This Sunday, 2 October, is the Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity and also the Feast of St Francis of Assisi. There are services of Holy Communion at 9am in St Bartholomew, Burstow and at 11am in St John the Baptist, Outwood and an Animal Service with Pet Blessing at 10am in St Mary the Virgin, Horne.
This week’s online service is led by the Revd Alan Bayes.
To follow today’s online service, click on the arrow here and find the words below.
All things bright and beautiful
All creatures great and small
All things wise and wonderful
The Lord, God made them all
Each little flower that opens
Each little bird that sings
He made their glowing colours
He made their tiny wings
All things bright and beautiful…
The purple-headed mountain
The river running by
The sunset and the morning
That brightens up the sky
All things bright and beautiful…
The tall trees in the greenwood
The meadows where we play
The rushes by the water
We gather every day
All things bright and beautiful…
He gave us eyes to see them
And lips that we might tell
How great is God almighty
Who has made all things well
All things bright and beautiful…
Cecil Frances Alexander (1818-1895)
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Confession
You give your kingdom to the poor in spirit.
Lord have mercy.
Lord have mercy.
You give the earh for an inheritance to those who are meek.
Christ have mercy.
Christ have mercy.
You show yourself to those who are pure in heart.
Lord have mercy.
Lord have mercy.
Absolution
Almighty God,
who forgives all who truly repent,
have mercy upon you,
pardon and deliver you from all your sins,
confirm and strengthen you in all goodness,
and keep you in life eternal;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
The Collect Prayer for the Feast of St Francis
O God, you ever delight
to reveal yourself to the childlike and lowly of heart;
grant that, following the example of the blessed Francis,
we may count the wisdom of this world as foolishness
and know only Jesus Christ, and Him crucified,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
The Readings
The first reading is from Genesis 1:24-29
Read by Ginette Nye
This is the word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke.
Glory to you, O Lord.
The Gospel reading is from Luke 12:22-34
Read by Sue Wates
This is the Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, O Christ.
Talk
by Revd Alan Bayes
The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name;
thy kingdom come;
thy will be done; on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation;
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
the power and the glory,
for ever and ever.
Amen.
Merciful God,
who gave such grace to your servant St Francis
that he served you with singleness of heart,
and loved you above all things,
help us, whose communion with you
has been renewed in the sacrament,
to forsake all that holds us back from following Christ,
and to grow into his likeness from glory to glory,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Blessing
Dismissal
Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.
In the name of Christ. Amen.
All creatures of our God and King,
Lift up your voice and with us sing: alleluia, alleluia!
Thou burning sun with golden beam,
Thou silver moon with softer gleam:
O praise him, O praise him, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
Thou rushing wind that art so strong,
Ye clouds that sail in heaven along, O praise him, alleluia!
Thou rising morn, in praise rejoice,
Ye lights of evening, find a voice:
O praise him, O praise him, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
Thou flowing water, pure and clear,
Make music for thy Lord to hear, alleluia, alleluia!
Thou fire so masterful and bright,
That givest us both warmth and light:
O praise him, O praise him, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
Dear Mother Earth, who day by day
Unfoldest blessings on our way, O praise him, alleluia!
The flow’rs and fruits that in thee grow
Let them his glory also show
O praise him, O praise him, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
Let all things their Creator bless,
And worship Him in humbleness, O praise him, alleluia!
Praise, praise the Father, praise the Son,
And praise the Spirit, Three-in-One:
O praise him, O praise him, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
St Francis of Assisi (1182-1226)
Tune: Lasst uns erfreuen, Cologne 1623
Organist: Peter Nye.
Common Worship: Services and Prayers for the Church of England (2000), material from which is included in this service, is copyright © The Archbishops’ Council 2000.
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