The Church of St John

the Divine, Pemberton

The Parish Eucharist

and Sunday School
10am Sunday 9th October 2016
Welcome to St Johns church today. If you are
new today, or unsure of how to follow the
service dont be afraid to ask for help. This sign
means that you may make the sign of the
cross at this point in the service, remembering
that we are saved by Christs Passion.

one of them, when he saw that he was healed,

turned back, praising God with a loud voice.
THE 20th SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
Sunday 9th October
8.30am Holy Eucharist
10am Parish Eucharist
Tuesday 11th October
10am Morning Prayer
Wednesday 12th October
10am Morning Prayer
2pm Coffee & Craft Group
7.30pm Wigan Order of Prayer Meeting
Thursday 13th October
9.10am School Service
10am Holy Eucharist
11.15am Harvest Service Alexandra Grange
12noon Burial of Ashes
Friday 14th October
10am Morning Prayer
11am Funeral of Joseph Riley
2.30pm St Johns School Concert
3.30pm After School Service
7.30pm Dramatic Society Quiz - School

Families are warmly welcomed to these holy

mysteries in Jesuss Name. He understands that
children make a noise. Jesus Christ said,
whoever wishes to enter the Kingdom of
Heaven must become like a little child. Adult
members of the congregation are asked to try to
keep quiet before the service and at those times
marked in this booklet, focusing on the presence
of Christ in our midst. Please control your
whispering. If you do find yourself distracted it
helps to kneel so that those around can see that
you are at prayer, to close your eyes, and to
quietly say, Our Father, as Jesus taught us.
The music we use in the service can be
found at 952 in the orange hymnbooks,
which can be found by the church door.
The deacon introduces a time of silent prayer,
saying:
The Lord be with you.
All And also with you.
The Lord is in his holy temple, let all the
earth keep silence before him. Habakkuk2.20
Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open, all
desires known, and from whom no secrets are
hidden: cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by
the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may
perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your
holy name; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

THE GATHERING Kneel (or sit if you are unable to kneel)

A bell rings and we stand to sing
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the
King of creation!
O my soul, praise him, for he is thy
health and salvation!
All ye who hear,
now to his temple draw near;
praise him in glad adoration.
Praise to the Lord, who over all things
so wondrously reigneth,
shieldeth thee gently from harm, or
when fainting sustaineth!
Hast thou not seen
how thy desires ever have been
granted in what he ordaineth?
Praise to the Lord, who doth prosper
thy work and defend thee;
surely his goodness and mercy here
daily attend thee.
Ponder anew
what the Almighty can do,
if with his love he befriend thee..
Praise to the Lord, O let all that is in
me adore him!
All that hath life and breath, come
now with praises before him.
Let the Amen
sound from his people again,
gladly for ay we adore him.
Priest In the Name of the Father,
and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
All Amen.
The Lord be with you.
All And also with you.
Prayers of Penitence
DeaconBrothers and sisters in Christ, as we
prepare to meet the Lord in word and
sacrament, let us call to mind and confess
our sins.

All

Almighty God, our heavenly

Father, we have sinned against
you and against our neighbour in
thought and word and deed,
through negligence, through
weakness, through our own
deliberate fault. We are truly
sorry and repent of all our sins.
For the sake of your Son Jesus
Christ, who died for us, forgive us
all that is past and grant that we
may serve you in newness of life to
the glory of your name. Amen.

Priest Almighty God, who forgives all who

truly repent, have mercy upon you,
pardon + and deliver you from all your
sins, confirm and strengthen you in all
goodness, and keep you in life eternal;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
All Amen
Stand to sing:

Gloria in Excelsis

Glory to God in the highest, and peace

to his people on earth. Lord God,
heavenly King, almighty God and
Father, we worship you, we give you
thanks, we praise you for your glory.
Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the
Father, Lord God, Lamb of God, you
take away the sin of the world: have
mercy on us; you are seated at the
right hand of the Father: receive our
prayer. For you alone are the Holy
One, you alone are the Lord, you alone
are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with
the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the
Father. Amen.

Priest Let us pray.

The Collect

O God, the giver of life, whose Holy Spirit

wells up within your Church: by the Spirit's
gifts equip us to live the gospel of Christ and
make us eager to do your will, that we may
share with the whole creation the joys of
eternal life; 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.

The Holy Gospel

All stand & turn to face the Gospel
procession as we sing:
Choir Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
All Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ
according to Luke.
All Glory to you, O Lord.

