Pew Sheet for this week - notices at the end!
St Edward the Confessor, Brotherton & St Andrew, Ferrybridge The Fourth Sunday Easter – 8th May 2022
Welcome! Please stay for refreshments after the service.
Alleluia He Is Risen
Hymns: 254; 497; 251; On sheet (Sweet Sacrament Divine); 172.
Collect
Almighty God, whose Son Jesus Christ is the resurrection and the life: raise us, who trust in him, from the death of sin to the life of righteousness, that we may seek those things which are above, where he reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever Amen
First Reading; Acts 9. 36-43
In Joppa there was a disciple whose name was Tabitha, which in Greek is Dorcas. She was devoted to good works and acts of charity. At that time she became ill and died. When they had washed her, they laid her in a room upstairs. Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, who heard that Peter was there, sent two men to him with the request, ‘Please come to us without delay.’ So Peter got up and went with them; and when he arrived, they took him to the room upstairs. All the widows stood beside him, weeping and showing tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was with them. Peter put all of them outside, and then he knelt down and prayed. He turned to the body and said, ‘Tabitha, get up.’ Then she opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up. He gave her his hand and helped her up. Then calling the saints and widows, he showed her to be alive. This became known throughout Joppa, and many believed in the Lord. Meanwhile he stayed in Joppa for some time with a certain Simon, a tanner.
Second Reading: Revelation 7. 9-17
After this I looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, robed in white, with palm branches in their hands. They cried out in a loud voice, saying, ‘Salvation belongs to our God who is seated on the throne, and to the Lamb!’ And all the angels stood around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshipped God, singing, ‘Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honour and power and might be to our God for ever and ever! Amen.’ Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, ‘Who are these, robed in white, and where have they come from?’ I said to him, ‘Sir, you are the one that knows.’ Then he said to me, ‘These are they who have come out of the great ordeal; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. For this reason they are before the throne of God, and worship him day and night within his temple, and the one who is seated on the throne will shelter them. They will hunger no more, and thirst no more; the sun will not strike them, nor any scorching heat; for the Lamb at the centre of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of the water of life, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’
Gospel: John 10. 22-30
At that time the festival of the Dedication took place in Jerusalem. It was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the portico of Solomon. So the Jews gathered around him and said to him, ‘How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.’ Jesus answered, ‘I have told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father’s name testify to me; but you do not believe, because you do not belong to my sheep. My sheep hear my voice. I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one will snatch them out of my hand. What my Father has given me is greater than all else, and no one can snatch it out of the Father’s hand. The Father and I are one.’
Post Communion
Merciful Father, you gave your Son Jesus Christ to be the good shepherd, and in his love for us to lay down his life and rise again: keep us always under his protection, and give us grace to follow in his steps; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
Sweet Sacrament divine
Sweet Sacrament divine, hid in thine earthly home, lo, round thy lowly shrine, with suppliant hearts we come; Jesus, to thee our voice we raise in songs of love and heartfelt praise: sweet Sacrament divine.
Sweet Sacrament of peace, dear home for every heart, where restless yearnings cease and sorrows all depart; there in thine ear all trustfully we tell our tale of misery: sweet Sacrament of peace.
Sweet Sacrament of rest, ark from the ocean's roar, within thy shelter blest soon may we reach the shore; save us, for still the tempest raves, save, lest we sink beneath the waves: sweet Sacrament of rest.
Sweet Sacrament divine, earth's light and jubilee, in thy far depths doth shine thy Godhead's majesty; sweet light, so shine on us, we pray, that earthly joys may fade away: sweet Sacrament divine.
Prayer for Church Growth
God of Mission, who alone brings growth to your Church, send your Holy Spirit to give vision to our planning, wisdom to our actions, and power to our witness. Help our church to grow in numbers, in spiritual commitment to you, and in service to our local community, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Prayer for Millie, our new Assistant Curate
God our Father, Lord of all the world, through your Son you have called us into the fellowship of your universal church: Hear our prayer for your faithful people that in their vocation and ministry each maybe an instrument of your love, and give to your servant Millie soon to be ordained the needful gifts of grace; through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
NOTICES
This week the Church celebrates:
Thursday – Gregory Dix, Priest, Monk, Scholar, 1952 Saturday – Matthias the Apostle
Prayers Please; pray for all who are sick and for the repose of the souls of the recently departed.
Services in Church this Week
Wednesday 9.15am Eucharist St Edward Thursday 10am Eucharist St Andrew Next Sunday 7.30am Morning Prayer St Andrew 8am Eucharist St Andrew 9.15am Parish Eucharist St Edward . . 11am Parish Eucharist St Andrew 1pm Baptism of Ezra St Edward
Services Online this Week
Sunday -Thursday 8pm. Compline St Andrew Facebook Page 8.30am Morning Prayer St Edward FB page
Annual Parochial Church Meetings
St Edward the Confessor: Monday 9th May 6.30pm in church. St Andrew: Sunday 29th May during the 11am service
Wednesday 11th May 7pm St Andrew PCC meeting
If you require any notices put on the Pew Sheet please either phone M Smith on 01977 678605 or send an email to smithmar@arriva.co.uk
Priest-in-Charge Mthr Sharon Brown Tel: 01977 671415 email: mothersharonbrown@gmail.com Day off: Friday
