Sunday 28th November: ADVENT SUNDAY
✝️ 8am Eucharist: St Mary the Virgin, Rufford;
✝️ 9.15am Sung Eucharist: St Mary the Virgin, Rufford, then refreshments
✝️ 10.45am Sung Eucharist: Holy Trinity, Tarleton, then refreshments
The Collect
Almighty God, give us grace to cast away the works of darkness and to put on the armour of light, now in the time of this mortal life, in which your Son Jesus Christ came to us in great humility; that on the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty to judge the living and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal; through him who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
First Reading: Jeremiah 23.14-16
23 14 The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will fulfil the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah. 15 In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch to spring up for David; and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. 16 In those days Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will live in safety. And this is the name by which it will be called: ‘The Lord is our righteousness.’
From Psalm 24: Refrain: To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
Lord, let me know your ways. Lord, teach me your paths. Make me walk in your truth, and teach me. Refrain. The Lord is good and upright. He shows the path to those who stray, he guides the humble in the right path; he teaches his way to the poor. Refrain. His ways are faithfulness and love for those who keep his covenant and his will. The Lord’s friendship is for those who revere him; to them he reveals his covenant. Refrain.
NT Reading: 1 Thessalonians 3.9-13
3. 9 How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy that we feel before our God because of you? 10 Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you face to face and restore whatever is lacking in your faith.
11 Now may our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus direct our way to you. 12 And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, just as we abound in love for you.
13 And may he so strengthen your hearts in holiness that you may be blameless before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.
Gospel: Luke 21.25-36
21. 25 ‘There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and on the earth distress among nations confused by the roaring of the sea and the waves. 26 People will faint from fear and foreboding of what is coming upon the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 27 Then they will see “the Son of Man coming in a cloud” with power and great glory. 28 Now when these things begin to take place, stand up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.’ 29 Then he told them a parable: ‘Look at the fig tree and all the trees; 30 as soon as they sprout leaves you can see for yourselves and know that summer is already near. 31 So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that the kingdom of God is near. 32 Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all things have taken place. 33 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. 34 ‘Be on guard so that your hearts are not weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of this life, and that day does not catch you unexpectedly, 35 like a trap. For it will come upon all who live on the face of the whole earth. 36 Be alert at all times, praying that you may have the strength to escape all these things that will take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.’
Prayer intentions: UP↑ and ←OUT→
🙏🏼 For the sick and those in need: Zena Ashcroft, Margaret Baxter, Sheila Bryan, Colin Brown, Andy Glanville, Wayne Jackett, Mark Kinley, Paddy McDonagh, Alison Marshall, Susan Mahoney, Donald & Mary Sephton and Lavinia Sephton
🙏🏼 RIP: Ron Turner (funeral, Tarleton, 1pm Dec. 15th), Nevill Bradshaw (funeral tbc) & Stella Baybutt (funeral, Tarleton, 1pm 1st Dec)
🙏🏼 Years mind: Keith David Brownhill, Stanley Caunce, Peter Ian Coggins, Thomas Coggins, June Audrey Cooper, John Thomas Chadwick, Margaret Anne Evans Emma Finney, James Hinchcliffe, Margaret Hinchliffe (née Catterall), Christopher Paul Molyneux, James Monaghan, Henry Rimmer & Michael Stuart Upton
🙏🏼 We pray for those living in The Gravel and The Marshes Lane
Monday 29th November: Day of intercession for Missionary work
Isaiah 2.1-5, Psalm 122 & Matthew 8.5-11
Tuesday 30th November: ANDREW THE APOSTLE
7pm Choir Practice, St Mary the Virgin, Rufford
Isaiah 52.7-10, Psalm 19.1-6, Romans 10.12-18 & Matthew 4.18-22
🙏🏼 We pray for our personal outreach to others
Wednesday 1st December: Charles de Foucault, hermit, 1916
✝️ 10am Eucharist: Parish Room, Holy Trinity, Tarleton
Isaiah 25.6-10a, Psalm 23 & Matthew 15.29-37
🙏🏼 We pray for peace in the world
Thursday 2nd December
✝️ 7pm Eucharist: St Mary the Virgin, Rufford
Isaiah 26.1-6, Psalm 118.18-27a & Matthew 7.21.24-27
🙏🏼 We pray for Tristram Meares, Danny and Georgia Abraham as they prepare to be with us in training and ministry
Friday 3rd December: Francis Xavier, missionary, 1552
10am-12noon: Coffee & Chat – Parish Room, Tarleton. All welcome.
Isaiah 29.17-end, Psalm 27.1-4,16-17 & Matthew 9.27-31
🙏🏼 We pray for Christians in Japan
Saturday: Nicolas Ferrar, Deacon, founder of the Little Giddings community, 1637
Isaiah 30.19-21,23-26, Psalm 146.4-9 & Mathew 9.35-10.1,6-8
🙏🏼 We pray for all in deacons orders
Next Sunday: ADVENT 2
✝️ 8am Eucharist: Holy Trinity, Tarleton
✝️ 9.15am Sung Eucharist: St Mary the Virgin, Rufford, then refreshments
✝️ 10.45am Sung Eucharist: Holy Trinity, Tarleton, then refreshments
Both churches open for private prayer every day
Malachi 3.1-4, Canticle: Benedictus, Philippians 1.3-11 & Luke 3.1-6
🙏🏼 We pray for those living in Trinity Walks.
