The Parish of Great
Berkhamsted
St Peter’s Church
St Peter: Patronal Festival
29
June 2008
Welcome
to St Peter’s Berkhamsted. If you are
new to the parish or this service, please feel confident to introduce yourself
to a “welcomer,” one of the Clergy or sidesmen.
Communicant
members of all Churches are invited to receive Holy Communion. If you are not receiving Communion, please
come to the Altar rail for a blessing but carry a book so the minister knows.
The
Sunday School, Pathfinders and Crèche run in the Court House from 9:30am. Children are welcome to stay in the service.
There are children’s games at the back of the church.
Celebratory Drinks, outside if fine,
follow today’s 9:30am service.
Coffee and biscuits will not be
served today
9:30am service details: Hymns, Psalm,
Collect, Readings,
Anthem, Post Communion Prayer & Voluntary will be found on the service
sheet.
6:00pm service
details: Psalm 124, 138; Hymns NEH 172, 414, 245
Website: http://stpetersberkhamsted.org.uk
Notices
TODAY SUNDAY 29th
JUNE IS OUR PATRONAL FESTIVAL, ST PETER’S DAY and the 9:30 service is
John Pritchard’s first celebration of the Eucharist. As part of the uniquely
festal character of this occasion there will be incense and a choral setting
for the service - both regular features of our weekday Festival Eucharists,
including St Peter’s Day. This is a special occasion and not a portent of
change for our usual Sunday service.
PRE-LUNCH DRINKS will be served in
the Church grounds directly after the service and the CELEBRATORY LUNCH
follows.
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REVIEW AUGUST COPYDATE is next Friday 4 July,
but
earlier receipt of copy would be appreciated. Copy to Christopher Green 17 Cowper Rd, HP4 3DE
(863241), email: greenc@waitrose.com
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All Saints’ Aug/Sept NEWSLETTER copydate Monday 7th
July. Details of family news or matters concerning All Saints typed or on disc to Christina Billington, 13 Ashridge Rise,
HP4 3JT or email chrissybill@ntlworld
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FAIRTRADE: Victoria School FAIRTRADE
COFFEE MORNING 11am-1pm next Sunday 6th July in school The children are holding a coffee morning
to celebrate and promote Fairtrade products.
Do join us for a range of Fairtrade refreshments, stalls &
displays, designed & run by the children
and
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NO FAIRTRADE STALL at St Peter’s
next Sunday 6th July as this will be together with Victoria School see above.
Angela Morris 866992
but
as
per normal
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FAIRTRADE STALL at All Saints’ next Sunday
6th July
Come
and buy fairly traded goods after morning service. Orders can be taken from the Traidcraft
catalogue. Julie Wakely 875504
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Way Inn Notices:
Job
Vacancy for a cleaner three days a week, for around four hours altogether.
Please call Rod 864 751, if you are interested, or drop by for an application
form.
5th
July Fun Day with BBQ, competitions and prizes + Book
Signing
16th
August at 2pm Workshop Is There a Book in You? Kathy Lee will be
hosting a workshop on getting into print as part of our Creative
Christians promotion on Saturdays 19th July-30th
August [please book]. See Notice boards;
contact 864751
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WEEK OF ACCOMPANIED PRAYER 10-17 October
2008
Information
sheets and forms on church tables.
New idea? Try a Taster Evening: 8pm next Tue 1st
July at 22 Hall Park. Come and see.
Please contact Anne Strach 872542 or Jackie Harbron 873012 if interested.
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CHRISTIAN AID
Thank you to everyone who supported Christian Aid Week in
May: the street collectors; all who put money in the large red envelopes and
those who brought, bought and helped with the stall on the market. The total raised in Berkhamsted this year was
£5,200. Margaret Burbidge
For all pastoral matters please contact Fr Michael Bowie 01442 864194
or Fr John Pritchard 01442 870016. Fr
Michael is not on duty Tuesday or Wednesday this week and Fr John is off duty
from Thursday.
Prayer
Diary
A daily reminder to pray for the Church,
Country, Parish & community in Berkhamsted.
