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Sunday 22nd & 29th June                                                           Trinity 1 & 2

Welcome to our newsletter
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These next two weeks we focus on how to grow to be more like Jesus.

(Jill is taking a week off and so this newsletter covers the next two weeks.)

N.B. 29th June is a united Benefice service -  please see below.
The Collect, the prayer for the week.
Sunday 22nd June, Trinity 1
God of truth,
help us to keep your law of love
and to walk in ways of wisdom,
that we may find true life
in Jesus Christ your Son.
Sunday 29th June, Trinity 2
Lord, you have taught us
that all our doings without love are nothing worth:
send your Holy Spirit
and pour into our hearts that most excellent gift of love,
the true bond of peace and of all virtues,
without which whoever lives is counted dead before you.
Grant this for your only Son Jesus Christ’s sake, who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Readings for this Sunday: Galatians 3: 23-end, Ps. 22: 19-28 and Luke 8: 26-39.
Readings for Sunday 29th June: Galatians 5: 1 and 13-25, Ps. 16 and Luke 9: 51-end.

This Sunday
8:00am        BCP Holy Communion at St Mary’s
9:30am        Holy Communion at St Thomas’
11:15am      Mattins at St Mary’s
11:15am      Holy Communion at St Andrew’s
3:00pm        Baptism of Freddie at St Mary’s 


Next Sunday, 29th June
8:00am        BCP Holy Communion at St Thomas’
10:30am      Benefice Holy Communion at St Mary’s
4:00pm        Friends of St Mary’s annual concert at St Mary’s
5:00pm        Discoverers
Children and Family focus
On 29th June there will be special children’s activities during the 10.30am benefice service at Streatley. Please do encourage children and families to come. 
After the service at 11:45am, over refreshments and activities on the field, there will be a chance for parents to feed in what would be helpful for them to support them in growing in the love of Jesus amidst the pressures and joys of family life.
Digging deeper
Digging Deeper – fortnightly, Tuesdays at 10.30am
All are warmly welcome to come along to this study and fellowship group on Paul’s letter to the church in Rome.
Our next session is this Tuesday, 24th June, 10.30am-12.00pm in the Canterbury Room. With coffee and a biscuit we will dig deeper into Romans 8: 1-17 when we will be looking at “Children of God, led by the Spirit”. All welcome!
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St Andrew’s coffee morning
The monthly coffee morning with cakes will take place in St Andrew’s on Wednesday 25th June from 10:30am.

All welcome!
Anthea Stoneham’s ashes will be interred after the service at Streatley this Sunday, 22nd June. 
Marina Strange’s ashes will be buried before the service on 29th June.
On both occasions after the service the families and friends are invited to be together to share memories over refreshments.
Streatley Primary School Garden Party - Saturday 28th June, 12-4pm
The Friends of Streatley School and Streatley Hill Preschool are hosting a Summer event and you're all invited!
Taking place in the grounds of Streatley School, bring your picnic rug, relax with friends and join us for an afternoon of fun. There will be a bar, cakes, giant Jenga and other garden games, a bouncy castle, penalty shoot out, giant drop slide, face painting, photo booth...
Everyone is welcome - friends family, neighbours. So mark your calendars and spread the word - we can't wait to see you there!
VAT on church building repairs. Please plead to your MP….        
There has been a scheme available to reclaim VAT paid on church building repairs to help preserve the nation’s heritage. This has already been limited and is under threat after this year. To add a further 20% on all fundraising for roof or organ repairs would be one step beyond for many small communities, or large projects. 
There is more information and a suggestion of what to write here: 
https://www.nationalchurchestrust.org/letter-template-help-you-write-about-listed-places-worship-grants-scheme
Please send your plea to Freddie van Mierlo freddie.vanmierlo.mp@parliament.uk (if you live in Goring or South Stoke) or Olivia Bailey olivia.bailey.mp@parliament.uk (if you live in Streatley) or by post to them at House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.

Moonrakers concert, Friday 27th June at 7:30pm 
Moonrakers is an Oxford-based group of four musicians who pride themselves in having brought traditional and contemporary folk music to new audiences in village halls, churches, arts centres and festivals across the UK.

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Following a very successful visit last year, they will be returning to St Andrew’s at the end of June. Immerse yourself in a mesmerizing night filled with variety as they take you on a musical journey through time.
Tickets £12 online https://www.tickettailor.com/events/standrewschurchsouthstoke/1593120
or £10 from South Stoke Village Shop, to include interval refreshments.
Friends of St Mary’s Annual concert
Glynne Stackhouse (piano and organ) and Brian Thomas (Trumpet) with the choir of St Mary’s will be providing a musical entertainment “Weddings we have played for – and the tales that we can tell…” on Sunday June 29th at 4pm in St Mary’s.
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This will include music by Charpentier, Handel, Wagner, Mozart, Franck, Mendelssohn and others.
Tickets on the door will be £10 (£8 for Members of the Friends of St Mary’s).
Refreshments will be available afterwards in the Morrell Room.
Brian THOMAS with trumpet

This week we are asked to pray for: 

