Church & Community

09:30 Eucharist Christian Aid Service at Emmanuel Church

Sunday 21st May, 2023

Presiding

Rev Heather Atkinson

Ron Jones

Preaching

Rev Heather Atkinson

Intercessions

Marcus Maxwell

Readings

Joel 1:10-12; 2:21-25 - read by Sarah Maxwell

Matthew 13:1-9, 31-32 - read by Rachel Collier

Hymns

When I Needed A Neighbour	view lyrics
All My Hope On God Is Founded	view lyrics
Brother, Sister, Let Me Serve You	view lyrics
Christ Triumphant	view lyrics

Start presentation Printable Order of Service

Start

SlideSet: Images: Welcome to Emmanuel

Welcome to Emmanuel

Hymn: When I Needed A Neighbour

When I Needed A Neighbour

Words & Music: Sydney Bertram Carter (1915-2004)

When I needed a neighbour were you there, were you there? When I needed a neighbour were you there?

And the creed and the colour and the name won't matter, Were you there?

I was hungry and thirsty, were you there, were you there? I was hungry and thirsty, were you there?

And the creed and the colour and the name won't matter, Were you there?

I was cold, I was naked, were you there, were you there? I was cold, I was naked, were you there?

And the creed and the colour and the name won't matter, Were you there?

When I needed a shelter were you there, were you there? When I needed a shelter were you there?

And the creed and the colour and the name won't matter, Were you there?

When I needed a healer were you there, were you there? When I needed a healer were you there?

And the creed and the colour and the name won't matter, Were you there?

Wherever you travel I'll be there, I'll be there, Wherever you travel I'll be there.

And the creed and the colour and the name won't matter, I'll be there?

Reading: Joel 1:10-12; 2:21-25

Joel 1:10-12; 2:21-25

read by Sarah Maxwell

The fields are ruined, the ground is dried up; the grain is destroyed, the new wine is dried up, the olive oil fails.

Despair, you farmers, wail, you vine growers; grieve for the wheat and the barley, because the harvest of the field is destroyed.

The vine is dried up and the fig tree is withered; the pomegranate, the palm and the apple tree— all the trees of the field—are dried up. Surely the people's joy is withered away.

Do not be afraid, land of Judah; be glad and rejoice. Surely the LORD has done great things!

Do not be afraid, you wild animals, for the pastures in the wilderness are becoming green. The trees are bearing their fruit; the fig tree and the vine yield their riches.

Be glad, people of Zion, rejoice in the LORD your God, for he has given you the autumn rains because he is faithful. He sends you abundant showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before.

The threshing floors will be filled with grain; the vats will overflow with new wine and oil.

"I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten— the great locust and the young locust, the other locusts and the locust swarm— my great army that I sent among you.

Hymn: All My Hope On God Is Founded

All My Hope On God Is Founded

Words: Joachim Neander (1650-80)
adapted by Robert Bridges (1844-1930)
Music: Herbert Howells (1892-1983)

All my hope on God is founded;
He doth still my trust renew.
Me through change and chance he guideth,
Only good and only true.

God unknown,
He alone
Calls my heart to be his own.

Human pride and earthly glory,
Sword and crown betray his trust;
What with care and toil he buildeth,
Tower and temple, fall to dust.

But God's power,
Hour by hour,
Is my temple and my tower.

God's great goodness aye endureth,
Deep his wisdom, passing thought:
Splendour, light, and life attend him,
Beauty springeth out of naught.

Evermore
From his store
New-born worlds rise and adore.

Daily doth th' Almighty giver
Bounteous gifts on us bestow;
His desire our soul delighteth,
Pleasure leads us where we go.

Love doth stand
At his hand;
Joy doth wait on his command.

Still from earth to God eternal
Sacrifice of praise be done,
High above all praises praising
For the gift of Christ his Son.

Christ doth call
One and all:
Ye who follow shall not fall.

Reading: Matthew 13:1-9, 31-32

Matthew 13:1-9, 31-32

read by Rachel Collier

That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake.

Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people stood on the shore.

Then he told them many things in parables, saying: "A farmer went out to sow his seed.

As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up.

Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow.

But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.

Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants.

Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop—a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.

Whoever has ears, let them hear."

He told them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field.

Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches."

Video: Christian Aid 2023

https://christianaid.resourcespace.com/pages/view.php?ref=7759&k=472c2cf833#

SlideSet: Image: Mustard Seed

Liturgy: Authorised Affirmation of Faith (E8)

We believe in God the Father,
God almighty, by whose plan
earth and heaven sprang to being,
all created things began.

We believe in Christ the Saviour,
Son of God in human frame,
virgin-born, the child of Mary
upon whom the Spirit came.

Christ, who on the cross forsaken,
like a lamb to slaughter led,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
he descended to the dead.

We believe in Jesus risen,
heaven's king to rule and reign,
to the Father's side ascended
till as judge he comes again.

We believe in God the Spirit;
in one Church, below, above:
saints of God in one communion,
one in holiness and love.

So by faith, our sins forgiven,
Christ our Saviour, Lord and friend,
we shall rise with him in glory
to the life that knows no end

Hymn: Brother, Sister, Let Me Serve You

Once play is clicked, slides will auto-advance until the end of the song is reached.

Brother, Sister, Let Me Serve You

Words & Music: Richard A M Gillard (b 1953)

Brother, sister let me serve you.
Let me be as Christ to you;
Pray that I may have the grace to
Let you be my servant too.

We are pilgrims on a journey,
And companions on the road;
We are here to help each other
Walk the mile and bear the load.

I will hold the Christ-light for you
In the night-time of your fear;
I will hold my hand out to you,
Speak the peace you long to hear.

I will weep when you are weeping;
When you laugh I'll laugh with you;
I will share your joy and sorrow till we've seen this journey through.

When we sing to God in heaven
We shall find such harmony,
Born of all we've known together
Of Christ's love and agony.

Brother, sister let me serve you.
Let me be as Christ to you;
Pray that I may have the grace to
Let you be my servant too.

Hymn: Christ Triumphant

Once play is clicked, slides will auto-advance until the end of the song is reached.

Christ Triumphant

Words: Michael Saward (1932-2015)
Music: John Barnard (b 1948)

Christ triumphant, ever reigning
Saviour, Master, King
Lord of heaven, our lives sustaining
Hear us as we sing

Yours the glory and the crown,
The high renown, the eternal name

Word incarnate, truth revealing
Son of Man on earth!
Power and majesty concealing
By your humble birth

Yours the glory and the crown,
The high renown, the eternal name

Suffering Servant, scorned, ill-treated
Victim crucified!
Death is through the cross defeated
Sinners justified

Yours the glory and the crown,
The high renown, the eternal name

Priestly King, enthroned forever
High in heaven above!
Sin and death and hell shall never
Stifle hymns of love

Yours the glory and the crown,
The high renown, the eternal name

So, our hearts and voices raising
Through the ages long
Ceaselessly upon You gazing
This shall be our song

Yours the glory and the crown,
The high renown, the eternal name

Useful Links

Ladies Fellowship at Emmanuel

The Men's Society

Parents, Carers and Tots

Uniformed Groups

Vicar's Monthly Message

Guided tours of St James

Virtual Tour of St James

Terms & Conditions

© 2023 Parish of St James with Emmanuel New Brighton. Charity Reg No: 1138041