We can claim the tax back from your donation if it's given in the THE CHURCHES OF

Gift Aid envelope. Please complete with your address, date and HEALEY, MASHAM, NORTH STAINLEY, WELL WITH SNAPE
box ticked. Help us to receive this vital extra income. & WEST TANFIELD
Thank you.
Rogation 9.15 a.m. Healey Holy Communion
LOOP SYSTEMS have been installed at Masham, Healey, North Stainley, Sunday 10.45 a.m. Masham Holy Communion
Well and West Tanfield for the benefit of those who are hard of hearing. 21st May 10.45 a.m. North Stainley Holy Communion
Please switch the button on your hearing aid to the 'T' position. 10.45 a.m. Well Holy Communion
6.30 p.m. West Tanfield Evensong
WELCOME if you are a newcomer to this church or parish. If you would like more
information about the life of the church please complete this slip and give it to one of the Monday 22nd 10.00 a.m. Prayer group meets at Stanhope, Market Place,
sidesmen as you leave. Masham

NAME Tuesday 23rd 2.30 p.m. Well & Snape Parochial Church Council
meet at Lyme Brook, Snape
ADDRESS 7.30 p.m. Masham Parochial Church Council meet in the church

TEL. NO. . Wednesday 24th 10.00 a.m. Masham Holy Communion

I would like a visit from someone connected with the church [ ] Saturday 27th 1.00 p.m. Masham Marriage of Hamish Newhouse
& Julia Henniker-Heaton
I would like more information about: Seventh 8.00 a.m. Masham Holy Communion
Confirmation groups [ ] Sunday of 10.45 a.m. Masham Holy Communion
Easter 10.30 a.m. Healey Lambing Service at Fearby
Bible study/prayer groups [ ] 28th May 10.45 a.m. West Tanfield Holy Communion
1.00 p.m. Masham Renewal of Wedding Vows by David
& Jane Markham
Choir [ ] 6.30 p.m. Snape Evensong

Music group [ ] Pentecost 8.00 a.m. Masham Holy Communion

4th June 9.15 a.m. Healey Holy Communion
Bell ringing [ ] 10.45 a.m. Masham Family Service
10.45 a.m. North Stainley Holy Communion
10.45 a.m. Well Holy Communion
Junior Church/young peoples groups [ ] 10.45 a.m. West Tanfield Holy Communion

Singing for Fun [ ] Pop-in Coffee [ ] THE ALTAR FLOWERS at Masham have been given in memory of Robert Bullen.

REFLECTION When Jesus tells the disciples to love him and keep his commandments,
The Planned Giving Scheme [ ] he is placing himself in the tradition of Moses who gave the tablets of the law to the
Israelites, the first of which commanded them to love the Lord their God with all their
I would like to join the church electoral roll [ ] heart. So Jesus equates loving God with keeping commandments; an idea which
Augustine famously played upon with his saying love God and do as you like. If you
love God you will keep his commandments, for doing so is itself an act of love.
 WE WELCOME the members of the Four and Twenty to St. Marys,
Masham this morning for their annual service.
LAMBING SERVICE
Sunday 28th May
10.30 a.m. at Lowther House Farm
(bottom of Fearby)
An open air service at which we pray for Gods blessing on animals and farmers.
After the service there will be refreshments
and (probably) a chance to bottle feed some lambs
ALL WELCOME
COFFEE MORNING
In aid of St. Pauls Church, Healey
Saturday 3rd June Masham Town Hall
Refreshments, Book Stall, Tombola, Plant Stall, Bric-a-Brac
Tombola prizes (please contact Basil Sturdy on 01765 689543) and bric-a-brac to Delia
Richmond on 01765 658765.
WEBSITE The Masham Group of Parishes now has a website -
go to www.mashamparishes.org to have a look. This is currently
a work in progress - to help us make it better please email
suggestions or photographs of church events to Nick Morgan at
revnjmorgan@gmail.com or telephone 01765 635039.
VOLUNTEERS TO SERVE COFFEE Help is needed to serve coffee after morning
service at Masham. If you would like to be included on the rota, please contact Cath
Boshier on 01765 688957.
CHRISTIAN AID WEEK
Its not too late to make your donation to Christian Aid; you
can still take your envelopes to Masham Community
Office; West Tanfield Shop; Carricks at Snape and Briony
Cottage Healey. ( North Stainley will be collected house to house - if your donation is not
collected please drop off at any of the above points or contact Cath Boshier on 01765
688957.)
ACTS 7: 55 TO END
But filled with the Holy Spirit, he gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God and
Jesus standing at the right hand of God. Look, he said, I see the heavens
opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God! But they
covered their ears, and with a loud shout all rushed together against him.
Then they dragged him out of the city and began to stone him; and the wit-
nesses laid their coats at the feet of a young man named Saul. While they
were stoning Stephen, he prayed, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. Then he
knelt down and cried out in a loud voice, Lord, do not hold this sin against
them. When he had said this, he died.
JOHN 14: 1-14
Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me. In my
Fathers house there are many dwelling-places. If it were not so, would I have told
you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I
will come again and will take you to myself, so that where I am, there you may be
also. And you know the way to the place where I am going. Thomas said to him,
Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way? Jesus
said to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father
except through me. If you know me, you will know my Father also. From now on
you do know him and have seen him.
Philip said to him, Lord, show us the Father, and we will be satisfied. Jesus said
to him, Have I been with you all this time, Philip, and you still do not know me?
Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, Show us the
Father? Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The
words that I say to you I do not speak on my own; but the Father who dwells in
me does his works. Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; but
if you do not, then believe me because of the works themselves. Very truly, I tell
you, the one who believes in me will also do the works that I do and, in fact, will
do greater works than these, because I am going to the Father. I will do whatever
you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If in my name
you ask me for anything, I will do it.