Holsworthy Benefice ~ News Sheet No 35 Bridgerule, Hollacombe, Holsworthy and Pyworthy with Pancrasweek

22nd November 2020 ~ Christ the King

Rector: Mother Elizabeth Burke Tel: 01409 255490 Email: elizabethmaburke@icloud.com Mob: 07990 978485

 

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WHILE WE CAN’T CONGREGATE IN THE BUILDINGS JOIN WORSHIP, PRAYER AND STUDY ON ZOOM

ALL WELCOME

Holsworthy Benefice

Sundays 9.30am Morning Prayer

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Tuesdays 7pm ContemplaQve Prayer

Wednesdays 3pm Start again 2nd Dec

Thursdays 6pm Prayer for the naQon

Fridays 12 Noon Midday Prayer

Bradworthy Benefice

Sundays 10am Morning Service h?ps://us04web.zoom.us/j/628006774? ID: 628 006 774 Password: 622992

wait to be admi?edWednesdays 6pm Prayer for the naQon

Ashwater and Black Torrington Benefice

Sundays11am

8pm

Morning Service from 15th Nov

Evening service with video message from the diocese

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wait to be admi?edTuesdays 11am Coffee morning or Bible Study & Prayer

Thursdays 8pm Compline

CHURCHES OPEN FOR PRAYER During November there won't be any

services in the church buildings, but they are open as follows;

Holsworthy Church is open during the day every day.

Pyworthy Church is open on Wednesdays and Sundays

during the day.

Hollacombe Church is open when requested please call Julie Isaac - 253249.

PLEASE GO TO THE LINK BELOW FOR PRAYER RESOURCES TO USE AT 6PM EACH DAY

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MAKE AN ANGEL OR TWO FROM 29TH NOVEMBER YOU ARE INVITED

TO ADD ANGELS TO THE RAILINGS OF HOLSWORTHY PARISH CHURCH.

ANGELS ARE GOD’S MESSENGERS AND PROTECTORS SEE PAGE TWO ON WAYS TO MAKE AN ANGEL

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22 November 2020 Christ the King

COLLECTEternal Father,whose Son Jesus Christ ascended to the

throne of heaven that he might rule over all things as Lord and King:

keep the Church in the unity of the Spirit

and in the bond of peace,and bring the whole created order to

worship at his feet;who is alive and reigns with you,in the unity of the Holy Spirit,one God, now and for ever.

FIRST READINGEzekiel 34:11-16. 20-24A reading from the book of the prophet Ezekiel.Thus says the Lord GOD: I myself will search for my sheep, and will seek them out. As shepherds seek out their flocks when they are among their scattered sheep, so I will seek out my sheep. I will rescue them from all the places to which they have been scattered on a day of clouds and thick darkness. I will bring them out from the peoples and gather them from the countries, and will bring them into their own land; and I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, by the watercourses, and in all the inhabited parts of the land. I will feed them with good pasture, and the mountain heights of Israel shall be their pasture; there they shall lie down in good grazing land, and they shall feed on rich pasture on the mountains of Israel. I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I will make them lie down, says the Lord GOD. I will seek the lost, and I will bring back the strayed, and I will bind up the injured, and I will strengthen the weak, but the fat and the strong I will destroy. I will feed them with justice. Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD to them: I myself will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep. Because you pushed with flank and shoulder, and butted at all the weak animals with your horns until you scattered them far and wide, I will save my flock, and they shall no longer be ravaged; and I will judge between sheep and sheep. I will set up over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he shall feed them: he shall feed them and be their shepherd. And I, the LORD, will be their God, and my servant David shall be prince among them; I, the LORD, have spoken.

PSALM Psalm 95:1-7R Come, let us worship and bow down.

O come, let us sing to the Lord; let us heartily rejoice in the rock of our

salvation.Let us come into his presence with

thanksgiving and be glad in him with psalms.For the Lord is a great God and a great king above all gods. RIn his hand are the depths of the earth and the heights of the mountains are

his also.The sea is his, for he made it, and his hands have moulded the dry

land. RCome, let us worship and bow down and kneel before the Lord our Maker.For he is our God; we are the people of his pasture and

the sheep of his hand. R

SECOND READINGEphesians 1:15-endA reading from the letter of Paul to the Ephesians.I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love towards all the saints, and for this reason I do not cease to give thanks for you as I remember you in my prayers. I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation as you come to know him, so that, with the eyes of your heart enlightened, you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance among the saints, and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power for us who believe, according to the working of his great power. God put this power to work in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the age to come. And he has put all things under his feet and has made him the head over all things for the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.