On the way to Jerusalem Jesus was going

through the region between Samaria and
THE LITURGY OF THE WORD Galilee. As he entered a village, ten lepers
Sit
approached him. Keeping their distance, they
called out, saying, "Jesus, Master, have mercy
A Reading from the Second Letter of Paul to
on us!" When he saw them, he said to them,
Timothy
"Go and show yourselves to the priests."
And as they went, they were made clean.
Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, Then one of them, when he saw that he was
healed, turned back, praising God with a
a descendant of David-- that is my gospel, for
loud voice. He prostrated himself at Jesus'
which I suffer hardship, even to the point of
feet and thanked him. And he was a
being chained like a criminal. But the word of
Samaritan. Then Jesus asked, "Were not ten
God is not chained. Therefore I endure
made clean? But the other nine, where are
everything for the sake of the elect, so that
they? Was none of them found to return
they may also obtain the salvation that is in
and give praise to God except this
Christ Jesus, with eternal glory. The saying is
foreigner?" Then he said to him, "Get up and
sure:
go on your way; your faith has made you
well."
If we have died with him,
At the end This is the Gospel of the Lord.
we will also live with him;
All Praise to you, O Christ.
if we endure, we will also reign with him;
if we deny him, he will also deny us;
Sermon
if we are faithless, he remains faithful-Sit
for he cannot deny himself.
Remind them of this, and warn them before
God that they are to avoid wrangling over
words, which does no good but only ruins
those who are listening. Do your best to
present yourself to God as one approved by
him, a worker who has no need to be
ashamed, rightly explaining the word of truth.
At the end the reader says
This is the word of the Lord.
All Thanks be to God.

Silence follows the sermon.

The Creed
All stand as the priest introduces the Creed:
We believe in one God, the Father, the
Almighty, maker of heaven and earth,
of all that is, seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God, eternally

begotten of the Father, God from God,

Light from Light, true God from true
God, begotten, not made, of one Being
with the Father; through him all things
were made. For us and for our
salvation he came down from heaven,
was incarnate from the Holy Spirit and
the Virgin Mary and was made man.
For our sake he was crucified under
Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and
was buried. On the third day he rose
again in accordance with the
Scriptures; he ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the
Father. He will come again in glory to
judge the living and the dead, and his
kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the
Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds
from the Father and the Son, who with
the Father and the Son is worshipped
and glorified, who has spoken through
the prophets. We believe in one holy
catholic and apostolic Church. We
acknowledge one baptism for the
forgiveness of sins. We look for the
resurrection of the dead, and the life of
the world to come. Amen.

THE LITURGY OF THE SACRAMENT

Stand

The Peace

The peace of the Lord be always with you

and also with you.
The deacon says
Let us offer one another a sign of peace.
You are invited to share a sign of Gods peace
with those immediately around you.
The Offertory
During the hymn a collection is taken to support
the mission of Christs Church.
Lord Christ,
who on thy heart didst bear
The burden of our shame and sin,
And now on high dost stoop to share
The fight without, the fear within;
Thy patience cannot know defeat,
The pity will not be denied,
Thy loving-kindness still is great,
Thy tender mercies still abide.

Prayers of Intercession So in our present need we pray

To thee, our living, healing Lord,
In the power of the Spirit, and in union That we thy people, day by day,
May follow thee and keep thy word:
with Christ, let us pray to the Father.
Kneel
At the end of each bidding the response is: That we may care, as thou hast cared,
For sick and lame, for deaf and blind,
Lord, hear us
All Lord, graciously hear us.
And freely share, as thou hast shared,
In all the woes of humankind;
At the end of the prayers
Merciful Father,
All Accept these prayers, for the sake That ours may be the holy task
of your Son, our Saviour, Jesus
To help and bless, to heal and save;
This is the privilege we ask,
Christ. Amen.
And this the happiness we crave.
Amen.
The altar is prepared.

Priest Wise and gracious God, you spread a

table before us; nourish your people
with the word of life and the bread of
heaven.
All Amen.

This is my blood,
the new promise of God's unfailing love.
Do this to remember me.

The Eucharistic Prayer All

Stand
Priest The Lord be with you.
All And also with you.
Priest Lift up your hearts.
All We lift them up to the Lord.
Priest Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
All It is right to give thanks and praise.
Kneel

The deacon turns to the people and says

Great is the mystery of faith:
Christ has died:
Christ is risen:
Christ will come again.

