Knowlton Circle Benefice
The Quiver Trinity 2 June 14, 2026
When the disciples are sent out by Jesus their message that the kingdom has come near is inextricably interwoven with their ministry of healing and helping, just as Jesus’ own identity is revealed as much by his compassion as it is by his power or his words. Even if we do not raise the dead or cast out demons, we do have the power to act in ways that make the compassion of Christ known in the world, so that when we then talk of the kingdom it sounds like good news.
SERVICES TODAY
9.30am Benefice Communion at Cranborne 334 367 485 353 346
11.00am Celtic Meditation at Edmondsham
11.00am Morning Worship at Gussage St Michael
11.00am Elevenses at Wimborne St Giles
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
Those in need : Katherine Woodland Sylvia Gray Frank Russell Gill Lee Michael Goold Jax Sharp Clifford House Tereasa Harrison Martin Instone Diana & Ian Mashford Donovan Docherty Pearl Dickinson Jean & Alan Elliott Stuart Harding Declan Connolly Freddie Boughton Mike Yarrow Olivia Mark-Bell Jane Scott
For those who have died Lee Britten-Jones Patricia Rendell
THIS WEEK
Monday 7.30pm Bell Ringing at Tollard Royal
Pray for our Bell Ringers
Tuesday 1.30pm Memorial Service for Patricia Rendell at St Giles
7.30pm Archdeacon’s Visitation at St Mark’s, Talbot Village
Pray that we may know, love & follow God ‘Day by Day’ ;also pray for our Churchwardens
Wednesday 8.30am Open the Book at Cranborne & Wimborne St Giles First Schools – The First Christians; ‘The Helper Arrives”10.00am Holy Communion at Woodlands followed by Bible Study Group
7.30pm Home Group at The Old Vicarage, Cranborne
Pray for Open the Book
Thursday 1.00pm Wedding at Wimborne St Giles
7.30pm Choir Practice at Cranborne
Pray for the Sudan Medical Link (our Charity of the month)
Friday 8.45am Morning Prayer at Cranborne
Pray for prisoners, refugees & homeless people
Saturday 12 noon – 3.00pm Gussage All Saints Fete
Pray for our homes, families and all whom we love
SERVICES FOR NEXT SUNDAY – TRINITY 3
9.30am Benefice Communion at Gussage All Saints
11.00am Holy Communion (Said, BCP) at Cranborne
11.00am Elevenses at Woodlands
Jeremiah 20.7-13 Romans 6.1b-11 Matthew 10.24-39
There is a basket available at the back of church for the Charity of the Month. During June this will be for the Salisbury - Sudan Medical Link which funds the training of clinical officers, nurses, midwives and other staff to provide quality care as well as purchasing and distributing primary health care its to clinics run by the ECSSS.
On First Sundays in July & August there will be post-11 o’clock service picnics on the Village Green at Wimborne St Giles. Also at Woodlands on June 28 to celebrate Jan’s ordination.
Forthcoming Events
Sunday, June 21st Great Gussage Tractor Run 1pm Gussage St Michael
Saturday, June 27 Rev Jan’s Ordination, Salisbury Cathedral, 4.30pm
Wednesday July 8 Sounds of Summer Concert 7.30pm Wimborne St Giles
Saturday, July 18th Edmondsham Fete 11am – 4pm
Saturday, July 18th / Sunday, July 19th Wimborne St Giles Flower Festival
COLLECT
Lord, you have taught us
that all our doings without love are nothing worth:
send your Holy Spirit
and pour into our hearts that most excellent gift of love,
the true bond of peace and of all virtues,
without which whoever lives is counted dead before you.
Grant this for your only Son Jesus Christ’s sake,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
FIRST READING Exodus 19.2-8a
They had journeyed from Rephidim, entered the wilderness of Sinai, and camped in the wilderness; Israel camped there in front of the mountain. Then Moses went up to God; the LORD called to him from the mountain, saying, "Thus you shall say to the house of Jacob, and tell the Israelites: You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles' wings and brought you to myself. Now therefore, if you obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession out of all the peoples. Indeed, the whole earth is mine, but you shall be for me a priestly kingdom and a holy nation. These are the words that you shall speak to the Israelites."
So Moses came, summoned the elders of the people, and set before them all these words that the LORD had commanded him. The people all answered as one: "Everything that the LORD has spoken we will do."
SECOND READING Romans 5.1-8
Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand; and we boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God. And not only that, but we also boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not disappoint us, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.
For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. Indeed, rarely will anyone die for a righteous person--though perhaps for a good person someone might actually dare to die. But God proves his love for us in that while we still were sinners Christ died for us.
GOSPEL Matthew 9.35-10.8 [9-23]
Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and curing every disease and every sickness. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few; therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out labourers into his harvest." Then Jesus summoned his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to cure every disease and every sickness. These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon, also known as Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John; Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; Simon the Cananaean, and Judas Iscariot, the one who betrayed him.
These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: "Go nowhere among the Gentiles, and enter no town of the Samaritans, but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. As you go, proclaim the good news, "The kingdom of heaven has come near.' Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. You received without payment; give without payment. [Take no gold, or silver, or copper in your belts, no bag for your journey, or two tunics, or sandals, or a staff; for labourers deserve their food. Whatever town or village you enter, find out who in it is worthy, and stay there until you leave. As you enter the house, greet it. If the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you. If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet as you leave that house or town. Truly I tell you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgement than for that town.
"See, I am sending you out like sheep into the midst of wolves; so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. Beware of them, for they will hand you over to councils and flog you in their synagogues; and you will be dragged before governors and kings because of me, as a testimony to them and the Gentiles. When they hand you over, do not worry about how you are to speak or what you are to say; for what you are to say will be given to you at that time; for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death; and you will be hated by all because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved. When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next; for truly I tell you, you will not have gone through all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.]
POST COMMUNION
Eternal Father,
we thank you for nourishing us with these heavenly gifts:
may our communion strengthen us in faith,
build us up in hope,
and make us grow in love; for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord.