Pews News - w/c 4th September 2022

SERVICES FOR 4th September - 12th after Trinity

10.30am Croughton, Benefice Holy Communion

Readings: Deuteronomy 30:15-20, Philemon 1:21, Luke 14:25-33

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Collect

Almighty and everlasting God, you are always more ready to hear than we to pray and to give more than either we desire or deserve: pour down upon us the abundance of your mercy, forgiving us those things of which our conscience is afraid and giving us those good things which we are not worthy to ask but through the merits and mediation of 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.

Post Communion

God of all mercy, in this eucharist you have set aside our sins and given us your healing: grant that we who are made whole in Christ may bring that healing to this broken world, in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.Amen

SERVICES FOR 11th September - 13th after Trinity

9.30am Evenley, Morning Worship

9.30am Farthinghoe, Morning Worship

10.00am Aynho, Morning Worship

6pm Steane, Evening Prayer

Readings Exodus 32:7-14, 1Timothy 1:12-17, Luke 15:1-10

Psalms 124&125

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Please pray for:-

- All those known to us

- For the people of Pakistan – many have lost their homes & over 1000 dead due to devastating flooding.

- For all people worldwide who are affected by unrest, by acts of violence, oppression, or poverty

Our churches are always open for private prayer;all are welcome. - (Croughton -by appointment only)

August 31st - 25 years ago today Princess Diana died in a car accident in Paris.

September

3rd 12.00 – 4.00pm Village Fete at Mixbury Hall

Traditional stalls & sideshows, tea tent, bar, ice cream, fairground rids, crazy golf & much more

(Onsite parking & free entry)

10th September Historic churches Ride & Stride

13th 12.00 – 1.30pm Evenley Soup Lunch returns at the village hall after a summer break. Come along and enjoy a bowl of home-made soup, roll, cheese, tea/coffee, and biscuits – Just £2

23rd Autumnal Equinox – Autumn begins

Harvest celebrations-September

18th 10.30am at Evenley –Benefice Holy Communion followed by lunch at the Village Hall. Tickets available in September

25th 10.30am at Aynho –Harvest festival service

11.00am at Hinton – Harvest Festival service.

6pm Farthinghoe -Harvest Festival service

A Special Thank you from Revd. Sue Cooper

Dear Friends, I would like to say thank you to you all for all the lovely flowers, gifts, and cards I have received as leaving presents from the Churches and the benefice, and especially for the very generous cheque presented to me at my last benefice service at Aynho last Sunday Thank you all. It was an emotional day for me, but I am thrilled to be able to stay in touch with you all as, living in Brackley, I will still be local to you all. Many thanks again for your love, support, and friendship, and for the very generous gifts. Do stay in touch.

Much love always Rev Sue.x

CAN YOU HELP PLEASE

Brackley Jubilee Choir is looking for new members.

It performs in Brackley & surrounding villages.

Everyone is welcome & it does not audition – ability to read music is not essential.It meets at the Brackley Baptist Church each Tuesday during term time from 7.30 – 9.15pm.

Interested or have a question, please contact Karen Lesniak (01280) 706692 – 07730 461492

Rehearsals resume 6th September

And Finally

Once all the villagers decided to pray for rain. On the day of prayer, all the village gathered, but only one boy came with an umbrella

That is faith

When you throw babies in the air, they laugh because they know you will catch them

That is trust

Every night we go to bed without any assurance of being alive the next morning, but we still set the alarm to wake up

That is hope

We plan big things for tomorrow despite zero knowledge of the future

That is confidence

We see the world suffering but still we get married and have children

That is love

On an old man’s shirt was written ‘I am not an 80-year-old; I am a sweet 16 with 64 years of experience

That is attitude

Have a happy day and live your life like these stories – remember good friends are the rare jewels of life, difficult to find and impossible to replace.