lord is against those must speak. you are always more ready to who do evil, hear than we to pray to root out the remembrance of them GOSPEL John 6:56-69 and to give more than either from the earth. R Hear the gospel of our Lord Jesus we desire or deserve: Christ according to John. The righteous cry and the Lord hears pour down upon us the them Jesus said to the crowd: “Those who abundance of your mercy, and delivers them out of all their eat my flesh and drink my blood abide forgiving us those things of which our troubles. in me, and I in them. Just as the living conscience is afraid The Lord is near to the brokenhearted Father sent me, and I live because of and giving us those good things and will save those who are crushed in the Father, so whoever eats me will which we are not worthy to ask spirit. R live because of me. This is the bread but through the merits and mediation that came down from heaven, not like of Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, Many are the troubles of the righteous; that which your ancestors ate, and who is alive and reigns with you, from them all will the Lord deliver them. they died. But the one who eats this in the unity of the Holy Spirit, He keeps all their bones, bread will live for ever.” He said these one God, now and for ever. so that not one of them is broken. R things while he was teaching in the But evil shall slay the wicked synagogue at Capernaum. When many FIRST READING and those who hate the righteous will of his disciples heard it, they said, “This Joshua 24:1-2a. 14-18 be condemned. teaching is difficult; who can accept A reading from the book of Joshua. The Lord ransoms the life of his servants it?” But Jesus, being aware that his Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel and will condemn none who seek disciples were complaining about it, to Shechem, and summoned the elders, refuge in him. R said to them, “Does this offend you? the heads, the judges, and the officers Then what if you were to see the Son of Israel; and they presented themselves SECOND READING Ephesians 6:10-20 of Man ascending to where he was before God. And Joshua said to all the A reading from the letter of Paul to the before? It is the spirit that gives life; the people, “Now therefore revere the LORD, Ephesians. flesh is useless. The words that I have and serve him in sincerity and in spoken to you are spirit and life. But Be strong in the Lord and in the strength faithfulness; put away the gods that among you there are some who do not of his power. Put on the whole armour of your ancestors served beyond the River believe.” For Jesus knew from the first God, so that you may be able to stand and in Egypt, and serve the LORD. who were the ones that did not believe, against the wiles of the devil. For our Now if you are unwilling to serve the and who was the one that would betray struggle is not against enemies of blood LORD, choose this day whom you will him. And he said, “For this reason I and flesh, but against the rulers, against serve, whether the gods your ancestors have told you that no one can come to the authorities, against the cosmic powers served in the region beyond the River me unless it is granted by the Father.” of this present darkness, against the or the gods of the Amorites in whose Because of this many of his disciples spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly land you are living; but as for me and turned back and no longer went about places. Therefore take up the whole my household, we will serve the LORD.” with him. So Jesus asked the twelve, armour of God, so that you may be able Then the people answered, “Far be it “Do you also wish to go away?” Simon to withstand on that evil day, and having from us that we should forsake the LORD Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom done everything, to stand firm. Stand to serve other gods; for it is the LORD can we go? You have the words of therefore, and fasten the belt of truth our God who brought us and our eternal life. We have come to believe around your waist, and put on the ancestors up from the land of Egypt, and know that you are the Holy One breastplate of righteousness. As shoes out of the house of slavery, and who of God.” for your feet put on whatever will make did those great signs in our sight.