9.00 am Holy Communion (said)
10.00 am Holy Communion (sung)
“Take up your cross and follow me.”
This is the meaning of the Greek characters top left of the image. We have not one but many crosses. This is an example of a polystavrion which means ‘many crosses’. This one, like many, is not quite an optical illusion. The weight of each cross is borne solely on the shoulder of the carrier, but it seems as if the weight of each cross is shared, and in some way distributed across the whole. Perhaps we can take this as a visual metaphor for ‘self-denial’ within a community where we are very much not alone, even though it may appear so when we are weighed down by our own cares and concerns. Self-denial does not mean an abandonment of identity. It means a denial of the ‘selfish’ me, me, me parts of ‘self.’ Also, it can be tricky for essentially ‘nice’ people to know where to draw the line between their sense of duty to others, expected by others or not, and the need for a duty of care to themselves. It’s OK to say no if the cost to you is too high. Remember, God’s most important gift to you is you! It doesn’t mean being unkind to others, it does mean that you must award yourself permission to be kind to yourself. What follows will be a projection of that self, exhibited in words—maybe— and deeds, for sure. Jesus discerned need in others carefully, also mindful of his identity and destiny, as the Son of Man and Son of God, but He was never at any one’s beck and call.
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Music before the service
Da Jesus an dem Kreuze stund BWV 621 J.S. Bach
(When Jesus stood by the cross)
Introit Hymn
1 King of glory, King of peace,
I will love thee;
and that love may never cease
I will move thee.
Thou hast granted my request,
thou hast heard me;
thou didst note my working breast,
thou hast spared me.
2 Wherefore with my utmost art
I will sing thee,
and the cream of all my heart
I will bring thee.
Though my sins against me cried,
thou didst clear me;
and alone, when they replied,
thou didst hear me.
3 Seven whole days, not one in seven,
I will praise thee;
in my heart, though not in heaven,
I can raise thee.
Small it is, in this poor sort
to enrol thee:
e'en eternity's too short
to extol thee.
George Herbert (1593-1633)
The Collect
Almighty and merciful God, of whose only gift it cometh that thy faithful people do unto thee true and laudable service: Grant, we beseech thee, that we may so faithfully serve thee in this life, that we fail not finally to attain thy heavenly promises; through the merits of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle
Romans 12.9-21
9 Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
10 Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;
11 Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
12 Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
13 Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.
14 Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.
15 Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.
16 Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.
17 Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
18 If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
19 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
20 Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
21 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
Gospel
Matthew 16.21-28
21 From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.
22 Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee.
23 But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.
24 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
25 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.
26 For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
27 For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.
28 Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.
Cycle of Prayer
Our bishops: David, Mark and Matthew
The Anglican Communion
The Church in the Province of the West Indies.
Porvoo Communion
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland: Diocese of Turku
The Diocese of York.
Schools and Colleges
All Saints; St Wilfrid’s; Briscoe Lane Academy; Christ the King; Co-op Academy Broadhurst;
Oldham Blue Coat; Trinity High School; Bowdoin College, Maine; Churchill College, Cambridge; University of Coventry; Edge Hill University; University of Leeds; Loretto Sixth Form College; Oldham Sixth Form College.
Parish
Scotland Street, Seabrook Road, Shackleton Court, Shaldon Drive, Silverstone Drive, Silverwell Street.
Book of Remembrance
May Connor; May Harper; Doris Watts; William Buckle;
Ruth Rodgers; Elsie Beswick; Margaret Ross;
Hymn
1 Love's redeeming work is done;
fought the fight, the battle won:
lo, our Sun's eclipse is o'er!
lo, he sets in blood no more!
2 Vain the stone, the watch, the seal!
Christ has burst the gates of hell;
death in vain forbids his rise;
Christ has opened Paradise.
3 Lives again our glorious King;
Where, O death, is now thy sting?
Dying once, he all doth save;
where thy victory, O grave?
4 Soar we now where Christ has led,
following our exalted Head;
made like him, like him we rise;
ours the cross, the grave, the skies.
5 Hail the Lord of earth and heaven!
Praise to thee by both be given:
thee we greet triumphant now;
hail, the Resurrection Thou!
Charles Wesley (1707-1788)
The Blessing
Voluntary
Little Fugue in G minor BWV 578 J.S. Bach
Authorised Version of the Bible and Collects (Book of Common Prayer, 1662) © Crown and Cambridge University Press
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