Readings for the Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity – 25th August 2024
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Welcome to our Liturgy of Holy Communion (Sung Mass)
New English Hymnal numbers (tunes):
Entrance: 484 (Aurelia) The Church’s one foundation
Congregational Psalm: 467 (Ps. 34) Through all the changing scenes of life
Gradual: 332 (Miles Lane) All hail the power of Jesu’s name
Offertory: 449 (St. Ethelwald) Soldiers of Christ, arise
Post Communion: 276 (Bread of Heaven) Bread of heaven, on thee we feed
Recessional: 463 (Aus der Tiefe) Thine for ever! God of love
All are welcome to stay for refreshments after the liturgy.
A Reading from the Book of Joshua (24: 1-2a, 15-18)
24 Then Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and summoned the elders, the heads, the judges, and the officers of Israel; and they presented themselves before God. 2 And Joshua said to all the people, 15 “if you be unwilling to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the re- gion beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell; but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”
16 Then the people answered, “Far be it from us that we should for- sake the Lord, to serve other gods; 17 for it is the Lord our God who brought us and our fathers up from the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage, and who did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way that we went, and among all the peoples through whom we passed; 18 and the Lord drove out before us all the peoples, the Amorites who lived in the land; therefore we also will serve the Lord, for he is our God.”
The Word of the Lord: Thanks be to God
Congregational Psalm: 467 Psalm 34, Through all the changing scenes of life
Congregational Psalm: 467 Psalm 34, Through all the changing scenes of life
A Reading from the Letter of St. Paul to the Ephesians (Eph. 6: 10-20)
10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. 11 Put on the whole armour of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For we are not contending against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world rulers of this present darkness, against the spiritual hosts of wicked- ness in the heavenly places. 13 Therefore take the whole armour of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 14 Stand therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and having shod your feet with the equipment of the gospel of peace; 16 besides all these, tak- ing the shield of faith, with which you can quench all the flaming darts
of the evil one. 17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. 18 Pray at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints, 19 and also for me, that utterance
may be given me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel, 20 for which I am an ambassador in chains; that I may declare it boldly, as I ought to speak.
Gospel acclamation: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Your words are spirit, Lord, and they are life: you have the message of eternal life.
The Lord be with you. And also with you.
+ A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to John (John 6: 56-69)
Glory to you, O Lord.
56 He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him.
57 As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so he who eats me will live because of me. 58 This is the bread which came down from heaven, not such as the fathers ate and died; he who eats this bread will live for ever.” 59 This he said in the synagogue, as he taught at Capernaum. 60 Many of his disciples, when they heard it, said, “This is a hard saying; who can listen to it?” 61 But Jesus, knowing in himself that his disciples murmured at it, said to them, “Do you take offense at this? 62 Then what if you were to see the Son of man ascending where he was before? 63 It is the spirit that gives life, the flesh is of no avail; the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life. 64 But there are some of you that do not believe.” For Jesus knew from the first who those were that did not believe, and who it was that would betray him. 65 And he said, “This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless it is granted him by the Father.” 66 After this many of his disciples drew back and no longer went about with him. 67 Jesus said to the twelve, “Do you also wish to go away?” 68 Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life; 69 and we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God.”
The Gospel of the Lord: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ
For our Prayers: All affected by the recent fires, for Peace with Justice in
the Sudan, Ukraine and Russia, and Gaza.
For the sick: Julia, Sherry, Helena, Jennifer, Jane, George Halkidis, Eva, Austin, Linda, Theodore, Sue, Guy, Margarita, Marcus, Christina, There- sa, Lodo, Dimitri, Fran, Nicholas, Eleftheria, and Christina and Daphne and for their carers
Almighty and merciful God, of whose only gift it cometh that thy faithful people do unto thee true and laudable service:
Grant, we beseech thee, that we may so faithfully serve thee in this life, that we fail not finally to attain thy heavenly promises; through the merits of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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