The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Burton Latimer
Making the love of God known in our community
Welcome to our worship today
Sunday 14th May 2023-The Sixth Sunday of Easter
8.30am-Holy Communion
10.00am – Holy Communion
Our Prayer List
Each week we pray for a different street: this week is Bridle Road.
We remember those who are ill or need our prayers at this time, especially: Susan Downing, Margaret Jones, Marion Heygate, Russell Ward, Chas and Carina, Jason Graham, Sheila Colebourn, Bridget Coton, Jackie Barnes, Neil Dorothy. Sophie Frostwick
We pray for those anniversaries at this time: Ann Knight, Derric Maslin, Sheila Cosby, Trevor Peck.
We pray for the souls of those who have died: Mavis Dent, Richard Salmon
Contact details:
Rector: The Reverend Patrick Kelleher, The Rectory, Preston Court, Burton Latimer, Kettering, NN15 5LR. Telephone 01536 722844, email: patrickkelleher185@outlook.com
Churchwardens:
Mike Jones, telephone 01536 724860
Carol Sharman, telephone 01536725759, (weddings, baptisms and funerals)
Safeguarding Officer: Lucy Lorentzen, telephone: 07944597181
Website: www.stmarysburtonlatimer.co.uk or visit us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/stmarysburtonlatimer.co.uk
Collect.
God our redeemer,
you have delivered us from the power of darkness
and brought us into the kingdom of your Son:
grant, that as by his death he has recalled us to life,
so by his continual presence in us he may raise us
to eternal joy; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord.
First Reading
Joel 1:10-12; 2:18-29
10 The fields are devastated, the ground mourns; for the grain is destroyed,
the wine dries up, the oil fails. 11 Be dismayed, you farmers, wail, you vine-dressers, over the wheat and the barley; for the crops of the field are ruined.
12 The vine withers, the fig tree droops. Pomegranate, palm, and apple—
all the trees of the field are dried up; surely, joy withers away among the people.
God’s Response and Promise
18 Then the Lord became jealous for his land and had pity on his people.
19 In response to his people the Lord said: “I am sending you grain, wine, and oil, and you will be satisfied; and I will no more make you a mockery among the nations.20 I will remove the northern army far from you and drive it into a parched and desolate land, its front into the eastern sea and its rear into the western sea;
its stench and foul smell will rise up.” Surely he has done great things! 21 Do not fear, O soil; be glad and rejoice, for the Lord has done great things!
22 Do not fear, you animals of the field, for the pastures of the wilderness are green; the tree bears its fruit; the fig tree and vine give their full yield.
23 O children of Zion, be glad, and rejoice in the Lord your God, for he has given the early rain[a] for your vindication; he has poured down for you abundant rain, the early and the later rain, as before.24 The threshing floors shall be full of grain; the vats shall overflow with wine and oil. 25 I will repay you for the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the hopper, the destroyer, and the cutter, my great army that I sent against you.
26 You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied and praise the name of the Lord your God, who has dealt wondrously with you. And my people shall never again be put to shame.27 You shall know that I am in the midst of Israel and that I, the Lord, am your God and there is no other. And my people shall never again be put to shame. God’s Spirit Poured Out28 [b]Then afterward I will pour out my spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions.29 Even on the male and female slaves, in those days I will pour out my spirit.
Gospel reading
Matthew 13:1-9, 31-32
That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. 2 Such great crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat there, while the whole crowd stood on the beach. 3 And he told them many things in parables, saying: “Listen! A sower went out to sow. 4 And as he sowed, some seeds fell on a path, and the birds came and ate them up. 5 Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and they sprang up quickly, since they had no depth of soil. 6 But when the sun rose, they were scorched, and since they had no root, they withered away. 7 Other seeds fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them. 8 Other seeds fell on good soil and brought forth grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. 9 If you have ears, listen!”
31 He put before them another parable: ‘The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in his field; 32 it is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest of shrubs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches.’
Post Communion Prayer
God our Father,
whose Son Jesus Christ gives the water of eternal life:
may we thirst for you,
the spring of life and source of goodness,
through him who is alive and reigns, now and for ever.14 th May 2023
We should like to thank everyone who contributes to our stewardship scheme, whether by standing order to our bank, through the Parish Giving Scheme or by regular giving through the plate. We are grateful for your gifts. If you would like to support us, please contact Charmaine Augustus for further information.
Chip and Pin: We are able to accept donations for our church by chip and pin and there is card reader available at the back of church for this purpose. The plate collection will also be available.
Alternatively, please use your phones camera to scan this QR code to go directly to the Parish Given Scheme page. Using this method, you can give a one-off gift or join the scheme. PGS is the preferred way to give in support of St Mary’s. However, gifts given by other means are also gratefully received.
Prayer list: The names of those who are ill or in need of prayer will remain on the prayer list for three weeks. However, we realise that some people may need to be on for longer and, if this is the case, please speak with Carol Sharman who will be happy to arrange this.
Wellbeing Café: Come along. Speak to Sharon to find out more
On Sunday 14th May the 10am Eucharist will be a Christian Aid themed service. If you would like to donate you can find the St Mary’s Church Christian Aid e-envelope here https://envelope.christianaid.org.uk/st-marys-church-burton-latimer or paper envelopes will be available in church.
Bonus Ball– if you are interested please contact Micheal Finn 07753872461
Next Week
Monday- 9am Morning Prayer (Chapter House)
Tuesday-10.30am SMUFs (Guiding Centre Alexandra Street)
Wednesday-11am Wellbeing Café in church
Friday-9am Morning Prayer
Sunday-8.30am Holy Communion
Sunday-10am Holy Communion
Sunday 21st May-The Seventh Sunday of Easter
8.30am Holy Communion
10am Holy Communion