Forthcoming Services

1st December 2024

ADVENT SUNDAY

11.00 am Sung Mass at S. Saviour's

Services during the week(s) ahead

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Sunday 24th November 2024    CHRIST THE KING

    The Eucharist will be celebrated at
St Martin’s 9.30 am   S Michael's 10.15 am    S Saviour's     11.15 am Note LATER start
Tuesday 26 Nov St Martin's at 10.00 am BCP Holy Communion
Wednesday 27 Nov St Martin's at 10.00 am Said Mass
Thursday 28 Nov     St Saviour’s at 10.00 am Said Mass
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Sunday 1st December 2024    Advent Sunday   Year C
The Eucharist will be celebrated at
St Martin’s 9.30 am    S Michael's 10.15 am      S Saviour's     11.00 am
Tuesday 3 Dec    St Martin's at 10.00 am BCP Holy Communion S Francis Xavier Priest
Wednesday 4 Dec St Martin's at 10.00 am Said Mass
Thursday 5 Dec St Saviour’s at 10.00 am Said Mass
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Sunday 8th December 2024    Second Sunday of Advent     Year C

    The Eucharist will be celebrated at
St Martin’s 9.30 am        S Saviour's     11.00 am
Tuesday 10 Dec St Martin's at 10.00 am BCP Holy Communion
Wednesday 11 Dec St Martin's at 10.00 am Said Mass
Thursday 12 Dec     St Saviour’s There will be no Said Mass today
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See notes from the pew sheet under Diary at a Glance

Information for inclusion in next week's pew sheet should be sent to John Pitwood :
[email protected] by 12 noon Wednesday please.

  Churchwarden   Martin Dodgson's contact details. Home - The Old Chapel, Thwing YO25 3DY
tel. h 01262 470324 m 0781 4952544 e mail [email protected].
I am always available to talk or make a visit. Martin Dodgson Churchwarden.

      Churchwarden   Margaret Newlove’s contact details:
phone 01723 512016    email [email protected]

Order of Service for

ADVENT SUNDAY

Processional Hymn

11     O Come, o come, Emmanuel.
Vss   1, 5 – 7   Cologne 1710 based on the
ancient Advent Antiphons
Tr T A Lacey 1853-1931 and Editors

1    O Come, O come, Emmanuel!
      Redeem thy captive Israel,
      That into exile drear is gone
      Far from the face of God’s dear Son.
             Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
      Shall come to thee, O Israel.

5    O come, thou Lord of David’s key!
      The royal door fling wide and free;
      Safeguard for us the heavenward road,
      And bar the way to death’s abode.   Rejoice!

6    O come, O come, thou Dayspring bright!
      Pour on our souls thy healing light;
      Dispel the long night’s lingering gloom,
      And pierce the shadows of the tomb.   Rejoice!

7   O come, Desire of nations show
      Thy kingly reign on earth below;
      Thou Corner-stone, uniting all,
      Restore the ruin of our fall.   Rejoice!

The Greeting

In the name of the + Father, and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
The Lord be with you   and also with you.

The Penitential Rite
Lord have mercy.             Lord have mercy.
Christ have mercy.          Christ have mercy.
Lord have mercy.             Lord have mercy.

or

Almighty God, our heavenly Father,
we have sinned against you, and against our neighbour
in thought and word and deed,
through negligence, through weakness, through our own deliberate fault.
We are truly sorry and repent of all our sins.
For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ who died for us,
forgive us all that is past
and grant that we may serve you in newness of life
to the glory of your name.       Amen.

Almighty God,
who forgives all who truly repent,
have mercy upon you,
pardon and deliver you from all your sins,
+ confirm and strengthen you in all goodness,
and keep you in life eternal;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.   Amen

The Collect
Let us pray
Almighty God,
give us grace to cast away the works of darkness
and to put on the armour of light,
now in the time of this mortal life,
in which your Son Jesus Christ came to us in great humility;
that on the last day,
when he shall come again in his glorious majesty
to judge the living and the dead,
we may rise to the life immortal;
through him who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

.   Amen.

