St Thomas a Becket

27th May 2012
Pentecost

Collect: God, who as at this time taught the hearts of your faithful people
by sending to them the light of your Holy Spirit: grant us by the same Spirit
to have a right judgement in all things and evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort; through the merits of Christ Jesus our Saviour, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Readings: Acts 2, 1-21 (1093), Romans 8, 22-27 (1135) & John 15, 26-27, 16, 4b-15 (1083)

HYMNS FOR MORNING SERVICE

37 Angel-voices ever singing
Psalm number 104, 24-31, sung by the Choir
114 Come down, O Love divine
163 Father, Lord of all creation
Anthem I will sing with the spirit (Rutter)
166 Father, we adore you
615 Spirit of the living God
666 The Spirit lives to set us free

HYMNS FOR EVENSONG

84 Breathe on me, Breath of God
541 O thou who camest from above
288 Holy spirit, come confirm us
171 Fill thou my life, O Lord my God
Psalm number 91, 1-6
Readings: Ezekiel 36, 22-28 (867) & Acts 2, 22-38 (1093)

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Notices for the week

Messages from the Rector

Welcome to all of today’s services - 8am Holy Communion, 10am Parish Communion and Evensong at 6.30pm.

Special Diamond Jubilee Celebration. Next week in this Church we are holding a service to celebrate 60 years of our Queen’s reign. The Deputy Lord Lieutenant will represent Her Majesty, school children will take part and members of the Churches and wider community will be present. Do come along to join us on this important occasion.

Next week there will be an 8am Holy Communion service because the 10am service will be a special Service of Celebration for the community. There will be no Evensong that day.

Canon Brian Jones RIP. Last Sunday our brother in Christ and former Vicar, Brian Jones, died. Many will remember Brian with great gratitude. He was Vicar in Ramsey for 14 years and also ministered at Swaffham Bulbeck, as the Diocesan Youth Officer and as Vicar of St. John the Evangelist, Hills Road, Cambridge. During his time in Cambridge, Brian served as Rural Dean of Cambridge. He was Canon of Ely Cathedral and became Canon Emeritus. We send our love and sympathy to his wife, Rosalind, and to his children Stephen and Susan as well as to the family. Brian’s funeral service will be held on 31st May at 12.30pm in Holt Parish Church. Those wishing to travel to the funeral are asked to sign the list at the back of the Church. Please indicate if you require transport..

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Gita’s Licensing Service. Gita will be licensed as our Associate Priest on Saturday, 2nd June at 7.30pm by the Bishop of Huntingdon. Those wishing to contribute to a gift for Gita should see me or place an envelope in the collection plate suitably marked.

Archdeacon’s Visitation will be held in St. Thomas à Becket Church tomorrow, 28th May at 7.30pm. The new Churchwardens will be sworn in and you are invited to give them your support.

Abbots Ripton Hall Garden Show (30th June and 1st July). Anyone wishing to go may purchase a ticket for the reduced cost of £5 providing we sell at least 20 tickets. Please sign the list at the back of the Church if you wish to purchase a ticket.

Philip Payne – for those who remember Mary and Philip Payne, this is to let you know that Philip is to be ordained priest in St. Edmundsbury Cathedral, Bury St. Edmunds, on Saturday, 30th June at 5pm. Friends are welcome to attend the service and to share refreshments at their home afterwards. Philip will celebrate Eucharist for the first time at St. George’s Church, Bury St. Edmunds the next day at 6.30pm and the service will be followed by a small buffet. Mary asks if anyone going could let her know by 15th June. I know they would welcome our prayers at this important time in his ministry. If anyone would like any further information, please contact Val Molloy.

May I remind you that Bulletin information should be sent to Nancy Moore towards the beginning of each week. This will save us from having prolonged notices at the beginning of a service! Nancy’s email address is jmm-nm@talk21.com.
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The Children’s Society. Eirwen Hall would be grateful if box holders would bring their boxes to church on Sunday mornings in June to be emptied. Thank you.

Church Fete – Saturday, 2nd June. It is that time again so please remember us if you have any bric-a-brac, books, bottles, plants and toys or even if you would like to make a cake or help on the day – all offers will be gratefully accepted. This year our Fete has a Jubilee theme so please have a go at making a crown – you may just win a prize. Please contact either Richard Hyde on 812220 or Sharon Pollard on 07850627889 for further information.

