Prayer for the Week

God of loving presence, you know me by name, you offer me daily favour, you chose me as your own- show me your Glory in your word this week. May I listen to the very heart of God as I move from day to day in the way that the Lord directs me. May I bless those I meet with kindness, joy and peace. Jesus, I welcome your peace into my life. Into the places that feel choppy or turbulent, will you speak a word of your stillness and calm. In Christ name I pray, Amen

Prayers for the sick and for those recovering:  Wendy, Auril, Zelma, Mike, Jacqui, Frank, River, Theo, Maggie, Paul, Kiera, Yolanda, Henry, Sarah, Levi, Joy, Viola, Martin, Joan, Sharon, Eileen, Rachel, Esa, Tyson, David, Sally, Jenny, Val, Frank , Ruby and Rachel.

Pray for those who have departed from this world: 

Pray for all who have died in our hospitals and nursing homes.

May the souls of the departed rest in peace AND RISE IN GLORY

Church Warden- Mizrab    07490153847

Lay Chair- Sandie    01753 575107    

PCC Treasurer- Sunny     07850321156               

Safeguarding Officer-     07951074256

Website Editor- Ray        07730221947

Poppets – Rev Neil        01628 661994

The Choir - Leiola         07710329518   

Room Hire-Sylvia         07546710834 

LLM – Angeline            07951074256

Church of England Parish Office email 

standrewscofecippenham@hotmail.co.uk

Website: standrewcippenham.org

New events

1^st Communion classes on Sundays at 6.30pm from 4^th October, see Sophia/Neil for details

Urdu Services on Sundays from 20^th September

Dates for your Diary 2026 

Songs of Praise Sunday- 27^th September at St Peter’s Burnham at 3pm

Church Working Party day; 3^rd October

Putting up shelves, cleaning children’s toys

Lots of tea making and drinking!!

PCC meeting at 7pm: 15^th October 2026

CSCT meeting – 11^th November 7.30pm

Next Special quarterly envelope collection: 13^th December

CSCT collection for church upkeep every 3^rd Sunday of the month

 Cippenham St. Andrew’s, 

alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

one God, now and for ever. Amen

Exodus 16. 2-15

The whole congregation of the Israelites complained against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness. ³The Israelites said to them, ‘If only we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the fleshpots and ate our fill of bread; for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.’ 4 Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘I am going to rain bread from heaven for you, and each day the people shall go out and gather enough for that day. In that way I will test them, whether they will follow my instruction or not. ⁵On the sixth day, when they prepare what they bring in, it will be twice as much as they gather on other days.’ ⁶So Moses and Aaron said to all the Israelites, ‘In the evening you shall know that it was the Lord who brought you out of the land of Egypt, ⁷and in the morning you shall see the glory of the Lord, because he has heard your complaining against the Lord. For what are we, that you complain against us?’ ⁸And Moses said, ‘When the Lord gives you meat to eat in the evening and your fill of bread in the morning, because the Lord has heard the complaining that you utter against him—what are we? Your complaining is not against us but against the Lord.’ 9 Then Moses said to Aaron, ‘Say to the whole congregation of the Israelites, “Draw near to the Lord, for he has heard your complaining.” ’ ¹⁰And as Aaron spoke to the whole congregation of the Israelites, they looked towards the wilderness, and the glory of the Lord appeared in the cloud. ¹¹The Lord spoke to Moses and said, ¹²‘I have heard the complaining of the Israelites; say to them, “At twilight you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall have your fill of bread; then you shall know that I am the Lord your God.” ’ 13 In the evening quails came up and covered the camp; and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp. ¹⁴When the layer of dew lifted, there on the surface of the wilderness was a fine flaky substance, as fine as frost on the ground. ¹⁵When the Israelites saw it, they said to one another, ‘What is it?’ For they did not know what it was. Moses said to them, ‘It is the bread that the Lord has given you to eat.

Philippians 1. 21-30

For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain. ²²If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labour for me; and I do not know which I prefer. ²³I am hard pressed between the two: my desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better; ²⁴but to remain in the flesh is more necessary for you. ²⁵Since I am convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with all of you for your progress and joy in faith, ²⁶so that I may share abundantly in your boasting in Christ Jesus when I come to you again. 27 Only, live your life in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that, whether I come and see you or am absent and hear about you, I will know that you are standing firm in 

Anglican Parish          20^th September 2026 

 (Green) 

Contact Person  

Rev. Neil Popham - 01628 661994

Trinity 16 Sunday

Holy Eucharist Service 9.30am – Rev Neil

CSCT collection for church upkeep

Urdu Service 6pm – Mr Mizrab James

Monday

Rev Neil’s day off

Tuesday

Children’s Ministry- 6-8pm

Bible Study on Zoom 6.30pm

Wednesday

Foodbank 11am-1pm

Thursday: 

Holy Eucharist Service 10.45 Rev Neil

Children’s ministry 16.30 - 18.30

Friday:

Poppets 9.15 – 11.15am

Choir practice 6.30pm

Trinity 17 Sunday

Holy Communion by Extension Service 9.30am – Angeline LLM

Songs of Praise at St Peter’s Burnham at 3pm

Readings for Next Week

Exodus 17. 1-7, Philippians 2. 1-13, Matthew 21. 23-32. 

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Collect

O Lord, we beseech you mercifully to hear the prayers of your people who call upon you;

and grant that they may both perceive and know

what things they ought to do, and also may have grace and power faithfully to fulfil them; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is

one spirit, striving side by side with one mind for the faith of the gospel, ²⁸and are in no way intimidated by your opponents. For them this is evidence of their destruction, but of your salvation. And this is God’s doing. ²⁹For he has graciously granted you the privilege not only of believing in Christ, but of suffering for him as well— ³⁰since you are having the same struggle that you saw I had and now hear that I still have.

                 Matthew 20. 1-16

‘For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire labourers for his vineyard. ²After agreeing with the labourers for the usual daily wage, he sent them into his vineyard. ³When he went out about nine o’clock, he saw others standing idle in the market-place; ⁴and he said to them, “You also go into the vineyard, and I will pay you whatever is right.” So they went. ⁵When he went out again about noon and about three o’clock, he did the same. ⁶And about five o’clock he went out and found others standing around; and he said to them, “Why are you standing here idle all day?” ⁷They said to him, “Because no one has hired us.” He said to them, “You also go into the vineyard.” ⁸When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his manager, “Call the labourers and give them their pay, beginning with the last and then going to the first.” ⁹When those hired about five o’clock came, each of them received the usual daily wage. ¹⁰Now when the first came, they thought they would receive more; but each of them also received the usual daily wage. ¹¹And when they received it, they grumbled against the landowner, ¹²saying, “These last worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat.” ¹³But he replied to one of them, “Friend, I am doing you no wrong; did you not agree with me for the usual daily wage? ¹⁴Take what belongs to you and go; I choose to give to this last the same as I give to you. ¹⁵Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or are you envious because I am generous?” ¹⁶So the last will be first, and the first will be last.’

Communion Prayer

Almighty God, you have taught us through your Son that love is the fulfilling of the law: grant that we may love you with our whole heart and our neighbours as ourselves; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

 Amen