Sunday 14th August – The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
8am Said Eucharist – St. Mary the Virgin, Rufford
9:15am Sung Patronal Eucharist Preacher: Rev’d Mike Roberts, NW Railway Chaplain
– St. Mary’ the Virgin, Rufford
10:45am Sung Eucharist – Holy Trinity, Tarleton
COLLECT FOR THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
Almighty and everlasting God, who stooped to raise fallen humanity through the child-bearing of blessed Mary: grant that we, who have seen your glory revealed in our human nature and your love made perfect in our weakness, may daily be renewed in your image
and conformed to the pattern of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
COLLECT FOR THE NINTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
Almighty God, who sent your Holy Spirit to be the life and light of your Church: open our hearts to the riches of your grace, that we may bring forth the fruit of the Spirit in love and joy and peace; 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. Amen.
FIRST READING: Revelation 11:19-12:6, 10
Then God’s temple in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant was seen within his temple; and there were flashes of lightning, voices, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and heavy hail. And a great portent appeared in heaven, a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars; she was with child and she cried out in her pangs of birth, in anguish for delivery. And another portent appeared in heaven; behold, a great red dragon, with seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems upon his heads. His tail swept down a third of the stars of heaven, and cast them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to bear a child, that he might devour her child when she brought it forth; she brought forth a male child, one who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron, but her child was caught up to God and to his throne, and the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, in which to be nourished for one thousand two hundred and sixty days.
And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, “Now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren has been thrown down, who accuses them day and night before our God. This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God
RESPONSORIAL PSALM 44:10-12
The Response to the Psalm is: On your right hand stands the Queen in garments of gold.
SECOND READING: Galatians 4:4-7
But when the time had fully come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” So through God you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son then an heir. This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Alleluia, alleluia. Mary is taken up into heaven; a chorus of angels rejoice. Alleluia.
GOSPEL: Luke 1:46-55
Hear the Holy Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke. Glory to you, O Lord
And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour,
for he has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden. For behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed; for he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name. And his mercy is on those who fear him from generation to generation.
He has shown strength with his arm, he has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts, he has put down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted those of low degree;
he has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent empty away. He has helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy, as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his posterity for ever.” This is the Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ.
🙏🏼PRAYER FOR THE NEW BISHOP OF BLACKBURN
Heavenly Father, we pray for a bishop full of your Holy Spirit; a disciple to make disciples, a bold witness to Jesus, and a Christ-like leader, able to inspire children and young people with the transforming message of your Gospel. We ask this in the name of Your Son, our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.
🙏🏼Pray for the Mission to the Railways
🙏🏼Pray for the Sick: Zena Ashcroft, Margaret Baxter, Colin Brown, Val Huddart, Wayne Jackett, Maureen Karr, Winnie Turner, Mary Sephton, Lavinia Sephton, Amanda Soady & Alison Comish.
🙏🏼The recently departed: Gemma Rose Jones (25th, Rufford)
🙏🏼Year’s Mind: Stephen Murray, Ann Winward, Phyllis G. Jackson, Henry Townsend, Dick B. H. Talbot (priest), Eva Gertrude Harrison, Robert Baybutt, William Baybutt, Jane Midgley & Keith Whiteside Howard.
Monday 15th August
Jeremiah 23:23-29, Psalm 82 & Luke 12:49-56
🙏🏼Pray for the senior clergy particularly our Bishop, Philip, and our Archdeacon, Mark.
Tuesday 16th August
Ezekiel 28:1-10, Psalm 107:1-3, 40, 43 & Matthew 19:23-end
🙏🏼Pray all exploring vocation to lay or ordained ministry.
Wednesday 17th August
10am Eucharist – Holy Trinity, Tarleton
Ezekiel 34:1-11, Psalm 23 & Matthew 20:1-16
🙏🏼Pray for all retired clergy particular Fr Tom and Fr Phil.
Thursday 18th August
7pm Said Eucharist – St. Mary the Virgin, Rufford
Ezekiel 36:23-28, Psalm 51:7-12 & Matthew 22:1-14
🙏🏼Pray for our link Dioceses of Bloemfontein (South Africa) and Braunschweig (Germany)
Friday 19th August
10am-12noon Coffee & Chat – Holy Trinity, Tarleton
Ezekiel 371-14, Psalm 107:1-8 & Matthew 22:34-40
🙏🏼Pray for all who work in prison ministry.
Saturday 20th August – St. Bernard, Abbot, Teacher of the faith, 1153
Ezekiel 43:1-7, Psalm 85:7-end & Matthew 23:1-12
🙏🏼Pray for all religious orders particularly the Benedictine and Cistercian Orders.
Sunday 21st August – Trinity 10
8am Said Eucharist – Holy Trinity, Tarleton
9:15am Sung Eucharist – St. Mary the Virgin, Rufford
10:45am Sung Eucharist – Holy Trinity, Tarleton
CONTACTS
Rector: The Rev’d Canon Mark Soady SSC Tel: (01772) 814431 07968 753978
E-Mail: rector@rsmtht.church
Curate: The Rev’d Fr. Tristan Meares Tel: (01772) 590803
Email: curate@rsmtht.church
