Readings for Sunday 21st July – eighth Sunday after Trinity

Welcome to our Liturgy of Holy Communion (Sung Mass)

New English Hymnal numbers (tunes):

Entrance: 362 (Austria) Glorious things of thee are spoken

Congregational Psalm: (Ps. 23) 457 (St. Columba) The King of Love

Gradual: 434 (University College) Oft in danger, oft in woe

Offertory: 453 (Ellacombe) Stand up! – stand up for Jesus!

Post Communion: 383 (Aberystwyth) Jesu, Lover of my soul

Recessional: 495 (Benson) God is working his purpose out

For our Prayers: The world-wide Church & The homeless, those struggling with addiction and in recovery.

For Peace with justice in: Palestine/Israel, Armenia, Ukraine, Sudan, all Refugees, Aid Agencies. The Church in Gaza, all victims of war. All affected by fires.

For the sick: Stella, Julia, Sherry, Helena, Jennifer, Jane, George, Eva, Austin, Linda, Theodore, Sue, Guy, Hilary, Margarita, Marcus, Christina, Takis, Diane, Lodo, Teresa, and Christine, who is house-bound

And for the recently departed: Margaret Liveris; Terry Bolan

A Reading from the Prophet Jeremiah (Jeremiah 23; 1-6)

23 “Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture!” says the Lord. 2 Therefore thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, concerning the shepherds who care for my people: “You have scattered my flock, and have driven them away, and you have not attended to them. Behold, I will attend to you for your evil doings, says the Lord. 3 Then I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all the countries where I have driven them, and I will bring them back to their fold, and they shall be fruitful and multiply. 4 I will set shepherds over them who will care for them, and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall any be missing, says the Lord.

5 “Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. 6 In his days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is the name by which he will be called: ‘The Lord is our righteousness.’

The Word of the Lord: Thanks be to God

A Reading from the Letter of St Paul to the Ephesians (Ephesians 2; 11-22)

11 Therefore remember that at one time you Gentiles in the flesh, called the uncircumcision by what is called the circumcision, which is made in the flesh by hands— 12 remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near in the blood of Christ. 14 For he is our peace, who has made us both one, and has broken down the dividing wall of hostility, 15 by abolishing in his flesh the law of commandments and ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man in place of the two, so making peace, 16 and might reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby bringing the hostility to an end. 17 And he came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near; 18 for through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father. 19 So then you are no longer strangers and sojourners, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, 20 built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, 21 in whom the whole structure is joined together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord; 22 in whom you also are built into it for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.

The Word of the Lord: Thanks be to God

Gospel acclamation: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia

The sheep that belong to me listen to my voice, says the Lord, I know them and they follow me.

The Lord be with you. And also with you.

+ A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Mark (Mark 6; 30-34)

Glory to you, O Lord.

30 The apostles returned to Jesus, and told him all that they had done and taught. 31 And he said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a lonely place, and rest a while.” For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat. 32 And they went away in the boat to a lonely place by themselves. 33 Now many saw them going, and knew them, and they ran there on foot from all the towns, and got there ahead of them. 34 As he went ashore he saw a great throng, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things.

The Gospel of the Lord: Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ

Dates for the diary

Coffee Morning (12th September (to be confirmed))

Choral Evensong (in September (date to be confirmed))

Priest Chaplain: Fr. Benjamin Drury

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Deacon Christine Saccali : Day Off – Friday 697

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