Royston Parish Church (Herts)

Royston Parish Church News - Sunday 21st June - Patronal Festival

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Diary

Friday 19th June

15:00-16:00 Wedding Rehearsal for Bright Uduji and Olivia Thomas

19:30-21:00 Hymns and Pimms

Saturday 20th June

10:00-11:30 Church Café (Tea / Coffee / Hot Chocolate only £2 - Free Biscuits)

12:00-12:45 The Marriage between Bright Uduji and Olivia Thomas

15L00-19:00 Rehearsal for Concert

19:30-21:30 An evening with Faversham Musical Theatre Choir

Sunday 21st June

09:00-09:45 Communion Service that is quiet and reflective

10:30-12:00 Patronal Festival Service with the Bishop of Hertford with music/choir, children's groups/toy area, followed by refreshments

11:45-12:!5 Treble Makers

Monday 22nd June

10:30-11:30 Parenting Chaos Calmly

Tuesday 23rd June

09:00-09:30 Morning Prayer (incorporating prayer requests that have been left in church)

Wednesday 24th June

11:00-11:25 Communion Service that is quiet and reflective followed by refreshments

13:00-15:30 Knit and Natter (where all are welcome to meet and chat)

18:00-19:30 Chorister Practice

18:45 - 20:00 Choir Practice

Thursday 25th June

09:00-11:00 Tots in Church

13:00-15:00 Church Cleaner

19:00-21:00 Bell Ringers Practice

Saturday 27th June

10:00-11:30 Church Café (Tea / Coffee / Hot Chocolate only £2 - Free Biscuits)

Sunday 28th June

09:00-09:45 Communion Service that is quiet and reflective

10:30-11:40 Communion Service with music/choir, children's groups/toy area, followed by refreshments

11:45-12:!5 Treble Makers

This morning (Sunday) we give thanks for Jennifer Williams, Elliot Mackrell, Rhiannon Evans, Mateus Andrade, and Felicity Roberts from this church, along with Sophie Ling, Bjorn Baker, Jean & John Handley from other churches in the deanery who are being confirmed, and was also give thanks for Ericka Betts who will be admitted to receive Holy Communion.

As a result of the Archdeacon’s Visitation, Kay Makowiecki has now legally become a churchwarden here along with Richard Marais for another year. We give thanks for Kay and Richard for responding to God’s call to become Churchwardens. We also give thanks for Vaughan West whose time as Churchwarden has now officially come to a close. There is little rest for Vaughan, however, as he is now our Parish Safeguarding Officer, assisted by Yvonne Dyer.

Intercessions

We pray for all Christians worldwide:

For all Christians in Malawi and Zambia
For all who worship at Trinity Life Church; Peter Chapman
For the work of our mission partners: Orchid Proiect; Anne-Marie Wilson

We pray for the community of Royston:

For our local health centres
For our local Royston road sweepers and refuse collectors
For all our young people revising for their exams at this time
Those being confirmed and received into Holy Communion during the Patronal Festival Service

We pray for our world and ECO projects:

This week is National Insect Week - we pray that we may value the "little things that run the world" running from 22-28 June 2026

We pray for the sick and suffering:

Emma Thompson
Jackson Herbert
Marion
Laura O'nyamul (On-Ya-Mul)
Peggy Dawes
Ted Rayment
Pat Tidey
Mike Brown
Keith & Elaine Edwards
Val Brown
Angie & Ken Rushall
Paula Walker
George N.
Peter Coates
Peter Foster
Katie
Susan Bowles
William & Ruth and Baby
Max Elliott
William
Cobi Smith
Mike Askew
Revd Anne Abok

We pray for those who have died in the faith of Christ:
Deceased Bereaved
Margaret Green Neal, family and friends

We pray for those whose anniversaries fall at this time:

Karen Frederiksen

NOTICES

THE FUNERAL FOR THE LATE MARGARET GREEN: Margaret’s funeral will be at Cam Valley Crematorium on Tuesday 30th June 11.30 am.

