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1^st Sunday before ADVENT - Christ the King Year B Sunday 24^th November 2024

St. Mary’s 9.30 a.m. Holy Communion

St. Bart’s 9.30 a.m. Morning Worship

Holy Cross – 11.00 a.m. Holy Communion

Tuesday 26^th November 2024 – PCC meeting ibn St. Mary’s 7.30 p.m.

Friday 29^th November 2024 – 9.15 a.m. to 10 a.m. Parish Prayers in Holy Cross

Friday 29^th November 2024 – 12 noon to 1.30 p.m. Soup, Sweet and Chat in St. Bart’s Hall

30^th November 2024 – Advent Fair in St. Bart’s

Sunday 1^st December 2024

St. Mary’s 8 a.m. Holy Communion BCP

St. Mary’s 9.30 a.m. All age Worship

St. Bart’s 9.30 a.m. Holy Communion

Holy Cross 11 a.m. Morning Worship

COLLECT: God the Father, help us to hear the call of Christ the King and to follow in his service, whose kingdom has no end; for he reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, one glory.

1^st Reading; Daniel 7:9-10 “As I looked, “thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days took his seat.
His clothing was as white as snow; the hair of his head was white like wool. His throne was flaming with fire,
and its wheels were all ablaze. A river of fire was flowing, coming out from before him. Thousands upon thousands attended him; ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him. The court was seated, and the books were opened. “In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man, coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into his presence. He was given authority, glory and sovereign power; all nations and peoples of every language worshiped him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed. This is the Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God

2^nd Reading ; Revelation 1:4-8 John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from him who is, and who was, and who is to come, and from the seven spirits before his throne, and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood,and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father—to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen.

“Look, he is coming with the clouds,” and “every eye will see him, even those who pierced him”; and all peoples on earth “will mourn because of him. ” So shall it be! Amen. “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.”

This is the Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

GOSPEL: John 18: 33-37Hear the Gospel of Jesus Christ according to John.

ALL SAY; Glory to you O Lord^. Pilate then went back inside the palace, summoned Jesus and asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?”“Is that your own idea,” Jesus asked, “or did others talk to you about me?”“Am I a Jew?” Pilate replied. “Your own people and chief priests handed you over to me. What is it you have done?”Jesus said, “My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jewish leaders. But now my kingdom is from another place.”“You are a king, then!” said Pilate. Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.” This is the Gospel of the Lord. ALL SAY; Praise to you O Christ

POST COMMUNION; Stir up, O Lord, the wills of your faithful people; that they, plenteously bringing forth the fruit of good works, may by you be plenteously rewarded; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

PRAY FOR THOSE WHO ARE UNWELL: Richard, April and Ella A, James B, Valerie H, Lindsey P, Ray J, Graeme A, Anita B, Paul M, Clare, Aaron W, Abbie N, Gordon & Marita W, Sheila M, Annie and Alisdair W, Kim H, Joy N, Alexandra, Linda M, Marian B, Andrew P, Brian, Joan S, baby Logan Lay, Julie and Richard, Don, Sarah, Liz, Patsy M, Mike E, Beverley, Simon S, Matilda R, John C, , Kevin J, Hilda , Jean H, Mary H , Del, Sandy Rogers, Geoff N, Floss, Paul A, Babette, John and Olivia and family, Sue D, Toby, Carrie, Michael, John B, Sue B, Anthony and Sally L.

Almighty and eternal God, you have kindled the flame of love in the hearts of the saints:
grant to us the same faith and power of love, that, as we rejoice in their triumphs,
we may be sustained by their example and fellowship; 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.

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Wrapped Sweets ( not Chocolate), Colouring Books and Colouring Crayons for children.

The clocks have gone back so it will soon be St Bart’s Advent Fair. If you can help on the day, 30th November, please speak to June Conabeer or Sue Bailey. Any donations of tombola or raffle prizes would also be gratefully received, but before the day of the fair please. Thanking you in advance.

