Sunday 13th February: Third before Lent
8am Eucharist: St Mary the Virgin, Rufford
9.15am All-Age Worship: St Mary the Virgin, Rufford, then refreshments
10.45am All-Age Worship: Holy Trinity, Tarleton, then refreshments
The Collect
Almighty God, who alone can bring order to the unruly wills and passions of sinful humanity: give your people grace so to love what you command and to desire what you promise, that, among the many changes of this world, our hearts may surely there be fixed where true joys are to be found; 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: Proverbs 8.1-17
8 1 Does not wisdom call, and does not understanding raise her voice? 2 On the heights, beside the way, at the crossroads she takes her stand; 3 beside the gates in front of the town, at the entrance of the portals she cries out: 4 ‘To you, O people, I call, and my cry is to all that live. 5 O simple ones, learn prudence; acquire intelligence, you who lack it. 6 Hear, for I will speak noble things, and from my lips will come what is right; 7 for my mouth will utter truth; wickedness is an abomination to my lips. 8 All the words of my mouth are righteous; there is nothing twisted or crooked in them. 9 They are all straight to one who understands and right to those who find knowledge. 10 Take my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold; 11 for wisdom is better than jewels, and all that you may desire cannot compare with her. 12 I, wisdom, live with prudence, and I attain knowledge and discretion. 13 The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate. 14 I have good advice and sound wisdom; I have insight, I have strength.
15 By me kings reign, and rulers decree what is just; 16 by me rulers rule, and nobles, all who govern rightly. 17 I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently find me.
NT Reading: at 8am: 1 Corinthians 15.12-20
15 12 Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say there is no resurrection of the dead? 13 If there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ has not been raised; 14 and if Christ has not been raised, then our proclamation has been in vain and your faith has been in vain. 15 We are even found to be misrepresenting God, because we testified of God that he raised Christ—whom he did not raise if it is true that the dead are not raised. 16 For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised. 17 If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins. 18 Then those also who have died in Christ have perished. 19 If for this life only we have hoped in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied.
20 But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have died.
Gospel: Matthew 22.16-22
22.16 Then the Pharisees sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, ‘Teacher, we know that you are sincere, and teach the way of God in accordance with truth, and show deference to no one; for you do not regard people with partiality. 17 Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to the emperor, or not?’
18 But Jesus, aware of their malice, said, ‘Why are you putting me to the test, you hypocrites? 19 Show me the coin used for the tax.’ And they brought him a denarius. 20 Then he said to them, ‘Whose head is this, and whose title?’ 21 They answered, ‘The emperor’s.’
Then he said to them, ‘Give therefore to the emperor the things that are the emperor’s, and to God the things that are God’s.’ 22 When they heard this, they were amazed; and they left him and went away.
Prayer intentions: UP↑ and ←OUT→
🙏🏼 For the sick and those in need: Zena Ashcroft, Margaret Baxter, Colin Brown, Henry Forshaw, Andy Glanville, Bp. Julian (Henderson), Val Huddart, Wayne Jackett, Mark Kinley, Alison Marshall, Susan Mahoney, Donald and Mary Sephton, Lavinia Sephton & Amanda Soady
🙏🏼 RIP: Helen Taylor (funeral, 12.30pm Weds February 15th, St Mary the Virgin, Rufford) Raymond Rutter (funeral, 11am Tuesday March 22nd, Tarleton Holy Trinity)
🙏🏼 Years mind: Gladys May Barron, Edward Caunce, Sydney Corless, David Philip Crocker, Judy Ann Culshaw, Roberta Heywood, Joan Hodgkins, Frank Iddon, Ann Lace, Clare Slater, Margaret Slater, Mark Slater, Eileen Mabel Turner, Ian Michael Wilkinson & Mary Yates
🙏🏼 Pray for Her Majesty the Queen
🙏🏼 In our cycle of prayer we pray for those who live in Carr Lane
Monday 14th February: Cyril & Methodius, missionaries, 869 & 885)
James 1.1-11, Psalm 119.65-72 & Mark 8.11-13
🙏🏼 Pray for orthodox Christians
Tuesday 15th February: Thomas Bray, priest, 1730
7pm: Choir Practice, Holy Trinity, Tarleton
James 1.12-18, Psalm 94.12-18 & Mark 8.14-21
🙏🏼 Pray for SPCK and USPG
Wednesday 16th February
10am Eucharist: Holy Trinity, Tarleton
James 1.19-end, Psalm 15 & Mark 8.22-26
🙏🏼 Pray for mature Christians and their prayer life
Thursday 17th February: Janani Luwum, archbishop, martyr, 1977
7pm Eucharist: St Mary the Virgin, Rufford
James 2.1-9, Psalm 34.1-7 & Mark 8.27-33
🙏🏼 Pray for Christians in Uganda
Friday 18th February
10am-12noon: Coffee & Chat in Holy Trinity Church Parish Room, Tarleton, all welcome.
James 2.14-24,26, Psalm 112 & Mark 8.34-9.1
🙏🏼 Pray for all using foodbanks, their organisers and donors
Saturday 19th February
James 3.1-10, Psalm 12.1-7 & Mark 9.2-13
🙏🏼 Pray for peace and all who lead the nations
Next Sunday 20th February: Second before Lent: (Sexagesima)
8am Eucharist: Holy Trinity, Tarleton
9.15am Sung Eucharist: St Mary the Virgin, Rufford, then refreshments
10.45am Sung Eucharist: Holy Trinity, Tarleton, then refreshments
Genesis 2.4b-9,15-end, Psalm 65, Revelation 4 & Luke 8.22-25
🙏🏼 In our cycle of prayer we pray for those who live in Carr Lane and for our prayerful thoughts about keeping Lent