JAIME’S ORDINATION: We are offering a coach to take people to Jaime’s Ordination on Saturday 4th July in St. Alban’s Abbey. To help towards the cost a charge of £15 will be made. Please sign up on the list at the back of church, and pay either Kay or Richard.

HELLO EVERYONE. Thank you for booking your seat on the coach to St. Albans to support Jaime. I’m afraid the number of people who have said they are coming is fewer than expected, meaning that the cost of the coach is falling on church funds. I don’t want to say please could we have another £5 each, but if you would like to contribute a bit more, would you please see me, an additional £5 would be much appreciated?
Very many thanks. Kay

CLIMATE EMERGENCY BRIEFING & DISCUSSION: You are warmly invited to an important and thought-provoking evening on Tuesday 7th July at 7:30pm, as Royston St John the Baptist Parish Church Sustainable Living Committee joins with the Royston Environmental Group to host a screening of the National Climate Emergency Briefing. TThis event is an opportunity to come together as a community to better understand the challenges facing our world today, and to reflect on what they mean for us locally and personally. The briefing will be followed by an open, friendly discussion, where everyone is welcome to share thoughts, ask questions, and listen to different perspectives. Entry is free but please book your place via https://tickets.myiknowchurch.co.uk/gb/NzcwMi0zNA/t

CHURCH AT HOME (SCHOOL YEARS 7 UP): Our final event of the year will be a barbecue at Beth and Andy's on 12th July for young people and their parents. We would also like to invite any young people who will be in year 7 from September 2026 to come along to the barbecue with their parent(s) to meet the group. (Of course any young people who are in school years 7 to 12 and currently aren't part of the group would also be very welcome). To find out more, please email [email protected] or speak to Reg, Beth or Andy on a Sunday.

HOLIDAY CLUB 2026 this August would appreciate any boxes you may have, the children love building with them. Please leave them in the creche area in the corner. If the boxes are large, we are happy to come and pick them up. Please see Yvonne.

CONFIRMATION: Bishop Jane will be leading our Patronal Festival at 10.30 am on Sunday 21st June. If you are interested in being confirmed or to receive communion for the first time please speak to Steven.

PATRONAL FESTIVAL RAFFLE- LAST CHANCE TO BUY!: Raffle tickets are now on sale at £1 each, they are available at the back of church. The draw takes place this Saturday (20th June) during the concert!
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SUNDAY MORNING READING SHEET 21st June 2026 PATRONAL FESTIVAL

A reading from Paul’s letter to the Galatians

Now before faith came, we were imprisoned and guarded under the law until faith would be revealed. Therefore the law was our disciplinarian until Christ came, so that we might be justified by faith. But now that faith has come, we are no longer subject to a disciplinarian, for in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith. As many of you as were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus. And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s offspring, heirs according to the promise. Galatians 3:23-29

GOSPEL

Now the time came for Elizabeth to give birth, and she bore a son. Her neighbours and relatives heard that the Lord had shown his great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her. On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to name him Zechariah after his father. But his mother said, ‘No; he is to be called John.’ They said to her, ‘None of your relatives has this name.’ Then they began motioning to his father to find out what name he wanted to give him. He asked for a writing-tablet and wrote, ‘His name is John.’ And all of them were amazed. Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue freed, and he began to speak, praising God. Fear came over all their neighbours, and all these things were talked about throughout the entire hill country of Judea. All who heard them pondered them and said, ‘What then will this child become?’ For, indeed, the hand of the Lord was with him. The child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day he appeared publicly to Israel.

Luke 1:57-66,80

WE HAVE A NEW BATCH OF CHURCH MUGS FOR SALE, at £10 each, sales go towards church funds. Available at Saturday coffee, or after church services.

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STAFF TEAM

Vicar: Revd Steven Sivyer (rest day MONDAY)

Telephone no. 01763 580242

Email: [email protected]

Curate: Jaime Roberts (rest day FRIDAY)

Telephone: 01763 580241

Email: [email protected]

Assistant Priest: The Reverend John Fidler

Telephone no. 01763 241886