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2^nd Sunday before ADVENT Year B Sunday 17^th November 2024

St. Mary’s 8 a.m. Holy Communion BCP

St. Mary’s 9.30 a.m. Morning Worship

St. Bart’s 9.30 a.m. Holy Communion

Holy Cross 11 a.m. All Age Worship

Friday 22nd November 2024 – 9.15 a.m. to 10 a.m. Parish Prayers in Holy Cross

Friday 22nd November 2024 – 12 noon to 1.30 p.m. Soup, Sweet and Chat in St. Bart’s Hall

Sunday 24^th November 2024

St. Mary’s 9.30 a.m. Holy Communion

St. Bart’s 9.30 a.m. Morning Worship

Holy Cross – 11.00 a.m. Holy Communion

COLLECT: Heavenly Lord, you long for the world’s salvation: stir us from apathy, restrain us from excess

and revive in us new hope that all creation will one day be healed in Jesus Christ our Lord.

1^st Reading; Daniel 12:1-3 “At that time Michael, the great prince who protects your people, will arise. There will be a time of distress such as has not happened from the beginning of nations until then. But at that time your people—everyone whose name is found written in the book—will be delivered. Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake: some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt. Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars for ever and ever. This is the Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God

2^nd Reading ;Hebrews 10: 11-14, (15-18) 19-25 Day after day every priest stands and performs his religious duties; again and again he offers the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. But when this priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God,and since that time he waits for his enemies to be made his footstool. For by one sacrifice, he has made perfect for ever those who are being made holy.The Holy Spirit also testifies to us about this. First, he says:‘This is the covenant I will make with them after that time, says the Lord. I will put my laws in their hearts, and I will write them on their minds.’ Then he adds: ‘Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more.’ And where these have been forgiven, sacrifice for sin is no longer necessary. Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body, and since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how we may spur one another on towards love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another – and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

This is the Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

GOSPEL:Mark 13: 1-8 Hear the Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Mark.

ALL SAY; Glory to you O Lord^. As Jesus was leaving the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Look, Teacher! What massive stones! What magnificent buildings!” “Do you see all these great buildings?” replied Jesus. “Not one stone here will be left on another; everyone will be thrown down.” As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John and Andrew asked him privately,“Tell us, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are all about to be fulfilled?” Jesus said to them: “Watch out that no one deceives you. Many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am he,’ and will deceive many. When you hear of wars and rumours of wars, do not be alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.

This is the Gospel of the Lord. ALL SAY; Praise to you O Christ

POST COMMUNION; Gracious Lord, in this holy sacrament you give substance to our hope: bring us at the last to that fullness of life for which we long; through Jesus Christ our Saviour.

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3rd Sunday before ADVENT Year B Sunday 10^th November 2024

REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY

St. Mary’s 10.00 a.m. Holy Communion

St. Bart’s 10.00 a.m. All Age Worship

Holy Cross – 10.45 a.m. Holy Communion

PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF TIME OF SERVICES.

Tuesday 12^th November 2024- Messy Church 3.30 p.m. to 5 p.m. – Reculver School Hall.

Friday 15^th November 2024 – 9.15 a.m. to 10 a.m. Parish Prayers in Holy Cross

Friday 15^th November 2024 – 12 noon to 1.30 p.m. Soup, Sweet and Chat in St. Bart’s Hall

Saturday 16^th November 2024 – 8 a.m. Prayer Breakfast in Holy Cross.

Sunday 17^th November 2024

St. Mary’s 8 a.m. Holy Communion BCP

St. Mary’s 9.30 a.m. Morning Worship

St. Bart’s 9.30 a.m. Holy Communion

Holy Cross 11 a.m. All Age Worship

COLLECT: God, our refuge and strength, bring near the day when wars shall cease and poverty and pain shall end, that earth may know the peace of heaven through Jesus Christ our Lord.

