Week beginning 2 May 2021
St Philips News for the Parish
BIBLE VERSE FOR THE WEEK
Hebrews 7:25
25 Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to
God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.
LATEST NEWS
Beginning on Sunday 2 May 2021
We will once again be in church for our 10.30am service. This will be under COVID restrictions – face masks, social spacing and no singing.
Each Sunday evening,
I will be offering a service of Evening Prayer at 5.00pm on Zoom – if you would like to join us, let me know and I will send you joining instructions.
As in the past our 10.30am services will follow this monthly pattern.
1st Sunday Morning Prayer
2nd Sunday Holy Communion
3rd Sunday Morning Prayer
4th Sunday Holy Communion
5th Sunday To be decided
Readings for Sunday 2 May 2021
Acts 8:26-40
John 15:1-8
Readings for Sunday 9 May 2021
Acts 10:44-48
1 John 5:1-6
John 15:9-17
CROSSWORD
Last week’s answers
ACROSS: 1. Conscience. 7. Arrival. 8. Yours. 10. Tidy. 11. Restrain. 13. Quaker. 15. Gateau. 17. Athenian 18. Amen. 21. Eliot. 22. Enables. 23. Impressive.
DOWN: 1. Cured. 2. Nave. 3. Calver. 4. Egyptian. 5. Courage. 6. Earthquake. 9. Sinfulness. 12. Leinster. 14. Atheism. 16. Waters. 19. Milne. 20. Taxi.
PRAYER REQUESTS
Prayers are requested for the following:
Rod’s younger brother Tom.
Rod’s son Steven.
For Ann Westerman’s brother Bob (in the USA), who has liver cancer.
For Ann and Charlie Westerman – seeking a new church home – that God will guide them to the right place to use their gifts.
Pray for Mignons daughter Andrea suffering with breast cancer.
Wendy’s husband Julian
Kathy (Mike’s sister in Leeds) for her ongoing health problem.
Lesley’s mum
Sheila – healing for her legs and knees.
Marion’s grandson James and family.
Mike and Charmian’s daughter Victoria
Give thanks that Val’s aunt Helen is free from cancer
Give thanks for Jim’s ongoing recovery after the insertion of 3 stents.
Local Clergy
Dave and Amy Barker (Walsgrave Baptist ministers)
Malcolm (Vicar at St Mary’s, Walsgrave) and Frances Tyler (retired).
Brian Nash (Vicar at St Chad’s, Wood End)
George Bennett (Priest at St Patrick’s RC, Potters Green)
For our Bishops
Christopher and John
Please pray for:
Mike, Marjorie, Mignon, Zena, Ruth, Felicity, Addis and the Oromo people, Beryl, Bill and Celia, Ken.
All our local businesses, that they may survive through this difficult time. Give thanks for all who work in them and their families.
Pray for all the front-line workers who are enabling our lives to progress in these difficult times.
TO STAY IN TOUCH VISIT:
Our Web site www.stphilipspottersgreen.org.uk
and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/stphilips.pottersgreen.1/