Sunday 18 Sept – Trinity 14
8am Eucharist of Thanksgiving for the Late Queen – Holy Trinity, Tarleton
9:15am Sung Eucharist of Thanksgiving for the Late Queen – St. Mary’ the Virgin, Rufford
10:45am Sung Eucharist of Thanksgiving for the Late Queen – Holy Trinity, Tarleton
COLLECT FOR THE FOURTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
Almighty God, whose only Son has opened for us a new and living way into your presence: give us pure hearts and steadfast wills to worship you in spirit and in truth; 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.
A PRAYER ON THE DEATH OF HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN
Gracious God, we give thanks for the life of your servant Queen Elizabeth, for her faith and her dedication to duty. Bless our nation as we mourn her death and may her example continue to inspire us; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
A PRAYER FOR THE KING
Everlasting God, we pray for our new King. Bless his reign and the life of our nation. Help us to work together do that truth and justice, harmony and fairness flourish among us; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
FIRST READING: Lamentations 3:22-26, 31-33
The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end;
they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
‘The Lord is my portion,’ says my soul, ‘therefore I will hope in him.’
The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul that seeks him.
It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.
For the Lord will not reject for ever.
Although he causes grief, he will have compassion according to the abundance of his steadfast love; for he does not willingly afflict
or grieve anyone.
This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God
PSALM 121
I lift up my eyes to the hills; * from where is my help to come?
My help comes from the Lord, * the maker of heaven and earth.
He will not suffer your foot to stumble; * he who watches over you will not sleep.
Behold, he who keeps watch over Israel * shall neither slumber nor sleep.
The Lord himself watches over you; *
the Lord is your shade at your right hand,
So that the sun shall not strike you by day, * neither the moon by night.
The Lord shall keep you from all evil; *
it is he who shall keep your soul.
The Lord shall keep watch over your going out and your coming in, *
from this time forth for evermore.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
SECOND READING: 1 Corinthians 4:16-5:4
So we do not lose heart. Even though our outer nature is wasting away, our inner nature is being renewed day by day. For this slight momentary affliction is preparing us for an eternal weight of glory beyond all measure, because we look not at what can be seen but at what cannot be seen; for what can be seen is temporary, but what cannot be seen is eternal.
For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. For in this tent we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling— if indeed, when we have taken it off we will not be found naked. For while we are still in this tent, we groan under our burden, because we wish not to be unclothed but to be further clothed, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.
This is the word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Alleluia, alleluia.
Alleluia, alleluia.
‘It is the will of him who sent me’, says the Lord, ‘that I should lose none of all that he has given me, but raise them up on the last day’.
Alleluia.
GOSPEL: John 6:35-40
Hear the Holy Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ according to John.
Glory to you, O Lord
Jesus said to them, ‘I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe. Everything that the Father gives me will come to me, and anyone who comes to me I will never drive away; for I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me. And this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up on the last day. This is indeed the will of my Father, that all who see the Son and believe in him may have eternal
life; and I will raise them up on the last day.’ 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.
INTERCESSIONS 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, Brian Soady
🙏🏼The recently departed:
Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, Clifford Huyton (4th Oct, Tarleton)
🙏🏼Year’s Mind:
Thomas Caunce, Diana Grounds, Roy Johnson, Mary Holmes, Robert Edmondson, Albert Edward Livesey, John Anthony Taylor, Barrie Robins, Kenneth Richardson.
FORTHCOMING SERVICES
Wed 21 Sept – 10am Eucharist – Holy Trinity, Tarleton
Thurs 22 Sept – 7pm Said Eucharist – St. Mary the Virgin, Rufford
Fri 23 Sept – 10am-12noon Coffee & Chat – Holy Trinity, Tarleton
Sunday 25 Sept – Trinity 15
8am Said Eucharist – St. Mary the Virgin, Rufford
9:15am Sung Eucharist – St. Mary the Virgin, Rufford
10:45am Sung Eucharist – Holy Trinity, Tarleton
READINGS AND THOUGHTS FOR THE WEEK
Sun. The Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity Readings inside the pew sheet.
Mon. Theodore, Archbishop, 690 Proverbs 3:27-34; Ps 15; Luke 8:16-18
Tues. John Coleridge Patterson, Bishop, and companions, martyrs, 1871
Proverbs 21:1-6, 10-13; Ps 119:1-8; Luke 8:19-21
Wed. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist Proverbs 3:13-18; Ps 119:65-72; Matthew 9:9-13
Thurs. Ecclesiastes 1:2-11; Ps 90:1-6; Luke 9:7-9
Fri. Ecclesiastes 3:1-11; Ps 144:1-4; Luke 9:18-22
Sat. Ecclesiastes 11:9-12:8; Ps 90:1-2, 12-end; Luke 9:43b-45
In place of our usual prayers for the week, you are invited to pray for the repose of the soul of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
You are also invited to pray for the Royal family in their grief, and particularly for His Majesty, King Charles III, as he accedes the throne.
Finally, please pray for His Majesty’s Prime Minister, Liz Truss, as she takes office in unprecedented circumstances.
To aid you in your prayers for the late Queen and our new King, there are two prayers inside the pew sheet.
CONTACTS
Rector: The Rev’d Canon Mark Soady SSC Rest Day: Monday
Tel: (01772) 814431 07968 753978
E-Mail: rector@rsmtht.church
Curate: The Rev’d Fr. Tristan Meares Rest Day: Tuesday
Tel: (01772) 590803
Email: curate@rsmtht.church
Ordinand: Danny Abraham Rest Day: Saturday. Study Days:: Monday, Tuesday & Friday.
