Everyone is invited to stay whilst drinks are brought round. Thanks to today’s Coffee Rota volunteers: Myra Bolle, Judith & Nigel Payne TRINITY CHURCH (Methodist & United Reformed) Conduit Road, Abingdon OX14 1DB Tel: 01235 520282 Mission Statement: [ Thanks also to Tony Elliott for providing the church flowers in memory of his mother EVENING SERVICE TODAY HOLY COMMUNION at TRINITY led by Revd Ian Griffiths ‘Serving God, serving each other, serving community’ Minister: Revd Ian Griffiths Tel: 01235 200924. E-mail: email.itg@gmail.com Conduit Centre Office Manager: Eluned Hallas Tel: 01235 520282. E-mail: trinity.abingdon@gmail.com Office Open: Thu-Fri 9.30am-3.30pm Trinity Website: www.trinityabingdon.org.uk 22nd February 2015 (First Sunday of Lent) HOUSE GROUPS HOST LOCATION Contact Office for Information LEADER DATE 10.30am MORNING WORSHIP led by Cynthia Bartlett (Organist: Nigel Payne) Welcome to Trinity Church. If you are new amongst us, or visiting from elsewhere, we would be pleased if you would sign our Visitors Book. There is a ‘Prayer Support Book’ in the Welcome Area, for you to enter the name of any situation or person you wish to remember during the service. Church Stewards on duty: Ken Clark, Lin Clark and Ruth Sillitoe Please note: : The JAM and Jamlets Groups meet today and there will also be a crèche facility in the Welcome Area for very young children WELCOME READING: Genesis 9: 8 - 17 Tom Jarratt Reader: This is our faith’s story (REB OT page 7) Thanks be to God READING: Mark 1: 9 - 15 Christine Hutchinson Reader: This is the Word of the Lord (REB NT page 29) Thanks be to God TIME OF QUIET CALL TO WORSHIP H&P 439 I’ll praise my maker while I’ve breath As the children leave for their JaM session, we say: Leader: May blessings be with you in your learning, your sharing, and your joys. All: In the name of Christ, Amen (Children & young people now go to their 'Jesus and Me' groups until the end of the service. New or visiting children are very welcome to join them.) COLLECT (said together) Almighty God, whose Son Jesus Christ fasted forty days in the wilderness, and was tempted as we are, yet without sin: give us grace to discipline ourselves in obedience to your Spirit; and, as you know our weakness, so may we know your power to save; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen When Jesus came to Jordan SERMON: The Time has come H&P 130 Forty days and forty nights PRAYERS of INTERCESSION OFFERING & DEDICATION H&P 739 May the mind of Christ my Saviour BLESSING PRAYERS Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done; on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen H&P 790 H&P 132 Father lead me day by day SENDING OUT Go in peace to love and serve the Lord In the name of Christ. Amen.