St Oswald's Church News Sheet 5th July 2020

St Oswald’s Church News Sheet
                                           5th July 2020

                                     Foxgloves in Kilburn Woods

Introduction

You will have heard that the government is now allowing worship to take place in church buildings
subject to various restrictions. We are sure that, like us, you are looking forward to meeting again
even if the circumstances will inevitably be a little strange. We are urgently looking into what might
be possible, reading the guidance and understanding the constraints. Because these are communal
meetings, churches have to take especial care not to unwittingly spread the virus. Services will
probably be shorter and we know for example that there is to be no singing. (It appears that
projecting your voice is unfortunately an effective way of spreading droplets into the air). We do
anticipate that communion services will be possible and we hope to restart services as soon as
possible. We will let you know when we have more definite plans. However, when we do start
services again, please do not feel under pressure to join us if you feel nervous about it – or indeed if
you are shielding or isolating. And for those who can’t join us in person, please do continue to let
us know if you have any prayer requests or other needs and enjoy the online offerings.

Please also remember that in the meantime the church will be open on Mondays and Thursdays
from 10am to 3pm if you would like to come in for private prayer.

Opening sentences:

Jesus says: ‘Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my
yoke upon you and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for
your souls.’

Let us come to the Lord Jesus.
Let us seek his rest.

Hymn: I heard the voice of Jesus say ‘Come unto me and rest’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUVCpF8-VuE

Readings for Sunday 5th July

Zechariah 9.9-12
Psalm 145.8-14
Romans 7.15-25a
Matthew 11.16-19, 25-30

Please use the ‘Living your faith’ sheet which is also attached to the email to reflect on this week’s
readings.

Song: There is a higher throne

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAGX9iWQ8kI

From Diana Wild

PTO!
Please Turn Over?
Please Turn Off?
or Permission To Officiate?

Clergy and Readers over 70 have to apply, every three years, for PTO. This year when the time came
I decided not to re-apply, partly because of age but also because of our moving on from here. So
after around 26 years of being a Reader I’ve retired! This was supposed to work seamlessly with our
move to Scarborough, but as we are still waiting for a green light, it hasn’t quite dovetailed.
It’s been a real privilege to have enjoyed my Reader ministry in Sowerby and the villages, much
encouraged by Nicky and Chris as well as others. I loved working with All-Age-Worship for several
years and am thankful to those with whom I shared services, for Bible Study groups, for Choir, for
being able to welcome people on their way in on Sunday mornings and for many other joys of being
part of the St Oswald’s family. May it continue to have that family sense of loving one another in

the love of Jesus, making sure all are welcomed and included and, hopefully, avoiding criticism of
one another – worshipping together in peace and trust.
Thank you all.

Grace, peace, joy and love,
Diana

From Simon: I am sure you will all agree with me in saying how much we have valued Diana’s
ministry. We will miss her so much – her enthusiasm, commitment, prayerfulness and dedication to
reaching out with the gospel.

Dear Lord, bless and guide Roger and Diana in their future lives. Guard them and keep them in your
love. Keep filling them with your Holy Spirit and continue to make them always a blessing to others.
Amen

Prayers (taken from Roots on the Web)

Dear Lord, it doesn’t always sink in
just who I am talking to when I come before you.
I don’t fully get it,
that I’m in the presence of such a mighty God.
Please, Lord, forgive me for the times
when my picture and understanding of you are far too small;
when I try to fit you into that tiny box that I think I can cope with;
when I’m frightened to let your power loose in my life.
Forgive me, Lord, and make me whole.
Amen.

Lord, you know how weary
and bowed down I feel sometimes.
I claim your rest for my soul.
I come to you in my emptiness
and cry to you for your fullness.
Rescue me and fill me, Lord, Amen.
Lord of life,
thank you for all that you teach us:
in the ways of your Son;
in the words of your Scriptures;
through your Holy Spirit within us.

Lord of love,
when we encounter you on life’s journey,
let our eyes and ears be open to your teaching.
Help us to see beyond what we think we know;

break into our shuttered lives in new ways.

Lord of light,
shine your understanding upon our way;
lift our eyes from the mud to the stars.
May we not be earth-bound in our thinking,
but ever looking heavenward in hope.
Amen.

A prayer for others:

We pray for all in authority, that they will be respectfully conscious
of the weight on their shoulders, and that they will act responsibly
for the people they serve. We pray for them in their personal
lives, with the worries and cares that only they see.

We pray for our friends, family, colleagues. We pray that as we walk alongside
them, you will use us to bring them close to you, and they will
learn of your love, O Lord.

We pray that we might be sensitive to the needs of those around
us – the people we see every day, perhaps as fleetingly as at the
shops, or in the bus queue. We have no idea what burdens they are
carrying, or if they need a kind word from you that only we can
give. We pray that we will see the positive in people, even when it’s
hard, and reach out to encourage them.
Amen.

Song: What a friend we have in Jesus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Prthhmly0Gg

Collect

O God, the protector of all who trust in you,
without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy:
increase and multiply upon us your mercy;
that with you as our ruler and guide
we may so pass through things temporal
that we lose not our hold on things eternal;
grant this, heavenly Father,
for our Lord Jesus Christ’s sake,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

A closing prayer:
Go and tell:
God is gracious and merciful,
and full of love.
Go and live:
God’s compassion embraces us all.
Go and give thanks:
God is faithful and blesses us.
Amen.

Confirmation of Election of Bishop Stephen Cottrell as the 98th Archbishop of York,
Thursday 9 July 2020

Bishop Stephen Cottrell will be confirmed in office and formally become the 98th Archbishop of
York at 11am on Thursday 9 July 2020, in a service broadcast entirely via video conference due to
the Coronavirus restrictions. The service, which had been due to take place in York Minster, will be
in two parts: a legal ceremony with readings, prayers and music; and a film marking the start of
Bishop Stephen’s ministry as Archbishop of York.

