Sunday 6th Nov – 3rd before Advent
8am Said Eucharist – Holy Trinity, Tarleton
9:15am Service of the Word – St. Mary’ the Virgin, Rufford
10:45am Sung Eucharist – Holy Trinity, Tarleton
3pm Art Exhibition opening – Holy Trinity, Tarleton
COLLECT FOR THE THIRD SUNDAY BEFORE ADVENT
Almighty Father, whose will is to restore all things in your beloved Son, the King of all: govern the hearts and minds of those in authority, and bring the families of the nations, divided and torn apart by the ravages of sin, to be subject to his just and gentle rule; who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
FIRST READING: Job 19:23-27
O that my words were written down! O that they were inscribed in a book!
O that with an iron pen and with lead they were engraved on a rock for ever!
For I know that my Redeemer lives, and that at the last he will stand upon the
earth; and after my skin has been thus destroyed, then in my flesh I shall see God, whom I shall see on my side, and my eyes shall behold, and not another.
My heart faints within me! This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God
RESPONSORIAL 16:1, 5-6, 8, 15
The Response to the Psalm is: I shall be filled when I awake with the sight of your glory, O Lord.
SECOND READING: 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-end
As to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to him, we beg you, brothers and sisters, not to be quickly shaken in mind or alarmed, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as though from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord is already
here. Let no one deceive you in any way; for that day will not come unless the rebellion comes first and the lawless one is revealed, the one destined for destruction. He opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, declaring himself to be God. Do you not remember that I told you these things when I was still with you?
But we must always give thanks to God for you, brothers and sisters beloved by the Lord, because God chose you as the first fruits for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and through belief in the truth. For this purpose he called you through our proclamation of the good news, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. So then, brothers and sisters, stand firm and hold fast to the traditions that you were taught by us, either by word of mouth or by our letter.
Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and through grace gave us eternal comfort and good hope, comfort your hearts and strengthen them in every good work and word.
This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia .
My kingdom is not of this world, says the Lord.
Alleluia! alleluia, alleluia.
GOSPEL: Luke 20:27-38
Hear the Holy Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke. Glory to you, O Lord
Some Sadducees, those who say there is no resurrection, came to him and asked him a question, ‘Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies, leaving a wife but no children, the man shall marry the widow and raise up children for his brother. Now there were seven brothers; the first married, and died childless; then the second and the third married her, and so in the same way all seven died childless. Finally the woman also died. In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife will the woman be? For the seven had married her.’ Jesus said to them, ‘Those who belong to this age marry and are given in marriage; but those who are considered worthy of a place in that age and in the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage. Indeed they cannot die any more, because they are like angels and are children of God, being children of the resurrection. And the fact that the dead are raised Moses himself showed, in the story about the bush, where he speaks of the Lord as the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Now he is God not of the dead, but of the living; for to him all of them are alive.’ 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, Brian Soady, Stuart Drysdale, Joseph Donlan & Rose Wilson.
🙏🏼The recently departed: Marjorie Wrennall (11th, Rufford), Eva Patricia Scregg.(Tarleton Nov 17th) & Brian Moore
🙏🏼Year’s Mind: Elizabeth Baker, Dorothy Mary Baron, James Townsend Leacy, Daniel Wright, John Marsh Barron, Harold Gant, Will Homer, Jeffrey Abram, Jack Fairclough, Charlotte Draper, Frederick William Lee, Robert David Harris, Alan Morris Bowness & Ellen Bridge.
🙏🏼This week the Crown Nominations Committee (the committee that advises the Monarch on the appointment of bishops in the Church of England) meets to interview 5 candidates for the post of Bishop of Blackburn and to appoint one of those 5. Please hold the CNC, the candidates and the Diocese in your prayers this week. The panel meets on 8th and 9th of November.
🙏🏼Please also pray for our Diocesan conference which is next week. Fr. Mark, Fr. Tristan and Geoff Lyons will be attending. There are online sessions which can be followed on the Diocesan YouTube channel and website.
🌌An Exhibition of paintings of the Life of Christ at Holy Trinity, Tarleton from November 6th – 20th. The Artist will give a talk at 3pm on Sunday, November 6th.
Monday 7th November – St. Williabrand, bishop, 739
Titus 1:1-9; Ps 24:1-6 & Luke 17:1-6
Tuesday 8th November – Saints and Martyrs of England
7pm Choir Practice – Holy Trinity Church, Tarleton
Isaiah 61:4-9; Ps 15; Revelation 19:5-10 & John 17:18-23
Wednesday 9th November – Margery Kempe, mystic, c.1440
10am Eucharist – Holy Trinity Church, Tarleton
Titus 3:1-7; Ps. 23 & Luke 17:11-19
Thursday 10th November – St. Leo the Great, bishop, teacher, 461
6:30pm Diamond Disciples Youth Group – Holy Trinity Church, Tarleton
7pm Eucharist – St. Mary the Virgin, Rufford
Philemon 7-20; Ps. 146:4-end & Luke 17:20-25
Friday 11th November – St. Martin, bishop, c. 397
10am-12noon Coffee & Chat – Holy Trinity, Tarleton & Rufford Cricket Club
11am: Fr Tristan will help lead an Act of Remembrance at Rufford CE Schools Remembrance corner. Fr Mark will lead an Act of Remembrance at Tarleton War Memorial
2 John 4-9; Ps 119:1-8 & Luke 17:26-end
Saturday 12th November
3 John 5-8; Ps 112; Luke 18:1-8
Sunday 13th Nov Remembrance Sunday
8am Said Eucharist – St. Mary the Virgin, Rufford
9:15am All Age Service of the Word & Act of Remembrance- St. Mary the Virgin, Rufford
10:45am All Age Sung Eucharist – Holy Trinity, Tarleton (10.50 Tarlerton War Memorial- Act of Remembrance, followed by Parish Mass) – Preacher at 10:45am: Rev’d Michael Tindsley (Methodist Superintendent Minister)
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 07547 973527 Email: curate@rsmtht.church
Ordinand: Danny Abraham
Rest Day: Saturday. Study Days:: Monday, Tuesday & Friday.
