Sunday 28th August – Trinity 11
8am Said Eucharist – St. Mary the Virgin, Rufford
9:15am Sung Patronal Eucharist – St. Mary’ the Virgin, Rufford
10:45am Sung Eucharist – St. Mary’s, Windgate
6pm Evensong – St. Mary’s, Windgate
COLLECT FOR THE ELEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
O God, you declare your almighty power most chiefly in showing mercy and pity: mercifully grant to us such a measure of your grace, that we, running the way of your commandments, may receive your gracious promises, and be made partakers of your heavenly treasure; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
FIRST READING: Proverbs
Do not exalt yourself in the king’s presence, and do not claim a place among his great men; it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here,” than for him to humiliate you before his nobles. What you have seen with your eyes.
This is the word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God
RESPONSORIAL PSALM 64:4-7, 10-11.
The Response to the Psalm is: In your goodness, O God, you prepared a home for the poor.
SECOND READING: Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16
Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters. Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it. Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering. Marriage should be honoured by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral. Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said,
“Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” So we say with confidence,
“The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?”
Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise—the fruit of lips that openly profess his name. And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Alleluia, alleluia.
The least among all of you is the greatest, says the Lord. Alleluia.
GOSPEL: Luke 14:1, 7-14
Hear the Holy Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke. Glory to you, O Lord
One Sabbath, when Jesus went to eat in the house of a prominent Pharisee, he was being carefully watched. When he noticed how the guests picked the places of honour at the table, he told them this parable: “When someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, for a person more distinguished than you may have been invited. If so, the host who invited both of you will come and say to you, ‘Give this person your seat.’ Then, humiliated, you will have to take the least important place. But when you are invited, take the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he will say to you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honoured in the presence of all the other guests. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”
Then Jesus said to his host, “When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or sisters, your relatives, or your rich neighbours; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid. But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”
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.
🙏🏼Pray for all religious communities.
🙏🏼The Sick: Zena Ashcroft, Margaret Baxter, Colin Brown, Val Huddart, Wayne Jackett, Maureen Karr, Winnie Turner, Mary Sephton, Lavinia Sephton, Amanda Soady & Alison Comish.
🙏🏼The recently departed: Kallistos (Timothy) Ware (bishop)
🙏🏼Year’s Mind: Jack Greenwood, John Richmond, Charles Leonard Harris, Robert Parkinson, Norman Dandy, Margaret Kenyon, Philip Henry Hill, David Johnson, Lilian Whyte, Bill Lloyd & Nannie Rimmer
Monday 28th August – Beheading of St. John the Baptist
1 Corinthians 2:1-5, Psalm 33 & Luke 4:16-30
🙏🏼Pray for the senior clergy particularly our Bishop, Philip, and our Archdeacon, Mark.
Tuesday 29th August – John Bunyan, spiritual writer, 2688
7pm Choir Practice – Holy Trinity, Tarleton
1 Corinthians 2:10-end, Psalm 145:10-17 & Luke 4:31-37
🙏🏼Pray all exploring vocation to lay or ordained ministry.
Wednesday 30th August – Aidan, bishop, missionary, 651
10am Holy Eucharist – Holy Trinity, Tarleton
1 Corinthians 3:1-9, Psalm 62 & Luke 4:38-end
🙏🏼Pray for our ministry team.
Thursday 31st August – Giles, hermit, c. 710
7pm Holy Eucharist – St Mary’s, Rufford
1 Corinthians 3:18-end, Psalm 24:1-6 & Luke 5:1-11
🙏🏼Pray for our link Dioceses of Bloemfontein (South Africa) and Braunschweig (Germany)
Friday 1st September – Martyrs of Papua New Guinea, 1901, 1942
10-12noon Coffee & Chat – Holy Trinity, Tarleton
1 Corinthians 4:1-5; Psalm 37:3-8; Luke 5:33-end
🙏🏼Pray for all missionary workers.
Saturday 2nd September – Gregory the Great, bishop, teacher of the faith, 604
1 Corinthians 4:6-15, Psalm 145:18-end & Luke 6:1-5
🙏🏼Pray for the person being called to serve the Diocese as Bishop of Blackburn
CONTACTS
Rector: The Rev’d Canon Mark Soady SSC
Rest Day: Monday
Tel: (01772) 814431 / 07968 753 978
E-Mail: rector@rsmtht.church
Curate: The Rev’d Fr. Tristan Meares
Rest Day: Tuesday
Tel: (01772) 590803
Email: curate@rsmtht.church
Ordinand: Danny Abraham
Rest Day: Saturday.
Study Days: Monday, Tuesday & Friday
