The period between All saints and Advent is often referred to as Remembrance-tide and it is a time when we explore the theme of memory, both corporate and individual, and confront issues of war and peace, loss and forgetting.

It is a time when we are reminded that redemption is a work of God's grace; it is God who redeems us in Christ and there is nothing to be done beyond what Christ has done. But we still wait for the final consummation of God's new creation in Christ; those who are Christ's, whether or not they have passed through death, are joined in prayer that God's kingdom will be revealed finally and in all its fullness. We also sense that it is a fearful thing to come before the unutterable goodness and holiness of God, even for those who are redeemed in Christ that it is searing as well as life-giving to experience God's mercy.

Our readings this week are taken from Zephaniah 1:7,12-18; 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11; and Matthew 25:14-30.

Our hymns are, 'We have a gospel to proclaim' and 'Rise and hear! The Lord is speaking'.

A service booklet to accompany today's service can be downloaded below or you can receive one automatically by email [email protected]

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