A very warm welcome to all
Psalm 8: “O Lord, our Sovereign, how majestic is your name in all the earth!”
Harvest Festival
Readings: Genesis 2: 18-24; Hebrews 1: 1-4, 2:5-12
Gospel: Mark 10: 2-16
In our Gospel today
In the creation story from Genesis, we read of the animals being brought before a human who names them. This is an expression of our dominion over the created order but also of our special relationship, our call to care for all creation.
Psalm 8 is a well-known ‘creation Psalm’ that is echoed and quoted in our Hebrews reading.
Alongside this special relationship between humanity and creation our readings speak also of special relationships within humanity. In these relationships two people are joined to be as one. Jesus calls us to commitment in these God given relationships – with creation and with each other.
Sadly, we are often divorced in our relationship with nature and our human relationships are also a challenge to maintain.
Jesus once more blesses children, and we see his tenderness and compassion displayed. We know that when we fall short Jesus will have compassion on us.
Season of Creation
During the five Sundays of September, we will use the Season of Creation (Creationtide) theme. This is an ecumenical idea that has been growing over recent years and seeks to raise the profile of our understanding and action about climate and biodiversity issues as Christians. The series culminates with the service of Harvest. You can find out more about Season of Creation here: https://seasonofcreation.org/about/
Pizza & Quiz Night Friday 11th October
Another social date for your diaries and calendars. We are going to have a fun Pizza & Quiz Night on Friday 11th October starting at 7pm. Pizzas will be ordered in, but please bring along your own drinks. Suggested donation £10 per person. Please let Gillian Rose (see hard copy noticesheet for email address) know if you plan to attend to help with planning our pizza order.
Thursday @ 7
Thursday @ 7 will be restarting on 31st Oct for a five-week run through to 28th Nov. We meet in the church Crypt for Bible study, prayer and fellowship. We try to finish our study and prayer to an hour. Stay longer for a cuppa and fellowship. All welcome – bring a friend.
Church Grounds Tidy Up
Thank you very much to all who have done the excellent weeding work over the past few weeks. Please feel free to keep the good work going over the next few weeks – every little helps! Thank you!
Photograph Competition 2024
Thank you very much to all entrants to our Photograph Competition. We had a total of 45 excellent entries, and they can be viewed here:
https://stmaryscardenplace.org.uk/photograph-competition-2024/
Reverend Dr Canon Jenny Holden will be our competition judge this year and the winners announced in the near future.
Services and events commencing this Sunday and for the coming week
Sunday 6th October 8am Holy Communion (1970 Liturgy): Revd Roger Dyer
Sunday 6th October 10am Sung Eucharist (1982 Liturgy): Revd Kate Gibson
Wednesday 9th October 10am Holy Communion: Revd Kate Gibson
Friday 11th October No Compline: Pizza & Quiz Night 7:00pm
Sunday 13th October 8am Holy Communion (1970 Liturgy): Revd Jason Hobbs
Sunday 13th October 10am Sung Eucharist (1982 Liturgy): Revd Jason Hobbs
Next Sunday’s readings: Amos 5: 6-7, 10-15; Psalm 90: 12-17; Hebrews 4: 12-16
Gospel: Mark 10: 17-31
“A wrong attitude towards nature implies somewhere a wrong attitude to God.”
(T S Eliot)
For any pastoral matters please contact our Assistant Priest Revd Roger Dyer on 07719 458571 or revrogdyer@btinternet.com