Sunday 4th September – Trinity 12
8am Said Eucharist – Holy Trinity, Tarleton
9:15am Sung Eucharist – St. Mary’ the Virgin, Rufford
10:45am Sung Eucharist with baptism – Holy Trinity, Tarleton (live streaming on our Facebook page)
COLLECT FOR THE TWELFTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
Almighty and everlasting God, you are always more ready to hear than we to pray and to give more than either we desire or deserve: pour down upon us the abundance of your mercy, forgiving us those things of which our conscience is afraid and giving us those good things which we are not worthy to ask but through the merits and mediation of 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: Deuteronomy 30:15-20
See, I have set before you today life and prosperity, death and adversity. If you obey the commandments of the Lord your God that I am commanding you today, by loving
the Lord your God, walking in his ways, and observing his commandments, decrees, and ordinances, then you shall live and become numerous, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land that you are entering to possess. But if your heart turns away and you do not hear, but are led astray to bow down to other gods and serve them, I declare to you today that you shall perish; you shall not live long in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to enter and possess. I call heaven and earth to witness against you today that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Choose life so that you and your descendants may live, loving the Lord your God, obeying him, and holding fast to him; for that means life to you and length of days, so that you may live in the land that
the Lord swore to give to your ancestors, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.
This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God
RESPONSORIAL PSALM 89:3-6, 12-14, 17. Response vs. 1.
The Response to the Psalm is: O Lord, you have been our refuge from one generation to the next.
SECOND READING: Philemon 1:1-21
This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Alleluia, alleluia. The least among all of you is the greatest, says the Lord. Alleluia.
GOSPEL: Luke 14:25-33
Hear the Holy Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke. Glory to you, O Lord
Now large crowds were travelling with him; and he turned and said to them, ‘Whoever comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and even life itself, cannot be my disciple. Whoever does not carry the cross and follow me cannot be my disciple. For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not first sit down and estimate the cost, to see whether he has enough to complete it? Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it will begin to ridicule him, saying, “This fellow began to build and was not able to finish.” Or what king, going out to wage war against another king, will not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to oppose the one who comes against him with twenty thousand? If he cannot, then, while the other is still far away, he sends a delegation and asks for the terms of peace. So therefore, none of you can become my disciple if you do not give up all your possessions. 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.
🙏🏼We 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.
🙏🏼Year’s Mind: Jeanne Alexandra Bennett, Thomas Radcliffe, Joseph Thomas Berry, Howard Christopherson, Jean Elizabeth Garden, Barry Odams Bryan, Elsie Elizabeth Hooton, Mary Frances Parkinson & Ellen Frances Thompson.
🙏🏼POST COMMUNION PRAYER
God of all mercy, in this eucharist you have set aside our sins and given us your healing: grant that we who are made whole in Christ may bring that healing to this broken world, in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Monday 5th September
Tarleton Mother’s Union Prayer meeting – 2pm in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel at Holy Trinity, Tarleton
1 Corinthians 5:1-8, Palms 5:5-9 & Luke 6:1-11
🙏🏼Pray for the senior clergy particularly our Bishop, Philip, and our Archdeacon, Mark.
Tuesday 6th September – Allen Gardiner, missionary, founder of the South American Mission Society, 1851
7pm Choir practice – Holy Trinity Church
1 Corinthians 6:1-11, Psalm 149:1-5 & Luke 6:12-19
🙏🏼Pray all missionaries.
Wednesday 7th September
10am Eucharist – Holy Trinity, Tarleton
1 Corinthians 7:25-31, Psalm 45:11-end & Luke 6:20-26
🙏🏼Pray for our ministry team.
Thursday 8th September – Birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary
7pm Said Eucharist – Holy Trinity, Tarleton
Micah 5:1-4a, Psalm 13:6 & Matthew 1:1-16, 18-23
🙏🏼Pray for the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham and the Shrine of Our Lady of Fernyhalgh, Ladyewell
Friday 9th September – Charles Fuge Lowder, priest, founder of the Society of the Holy Cross, 1880
St Mary’s Church Rufford Flower Festival – 9th-12th September. Church open 10am-5pm each day. Refreshments and small stalls
10am-12noon Coffee & Chat – Holy Trinity, Tarleton
1 Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-end, Psalm 84:1-6 & Luke 6:39-42
🙏🏼Pray for all members of SSC particularly Fr. Mark
Saturday 10th September
1 Corinthians 10:14-22, Psalm 116:10-end & Luke 6:43-end.
🙏🏼Pray that our church building maybe places of welcome.
Sunday 11th September
8am Said Eucharist – St. Mary the Virgin, Rufford
9:15am Sung Eucharist with pet blessings – St. Mary the Virgin Church Hall Grounds, Rufford
10:45am Sung Eucharist with pet Blessings – Holy Trinity, Tarleton
6pm Songs of Praise – St Mary the Virgin, Rufford
Flower Festival
St Mary the Virgin, Rufford: Friday, 9th – Monday, 12th. Open daily 10am-5pm
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
