Sunday 21st March 2021

The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Burton LatimerMaking the love of God known in our community & homes

Week commencing 21^st March 2021

The Fifth Sunday of Lent

Our Prayer List

Each week we pray for a different street: this week is Hilary Close

We remember those who are ill or need our prayers at this time, especially:

Sebastian, Barbara Ellison, Anne-Marie Miller, Jonny, June and Heather

We pray for the souls of those who have died:

Audrey Cheney, Michael Newman, Michael Stephenson

We remember those whose anniversaries of death are at this time:

Jenny King, Mary Loake, Margaret Phillips, Shane Rowlands,
Janet Wagstaffe

Contact details:

The Rector: The Revd Jez Safford, The Rectory, Preston Court, Burton Latimer, NN15 5LR. Telephone: 01536 723810.

Email: jez.safford766@gmail.com.

Safeguarding Officer: Lucy Lorentzen, 3 Clipson Close, Burton Latimer,

NN15 5GH. Telephone: 07944597181. Email: lucy@lorentzen.co.uk

Website: www.stmarysburtonlatimer.co.uk or visit us on

Facebook: www.facebook.com/stmarysburtonlatimer.co.uk

Collect

Most merciful God,
who by the death and resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ
delivered and saved the world:
grant that by faith in him who suffered on the cross
we may triumph in the power of his victory;
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.

All Amen

Psalm 85

1 Lord, you were gracious to your land;

you restored the fortunes of Jacob.

2 You forgave the offence of your people

and covered all their sins.

3 You laid aside all your fury

and turned from your wrathful indignation.

4 Restore us again, O God our Saviour,

and let your anger cease from us.

5 Will you be displeased with us for ever?

Will you stretch out your wrath from one generation to another?

6 Will you not give us life again,

that your people may rejoice in you?

7 Show us your mercy, O Lord,

and grant us your salvation. [R]

8 I will listen to what the Lord God will say,

for he shall speak peace to his people and to the faithful,

that they turn not again to folly.

9 Truly, his salvation is near to those who fear him,

that his glory may dwell in our land.

10 Mercy and truth are met together,

righteousness and peace have kissed each other;

11 Truth shall spring up from the earth

and righteousness look down from heaven.

12 The Lord will indeed give all that is good,

and our land will yield its increase.

13 Righteousness shall go before him ♦

and direct his steps in the way.

Refrain Show us your mercy, O Lord.

Most holy God,

when we come to you fearing that

truth condemns us,

show us that truth is one with love

in your Word made flesh,

our Saviour Jesus Christ.

Gospel

Praise to you, O Christ, King of eternal glory.
Christ humbled himself and became obedient unto death,
even death on a cross.
Therefore God has highly exalted him
and given him the name that is above every name.

All Praise to you, O Christ, King of eternal glory.

Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to N.

All Glory to you, O Lord.

John 12.20-33

²⁰Among those who went up to worship at the festival were some Greeks. ²¹They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and said to him, ‘Sir, we wish to see Jesus.’ ²²Philip went and told Andrew; then Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. ²³Jesus answered them, ‘The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. ²⁴Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. ²⁵Those who love their life lose it, and those who hate their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. ²⁶Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there will my servant be also. Whoever serves me, the Father will honour.

²⁷‘Now my soul is troubled. And what should I say – “Father, save me from this hour”? No, it is for this reason that I have come to this hour. ²⁸Father, glorify your name.’ Then a voice came from heaven, ‘I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.’ ²⁹The crowd standing there heard it and said that it was thunder. Others said, ‘An angel has spoken to him.’ ³⁰Jesus answered, ‘This voice has come for your sake, not for mine. ³¹Now is the judgement of this world; now the ruler of this world will be driven out. ³²And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.’ ³³He said this to indicate the kind of death he was to die.

This is the Gospel of the Lord

All Praise to you, O Christ

Prayer after Communion

Lord Jesus Christ,
you have taught us
that what we do for the least of our brothers and sisters
we do also for you:
give us the will to be the servant of others
as you were the servant of all,
and gave up your life and died for us,
but are alive and reign, now and for ever.

Stewardship If you have already signed up to our Parish Giving Scheme (PGS), thank you. If you would like to join this scheme, please contact our treasurer Charmaine Augustus (telephone 352914), who will be happy to provide you with the necessary form/information. We now have so little take up on the boxed weekly stewardship envelopes that it is no longer viable for us to purchase them. We hope therefore that those of you who currently give via this method will feel able to change to PGS,

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.

Hymn

There is a green hill far away,

outside a city wall,

where the dear Lord was crucified

who died to save us all.

We may not know, we cannot tell

what pains He had to bear,

but we believe it was for us

He hung and suffered there.

He died that we might be forgiv’n,

He died to make us good;

that we might go at last to heav’n,

saved by His precious blood.

There was no other good enough

to pay the price of sin;

He only could unlock the gate

of heaven, and let us in.

O, dearly, dearly has He loved,

and we must love Him too,

and trust in His redeeming blood,

and try His works to do.