The Liturgy of the Word

First Reading   : Jeremiah 33 : 14 - 16

See, the days are coming – it is the Lord who speaks –
when I am going to fulfil the promise I made to the House of Israel and the House of Judah:
‘In those days and at that time,
I will make a virtuous Branch grow for David,
who shall practise honesty and integrity in the land.
In those days Judah shall be saved
and Israel shall dwell in confidence.
And this is the name the city will be called:
The-Lord-our-integrity.’

This is the word of the Lord.   Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm: 25
Response:   To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul.

Lord, make me know your ways. Lord, teach me your paths.
Make me walk in your truth, and teach me:
for you are God my saviour.           R.

The Lord is good and upright.
He shows the path to those who stray,
he guides the humble in the right path;
he teaches his way to the poor.      R.

His ways are faithfulness and love
for those who keep his covenant and will.
The Lord’s friendship is for those who revere him;
to them he reveals his covenant.    R.

Second Reading   : Thessalonians 3 : 12 - 4 : 2

May the Lord be generous in increasing your love and
make you love one another and the whole human race as much as we love you.
And may he so confirm your hearts in holiness that you may be blameless
in the sight of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus Christ comes with all his saints.
Finally, brothers, we urge you and appeal to you in the Lord Jesus
to make more and more progress in the kind of life that you are meant to live:
the life that God wants, as you learnt from us, and as you are already living it.
You have not forgotten the instructions we gave you on the authority of the Lord Jesus.

This is the word of the Lord.   Thanks be to God.

Gospel: Saint Luke 21 : 25 - 28 & 34 - 36

Gospel Acclamation
Alleluia, alleluia!
Let us see, O Lord, your mercy
and give us your saving help.
Alleluia, alleluia!

The Lord be with you.                          and also with you.
Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke.
Glory to you, O Lord.

Jesus said to his disciples: ‘
There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars;
on earth nations in agony, bewildered by the clamour of the ocean and its waves;
men dying of fear as they await what menaces the world, for the powers of heaven will be shaken.
And then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
When these things begin to take place, stand erect, hold your heads high,
because your liberation is near at hand.
‘Watch yourselves, or your hearts will be coarsened with debauchery
and drunkenness and the cares of life, and that day will be sprung on you suddenly, like a trap.
For it will come down on every living man on the face of the earth.
Stay awake, praying at all times for the strength to survive all that is going to happen,
and to stand with confidence before the Son of Man.’

At the end of the Gospel
This is the Gospel of The Lord.            Praise to you, O Christ.

The Homily

The Intercessions

In the power of the Spirit and in union with Christ,
let us pray to the Father.

Almighty God, our heavenly Father,
you promised through your Son Jesus Christ
to hear us when we pray in faith..
Lord in your mercy   hear our prayer

Strengthen our Bishops and all your Church in the service of Christ,
that those who confess your name may be united in your truth,
live together in your love, and reveal your glory in the world.
Lord in your mercy   hear our prayer

Bless and guide Charles our King; give wisdom to all in authority;
and direct this and every nation in the ways of justice and of peace;
that we may honour one another, and seek the common good.
Lord in your mercy   hear our prayer

Give grace to our families and friends, and to all our neighbours,
that we may serve Christ in one another, and love as he loves us.
Lord in your mercy   hear our prayer

Comfort and heal all those who suffer in body, mind or spirit;
give them courage and hope in their troubles;
and bring them the joy of your salvation.
Lord in your mercy   hear our prayer

Hear us as we remember those who have died in the faith of Christ . . .
Grant unto them O Lord life eternal   and light perpetual shine upon them;
May they rest in peace                               and rise in glory

according to your promises
grant us with them a share in your eternal kingdom.
Lord in your mercy   hear our prayer
. . .
We ask for Our Lady's intercession:
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners
now and at the hour of our death.

Merciful Father,
accept these prayers for the sake of your Son,
our Saviour Jesus Christ.     Amen.

Liturgy of the Eucharist

The Peace
The peace of the Lord be always with you. And also with you.
Let us offer one another a sign of peace.

All may exchange a sign of peace.

