This Sunday, 26 October, is the Last Sunday after Trinity. There are services of Holy Communion at 9:30am in St Bartholomew, Burstow, 10am in St Mary the Virgin, Horne and at 11am in St John the Baptist, Outwood.

This week’s online service is led by Revd Steve Bishop.

Ye holy angels bright,
who wait at God’s right hand,
or through the realms of light
fly at your Lord’s command,
assist our song,
for else the theme
too high doth seem
for mortal tongue.

Ye blessèd souls at rest,
who ran this earthly race,
and now, from sin released,
behold the Saviour’s face,
his praises sound,
as in his sight
with sweet delight
ye do abound.

Ye saints, who toil below,
adore your heavenly King,
and onward as ye go
some joyful anthem sing;
take what he gives
and praise him still,
through good and ill,
who ever lives.

My soul, bear thou thy part,
triumph in God above,
and with a well-tuned heart
sing thou the songs of love;
let all thy days
till life shall end,
whate’er he send,
be filled with praise.

Words: Richard Baxter (1615-1691)
Tune: Darwall’s 148th, John Darwall (1731-1789)

The Lord be with you.
And also with you.

This is the day that the Lord has made.
Let us rejoice and be glad in it.

Introduction

Confession
Almighty God, our heavenly Father,
we have sinned against you,
and against our neighbour,
in thought and word and deed;
through negligence, through weakness,
through our own deliberate fault.
We are truly sorry, and repent of all our sins.
For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, who died for us,
forgive us all that is past,
and grant that we may serve you
in newness of life,
to the glory of your Name. Amen

Absolution

Collect for the Last Sunday after Trinity
Blessed Lord, who caused all holy Scriptures
to be written for our learning: help us so to hear them,
to read, mark, learn and inwardly digest them
that, through patience, and the comfort of your holy word,
we may embrace and for ever hold fast
the hope of everlasting life,
which you have given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.

The readings
read by Ginette Nye

The first reading is from 2 Timothy 4:6-8,16,18

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 18:9-14

This is the Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, O Christ.

Talk
by Revd Steve Bishop

Grace, mercy and peace from God our Father
and our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

Lord, everything in heaven and earth is yours.
All things come from you and of your own do we give you.

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.

Eternal God,
the light of the minds that know you,
the joy of the hearts that love you,
and the strength of the wills that serve you:
grant us so to know you that we may truly love you,
so to love you that we may truly serve you,
whose service is perfect freedom;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Lord Jesus, give us your light in our eyes,
your word on our lips,
and your love in our hearts.
Send us out in the power of your spirit,
to live and work to your praise and glory. Amen

Blessing

Go in peace to love and to serve the Lord.
In the name of Christ. Amen.

Thy hand, O God, has guided
thy flock from age to age;
the wondrous tale is written
full clear on every page.
Our fathers owned thy goodness,
and we their deeds record;
and both to this bear witness:
one church, one faith, one Lord!

Thy heralds brought glad tidings
to greatest as to least;
they bade men rise and hasten
to share the great King’s feast.
And this was all their teaching
in ev’ry deed and word,
to all alike proclaiming:
one church, one faith, one Lord!

Through many a day of darkness,
through many a scene of strife,
the faithful few fought bravely
to guard the nation’s life.
Their gospel of redemption,
sin pardoned, hope restored,
was all in this enfolded:
one church, one faith, one Lord.

And we, shall we be faith­less?
shall hearts fail, hands hang down?
shall we evade the con­flict,
and cast away our crown?
Not so: in God’s deep coun­sels
some bet­ter thing is stored:
we will main­tain, un­flinch­ing,
one church, one faith, one Lord.

Thy mercy will not fail us,
nor leave thy work undone;
with thy right hand to help us,
the victory shall be won;
and then, by all creation,
thy name shall be adored,
and this shall be their anthem:
one church, one faith, one Lord.

Edward H Plumptre (1821-1891)
Tune: Thornbury, Basil Harwood (1859-1949)

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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