Sunday 27th November – Advent Sunday
8am Said Eucharist – St. Mary the Virgin, Rufford
9:15am Sung Eucharist – St. Mary’ the Virgin, Rufford
10:45am Sung Eucharist – Holy Trinity, Tarleton
6pm Choral Evensong for St. Cecilia – Holy Trinity, Tarleton
COLLECT FOR ADVENT SUNDAY – 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. Amen.
FIRST READING: Isaiah 2:1-5 – The word that Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. In days to come the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and shall be raised above the hills; all the nations shall stream to it. Many peoples shall come and say, ‘Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; that he may teach us his ways
and that we may walk in his paths.’ For out of Zion shall go forth instruction,
and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. He shall judge between the nations,
and shall arbitrate for many peoples; they shall beat their swords into ploughshares,
and their spears into pruning-hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
neither shall they learn war any more. O house of Jacob, come, let us walk
in the light of the Lord! This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God
PSALM 121:1-9. R./ vs. 1
Response: I rejoiced when I heard them say: “Let us go to God’s house.
SECOND READING: Romans 13:11-end
Besides this, you know what time it is, how it is now the moment for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we became believers; the night is far gone, the day is near. Let us then lay aside the works of darkness and put on the armour of light; let us live honourably as in the day, not in revelling and drunkenness, not in debauchery and licentiousness, not in quarrelling and jealousy. Instead, put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires. This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Alleluia, alleluia. Alleluia, alleluia. Heaven and earth will pass away, says the Lord, but my words will not pass away. Alleluia! Alleluia.
GOSPEL: Matthew 24:36-44
Hear the Holy Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew. Glory to you, O Lord
‘But about that day and hour no one knows, neither the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. For as the days of Noah were, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered the ark, and they knew nothing until the flood came and swept them all away, so too will be the coming of the Son of Man. Then two will be in the field; one will be taken and one will be left. Two women will be grinding meal together; one will be taken and one will be left. Keep awake therefore, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming. But understand this: if the owner of the house had known in what part of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into. Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an unexpected hour. This is the Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ.
INTERCESSIONS Pray for:
🙏🏼The Sick: Zena Ashcroft, Margaret Baxter, Val Huddart, Wayne Jackett, Maureen Karr, Winnie Turner, Mary Sephton, Lavinia Sephton, Amanda Soady, Brian Soady, Stuart Drysdale, Joseph Donlan, Rose Wilson & Karen Hartnett
🙏🏼The recently departed: Margaret Huyton (6th Tarleton) John Webster (6th Tarleton) & Elsie Aida Vernon (8th Tarleton)
🙏🏼Year’s Mind: Robert Bromilow, Mary Frances Jackson, Thomas Singleton Alty, June Audrey Cooper, Thomas Coggins, Keith David Brownhill, Albert Edward Turner, Christopher Paul Molyneux, James Hinchcliffe, Margaret Anne Evans, Stanley Caunce, Henry Rimmer & John Thomas Chadwick.
Monday 28th November
Isaiah 4:2-end; Ps. 122 & Matthew 8:5-11
🙏🏼Please pray for all in training for ministry.
Tuesday 29th November
Isaiah 11:1-10; Ps. 72:1-4, 18-19 & Luke 10:21-24
🙏🏼Please pray for all who work in the Diocesan offices providing admin support for parishes.
Wednesday 30th November – St. Andrew, Apostle
10am Eucharist – Holy Trinity, Tarleton
7pm Eucharist followed by PCC – Holy Trinity, Tarleton
Isaiah 52:7-10; Ps. 19:1-6; Romans 10:12-18 & Matthew 4:18-22
🙏🏼Please pray for the Choir church project across the diocese and, in particular, at Holy Trinity School Tarleton
Thursday 1st December – Charles de Foucald, hermit, 1916
6:30pm Diamond Disciples Youth Group – Holy Trinity, Tarleton parish room
7pm Eucharist followed by PCC – St. Mary the Virgin, Rufford
Isaiah 26:1-6; Ps. 118:18-27a & Matthew 7:21, 24-27
🙏🏼Please pray for all involved in Youth Ministry, and in particular for the work of the Diamond Disciples team.
Friday 2nd December
10am-12noon Coffee & Chat – Holy Trinity, Tarleton & Rufford Cricket Club
Isaiah 29:17-end; Ps. 27:1-4, 16-17 & Matthew 9:27-31
🙏🏼Pray for the our Church Wardens
Saturday 3rd December – St. Francis Xavier, missionary, 1552
Isaiah 30:19-21, 23-26; Ps. 146:4-9 & Matthew 9:35-10:1, 6- 8
🙏🏼Please pray for all undertaking missionary work particularly the Xaverian order of Mission Priests, and those working in our link Diocese of Bloemfontein.
Sunday 4th December – Advent 2
8am Said Eucharist – Holy Trinity, Tarleton
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.
