Rector’s Letter May 2016
Thy Kingdom Come
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York are inviting churches to pray for the evangelisation of the nation during the week before Pentecost Sunday.
The Archbishops have written to every serving parish priest in the Church of England expressing their longing “to see a great wave of prayer across our land, throughout the Church of England and many other Churches” from 8th-15th May. The week of prayer will culminate in ‘Beacon events’ around the country over Pentecost weekend, where people will pray for the renewal of the Holy Spirit and the confidence to share their faith.
In their letter the Archbishops said: “At the heart of our prayers will be words that Jesus himself taught us – ‘Thy kingdom come, thy will be done.’ It is impossible to overstate the life-transforming power of the Lord’s Prayer. It is a prayer that is reassuring enough to be on the lips of the dying and yet dangerous enough to be banned in cinemas. It is famous enough to be spoken each day by billions in hundreds of languages and yet intimate enough to draw us ever closer into friendship with Jesus Christ. It is simple enough to be memorised by small children and yet profound enough to sustain a whole lifetime of prayer. When we pray it with sincerity and with joy, there is no imagining the new ways in which God can use us to his glory.”
The Beacon events will take place in the following places:
Saturday 14th May St Paul’s Cathedral
Sunday 15th May, Durham Cathedral, Coventry Cathedral, Winchester Cathedral
St Michael le Belfry,York , Canterbury Cathedral
Brackley Deanery is responding with a special evening of prayer on Tuesday 17th May, Giving thanks for all that God has done in our 30 deanery churches this past year and asking him to bless our plans for 2016 and beyond. Everybody is invited to come and celebrate with others on the 17th May.
In our local churches our worship on 8th May will have the focus of prayer for the coming week. More details will be given out in the Pews News a weekly update,
Just email the.revd.simon@gmail.com with the heading ‘Pews News’ and I will put you on the distribution list. It gives up to date news, events and services and much more. Don’t forget to look at the website www.astwickvale.co.uk for more details as well.
There will also be a special exhibition called ‘Experience Pentecost’ in All Saints Croughton on Tuesday 17th May. The school will be in church in the morning but you are invited to come along in the afternoon 2pm-4pm to find out all about it.
If you have a family and wonder what ‘Pizza Praise’ is, then it is for you. It is a fun family time with songs, activities worship and Pizza or Hot dogs. Come along and give it a try. God Bless Simon
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