Latest available service on the Virtual Vicar

The Ten Commandments – 7 March
Our service for 7 March is based around The Ten Commandments. Rev David Payne leads our worship and Reader Roy Pinnock shares his thoughts on the relevance of the Commandments in this day and age.
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LENT

#LiveLent – God’s Story Our Story
#LiveLent God’s Story Our Story is the Church of England’s Lent theme for 2021
What is Lent?
A short video from Rev David, talking about Lent

Do something loving or kind for someone this weekend as a way of sharing Jesus’ love.
Reading: 1 Thessalonians 2.4-8
There’s an app available for either IOS or Android which will bring you a daily reflection or you can sign up to receive the reflection by email. You will find all the links for these on the Church of England website:
Want to know more about Lent? Rev David has recorded a short video ‘What is Lent?’
Tea at Three
Zoom time together each Sunday between 3:00pm and 4:00pm.
A chance to catch up with others, laugh, moan, get things off your chest witht your Vicar – Rev David Payne.
No agenda – just bring your own brew and a cake or equivalent (calories don’t count on Sundays). It’s a bit like the refreshments after the service but without the worship!

To obtain the access code for the Zoom call, please email:
(Once you have the access code, you can come for Tea at Three any week – the code remains the same from week to week.)
All previous Virtual Vicar services are still available to watch – you can find them all here
Flitton Church is open for private prayer by appointment only – please contact Angela Ayres on 01525 860723
We have some resources, including suggested home worship services and prayers for the outbreak; please scroll down this page to find all the resources or click on the links to go straight to them.
In order to download the service paperwork, you will need a ‘pdf reader’ – you can download Adobe Acrobat Reader for free here



Contemplation: A Gentle Journey of Prayers and Reflections
A Gentle Journey isn’t a service – it’s a selection of prayers and reflections accompanied by restful music and tranquil images. Lasting just over 15 minutes, we hope that you will find peace and relaxation, comfort and inspiration – a time of quiet contemplation as you listen to these words of praise.

If you have someone you would like our Virtual Congregation to include in their private prayers during the coming week, please email virtualvicar@3churches.uk by Friday of each week. Their name will then be shown here for the coming week.
Please remember in your prayers this week
Those who have recently died, including
Jean Bird,
Brian Finney,
Bill Firth,
Gerald & Kathleen Jones,
James Kerr,
Bridget Martin,
Martins Ogunbuyi,
Raymond Wells
and their family and friends
who mourn them
Those who are ill
Des Brazier,
Kara De Napoli – granddaughter
of Margaret Butt,
Stella Lawton,
Sally & Andy Metianu,
Sue Olney,
Bill Powers,
Joan Preston
and we also remember
Jonah – born at 27 weeks –
great-grandson of Anne Stiles
All the staff and residents
at Taymer Nursing Home
Recorded Services
If you would like to organise a Spiritual Communion at home, please click here to download the guidance from the Church of England

The Ten Commandments – 7 March
Our service for 7 March is based around The Ten Commandments. Rev David Payne leads our worship and Reader Roy Pinnock shares his thoughts on the relevance of the Commandments in this day and age.

God’s Promise to Abraham – 28 February
Our Morning Worship for Sunday 28 February is about God’s Promise to Abraham and was recorded in St John the Baptist, Flitton. The Intercessions were recorded in the De Grey Mausoleum – an English Heritage site attached to the Church.

God’s Covenant with Noah – 21 February
Our theme for this week’s service is God’s Covenant with Noah. Rev Anna Garvie leads the service and Rev David Payne gives the address. The Bible Reading is by Hilary Parks. You are welcome to watch the service at any time; the suggested worship time for our Virtual Congregation is 10:00am on Sunday 21 February 2021.

True Spirituality – Ash Wednesday – 17 February
Our service for Ash Wednesday was recorded at St James the Great, Silsoe and is led by Rev David Payne. Rev Anne Barker gives the address and Nick Thompson reads from the Bible.
Printable resources for home worship
Click on a button to open a pdf in a new window for you to read or print
Prayers

The Church of England has produced a booklet of prayers for use during the coronavirus outbreak.
If you would like a copy, please contact Rev. David Payne:
Tel: 01525 864858
Email: vicar@3churches.uk
Alternatively, you can download the booklet from tinyurl.com/prayers-coronavirus