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Churches open for private prayer
Monday – Tarleton, 10am-3pm
Tuesday – Rufford, 10am-3pm
Wednesday – Tarleton, 10.30am-3pm
Thursday – Rufford, 10am-3pm
Friday – Tarleton, 10am-3pm
Saturday – Rufford, 10am-3pm
Sunday 23th May – PENTECOST – Whit Sunday
8am Eucharist – St Mary the Virgin, Rufford
10.30am Eucharist – Holy Trinity, Tarleton (Also virtually on the benefice Facebook Page)
Today’s readings – Acts 2.1.21, Psalm 104,26-36, Romans 8.22-27 & John 15.26-27, 16.4b-15
The Collect
God, who as at this time taught the hearts of your faithful people by sending to them the light of your Holy Spirit: grant us by the same Spirit to have a right judgement in all things and evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort; through the merits of Christ Jesus our Saviour, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
First Reading: Acts 2.1-21
2 When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. 2 And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. 3 Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. 4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability.
5 Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven living in Jerusalem. 6 And at this sound the crowd gathered and was bewildered, because each one heard them speaking in the native language of each. 7 Amazed and astonished, they asked, ‘Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? 8 And how is it that we hear, each of us, in our own native language? 9 Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, 10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, 11 Cretans and Arabs—in our own languages we hear them speaking about God’s deeds of power.’ 12 All were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, ‘What does this mean?’ 13 But others sneered and said, ‘They are filled with new wine.’
14 But Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed them: ‘Men of Judea and all who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to what I say. 15 Indeed, these are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is only nine o’clock in the morning. 16 No, this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel: 17 “In the last days it will be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
18 Even upon my slaves, both men and women, in those days I will pour out my Spirit; and they shall prophesy. 19 And I will show portents in the heaven above and signs on the earth below, blood, and fire, and smoky mist. 20 The sun shall be turned to darkness and the moon to blood, before the coming of the Lord’s great and glorious day. 21 Then everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”
From Psalm 103
Refrain: Send forth your Spirit, O Lord, and renew the face of the earth. Bless the Lord, my soul! Lord God, how great you are, clothed in majesty and glory, wrapped in light as in a robe! Refrain. You take back your spirit, they die, returning to the dust from which they came. You send forth your spirit, they are created; and you renew the face of the earth. Refrain. May the glory of the Lord last for ever! May the Lord rejoice in His works! May my thoughts be pleasing to Him. I find my joy in the Lord. Refrain.
New Testament – Romans 8.22-27
Gospel – John 15.26-27 & 16.4b-15
Jesus spoke to his disciples:
26 ‘When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who comes from the Father, he will testify on my behalf. 27 You also are to testify because you have been with me from the beginning.
4 I have said these things to you so that when their hour comes you may remember that I told you about them. ‘I did not say these things to you from the beginning, because I was with you. 5 But now I am going to him who sent me; yet none of you asks me, “Where are you going?” 6 But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your hearts. 7 Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. 8 And when he comes, he will prove the world wrong about sin and righteousness and judgement: 9 about sin, because they do not believe in me; 10 about righteousness, because I am going to the Father and you will see me no longer; 11 about judgement, because the ruler of this world has been condemned. 12 ‘I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. 13 When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth; for he will not speak on his own, but will speak whatever he hears, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. 14 He will glorify me, because he will take what is mine and declare it to you. 15 All that the Father has is mine. For this reason I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.
🙏🏼 We pray for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit
🙏🏼 For the sick and those in need: Zena Ashcroft, Margaret Baxter, Colin Brown, Bill Duggan, Wayne Jackett, Jimmy Johnstone, Paddy MacDonagh, Lillian Magrath, Ruth Middlesborough, Donald Sephton, Mary Sephton, June Golding, Amanda Soady, Mark Kinley & Brenda Lloyd
🙏🏼 Faithful departed: Roland Orr
🙏🏼 Year’s mind: Dorothy Caunce, Frank Dutton, Barbara Grace Branreth, Robert Rimmer, Edith Elizabeth Rogerson, Ruth Hengill Shaw, John Sumner & Thomas Taylor
🙏🏼 In our cycle of prayer we pray for those living in Hillcrest Close and Hillcrest Drive.
Collect for the weekdays after Pentecost
O Lord, from whom all good things come: grant to us your humble servants that by your holy inspiration we my think of things that are good, and by your merciful guiding may perform the same, through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Monday 24th May – John and Charles Wesley, Evangelists, Hymn writers, 1791 & 1788
Today’s readings – James 3.13-end, Psalm.32.1-8 & Mark 10.17-27
🙏🏼We pray for our Archbishops and their advisors.
Tuesday 25th May – The Venerable Bede, Monk, Scholar, Historian, 735
Today’s readings – James 4.1-10, Psalm 50.1-6 & Mark 10.28-31
🙏🏼 We pray for the cathedral, Dean and Canons, and for the continuing vaccination programme.
Wednesday 26th May – Augustine, Archbishop, 605
10am Eucharist – Holy Trinity, Tarleton
Today’s readings – James 4.13-end, Psalm 79.8-9,12,14 & Mark 10.32-45
🙏🏼 We pray for prisoners, Prison Officers, Chaplains, Governors and Support staff
Thursday 27th May
7.00pm Eucharist – St Mary the Virgin, Rufford.
Today’s readings – James 5.1-6, Psalm. 33.1-9 & Mark 10.46-end
🙏🏼 We pray for shopkeepers, retail workers, those working in the supply chain.
Friday 28th May – Lanfranc, Monk, Archbishop, Scholar, 1089
Today’s readings – James 5.9-12, Psalm149.1-5 & Mark 11.11-26
🙏🏼 We pray for hospital and community Pharmacists
Saturday 29th May
Today’s readings – James 5.13-end, Psalm 19.7-end & Mark 11.27-end
🙏🏼 We give thanks for those people in each community who are supporting their neighbours
Next Sunday 30th – TRINITY SUNDAY
8am Eucharist – St Mary the Virgin, Rufford
10.30am Eucharist – Holy Trinity, Tarleton (Also virtually on the benefice Facebook Page)
Today’s readings – Isaiah 6.1-8, Psalm 29, Romans 8.12-17 & John 3.1-17
🙏🏼 We give thanks to those who inspire our worship through writing and the visual arts, and for those worshipping regularly who live outside the benefice.