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Sunday
29th June
St Peter
Patronal Festival
Sick, Anxious & Bereaved
RIP
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+Rowan
Williams, ☩Christopher Bp
of St Albans & Staff
Joel Mal,
Moderator of the Church of North India and Bp of Chandigarh
Rhiannon
McCarthy, Tom Montague, Rene Dunford, Alex Wright, Judith Hill, Arthur
Williams, Harry Arnfield, Christina Billington, Angela Morris, Clare
Wallington, Bob Essery, Geraldine Wright, Nigel Franklin, Nancy Lawrenson
Alfred Fisher, Henry Chadwick (p), Bob Salt, Elizabeth Addler
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Monday 30th
Matthew 8: 18-22
Sick, Anxious &
Bereaved
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P. Dutta, Bp of Durgarpur,
North India
The Diocesan Vision for
Action Initiative
Newly ordained Deacons and
Priests in St Alban’s Diocese
Arthur Williams, Judith
Hill
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Tuesday 1st July
Matthew 8: 23-27
Sick, Anxious &
Bereaved
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Thomas Wright,
Bp of Durham, England
Pray for those
far from home and their loved ones
The Air
Training Corps Berkhamsted. The Territorial Army
Tom Montague,
Harry Arnfield,
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Wednesday 2nd
Matthew 8:
28-end
Sick, Anxious &
Bereaved
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Yesufu Lumu, Bp of Dutse,
Nigeria
Diocesan Board for Christian Development
All people who work with children in our Church
Christina Billington, Alex Wright
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Thursday 3rd
Thomas the Apostle
John 20 : 24-29
Sick, Anxious &
Bereaved
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Elisha Kyamugambi, Bp of East Ankole,
Uganda
Those who doubt, lack faith.
The Church and People of Zimbabwe
Angela Morris, Rene Dunford
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Friday 4th
Matthew 9: 9-13
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Clifton Daniel, Bp of East Carolina, USA
General Synod;
Preparations for the Lambeth Conference
Deanery and Diocesan Synod Members
Those of our
family & friends departed this life
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Saturday
5th
Matthew 9: 14-17
Sick, Anxious
& Bereaved
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The Bp of East
Kerala, South India
The Hospice
Movement
Ian Rennie
Hospice at Home and The Hospice of St Francis
Philip Shaw
& Hannah-Grace Abramian and Geoffrey Williams & Natalie-Paula Dabreo
who are being married in St Peter’s today
Rhiannon
McCarthy, Bob Essery
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Sunday Trinity 7
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Readings:
Zechariah 9:9-12 Romans 7:15-25a Matthew 11: 16-19, 25-end
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ST PETER’S
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Today Sunday 29th
June
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Next week Sunday 6th
July
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WELCOME
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9:30am Georgina
Matthews
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SIDESMEN
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8:00am Elizabeth Prosser
9:30am Michael & Barbara McKenna
Elinor & Michael
Mumford
6:00pm Christopher Morris
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8:00am Frank Allum
9:30am Gwen & Tony Roberts
Michael & Rachael
Anderson
6:00pm none appointed (Evening
Prayer)
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INTERCESSOR
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9:30am none needed
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9:30am Beatrice Limbert
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CHALICE
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9:30am Graham T., Tony B., Rachael A.
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9:30am Barbara Conway, Carole D, Philippa S.
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ELEMENTS
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9:30am Claire Below, Mark Hill, Jessica M.
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COLLECTION
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9:30am Matthew
Dawson, Charlotte Booth, Sam Limbert,
(+1)
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SERVERS
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8:00am David Northcott
9:30am The Revd John P presides no
MC
Chris Hunt (Th), Rachel
Hill (Cr)
Will Morgan, Sam Limbert
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8:00am Libby Grundy
9:30am Alan Conway (MC), Will Morgan
(Cr)
Sam Limbert, Francesca
Gurdon
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CRÈCHE
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9:30am Karen Walker, Rachel Dell
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9:30am Nicola Beadle, Hilary Ozcan
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READINGS
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8:00am Anthea Lepper
9:30am Patrick Lepper
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8:00am Mike Eller
9:30am Francesca Booth, Tara
Chaussalet,
Charlotte Booth Gospel
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CHURCH CLEANING Priscilla Watt, Simon Good, Mary
Curzon-Swallow, Rachel & Michael Below, Penny Abbott
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This Week’s Diary
In
Church O= services where the PA
Loop system is in use
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SUNDAY 29th
June
ST PETER
Patronal
Festival
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8:00am EUCHARIST O(Fr Michael Bowie)
9:30am PATRONAL
FESTIVAL SUNG EUCHARIST O The Revd John Pritchard – First Celebration with Messe
solennelle by Louis Vierne
Preacher: The Revd Canon John White, LVO;
Crèche, Sunday School & Pathfinders. Celebratory drinks follow but no coffee in
the Court House
6:00pm EVENSONG &
Sermon O (John
Malcolm)
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Monday 30th
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7:30am Morning Prayer
5:00pm Evening Prayer
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6:00pm EUCHARIST
8:00pm Quarter
Peal in celebration of John Cook’s 80th Birthday
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Tuesday 1st July
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7:30am Morning Prayer
9:30am EUCHARIST, All Saints’, Shrublands Rd.
