5th June 2022 - PENTECOST

This very special weekend we give thanks for the Queen, and pray for her.

It is also the feast of Pentecost. We give thanks for the gift of the Holy Spirit and desire to be filled and changed by God.

The Collect

The prayer for the week

Holy Spirit, sent by the Father,
ignite in us your holy fire;
strengthen your children with the gift of faith,
revive your Church with the breath of love,
and renew the face of the earth,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

This weekend:

8:00am      BCP Holy Communion at St Thomas’
11:00am    Outdoors Jubilee Praise service at St Andrew’s
11:30am    Jubilee Praise service in the Rectory Garden

Jubilee events

Jubilee We rejoice and give thanks for our Queen, her faith and life of service and example to us all.
Thursday 2nd June 9.30pm: gathering in Rectory Gardens to pray for and bless the Village Festival and Light the Beacon and a choir will sing a Song for the Commonwealth at 9.45pm.
Sunday 5th at 11.00am: Jubilee Praise outside St Andrew's
Sunday 5th at 11.30am: Jubilee Praise in the Rectory Gardens, Goring, a short service led by the 3 Christian denominations with a band.
Come, sing and be together, pray for the Queen and our communities and God’s world.

Christian Aid – thank you!

ChristianAid Thank you to everyone who has helped to distribute envelopes round our villages and who gave so generously.
Together the total raised by Goring, Streatley and South Stoke was £1,885.

Festival Calm

GapFestival You are probably aware that the Gap festival will be taking place soon from Thursday 2nd June to Sunday 12th June. This includes a daily wellbeing session all at 8am which will replace our normal morning prayer on these days:
Friday 3 June - Reflective meditation at the Free Church
Saturday 4 June - An opportunity to sanctify the day by singing Lauds (the Church's office of Morning Prayer) to Gregorian chant. At Our Lady & St John

Monday 6 June - Praying with your whole body at St Thomas’
Tuesday 7 June - Rosary Meditation at Our Lady & St John
Wednesday 8 June - Reflective meditation at the Free Church
Thursday 9 June - Spacemakers - children of Goring Primary leading contemplation at St Thomas’
Friday 10 June - Singing for the Soul at St Thomas’

More details plus information on how to book (free) tickets for these events are available on the festival website: https://www.thegapfestival.org/

Diary for the week:

Wednesday 8th June
10:30am    BCP Holy Communion at St Thomas’
The readings will be 1 Kings 18, 20-39, Ps. 16. 1, 6-end and Matt. 5. 17-19.

Saturday 11th June
12:30pm      Marriage of Robert and Laura at St Andrew’s

Sunday 12th June
8:00am      BCP Holy Communion at St Mary’s
10.00am Benefice Holy Communion at St Mary’s with the Bishop of Oxford.

Daily readings for the coming week:

Monday am:	Ps 126	Josh. ch. 1	Luke 9. 18-27	pm: Ps 127	Rom. 1. 1-17
Tuesday am:	Ps 132	Josh. ch. 2	Luke 9. 28-36	pm: Ps 135	Rom. 1. 18-end
Wednesday am:	Ps 119 153-end	Josh. ch. 3	Luke 9. 37-50	pm: Ps 136	Rom. 2. 1-16
Thursday am:	Ps 143	Josh. 4.1- 5.1	Luke 9. 51-end	pm: Ps 138	Rom. 2. 17-end
Friday am:	Ps 142	Josh. 5. 2-end	Luke 10. 1-16	pm: Ps 145	Rom. 3. 1-20
Saturday am:	Ps 100	Jer. 9. 23-24	Acts 4. 32-end	pm: Ps 97	Mark 1. 1-13