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June 2010 Welcome
to
St
Alban’s Anglican Church
Today's
Scripture:
1
Kings 17: 17-end Galatians 1:
11-end
S. Luke 7: 11-17 Today:
8.35 a.m. Matins; 9.00 a.m. Church School; 9.30 a.m. Holy Eucharist;
6 p.m. EP. This
Week: Tues -
Thurs 12.30 p.m. Prayers; Fri – S. Barnabas 5 pm Holy Communion. Next
Sunday: 8.35 a.m.
Matins; 9.00a.m. Ch School; 9.30 a.m. Holy Eucharist; 6.00 p.m. EP First
Sunday after Trinity
O
God, the strength of all them that put their trust in thee,
mercifully accept our prayers; and because through the weakness of
our mortal nature we can do no good thing without thee, grant us the
help of thy grace, that in keeping of thy commandments we may please
thee, both in will and deed; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
FAITH IN FOCUS: 360 DEGREES The Holy Eucharist, is a 360 celebration because it asks us to look in all directions. We look back to the sacrifice of Christ and to the Last Supper. Christ commanded us to take, bless, break and share bread and wine which through the power of the Holy Spirit become his body and his blood. Christ is present, really present, in our world in many ways but none more sublime than in the Eucharist. Christ is the food and drink of life. It is the Eucharist which sustains us on our daily journey of faith and which brings us strength, comfort and courage as we strive to make God’s name known and loved. We also look inwards. Familiarity with the Eucharist has its dangers: St Paul had to warn some of the early Christians about their behaviour which was a scandal to non-Christians who witnessed their uncaring celebrations. We look to ourselves because eating the body and blood of Christ demands faithfulness to what Christ teaches us. Are we really striving to lead a life that is more closely linked with Jesus Christ, or are we simply going through the worship motions? We look outwards too. Although there are many of us at the celebration we form one body because we share the one bread and one cup. Eucharist challenges us to unity, to care and concern for each other, to genuine community and to being the “body of Christ” or Church for each other. And finally we look to the future. No liturgical feast is ever simply about the present, about what we are doing now; every feast has a future dimension. We are reminded of St Paul’s words that when we eat and drink the body and blood of the Lord we proclaim his death until he comes again. Our actions are forward-looking since we are rehearsing that moment when we shall meet Christ face to face and be called to share the eucharistic banquet which passes all our expectations, when we join family and friends who have gone before us in faith, and unite with angels and saints in praising and thanking our God. WORD OF GOD The Lord listened to the voice of Elijah. And the life of the child came into him again, and he revived. … And the woman said to Elijah, “Now I know that you are a man of God, and that the word of the Lord in your mouth is truth.” (1 Kings 17: 22,24) NO DOVE! (June 9th) Columba’s name, also known as Columcille, actually means a “dove” but the saint whose feast is celebrated today was anything but a dove! When he was 41 years old he raised an army against the king and slaughtered many soldiers. He was excommunicated for this and told that as a penance he had to convert to Christianity the same number of men that he had killed. But he wasn’t allowed to do this in Ireland and so he crossed over to Scotland where he established the now-famous monastic community of the isle of Iona, from where he converted much of western Scotland, and his followers took the gospel to northern England. He was renowned as a poet and scribe as well as a spiritual guide. After many missionary exploits and his association with St Aidan, he died on this date in 597.
THIS
WEEK’S BIBLE READINGS
Mon:
Joshua 14, Luke 12: 1-12, Romans
7: 1-6 Tues:
Josh 21:43 – 22:8, Lk 12: 13-21, Rom 7: 7–end Wed: Joshua 22: 9-end, Luke 12:
22–31, Rom 8: 1–11 Thurs:
Joshua 23, Luke 12: 32–40, Romans 8:12-17 Fri
(S. BARNABAS):
Job 29: 11–16, Acts 11: 19-end, John 15: 12–17 Sat: Josh 24: 29-end, Luke 12: 49-end, Rom 8: 31-end NEXT SUNDAY :
2 Samuel 11:26 – 12:10, 13-15, Galatians 2:
15-end, S. Luke 7: 36 – 8:3
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