Service Sheet for Sunday 25th October – Harvest Festival
Celebrant Fr Benjamin Drury
Sung Mass for the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Processional: iii (Wir Pflugen) We plough the fields, and scatter
Resp. Psalm: Ps. 18
Gradual: xi (Vienna) Praise to God, immortal praise
Offertory: i (St. George’s Windsor) Come, ye thankful people, come
Communion: xiv (Bread of Heaven) Bread of heaven, on thee we feed
Communion II: viii (England’s Lane) For the beauty of the earth
Recessional: vi (Lux Eoi) Alleluya! Alleluya!
The Mass setting is Sir James Macmillan’s ‘St. Anne’s Mass’
A reading from the Book of Exodus (22: 20-26)
The Lord said to Moses, ‘Tell the sons of Israel this: ‘“You must not molest the stranger or oppress him, for you lived as strangers in the land of Egypt. You must not be harsh with the widow, or with the orphan; if you are harsh with them, they will surely cry out to me, and be sure I shall hear their cry; my anger will flare and I shall kill you with the sword, your own wives will be widows, your own children orphans. ‘“If you lend money to any of my people, to any poor man among you, you must not play the usurer with him: you must not demand interest from him. ‘“If you take another’s cloak as a pledge, you must give it back to him before sunset. It is all the covering he has; it is the cloak he wraps his body in; what else would he sleep in? If he cries to me, I will listen, for I am full of pity.
”’ The Word of the Lord: Thanks be to God.
Resp. Psalm: Ps. 18: I love you, Lord, my strength I love you, Lord, my strength, my rock, my fortress, my saviour. My God is the rock where I take refuge; my shield, my mighty help, my stronghold. The Lord is worthy of all praise, when I call I am saved from my foes.(Response)
Long life to the Lord, my rock! Praised be the God who saves me, He has given great victories to his king and shown his love for his anointed. (Response)
A reading from the first letter of St. Paul to the Thessalonians (1: 5-10) You observed the sort of life we lived when we were with you, which was for your instruction, and you were led to become imitators of us, and of the Lord; and it was with the joy of the Holy Spirit that you took to the gospel, in spite of the great opposition all round you. This has made you the great example to all believers in Macedonia and Achaia since it was from you that the word of the Lord started to spread – and not only throughout Macedonia and Achaia, for the news of your faith in God has spread everywhere. We do not need to tell other people about it: other people tell us how we started the work among you, how you broke with idolatry when you were converted to God and became servants of the real, living God; and how you are now waiting for Jesus, his Son, whom he raised from the dead, to come from heaven to save us from the retribution which is coming.
The Word of the Lord: Thanks be to God
Gospel acclamation: Alleluia, alleluia! Open our heart, O Lord, to accept the words of your Son. Alleluia!
The Lord be with you. And also with you. +
A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew (22: 34-40)
Glory to you, O Lord.
When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees they got together and, to disconcert him, one of them put a question, ‘Master, which is the greatest commandment of the Law?’ Jesus said, ‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. The second resembles it: You must love your neighbour as yourself. On these two commandments hang the whole Law, and the Prophets also.
’ The Gospel of the Lord: praise to you, O Christ.
Grant, we beseech thee, merciful Lord, to thy faithful people pardon and peace; that they may be cleansed from all their sins, and serve thee with a quiet mind; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. (BCP Collect: Twentieth-First Sunday after Trinity)
Church Open: Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Services: Unless noted, liturgies are followed by refreshments
Wednesday 28th October: 10 a.m.; Low Mass
Sunday 1st November: 10 a.m.; Sung Mass (All Saints)
Monday 2nd November: 8:30 p.m.; Sung Mass (All Souls)
A Requiem Mass for All Souls will be sung on Monday, 2nd November, at 8:30 p.m. There will be a sheet in the church for names of the faithful departed, but do please endeavour to attend the service also.
We are seeking regular volunteers for our coffee mornings, which occur once a month either at church or, in the winter, in the Swedish community centre at Apollonos 6. Please speak to Anne Dedes or Oliver Knight if you are able to help.
Study Group: Friday, 20th November, 6:30 p.m., on the Greek Popes. For further particulars communicate with Fr. Benjamin.
Christmas Bazaar: Sunday, 6th December, Caravel Hotel
Pilgrimage walking group: details from Fr. Benjamin
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Senior Chaplain: Fr. Benjamin Drury SSC
Home tel.: 210 72 14 906
Assistant Chaplain: Deacon Christine Saccali: 697 737 7655
Church of Sweden: Fr. Bjorn Kling: 694 6072428
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