Churches open for private prayer
Monday – Holy Trinity Tarleton, 10am-2pm
Tuesday – St. Mary’s Rufford, 10am-2pm
Wednesday – Holy Trinity Tarleton, *10am-2pm
Thursday – St. Mary’s Rufford, 10am-2pm
Friday – Holy Trinity Tarleton, 10am-2pm
Saturday – St. Mary’s Rufford, 10am-2pm
(*new time as no service in church)
Sunday 17th January – Epiphany 2
Virtual worship on Facebook only – 10.30am
Today’s readings – 1 Samuel 3.1-10, Psalm 139.1-9, Revelation 5.1-10 & John 1.43-end.
The Collect
Almighty God, in Christ you make all things new: transform the poverty of our nature by the riches of your grace, and in the renewal of our lives make known your heavenly glory; 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.
Old Testament – 1 Samuel 3.1-10
3 Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord under Eli. The word of the Lord was rare in those days; visions were not widespread. 2 At that time Eli, whose eyesight had begun to grow dim so that he could not see, was lying down in his room; 3 the lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was. 4 Then the Lord called, ‘Samuel! Samuel!’ and he said, ‘Here I am!’ 5 and ran to Eli, and said, ‘Here I am, for you called me.’ But he said, ‘I did not call; lie down again.’ So he went and lay down. 6 The Lord called again, ‘Samuel!’ Samuel got up and went to Eli, and said, ‘Here I am, for you called me.’ But he said, ‘I did not call, my son; lie down again.’ 7 Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, and the word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him. 8 The Lord called Samuel again, a third time. And he got up and went to Eli, and said, ‘Here I am, for you called me.’
Then Eli perceived that the Lord was calling the boy. 9 Therefore Eli said to Samuel, ‘Go, lie down; and if he calls you, you shall say, “Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.”’ So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
10 Now the Lord came and stood there, calling as before, ‘Samuel! Samuel!’ And Samuel said, ‘Speak, for your servant is listening.’
Psalm: 139.1-9
Refrain: I will thank you, because I am marvellously made.
New Testament – Revelation 5.1-10
5 Then I saw in the right hand of the one seated on the throne a scroll written on the inside and on the back, sealed with seven seals; 2 and I saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, ‘Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?’ 3 And no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or to look into it. 4 And I began to weep bitterly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to look into it. 5 Then one of the elders said to me, ‘Do not weep. See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.’
6 Then I saw between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders a Lamb standing as if it had been slaughtered, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. 7 He went and took the scroll from the right hand of the one who was seated on the throne. 8 When he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell before the Lamb, each holding a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
9 They sing a new song:
‘You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slaughtered and by your blood you ransomed for God saints from every tribe and language and people and nation; 10 you have made them to be a kingdom and priests serving our God, and they will reign on earth.’
Gospel – John 1.43-end
43 The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, ‘Follow me.’ 44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. 45 Philip found Nathanael and said to him, ‘We have found him about whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus son of Joseph from Nazareth.’ 46 Nathanael said to him, ‘Can anything good come out of Nazareth?’ Philip said to him, ‘Come and see.’ 47 When Jesus saw Nathanael coming towards him, he said of him, ‘Here is truly an Israelite in whom there is no deceit!’ 48 Nathanael asked him, ‘Where did you come to know me?’ Jesus answered, ‘I saw you under the fig tree before Philip called you.’ 49 Nathanael replied, ‘Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!’ 50 Jesus answered, ‘Do you believe because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than these.’ 51 And he said to him, ‘Very truly, I tell you, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.’
Prayer intentions
🙏🏼 For the sick and those in need: Zena Ashcroft, Margaret Baxter, Margaret Bolton, Colin Brown, Bill Duggan, Wayne Jackett, Jimmy Johnstone, Paddy MacDonagh, Tony Morgan, Ruth Middlesborough & Donald Sephton.
🙏🏼 We give thanks for the recovery of Jack Dalton.
🙏🏼 RIP Sylvia Halstead, Jimmy Hulme-Wilson & Carolyn Margaret Whittam.
🙏🏼 Year’s mind: Mark Pennington Ball, Ron Barnes, Henry Bowen, Sarah Buck, Jim Chambers, Capt. Ronald Cooke RA, Hugh Cross, Thomas Dickinson, Henry Forshaw, Florence Mary Hutchinson, Basil Hunt, Georgina Rosemary Lee, Betty Mawdsley, James Moss, Winifred Murray, Thelma Porter, James Sephton, Mary Agnes Topping, Maud Elizabeth Townsend, Derek Watkinson & Albert White. May they Rest in Peace and Rise in Glory.
🙏🏼 In our cycle of prayer, we pray for those who live in Barronwood Court and Beech Close.
Monday 18th January – Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
Today’s readings – Hebrews 5.1-10, Ps. 110.1-7 & Mark 2.18-22
🙏🏼 We pray for our fellow Christians in the benefice and for all fellow Christians throughout the world.
Tuesday 19th January – Wulfstan, Bishop, 1095
Today’s readings – Hebrews 6.10-end, Ps.111 & Mark 2.23-end
🙏🏼 We pray for our national government; for wise and compassionate decisions.
Wednesday 20th January – Richard Rolle, Spiritual Writer, 1349
Today’s readings – Hebrews 7.1-3,15-17, Ps. 110.1-4 & Mark 3.1-6
🙏🏼 We pray for those without a permanent bed to sleep safely in.
Thursday 21st January – Agnes, Child Martyr, 304
Today’s readings – Hebrews 7.25-8.6, Ps. 40.7-10,17-end & Mark 3.7-12
🙏🏼 We pray for the economy of our nation.
Friday 22nd January – Vincent of Saragossa, Deacon, Martyr, 304
Today’s readings – Hebrews 8.6-end, Ps. 85.7-end & Mark 3.13-19
🙏🏼 We pray for all in fear of death and those gripped by anxiety or despair.
Saturday 23rd January
Today’s readings – Hebrews 9.2-3, 11-14, Ps. 47.1-8 & Mark 3.20-21
🙏🏼 We pray for those living in destitution, those in deep poverty and those seeking to assist them.
Next Sunday 24th January – Epiphany 3
Virtual worship on Facebook only – 10.30am
Today’s readings – Genesis 14.17-20, Psalm 128, Revelation 19.6-10 & John 2.1-11
🙏🏼 We pray for our parishes, their clergy and lay leaders. In our cycle of prayer we pray for those who live in Blackgate Lane.
