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capture you.
You are more than all human language;
you are beyond human understanding.
Yet we glimpse you in the majesty of the universe;
we sense you in the wonder of birth;
we feel you in the beauty of nature.
Then in Jesus, you show us your face,
clearer than we ever deserved,
a face which smiles upon us,
eyes which weep with us,
lips which speak forgiveness,
arms which reach out to welcome us.
And that is just the beginning.
You never stop disclosing your purpose to us.
By your Spirit you move among us, producing unity and community,
gifts of faith, hope and love.
For this we adore you and praise your name.
Amen.
The Parishes of Islip, Noke & Woodeaton...
Sunday 11th June 2017 Trinity Sunday
Today’s services
A warm welcome to all those joining us for wor-
ship today.
9.15 am Family Service—Woodeaton 10.30 am Parish Communion— Islip
Hymns: 146, 343, 148, 159 Collect
Holy God, faithful and unchanging: enlarge our minds with the knowledge of your truth, and draw us more deeply into the mystery of your love, that we may truly worship you, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
OT Reading - Isaiah 40.12-17,27-31
12Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand and marked off the heavens with a span, enclosed the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales and the hills in a balance? 13Who has directed the spirit of the LORD, or as his counsellor has instructed him? 14Whom did he consult for his enlightenment, and who taught him the path of justice? Who taught him knowledge, and showed him the way of understanding? 15Even the nations are like a drop from a bucket, and are accounted as dust on the scales; see, he takes up the isles like fine dust. 16Lebanon would not provide fuel enough, nor are its animals enough for a burnt-offering. 17All the nations are as nothing before him; they are accounted by him as less than nothing and emptiness.
27Why do you say, O Jacob, and speak, O Israel, ‘My way is hidden from the LORD, and my right is disregarded by my God’? 28Have you not known? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary;
This Week:
Mon 12th Islip PCC 7.30 pm
Tues 13th Holy Communion—Islip 9.30 am
Thurs 15th Morning Prayer—Islip 9.00 am
Fri 16th ABC - Islip 9.30 am
Sat 17th Wedding of Kathryn Bryan & Chris Rogers—Islip 1pm
Sun 18th Holy Communion—Woodeaton 9.15 am
Parish Communion—Islip 10.30 am
St Nicholas’ Website https://
stnicholasislip.wordpress.com/
Contact Details: Rector: Rev Steve Hayes 01869 247813
Associate Priest: Rev Lucy Thirtle 01865 379470 Email: [email protected]
To keep in touch, find us (St Nicholas
Church Islip) on Facebook
his understanding is unsearchable. 29He gives power to the faint, and strengthens the powerless. 30Even youths will faint and be weary, and the young will fall exhausted; 31but those who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.
Psalm 8 1 O Lord our governor, • how glorious is your name in all the world! 2 Your majesty above the heavens is praised • out of the mouths of babes at the breast. 3 You have founded a stronghold against your
foes, • that you might still the enemy and the avenger. 4 When I consider your heavens, the work of your
fingers, • the moon and the stars that you have ordained, 5 What are mortals, that you should be mindful
of them; • mere human beings, that you should seek them
out? 6 You have made them little lower than the an-
gels and crown them with glory and honour. 7 You have given them dominion over the works
of your hands and put all things under their feet, 8 All sheep and oxen, even the wild beasts of the field, 9 The birds of the air, the fish of the sea and whatsoever moves in the paths of the sea. 10 O Lord our governor, how glorious is your name in all the world!
NT Reading - 2 Corinthians 13.11-13
11Brothers and sisters, put things in order, listen to my appeal, agree with one another, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you. 12Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the saints greet you.
13The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with all of you.
Gospel Reading Matthew 28.16-20
16The eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. 17When
they saw him, they worshipped him; but some doubted. 18And Jesus came and said to them, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.’
Post Communion Prayer
Almighty and eternal God, you have revealed yourself as Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and live and reign in the perfect unity of love: hold us firm in this faith, that we may know you in all your ways and evermore rejoice in your eternal glory, who are three Persons yet one God, now and for ever.
Notices
A big thank you to all who collected or helped in
any way towards Christian Aid week—a fantastic
total of over £1500 was raised from the three par-ishes. Special thank you to Kathryn Grant for co-
ordinating.
Weds 28 June—all invited to an evening of
Woodeaton Talks at Holy Rood Church
at7.30pm in which residents give short talks about
a subject of interest. The three subjects are:
The world of endurance car rallying
Animal Magnetism
The Ashmolean: a jewel in our midst
Is there anyone interested in joining a group from
the benefice going to the Rural Resource Road-
show in Whitchurch, Bucks on Sat 24 June 9.30—
12.30. Do have a word with Lucy if you’re inter-
ested or want to know more.
For prayers:
Kathryn & Chris being married in St Nicholas on
Saturday 17th
The newly elected government and Prime Minister
Those charged with maintaining security in our nation
Remembering Betty Roberts on the anniversary of
her death.
A prayer for Trinity Sunday
No words, living God,
can describe you,
define you,
