Sunday 10th July – Trinity 4 / Sea Sunday
8am Said Eucharist – St. Mary the Virgin, Rufford
9:15am Sung Eucharist – St. Mary’ the Virgin, Rufford Followed by meet and greet with Fr. Tristan and Danny.
10:45am Sung Eucharist – Holy Trinity, Tarleton
COLLECT FOR THE FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
O God, the protector of all who trust in you, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy: increase and multiply upon us your mercy; that with you as our ruler and guide
we may so pass through things temporal that we lose not our hold on things eternal; grant this, heavenly Father, for our Lord Jesus Christ’s sake, who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
FIRST READING: Deuteronomy 30:9-14
Then the Lord your God will make you most prosperous in all the work of your hands and in the fruit of your womb, the young of your livestock and the crops of your land. The Lord will again delight in you and make you prosperous, just as he delighted in your ancestors, if you obey the Lord your God and keep his commands and decrees that are written in this Book of the Law and turn to the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
Now what I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach. It is not up in heaven, so that you have to ask, “Who will ascend into heaven to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?” Nor is it beyond the sea, so that you have to ask, “Who will cross the sea to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?” No, the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart so you may obey it. This is the word of the Lord, Thanks be to God
RESPONSORIAL PSALM 65.1-7, 16,2
The Response to the Psalm is: Cry out with joy to God, all the earth.
SECOND READING: Colossians 1:1-14
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father. We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love which you have for all the saints, because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in the word of the truth, the gospel which has come to you, as indeed in the whole world it is bearing fruit and growing—so among yourselves, from the day you heard and understood the grace of God in truth, as you learned it from Ep′aphras our beloved fellow servant. He is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf and has made known to us your love in the Spirit. And so, from the day we heard of it, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, to lead a life worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God. May you be strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy, giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. He has delivered us from the dominion of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. This is the word of the Lord, Thanks be to God
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Alleluia, alleluia.
Your words are Spirit, Lord, and they are life; you have the message of eternal life.
Alleluia.
GOSPEL: Luke 10:25-37
Hear the Holy Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke. Glory to you, O Lord.
And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the law? How do you read?” And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbours as yourself.” And he said to him, “You have answered right; do this, and you will live.” But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbour?” Jesus replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead. Now by chance a priest was going down that road; and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was; and when he saw him, he had compassion, and went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; then he set him on his own beast and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. And the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, ‘Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.’ Which of these three, do you think, proved neighbour to the man who fell among the robbers?” He said, “The one who showed mercy on him.” And Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.” This is the Gospel of the Lord, Praise to you, O Christ.
INTERCESSIONS
🙏🏼 Pray for the Holy Spirit to bless our County and Diocese. Pray for all who work at sea.
🙏🏼 We pray for our Confirmation candidates being confirmed by Bishop Philip on 15 July at Rufford: Oscar, Samuel, Mia, Gabriella, Lucy, Lydia, Cameron, Oliver, Jacob, Mason, George & Poppy
🙏🏼 The Sick: Zena Ashcroft, Margaret Baxter, Colin Brown, Val Huddart, Wayne Jackett, Maureen Karr, Susan Mahoney, Winnie Turner, Mary Sephton, Lavinia Sephton, Amanda Soady, Bill Duggan, Alison Comish & Brian
🙏🏼 Year’s Mind: Harriet White, Ernest Ball, Nellie Taylforth, Margaret Annie Foster, David Sephton, Norman William Pearson, Bertha Crocker, Kenneth John Mathews, John Porter, Jane Townsend, Ellen Radcliffe & Norman James Martland.
Monday 11th July – St. Benedict, abbot, c. 550
Isaiah 1:11-17, Psalm 50:7-15 & Matthew 10:34-11:1
🙏🏼 Pray for all religious communities and all religious.
Tuesday 12th July
7pm Choir Practice – Holy Trinity Church
Isaiah 7:1-9, Psalm 48:1-7 & Matthew 11:20-24
🙏🏼 Pray for all involved in Church Planting.
Wednesday 13th July
10am Eucharist – Holy Trinity, Tarleton
1:30pm – Mothers’ Union Meal at the Rufford Arms (meet 1pm)
Isaiah 10:5-7, 13-16, Psalm 94:5-11 & Matthew 11:25-27
🙏🏼 Pray for all who exercise leadership within the Diocese.
Thursday 14th – John Keble, Priest, Poet, 1866
7pm Said Eucharist – St. Mary the Virgin, Rufford, followed by PCC
Isaiah 26:7-9, 16-19, Psalm 102:14-21 & Matthew 11:28- end
🙏🏼 Pray for all who work in agriculture and farming.
Friday 15th July – St. Bonaventure, Friar, Bishop, Teacher, 1274
10am – 12noon Coffee & Chat – Holy Trinity Church Parish Room
7pm Confirmation Eucharist with Bishop Philip North CMP – St. Mary the Virgin, Rufford. Please come along and support our Candidates and please uphold them in prayer.
Isaiah 38, Psalm 32:1-8 & Matthew 12:1-8
🙏🏼 Pray for all Baptism and Confirmation candidates.
Saturday 16th July
Micah 2:1-5, Psalm 10:1-5a, 12 & Matthew 12:14-21
🙏🏼 Pray for an increase in both lay and ordained vocations.
Sunday 17th July
8am Said Eucharist – Holy Trinity, Tarleton
9:15am All Age Eucharist – St. Mary the Virgin, Rufford
10:45am Sung Eucharist – Holy Trinity, Tarleton (Holy Trinity Sunday Club Summer Party with bouncy castle).
CONTACTS
Rector: The Rev’d Canon Mark Soady SSC Tel: (01772) 814431 07968 753978
E-Mail: rector@rsmtht.church
Curate: The Rev’d Fr. Tristan Meares Tel: (01772) 590803
Email: curate@rsmtht.church