  • Peace in the Middle East and wisdom for world leaders.
  • For humanity and aid to reach the people of Gaza.
  • For those taking and marking exams and preparing for changes in the new academic year.
  • For our work with children and families.
  • Us all to grow in the likeness of Christ.
Diary for the next two weeks
Tuesday 24th June
10:30am      Digging Deeper in the Canterbury Room

Wednesday 25th June
10:30am      Little Lights at St Mary’s
10:30am      South Stoke coffee morning at St Andrew’s
10:30am      BCP Holy Communion at St Thomas’
The readings will be Gen. 15. 1-12, 17-18, Ps. 105. 1-9 and Matt. 7. 15-20.
2:30pm        Funeral of Brian Cooper at St Andrew's 
7:30pm        St Thomas’ PCC meeting in the Canterbury Room


Friday 27th June
7:30pm        Moonrakers concert in St Andrew’s

Sunday 29th June  
8:00am        BCP Holy Communion at St Thomas’
10:30am      Benefice Holy Communion at St Mary’s
4:00pm        FoSM concert with Glynne Stackhouse and Brian Thomas
5:00pm        Discoverers


Wednesday 2nd July
10:30am      BCP Holy Communion at St Thomas’
                     followed by coffee in the Canterbury Room
The readings will be Gen 21. 5, 8-20, Ps. 34. 1-12 & Matt. 8. 28-end.


Sunday 6th July  
8:00am        BCP Holy Communion at St Thomas’
8:45am        Parish breakfast in the Canterbury Room
9:30am        Family service at St Thomas’
11:15am      Holy Communion at St Mary’s
11.15am      Family service at St Andrew’s
4:00pm        Choral evensong at St Thomas’
The monthly calendar for July can be downloaded by clicking here

Prayers for the week from Roots on the web
Lord Jesus, as we reflect on our Bible reading today, remembering that we are all one in Christ, we think about what this means. In our individual congregations, we pray for the humility to remember always that we are all equal in your sight. Nothing makes one of us any better than our neighbour.
Lord, we are all one in you.

We pray for the many branches of your Church, worshipping you in different ways; may there be a spirit of unity among us, for we serve the same God.
Lord, we are all one in you.

We are only human, Lord, and we often make divisions of the differences between us, building barriers where none should exist. We pray that you will help us all to change for the better, to build bridges and recognise the equal validity of each one of us.
Lord, we are all one in you.
Amen.

Heavenly Father, we bring before you the worsening situation in the cradle of our faith, the Middle East, where nations and religions continue to collide and bring devastation to so many. We pray for all those caught up in the conflict through no choice of their own; for innocent civilians losing loved ones, homes and livelihoods. We pray for peace, in the Middle East and Ukraine, and wherever else in the world war is being waged as we speak; please influence the hearts and minds of leaders of nations, to work for an end to warfare, and a lasting peace.

Lord, we think of the wild weather which has battered some of our communities recently, and the soaring temperatures of this week which are not good news for the frail and vulnerable, and we pray for our planet as we face the consequences of climate change. May each one of us as individuals continue to think about how we live, and what we might do to help save the wonderful world you have given us. Lord, please guide world leaders to make decisions that will give long-term protection to the many rather than short-term profits for the few.

Lord, we pray for all those known to us who are sick in body, mind, or both, whether they are at home or in hospital; we pray for your healing touch to be upon them. We pray also for the newly bereaved, that you will give them strength in their journey of grieving; may they feel your loving presence and know that they are never alone. For ourselves we pray also, that whatever our troubles may be, we will be able to cast them on you, for you are our companion on the way.
Amen.

Daily readings for the week beginning 23rd June
Monday am: Ps 30 Job ch. 13 Rom. 7. 1-6 pm: Ps 28 Luke 12. 1-12
Tuesday am: Ps 50 Mal. 3. 1-6 Luke 3. 1-17 pm: Ps 80 Matt. 11. 2-19
Wednesday am: Ps 34 Job ch. 15 Rom. 8. 1-11 pm: Ps 119. 33-56 Luke 12. 22-31
Thursday am: Ps 37 Job 16.1-17.2 Rom. 8. 12-17 pm: Ps 40 Luke 12. 32-40
Friday am: Ps 31 Job 17. 3-end Rom. 8. 18-30 pm: Ps 35 Luke 12. 41-48
Saturday am: Ps 42 Job ch. 18 Rom. 8. 31-end pm: Ps 46 Luke 12. 49-end
Daily readings for the week beginning 30th June
Monday am: Ps  71 Isa. 49. 1-6 Acts 11. 1-18 pm: Ps 124 John 21. 15-22
Tuesday am: Ps 48 Job ch. 21 Rom. 9. 19-end pm: Ps 50 Luke 13. 10-21
Wednesday am: Ps 119 57-80 Job ch. 22 Rom. 10. 1-10 pm: Ps 59 Luke 13. 22-end
Thursday am: Ps 92 2 Sam. 15. 17-21 John 11. 1-16 pm: Ps 139 1 Pet. 1 3-12
Friday am: Ps 51 Job ch. 25-26 Rom. 11. 1-12 pm: Ps 38 Luke 14. 12-24
Saturday am: Ps 68 Job ch. 12 Rom. 11. 13-24 pm: Ps 66 Luke 14. 25-end
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