Father, as we bring this bread and wine,

and remember his death and resurrection,
send your Holy Spirit,
that we who share these gifts
may be fed by Christ's body and his blood.

Pour your Spirit on us

that we may love one another,
It is always right to give you thanks, God our work for the healing of the earth,
Creator, loving and faithful, holy and strong. and share the good news of Jesus,
You made us and the whole universe, and
as we wait for his coming in glory.
filled your world with life.
For honour and praise belong to you,
You sent your Son to live among us, Jesus
Father, with Jesus your Son, and the Holy
our Saviour, Mary's child. He suffered on the Spirit: one God, for ever and ever.
cross; he died to save us from our sins; he
All Amen.
rose in glory from the dead.
The Lords Prayer
You send your Spirit to bring new life to the
world, and clothe us with power from on
Priest Let us pray with confidence, as our
high. And so we join the angels to celebrate
Saviour taught us
and sing:
Our Father, who art in heaven,
Ho-ly, ho-ly, ho-ly Lord. God of power
hallowed be thy Name, Thy
and might, heaven and earth are full of
kingdom come, Thy will be done,
your glo-ry. Ho-san-na in the high-est.
on earth as it is in heaven. Give us
Bles-sed is he who comes in the name
this day our daily bread. And
of the Lord. Ho-san-na in the high-est.
forgive us our trespasses as we
Father, on the night before he died,
forgive those who trespass against
Jesus shared a meal with his friends.
us. And lead us not into
temptation but deliver us from
He took the bread, and thanked you.
evil. For thine is the kingdom, the
He broke it, and gave it to them, saying:
power, and the glory, for ever and
Take and eat; this is my body, given for you.
ever. Amen.
Do this to remember me.
After the meal, Jesus took the cup of wine.
He thanked you, and gave it to them, saying:
Drink this, all of you.

Breaking of the Bread

Nothing in my hand I bring,

These words may be used at the breaking of the simply to the cross I cling;
consecrated bread.
naked, come to thee for dress;
Priest We break this bread to share in the
helpless look to thee for grace;
body of Christ.
foul, I to the fountain fly;
All Though we are many, we are one body, wash me, Saviour, or I die.
because we all share in one bread.
While I draw this fleeting breath,
We sing:
when mine eyelids close in death,
Lamb of God, you take a-way the sin of when I soar through tracts unknown
the world: have mer-cy on us.
see thee on thy judgment throne,
Lamb of God, you take a-way the sin of Rock of ages, cleft for me,
the world: have mer-cy on us.
let me hide myself in thee.
Lamb of God, you take a-way the sin of
the world: grant us peace.
Put peace into each other's hands
The priest invites the people to communion,
and like a treasure hold it;
Jesus is the Lamb of God who takes away protect it like a candle flame,
the sins of the world. Blessed are those who
with tenderness enfold it.
are called to his supper.
Lord, I am not worthy to receive you, but Put peace into each other's hands
with loving expectation;
only say the word and I shall be healed.
be gentle in your words and ways,
in touch with God's creation.
Communion
The Church of England welcomes the baptised
members of all churches to receive communion.
Please come to the altar as directed. If you
prefer to come for a blessing cross your arms
over your chest at the rail.
Please join the choir in quietly singing:
Rock of ages, cleft for me,
let me hide myself in thee;
let the water and the blood
from thy wounded side which flowed,
be of sin the double cure,
cleanse me from its guilt and power.
Not the labour of my hands
can fulfil thy law's demands;
could my zeal no respite know,
could my tears forever flow,
all for sin could not atone;
thou must save, and thou alone.

Put peace into each other's hands,

like bread we break for sharing;
look people warmly in the eye:
our life is meant for caring.
As at communion, shape your hands
into a waiting cradle;
the gift of Christ receive, revere,
united round the table.
Put Christ into each other's hands,
he is love's deepest measure;
in love make peace, give peace a chance
and share it like a treasure.
Silence is kept.
Kneel
Father of all, we give you thanks and
praise, that when we were still far off you
met us in your Son and brought us home.

Dying and living, he declared your love,

gave us grace, and opened the gate of
glory. May we who share Christ's body
live his risen life; we who drink his cup
bring life to others; we whom the Spirit
lights give light to the world. Keep us firm
in the hope you have set before us, so we
and all your children shall be free, and the
whole earth live to praise your name;
through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Sit

hear thy servants as they pray,

and thy fullest benediction
shed within its walls alway.
Here vouchsafe to all thy servants
what they ask of thee of gain;
what they gain from thee, for ever
with the blessd to retain,
and hereafter in thy glory
evermore with thee to reign.