The Band Concerts begin this year on Sunday, 10th June and will run for 8 weeks. Once again the social committee will be serving teas but we can only do this with your help. We are a small committee and we are happy to continue with the teas so please help us to provide this good service. We need cakes, of course, so if you can bake, please add your name to the list at the back of church. If each family made just one cake one week this would be a massive help. The more the merrier! Also help is needed to set up, serve and clear away. Again, if you volunteer for 1 week this would be much appreciated. Please help us to provide something that benefits so many people. Any questions, please speak to Janet, Liz or Sharon.

COFFEE MORNING. The next Coffee Morning will be held at the home of Pat and David Stokes, The Chestnuts, Ramsey Hollow on Wednesday, 13th June from 10am to 12 noon. Tickets are 50p and there will be a Bring and Buy sale, Raffle and Tombola. All welcome.

SERVICES AND EVENTS

Monday
Church Toddlers during term time only 9.30am – 10.30am
PCC Meetings second of the month 7.30pm
Tuesday
Bell ringing practice 7.30pm
Wednesday
Holy Communion 7.30pm
Coffee Mornings second of the month 10.00am – 12 noon
Becket Lunches third of the month 12.30pm – 1.30pm
Friday
Reflective Prayer 9.00am
Choir Practice junior members 6.30pm-7.10pm
Choir Practice main choir 6.45pm-8pm

We have a number of home Bible Study groups. Please see notice board for details if you wish to join one. We have a monthly Youth Service and a Lighthouse Group for younger members. Please ask for further details.
For what is on offer at this Church please see the back of this Bulletin. For more details there is a booklet on the back desk entitled ‘Welcome to St. Thomas à Becket Church Ramsey – Find out what’s on, when and where 2011’.

Next Sunday (3rd June)

10am Special Diamond Jubilee Celebration service

Our prayers are asked for …………………..

• This parish and all who live and work in it
• Those who are ill
• Those who mourn, especially the family and friends of Lewis Charles Edwards, Iris May Cox and Gladys Margaret Carter

6th May 2012
Fifth Sunday of Easter

Collect: Almighty God, who through your only-begotten Son Jesus Christ
have overcome death and opened to us the gate of everlasting life: grant that, as by your grace going before us you put into our minds good desires, so by your continual help we may bring them to good effect; through Jesus Christ our risen Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

HYMNS FOR MORNING SERVICE

332 I, the Lord of sea and sky
219 God is our strength and refuge
195 From heaven you came, helpless babe
419 Lord, the light of your love is shining

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Notices for the week

Messages from the Rector

Welcome to today’s services - 8am Holy Communion and 10am Praise for All with Bishop Patrick.

Churchwardens. Our Churchwardens are Jo Latter and Lesley Barker. We welcome Lesley who is warden here for the first time. Our thanks are due to Judith Hyde, our outgoing warden. Our Treasurer is Jeremy Hyde and Steve Brown is Church Secretary.

New PCC Members. We also welcome new PCC members Cathy Moulton and Amy-Marie Field. We thank Moyra Muncer who has served as Deanery Synod member. The new Deanery Synod representatives are David Paynter and Vicki Latter.

Jim Hewison. Our love goes to Patsy and her family as they bear the loss of their loved one, Jim. Jim was a Churchwarden here for a number of years and also served on the Fabric and Finance Committee. He will be greatly missed. Jim’s funeral is on Friday, 11th May: 10.45am at Fenland Crematorium and 11.30am in Church for a Thanksgiving Service.

Gita’s Licensing. We are expecting Gita’s licensing to be on Saturday, 2nd June at 7.30pm in Church. The Bishop of Huntingdon will lead the service and will preach.

Archdeacon’s Visitation will be held in St. Thomas à Becket Church on Monday, 28th May at 7.30pm. The new Churchwardens will be sworn in and you are invited to give them your support.

The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. On Sunday, 3rd June at 10am we are holding a service of celebration to mark the Diamond Jubilee of the Queen. More details to follow.

Abbots Ripton Open Gardens (29th June-1st July) are looking for volunteers to help set up during the week and to help with car parking etc. at the weekend. Please add your name to the list at the back of Church if you are able to help in any way.

