20/3/22
News from the Benwell & Scotswood Team
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Mary Fedden, Figs, 1972
Lithograph on paper, Tate, London
Dates for your diary
Thurs 24 Mar - PCC
7.30pm at St James
Wed 23, 30 Mar & 6 Apr - Living in Love & Faith, evening Lent course
7pm at St James
Fri 18, 25 Mar & 1, 8 Apr - Living in Love & Faith, morning Lent course
11am at St Margaret
Sun 27 Mar - Mothering Sunday celebration service
11am at Venerable Bede
Holy week 10 - 16 April
Palm Sunday, 10 Apr - 11am at Venerable Bede
Maundy Thursday, 14 Apr - 7.30pm at St John's
Good Friday, 15 Apr - 2pm at St Margaret's
The Easter vigil, Sat 16 Apr - 8.30pm at St James'
Sun 1 May - Hub service moves to St James
11am at St James'
News
4 churches this Sunday - 20 Mar
Join us in each of the local churches this Sunday.
9.30am at St James'
10am at St Margaret's
11am at St John's
11am at Venerable Bede
Show your heart campaign - Mon 21 March
Our artist in residence, Artep Avordno has been creating a giant orange heart with local people to be displayed at St James.
The heart is based on the colours of the refugee flag and other orange hearts will be displayed at landmarks all over the country.
This is part of the campaign organised by 'Together with refugees' to show support for refugees and call on the government to amend the 'Nationality and borders bill' which seeks to criminalise refugees and prevent them entering our country.
Ukraine appeal
USPG and the Church of England Diocese in Europe need your help to support humanitarian work both in Ukraine and with refugees fleeing into neighbouring countries. Churches and agencies are already responding to the crisis. This appeal will provide critical funds towards the urgent and immediate needs of people still in Ukraine and those who have left as well as supporting the long-term work of recovery.
Living in Love and Faith - Lent course 2022
How do questions about identity, sexuality, relationships and marriage fit within the bigger picture of the good news of Jesus Christ? What does it mean to live in love and faith together as a Church?
For 5 weeks during Lent we will follow the Church of England's Living in Love and Faith course.
Group 1:
Wednesdays, 7pm at St James
(16, 23, 30 Mar & 6 Apr)
Group 2:
Fridays, 11am at St Margaret's
(18, 25 Mar & 1, 8 Apr)
Taize service at Holy Cross Fenham, this Sunday
Holy Cross will be holding a worship service with the beauftiul music of Taize on Sunday 20 March at 6.30pm.
If you would like to join then the location is:
Holy Cross, Whittington Grove, NE5 2QP
Worship Texts
The Collect
Almighty God,
whose most dear Son went not up to joy but first he suffered pain,
and entered not into glory before he was crucified:
mercifully grant that we, walking in the way of the cross,
may find it none other than the way of life and peace;
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.
Amen.
First Reading
Isaiah 55.1–9 Ho, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and you that have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labour for that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in rich food. Incline your ear, and come to me; listen, so that you may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant, my steadfast, sure love for David. See, I made him a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander for the peoples. See, you shall call nations that you do not know, and nations that do not know you shall run to you, because of the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has glorified you. Seek the Lord while he may be found, call upon him while he is near; let the wicked forsake their way, and the unrighteous their thoughts; let them return to the Lord, that he may have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways, says the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.
Gospel
Luke 13.1–9 At that very time there were some present who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. He asked them, ‘Do you think that because these Galileans suffered in this way they were worse sinners than all other Galileans? No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish as they did. Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower of Siloam fell on them—do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others living in Jerusalem? No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish just as they did.’ Then he told this parable: ‘A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came looking for fruit on it and found none. So he said to the gardener, “See here! For three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree, and still I find none. Cut it down! Why should it be wasting the soil?” He replied, “Sir, let it alone for one more year, until I dig round it and put manure on it. If it bears fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down.” ’
Sermon
Dominic Coad
Intercessions
To add names to the prayer list please email church@benwellscotswood.com
Prayers for others:
Irene Foskett and family
George Irving
Alistair
John Nicholson
Alan Robson
Peter Wilson
Michelle Wilson
Liz Holliman
Joan Finley
James, Christina, Anastasia, and Xavier
Ali Zareie and family
The Riches Family
Jill Sorley
George Snowden
Claire Mozaffari
Herbert Agbeko
Rest in peace
Joyce Phillips
Leslie Foskett
Ray Beswick
Other intentions
Ukraine, Yemen, Ethiopia and all places at war.
Post Communion prayer
Merciful Lord,
grant your people grace to withstand the temptations
of the world, the flesh and the devil,
and with pure hearts and minds to follow you, the only God;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.