Welcome to Saint Ternan s Scottish Episcopal Church, Banchory. 30 September 2018 TRINITY 18 Creation 5: Passing on the Gift of Discipleship.

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1 Welcome to Saint Ternan s Scottish Episcopal Church, Banchory. 30 September 2018 TRINITY 18 Creation 5: Passing on the Gift of Discipleship. Collect O Lord, we beseech you mercifully to hear the prayers of your people who call upon you; and grant that they may both perceive and know what things they ought to do, and also may have grace and power faithfully to fulfil them; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. A reading from the Letter of James Are any among you suffering? They should pray. Are any cheerful? They should sing songs of praise. Are any among you sick? They should call for the elders of the church and have them pray over them, anointing them with oil in the name of the Lord. The prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise them up; and anyone who has committed sins will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of the righteous is powerful and effective. Elijah was a human being like us, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth. Then he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain and the earth yielded its harvest. My brothers and sisters, if anyone among you wanders from the truth and is brought back by another, you should know that whoever brings back a sinner from wandering will save the sinner's soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins. In response to the reader s concluding lines, the People say: Thanks be to God.

2 The Gospel When the Gospel is read in a communion service, in response to the reader's introduction, the People say: (8am) Glory be to thee, O Lord. or (11am) Glory to Christ our Saviour. John said to Jesus, Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he was not following us. But Jesus said, Do not stop him; for no one who does a deed of power in my name will be able soon afterwards to speak evil of me. Whoever is not against us is for us. For truly I tell you, whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you bear the name of Christ will by no means lose the reward. If any of you put a stumbling-block before one of these little ones who believe in me, it would be better for you if a great millstone were hung around your neck and you were thrown into the sea. If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life maimed than to have two hands and to go to hell, to the unquenchable fire. And if your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life lame than to have two feet and to be thrown into hell. And if your eye causes you to stumble, tear it out; it is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and to be thrown into hell, where their worm never dies, and the fire is never quenched. For everyone will be salted with fire. Salt is good; but if salt has lost its saltiness, how can you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another. When the Gospel is read in a communion service, in response to the reader's concluding lines, the People say: (8am) Thanks be to thee, O Lord, for this thy Glorious Gospel or (11am) Praise to Christ our Lord. Post Communion Prayer Almighty God, you have taught us through your Son that love is the fulfilling of the law: grant that we may love you with our whole heart and our neighbours as ourselves; through Jesus Christ our Lord. People: Amen. Source of the readings: James 5: 13-end Mark 9: 38-end.

3 Prayers for This Week In the Anglican Cycle of prayer: we pray for the Anglican Church of Province of Ugand. In the Porvoo Communion Prayer Diary: we pray for: in the Church of England: Diocese of Leicester. Also we pray for the Church in Wales: the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon. in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer we pray for the congregation of St Mary's, Cove Bay, Aberdeen and their clergy the Reverend John Duthie and the Reverend Hector Mackenzie In our own parish prayers, we remember: the work of Father Christopher and the Nadaikavoo School in South India; for Tom and his family; Heather, Robin, Ron and Patsy, Philip and Barbara, Cora, Hilda, Kitty, Kate, Oliver and his parents, Julie and Graham, Tish and Jim; Tim, Helen, Sue, David & Caro, Joan, Sheila, Beryl, Rachel, Winifred, Peter, Mac and Linda, Owen, Jill, and for all those we hold quietly in our hearts and all who need our prayers. With gratitude we pray for the soul of Roy Cotterill morning and for his family. There will be a Thanksgiving service for Roy at pm on Monday 01 October. THIS WEEK 30 September Trinity 18 Creation 5 Passing on the Gift of Discipleship Holy Eucharist Kath Atkin Rosalind Eames Pauline Potts Tina Hammond NEXT WEEK 07 October Trinity 18 Harvest Festival Holy Eucharist / Family Service Welcomers Monty Duncan William Stubbs Readers Brenda Champion William Stubbs Deacon Andy Bond Lynsay Downs Officiant Lynsay Downs Intercessions Fay Booth Henna Cundill Chalice Bearers Peter Young Sue Roberts Henna Cundill Andy Bond Organist/Musician Don French Simon Glenarthur Sunday School Henna/Jane/Clare/Sue Coffees Caroline Simpson Vicky & Monty Kath Atkin Duncan Prayers after the Fay Booth Andy Bond Service Sunday 07 October, Evensong at 6.30: Welcomer: Prue Wilson, Officiant: Lyndsay Downs, Readers: Gordon Casely, Jinty McPherson, Musician: Kyle McCallum.