Laud and honour to the Father,

laud and honour to the Son,
Sunday School laud and honour to the Spirit,
ever Three, and ever One,
Notices consubstantial, co-eternal,
while unending ages run.
THE DISMISSAL

DeaconLet us stand as we pray for Gods blessing.

Stand
PriestThe peace of God and the blessing
of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and
the Holy Spirit, be among you and remain
with you always.
All Amen.
Deacon Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.
All In the name of Christ. Amen.

St Johns Notices

Hymn all stand to sing:

Christ is made the sure foundation,
Christ the head and cornerstone,
chosen of the Lord, and precious,
binding all the Church in one;
holy Zion's help for ever,
and her confidence alone.

PRAYING FOR THE SICK The book for

the sick is by the war memorial, and candle
stand. The list is a blank slate each week, its
your responsibility to add family, friends etc.
MEMORIAL OF THE DEAD The list of
anniversaries has become very long each
week, so from now we will take from the
book of remembrance the names of those
who died on that day. If you would like us
remember other people indicate this in the
book of prayers for the sick, indicating that
they are to be remembered by writing RIP
besides their name.
PRAYER REQUEST BOX The box at
the back of church is emptied every week
and prayers offered at morning prayer.
PEMBERTON FESTIVAL The 2016
Festival continues this week. Please take as

All that dedicated city,

dearly loved of God on high,
in exultant jubilation
pours perpetual melody;
God the One in Three adoring
in glad hymns eternally.
To this temple, where we call thee,
come, O Lord of Hosts, today;
with thy wonted loving-kindness

Sunday 9th Oct. Afternoon Tea Dance

tickets from Janet Presho.
Friday 14th Oct. Dramatic Society Quiz.
Sunday 16th Oct. Harvest Festival. Please
bring gifts of food for the Foodbank, and
bakers please be creative so we can share
generous hospitality with all who come.

many leaflets as you can manage, to push

through the doors of your neighbours. If you
could write down the name of the street
you intend to deliver to that would be really
helpful.
TRANSFORMING WIGAN You may be
wondering whats happening in the wider
Church beyond St Johns. Some highlights of
the work being done:
- A new team has been appointed to
work particularly with teenagers and
young adults, encouraging them to
grow in their relationship with God.
- Clergy and other leaders of the
churches are meeting regularly to plan
the best ways to work together in
order to build new congregations
alongside those that exist already. At
St Johns in the last month the Open
Table congregation which met here
was one such new congregation, and
Fr Alec will be looking for help in
building a new congregation meeting
on Fridays after school here.
- PCCs are being consulted on plans to
form one charity covering all the
churches of the town, which will help
us break out of a bad cycle, whereby
70% of the parishes in debt across the
diocese are in Wigan.
- The Order of Prayer will be
commissioned here at St Johns on
Friday 4th November. This is open to
anybody serious about opening their
heart to God and spending 30 minutes
every day in prayer for Wigan.
- Deeper Discipleship an evening for
the Church across Wigan to grow in
appreciating what God is doing among
us, meeting at St Marks, Newtown,
Sunday 2nd October from 7pm.

WEEKLY GIVING Thank you for all the

ways in which you support Gods ministry in
our community, including your financial
support. Please consider using envelopes and
help us claim back gift aid. Speak with
Kathryn Watson to find out more.
Last weeks collections:
Thurs. 68 Sun. 8.30 63 10 546.45
Baptism 44.03 Funerals 344.29
NEXT SUNDAY
Reader: D. Parfitt Interceder: School
Phil. 4.4-9 John 6.25-35
IN NEED OF YOUR PRAYERS:
In the Wider World: Peace throughout the
world; those in need in our own community;
Gods blessing on the Pemberton Festival.
The Church: The Transforming Wigan
movement, that many would come to faith.
Those named in the Book of Prayers for
Healing
Those who died recently: John Gaskell, Bill
Burrows, Eileen Worley.
& those listed in the Book of
Remembrance this week.

NEWSLETTER ITEMS? CONTACT

The Revd Philip Anderson 01942 375209
vicarstjohnpemberton@gmail.com
By noon on Thursday each week.