Guidelines for the Reopening of Church for Services

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Reopening Guidelines

Please find attached a set of guidelines prepared by the Churchwardens concerning the re-opening of Church for Sunday worship.
It is important that you read them before deciding to come to the service.
Please note that there will be only ONE service at 9:45 am.

Regards
Patrick White

Greetings from Whiston Parish Church on the Eighth Sunday after Trinity

The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and of great kindness. (Psalm 145:8)

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In our Gospel reading we see Jesus having compassion on the people who came to hear him. In giving Jesus to humankind God has shown great compassion for our condition. The Lord is indeed gracious and merciful and he is of great kindness. His goodness towards us is never ending and has sustained us during the last few months. We are now once again able to feed on the bread that he gives us. As Jesus fed the 5000 so he gives the bread of eternal life.

This morning at 9.45am we gather in his name and light a candle to show his presence with us. We say together the prayer for today:

We say together the prayer for today:

Lord God,
your Son left the riches of heaven
and became poor for our sake:
when we prosper save us from pride,
when we are needy save us from despair,
that we may trust in you alone;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen

Read the Gospel Matthew 14:13-21

We say or sing this verse of a Communion hymn:
Bread of heaven, on thee we feed,
for thy flesh is meat indeed;
ever may our souls be fed
with this true and living bread;
day by day with strength supplied
through the life of him who died.

We pray:
We bless you,
God of seed and harvest,
Provider of our daily bread
And we bless each other
That the beauty of this world
And the love that created it
Might be expressed through our lives
And be a blessing to others
Now and always,
Amen

We rejoice that we have a priest to celebrate the Eucharist for the next five Sundays; so please come and join us in the sharing of the bread of life. Look out for any updates of our guidelines.

Patrick White

Please contact any of us if you need to talk or simply to have a chat.

Patrick White:   (Reader)  {tel: 01709 370069}   or   {mob: 07740 941921} Wendy Whitaker:   (Churchwarden)   {mob: 07821 549096} Alan Bradbury:   (Assistant Churchwarden)   {mob: 07711 691594}

Jan Teale:   (Reader)   {mob: 07745 560580} Alan Teale:   (Churchwarden)   {mob: 07803 021201}

Email: whistonparishchurch@gmail.com
Our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/WhistonParishChurch/

Should you wish to speak to a priest, the Revd. Karen Skidmore (tel.01709 836052) and the Revd. Sue Davies (mob.07515 881605) are both happy to be contacted.

Take care of each other and remember God is good.