Sunday 11th August 2024 - All are Welcome
Welcome to our services this Sunday, particularly if you are here for the first time. Do make yourself known to the clergy after the service and if it's after the 10am stay for coffee/tea.
Holy Communion 8am (Book of Common Prayer): Ben
Sung Eucharist 10am (Common Worship): Ben
HYMNS
349 New every morning
362 O God beyond all praising
302 Let us with a gladsome mind
342 My God, and is thy table spread
26 Alleluia, sing to Jesus
We Pray for the Sick: Nancy C and Robin, Ivy, Danny, Lianne, Oscar, Imogen, Beryl H, Tracy, Colleen, Pat (Peters), Linda.
We Remember: Leonard Ball, Jessie ‘Trixie’ Smith, Gillian Fane, Daniel Jack Parker, Anne Hemming, Jimmy Taylor
CARING AND SHARING: The collection tin is on the font for any donations.
MORNING PRAYER: Do join us for morning prayer, Mon-Fri, 9:15am, an opportunity to pray with the Bible and to discover its daily riches.
SELF-IMPROVEMENT BOOKS WANTED FOR THE BOOK SALE: Have you got any of these types of books you no longer need? Then don’t leave them sitting on the shelf (that’s not “self improvement”, that’s just “shelf improvement” – see what I did there?), donate them to the church for our book sale in September.
A Reflection on Psalm 34.
The Psalms are the poetry of the questing soul, wrestling, yearning, seeking God. In today's psalm we are again with a voice that calls upon God from out of the depths of human experience. 'I sought the Lord and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears. Look upon him and be radiant.' There is a remarkable focus on how the soul participates in the divine. We look on God and can be radiant with God's radiance. Here is the crucial genius of the Hebrew Scriptures, God was understood to be at the heart of who we are, not a distant sky-god but an intimate and yet transcendent presence to be known and experienced, to be in relationship with. 'O taste and see that the Lord is gracious.' Whenever we read and savour a psalm we discover a unique poetry which is both full of the reality of human struggle and fear and also the reality of how God is found at the centre of our human struggles.
ST ANNE'S OPENING TIMES: A reminder that the Church is open Monday to Saturday from 9:15 until 4pm for people to come in and explore the church or to spend some quiet time. (Times when church is open may vary depending on services and other events.)
ST ANNE'S WEBSITE: www.stanneslewes.org.uk - Our website offers resources for our growth in discipleship. On the website you can now find recent sermons collated in one place under the tag sermons. Also, we have a regular slot called Spiritual Reflections which aims to look at questions of faith in a fresh, imaginative way. Contact Ashley or Ben if you can't find the content.
ONLINE AND CARD TRANSACTIONS: Donations can also be made through our website (the DONATE button is in the top right-hand corner of every page).
A MESSAGE FROM BEN
Please feel free to phone me or drop me an email. I'll be delighted to hear from you. My contact details are:
Rev'd Ben Brown, 01273 933357, email: rectorstanneslewes@gmail.com
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If you would like anything added to the Notices, please speak to Ashley. ashley.price@sky.com - 01273 409410
(For items to be on next Sunday's sheet, please supply to me by Thursday)
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