Offertory Hymn

14   The advent of our God.
      Charles Coffin 1676-1749
Tr H Putman 1861-1935

1      The advent of our God
        With eager prayers we greet,
     And singing haste upon the road
        His glorious gift to meet.

2      The everlasting Son
        Scorns not the Virgin’s womb;
     That we from bondage may be won
        He bears a bondsman’s doom.

3      Daughter of Sion, rise
        To meet thy lowly King;
     Let not thy stubborn heart despise
        The peace he comes to bring.

4      On clouds of dazzling light,
        As judge he comes again,
     His scattered people to unite,
        With him in heaven to reign.

5      Let evil flee away,
        Ere that great hour shall dawn,
     Let this old Adam day by day
        The new Man all put on.

6      Praise to the incarnate Son,
        Who comes to set us free,
     With Father and with Spirit One,
        To all eternity. Amen.

The Preparation

Pray brothers and sisters, that our sacrifice
may be acceptable to God, the almighty Father.
May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands
   for the praise and glory of his name
   for our good and the good of all his church.

The Prayer over the Gifts

Father, from all you give us we present this bread and wine.
As we serve you now, accept our offering and sustain us
with your promise of eternal life.      Amen.

The Eucharistic Prayer

The Lord be with you and also with you.
Lift up your hearts. we lift them to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. it is right to give thanks and praise.

  It is indeed right,  it is our duty and our joy,
at all times and in all places  to give you thanks and praise,
holy Father, heavenly King,  almighty and eternal God,
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord.

For he is your living Word;
through him you have created all things from the beginning,
and formed us in your own image.

Through him you have freed us from the slavery of sin,
giving him to be born of a woman and to die upon the cross;
you raised him from the dead
and exalted him to your right hand on high.

Through him you have sent upon us
your holy and life-giving Spirit,
and made us a people for your own possession.

The Sanctus and Benedictus
  Therefore with angels and archangels,
and with all the company of heaven,
we proclaim your great and glorious name,
for ever praising you and saying:
   Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and God of might:
Heaven and earth, Heaven and earth,
are full of your glory, your pow’r and might.
Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna, in the highest heav’ns.
Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna, in the highest heav’ns.
+ Blessed, blessed is he who comes, blessed, blessed is he who comes,
blessed is he, blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna, in the highest heav’ns.
Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna, in the highest heav’ns.

  Accept our praises, heavenly Father, through your Son our Saviour Jesus Christ,
and as we follow his example and obey his command, grant that by the power of your Holy Spirit
these gifts of bread and wine may be to us his body and his blood;

who, in the same night that he was betrayed, took bread and gave you thanks;
he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying:
Take, eat; this is my body which is given for you;   do this in remembrance of me.

In the same way, after supper  he took the cup and gave you thanks;
he gave it to them, saying:
Drink this, all of you;  this is my blood of the new covenant,
which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins.
Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.

Therefore, heavenly Father,
we remember his offering of himself
made once for all upon the cross;
we proclaim his mighty resurrection and glorious ascension;
we look for the coming of your kingdom,
and with this bread and this cup
we make the memorial of Christ your Son our Lord.

‘Great is the mystery of faith’,
    Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again.

  Accept through him, our great high priest, this our sacrifice of thanks and praise,
and as we eat and drink these holy gifts in the presence of your divine majesty,
renew us by your Spirit, inspire us with your love
and unite us in the body of your Son,
Jesus Christ our Lord.

Through him, and with him, and in him,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
with all who stand before you in earth and heaven,
we worship you, Father almighty,
in songs of everlasting praise:
  Amen.

As our Saviour taught us, so we pray
Our Father, who art in heaven,   hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
            Give us this day our daily bread,
            and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.
            And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
            For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory,
            for ever and ever. Amen.

We break this bread to share in the body of Christ.
Though we are many, we are one body, because we all share in one bread.

Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world, have mercy on us.
              Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world, have mercy on us.
      Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world, grant us peace.

This is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.
              blessed are those who are called to his supper.
Lord, I am not worthy to receive you,
      but only say the word and I shall be healed.

Communion Antiphon:
It is good for me to be with the Lord and to put my hope in him.