4:00pm Berkhamsted
Collegiate School
rehearsal (5:00pm)
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5:00pm Evening Prayer
5:15pm Choir Practice (6:15pm)
6:30pm Access for
7:30pm Berkhamsted
Collegiate School Vale Celebration Service O
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Wednesday 2nd
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7:30am Morning Prayer
8:00am EUCHARIST
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5:00pm Evening Prayer
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Thursday 3rd
St Thomas
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7:30am Morning Prayer
8:00am Berkhamsted Collegiate
School rehearsal
(10:45am)
11:00am EUCHARIST O
11.45am Collegiate School
access for
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12:30pm Berkhamsted
Collegiate School Speech Day Service O
4:30pm Reading
practice 5pm E. Prayer
7:30pm Wedding
rehearsal (full rehearsal)
7:45pm Bellringing
(9:15pm) south door
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Friday 4th
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7:30am Morning Prayer
9:15am EUCHARIST
10:00am Little Fishes Service
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5:00pm Evening
Prayer
7:00pm Choir
Practice (8:30pm)
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Saturday 5th
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9:30am Morning Prayer
10:00am EUCHARIST
10:30am Wedding rehearsal
(12:30pm)
1:00pm Wedding: Phillip
Shaw & Hannah-Grace Abramian
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4:00pm Wedding: Geoffrey Williams & Natalie-Paula Dabreo
5:00pm Evening
Prayer
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SUNDAY 6th July
The Seventh
Sunday after Trinity
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8:00am EUCHARIST O(Fr Michael Bowie, Pr Jimmy Young)
9:30am SUNG EUCHARIST Youth Service O (Fr Michael Bowie, Pr Jimmy Young)
Crèche, Sunday School & Pathfinders Coffee at Victoria School not
Crt Hse
6:00pm EVENING PRAYER
- said (Fr Michael Bowie)
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Other Church Activities
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Tuesday
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Chuckles
Toddlers 10-11:30am All Saints’. Today 10:15am Service Invitation to a Party. Jenny Wells 870981
Tuesday
Club
7:45pm Court House Birds, Beaux & Barges, Runnalls Davis. Val A. 866792
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Wednesday
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Pathfinder
Games Club (yrs 5-8) 7–8:30pm All Saints’ Hall. Jimmy Young 384929
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Thursday
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T.E.s (youth club for yr 9+) 7–9pm Court House. Jimmy Young 384929
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Friday
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Little Fishes Toddlers
9:30-11:30am Crt Hse. Today 10am Service St Peter’s.
Carrie W 877404
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Future Dates
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6 July 11-1pm
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Fairtrade Event, coffee, stalls,
displays of children’s work, Victoria
School [no Crt Hse
coffee]
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12 Jul 3-8pm
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Bellringers’ District Meeting, St Peter’s
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13 Jul 6:00pm
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Choral Evensong, St Peter’s
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19 Jul 8:00am
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Association of Berkhamsted Churches
Prayer Breakfast, Northchurch
Baptist Church
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23 Jul 10:00am
12noon
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Victoria Church of England First School,
End of term service, St Peter’s
Thomas Coram Church of England Middle
School, End of term service, St Peter’s
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2 Aug 10:30am
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Bellringing: Universities
Association of Change Ringers ringing tour, St Peter’s
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16 Aug 8:00am
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Association
of Berkhamsted Churches Prayer Breakfast, Berkhamsted Baptist
Church
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29 Aug 8:00pm
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Bellringing:
Quarter Peal, St Peter’s
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PEW
LEAFLET notices, in writing: The Parish
Office, The Court House, Berkhamsted
HP4 2AX
email ChurchOffice@greatberkhamsted.org.uk tel.878227 & rota
swaps by 2pm Wednesday please
PARISH OFFICE hours this week: 9:30am-5:00pm
Tue & Wed; 9:30am-12noon Thu &
Fri.
