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Events, Talks, News Sheets and more
Events, Talks, News Sheets and more

Sung Grace:
All good gifts around us are sent from heaven above. Then thank the Lord, oh thank the Lord for all his love.
Thank you Lord for giving us food, right where we are. Amen!
Thank you for the world so sweet, thank you for the food we eat, thank you for the birds that sing, thank you, God for everything.
For health and strength and daily food, we praise your name, O God. (may be sung as a round)
Said Grace:
For what we are about to receive may the Lord make us truly thankful.
Bless us oh Lord for these thy gifts that we’re about to receive from thy bounty through Christ our Lord, Amen.
Lord, bless those that sit at this table, the food that is on it, and those who prepared it. Amen.
God we thank you for our food, for work and play and all that’s good, for wind and rain and sun above, but most of all for your great love.
Thou who has given so much to me, give one thing more, a grateful heart. (George Herbert)
Come Lord Jesus, be our guest, and may our meal by you be blest.
Give thanks to the LORD,a for he is good; his love endures forever. (Psalm 107.1)
Humorous Graces:
God, bless this bunch as they munch their lunch.
For well filled plate and brimming cup and freedom from the washing up, we thank you, Lord.
Rub-a-dub-dub, thanks for the grub.
Down head, up paws, thank God we’ve jaws.
Here is a great all-age song about prayer. Can you video yourself doing the actions of the chorus or maybe come up with your own actions or dance? Send your video to rector@denhamparish.church by the end of Friday so we can include it in our Sunday service!
In today’s family service for all ages we are beginning to explore ten Healthy Habits of the Christian life and the first one is … prayer. Contributions from all ages and of course prayers for our nation, our world and ourselves. Find all the links mentioned in the service below.

The reading (John 3.1-15) is included in the service.
Preacher: Nnamdi Maduka
This one is a bit longer (10 minutes) but it is packed with important updates about this season of our church’s life. So make yourself a nice drink and settle down to watch my latest Rector’s Update.
Our virtual choir has recorded a second piece for Pentecost!
It’s Pentecost Sunday and our service today is full of the joy of the Spirit. Our Virtual Choir is back and we are showing the poster that YOU made…
Here are the links referred to in our service:
Virtual Coffee (starts at 11.15am)…
Activity Sheet for children and families…

The reading is included in the service.
Preacher: Ian Jennings

Our Mission Partner Trinity/SHOC is doing a fantastic job in helping the homeless in our area. They have asked for the following donations:
Socks
Underwear
Disposable razors
Shaving foam
Sanitary products
Deodorant
Toiletries
Hand sanitizer
Our church members Clive and Caroline Ashcroft are collecting items this week. Alternatively you can take them to our church office by previous telephone arrangement with our parish secretary. Please do not leave items outside our church!
If you’d like to explore the Christian faith, we’d love to be part of your journey of faith. There are also some helpful websites as a starting point:
St Mary’s Church Office
Village Road
Denham UB9 5BH
Tel: 01895 832771
Monday 09:30am – 12:00 pm
Tuesday 09.30am – 12:00 pm
Wednesday Office Closed
Thursday 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Friday 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
