Royston Parish Church (Herts)

Royston Parish Church News - Sunday 19th July - 7th Sunday after Trinity

ROYSTON PARISH CHURCH - where all are welcome and God's love is shared

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Diary

Sunday 19th July

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

12:30-13:30 Baptism Service: Willow Fuller

Tuesday 21st July

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

Wednesday 22nd July

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)

NB: No chorister or choir practice today

Thursday 16th July

09:00-11:00 Tots in Church

13:00-15:00 Church Cleaner

19:00-21:00 Bell-Ringers Practice

Saturday 25th July

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

Sunday 26th July

09:00-09:45 Communion Service in traditional language (BCP) that is quiet and reflective

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

Intercessions

We pray for all Christians worldwide:

For all Christians in Djibouti, Somalia
For all who worship at Bassingbourn Parish Church: Revd. Helen Orr
For the work of our mission partners: Tear Fund

Pray for the community of Royston:

For our local health centres
For all our Royson Market Stall Holders
For all our young people revising and waiting for exam results at this present time

We pray for our world and ECO projects:

We pray for people participating in the "Big Butterfly Count" from 12 July-4 August

We pray for the sick and suffering:

Emma Thompson
Ted Rayment
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
Peter Coates
Peter Foster
Susan Bowles
Max Elliott
Mike Askew

We pray for those who have died in the faith of Christ:
Deceased Bereaved
Revd Anne Abok Family and friends
Katie Family and friends

We pray for those whose anniversaries fall at this time:

Peter Dawes, Tony Makowiecki

NOTICES

A BIG THANK YOU: I would like to say a heartfelt thank you to everyone for the manycards, gifts, kind messages, and prayers that I received for my ordination as priest on Saturday at St Albans Cathedral. Your love, encouragement, and support meant so much to me and made the occasion even more special. A special thank you also goes to everyone who worked so hard behind the scenes to organise the coach, enabling so many people to share in the service at the cathedral. It was wonderful to have such a strong presence from our church family on such an important day. Finally, thank you to everyone who helped organise, prepare, and contribute to the bring-and-share lunch after my first service on Sunday. It was a joy to celebrate together, and I am so grateful for the generosity, fellowship, and care that made the day so memorable.
I feel truly blessed to be part of such a loving and supportive church family, and I look forward to continuing this journey of ministry with you all.

With grateful thanks, Jaime

BEDS & HERTS HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST SPONSORED BIKE ‘N HIKE - SATURDAY 12TH SEPTEMBER 2025 Last year we in Royston raised £ 2,157 which was divided between BHHCT and our own parish funds. Only 11 churches in the two counties received the gold certificate awarded for exceeding £ 2,000, and we need both participants and sponsors this year to help us achieve another record Bike ‘n Hike total. Select your own route for cycling or hiking between the churches – there are over 600 churches to choose from, so make it as long or as short as you wish. Most churches will be open on the day. Sponsorship forms are now available online www.bedshertsct.org.uk or can be supplied by Mike Maze (245606 / [email protected])

VENEZUELA EARTHQUAKE APPEAL: The recent earthquake in Venezuela killed at least 1,700, people, thousands were injured and many more are still missing. Our mission partner Tearfund is responding by supplying emergency food and shelter to the countless people who have lost their homes and livelihoods, bringing medical care to the injured, and providing post-traumatic stress support to the survivors. As a church we are making a donation from our missions budget. If you would like to add to this by making an in

MUSIC QUESTIONNAIRE: There is a Music Questionnaire for everyone to take part it. Please take enough copies for each member of your household that comes to church and put completed questionnaires in the box provided in church by Sunday 26th July. There will then be a Scones of Praise on Sunday 2nd August at 3.30pm where the accumulative results of our church family’s top ten hymns and songs will be revealed.

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.

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.

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.

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SUNDAY MORNING READING SHEET 19th July 2026 7th Sunday after Trinity

A reading from Paul’s Letter to the Romans

So then, brothers and sisters, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh— for if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God. For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received a spirit of adoption. When we cry, ‘Abba! Father!’ it is that very Spirit bearing witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs, heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ—if, in fact, we suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him. I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory about to be revealed to us. For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the children of God; for the creation was subjected to futility, not of its own will but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and will obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God. We know that the whole creation has been groaning in labour pains until now; and not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly while we wait for adoption, the redemption of our bodies. For in hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what is seen? But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.

Romans 8:12-25

GOSPEL

Jesus put before them another parable: ‘The kingdom of heaven may be compared to someone who sowed good seed in his field; but while everybody was asleep, an enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and then went away. So when the plants came up and bore grain, then the weeds appeared as well. And the slaves of the householder came and said to him, “Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? Where, then, did these weeds come from?” He answered, “An enemy has done this.” The slaves said to him, “Then do you want us to go and gather them?” But he replied, “No; for in gathering the weeds you would uproot the wheat along with them. Let both of them grow together until the harvest; and at harvest time I will tell the reapers, Collect the weeds first and bind them in bundles to be burned, but gather the wheat into my barn.”’

Then he left the crowds and went into the house. And his disciples approached him, saying, ‘Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field.’ He answered, ‘The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man; the field is the world, and the good seed are the children of the kingdom; the weeds are the children of the evil one, and the enemy who sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels. Just as the weeds are collected and burned up with fire, so will it be at the end of the age. The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will collect out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all evildoers, and they will throw them into the furnace of fire, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Let anyone with ears listen! Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43

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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

Email: [email protected]

Reader: Emma Sivyer