1^st Reading; Jonah 3:1-5. Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time:“Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you.” Jonah obeyed the word of the Lord and went to Nineveh. Now Nineveh was a very large city; it took three days to go through it. Jonah began by going a day’s journey into the city, proclaiming, “Forty more days and Nineveh will be overthrown.”The Ninevites believed God. A fast was proclaimed, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth. When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he relented and did not bring on them the destruction he had threatened. This is the Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God

2^nd Reading ; Hebrews 9:24-28 For Christ did not enter a sanctuary made with human hands that was only a copy of the true one; he entered heaven itself, now to appear for us in God’s presence. Nor did he enter heaven to offer himself again and again, the way the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood that is not his own. Otherwise, Christ would have had to suffer many times since the creation of the world. But he has appeared once for all at the culmination of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of himself. Just as people are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him. This is the Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

GOSPEL:.Mark 1: 14-20 Hear the Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Mark

ALL SAY; Glory to you O Lord^. After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God. “The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!” As Jesus walked beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” At once they left their nets and followed him. When he had gone a little farther, he saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John in a boat, preparing their nets. Without delay he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed him. This is the Gospel of the Lord. ALL SAY; Praise to you O Christ

POST COMMUNION; God of peace, whose Son Jesus Christ proclaimed the kingdom and restored the broken to wholeness of life: look with compassion on the anguish of the world, and by your healing power make whole both people and nations, through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

A prayer for those deployed on active service
Almighty God, stretch forth your mighty arm to strengthen and protect the armed forces:
grant that meeting danger with courage and all occasions with discipline and loyalty,
they may truly serve the cause of justice and peace; to the honour of your holy name,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

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4^th Sunday before LENT Year B Sunday 3^rd November 2024

St. Mary’s 8 a.m. Holy Communion BCP

St. Mary’s 9.30 a.m. All Age Worship

St. Mary’s 3 p.m. Memorial Service for Departed Loved Ones

St. Bart’s 9.30 a.m. Holy Communion

Holy Cross 11 a.m. Morning Worship

Friday 8^th November 2024 – 9.15 a.m. to 10 a.m. Parish Prayers in Holy Cross

Friday 8^th November 2024 – 12 noon to 1.30 p.m. Soup, Sweet and Chat in St. Bart’s Hall

Sunday 10^th November 2020 - Remembrance Sunday

St. Mary’s 10.00 a.m. Holy Communion

St. Bart’s 10.00 a.m. All Age Worship

Holy Cross – 10.45 a.m. Holy Communion

PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF TIME OF SERVICES.

COLLECT: God of glory, touch our lips with the fire of your Spirit, that we with all creation may rejoice to sing your praise; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

1^st Reading; Isaiah 25:6-9. On this mountain the Lord Almighty will prepare a feast of rich food for all peoples, a banquet of aged wine— the best of meats and the finest of wines. On this mountain he will destroy the shroud that enfolds all peoples, the sheet that covers all nations; he will swallow up death forever. The Sovereign Lord will wipe away the tears from all faces; he will remove his people’s disgrace from all the earth. The Lord has spoken. In that day they will say, “Surely this is our God; we trusted in him, and he saved us. This is the Lord, we trusted in him; let us rejoice and be glad in his salvation.” This is the Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God

2^nd Reading ; Revelation 21:1-6. Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth,” for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’^] or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.” He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.” He said to me: “It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give water without cost from the spring of the water of life. This is the Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

GOSPEL: John 11:32-44. Hear the Gospel of Jesus Christ according to ALL SAY; Glory to you O Lord

When Mary reached the place where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.”When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come along with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in spirit and troubled. “Where have you laid him?” he asked. “Come and see, Lord,” they replied. Jesus wept.Then the Jews said, “See how he loved him!” But some of them said, “Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying?” Jesus, once more deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance. “Take away the stone,” he said. “But, Lord,” said Martha, the sister of the dead man, “by this time there is a bad odour, for he has been there four days.” Then Jesus said, “Did I not tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?”So, they took away the stone. Then Jesus looked up and said, “Father, I thank you that you have heard me. I knew that you always hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the people standing here, that they may believe that you sent me.” When he had said this, Jesus called in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” The dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped with strips of linen, and a cloth around his face. Jesus said to them, “Take off the grave clothes and let him go.”

