Service Sheet for Sunday 26th October 2025 - 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time - St. Paul’s Anglican Church

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Service Sheet for Sunday 26th October 2025 – 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Celebrant Fr Benjamin Drury

Welcome to our Liturgy of Holy Communion (Sung Mass)

Processional: 391 (Gwalchmai) King of glory, King of peace

Responsorial Psalm: Ps. 34

Offertory: 498 (Everton) Son of God, eternal Saviour

Communion: 492 (King’s Lynn) O God of earth and altar

Recessional: 436 (Praise, My Soul) Praise, my soul, the King of heaven

All are welcome to stay for refreshments after the liturgy.

Please remember that the chaplaincy in Athens neither receives funding from the British Government nor from the Church of

England. All donations are, therefore, very gratefully received.

A reading from The Book of Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) (35: 12-14, 16-19)

The Lord is a judge

who is no respecter of personages.

He shows no respect of personages to the detriment of a poor man, he listens to the plea of the injured party.

He does not ignore the orphan’s supplication, nor the widow’s as she pours out her story.

The man who with his whole heart serves God will be accepted, his petitions will carry to the clouds.

The humble man’s prayer pierces the clouds, until it arrives he is inconsolable,

nor will he desist until the Most High takes notice of him, acquits the virtuous and delivers judgement.

And the Lord will not be slow,

nor will he be dilatory on their behalf.

The Word of the Lord: Thanks be to God

Resp. Psalm: Ps. 34: This poor man called; the Lord has heard him.

I will bless the Lord at all times, his praise always on my lips;

in the Lord my soul shall make its boast.

The humble shall hear and be glad. (Response)

The Lord turns his face against the wicked

to destroy their remembrance from the earth.

The just call and the Lord hears

and rescues them in all their distress. (Response)

The Lord is close to the broken-hearted;

those whose spirit is crushed he will save. The Lord ransoms the souls of his servants.

Those who hide in him shall not be condemned. (Response)

A reading from the second Letter of St. Paul to Timothy (4: 6-8, 16-18)

My life is already being poured away as a libation, and the time has come for me to be gone. I have fought the good fight to the end; I

have run the race to the finish; I have kept the faith; all there is to come now is the crown of righteousness reserved for me, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give to me on that Day; and not only to me but to all those who have longed for his Appearing. The first time I had to present my defence, there was not a single witness to support me. Every one of them deserted me – may they not be held accountable for it. But the Lord stood by me and gave me power, so that through me the whole message might be proclaimed for all the pagans to hear; and so I was rescued from the lion’s mouth. The Lord will rescue me from all evil attempts on me, and bring me safely to his heavenly kingdom. To him be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

The Word of the Lord: Thanks be to God

Gospel acclamation: Alleluia, alleluia!

God in Christ was reconciling the world to himself,

and he has entrusted to us the news that they are reconciled. Alleluia! The Lord be with you. And also with you.

+ A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke (18: 9-14)

Glory to you, O Lord.

Jesus spoke the following parable to some people who prided themselves on being virtuous and despised everyone else: ‘Two men

went up to the Temple to pray, one a Pharisee, the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood there and said this prayer to himself, “I

thank you, God, that I am not grasping, unjust, adulterous like the rest of mankind, and particularly that I am not like this tax collector here. I fast twice a week; I pay tithes on all I get.” The tax collector stood some distance away, not daring even to raise his eyes to heaven; but he beat his breast and said, “God, be merciful to me, a sinner.” This man, I tell you, went home again at rights with God; the other did not. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the man who humbles himself will be exalted.’

The Gospel of the Lord: Praise to you, O Christ

The setting of the Nicene Creed is on page 562 in the Hymnal.

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O God, forasmuch as without thee we are not able to please thee;

Mercifully grant, that thy Holy Spirit may in all things direct and rule our hearts; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. (BCP Collect: Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity)

Church Open: Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Services: Unless noted, liturgies are followed by refreshments

Wednesday 29th October: 10 a.m.; Low Mass

Sunday 2nd November: 10 a.m.; Sung Mass (All Saints)

Christmas Bazaar: Sunday, 23rd November (Caravel Hotel). Volunteers sought for all manner of tasks; please speak to either of the churchwardens if you are able to assist on the day.

Mission to Seafarers: collection for Christmas boxes for seafarers: details to be announced.

Community Connect Coffee Morning: Thurs. 13th November

(Swedish Community Building, Apollonos 6, 105 57)

The Friends of St. Paul’s: please speak to Dimitris Ramantanoglou about becoming a Friend of St. Paul’s Church.

Study group & pilgrimage walking group: details from Fr. Benjamin

Servers’ Group: speak to Fr. Benjamin or Oliver Knight.

Donate electronically by scanning the QR code;

the Church does not receive any funding from the