The service will include music from York Minster Choir and Manor Church of England Academy
School (York). Young people from across the north of England will read a letter written by the

medieval religious scholar Alcuin of York. Bishop Stephen will offer his first address as Archbishop of
York. Prayers will be offered for the Archbishop, the Diocese of York and the Northern Province of
the Church of England, as well as for the wider world in these difficult times.

Bishop Stephen said,

“My hope is that, through this service, the love of God that is given us in Jesus Christ will shine out,
perhaps even to those who, while never attending a service in York Minster, might have a look
online. Following in the footsteps of my many predecessors, I look forward to serving our nation
and bringing the love and peace of Christ to our world, especially here in the north.”

To view the service on the Church of England website use this link:

www.churchofengland.org/aby98

The link will be live just before 11am on Thursday 9th July 2020.

Generous God, we give you thanks: you have heard our prayer, guided your people and raised up
Stephen to serve as the next Archbishop of York. By your Holy Spirit, grant to him good counsel,
holy insight and joy in the gospel, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Licensing of lay workers pending ordination

Please pray for the twelve people being licensed as Lay Workers today (Sunday 5 July), pending
their delayed ordination as Deacons, and for the places where they will serve.

Archdeaconry of Cleveland
Whitby                                                        Will Ellis
Middlesbrough St Thomas and South Bank                        Jane Emson
Middlesbrough, St Oswald and St Chad                          Vanessa Kirby
Great Ayton with Easby and Newton under Roseberry             Jane Robson

Archdeaconry of the East Riding
Scarborough St Columba and St James with Holy Trinity         Fiona Hill
Rudston, Boynton, Carnaby, Kilham, Burton Fleming
with Fordon, Grindale and Wold Newton                         Alan Leach
Bridlington Emmanuel                                          Richard Townend

Archdeaconry of York
Clifton                                                       Kirsty Dennett
York St Michael-le-Belfrey                                    Vicky Earll

Rural Ainsty                                                Nick Garside
Sherburn-in-Elmet with Saxton                               Phil Grayson
Rural East York                                             Mark Poole

Job opportunity (volunteer) – PCC Secretary

We are looking for a new PCC Secretary. Please do consider whether you could fill this role. It
involves taking minutes at the PCC meetings (currently being held via ‘Zoom’), sitting on the
standing committee (not many meetings – we exchange most information via email) and receiving
occasional correspondence from the diocese. If you feel you could help in this role, it would be
much appreciated. For more information please speak to Simon, David Tucker or Helen Irving.

July Birthdays and Celebrations

This week we wish a belated Happy Birthday to:
Libby Chapman who was 12 on 3rd July.
and Happy Anniversary to Rachel and Richard Halkyard on 7th July
We pray that God will bless you all in the year ahead.

If you have a birthday or a special anniversary coming up in July please let Helen Irving know
(helen@helenirving.co.uk or 01845 524308).

Phone Line
Daily Hope offers hymns, prayers and reflections as well as full worship services from the Church of
England at the end of a (free) telephone line. The line is available 24 hours a day on 0800 804 8044
Please pass this number on to anyone you know, especially those who do not have access to a
computer and would like to listen to favourite hymns and prayers.

Volunteers please

We need to establish a team of volunteer cleaners for church – to wipe down critical surfaces after
services and after private prayer. If you feel able to help in this way please talk to one of the
wardens who will be very happy to hear from you!

Last week’s quiz – the answers!

1. Who owns the Silverstone motor racing track?
   A. Duke of Bedford     B. Milton Keynes Corp.           C. British Racing Club

2. What was Richard Compton's real name?
   A. Richard Lambourn B. Richard Harris                   C. Richard Todd

3. In which country is the city of Khartoum?
   A. Egypt                   B. The Sudan                 C. Saudi Arabia

4. From which language does Algebra originate?
   A. Chinese             B. Arabian                       C. Persian

5. From which classical overture did the Lone Ranger theme originate?
   A. William Tell           B. March of the Slaves     C. Bolero

6. In which decade of the 20th. Century was Barack Obama born?
    A. 50s                  B. 60s                     C. 70s

7. How was Richard Jenkins better known?
   A. Harris               B. Todd                         C. Burton

8. Who wrote Robinson Crusoe?
   A. Daniel Defoe       B. Kiplin                         C. Moore

9. Which UK car manufacturer produced the” Herald”?
   A. Ford                B. Standard                      C. Triumph

10. What is the administrative centre of West Midlands?
    A. Coventry              B. Birmingham              C. Walsall.

11. Agoraphobia is the fear of what?
    A. Open spaces          B. Closed spaces                  C. Spiders

12. Moving “Anticlockwise” on a dart board; what number is next to 1?
    A. 5                   B. 12                       C. 20

13. Frank Butcher appeared in which TV soap?
    A. Coronation St      B. Eastenders                       C. Emmerdale

14.   Which soccer team added “Tigers” to their team name?
      A. Hull City         B. Fulham                    C. Berwick

15. Which two words go before “How sweet the sound”?
    A. The Lord’s Prayer  B. Amazing Grace.          C. Dear Lord

16. What is the boundary of a circle called?
    A. Circumference       B. Radius                          C. Hemisphere

17. Stuttgart is in which country?
    A. Poland                B. France                        C. Germany

18. Which book includes the words “All for one & one for all?
    A. Les Miserables      B. Three Musketeers           C. Kidnapped

19. How many pockets in a snooker table?
    A. 6                   B. 4                               C. 8

20. How many milligrams in a gram ?
    A. 100                 B. 1000                            C. 1000,000

With thanks to Michael and Jill Drew for contributing this.