Communion Hymn

387 Jesus, good above all other.
   Percy Dearmer 1867-1936

1 Jesus, good above all other,
Gentle child of gentle Mother,
In a stable born our Brother,
Give grace to persevere.

2 Jesus, cradled in a manger,
For us facing every danger,
Living as a homeless stranger
Make we thee our King most dear.

3 Jesus, for thy people dying,
Risen Master, death defying,
Lord in heaven, thy grace supplying,
Keep us to thy presence near.

4 Jeus, who our sorrows bearest,
All our thoughts and hopes thou sharest,
Thou to man the truth declarest;
Help us all thy truth to hear.

5 Lord, in all our doings guide us,
Pride and hate shall ne’er divide us;
We’ll go on with thee beside us,
And with joy we’ll persevere!

Prayer after Communion
Let us pray :
Gracious Lord,
in this holy sacrament
you give substance to our hope:
bring us
at the last
to that fullness of life for which we long;
through Jesus Christ our Saviour.   Amen.

The Blessing

             The Lord be with you.      And also with you.
             Bow your heads and pray for God’s Blessing.

. . . and the blessing of God Almighty,
+ the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit,
be among you and remain with you always.
Amen.

Go in the peace of Christ       Thanks be to God.


Recessional Hymn

372 He who would valiant be.
    John Bunyan 1628-88
and Percy Dearmer 1867-1936

1 He who would valiant be
‘Gainst all disaster,
Let him in constancy
Follow the Master.
There’s no discouragement
Shall make him once relent
His first avowed intent
To be a pilgrim.

2 Who so beset him round
With dismal stories,
Do but themselves confound -
His strength the more is.
No foes shall stay his might,
Though he with giants fight:
He will make good his right
To be a pilgrim.

3 Since, Lord, thou dost defend
Us with thy Spirit,
We know we at the end
Shall life inherit.
Then fancies flee away!
I’ll fear not what men say,
I’ll labour night and day
To be a pilgrim.

The Angelus

The angel of the Lord brought tidings to Mary.
  And she conceived by the Holy Spirit.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee,
blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
  Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners,
now, and at the hour of our death. Amen.

Behold the handmaid of the Lord.
  Be it unto me according to thy word.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee,
blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
  Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners,
now, and at the hour of our death. Amen.

And the Word was made flesh,
  and dwelt among us.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee,
blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
  Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners,
now, and at the hour of our death. Amen.

Pray for us O Holy Mother of God.
  That we may be made worthy of the promises of God.

Let us pray:
We beseech thee, O Lord, to pour thy grace into our hearts;
that, as we have known the Incarnation of thy Son Jesus Christ
by the message of an angel, so by his  + cross and passion we may
be brought to the glory of his resurrection,
through the same Jesus Christ our Lord.
  Amen.

Regina Coeli

Joy to thee, O Queen of Heaven; alleluia
He whom thou wast meet to bear; alleluia
As he promised hath arisen; alleluia
Pour for us to God thy prayer; alleluia

Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary; alleluia
For the Lord is risen indeed; alleluia.

Let us pray;
O God, who by the resurrection of thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ ,
hast brought joy to the whole world;
grant that through his mother the Virgin Mary
we may obtain the joys of life everlasting.
Through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

The Gloria

Glory to God in the highest,
and peace to His people on earth.

Lord God, heavenly King,
almighty God and Father,
we worship you, we give you thanks,
we praise you for your glory.

Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father,
Lord God, Lamb of God,
you take away the sin of the world:
have mercy on us;
You are seated at the right hand of the Father:
receive our prayer.

For you alone are the Holy One,
you alone are the Lord,
you alone are the Most High,
Jesus Christ,
with the Holy Spirit,
in the glory of God the Father.
Amen.

The Apostles’ Creed

We believe in one God,
the Father, the Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen.

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father;
through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven,
was incarnate from the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary and was made man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered death and was buried.
On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures;
he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead,
and his kingdom will have no end.

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
who with the Father and Son is worshipped and glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We look for the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come. Amen.

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