4 Pattern of Worship at St Ternan s for Creation Time WEEKDAYS Tuesdays 9.00 am Eucharist with Discussion in the Church Vestry. Thursdays 10.15am Prayer Book Communion in the Choir Stalls. SUNDAYS 8.00 am Eucharist (1970) am 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th Sunday in September - Eucharist with Choir 3rd Sunday two options, both at am: Choral Matins in the Church / All Age Contemporary Eucharist Service in the Church Hall Coffee will be served for in the hall after all the 11 am services. 1st Sunday in October HARVEST FESTIVAL - Family Eucharist with Choir 6.30 pm - First Sundays- Traditional Evensong All ages are welcome to participate in our worship. The 1st and 5th Sundays in September are ALL SORTS SUNDAYS when, during the service we offer: pre-school children Diddi-Disciples, primary aged children Godly Play and our young people meet in Tease for discussion and activity. On the other Sundays we offer Sunday School activities for the children and young people as well as making an activity table for younger members available in front of the first pew. All are welcome at this communion table. Gluten-free wafers available; please tell one of the Welcomers if you prefer that form of the consecrated bread, and they will alert the leader / priest. Saint Ternan's Church is open every day for quiet reflection. Contact Information for Saint Ternan s Scottish Charity No High Street, Banchory AB 31 5TB Rector: The Reverend Lynsay Downs Phone: revdlynsay@zoho.com Church Wardens: Lizzie Finlayson ( ) Maddie Thurlow ( )

5 NOTICES This insert is for 30 September 2018 Nadaikkavu Thank you, on Rev Christopher s behalf, for all your recent donations for Nadaikkavu. The stall on Sun 16 brought in and on Sun and there is another stall this week with home baking after the 11am service. Please make a note in your diaries that Rev Christopher will be in Banchory from October and will give us an update on the school on Tuesday evening Oct 16 at 8pm in our church hall. Please come along to welcome him. Harvest Festival 07 October 2018 Our Harvest Festival will be held on Sunday 07 October This will be a Family Service of Holy Eucharist (Sung). There will be a lunch to follow the service. If you would like to help with providing soup or a crumble, please speak to Andy Bond, either over coffee, or call , or andy.bond@crathes.com The last Sunday in September will be an All Sorts Sunday Eucharist with the Family Service moving to 7/10 to bring us together for Harvest. Gilly writes: The flower ladies will be decorating the church on Saturday 6 th. October at 9.30 am. If anyone has flowers, autumn coloured foliage, fruit or vegetables they could donate we would be very grateful. Any questions see Gilly Whatling, thank you. Parish Fellowship Programme Please collect the bookmark on leaving the Church. Please note that the Reverend Christopher will be with us for part of the third week of October. The Parish Fellowship will meet of Tuesday 16 October to hear from him of the progress made in the school in South India. Songs of Praise Today The Banchory West Church is hosting a Songs of Praise Service, accompanied by Birse and Feughside Ukelele Band on Sunday 30th Sept at 5 pm. Refreshments will be served afterwards. Donations for Christian Aid.

6 The Green Shoots Trust, hereafter to be known as The St Ternan's Green Shoots Trust has been awarded charitable status by OSCR. It's charity number is SC Thanks to Ken Elliot for his persistence in this! What is Creation Time? Creation Time started in the Orthodox Church in 1989 and has been supported by a growing number of churches across Europe since then. The European Christian Environmental Network has urged churches to adopt a Time for Creation, stretching from 1 September to the feast of St Francis on 4 October. This was endorsed at the European Ecumenical Assembly in Sibiu, Romania in 2007, when it was agreed that Creation Time "be dedicated to prayer for the protection of Creation and the promotion of sustainable lifestyles that reverse our contribution to climate change". This year Christian leaders signed a joint statement of support for the Season of Creation. This represents the first joint statement of support for the season reaching across denominations. In Scotland, worship material for Creation Time 2018 comes from an ecumenical writing group, with contributors from the Church of Scotland, the Roman Catholic Church, the Salvation Army, the Scottish Episcopal Church and the United Reformed Church. It follows the theme Passing our Planet on: God s gift to us, linking to Scotland s Year of Young People. It reflects on our planet passing on from one generation to the next, and the gifts given us by God to support and guide us in our care for creation. Readings from the Gospel of Mark are emphasised, which appear in the Revised Common Lectionary in September. Archbishop Justin Welby wrote: "The church is to be a safe place to do risky things in Christ's service." From "Archbishop Justin Welby, Risk-taker and Reconciler" a Biography by Andrew Atherstone 2014 Updates Please copy any news, details of forthcoming events or changes to the rostered duties to Michael at mahprice20@gmail.com or