Eighth Sunday after Trinity
8.00 am. Holy Communion
11.00 am. Matins – Psalm 33, prayer book page 383
Hymns: 558, 533, 458, 482.
Next Sunday, 17th August – 9th after Trinity: 11.00 am. Family Communion
July’s appeal for The Nepal Initiative raised £524 for the charity. Thanks to everyone who responded so generously to this appeal.
Lyttelton Well Coffee Morning on Tuesday 12th August from 10.00 to 11.30 am in the Well Café.
Contact details: It has been suggested that LMP should hold a contact telephone number for a named relative/friend of members of the congregation, for use in case of illness in church, or other emergency. If you feel this would be beneficial for you, please speak to Stephen or Alison.
The next Bishop of Worcester is to be The Right Reverend Hugh Nelson, currently Bishop of St. Germans in the Diocese of Truro – a position he has held since 2020. He is also Bishop to the Armed Forces, a post he will continue to hold. Bishop Hugh is married to Lizzie, and they have four children in their teens and 20s. It is expected that Bishop Hugh will be installed at Worcester Cathedral in the New Year.
A visit to Coldridge Church in Devon: Following the events in June with Philippa Langley MBE, who was responsible for the discovery of the grave of Richard III at Leicester, and who is exploring the real fate of the ‘Princes in the Tower’, the Malvern Civic Society is arranging a visit to Coldridge Church on Exmoor, to view their stained-glass window depicting Edward V in the Evans Chantry. (Coldridge and Little Malvern have two of only three contemporary windows of Edward V extant). There is speculation that Evans was in fact Edward V, sent to Coldridge by Richard III to live in obscurity. If you would like to join the coach party on Thursday 25th September, leaving Malvern at 8 am and arriving back about 7 pm, please book your ticket through Malvern Theatres – cost £43.40.
Today is the feast of Saint Laurence, martyred in Rome on this day in the year 258. He was one of the seven deacons of Rome under Pope Sixtus II. According to tradition, when asked to hand over the Church’s treasures, he assembled the poor and sick. He was later put to death by roasting on a grid. St. Augustine wrote of him: “He administered Christ’s sacred blood to the faithful, and for Christ’s sake he shed his own blood. As the apostle John wrote, ‘Just as Christ laid down his life for us, so should we lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters’. It is clear from these words that since Christ suffered on behalf of those who follow his footsteps, his passion is of no avail to those who do not imitate him. “