GOSPEL Matthew 25:31-endHear the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew.Jesus said to his disciples: “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all

the angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, and he will put the sheep at his right hand and the goats at the left. Then the king will say to those at his right hand, ‘Come, you that are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.’ Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry and gave you food, or thirsty and gave you something to drink? And when was it that we saw you a stranger and welcomed you, or naked and gave you clothing? And when was it that we saw you sick or in prison and visited you?’ And the king will answer them, ‘Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me.’ Then he will say to those at his left hand, ‘You that are accursed, depart from me into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels; for I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not give me clothing, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ Then they also will answer, ‘Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not take care of you?’ Then he will answer them, ‘Truly I tell you, just as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.’ And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

POST COMMUNIONStir up, O Lord,the wills of your faithful people;that they, plenteously bringing forth the

fruit of good works,may by you be plenteously rewarded;through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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Father God, you are so good to us. Help us to be as kind as we can be to all the people we meet every day. Amen.

Jesus says that whenever we are kind to another person we are being kind to him.

Sunday 22 November 2020Matthew 25:31-46Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe.

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Jesus said that people are like sheep and goats; some are kind and some are not.

Sheep or goat?

Spot the five

differences between

these sheep.

Here are some clues which describe sheep and goats. Can you tell which is which?

anyone who is hungry

Try to draw each one on the back of the sheet!

My coat is woolly, my tail hangs down, my

young are called lambs, and a shepherd looks after me.

I am a _ _ _ _ _

My coat is hairy, my tail sticks up, my

young are called kids, and a goatherd looks after me.

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Give food to…

Give water to…

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people who are sick

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people who are thirsty Follow the hoof prints to see if

this child is a sheep or a goat.

God in the Arts The Revd Michael Burgess continues his series on animals and birds as seen in art and scripture… this month he considers ‘

He gave us eyes to see them: Tobias, the angel and the dog, by Andrea del Verrochio

‘He never makes it his business to inquire whether you are in the right or the wrong, never asks whether you are rich or poor, silly or wise, sinner or saint. You are his pal. That is enough for him.’

Jerome K Jerome was writing there about the special bond between human beings and dogs who offer us those vital gifts of loyalty, companionship and help. We can think of guide dogs, sniffer dogs, and dogs serving with the forces in war torn countries. And dogs who have a special part to play in care homes, prisons, with undergraduates taking exams, and autistic children. Dogs are a reassuring, dependable presence in so many ways.

A few years ago Dion Leonard was running an ultra-marathon across the Gobi desert. A stray dog befriended him and together they ran the course. It was an amazing adventure that eventually brought them both back to this land, and they can now be seen exercising in the streets and parks of Edinburgh.

In the book of Tobit in the apocrypha, a dog accompanies his son, Tobias, on another incredible journey. Tobias leaves home with his dog to collect a debt, and Raphael, the angel of healing, is also a companion. It is the theme of this month’s painting from the workshop of Andrea del Verrochio which is now in the National Gallery. The studio flourished in the 15th century in Florence, and it is possible that Leonardo da Vinci painted the little dog.

We know that it was not an easy journey and we see the stones along the way. Tobias holds a fish from the river Tigris which will heal his father’s blindness. His arm is entwined with the angel’s arm, and there at their feet is the faithful dog.

While ‘dog’ is often a word of contempt in the Bible, here in the apocrypha we meet a dog who provides friendship and security on the journey of life. Dostoevsky wrote ‘Love the animals. God has given them the rudiments of thought and untroubled joy.’ We know that to be true as we think of the part dogs play in our lives, and as we rejoice in the special gifts they bring us on the journeys we make.

Mothers' Union #NoMore1in3

Churches in Devon are being asked to raise awareness of Domestic Abuse by taking part in the  Mothers’ Union #NoMore1in3 action campaign from 25 Nov – 10 Dec. We will promote resources each day on our Diocese Facebook page with a video message from Bishop Jackie on launch day. Tragically, 1 in 3 women globally experience physical or sexual abuse from a partner at some point, many throughout their lives. Men can also be victims; and children directly or indirectly, with lasting effects. Chris Keppie, our Church and Society officer has written a helpful article explaining what you can do. Read it here.

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