Newton Heath All Saints
Sunday 24th November 2024
Christ the King
Holy Communion (BCP 1662)
9.00 am (Said)
11.00 am (Sung)
Music before the 11.00 service
Chorale Prelude Lobe den Herren Kirnberger
(Praise to the Lord)
Introit Hymn
All people that on earth do dwell,
sing to the Lord with cheerful voice;
him serve with fear, his praise forth tell,
come ye before him, and rejoice.
The Lord, ye know, is God indeed;
without our aid he did us make;
we are his folk, he doth us feed,
and for his sheep he doth us take.
O enter then his gates with praise,
approach with joy his courts unto;
praise, laud, and bless his name always,
for it is seemly so to do.
For why? the Lord our God is good;
his mercy is for ever sure;
his truth at all times firmly stood,
and shall from age to age endure..
To Father, Son and Holy Ghost,
the God whom heaven and earth adore,
from men and from the angel-host
be praise and glory evermore.
William Kethe, (fl 1559-died 1594)
Collect
Eternal Father,
whose Son Jesus Christ ascended to the
throne of heaven
that he might rule over all things as Lord and King:
keep the Church in the unity of the Spirit
and in the bond of peace,
and bring the whole created order to
worship at his feet;
who liveth and reigneth with thee,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
For the Epistle
Daniel 7.9-10, 13-14
9I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire.
10A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.
13I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.
14And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed
Gospel
John 18.33-37
33Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again, and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the King of the Jews?
34Jesus answered him, Sayest thou this thing of thyself, or did others tell it thee of me?
35Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Thine own nation and the chief priests have delivered thee unto me: what hast thou done?
36Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.
37Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.
Prayer Cycle
Our bishops:
David, Mark, and Matthew
The Anglican Communion
The Anglican Church of South America.
Porvoo Communion
Church of England:
Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich:
Scottish Episcopal Church:
Diocese of Aberdeen and Orkney
Schools and Colleges
All Saints; St Wilfrid’s;
Briscoe Lane Academy; Christ the King;
Co-op Academy Broadhurst; Oldham Blue Coat; Trinity High School; Hopwood Hall College;
St Ambrose College; Loreto College.
Parish
Thorp Road, Tommy Taylor Close, Topsham Walk, Troydale Drive, Underhill Walk, Verona Drive.
Departed
Irene Senior
Book of Remembrance
Matthew Dawson, George Lowe, Peter Horridge, Martha Ledger, Eric Jones, Arthur Bailey.
Hymn
At the name of Jesus
every knee shall bow,
every tongue confess him
King of Glory now:
'tis the Father's pleasure
we should call him Lord,
who from the beginning
was the mighty Word:
Humbled for a season,
to receive a name
from the lips of sinners
unto whom he came,
faithfully he bore it
spotless to the last,
brought it back victorious
when from death he passed.
Bore it up triumphant
with its human light,
thro' all ranks of creatures
to the central height,
to the throne of Godhead,
to the Father's breast,
filled it with the glory
of that perfect rest.
In your hearts enthrone him;
there let him subdue
all that is not holy,
all that is not true;
crown him as your captain
in temptation's hour;
let his will enfold you
in its light and pow'r.
Brothers, this Lord Jesus
shall return again
in his Father's glory,
with his angel train;
for all wreaths of empire
meet upon his brow,
and our hearts confess him
King of glory now.
Caroline Maria Noel (1817-1877)
Voluntary after the 11.00 service
Fugue sur nom d’A.L.A.I.N Maurice Duruflé
‘Little’ words of huge significance: ‘in’ vs ‘of’
Our Gospel reading today is surely one of the best known ever. Pilate is in a tricky position, as there is clearly some fuss but he can’t really see what it’s all about. He has to concoct some fuss (or theatre) so that he can justify putting Jesus to death. He's a highly educated Roman bureaucrat who will have studied philosophy and ethics, and will have some understanding of truth. However, truth be damned, he has a political balancing act to pull off and survive.
Pilate will have some idea of King and Kingdom based in the concept of ‘Rome’, shorthand for the ideal, perfect realm or empire of lands, and law and order. Jesus will see King and Kingdom more as expressions of virtue and hope.
Thus, Jesus is quite right: His Kingdom is in this world, but it is not of it. We also believe and know from that this kingdom is here, now, but the disciples and others, depicted in the Synoptic Gospels, need to be a bit ‘Shh’ about it. Friends, if the Kingdom of God is now, given the state we’re in at home and abroad, how can we make this a bit more obvious? No better Sunday than this, as the Kingdom season closes, as we move to Advent, to give this some serious attention.
Fr A
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