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Bromley and Sheppard’S CollegeS W eekly Herald 20 June 2021 Midsummer Night’s Dream Thought for the Week “Hope” is the thing with feathers - That perches in the soul - And sings the tune without the words - Bromley and Sheppard’s colleges have a And never stops - at all – long tradition of involvement with local Emily Dickenson theatres. They are so grateful for our hosting of this opening up celebration. To alleviate any tensions and concerns the producer and directors would like to come and meet with collegians, hopefully with a view to future collaborations beyond this event. Ideas for how this could happen are welcome – let Jo know in the office. If the Government delays opening up beyond 19 July, the event will be cancelled. The July rehearsal schedule on the South Lawn is: Sun 11: 3-6pm Sat 17: 10am to 10pm – tech set up and Maintenance run through Fairthorn Farrell and Timms have Sun 18: 10am to 10pm - double run provided a comprehensive set of Mon 19: 6.30 to 10.30pm - final dress maintenance plans. The trustees will Performances formally receive these at their next 20-24 6.30 to 10.30pm meeting. Tickets available here: Our annual Fire Assessment is booked www.BCATheatre.com for July; and we will be pleased to show 11 tickets were pre-sold to collegians real progress in works and plans since and these will be given reserved, named last year. seats. Quotations have been received for the Please move cars parked by the South boiler replacements; we must make a lawn to the rear parking from 20 July, to small adjustment to the specification, clear the performance space. but nearly there. 1
Weekly Herald Coffee Morning Summer borders The next coffee morning is Thursday 24 June at 10.30 am in the Old Quad to raise money for Whitechapel Mission. https://whitechapel.org.uk/supporting-us Service rota The July Rota is on its way round. We are starting again by including everyone. Please be encouraged to join in, and pass the rota on quickly. Linda Balmer Linda is away on annual leave returning to work on Monday 28 June. Helen will be covering for her. Pam Dawson and daughter Coming to visit around 10.30am on Friday 25 June – there will be coffee on the lawn. Chaplain offsite Chaplain will be at the Bewith Community on 5 and 6 July. Did you see 3 after Trinity the bee? Roadmap out of lockdown The roadmap has been delayed until 19 July. Pray that victory will be won over this virus so that life can return to a level of normality. https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus Brandy Pearson 2
Weekly Herald Collect Psalm 9.9-end Almighty God, you have broken the tyranny of sin Mark 4:35-41 and have sent the Spirit of your Son When evening had come, he said to into our hearts them, ‘Let us go across to the other whereby we call you Father: side.’ And leaving the crowd behind, give us grace to dedicate our freedom they took him with them in the boat, to your service, just as he was. Other boats were with that we and all creation him. A great gale arose, and the waves may be brought to the glorious liberty beat into the boat, so that the boat was of the children of God; already being swamped. But he was in through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, the stern, asleep on the cushion; and who is alive and reigns with you, they woke him up and said to him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, ‘Teacher, do you not care that we are one God, now and for ever. perishing?’ He woke up and rebuked the Amen wind, and said to the sea, ‘Peace! Be still!’ Then the wind ceased, and there SCRIPTURE was a dead calm. He said to them, ‘Why are you afraid? Have you still no Job 38:1-11 faith?’ And they were filled with great The LORD answered Job out of the awe and said to one another, ‘Who then whirlwind: ‘Who is this that darkens is this, that even the wind and the sea counsel by words without knowledge? obey him?’ Gird up your loins like a man, I will question you, and you shall declare to me. ‘Where were you when I laid the Post Communion Prayer foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you O God, whose beauty have understanding. Who determined is beyond our imagining its measurements—surely you know! and whose power Or who stretched the line upon it? On we cannot comprehend: what were its bases sunk, or who laid its show us your glory cornerstone when the morning stars as far as we can grasp it, sang together and all the heavenly and shield us from knowing beings shouted for joy? ‘Or who shut in more than we can bear the sea with doors when it burst out until we may look upon you from the womb? when I made the without fear; clouds its garment, and thick darkness through Jesus Christ our Saviour. its swaddling band, and prescribed Amen bounds for it, and set bars and doors, and said, “Thus far shall you come, and no farther, and here shall your proud Lost mobile ‘phone – found on waves be stopped”? driveway: “Duro” brand (not SMART) let office know if it is yours. 3
Weekly Herald Prayer Diary Anglican Cycle The Church of North India (United) Kondoa Our Companion Diocese, Kondoa: Rochester Cycle The Rt Rev Given Gaula, Bishop Colleges Anthony Watkins and Derek Shilling [T] Community Mildmay Hospital and Leprosy Mission Charles Potter, Frank and Yvonne Gough (2007), David and Diane Cossar (2012), Mary Watts (2015), Pam Dawson Collegians moved away (2019). John and Joyce Ilson (2020), Ken Hewitt (2020), Sarah Grove(2020) Anne Townsend, Matthew Coxen, June Dakin, Chris Davies, Those who have asked Karen Layton, Maureen Edmonds, Nigel and Diane Pilgrim, for prayer Peter Hemming, Vic Shaw, Julian White, Liz Whiting, John Williams Year’s Mind Felix Abraham Dias-Abeyesinghe and Rose Lowe Anniversary Those who have died Let the office know of additions and removals from the prayer list Activities diary What and when Time President/leader Reader Intercessor Sun 20 June Anne 10am Paul Jenkins Brandy Pearson Communion Townsend Please remember to label or remove vestments in the Chapel by today (20 June) Daily office 9am/5pm Monday to Saturday Mon 21 June 5.30pm In Chapel Silent Prayer Thur 24 June Birth of John the 10am Chaplain Valerie Pearce John Townsend Baptist Coffee on the lawn in aid of The Whitechapel Thurs 24 June 10.30am Mission Sun 27 June 5pm Chaplain Evensong ADVANCE NOTICE 5pm St John’s choir visiting Evensong 18 July 4
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