SUNDAY St
Peter 29th
June 2008
Collect
Almighty God,
who inspired your apostle Saint Peter to confess Jesus as Christ and Son of the
living God: build up your Church upon
this rock, that in unity and peace it may proclaim one truth and follow one Lord,
your Son our saviour Christ, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of
the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
AMENFirst Reading Acts 12:1–11
A reading from the Acts of
the Apostles
About that time King Herod laid violent hands upon some who
belonged to the church. He had James,
the brother of John, killed with the sword.
After he saw that it pleased the Jews,
he proceeded to arrest Peter also.
(This was during the festival of Unleavened Bread.) When he had seized him, he put him in
prison and handed him over to four
squads of soldiers to guard him,
intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover. While Peter was kept in prison, the church prayed fervently to God for
him.
The very night before Herod was going to
bring him out, Peter, bound with two
chains, was sleeping between two soldiers,
while guards in front of the door were keeping watch over the prison. Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke
him, saying, ‘Get up quickly.’ And the chains fell off his wrists. The angel said to him, ‘Fasten your belt and put on your
sandals.’ He did so. Then he said to
him, ‘Wrap your cloak around you and
follow me.’ Peter went out and followed
him; he did not realize that what was happening with the angel’s help
was real; he thought he was seeing a
vision. After they had passed the first
and the second guard, they came before
the iron gate leading into the city. It
opened for them of its own accord, and
they went outside and walked along a lane,
when suddenly the angel left him.
Then Peter came to himself and said,
‘Now I am sure that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hands of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were
expecting.’
This is the word of the Lord
(Reply Thanks be to
God)
Second Reading 1 Peter 2:19–25
A reading from the first letter
of Peter
It is a credit to you
if, being aware of God, you endure pain while suffering unjustly. If you endure
when you are beaten for doing wrong, what credit is that? But if you endure
when you do right and suffer for it, you have God’s approval. For to this you
have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example,
so that you should follow in his steps. ‘He committed no sin, and no deceit was
found in his mouth.’
When he was abused, he did not
return abuse; when he suffered, he did not threaten; but he entrusted himself
to the one who judges justly. He himself bore our sins in his body on the cross,
so that, free from sins, we might live for righteousness; by his wounds you
have been healed. For you were going astray like sheep, but now you have
returned to the shepherd and guardian of your souls.
This is the word of the Lord
(Reply Thanks be to God)Gospel Matthew
16:13–19
The Lord be with you
(Reply And also with you)
Hear the Gospel of our Lord
Jesus Christ according to Matthew.
(Reply Glory to you, O Lord)
When Jesus came
into the district of Caesarea Philippi,
he asked his disciples, ‘Who do
people say that the Son of Man is?’ And
they said, ‘Some say John the Baptist,
but others Elijah, and still
others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.’
He said to them, ‘But who do you say that I am?’ Simon Peter answered, ‘You are the Messiah, the Son of the living
God.’ And Jesus answered him, ‘Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to
you, but my Father in heaven. And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail
against it. I will give you the keys of
the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you
bind on earth will be bound in heaven,
and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.
This is the Gospel of the Lord
(Reply Praise to you, O
Christ)
Post Communion Prayer
Almighty God, who on the day of Pentecost sent your Holy Spirit to
the apostles with wind from heaven and in tongues of flame, filling them with
joy and boldness to preach the gospel:
by the power of the same Spirit strengthen us to witness to your truth
and to draw everyone to the fire of your love;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
AMEN OR Lord God, the source of truth and love, keep
us faithful to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, united in prayer and the
breaking of bread, and one in joy and simplicity of heart, in Jesus Christ our
Lord. AMEN