Please join us for light refreshments following our 9.30 am service

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1 Fourth Sunday after Trinity 24th June 2018 WELCOME TO ALL HALLOWS AND OUR SERVICES TODAY Children are welcome in this church There is a Children s Corner/Crèche area at the front of church (to the right as you enter). A toilet with baby-changing facilities can be found in the Choir Vestry at the back. LARGE PRINT COPIES OF THIS SHEET & SERVICE BOOKLETS ARE AVAILABLE. PLEASE ASK A SIDESPERSON A Loop System is installed for those with Hearing Aids. Please switch to T Gluten Free Communion Bread is available. (Please see a Churchwarden before the start of the service). ALL HYMNS FOR TODAY CAN BE FOUND IN THE ORANGE HYMN BOOK 8.00 am Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer) 9.30 am Junior Church (In the Memorial Hall) 9.30 am Parish Communion All hail the pow r of Jesus name On Jordan s bank How lovely on the mountains Like a candle flame Wait for the Lord Fill your hearts with joy and gladness am Baptism Service We welcome the family and friends of Isabella Fortescue 6.00 pm Evensong Christ, whose glory fills the skies Psalm: 80 First Reading: Malachi 4 Second Reading: Matthew 11: I heard the voice of Jesus say Judge eternal All you who seek a comfort sure Now thank we all our God Collect for Today O God, the protector of all who trust in you, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy: increase and multiply upon us your mercy; that with you our ruler and guide we may pass through things temporal that we lose not our hold on things eternal; grant this, heavenly Father, for our Lord Jesus Christ s sake, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. Prayer after Communion Eternal God, comfort of the afflicted and healer of the broken, you have fed us at the table of life and hope: teach us the ways of gentleness and peace, that all the world may acknowledge the kingdom of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Please join us for light refreshments following our 9.30 am service

2 Parish Prayer Diary Please use this Prayer Diary as a part of your daily prayer Please pray for: Isabella Fortescue who is being baptized today The Warden and Residents of Marian Murdoch Court Sheltered Housing The Sick: Anne Birkett, Stephen Dodds, Sue Brown, Sheila Cox, Clare Bower, Isabel Harding, Nick & Susannah, Betty Mottram, Teresa Shepherd, Angela, Diana Lincoln, Geoff, Angela The Departed: Derek Shaw, Judy Leah, Ann Wright Please pray for: All our local schools and their staff Thought for the Day In our Diocese In our Parish Sunday Birth of John the Baptist Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Peter & Paul, Apostles Saturday Wednesday 9.00 am Today we commemorate the Birth of John the Baptist. We give thanks for all who are called to be the Forerunners often called to prepare the way for those who lead in new directions. We have been justified by His blood. Romans 5:9 Death is swallowed up in victory. 1 Corinthians 15:54 My heart shall rejoice in Your salvation. Psalm 13:5 He will save His people from their sins. Matthew 1:21 My Redeemer lives. Job 19:25 The Lord will give what is good. Psalm 85:12 Services this week Norwell C of E Primary School (Kathryn King) Bluecoat Academy Nottingham (Sian Hampton) Ranby C of E Primary School (Claire Mackinder) Teachers and support staff in all schools across the diocese Holy Communion Next Sunday 1st July Fifth Sunday after Trinity 8.00 am Holy Communion 9.30 am Junior Church 9.30 am Parish Communion Readings: Wisdom 1: 13 15, 2: 23 24; Mark 5: pm Evensong Readings: Deuteronomy 15: 1 11; Acts 27: Students who are sitting exams, that they might find some peace & calmness among the stress For schools and their vital work with children & young people Elizabeth Grove Philip Grove Harlow Grove Berry Hill Crescent Rhyl Crescent King s Avenue Charles Close Lymn Avenue Cotgrave Avenue Priory Road Priory Crescent Beverley Gardens First Avenue Second Avenue Third Avenue Apple Tree Lane Friday Lane All Hallows Drive Chestnut Grove Victoria Street Albert Street