This is the Gospel of the Lord. ALL SAY; Praise to you O Christ

POST COMMUNION; Lord of heaven, in this eucharist you have brought us near to an innumerable company of angels and to the spirits of the saints made perfect: as in this food of our earthly pilgrimage we have shared their fellowship, so may we come to share their joy in heaven; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Grant, we beseech you, merciful Lord, to your faithful people pardon and peace,
that they may be cleansed from all their sins and serve you with a quiet mind;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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Last Sunday after Trinity – Bible Sunday Year B Sunday 27th October 2024

Sunday 27^th October 2020

St. Mary’s 9.30 a.m. Holy Communion

St. Bart’s 9.30 a.m. Morning Worship

Holy Cross – 11 a.m. Holy Communion

Friday 1^st November 2024 – 9.15 a.m. to 10 a.m. Parish Prayers in Holy Cross

Friday 1^st November 2024 – 12 noon to 1.30 p.m. Sandwiches, Sweet and Chat in St. Bart’s Hall

Saturday 2^nd November 2024 – Messy Church in Holy Cross – 11.30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Sunday 3^rd November 2024

St. Mary’s 8 a.m. Holy Communion BCP

St. Mary’s 9.30 a.m. All Age Worship

St. Mary’s 3 p.m. Memorial Service for Departed Loved Ones

St. Bart’s 9.30 a.m. Holy Communion

Holy Cross 11 a.m. Morning Worship

COLLECT: Merciful God, teach us to be faithful in change and uncertainty, that trusting in your word and obeying your will we may enter the unfailing joy of Jesus Christ our Lord.

1^st Reading; Isaiah 55:1-11. “Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost. Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labour on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and you will delight in the richest of fare. Give ear and come to me; listen, that you may live. I will make an everlasting covenant with you, my faithful love promised to David. See, I have made him a witness to the peoples, a ruler and commander of the peoples. Surely you will summon nations you know not, and nations you do not know will come running to you, because of the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has endowed you with splendour.” Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts. Let them turn to the Lord, and he will have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will freely pardon. “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it. This is the Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God

2^nd Reading ; 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5 But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, and how from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I give you this charge: Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction. For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths. But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, discharge all the duties of your ministry. This is the Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

GOSPEL: John 5: 36 - end Hear the Gospel of Jesus Christ according to John. ALL SAY; Glory to you O Lord “I have testimony weightier than that of John. For the works that the Father has given me to finish—the very works that I am doing—testify that the Father has sent me. And the Father who sent me has himself testified concerning me. You have never heard his voice nor seen his form,nor does his word dwell in you, for you do not believe the one he sent. You study the Scriptures diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life. These are the very Scriptures that testify about me, yet you refuse to come to me to have life. This is the Gospel of the Lord. ALL SAY; Praise to you O Christ

POST COMMUNION; God of all grace, your Son Jesus Christ fed the hungry with the bread of his life

and the word of his kingdom: renew your people with your heavenly grace, and in all our weakness

sustain us by your true and living bread, who is alive and reigns, now and for ever.

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Memorial Service for the Departed - Sunday 3^rd November 2024,

St. Mary’s , Reculver 3 p.m.

If you would like to attend the service , please sign the form at the back of church with the relevant information by 24^th October 2024. Thank you in advance.

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Dear Friend,

We would like to invite you to a Memorial Service for those who have died, and all loved ones, families and friends are warmly invited to attend.

The Service will take place on Sunday 3rd November at 3.00pm in St Mary’s Church, Reculver, Herne Bay. This is an informal service of readings, hymns and prayers. The names of your loved ones will be read out during the service and there will be an opportunity to light a candle and place a flower on the altar in memory. Tea and light refreshments will be served after the service.

If you are able to join us please would you let us know by contacting Judy Challis: Email: judychallis@googlemail.com

Address: 32A Alma Road, Herne Bay CT6 6JJ

Our thoughts and prayers are with you, and we look forward to welcoming you on 3rd November.

