Sunday 11th October
Trinity 19
Entrance Hymn 449
Gradual Hymn 67
Offertory Hymn 102
Communion Hymn 768
Final Hymn 27
Collect
Faithful Lord, whose steadfast love never ceases
and whose mercies never come to an end: grant us the grace to trust you and to receive the gifts of your love, new every morning,
in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
A Reading from the book of Exodus
When the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people gathered around Aaron and said to him, ‘Come, make gods for us, who shall go before us; as for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.’ Aaron said to them, ‘Take off the gold rings that are on the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me.’ So all the people took off the gold rings from their ears, and brought them to Aaron. He took the gold from them, formed it in a mould, and cast an image of a calf; and they said, ‘These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!’ When Aaron saw this, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made proclamation and said, ‘Tomorrow shall be a festival to the Lord.’ They rose early the next day, and offered burnt-offerings and brought sacrifices of well-being; and the people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to revel.
The Lord said to Moses, ‘Go down at once! Your people, whom you brought up out of the land of Egypt, have acted perversely; they have been quick to turn aside from the way that I commanded them; they have cast for themselves an image of a calf, and have worshipped it and sacrificed to it, and said, “These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!” ’ The Lord said to Moses, ‘I have seen this people, how stiff-necked they are. Now let me alone, so that my wrath may burn hot against them and I may consume them; and of you I will make a great nation.’
But Moses implored the Lord his God, and said, ‘O Lord, why does your wrath burn hot against your people, whom you brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand? Why should the Egyptians say, “It was with evil intent that he brought them out to kill them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth”? Turn from your fierce wrath; change your mind and do not bring disaster on your people. Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants, how you swore to them by your own self, saying to them, “I will multiply your descendants like the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have promised I will give to your descendants, and they shall inherit it for ever.” ’ And the Lord changed his mind about the disaster that he planned to bring on his people.
A reading from the Gospel of Matthew
All: Glory to you, O Lord
Once more Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying: The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son. He sent his slaves to call those who had been invited to the wedding banquet, but they would not come. Again he sent other slaves, saying, “Tell those who have been invited: Look, I have prepared my dinner, my oxen and my fat calves have been slaughtered, and everything is ready; come to the wedding banquet.” But they made light of it and went away, one to his farm, another to his business, while the rest seized his slaves, maltreated them, and killed them. The king was enraged. He sent his troops, destroyed those murderers, and burned their city. Then he said to his slaves, “The wedding is ready, but those invited were not worthy. Go therefore into the main streets, and invite everyone you find to the wedding banquet.” Those slaves went out into the streets and gathered all whom they found, both good and bad; so the wedding hall was filled with guests.
But when the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing a wedding robe, and he said to him, “Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding robe?” And he was speechless. Then the king said to the attendants, “Bind him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” For many are called, but few are chosen.’
Prayers of Intercession
Lord, hear us. Lord, in your mercy.
Lord, graciously hear us. Hear our prayer
Those who are suffering and those who care for them:
Jill Crossland, Chloe Grenier, Jean Talbot, Patrick Mills, Jean Hughes, David Crofts, Ann Hayes, James Dixon, Rosemary Baigent, Peter Burgess, Barbara Thomas Webb, Eileen Gravett, Valerie Vane, Diane Lubrani, Sue Warner, Ava Hewitt, Sarah Neve, Lorna Coleman, Janet Killington, Ian Mackie, Audrey Renault.
Recently departed. Vicki Hale RIP
Anniversary of Deaths this week– Eileen Feltham (5th) Arthur Cooke (5th) Reg Catling (5th) Clifford Gower (5th) David Sawyer (6th) Leslie Yellop (7th) George Kennard (8th) Marion Rushworth (8th) Harry Rhodes (9th) Walter Dinder (9th) Joan Darlow (11th) Millie Start (11th) Fergus Hanna (11th)
Merciful Father, accept these prayers for the sake of your Son,
our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen.
Post Communion Prayer
Holy and blessed God, you have fed us with the body and blood of your Son and filled us with your Holy Spirit: may we honour you,
not only with our lips but in lives dedicated to the service of Jesus Christ our Lord.
Notices
Dates for your Diary
Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus Ensemble 24th October – Rottingdean Arts
Red Priest 7th November – Rottingdean Arts
Fund Raiser – Beetle Drive with Supper and Bar – 30th October 6.00 start. sign up we have six teams of six people
Music at St Margaret’s
Concert 14th November Cole – Porter with Dennis and Fernando 6.00 Fund Raiser tickets £5
Advent Carol Service November 29th
Resonance choir 5th December
Tone rangers 13th December
Carols by Candle light 20th December
Shepherds Arise 27th December