3 This Week Tuesday 2.00 pm Bible Study in church Tuesday 26th June 7.30 pm Sherwood Clarinets with guest singer Carole Wood & All Hallows Choir. An evening of entertainment in All Hallows Church music for everyone! Tickets 5 from church or on the door. Raffle and refreshments available. Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday am Service at Gedling Village Care Home am Free Heritage Walk around Gedling Village Please see poster for details am Service at Stoke House Care Home 3.30 pm All Hallows School Summer Fair From Noon Lambley Fun Day Advance Notices Saturday 7th July Noon to 4.30 pm GEDLING GALA In Willow Park with the Mayor of Gedling. A family friendly event with food & drinks, live entertainment, lots of stalls, fun activities, cakes & jams, bouncy castles, face painting, hook-a-duck, award ceremony. Fancy dress parade theme HEROES. Help support local charities. Free entry donations accepted. GEDLING GALA HELP CAN YOU SPARE AN HOUR TO HAND OUT PROGRAMMES AT THE ENTRANCES FROM NOON TO 3.30 PM ON THE 7TH JULY? NO MONEY COLLECTING REQUIRED. PLEASE SEE RICK IF YOU CAN ASSIST. ADDITIONAL HELP REQUIRED PLEASE SEE THE ROTA LIST ON THE BOARD. IF YOU CAN HELP: SET UP; HAND OUT PROGRAMMES; SELL CAKES & PRESERVES; HAND OUT INFORMATION; DISMANTLE THE STALL AT THE END. Monday 9th July 7.00 pm PCC meeting in church Tuesday 10th July 2.00 pm Bible Study in church Tuesday 10th July 7.30 pm Remembrance Day Planning Meeting in church Wednesday 11th July am Service at Charnwood Care Home

4 Wednesday 11th July 2.00 pm Building Committee meeting in church Saturday 14th July 9.30 am All Hallows Men s Fellowship Breakfast meeting at The Willowbrook Monday 16th July am Ministry meeting at The Rectory M o n day 1 6 th July to Sunday 2 2 nd July GLIM P SIN G T H E D IV IN E At Gedling Road Methodist Church. Exploring the Divine glimpsed in everyday life, through song, movement, scripture, craft, painting, photography, poems, needlework and more. Featuring some art works from our congregation. If you have some work you would like to display, please add your name to the list on the notice board. Part of the Gedling Borough Arts Festival. C A N Y OU SP A R E A COU P LE OF H OU R S T O H ELP ST EW A R D T H E EX H IB IT ION? PLEASE ADD YOUR NAME TO THE LIST ON THE NOTICEBOARD IF YOU CAN, OR SPEAK TO REVD JEAN LAMB Saturday 21st July Noon to 4.00 pm ALL HALLOWS CHURCH SUMMER FAIR in church Cream Teas, Children s Games, Grand Raffle, Face Painting, Plants & Produce, Bric-a-Brac, Cakes & Preserves, Books & Jigsaws, Historic Pictures. Free admission. Saturday 21st July & Sunday 22nd July GEDLING DEANERY OPEN CHURCHES WEEKEND All Hallows will be open from am to 4.00 pm. There will be displays of Historic Gedling photographs. On Sunday at 2.00 pm, there will be a Chamber Choir concert by Amici del Canto. There will be no entry charge but a retiring collection with donations for charity. Why not visit other churches in our area books available in church with further details. Sunday 22nd July A special service to celebrate the Arts Festival at Gedling Road Methodist Church at 10.30am to which you are all invited. There will be NO 9.30am SERVICE AT ALL HALLOWS on that Sunday. The Church will however, be open for the Diocesan Churches Open Day. THE GEDLING MAGAZINE FOR JULY 2018 IS NOW AVAILABLE Items for the next Pew Leaflet should reach the office by am on Thursday Rector: Reverend Mic Johnson michael.johnsons@hotmail.com Associate Priests: Reverend Jean Lamb / Reverend Keith Williams Church: allhallows.gedling@btconnect.com Why not visit our website?

5 Isaiah 40: 1 11 Readings for Parish Communion Comfort, O comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that she has served her term, that her penalty is paid, that she has received from the LORD s hand double for all her sins. A voice cries out: In the wilderness prepare the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; the uneven ground shall become level, and the rough places a plain. Then the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all people shall see it together, for the mouth of the LORD has spoken. A voice says, Cry out! And I said, What shall I cry? All people are grass, their constancy is like the flower of the field. The grass withers, the flower fades, when the breath of the LORD blows upon it; surely the people are grass. The grass withers, the flower fades; but the word of our God will stand for ever. Get you up to a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good tidings; lift up your voice with strength, O Jerusalem, herald of good tidings, lift it up, do not fear; say to the cities of Judah, Here is your God! See, the Lord GOD comes with might, and his arm rules for him; his reward is with him, and his recompense before him. He will feed his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs in his arms, and carry them in his bosom, and gently lead the mother sheep. Luke 1: 57 66, 80 Now the time came for Elizabeth to give birth, and she bore a son. Her neighbours and relatives heard that the Lord had shown his great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her. On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to name him Zechariah after his father. But his mother said, No; he is to be called John. They said to her, None of your relatives has this name. Then they began motioning to his father to find out what name he wanted to give him. He asked for a writing-tablet and wrote, His name is John. And all of them were amazed. Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue freed, and he began to speak, praising God. Fear came over all their neighbours, and all these things were talked about throughout the entire hill country of Judea. All who heard them pondered them and said, What then will this child become? For, indeed, the hand of the Lord was with him. The child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day he appeared publicly to Israel.