Yours sincerely,

Sue Martin

Rev Sue Martin

Vicar of United Parish of Reculver

01227 360948 e-mail: revsuemartin@btinternet.com

21^st Sunday after Trinity Year B Sunday 20^th October 2024

St. Mary’s 8 a.m. Holy Communion BCP

St. Mary’s 9.30 a.m. Morning Worship

St. Bart’s 9.30 a.m. Holy Communion

Holy Cross 11 a.m. All age Worship

Friday 25^th October 2024 – 9.15 a.m. to 10 a.m. Parish Prayers in Holy Cross

Friday 25^th October 2024 – 12 noon to 1.30 p.m. Sandwiches, Sweet and Chat in St. Bart’s Hall

Sunday 27^th October 2020

St. Mary’s 9.30 a.m. Holy Communion

St. Bart’s 9.30 a.m. Morning Worship

Holy Cross – 11 a.m. Holy Communion

COLLECT: Almighty God, in whose service lies perfect freedom: teach us to obey you with loving hearts and steadfast wills; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

1^st Reading; Isaiah 53:4-12. Surely, he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by God, stricken by him, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his strips we are healed. We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way;
and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before its shearers is silent,
so he did not open his mouth. By oppressionand judgement, he was taken away. Yet who of his generation protested? For he was cut off from the land of the living; for the transgression of my people, he was punished.He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death,
though he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth. Yet it was the Lord’s will to crush him and cause him to suffer, and though the Lord makes^] his life an offering for sin,
he will see his offspring and prolong his days, and the will of the Lord will prosper in his hand.
After he has suffered, he will see the light of life and be satisfied; by his knowledge my righteous servant will justify many, and he will bear their iniquities. Therefore, I will give him a portion among the great, and he will divide the spoils with the strong, because he poured out his life unto death,
and was numbered with the transgressors. For he bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors. This is the Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God

2^nd Reading ; Hebrews 5:1-10 Every high priest is selected from among the people and is appointed to represent the people in matters related to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and are going astray, since he himself is subject to weakness. This is why he has to offer sacrifices for his own sins, as well as for the sins of the people. And no one takes this honour on himself, but he receives it when called by God, just as Aaron was. In the same way, Christ did not take on himself the glory of becoming a high priest. But God said to him, “You are my Son; today I have become your Father.” And he says in another place, “You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.” During the days of Jesus’ life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with fervent cries and tears to the one who could save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission.Son though he was, he learned obedience from what he sufferedand once made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey himand was designated by God to be high priest in the order of Melchizedek. This is the Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

GOSPEL: Mark 10: 35-45 Hear the Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Mark. ALL SAY; Glory to you O Lord Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him. “Teacher,” they said, “we want you to do for us whatever we ask.” “What do you want me to do for you?” he asked. They replied, “Let one of us sit at your right and the other at your left in your glory.” “You don’t know what you are asking,” Jesus said. “Can you drink the cup I drink or be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with?” “We can,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “You will drink the cup I drink and be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with, but to sit at my right or left is not for me to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared.” When the ten heard about this, they became indignant with James and John. Jesus called them together and said, “You know that those who are regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

This is the Gospel of the Lord. ALL SAY; Praise to you O Christ

POST COMMUNION: Father of light, in whom is no change or shadow of turning, you give us every good and perfect gift and have brought us to birth by your word of truth: may we be a living sign of that kingdom where your whole creation will be made perfect

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Memorial Service for the Departed - Sunday 3^rd November 2024,

St. Mary’s , Reculver 3 p.m.

If you would like to attend the service , please sign the form at the back of church with the relevant information by 24^th October 2024. Thank you in advance.

Dear Friend,

We would like to invite you to a Memorial Service for those who have died, and all loved ones, families and friends are warmly invited to attend.

If you are able to join us please would you let us know by contacting Judy Challis: Email: judychallis@googlemail.com

Address: 32A Alma Road, Herne Bay CT6 6JJ

Our thoughts and prayers are with you, and we look forward to welcoming you on 3rd November.

