12 Weekly News Sheet
The Third Sunday of Easter - 04th May 2025
This week's services, events & notices
Services for today, Sunday 04th May
The Third Sunday of Easter
St Isan
8.00am
Holy Eucharist
St Faith
9.00am
Holy Eucharist
St Isan
10.30am
Holy Eucharist
St Faith
4.00pm
Faith @ Four
This Week (at St Isan’s unless otherwise stated)
Monday
7.30pm
Bellringing
Tuesday
10.00am
Community Coffee Morning at St Faith’s
Tuesday
6.30pm
Youth Club at St Faith’s
Services for next Sunday 11th May
St Isan
8.00am
Holy Eucharist
St Faith
9.00am
Holy Eucharist
St Isan
10.30am
Holy Eucharist followed by refreshments
Faith @ Four Worship continues at St Faith’s Church at 4pm today. There will be refreshments, worship songs both ‘old and new’, bible readings and interviews, prayers and reflections. Something for everyone so come along, all ages are welcome to join us in a live music, informal act of worship that is ‘Faith @ Four’!
Youth Group continues at St Faith’s on Tuesday, 06th May for Years 6-9, and then on every first Tuesday of the month from 6.30pm to 8pm. There will be plenty of games, activities and a tuck shop to keep them entertained.
St Faith’s Congregational Meeting will be held on Sunday 18th May at after the 09:00 service. There you will be able to approve the St Faith’s report (copies circulated by email and at back of church), and vote in the Congregational Warden, Church Committee Members and Ministry Area Council representatives. Nomination forms for these positions are at the back of church.
St Isan’s Congregational Meeting will be held on Sunday 18th May at after the 0:30 service. There you will be able to approve the St Isan’s report (copies circulated by email and at back of church), and vote in the Congregational Warden, Church Committee Members and Ministry Area Council representatives. Nomination forms for these positions are at the back of church.
Nominees are also sought for Diocesan conference members and Deanery conference members
Closing date for nominations is 09:00 on Sunday 18th May.
Electoral Roll We are able to amend the Electoral Roll ahead of the Ministry Area Vestry Meeting. If you would like to be added, please contact admin@parishofllanishen.org.uk or see one of your wardens or Elaine by Sunday 01st June. If your contact details have changed, please also complete a new form.
Copies of Electoral Roll forms are at the back church,
If you are already on it, there is nothing you need to do. You need to be on the electoral roll to be a member of any of the councils or to be able to vote at the Ministry Area Vestry meeting, which will be held in June. Date, time, venue to be decided.
Services for today, Sunday 04th May
The Third Sunday of Easter
| St Isan | 8.00am | Holy Eucharist |
| St Faith | 9.00am | Holy Eucharist |
| St Isan | 10.30am | Holy Eucharist |
| St Faith | 4.00pm | Faith @ Four |
This Week (at St Isan’s unless otherwise stated)
| Monday | 7.30pm | Bellringing |
| Tuesday | 10.00am | Community Coffee Morning at St Faith’s |
| Tuesday | 6.30pm | Youth Club at St Faith’s |
Services for next Sunday 11th May
| St Isan | 8.00am | Holy Eucharist |
| St Faith | 9.00am | Holy Eucharist |
| St Isan | 10.30am | Holy Eucharist followed by refreshments |
Faith @ Four Worship continues at St Faith’s Church at 4pm today. There will be refreshments, worship songs both ‘old and new’, bible readings and interviews, prayers and reflections. Something for everyone so come along, all ages are welcome to join us in a live music, informal act of worship that is ‘Faith @ Four’!
Youth Group continues at St Faith’s on Tuesday, 06th May for Years 6-9, and then on every first Tuesday of the month from 6.30pm to 8pm. There will be plenty of games, activities and a tuck shop to keep them entertained.
St Faith’s Congregational Meeting will be held on Sunday 18th May at after the 09:00 service. There you will be able to approve the St Faith’s report (copies circulated by email and at back of church), and vote in the Congregational Warden, Church Committee Members and Ministry Area Council representatives. Nomination forms for these positions are at the back of church.
St Isan’s Congregational Meeting will be held on Sunday 18th May at after the 0:30 service. There you will be able to approve the St Isan’s report (copies circulated by email and at back of church), and vote in the Congregational Warden, Church Committee Members and Ministry Area Council representatives. Nomination forms for these positions are at the back of church.
Nominees are also sought for Diocesan conference members and Deanery conference members
Closing date for nominations is 09:00 on Sunday 18th May.
Electoral Roll We are able to amend the Electoral Roll ahead of the Ministry Area Vestry Meeting. If you would like to be added, please contact admin@parishofllanishen.org.uk or see one of your wardens or Elaine by Sunday 01st June. If your contact details have changed, please also complete a new form.