May I remind you that Bulletin information should be sent to Nancy Moore towards the beginning of each week. This will save us from having prolonged notices at the beginning of a service! Nancy’s email address is jmm-nm@talk21.com.
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The Appeals Committee met on 24th April and are pleased to announce that Draw tickets are available from committee members (Jo Latter, Janet Reed, Richard Hyde, Sylvia King, Doug Crane, Victor Lucas and Peter Walker) at a cost of 50p each or £2.50 for a book of 5 tickets. The Draw will take place at a Cheese & Wine event on 17th November. A concert by Sedici will be held in Church on 16th June with 90% of ticket sales going into the refurbishment fund which now stands at £76,015. A splendid model of the refurbishment has been made (and donated) by David Paynter for which the committee is very grateful. This model will be used to promote our fund raising activities and show more clearly our intended objectives. The committee wish to stress to the congregation that each item of work to be done will be in stages as will the fund raising, i.e. removal of the pews and lifting of the floor will be done and paid for before the next stage is planned. Funds will be raised for each phase in turn and we look for support not only from the congregation but from the community at large.

Sunday, 20th May. You may recall we had a church family bring and share lunch at the beginning of February. It was always hoped there would be more especially in the warmer months and Sunday, 20th May was earmarked for such an event. At one stage it was envisaged this would also be a “leaving do” for Gita and Jim but that is no longer possible because they are not leaving us! But we will still meet for a bring and share lunch on that day with Lighthouse meeting at 11.15am after the service (see Pat for details) and the lunch starting at approximately 12.30pm. Do come and join us.

Licensing Service. Much better than celebrating Gita moving on, come and celebrate her new role with us! She will be licensed as Associate Vicar by the Bishop on Saturday, 2nd June at 7.30pm here in church. This is an opportunity to give thanks for Gita’s continued presence in Ramsey and particularly her work with Revive, Messy Church and all the other outreach projects she has planned for the people in our area. All are welcome at the service.

Lighthouse will take place at Upwood Village Hall next Saturday, 12th May from 12.30 to 3pm. Usual food fun and games for 0 – 12 year olds. Continuing the COLOURS theme and looking at CELEBRATIONS and FEASTS. More information from Pat on 01354 677229 or jumpuppatand cook@yahoo.co.uk.

Church Fete – Saturday, 2nd June. It is that time again so please remember us if you have any bric-a-brac, books, bottles or even if you would like to make a cake or help on the day – all offers will be gratefully accepted. This year our Fete has a Jubilee theme so, if you are “arty crafty” people, have a go at making a crown – you may just win a prize. Please contact either Richard Hyde on 812220 or Sharon Pollard on 07850627889 for further information.

The Little Gidding Pilgrimage is on Saturday, 19th May with the Bishop of Ely: 10.30am Eucharist at Leighton Bromswold, 1pm Pilgrimage Walk to Little Gidding and 4.30pm Evensong. There is a notice in church with more details.

COFFEE MORNING. The next Coffee Morning will be held at the home of Diana and Richard Hyde, 18 Abbots Close on Wednesday, 9th May from 10am to 12 noon. Tickets are 50p and there will be a Bring and Buy sale, Raffle and Tombola. All welcome.

Craft Fair in Upwood. There will be a craft fair in Upwood St. Peter’s Church on Saturday, 19th May from 12 to 4pm. Refreshments and cakes will make the afternoon even better! A noticeboard to display jobs or services that people are willing to provide will be launched that afternoon. You don’t need to live in Upwood to advertise – all you need to do is place a card on the board.

SERVICES AND EVENTS

Monday
Church Toddlers during term time only 9.30am – 10.30am
PCC Meetings second of the month 7.30pm
Tuesday
Bell ringing practice 7.30pm
Wednesday
Holy Communion 7.30pm
Coffee Mornings second of the month 10.00am – 12 noon
Becket Lunches third of the month 12.30pm – 1.30pm
Friday
Reflective Prayer 9.00am
Choir Practice junior members 6.30pm-7.10pm
Choir Practice main choir 6.45pm-8pm

We have a number of home Bible Study groups. Please see notice board for details if you wish to join one. We have a monthly Youth Service and a Lighthouse Group for younger members. Please ask for further details.
For what is on offer at this Church please see the back of this Bulletin. For more details there is a booklet on the back desk entitled ‘Welcome to St. Thomas à Becket Church Ramsey – Find out what’s on, when and where 2011’.

Next Sunday (13th May)

8am Holy Communion
10am Parish Communion
6.30pm Evensong

Our prayers are asked for …………………..

• This parish and all who live and work in it
• Those who are ill
• Those who mourn, especially the family and friends of Jim Hewison, Stanley Bass and Kathleen Hampson

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