Sunday 3rd October – The 18th Sunday after Trinity
8am Eucharist: Holy Trinity, Tarleton.
9.15am Eucharist: St Mary the Virgin, Rufford, then refreshments.
10.45am Eucharist: Holy Trinity, Tarleton, (feed to Facebook).
The Collect
Almighty and everlasting God, increase in us your gift of faith that, forsaking what lies behind and reaching out to that which is before, we may run the way of your commandments and win the crown of everlasting joy; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
First Reading – Genesis 2.18-24
2. 18 The Lord God said, ‘It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper as his partner.’ 19 So out of the ground the Lord God formed every animal of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name. 20 The man gave names to all cattle, and to the birds of the air, and to every animal of the field; but for the man there was not found a helper as his partner. 21 So the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; then he took one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh. 22 And the rib that the Lord God had taken from the man he made into a woman and brought her to the man. 23 Then the man said,
‘This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; this one shall be called Woman, for out of Man this one was taken.’
24 Therefore a man leaves his father and his mother and clings to his wife, and they become one flesh.
From Psalm 127: Refrain – may the Lord bless us all the days of our life.
O blessed are those who fear the Lord and walk in his ways! By the labour of your hands you shall eat. You will be happy and prosper. Refrain.
Your wife will be like a fruitful vine in the heart of your house; your children like shoots of the olive, around your table. Refrain.
Indeed thus shall be blessed those who fear the Lord. May the Lord bless you from Zion in a happy Jerusalem. Refrain.
Epistle – Hebrews 1.1-4 & 2.5-12
Gospel – Mark 10.2-16
10. 2 Some Pharisees came, and to test him they asked, ‘Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?’
3 He answered them, ‘What did Moses command you?’
4 They said, ‘Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of dismissal and to divorce her.’
5 But Jesus said to them, ‘Because of your hardness of heart he wrote this commandment for you. 6 But from the beginning of creation, “God made them male and female.” 7 “For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, 8 and the two shall become one flesh.” So they are no longer two, but one flesh. 9 Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.’
10 Then in the house the disciples asked him again about this matter. 11 He said to them, ‘Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her; 12 and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.’
13 People were bringing little children to him in order that he might touch them; and the disciples spoke sternly to them. 14 But when Jesus saw this, he was indignant and said to them, ‘Let the little children come to me; do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs. 15 Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will never enter it.’ 16 And he took them up in his arms, laid his hands on them, and blessed them.
Prayer intentions – UP↑ and ←OUT→
🙏🏼For the sick and those in need: Zena Ashcroft, Margaret Baxter, Colin Brown, Andy Glanville, Wayne Jackett, Mark Kinley, Paddy McDonagh, Alison Marshall, Susan Mahoney and Donald & Mary Sephton
🙏🏼 Faithful departed: Isobel Fairbrother & Douglas Tumstall
🙏🏼 Year’s mind: Mattie Cardinal, Margaret Caunce, Alan Dyson, Beatrice Goodwin, Peter Johnson, Mary Newhouse, Ria Parker, Sidney William Rowland & Craig James Trafford
🙏🏼 pray for those leading worship and preaching today, and those living in Rivington Close and Ruskin Close
Monday 4th October – Francis of Assisi, friar, deacon, 1226
2pm – Mothers’ Union Prayer Meeting, 52 Hesketh Lane
Jonah 1.1-2.2,10,Ps. 69.1-6 & Luke 10.25-37
🙏🏼 We give thanks for the ministry of friars and pray for the Pilgrims travelling to Walsingham today.
Tuesday 5th October
Jonah 3, Psalm 130 & Luke 10.38-end
🙏🏼 We pray for those working under difficult circumstances
Wednesday 6th October – William Tyndale, translator, martyr, 1536
10am Eucharist – Parish Room, Holy Trinity, Tarleton
Jonah 4, Ps.86.1-9 & Luke 11.1-4
🙏🏼 We pray for all enabling the spread of the good news of the gospel in local languages
Thursday 7th October
7pm Eucharist – St Mary the Virgin, Rufford
Malachi 3.13-4.3a, Ps. 1 & Luke 11.5-13
🙏🏼We pray for good harvests for all
Friday 8th October
Harvest Ceilidh at Rufford
Joel 1.13-15, 2.1-2, Ps. 9.1-7 & Luke 11.15-26
🙏🏼 We pray for the Climate Conference
Saturday 9th October – Robert Grosseteste, bishop, philosopher, scientist, 1253
Joel 3.12-end, Ps. 97.1,8-end & Luke 11.27-28
🙏🏼 We pray for Christians working in the sciences
Next Sunday 10th October – HARVEST FESTIVAL
Visiting Preacher (8am & 10.45am): Bp. Richard Fenwick
8am Eucharist: St Mary the Virgin, Rufford;
9.15am Eucharist: St Mary the Virgin, Rufford, then refreshments.
10.45am Eucharist: Holy Trinity, Tarleton, (feed to Facebook).
6.00pm: Harvest Sung Evening Prayer, St Mary the Virgin, Rufford
Ecclesiastes 11.1-6, Psalm 65 & Matthew 9.35-38, 10.1,5-14, 10.2-16
🙏🏼 We pray for those leading worship and preaching today, and those living in Southport New Road
St Mary the Virgin, Rufford, open for private prayer every day.
Christian Aid Harvest Appeal
There are Emergency Appeal envelopes available in both churches for this appeal. The appeal is for women in Malawi who are uniting to work their way out of poverty.
