The Quiver Easter 5 May 18, 2025
It It is a privilege to be called a ‘child of Jesus’. Kinship suggests that we share his nature. But we cannot yet follow him beyond death. Not even those martyred for their faith do so bearing the sins of the whole world. For now, this is our lace of living and learning. He commands us, while we are still in the world, to show the love of heaven to one another. This is the truest mark of Christian discipleship. Without it, all our deeds are worthless and our faith is vanity (1 Corinthians 13.2-3) – Rev Dr Cally Hammond, Dean of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge.
SERVICES TODAY
9.30am Benefice Communion at Gussage St Michael 488 425 80 512
11.00am Elevenses at Woodlands
Give praise and thanks to God and pray for his help and healing:
For the Church: The Diocese of Salisbury and the Deanery of Wimborne
The Episcopal Church of Sudan (Diocese of Nzara & Deanery of Yabongo)
For the World: Nations and their leaders; justice, peace and development. Refugees and victims of war. the dispossessed, the hungry, the persecuted.
The Middle East
The housebound: Gerry & Pat Cope Geoff Phillips
Those in need : Hayley Loader Katherine Woodland Zachary Jackson Sylvia Gray Frank Russell Gill Lee Michael Goold Hilary & Guy
Cherry Thick Jax Sharp Jim Bolton Clifford House Tereasa Harrison Sheila & Jerry Laker Gary Snelling Martin Instone Diana & Ian Mashford Donovan Docherty Fiona Armstrong Pearl Dickinson Jean & Alan Elliott Stuart Harding Rocco MacAndrew Declan Connolly Freddie Boughton
For those who have died Becky Gates
THIS WEEK
Monday 7.30pm Bell Ringing at Cranborne
Pray for our bell ringers
Tuesday 11.00am Edmondsham APCM
Pray for local schools
Wednesday 10.00am Holy Communion at Woodlands followed by Bible
Study Group
Pray for those who care for our church buildings
Thursday 7.30pm Choir Practice at Cranborne
Pray for our choir & organist
Friday Pray for those in care homes
Saturday 11.30am Wedding at Gussage All Saints
Pray for Woodlands Methodist Church
SERVICES FOR NEXT SUNDAY – EASTER 6
9.00am Breakfast Church at Cranborne First School
9.30am Benefice Communion at Edmondsham
11.00am Matins at Cranborne
6.00pm United Service at Woodlands
Acts 16.9-15 Revelation 21.10, 22-22.5 John 14.23-29
There is a basket available at the back of church for the Charity of the Month. During April & May this will be for Downright Perfect which supports children with Down’s Syndrome and their families in Dorset. It is possible to donate online; bit.ly/DQchofm. Choose the amount and add Gift Aid. Donations by 31/5, Thank you.
Annual Parochial Church Meetings Edmondsham May 20th, 11am; Wimborne St Giles May 25, 11.15am; Benefice, May 27. 5.30pm (at St Giles’)
Sunday, May 25th Afternoon Teas at Wimborne St Giles Village Hall in aid of the Church of the Ascension, Woodlands.
Thursday, May 29th – Ascension Day Eucharist at Woodlands 7pm followed by cheese & wine.
Saturday, May 31st Boveridge House Garden Fayre 10am-4pm (in aid of Cranborne Church)
COLLECT
Almighty God,
who through your only-begotten Son Jesus Christ
have overcome death and opened to us the gate of everlasting life:
grant that, as by your grace going before us
you put into our minds good desires,
so by your continual help
we may bring them to good effect;
through Jesus Christ our risen Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
FIRST READING Acts 11.1-18
The apostles and the believers who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also accepted the word of God. So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers criticized him, saying, "Why did you go to uncircumcised men and eat with them?" Then Peter began to explain it to them, step by step, saying, "I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision. There was something like a large sheet coming down from heaven, being lowered by its four corners; and it came close to me. As I looked at it closely I saw four-footed animals, beasts of prey, reptiles, and birds of the air. I also heard a voice saying to me, "Get up, Peter; kill and eat.' But I replied, "By no means, Lord; for nothing profane or unclean has ever entered my mouth.' But a second time the voice answered from heaven, "What God has made clean, you must not call profane.' This happened three times; then everything was pulled up again to heaven. At that very moment three men, sent to me from Caesarea, arrived at the house where we were. The Spirit told me to go with them and not to make a distinction between them and us. These six brothers also accompanied me, and we entered the man's house. He told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house and saying, "Send to Joppa and bring Simon, who is called Peter; he will give you a message by which you and your entire household will be saved.' And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them just as it had upon us at the beginning. And I remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said, "John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.' If then God gave them the same gift that he gave us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could hinder God?" When they heard this, they were silenced. And they praised God, saying, "Then God has given even to the Gentiles the repentance that leads to life."
SECOND READING Revelation 21.1-6
I, John, saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying,
"See, the home of God is among mortals.
He will dwell with them as their God;
they will be his peoples,
and God himself will be with them;
he will wipe every tear from their eyes.
Death will be no more;
mourning and crying and pain will be no more,
for the first things have passed away."
And the one who was seated on the throne said, "See, I am making all things new." Also he said, "Write this, for these words are trustworthy and true." Then he said to me, "It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give water as a gift from the spring of the water of life.
GOSPEL John 13.31-35
During the supper. when Judas had gone out, Jesus said, "Now the Son of Man has been glorified, and God has been glorified in him. If God has been glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself and will glorify him at once. Little children, I am with you only a little longer. You will look for me; and as I said to the Jews so now I say to you, "Where I am going, you cannot come.' I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another."
POST COMMUNION
Eternal God,
whose Son Jesus Christ is the way, the truth, and the life:
grant us to walk in his way,
to rejoice in his truth,
and to share his risen life;
who is alive and reigns, now and for ever.
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