Remembrance Sunday
8 a.m. Said Eucharist
President and Preacher: The Revd John Hunnisett
9 a.m. St Barnabas, Box: Eucharist with hymns
President and Preacher: The Revd Jeff Green
9.45 a.m. Sung Eucharist
President: The Revd Canon Howard Gilbert
Preacher: The Revd John Hunnisett
5.30 p.m. Soul Space
Click here for the Church of England's daily prayer: Morning Prayer, Prayer during the Day, Evening Prayer and Night Prayer
As well as the Sunday collect and readings (see below), you may want to use the following in your prayers during the week:
In the Anglican cycle of prayer, for The Church in the Province of the West Indies and Bishop Philip Wright
In our diocese's prayer intentions we are asked to pray for growing collaboration among clergy across parish boundaries, that shared ministry may
bring support and companionship; for those leading worshipping communities, that they may be inspired by the Spirit and filled with hope; for the development of strong networks to support all in leadership, enabling the mission and ministry of our Diocese.
In our deanery cycle of prayer, for Saint Paul, Whiteshill; The Holy Spirit, Paganhill; Saint John the Baptist, Randwick. Clergy: James Turk, Simon Howell and Coral Francis
In our parish cycle of prayer, for all who live or work in Chapel Lane and Dr Crawfords Close
For those in need: Giles Boon, Jonathan Brough, Daphne Webb, Sue Kirkwood, Jason Kennedy, Ann Gaylor, James Reddaway, Tony Evans, Sue Pouncey, Caroline Thackray, Darren and Tracey Clements
For those who have died recently: Craig Goode
For those whose anniversary of death falls at this time: -->Julian Leese, William Pritchard, John Barnett, Barbara Philpott, Doris Plaice. Tanis Baker
COLLECT
God, our refuge and strength,
bring near the day when wars shall cease
and poverty and pain shall end,
that earth may know the peace of heaven
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
FIRST READING: Job 19.23–27a
O that my words were written down!
O that they were inscribed in a book!
O that with an iron pen and with lead
they were engraved on a rock for ever!
For I know that my Redeemer lives,
and that at the last he will stand upon the earth;
and after my skin has been thus destroyed,
then in my flesh I shall see God,
whom I shall see on my side,
and my eyes shall behold, and not another.
My heart faints within me!
SECOND READING: 2 Thessalonians 2.1–5, 13–17
As to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to him, we beg you, brothers and sisters, not to be quickly shaken in mind or alarmed, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as though from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord is already here. Let no one deceive you in any way; for that day will not come unless the rebellion comes first and the lawless one is revealed, the one destined for destruction. He opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, declaring himself to be God. Do you not remember that I told you these things when I was still with you?
But we must always give thanks to God for you, brothers and sisters beloved by the Lord, because God chose you as the first fruits for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and through belief in the truth. For this purpose he called you through our proclamation of the good news, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. So then, brothers and sisters, stand firm and hold fast to the traditions that you were taught by us, either by word of mouth or by our letter.
Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and through grace gave us eternal comfort and good hope, comfort your hearts and strengthen them in every good work and word.
GOSPEL READING: Luke 20.27–38
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Some Sadducees, those who say there is no resurrection, came to him and asked him a question, ‘Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies, leaving a wife but no children, the man shall marry the widow and raise up children for his brother. Now there were seven brothers; the first married, and died childless; then the second and the third married her, and so in the same way all seven died childless. Finally the woman also died. In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife will the woman be? For the seven had married her.’
Jesus said to them, ‘Those who belong to this age marry and are given in marriage; but those who are considered worthy of a place in that age and in the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage. Indeed they cannot die any more, because they are like angels and are children of God, being children of the resurrection. And the fact that the dead are raised Moses himself showed, in the story about the bush, where he speaks of the Lord as the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Now he is God not of the dead, but of the living; for to him all of them are alive.’
POST COMMUNION
God of peace,
whose Son Jesus Christ proclaimed the kingdom
and restored the broken to wholeness of life:
look with compassion on the anguish of the world,
and by your healing power
make whole both people and nations;
through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.