SUNDAY 19th February – SUNDAY BEFORE LENT

8am Eucharist – Holy Trinity, Tarleton
9:15am Sung Eucharist – St. Mary the Virgin, Rufford
10:45am Sung Eucharist – Holy Trinity, Tarleton

COLLECT FOR THE SUNDAY NEXT BEFORE LENT – Almighty God, whose Son was revealed in majesty before he suffered death upon the cross: give us grace to perceive his glory, that we may be strengthened to suffer with him and be changed into his likeness, from glory to glory; who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

FIRST READING: Exodus 24:12-end – The Lord said to Moses, ‘Come up to me on the mountain, and wait there; and I will give you the tablets of stone, with the law and the commandment, which I have written for their instruction.’ So Moses set out with his assistant Joshua, and Moses went up into the mountain of God. To the elders he had said, ‘Wait here for us, until we come to you again; for Aaron and Hur are with you; whoever has a dispute may go to them.’
Then Moses went up on the mountain, and the cloud covered the mountain. The glory of
the Lord settled on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it for six days; on the seventh day he called to Moses out of the cloud. Now the appearance of the glory of the Lord was like a devouring fire on the top of the mountain in the sight of the people of Israel. Moses entered the cloud, and went up on the mountain. Moses was on the mountain for forty days and forty nights.
This is the word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

PSALM (Ps.) 103:12, 3-4, 8, 10, 12-13 – Response: The Lord is kind and merciful.

SECOND READING: 2 Peter 1:16-end – For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we had been eyewitnesses of his majesty. For he received honour and glory from God the Father when that voice was conveyed to him by the Majestic Glory, saying, ‘This is my Son, my Beloved, with whom I am well pleased.’ We ourselves heard this voice come from heaven, while we were with him on the holy mountain. So we have the prophetic message more fully confirmed. You will do well to be attentive to this as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts. First of all you must understand this, that no prophecy of scripture is a matter of one’s own interpretation, because no prophecy ever came by human will, but men and women
moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God. This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Alleluia, alleluia. Alleluia, alleluia.
The glory of the Lord shall be revealed; the mouth of the Lord has spoken.
Alleluia! Alleluia.

GOSPEL: Matthew 17:1-9
Hear the Holy Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew. Glory to you, O Lord

After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light. Just then there appeared before them Moses and Elijah, talking with Jesus.
Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you wish, I will put up three shelters— one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.” While he was still speaking, a bright cloud covered them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!”
When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown to the ground, terrified. But Jesus came and touched them. “Get up,” he said. “Don’t be afraid.” When they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus. As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus instructed them, “Don’t tell anyone what you have seen, until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.”
This is the Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ

Hymns – Christ is the world’s light, ‘Tis good Lord to be here, Be thou my vision, Be still, for the presence of the Lord, At the name of Jesus

🙏🏼The Jesus Prayer might also be appropriate for your Lent discipline: Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner. Amen.

INTERCESSIONS Pray for:

🙏🏼The Sick: Zena Ashcroft, Margaret Baxter, Val Huddart, Wayne Jackett, Maureen Karr, Winnie Turner, Mary Sephton & Lavinia Sephton.

🙏🏼The recently departed: Winifred Porter (23rd Feb, WL Crem.) & Naomi Elizabeth Seaton.

🙏🏼Year’s Mind: Eileen Hinchcliffe, Thomas Chadwick, Elizabeth Chadwick, Percy Heyes, Benjamin Harris, Walter Williams, Mary Parkinson, Jeffrey Wignall, Mary Johnson, Mary Ellen May Baybutt, Gladys Mary Barron, John Trafford, Elizabeth Duckworth, Marie Horner, Betty Wilson, Harold Edwin Roby, John Rigby, Mary Barron & Hugh Sutton.

Monday 20th February

Ecclesiasticus 1:1-10; Ps. 93 & Mark 9:14-29
🙏🏼Please pray for all who suffer for their faith.

Tuesday 21st February

Ecclesiasticus 2:1-11
🙏🏼Please pray for all missionaries.

Wednesday 22nd February – ASH WEDNESDAY

10am Eucharist – Holy Trinity, Tarleton
7pm Sung Eucharist -St. Mary the Virgin, Rufford

Joel 2:1-2; Ps. 51:1-18; 2 Corinthians 5:20-6:10 & Matthew 2 6:1-6, 16-20
🙏🏼Please pray for a spiritually refreshing Lent.

Thursday 23rd February – St. Polycarp, bishop, martyr, c.155

6:30pm Diamond Disciples – Holy Trinity, Tarleton community space
7pm Eucharist – St. Mary the Virgin, Rufford

Deuteronomy 30:15-end; Ps. 1 & Luke 9:22-25
🙏🏼Please pray all evangelists, lay and ordained.

Friday 24th February

10am-12noon Coffee & Chat – Holy Trinity, Tarleton & Rufford Cricket Club
7pm Holy Hour – Holy Trinity, Tarleton

Isaiah 58:1-9a; Ps. 51:1-5, 17-18 & Matthew 9:14-15
🙏🏼Please pray for our bishop, Philip, as he prepared to become Bishop of Blackburn.

Saturday 25th February

Isaiah 58:9-end; Ps. 86:1-7 & Luke 5:27-32
🙏🏼Please pray all struggling with the cost of living crisis.

Sunday 26th February – First Sunday of Lent

8am Eucharist – St. Mary the Virgin, Rufford
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 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