Yours sincerely,

Sue Martin

Rev Sue Martin

Vicar of United Parish of Reculver

01227 360948 e-mail: revsuemartin@btinternet.com

20^th Sunday after Trinity Year B Sunday 13^th October 2024

St. Mary’s 9.30 a.m. Holy Communion

St. Mary’s 12.30 Baptism of William Pettipher

St. Bart’s 9.30 a.m. All Age Worship

Holy Cross – 11 a.m. Holy Communion

Friday 18^th October 2024 – 9.15 a.m. to 10 a.m. Parish Prayers in Holy Cross

Friday 18^th October 2024 – 12 noon to 1.30 p.m. Sandwiches, Sweet and Chat in St. Bart’s Hall

Saturday 19^th October 2024 – Prayer Breakfast 8 a.m. in St. Mary’s

Saturday 19^th October 2024 - Coffee Morning – Holy Cross – 10 a.m. to 12 noon.

Sunday 20^th October 2024

St. Mary’s 8 a.m. Holy Communion BCP

St. Mary’s 9.30 a.m. Morning Worship

St. Bart’s 9.30 a.m. Holy Communion

Holy Cross 11 a.m. All age Worship

COLLECT: God, the giver of life, whose Holy Spirit wells up within your Church: by the Spirit’s gifts equip us to live the gospel of Christ and make us eager to do your will, that we may share with the whole creation the joys of eternal life; 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.

1^st Reading; Amos 5:6-7, Amos 5: 10-15 Seek the Lord and live, or he will sweep through the tribes of Joseph like a fire; it will devour them, and Bethel will have no one to quench it. There are those who turn justice into bitterness and cast righteousness to the ground. There are those who hate the one who upholds justice in court and detest the one who tells the truth. You levy a straw tax on the poor and impose a tax on their grain. Therefore, though you have built stone mansions, you will not live in them; though you have planted lush vineyards, you will not drink their wine.For I know how many are your offenses and how great your sins. There are those who oppress the innocent and take bribes and deprive the poor of justice in the courts.Therefore, the prudent keep quiet in such times, for the times are evil.Seek good, not evil, that you may live. Then the Lord God Almighty will be with you, just as you say he is.Hate evil, love good; maintain justice in the courts.
Perhaps the Lord God Almighty will have mercy on the remnant of Joseph.

This is the Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God

2^nd Reading ; Hebrews 4:12-16 For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account.

Jesus the Great High Priest. Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin. Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

This is the Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

GOSPEL: Mark 10: 17-31Hear the Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Mark. ALL SAY; Glory to you O Lord The Rich and the Kingdom of God

As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. “Good teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” “Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone. You know the commandments: ‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, you shall not defraud, honour your father and mother.’ “Teacher,” he declared, “all these I have kept since I was a boy.” Jesus looked at him and loved him. “One thing you lack,” he said. “Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” At this the man’s face fell. He went away sad, because he had great wealth.Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!” The disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said again, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.” The disciples were even more amazed, and said to each other, “Who then can be saved?” Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God.” Then Peter spoke up, “We have left everything to follow you!” “Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for me and the gospel will fail to receive a hundred times as much in this present age: homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children and fields—along with persecutions—and in the age to come eternal life. But many who are first will be last, and the last first.” This is the Gospel of the Lord. ALL SAY; Praise to you O Christ

O God, we pray for all the children of Abraham in Israel and Palestine and in every country of the world. We pray for Muslims, Jews and Christians that we will draw on the best of our traditions to guide us away from words and acts of division and discrimination so that everyone may be free to live in safety. Protect the vulnerable, strengthen the fearful and comfort the grieving.
In Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Amen.

Urgently needed for Ukraine,

Mens shirts, buttoned (warm if possible) for the hospital. Antiseptic cream, & Sanitary wear, Toiletries, Medical Items, Dry Food, Tinned Food, Blankets, Torches, Batteries,

Wrapped Sweets ( not Chocolate), Colouring Books and Colouring Crayons for children.

