St Mary the Virgin, Cropredy |
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Shires Edge Benefice |
St James the Great, Claydon, St Mary the Virgin, Cropredy. |
All Saints, Great Bourton, All Saints, Mollington and St Mary Magdalene, Wardington. |
Vicar: Revd. Pat Freeth. The Vicarage, High Street , Cropredy. OX17 1NG Tel: 01295 750980. |
OLM: Revd. Lynda Alcock. Copperfields, Swan Lane, Great Bourton. OX17 1QR Tel: 01295 750744. |
For information: I (Pat) will not normally be available on Fridays which is my day off (Except in emergency). Lynda’s day off is on Saturdays. |
Mid-week said BCP Holy Communion every Wednesday 10.00 a.m. at Claydon. This is a Benefice service open to all. Mondays – 10.30 a.m. Bible Study at 9, Creampot Close, Cropredy Wednesdays 7.30 p.m. Bible Study at Great Bourton (for details phone 750227) Children and Young People’s Groups run in Term-Time:- Mondays after School – ‘J’ Team for 5 – 10 years Thurs – 1.45p.m 0 ’s–Pre School Praise & Play in Cropredy Church Thurs – 4.30p.m ‘J’ 2 Club for 10+ in Church Rooms at Cropredy |
Handbell Ringers – Anyone, any age wishing to learn or can play, please ring 750980 |
Services for July 2009 |
July 5th - Trinity 4 PF 9.30 a.m. Holy Communion - Claydon LA 9.30 a.m. Holy Communion – Cropredy BF 11.00 a.m. Holy Communion – Great Bourton GE 6.00 p.m. Evensong – Mollington - PF 2pm - Baptism SU 10.00 a.m. Family Service - Wardington |
Parish Events for your Diary 29th June – Claydon PCC – 7.45 1st July – 2.30 Beetle Drive - Claydon 4th July – Wedding – Claydon Doran/Moyce 5th July – 2pm Open Gardens - Mollington 6th July – PCC Resources Evening – St Hughs 7.30 11th July – Café Church – Great Bourton 10-11.30 am |
July 12th – Trinity 5 BF 8.30 a.m. Holy Communion - Claydon 10.30 a.m. Anglican/Methodist Worship – Chapel PF 6.00 p.m. BCP Evensong - Cropredy JL 11.00 a.m. Morning Worship – Great Bourton PF 9.30 a.m. Family Service with Baptism – Mollington PF 11.00 a.m. BCP Mattins - Wardington |
13th July – Spiritual Half-hour – Claydon 7.30 14th July – Great Bourton PCC |
July 19th – Trinity 6 10.00 a.m. – UBC – Celtic Communion Service - Wardington 4pm Baptism – Great Bourton |
19th July – Scarecrow Weekend - Wardington |
July 26th – Feast of St James – Trinity 7 PF 4.30 p.m. Festival Praise and Tea - Claydon PF 10.00 a.m. ‘Seeker' Service - Cropredy LA 11.00 a.m. Holy Communion - Great Bourton JL 9.30 a.m. Morning Worship – Mollington PF 8.30 a.m. Holy Communion – Wardington |
28th July – 1.30 Cluster Care Service 29th July – Tourism Meeting – Vicarage 7.30 Advanced Notice – 1st August - Claydon Art Festival weekend Please pray that we may become instruments of God's peace in our homes, our villages, our country and the world |
Collect for St James Merciful God, whose holy apostle Saint James, leaving his father and all that he had, was obedient to the calling of your Son Jesus Christ and followed him even to death: help us, forsaking the false attractions of the world, to be ready at all times to answer your call without delay; through 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 |
Common Worship Lectionary Readings for July 2009 Year B
Trinity 4 – 2 Sam. 5: 1-5, 9-10; 2 Cor. 12: 2-10; Mark 6: 1-13; Ps. 48 (green) Trinity 5 – 2 Sam. 6: 1-5, 12b-19; Eph. 1: 3-14; Mark 6: 14-29; Ps. 24 (green) Trinity 6 - 2 Sam. 7: 1-14a; Eph. 2: 11-22; Mark 6: 30-34, 53-56; Ps. 23 (green) Trinity 7 – 2 Sam. 11: 1-15; Eph. 3: 14-21; John 6: 1-21; Ps. 14 (green) |