THY KINGDOM COME 10th– 20th May
May 10th marks the 40th day after Easter when the church celebrates Jesus’ Ascension into heaven and his last earthly bodily manifestation. It starts a period of waiting, as Jesus’ disciples waited for the gift of the Holy Spirit Jesus had promised to them. The Holy Spirit is God’s presence that would dwell in his followers. He is not a physical presence like Jesus bounded by time and space. but is the Holy Spirit of God that enabled Jesus
followers to know God’s presence with them, directing and guiding them where ever they are in time or space.
At Pentecost 10 days later God filled his disciples with the Holy Spirit and enabled them to go and boldly proclaim the Good News of God’s saving love and power. and gave them the command to go and make disciples of all
nations and peoples.
“Thy Kingdom Come” is a global prayer movement, which invites Christians around the world to pray between Ascension and Pentecost for more people to come to know Jesus Christ. This started out as an invitation from the Archbishops’ of Canterbury and York in 2016 to the Church of England and now has grown into an international and ecumenical call to prayer https://www.thykingdomcome.global/
The hope is that:
people will commit to pray with God’s world-wide family – as a church, individually or as a family;
people will be empowered through prayer by the Holy Spirit, finding new confidence to be witnesses for Jesus Christ.
As a church we will be holding a special Evening of Candle Prayer on Thursday 17th May at All Saints,
Croughton, from 7pm—8pm. The candle lit church will be open for people to come in and pray, or to light a
candle for somebody they are praying for. Although our focus will be on praying for people to know the reality of Jesus through the Holy Spirit, you may just want to come and enjoy the atmosphere or the peace.
13th May starts our season of Summer Services at St.Peter’s, Steane with a special Choral Evensong with the Fiori Musicali Choir and guest preacher the Ven John Duncan.
16th May we will be joining with other churches from our deanery at Chipping Warden to hear from Revd Steve Benoy about his teams work encouraging people in discerning God’s call on their lives.
The meeting starts at 7:15pm with refreshments and finishes by 9pm. Lifts available – please ask the Rector.
We end “Thy Kingdom Come” on 20th May with a Guest Speaker from CMS at our 10am Service at
St. Michael’s, Aynho.
After this service I will then start my Sabbatical, or study leave, and I am very grateful to Revd Terry Richards and Revd Hugh Warwick, who with our Readers Carrie O’Regan, William Usher and Mayleng Chong and Bill Richards will be taking the services while I am away on study leave.
Please contact them or your local church warden in the first instance in June and July.
Assistant Priests– Lay Readers
Revd Hugh Warwick 01869 819596 Carrie O’Regan 01280 702300
Revd Terry Richards 01869 811251 William Usher 01869 810673 God Bless you all Simon