THE PARISH CHURCH OF STOKE                
DAMEREL (ST. ANDREW & ST. LUKE)

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Sunday 1 June            7th Sunday of Easter

THIS WEEK'S READINGS Merciful God,
we entrust to your tender care
those who are ill or in pain,
knowing that whenever danger threatens
your everlasting arms
are there to hold them safe.
Comfort and heal them,
and restore them to health and strength;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

PLEASE PRAY FOR:-
The sick:-
Maureen, John and Shirley, Margaret, Graham, Kathy.
The long term sick and infirm:-
George, Peter, Diana, Liz, Keith, Rob, Clive.
The Ministry Team:-
Wendy, Ruth, Fiona, Marilyn and Rhona.

BLESSED SACRAMENT CANDLE

If you would like to have the candle lit for a week
for a particular prayer / thanksgiving /
commemoration, etc., please send a £5 donation to
Debbie Smith, clearly marking your donation as
being for the candle. Details of your intention can
be emailed to:- sarah.lundstrom@virginmedia.com
so that a mention of the commemoration, etc., can
appear in the Sunday Sheet.

SERVICES THIS WEEK
Stoke Damerel Parish Church is a hybrid church
open for public worship and private prayer and all
services will be live streamed.
By attending a live streamed service, you give
implied permission to have your image captured
on CCTV and to be broadcast as participant in the
liturgy.

In order to watch the livestreamed services please
‘click’ on this link to
make your way to YouTube site:
https://www.youtube.com/c/StokeDamerelChurch

Sunday 1 June            7th Sunday of Easter
0800 Holy Eucharist
Celebrant: Rev’d Sue Nicholas
1000 Sung Parish Eucharist
Celebrant: Fr David Watson

Wednesday 4 June
1000 Said Eucharist
Celebrant: Rev Brian Wood

Sunday 8 June               Pentecost
0800 Holy Eucharist
Celebrant: Rev’d Sue Nicholas
1000 Sung Parish Eucharist
Celebrant: Rev’d Sue Nicholas

WELCOME BACK
Welcome to Rev’d Sue at 8am and to Fr David
Watson at 10am who will be returning to celebrate
the 7th Sunday of Easter / Sunday after Ascension.

NOTES FROM THE CHOIR
In the 21st Century David Ogden set to music the
words of a prayer of the 16th Century Saint Teresa
of Avila. Referring to a turning point in history
two millennia ago, which we marked in the Feast
of the Ascension last Thursday and celebrate
today, she left us with the message:
Christ has no body now but yours. Yours are the
eyes with which he sees, the feet with which he
walks, the hands with which he blesses all the
world.
These are the words of our anthem this morning.
So it is for the Church to be the Body of Christ –
for us to embody him in the world.
John Steere

NOTES FROM THE BELLRINGERS
Bellringers from far afield have been beating a
path to our door (both metaphorically and literally)
to develop their skills. We have regular visitors
from Bere Ferrers and Ermington coming along
to our Wednesday practices, supported by more
experienced ringers from the Minster and some of
our own members, helping us all learn together.
A result really has been to establish a footpath
towards the tower, which John Mitchelmore has
enhanced, using his own mower to neaten what
had evolved. The Parks Department seems intent
on letting the area become a wildflower meadow
rather than mowing it regularly. All that is needed
now to provide a suitable setting for our church are
the wildflowers .... and a regularly mown and
well-trodden footpath.


FIONA’S FOOTNOTES
I find it difficult to understand the nature of God?
Do you too? We speak of the three person nature
of the Trinity and my mind conjures up three
different people. I’m sure many people find they
are the same. We might think of God the Father as
the creator of all we experience, a divine being
who is far away. We might think of Jesus in human
form, close to humanity, and we might think of the
Holy Spirit as a being all around us, helping us in
our daily lives. When I was a child I didn’t feel I
could talk to Jesus because, although He died on
the cross for me, I didn’t think of Him as God. Of
course all three are God. The language we use,
whether collectively or personally, sometimes adds
to our confusion. I sit here wondering if what I’ve
written above makes it sound as though I think of
the Trinity as three separate beings. Of course I
don’t, but it’s so tricky when we are using words
which cannot capture the substance and nature of
God, to describe God!
We could also look at the Trinity in another way,
where the Father, Son and Holy Spirit share an
intimacy and equality where there is no head or
way of being; where the persons of the Trinity
exist in a distinctive way which we humans can
never fully comprehend. The Trinity is a
celebration of difference and diversity, a model of
being which the church can mirror, where we
might disagree over certain areas but can share a
unique and fruitful diversity.
Just to remind everyone that I have tickets, and if
I’m very clever I’ll have brought them to church
with me this week (if I’ve remembered to write a
diary entry to remind me, that is!). If you are free
on Saturday 28 June you are very welcome to
come and celebrate the ordination of eleven new
Deacons. I went to last year’s service and it really
is a wonderful occasion.
With love and prayers
Fiona

Scott’s ordination to the Sacred Priesthood:
Anyone who would like to attend Scott’s
ordination service at St Paul’s, is very welcome
to go.
There will also be a full high concelebrated
Mass (with LOTS of incense) on 19th June at
St Michael’s, Mount Denham, Exeter, at 7.30pm.
This church is pretty easy to find (I even managed
it, without getting lost!!!). The service will
probably end at around 9pm, and there will be a
party afterwards which you are very welcome to
stay for.
Scott will also celebrate his first Eucharist on
Trinity Sunday, 10.30am, in St Paul’s Church,
Honiton.
He’d love to see anyone from the parish at any of
these services, but has asked me to pass on that
there will be lots of incense used in procession at
the service in St Michael’s.

My ordination:
The diocese has now sent out the tickets for this,
which will be arriving at any moment to my home.
Once I receive them I will bring them to the
following service (so I might even have them for
Sunday!) so those who would like to come along
can just ask me for a ticket. I would love to see as
many of you as can make it to this service.

MARILYN'S MEMOS

CONCERT: WEST DEVON CHORALE:
A Summer Serenade
Saturday 7th June: 7.30pm
With music by English Masters Britten,
Elgar, Finzi and Vaughan Williams.
Tickets: £16
Children/Students: £8
Available on the door
Email: admin@westdevonchorale.co.uk
Phone: 07731462412

FUND RAISING TEA PARTY
WITH CONCERT TO FOLLOW
Rolling Harmony
Sunday 8th June: 3.15pm
Enjoy afternoon tea at 3.15, followed by a one
hour concert.
Tickets £10 preferably sold or ordered in advance
so that we know how many to cater for!
Home made (or bought!) cakes are needed and or
sandwiches. Could everyone in congregation help
by providing cakes etc.
Volunteer tea makers please!
We are relying on you to send the poster to all
your local friends and family so we have the
largest audience possible.

SUMMER FAIR
Thank you for all the Bric-a-
brac delivered this week.
Splendid effort. We still have room if you have
friends needing tables or table spaces.
The chart will be up next week for you to
volunteer help during the day. Looking forward
to filling the gaps.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY IN MAY
Fiona Lang, Rev’d Sue, Diana Cooke, Lorna
Bartlett, James Bridgwater, Peter Harrison,
Margaret Bibby, Elaine Cresswell, Ruth Sayers.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY IN JUNE
Mac Armstrong, Lesley Morris, Steve Baker,
Terry Hewitt, Marlene Schuster, Margaret Wright.