Sunday 17th February 2019 3rd Sunday before Lent St Luke s Church 8.00 a.m. Holy Communion 10.00 a.m. Holy Communion St Thomas Church 10.30 a.m. Holy Communion Monday 9.30 a.m. Morning Prayer St Thomas Wednesday 10.00 am Holy Communion St Luke s Friday 10.30 am Church opening St Luke s Saturday 10.30 am Church Opening St Luke s
Collect of the Day Almighty God, who alone can bring order to the unruly wills and passions of sinful humanity: give your people grace so to love what you command and to desire what you promise, that, among the many changes of this world, our hearts may surely there be fixed where true joys are to be found; 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. First Reading 1 Corinthians 15.12-20 12 If Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say there is no resurrection of the dead? 13 If there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ has not been raised; 14 and if Christ has not been raised, then our proclamation has been in vain and your faith has been in vain. 15 We are even found to be misrepresenting God, because we testified of God that he raised Christ whom he did not raise if it is true that the dead are not raised. 16 For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised. 17 If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins. 18 Then those also who have died in Christ have perished. 19 If for this life only we have hoped in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied. 20 But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have died.
Second Reading Luke 6.17-26 17He came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea, Jerusalem, and the coast of Tyre and Sidon. They had come to hear him and to be 18 healed of their diseases; and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. And all in the crowd were trying to touch him, for power 19 came out from him and healed all of them. Then he looked up at his disciples and said: Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom 20 of God. Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you will be filled. 21 Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh. 22 Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you, revile you, and defame you on account of the Son of Man. 23 Rejoice on that day and leap for joy, for surely your reward is great in heaven; for that is what their ancestors did to the prophets. 24 But woe to you who are rich, for you have received your consolation. 25 Woe to you who are full now, for you will be hungry. Woe to you who are laughing now, for you will mourn and weep. 26 Woe to you when all speak well of you, for that is what their ancestors did to the false prophets. Post Communion Prayer Merciful Father, who gave Jesus Christ to be for us the bread of life, that those who come to him should never hunger: draw us to the Lord in faith and love, that we may eat and drink with him at his table in the kingdom, where he is alive and reigns, now and for ever.
PRAYING FOR A NEW VICAR 2019 Heavenly Father, We thank you for your loving presence within our churches and for your constant love for the communities of Cannock, Huntington and Hatherton. We thank you Father for all those people, past and present, who have been part of the witnessing life of St Luke s, St Thomas and St Saviour s and have answered the call to serve you and your church. Now as we look to the future, we pray for someone to come and serve as the vicar of our parish. Father, scripture reminds us that you have always called people into your service. We pray that you have already chosen the person who will be our new vicar. We pray that at the right time, prompted by your Spirit, that person will respond to the advertisement and be drawn to the parish to share with us, the challenges outlined in our Parish Profile. Father, we put our trust in you to send the right person to be our vicar and to lead us on to where you would have us be. This we pray in the name of Jesus our Lord and Saviour. Amen Saturday March 2 nd at 8.30am Our speaker this month is Glenn Sealey of the Salvation Army talking about his interest in Steam Train engines. Please sign up by using the sheet at the back of church or by telephoning the office 502131 or David Gethin 504384
REVISION OF CHURCH ELECTORAL ROLL St Thomas Church Huntington & St Luke s Church Cannock Please be advised that in 2019 a new Church Electoral roll is required to be completed. Ken at St Thomas and Joe Parkes at St Luke s will be responsible for application forms. Please ensure these are handed back within the timescales displayed at the back of Church Thank you Ken and Wardens of St Thomas Joe and St Luke s Wardens Happy Birthday Happy 91st Birthday on 24th February to Alan Taylor, Home Communicant and a Happy 68th Wedding Anniversary to Alan and Liz on the same day. Love and congratulations from St Thomas Church
Christian Aid Coffee Morning. 10:30-12:30 during cafe on Friday 1st March including raffle. Please come and help us raise money for those in need. Thank you, Ruth Isitt. St Thomas News Please return your Palm Crosses by Sunday 24th February 2019 (there s a box in church for them) The palms will be burnt, and the ash used for the imposition of ashes, on Ash Wednesday 6th March at St Luke s Church. New Palm Crosses will be blessed and distributed on Sunday 14th April. Thank You Sandra Davies 2019 2020 Envelopes St Luke s Envelope Scheme The envelopes for the next financial year are at the back of the Church please collect yours from the box. Kind regards Stewardship Team
Dates for Your Diary AT ST LUKE Friday 1st March 10.30 a.m. Christian Aid Coffee Morning Wednesday 6th March 10.00 am onwards Bishops Lent appeal light lunch Church Centre Saturday 2nd March Cannock Chase Churches Housing coalition AGM 10.30am at St Stephens AT ST THOMAS 23rd February - 11.00-2.00pm Table Top Sale - tables cost 6.00 to hire please contact Parish Office Friday 15th March Bingo Evening Huntington Community Centre 7.30pm. An Evening with Garth Hewitt Saturday 9 th March 2019 at 7.00pm Chasetown Methodist Church Queen s Drive, Chasetown, WS7 4QF Tickets 8 in advance, 10 on the door To buy tickets email tickets09032019@gmail.com with your contact details, address and telephone number or telephone 01543 682277. On site and roadside parking
Services next Sunday 24th February 2019 2nd Sunday before Lent St Luke s Church 8 a.m. Holy Communion 10.00 a.m All Age Communion St Thomas 10.30 a.m. Holy Communion Please remember in your prayers Margaret Millar, Ann Kirkby, Betty Bailey, Daisy Smith Parish Clergy Revd Gill Joynson 01543 502131 Revd Steve Reynolds 01543 270940 Revd. Alex Mann 01543 577846 Parish Office 01543 502131 Email: stlukesparish@btconnect.com