Our church secondary school – St Peter’s CE Academy – will be marking Minster Church of St Peter ad Vincula Petertide (29th June) and we’re exploring how it may be possible for pupils to visit the Minster in the course of that week. Welcome to all visiting us at Stoke Minster. LARGE PRINT versions are available – please ask. We have a LOOP system in operation. Items wanted by Stoke-on-Trent Foodbank Gluten free wafers are available on request at Holy Communion. Thank you for your support for the Foodbank. Items currently in short supply include tinned rice pudding and UHT fruit juice. Items can be placed Today - 13th June - is the Second Sunday after Trinity. in the orange bags by the kitchen. COVID Restrictions: Please note that face coverings are required to be Thank you… worn. Please help us to observe social distancing measures within the Each year at Stoke Minster we aim to support different charities – thanks to church as we seek to keep everyone safe. On entry you'll be invited to contributions from individual donors. We’ve received letters from USPG and submit contact details for track and trace purposes or to scan the QR code. the Children’s Society acknowledging recent donations – see the Personal information is destroyed after 21 days. The Government Roadmap Noticeboard. has put limits on numbers for the time being attending christenings, weddings and funerals. Possible Curacy in 2022 Stoke Minster is being considered for a possible curacy starting next year. This Week Please pray for all preparing for ministry. Midweek Eucharist takes place on Wednesday at 10.30 am. Choir Practice takes place on Thursday at 7.00 pm. Call to Prayer Join Christians from across North Staffordshire in prayer on Zoom on Learning your Views – Church Development Tool Thursday24th June from 8.00 pm tp 9.00 pm. Zoom ID: 5844886699 – no Copies of this survey are now available. If you can fill it in online it will save password needed. us time as all entries will be analysed to give a picture of issues for us to address as a church. Your responses are anonymous – postcode Did you know? information is only used to understand the geographical spread of the Are you considering renewing your home insurance? Ecclesiastical worshipping community. You can take part in the survey at Insurance will make a grant of £130 to a church of your choice if you take survey.stokeminster.org – the survey is open until the middle of July. out a new policy with them. Find out more at ecclesiastical.com/trust130 or call 0800 7830 130 and quote TrustP21 This is Refugee Week - Volunteer Opportunity Sanctus St Mark’s is a support group for refugees and people who are Daily Hope seeking asylum in the UK. They aim to walk alongside people who find their Free music, prayers and reflections are available at any time by ringing way to them, from all around the world, in a non judgemental and safe 0800 804 8044. environment. Sanctus require volunteers to help with dropping off provisions to families. Text 07933 714075 for more details. Safeguarding The parish of Stoke upon Trent & Fenton is committed to the safeguarding Events in June of children, young people and adults. We follow the House of Bishops Stoke Minster will be hosting Claybody Theatre – a local theatre company – guidance and policies and have our own Parish Safeguarding Officer(s), as the nation returns to live entertainment. Access to the church will be PSOs. The Diocese of Lichfield’s safeguarding pages contain vital links and limited from Saturday 19th to Saturday 26th June. Worship on Sunday 20th information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor (DSA) and Wednesday 23rd will take place much as normal, as will bell ringing on who advise our PSOs. If you are concerned that a child or adult has been Tuesday 22nd. harmed or may be at risk of harm please contact the DSA. If you have The Minster is also hosting an Armed Forces Day service on Sunday 27th immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police June at 2.00 pm. Given possible COVID restrictions, attendance is likely to and your local authority Children or Adults Services. be by invitation only. Please make cheques payable to Stoke Minster. Charity No. 1193760 Stoke Minster | (01782) 747785 | [email protected] 13th June 2021 Proper 6 tree flourish. or away, we make it our aim to ground, 27and would sleep and rise Collect of the Day I the LORD have spoken; please him. 10For all of us must night and day, and the seed would God our saviour, I will accomplish it. appear before the judgement seat sprout and grow, he does not know 28 look on this wounded world This is the word of the Lord. of Christ, so that each may receive how. The earth produces of itself, recompense for what has been first the stalk, then the head, then in pity and in power; All Thanks be to God. done in the body, whether good or the full grain in the head. 29But hold us fast to your promises of evil. when the grain is ripe, at once he peace Psalm or Canticle Psalm 92.1- 14The love of Christ urges us on, goes in with his sickle, because the won for us by your Son, 4,12-15 because we are convinced that one harvest has come.’ Response our Saviour Jesus Christ. has died for all; therefore all have 30Jesus also said, ‘With what can we It is a good thing to give thanks 15 Amen. died. And he died for all, so that compare the kingdom of God, or to the Lord. those who live might live no longer what parable will we use for it? 31It First Reading Ezekiel 17.22-24 for themselves, but for him who is like a mustard seed, which, when It is a good thing to give thanks to the Lord 22 Thus says the Lord God: and to sing praises to your name, O Most died and was raised for them. sown upon the ground, is the I myself will take a sprig High; To tell of your love early in the 16From now on, therefore, we smallest of all the seeds on earth; from the lofty top of morning and of your faithfulness in the regard no one from a human point 32yet when it is sown it grows up night-time, Upon the ten-stringed and becomes the greatest of all a cedar; instrument, upon the harp, and to the of view; even though we once knew I will set it out. melody of the lyre. R Christ from a human point of view, shrubs, and puts forth large I will break off a tender one we know him no longer in that way. branches, so that the birds of the from the topmost of its For you, Lord, have made me glad by your 17So if anyone is in Christ, there is a air can make nests in its shade.’ young twigs; acts, and I sing aloud at the works of your new creation: everything old has 33With many such parables he I myself will plant it hands. passed away; see, everything has spoke the word to them, as they O Lord, how glorious are yoy work! 34 on a high and lofty become new! were able to hear it; he did not Your thoughts are very deep. R mountain. This is the word of the Lord. speak to them except in parables, 23 but he explained everything in On the mountain height of The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree, All Thanks be to God. Israel and shall spread abroad like a cedar of private to his disciples. I will plant it, Lebanon. Such as are planted in the house This is the Gospel of the Lord. Alleluia, alleluia. in order that it may produce boughs of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God. R I am the light of the world, says the All Praise to you, O Christ. and bear fruit, Lord. and become a noble They shall still bear fruit in old age; they Whoever follows me will never walk Post Communion Prayer cedar. shall be vigorous and in full leaf; That they in darkness O God, whose beauty is beyond our Under it every kind of bird may show that the Lord is true; he is my but will have the light of life. imagining will live; rock and there is no unrighteousness in him. R All Alleluia. and whose power we cannot in the shade of its branches comprehend: will nest Second Reading 2 Corinthians winged creatures of The Gospel Mark 4.26-34 show us your glory as far as we can 5.6-10 14-17 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus grasp it, every kind. 6 24All the trees of the field Brothers and sisters, we are Christ according to Mark. and shield us from knowing more shall know always confident; even though we All + Glory to you, O Lord. than we can bear that I am the LORD. know that while we are at home in Such a large crowd gathered until we may look upon you without I bring low the high tree, the body we are away from the around Jesus that he got into a fear; Lord – 7for we walk by faith, not by I make high the low 8 boat and began to teach them sight. Yes, we do have confidence, 26 tree; using many parables.