10th July 2022 All Saints Church, Childwall READ: Luke 10:25-37
25 On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 “What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?” 27 He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbour as yourself.’” 28 “You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do this and you will live.” 29 But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbour?”
30 In reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. 31 A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. 32 So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33 But a Samaritan, as he travelled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. 34 He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him. 35 The next day he took out two denarii[e] and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Look after him,’ he said, ‘and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.’
36 “Which of these three do you think was a neighbour to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?” 37 The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.” Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”
REFLECT:
This is the Queen’s favourite parable and is a story many of us have known since childhood but it is one which was shocking and controversial when Jesus told it. Jews and Samaritans were neighbours and there was a long history of mistrust between the two communities.
In Luke 9, James and John wanted to destroy a Samaritan village because of their rejection of Jesus, and in John 4, Jesus amazes a Samaritan woman by engaging her in conversation because (John comments) “Jews do not associate with Samaritans.”
So, for Jesus’ hearers the words Good and Samaritan could not go together. Yet in this parable the Samaritan saw what the Priest and the Levite did not see. They saw a problem which could have made them ritually unclean and unable to fulfil their religious duties. The Samaritan saw a person in need and at risk of his own safety and at cost to himself he bound up his wounds and provided for his continued care and convalescence.
RESPOND:
We live in a society with all kinds of divisions and barriers and we each have our own prejudices. We need
to ask God to give us the eyes of Jesus so we move beyond our barriers and across the divide to bring
healing and wholeness and be good neighbours to all who we meet who are in need.
PRAY: Father God, open my eyes to see the world as you see it. To see beyond my own prejudices and see all people as your children, loved and created by you. Help me to be a good neighbour to all and use me where you have placed me to show your love and care. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Garry Critchley (Reader at All Saints)
Church services
Sunday 10th July – 9.15am – Holy Communion 11am – Parade Service
4pm – Annual Jazz Service in the Churchyard – Please come with decorated umbrellas and a folding chair.
Monday 11th July – 12noon Service of Thanksgiving for Eileen Holland
Thursday 14th July – 10.45am – BCP Holy Communion
Friday 15th July – 1.15pm Funeral of John Canavan
Sunday 17th July – 9.15am – Service of the Word 11am – Holy Communion
6pm – Holy communion with prayers for healing. (in the church hall followed by tea & coffee)
One Sunday Morning service at 10am during the summer
We will be having one Sunday morning service at 10am from Sunday 31st July throughout the summer up
to and including Sunday 4th September. These 10am services will be Communion services each week.
Tea & Coffee will be served in the church hall after our 10am morning service during the Summer
Would you be willing to help serve tea & coffee after our Sunday morning 10am service during the
summer? If you would be willing to be on a rota please will you sign up on one of the sheets at the back of
church. Thank you very much, Barbara Critchley – Churchwarden
Deputy Churchwarden’s
I am pleased to inform you that we have 3 members of our church family who have offered to be deputy wardens. They are Pam Baines, Malcolm Baines and Margaret Thwaite. I am very grateful to them for their support in this practical area of ministry. Barbara Critchley – Churchwarden
Message from Diane Deacon
Thank you so much to everyone for your cards and prayers. I have been overwhelmed by the support
that I have received and appreciate all your expressions of love and care.
Mothers’ Union meeting Tuesday 12th July
This month’s meeting is informal fellowship at 26 Hunts Cross Avenue from 2-4pm. Members and friends are very welcome. Sue Watterson, branch leader. 07707901279
News from former Curate Becca Phillips
We’d love for our All Saints family to be praying for us, and to visit if they like!!
After 7 years in Kings Lynn, Tim and Becca are moving to East London. For over a year now, a lot of Tim’s work has been in the London area, so they have been praying about a move. Becca is starting 2 part-time posts: Associate Minister, at Ascension Church, Custom House with a focus on discipleship and community engagement, and Chaplain with the Margaret Clitherow Trust, who work with Roma, Gypsy and Travelling communities. Both roles feel really right, and a nice change from full-time incumbency.
Tim continues to do his photography and videography, and we are excited to see what opportunities there will be for Tim to launch this in a much busier area! He also does some supporting acting on the side. Becca’s licensing is likely to be early October, so do get in touch with her if you’d like to come along!
They both remain so grateful for their time at All Saints and send lots of love.
We are looking for young musicians to join our Youth Worship Team Project.
We are currently hoping to build a Youth Worship Team, to perform possibly once a month in the future. The project will take time, the young musician’s confidence is paramount to us all, and we want them to succeed! This will be a gradual process as we slowly build the Young Musicians confidence.
Basically, any young person who can play an instrument or sing, is a pianist, guitarist or a drummer, or can play any other type of instrument all are most welcome. The Young Musicians will be supported by our Musical Director, Leader and musicians. If you would like to meet with us and maybe play something. We would happily arrange that. The kind of worship music we play is normally of the modern style of worship.
We look forward to hearing from you, For further information contact
John McLoughlin, on 0776 222 8339 or come and chat to us at the end of our 11am Sunday Service.
Bookworms – Our Church reading group has its next meeting on Monday 1st August at 7.30pm in the function room of the Childwall Abbey. We are looking at the book: The Music Shop by Rachel Joyce, a heartwarming novel about the potential strength of local community.
Morning Prayer – Monday and Friday at 8:00am – Common Worship Morning prayer service with words on screen. Optional Chat after the service. Meeting ID: 948 786 2454 Passcode: 4allsaints
Weekly prayer meeting – Thursday 6.30pm on Zoom. Why not join a group of us at All Saints that pray regularly. It lasts 40 minutes, you can pray, sit and listen or just contemplate. – Aidan Holmes
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Please note joining ID. Meeting ID: 880 238 0315
Passcode: yt76bq
Vestry Hour – every Tuesday 7pm – 8pm. There will be NO Vestry hour during August.
To book a Baptism or a Wedding or speak to a member of the clergy, please come to Vestry Hour which is held in the church every Tuesday, no appointment is necessary. Please use the wooden door to the left of the tower. You do not need to knock, just come in, take a seat and you will be seen privately in turn.
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Please note joining ID. Meeting ID: 880 238 0315
Passcode: yt76bq
Weekly Prayer requests – Please pray for all those who are unwell at this time particularly praying for Stan Cowley, Alison Kefford, Shirley Rawlinson, Margaret Whitehead, Diane Deacon, Doris Springer, Sandra Ward and Nicoli Gray (Carole Turner’s daughter). We also pray for the bereaved family and friends of Alan Woods, Norman Bell, John Wright, Eileen Holland and John Canavan.
Andrew Colmer – Vicar – Tel: 07305 842257 – vicar.allsaintschildwall@gmail.com
Helen Deegan – Curate – Tel: 07984 933467 – curate.allsaintschildwall@gmail.com
Bill Forster – Associate Minister – william.forster1@btinternet.com
Adeyinka Olushonde – Ordinand – adeyinka.allsaintschildwall@gmail.com