19^th Sunday after Trinity Year B Sunday 6^th October 2024

HARVEST

St. Mary’s 8 a.m. Holy Communion BCP

St. Mary’s 9.30 a.m. All Age Service

St. Bart’s 9.30 a.m. Holy Communion

Holy Cross 11 a.m. Morning Worship

Hoath Village Hall 1 p.m. PARISH HARVEST LUNCH

Tuesday 8^th October 2024 – Messy church in Reculver School 3.30 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Friday 11^th October 2024 – 9.15 a.m. to 10 a.m. Parish Prayers in Holy Cross

Friday 11^th October 2024 – 12 noon to 1.30 p.m. Sandwiches, Sweet and Chat in St. Bart’s Hall

Saturday 12th October - Hoath Village Hall – Quiz Night 7 p.m.

Sunday 13^th October 2024

St. Mary’s 9.30 a.m. Holy Communion

St. Mary’s 12.30 Baptism of William Pettipher

St. Bart’s 9.30 a.m. All Age Worship

Holy Cross – 11 a.m. Holy Communion

COLLECT. Eternal God, you crown the year with your goodness, and you give us the fruits of the earth in their season: grant that we may use them to your glory, for the relief of those in need and for our own well-being; 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.

1^st Reading; Joel 2:21-27 Do not be afraid, land of Judah; be glad and rejoice. Surely the Lord has done great things! Do not be afraid, you wild animals, for the pastures in the wilderness are becoming green. The trees are bearing their fruit; the fig tree and the vine yield their riches.Be glad, people of Zion, rejoice in the Lord your God, for he has given you the autumn rains because he is faithful. He sends you abundant showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before.The threshing floors will be filled with grain; the vats will overflow with new wine and oil.“I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten— the great locust and the young locust, the other locusts and the locust swarm —my great army that I sent among you.You will have plenty to eat, until you are full, and you will praise the name of the Lord your God, who has worked wonders for you; never again will my people be shamed.Then you will know that I am in Israel, that I am the Lord your God, and that there is no other; never again will my people be shamed.

This is the Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God

2^nd Reading ; 1 Timothy 6:6-10 But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that. Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. This is the Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

GOSPEL: Matthew 5: 25-33 Hear the Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Matthew. ALL SAY; Glory to you O Lord “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life? “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labour or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendour was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. This is the Gospel of the Lord. ALL SAY; Praise to you O Christ

POST COMMUNION: Lord of the harvest, with joy we have offered thanksgiving for your love in creation and have shared in the bread and the wine of the kingdom: by your grace plant within us a reverence for all that you give us and make us generous and wise stewards of the good things we enjoy; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Please pray for our clergy ahead of the clergy conference in October:

Loving God, who gave your people the gift and privilege of talking with you in prayer, we pray today for all who will gather for ‘Together in Prayer’.

As members of the clergy step away from their day-to-day responsibilities, we pray that they will find space to breathe, rest and enjoy one another’s company, and that they will experience the presence of God in fresh ways as they explore the theme of prayer. We pray too that they will return home inspired and equipped for the next part of their journey in ministry.

We pray for those who have been invited to teach in main sessions and workshops, and for those who will lead worship: help them to hear clearly the prompting of your Spirit, and to bring exactly what is needed. We pray that the time together will be an opportunity for all to discover more of the joy and wonder of prayer.

We pray that the event will be a seed-head which scatters seeds of prayer to every corner of our diocese – seeds that will bear fruit in renewed lives and transformed communities.
Amen. Prayer by Lyndall Bywater

Urgently needed for Ukraine,

Mens shirts, buttoned (warm if possible) for the hospital. Insect repellent. Sun screen. Burn cream, Antiseptic cream, & Sanitary wear

Holy Cross Quiz Night in Hoath Village Hall Saturday 12^th October 2024 7 p.m. for 7.30 p.m. £5 – please bring your own food and drink. Contact Kevin or Janet Scroggins by email jan.appleton@btopenworld.com

HARVEST FLOWERS

Donations to cover the expense of buying flowers for Harvest Festival in St. Mary’s would be gratefully received. Please put donations in an envelope marked St. Mary’s Harvest Flowers.