Copies of Electoral Roll forms are at the back church,
If you are already on it, there is nothing you need to do. You need to be on the electoral roll to be a member of any of the councils or to be able to vote at the Ministry Area Vestry meeting, which will be held in June. Date, time, venue to be decided.
Easter 3 Readings
The Third Sunday of Easter (C)
Collect 65
Almighty Father, who in your great mercy gladdened the disciples with the sight of the risen Lord: give us such knowledge of his presence with us, that we may be strengthened and sustained by his risen life and serve you continually in righteousness and truth; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
Acts 9. 1-6
Meanwhile Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest and asked him for letters to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any who belonged to the Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. Now as he was going along and approaching Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?’ He asked, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ The reply came, ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. But get up and enter the city, and you will be told what you are to do.’
Responsorial Psalm 30
R: O Lord my God, I will give you thanks for ever.
I will exalt / you, O Lord, because you have / raised me up and have not let my foes / triumph over me.
R: O Lord my God, I will give you thanks for ever.
O Lord my God, / I cried out to you and / you have healed me. You brought me up, O Lord, / from the dead; you restored me to life from among those that go down / to the Pit.
R: O Lord my God, I will give you thanks for ever.
Sing to the Lord, you servants of his; give thanks to his / holy name. For his wrath endures but the twinkling of an eye, his favour / for his lifetime. Heaviness may endure / for a night, but joy comes / in the morning.
R: O Lord my God, I will give you thanks for ever.
In my prosperity I said, ‘I shall ne/ver be moved. You, Lord, of your goodness, have made my / hill so strong.’ Then you / hid your face from me and I was utter/ly dismayed.
R: O Lord my God, I will give you thanks for ever.
To you, O Lord, I cried; to the Lord I made my / supplication : ‘What profit is there in my blood, if I go down / to the Pit? Will the dust praise you or de/clare your faithfulness? ‘ Hear, O Lord, and have mercy upon me; O Lord, / be my helper.’
R: O Lord my God, I will give you thanks for ever.
You have turned my mourning / into dancing; you have put off my sackcloth and girded / me with gladness; Therefore my heart sings to you / without ceasing; O Lord my God, I will give you / thanks for ever.
R: O Lord my God, I will give you thanks for ever.
Revelation 5. 11-14
Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels surrounding the throne and the living creatures and the elders; they numbered myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands, singing with full voice, ‘Worthy is the Lamb that was slaughtered to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honour and glory and blessing!’
Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, singing, ‘To the one seated on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honour and glory and might for ever and ever!’ And the four living creatures said, ‘Amen!’ And the elders fell down and worshipped.
V: Hear what the spirit is saying to the Church
R: Thanks be to God
Please stand for the Gospel
V: Listen to the Gospel of Christ according to St John
R: Glory to you, O Lord
John 21. 1-19 Jesus Appears to the Disciples
After these things Jesus showed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias; and he showed himself in this way. Gathered there together were Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples. Simon Peter said to them, ‘I am going fishing.’ They said to him, ‘We will go with you.’ They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing.
Just after daybreak, Jesus stood on the beach; but the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to them, ‘Children, you have no fish, have you?’ They answered him, ‘No.’ He said to them, ‘Cast the net to the right side of the boat, and you will find some.’ So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in because there were so many fish.That disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, ‘It is the Lord!’ When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on some clothes, for he was naked, and jumped into the lake.But the other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from the land, only about a hundred yards off.
When they had gone ashore, they saw a charcoal fire there, with fish on it, and bread. Jesus said to them, ‘Bring some of the fish that you have just caught.’ So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net ashore, full of large fish, a hundred and fifty-three of them; and though there were so many, the net was not torn. Jesus said to them, ‘Come and have breakfast.’ Now none of the disciples dared to ask him, ‘Who are you?’ because they knew it was the Lord. Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and did the same with the fish. This was now the third time that Jesus appeared to the disciples after he was raised from the dead.
When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, ‘Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?’ He said to him, ‘Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Feed my lambs.’ A second time he said to him, ‘Simon son of John, do you love me?’ He said to him, ‘Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Tend my sheep.’ He said to him the third time, ‘Simon son of John, do you love me?’ Peter felt hurt because he said to him the third time, ‘Do you love me?’ And he said to him, ‘Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Feed my sheep. Very truly, I tell you, when you were younger, you used to fasten your own belt and to go wherever you wished. But when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will fasten a belt around you and take you where you do not wish to go.’ (He said this to indicate the kind of death by which he would glorify God.) After this he said to him, ‘Follow me.’
