Prayer for the Week

A joyful heart strengthens us to face the demands of the week with hope and positivity. Life’s challenges can easily drain joy, but Scripture reminds us that the joy of the Lord is our strength. 

Lord, fill my heart with joy in the week ahead. Remove discouragement and replace it with gladness in Your presence. Strengthen me with joy so I can face every challenge with hope and positivity. Thank You for being the source of lasting joy that no one can take away. May my life this week reflect Your goodness and strength. 

Amen

Prayers for the sick and for those recovering:  Wendy, Auril, Ian, Zelma, Mike, Jacqui, Frank, River, Theo, Maggie, David, Priscilla, Paul, Rod, Kiera, Yolanda, Sarah, Levi, Joy, Viola, Martin, Joan Katarina, Liz, Sharon, Vlad, Rachel, Esa, Sr Mary-Lawrence, Tyson, David, Sally and Jenny, Val, Frank and Joan.

Pray for those who have departed from this world :  May their souls rest in peace AND RISE IN GLORY

Church Warden- Mizrab    07490153847

Lay Chair- Sandie   01753 575107

PCC Secretary - Matt      07984321334     

PCC Treasurer- Sunny     07850321156               

Safeguarding Officer-    07951074256

Website Editor- Ray       07730221947

Poppets – Rev Neil       01628 661994

The Choir - Leiola        07710329518   

Room Hire-Sylvia        07546710834 

LLM – Angeline           07951074256

Church of England Parish Office email 

standrewscofecippenham@hotmail.co.uk

Website: standrewcippenham.org

As per our tradition Harvest items brought will be donated to Food Bank. Suggested items required can be found at: https://slough.foodbank.org.uk/give-help-2/foodbank-wishlist/

As was mentioned in the service, encouraging people to consider increasing their regular giving or bring a special one off cash gift for church funds this Sunday and next week too.

300 Club winners this quarter:

1^st – Evelyn Sepala £60

2^nd – Maria Rawling £40

3^rd – Ted and Shirley Godly £25 

Anyone wanting to Join please contact Shelagh Whitehouse.

 Cippenham St. Andrew’s, 

in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen

Deuteronomy 26.1-11

When you have come into the land that the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance to possess, and you possess it, and settle in it, ²you shall take some of the first of all the fruit of the ground, which you harvest from the land that the Lord your God is giving you, and you shall put it in a basket and go to the place that the Lord your God will choose as a dwelling for his name. ³You shall go to the priest who is in office at that time, and say to him, “Today I declare to the Lord your God that I have come into the land that the Lord swore to our ancestors to give us.” ⁴When the priest takes the basket from your hand and sets it down before the altar of the Lord your God, ⁵you shall make this response before the Lord your God: “A wandering Aramean was my ancestor; he went down into Egypt and lived there as an alien, few in number, and there he became a great nation, mighty and populous. ⁶When the Egyptians treated us harshly and afflicted us, by imposing hard labor on us, ⁷we cried to the Lord, the God of our ancestors; the Lord heard our voice and saw our affliction, our toil, and our oppression. ⁸The Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with a terrifying display of power, and with signs and wonders; ⁹and he brought us into this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey. ¹⁰So now I bring the first of the fruit of the ground that you, O Lord, have given me.” You shall set it down before the Lord your God and bow down before the Lord your God. ¹¹Then you, together with the Levites and the aliens who reside among you, shall celebrate with all the bounty that the Lord your God has given to you and to your house

.Philippians 4.4-9

⁴Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. ⁵Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. ⁶Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. ⁷And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. ⁸Finally, beloved, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. ⁹Keep on doing the things that you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, and the God of peace will be with you.

Anglican Parish           12^th October 2025 

 (Green) 

Contact Person  

Rev. Neil Popham - 01628 661994

Harvest Sunday

Holy Communion Service 9.30am– Rev Neil

Tuesday

Children’s ministry 6-8pm

Bible Study for on zoom at 6.30pm

Wednesday

Foodbank 11am-1pm

Thursday: 

Holy Communion Service 10.45am Rev Neil

Family Time 16.30-18.30pm

Friday:

Poppets from 9-11

Choir practice - 6.30pm

Saturday

Coffee shop: 10-12

Trinity 18 Sunday

Holy Communion Service 9.30am– Rev Neil

Readings for Next Week

Jeremiah 31. 27-34, 2 Timothy 3. 14- 4.5, LUKE 18.1-8.

Dates for your Diary 2025

PCC Meetings – 12^th November at 7pm

CSCT Meeting – 18^th November at 7.30pm

Harvest Service – 12^th October

Christmas Fair- 6^th December from 10am

All Saints Day-2^nd November

Remembrance Sunday – 9^th November

St Andrew’s Day – 30^th November

St Andrew’s Day Service Plan – TBC

A Special Prayer for the new Bishop of Canterbury-elect Bishop Sarah Mullaly:

Heavenly Father we thank you for your Servant, and pray that you bless her as she takes on this new post. Give her strength and wisdom to discern your leading her filled with the Holy Spirit. In Jesus name we pray. Amen

Collect

Eternal God, you crown the year with your goodness and you give us the fruits of the earth in their season: grant that we may use them to your glory, for the relief of those in need and for our own well-being; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you,

John 6. 25-35

When they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, “Rabbi, when did you come here?” ²⁶Jesus answered them, “Very truly, I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves. ²⁷Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For it is on him that God the Father has set his seal.” ²⁸Then they said to him, “What must we do to perform the works of God?” ²⁹Jesus answered them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.” ³⁰So they said to him, “What sign are you going to give us then, so that we may see it and believe you? What work are you performing? ³¹Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’” ³²Then Jesus said to them, “Very truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. ³³For the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” ³⁴They said to him, “Sir, give us this bread always.” ³⁵Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.

 Post Communion Prayer

Lord of the harvest, with joy we have offered thanksgiving for your love in creation and have shared in the bread and the wine of the kingdom: by your grace plant within us a reverence for all that you give us and make us generous and wise stewards of the good things we enjoy; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen