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15th June 2025

 Trinity Sunday

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The Collect
Holy God, faithful and unchanging: enlarge our minds with the knowledge of your truth, and draw us more deeply into the mystery of your love, that we may truly worship you, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion
Almighty and eternal God, you have revealed yourself as Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and live and reign in the perfect unity of love: hold us firm in this faith, that we may know you in all your ways and evermore rejoice in your eternal glory, who are three Persons yet one God, now and for ever.

Lectionary Readings for Easter Sunday:

Old Testament Reading: Proverbs 8: 1 – 4, 22 - 31
8 Does not wisdom call and understanding raise her voice? On the heights, beside the way, at the crossroads she takes her stand; beside the gates in front of the town, at the entrance of the portals she cries out: “To you, O people, I call, and my cry is to all who live.
22 “The Lord created me at the beginning of his work, the first of his acts of long ago. Ages ago I was set up, at the first, before the beginning of the earth. When there were no depths I was brought forth, when there were no springs abounding with water. Before the mountains had been shaped, before the hills, I was brought forth, when he had not yet made earth and fields or the world’s first bits of soil. When he established the heavens, I was there; when he drew a circle on the face of the deep, when he made firm the skies above, when he established the fountains of the deep, when he assigned to the sea its limit, so that the waters might not transgress his command, when he marked out the foundations of the earth, then I was beside him, like a master worker, and I was daily his delight, playing before him always, playing in his inhabited world and delighting in the human race.

New Testament Reading: Romans 5: 1 – 5
Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand, and we boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God. And not only that, but we also boast in our afflictions, knowing that affliction produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.

Gospel: John 16: 12 – 15
“I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own but will speak whatever he hears, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. He will glorify me because he will take what is mine and declare it to you. All that the Father has is mine. For this reason I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.

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Benefice Prayers 

We pray for those who are sick at this time and remember those who have recently died and pray for their families:

Continuing Prayers for
David Shield
Christine Williams

Sick
Tim Lewis                      
Nai Piper
Phyllis Wright
Joan Brennan
Sally Watts
Caroline Hunt
Lily Watkins
Jackie Parson

Rest In Peace
Derek Higham
Wayne Langford
Sylvia Taylor
Ashley Moore

Benefice Notices

Greens Norton Fete
Thank you to everyone who supported last Sunday's Fete in Greens Norton. The event raised £2,000 each for the church and for the school. A couple of short showers didn't dampen spirits and good to see lots of faces from across the benefice supporting this fundraiser. Thanks extended to James and Sorrel Shepherd-Cross for once again hosting the event in their beautiful garden.

Men at The Mill 
After being a little nomadic we seem to have settled on The Mill as being the most appropriate venue for our meetings. After discussions within the ministry team it appears that the best date for the benefice's calendar is the fourth Wednesday in the month. So the next times for gathering will be as follows:
25th June, 23rd July, 27th August, 24th September.
Please make a note in your diary. I do hope that by putting these dates out before everyone that a good number of us may be able to gather together and put right many of the world's ills. I look forward to seeing you in about two weeks time. John Booth (07887423195)

To all volunteers for Sidesperson, Reader, Intercessor and Chalice Assistant for St Lawrence -
Please let Mary know the dates you are unavailable (Sundays only) for August/September. email to - volunteer.tovebenefice@gmail.com

Heart Music are offering a brilliant matinee performance of show tunes and much more in St Lawrence Church at 3pm on Saturday 21st June as part of Towcester Midsummer music. Please take this easily accessible opportunity for an enjoyable afternoon of entertainment. Tickets £5 on the door.

Founder’s Day Service – Towcester Grammar School will take place on 1st July at 7pm at Lawrence Church, followed by refreshments at Sponne School.

St Lawrence Grand Draw Tickets are now available to collect from the Chantry House Office, and from the back of Church.
Priced at £1 each, with a 1st Prize of £100 and over a dozen other great prizes.
Please return stubs and monies to the Vicarage or Chantry House Office.
The draw will take place at the Fete on Sunday 29th June.

Tombola donations and helpers needed for St Lawrence Church Fete & Craft Fair which will be held on Sunday 29th June.
Please drop items to the Chantry House or Vicarage or contact Steve Challen on 07593700754 with offers to help this very busy event.
Thank you.

Cakes, Traybakes, scones needed - for St Lawrence Church Fete & Craft Fair on Sunday 29th June.
Please deliver to the Chantry House on Friday 27th June or the Vicarage on Saturday 28th June.

Revd Nigel's First Communion 
Join us as we celebrate following his Priesting! Sunday 6th July at 3:00 pm, St Bartholomew’s, Greens Norton (there will be no morning service at St Bartholomew's that day).
The service will be a special occasion and we’d love you to come along to support Revd Nigel, Jayne & their family.
Refreshments will be served afterwards at the Greens Norton Community Centre – please sign up if you're coming, so we can cater accordingly.
Call the Benefice Office on 01327 350459. Offers of sweet or savoury baking are very welcome! Let your Churchwarden know if you can help, or use the sign-up sheet at the back of church.

RIP Diary 
This is now in church please indicate with a tick if you would like your loved one/relative to be remembered, or add new.

Communion
Please can we ask and remind people to refrain from dipping (intinction) their wafer into the wine when receiving communion. Those administering the chalice do not wish to cause upset at the communion rail. The reason for non-dipping policy is on the bishop’s advice and twofold: firstly one of hygiene and secondly because we have members who are gluten intolerant. If you feel unable to receive the wine from the chalice then receiving in one kind means you are making a valid communion. Thank you for your understanding.

Easton Neston Church and Churchyard visitors
If you have previously registered your number plate for access to visit St Mary's Easton Neston Church and Churchyard and it is not working the gate, please would you let Bev know on 01327 354385.

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