V: This is the Gospel of the Lord
R: Praise to you, O Christ
Post Communion Prayer 66
Living God, your Son made himself known to his disciples in the breaking of bread: open the eyes of our faith, that we may see him in all his redeeming work; who is alive and reigns, now and for ever.
The Third Sunday of Easter (C)
Collect 65
Almighty Father, who in your great mercy gladdened the disciples with the sight of the risen Lord: give us such knowledge of his presence with us, that we may be strengthened and sustained by his risen life and serve you continually in righteousness and truth; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
Acts 9. 1-6
Meanwhile Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest and asked him for letters to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any who belonged to the Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. Now as he was going along and approaching Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?’ He asked, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ The reply came, ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. But get up and enter the city, and you will be told what you are to do.’
Responsorial Psalm 30
R: O Lord my God, I will give you thanks for ever.
I will exalt / you, O Lord, because you have / raised me up and have not let my foes / triumph over me.
R: O Lord my God, I will give you thanks for ever.
O Lord my God, / I cried out to you and / you have healed me. You brought me up, O Lord, / from the dead; you restored me to life from among those that go down / to the Pit.
R: O Lord my God, I will give you thanks for ever.
Sing to the Lord, you servants of his; give thanks to his / holy name. For his wrath endures but the twinkling of an eye, his favour / for his lifetime. Heaviness may endure / for a night, but joy comes / in the morning.
R: O Lord my God, I will give you thanks for ever.
In my prosperity I said, ‘I shall ne/ver be moved. You, Lord, of your goodness, have made my / hill so strong.’ Then you / hid your face from me and I was utter/ly dismayed.
R: O Lord my God, I will give you thanks for ever.
To you, O Lord, I cried; to the Lord I made my / supplication : ‘What profit is there in my blood, if I go down / to the Pit? Will the dust praise you or de/clare your faithfulness? ‘ Hear, O Lord, and have mercy upon me; O Lord, / be my helper.’
R: O Lord my God, I will give you thanks for ever.
You have turned my mourning / into dancing; you have put off my sackcloth and girded / me with gladness; Therefore my heart sings to you / without ceasing; O Lord my God, I will give you / thanks for ever.
R: O Lord my God, I will give you thanks for ever.
Revelation 5. 11-14
Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels surrounding the throne and the living creatures and the elders; they numbered myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands, singing with full voice, ‘Worthy is the Lamb that was slaughtered to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honour and glory and blessing!’
Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, singing, ‘To the one seated on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honour and glory and might for ever and ever!’ And the four living creatures said, ‘Amen!’ And the elders fell down and worshipped.
V: Hear what the spirit is saying to the Church
R: Thanks be to God
Please stand for the Gospel
V: Listen to the Gospel of Christ according to St John
R: Glory to you, O Lord
John 21. 1-19 Jesus Appears to the Disciples
After these things Jesus showed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias; and he showed himself in this way. Gathered there together were Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples. Simon Peter said to them, ‘I am going fishing.’ They said to him, ‘We will go with you.’ They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing.
Just after daybreak, Jesus stood on the beach; but the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to them, ‘Children, you have no fish, have you?’ They answered him, ‘No.’ He said to them, ‘Cast the net to the right side of the boat, and you will find some.’ So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in because there were so many fish.That disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, ‘It is the Lord!’ When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on some clothes, for he was naked, and jumped into the lake.But the other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from the land, only about a hundred yards off.
When they had gone ashore, they saw a charcoal fire there, with fish on it, and bread. Jesus said to them, ‘Bring some of the fish that you have just caught.’ So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net ashore, full of large fish, a hundred and fifty-three of them; and though there were so many, the net was not torn. Jesus said to them, ‘Come and have breakfast.’ Now none of the disciples dared to ask him, ‘Who are you?’ because they knew it was the Lord. Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and did the same with the fish. This was now the third time that Jesus appeared to the disciples after he was raised from the dead.
When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, ‘Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?’ He said to him, ‘Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Feed my lambs.’ A second time he said to him, ‘Simon son of John, do you love me?’ He said to him, ‘Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Tend my sheep.’ He said to him the third time, ‘Simon son of John, do you love me?’ Peter felt hurt because he said to him the third time, ‘Do you love me?’ And he said to him, ‘Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Feed my sheep. Very truly, I tell you, when you were younger, you used to fasten your own belt and to go wherever you wished. But when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will fasten a belt around you and take you where you do not wish to go.’ (He said this to indicate the kind of death by which he would glorify God.) After this he said to him, ‘Follow me.’
V: This is the Gospel of the Lord
R: Praise to you, O Christ
Post Communion Prayer 66
Living God, your Son made himself known to his disciples in the breaking of bread: open the eyes of our faith, that we may see him in all his redeeming work; who is alive and reigns, now and for ever.