St Philips News for the Parish
29 August 2020
Sunday 30 August 2020, we will have said Evening Prayer at 5pm in church (observing COVID 19 restrictions including face coverings). Please keep your distances especially at the end of the service and do not sing. Do not congregate in the doorway, people need to leave safely, THANKS.
BIBLE VERSE FOR THE WEEK Romans 12:4-5
4 For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, 5 so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.
CROSSWORD
Answers to last week’s crossword:
ACROSS: 8, Kiriath Jearim. 9, Toe. 10, Ill at ease. 11, Hated. 13, Miletus. 16, Started. 19, Micah. 22, Leviticus. 24, Eli. 25, Mary and Joseph.
DOWN: 1, Sketch. 2, Priest. 3, Samizdat. 4, Shalom. 5, Wept. 6, Breast. 7, Embers. 12, Art. 14, Limassol. 15, UNA. 16, Salome. 17, Adverb. 18, Decade. 20, Clever. 21, Height. 23, Tear.
Crossword Clues
Across
1 ‘Therefore let us — passing judgment on one another’ (Romans 14:13) (4)
3 ‘I — — these persons here present’ (Marriage service) (4,4)
9 According to a prearranged timetable (Numbers 28:3) (7)
10 Group of eight (5)
11 The cell into which the Philippian jailer put Paul and Silas (Acts 16:24) (5)
12 — Taylor, pioneer missionary to China (6)
14 Otherwise known as the Eucharist, Breaking of Bread, the Lord’s Table (4,9)
17 ‘So that after I have preached to others, I — will not be disqualified for the prize’ (1 Corinthians 9:27) (6)
19 Attend to (3,2)
22 Approximately (Acts 4:4) (5)
23 Tea rite (anag.) (7)
24 Rule of sovereign (8)
25 Test (anag.) (4)
Down
1 The name of the street where Judas lived in Damascus and where Saul of Tarsus stayed (Acts 9:11) (8)
2 ‘The playing of the merry — , sweet singing in the choir’ (5)
4 ‘We have been saying that — — was credited to him as righteous’ (Romans 4:9) (8,5)
5 Dr Martyn — Jones, famous for his ministry at Westminster Chapel (5)
6 Port at which Paul landed on his way to Rome (Acts 28:13) (7)
7 Observe (Ruth 3:4) (4)
8 Minister of religion (6)
13 ‘I am — of this man’s blood. It is your responsibility’ (Matthew 27:24) (8)
15 ‘Greater love has no one than this, that he — — his life for his friends’ (John 15:13) (3,4)
16 Archbishop who calculated that the world began in 4004BC (6)
18 ‘No one can — the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit’ (John 3:5) (5)
20 Establish by law (5)
21 Product of Gilead noted for its healing properties (Jeremiah 46:11) (4)
PRAYER REQUESTS
Prayers are requested for the following:
Rod’s younger brother Tom, Latest news: When Rod visited Tom he says that Tom today was really looking quite well, (although quite slimmer than usual) his radiation burns have healed up very well, his speech is much better, but most importantly his radiant and jovial attitude is shining through, he seemed so happy and alive it was great to see! of course he has some off days where he doesn’t feel too good, and he still can’t eat solids fully yet, but I do believe he is on the right road to recovery!
Rod’s son Steven who has to undergo another heart operation, at the end of the month. Latest news: Unfortunately Steven is still waiting for a date to take him into hospital, which is causing him a lot of anxiety, as he just wants it over and done with, but as the doctors have said they don’t want to do the op and risk him catching COVID whilst they can still control his condition with medication.
Elanea Maoudis a lady we’ve had on the vicarage home group prayer list is currently in hospital with a broken femur. Rod would be most grateful if we could remember her and her family.
For 4-year-old Asher, in the USA (Ann Westerman’s family friend) – Latest news – Asher is making slow progress – pray also for his mum and dad.
For Ann Westerman’s brother Bob, who has liver cancer. Between 8-15 August he is to be evaluated for a new treatment in Houston Texas.
Pray for Val’s auntie Helen who is very poorly having been diagnosed with an ulcer and a lymphoma. Update: Starts chemo on Thursday 20th)
Dave and Amy Barker (Walsgrave Baptist ministers)
Malcolm (Vicar at St Mary’s, Walsgrave) and Frances (Hospital Chaplin) Tyler.
Brian Nash (Vicar at St Chad’s, Wood End)
Please pray for:
Mike, Marjorie, Mignon, Zena, Ruth, Felicity, Addis and the Oromo people, Ida (Val’s neighbour), Beryl, Bill and Celia, Ken, John Banks.
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.
Church Magazine Bloomers
You know what they meant, but what they said was..
At the evening service tonight, the sermon topic will be ‘What Is Hell?’ Come early and listen to our choir practice.
Eight new choir robes are currently needed due to the addition of several new members and to the deterioration of some older ones.
The senior choir invites any member of the congregation who enjoys sinning to see the organist after the service.
Next Thursday there will be try-outs for the choir. They need all the help they can get.
The Rector will preach his farewell message, after which the choir will sing: Break forth into joy.
This evening at 7 pm there will be hymn-singing in the park across from the church. Bring a blanket and come prepared to sin.
The Women’s Tea for next week has been cancelled. We are sorry for any
incontinence this may cause.
MAKES YOU THINK!
The spoken word is powerful, and spoken words of encouragement can
bring great comfort. The idea is not to speak many words, but to speak
the right words. Consider this:
The Lord’s Prayer contains 71 words.
The Gettysburg Address contains 272 words.
The Ten Commandments contains 139 words.
The Declaration of Independence contains 1323 words.
A U.S. government order setting the price of cabbage contains 26,911
words.
LATEST NEWS:
The APCN will take place in Church on Sunday 11 October 2020 at 12 noon. It will follow a 10.30am service of Holy Communion.
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Yours in Christ
Mike
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