Sunday 1st March 2026
Prayer for the Week
God, we need you to be a part of everything we do this week and throughout Lent.
Every morning as we dress buckle the belt of truth around our waists. Help us to face every situation with integrity, honour and kind words on our lips. Make us the kind of people who are quick to own up to our mistakes and take responsibility for choices we make. In times of conflict may we be an instrument of your peace. Give us the courage to speak life into hopeless situations and the wisdom to know when to remain silent. Remind us that with you by our sides we cannot lose. You will not hesitate to put everything on the line for us. You've already shown that when you sent Jesus to change our lives forever. Amen
Prayers for the sick and for those recovering: Wendy, Auril, Ian, Zelma, Mike, Jacqui, Frank, River, Theo, Maggie, David, Priscilla, Paul, Kiera, Yolanda, Sarah, Levi, Joy, Viola, Martin, Joan , Liz, Sharon, Eileen, Rachel, Esa, Tyson, David, Sally and Jenny, Val, Frank and Joan, Ruby.
Pray for those who have departed from this world:
From our Book of Remembrance: Tony Cullum, Harry Hartley, William May, Clifton Adams.
May the souls of the departed rest in peace AND RISE IN GLORY
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way of righteousness: grant to all those who are admitted into the fellowship of Christ’s religion,
that they may reject those things that are contrary to their profession, and follow all such things as are agreeable to the same; through our Lord Jesus Christ, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
Amen
Genesis 12. 1-4a
Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. 2I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. 3I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”
4So Abram went, as the Lord had told him; and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran.
Romans 4. 1-5, 13-17
What then are we to say was gained by Abraham, our ancestor according to the flesh? 2For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. 3For what does the scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness.” 4Now to one who works, wages are not reckoned as a gift but as something due. 5But to one who without works trusts him who justifies the ungodly, such faith is reckoned as righteousness. 13For the promise that he would inherit the world did not come to Abraham or to his descendants through the law but through the righteousness of faith. 14If it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void. 15For the law brings wrath; but where there is no law, neither is there violation. 16For this reason it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his descendants, not only to the adherents of the law but also to those who share the faith of Abraham (for he is the father of all of us,
17as it is written, “I have made you the father of many nations”) —in the presence of the God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist.
John 3. 1-17
Now there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews. 2He came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God; for no one can do these signs that you do apart from the presence of
Cippenham St. Andrew’s,
Anglican Parish 1st March 2026
(Purple)
Contact Person
Rev. Neil Popham - 01628 661994
1st Sunday in Lent
Holy Eucharist Service 9.30am – Rev Neil
Monday
Rev Neil’s Day off
Tuesday
Children’s Ministry- 6-8pm
Bible Study on Zoom 6.30pm
Wednesday
Foodbank 11am-1pm
Thursday:
Holy Eucharist 10.45am - Rev Neil
Family Time 16.30-18.30pm
Friday:
Poppets 9-11am
Choir practice 6.30pm
Saturday:
Coffee Shop 10-12
Lent 3
Holy Communion by Extension Service 9.30am – Angeline LLM
Special Collection Sunday
Readings for Next Week
Exodus 17. 1-7, Romans 5. 1-11, John 4. 5-42.
Dates for your Diary 2026
CSCT meetings: 13th May
PCC meetings: 11th March, APCM 26th April
Special quarterly collection – 8th March
St Patricks night – 14th March tickets going on sell s
Mothering Sunday – 15th March
Palm Sunday – 29th March
Good Friday- 3rd April
Easter Sunday – 5th April
St Patrick’s Night: we are going to have raffle baskets done and so please bring anything at all, those unwanted Christmas and birthday presents will be of a great help.
Collect
Almighty God, you show to those who are in error the light of your truth, that they may return to the
God.” 3Jesus answered him, “Very truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being born from above.” 4Nicodemus said to him, “How can anyone be born after having grown old? Can one enter a second time into the mother’s womb and be born?” 5Jesus answered, “Very truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit. 6What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7Do not be astonished that I said to you, ‘You must be born from above.’ 8The wind blows where it chooses, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.” 9Nicodemus said to him, “How can these things be?” 10Jesus answered him, “Are you a teacher of Israel, and yet you do not understand these things? 11“Very truly, I tell you, we speak of what we know and testify to what we have seen; yet you do not receive our testimony. 12If I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you about heavenly things? 13No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven, the Son of Man. 14And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, 15that whoever believes in him may have eternal life. 16“For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life. 17“Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
Post Communion Prayer
Almighty God, you see that we have no power of ourselves to help ourselves: keep us both outwardly in our bodies, and inwardly in our souls;
that we may be defended from all adversities
which may happen to the body, and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen