Services for this coming week
Sunday, 8th March, 3rd Sunday of Lent
8.00 am Holy Communion
9.30 am Holy Communion at Levisham
10.00 am Parish Communion
10.45 am Holy Communion at Lockton
6.00 pm Evensong
Monday, 9th March
2.00 pm Funeral
Wednesday, 11th March
10.00 am Holy Communion
1.00 pm Funeral
Thursday, 12th March
2.30 pm Funeral
Friday, 13th March
6.30 pm Stations of the Cross
Sunday, 15th March, 4th Sunday of Lent/Mothering Sunday
8.00 am Holy Communion
10.00 am Parish Communion
10.00 am Holy Communion at Marishes
6.00 pm Evensong
8.00 am Holy Communion
9.30 am Holy Communion at Levisham
10.00 am Parish Communion
10.45 am Holy Communion at Lockton
6.00 pm Evensong
Monday, 9th March
2.00 pm Funeral
Wednesday, 11th March
10.00 am Holy Communion
1.00 pm Funeral
Thursday, 12th March
2.30 pm Funeral
Friday, 13th March
6.30 pm Stations of the Cross
Sunday, 15th March, 4th Sunday of Lent/Mothering Sunday
8.00 am Holy Communion
10.00 am Parish Communion
10.00 am Holy Communion at Marishes
6.00 pm Evensong
Welcome to our worship for
Sunday 8th March,
The Third Sunday of Lent
Eternal God, give us insight to discern your will for us, to give up what harms us, and to seek the perfection we are promised in Jesus Christ our Lord.
In the Diocesan Cycle of prayer, praying especially today for The Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East
Collect
Almighty God, whose most dear Son went not up to joy but first he suffered pain, and entered not into glory before he was crucified: mercifully grant that we, walking in the way of the cross, may find it none other than the way of life and peace; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
Amen
Amen
Readings for Today
First Reading: Exodus 17.1–7
From the wilderness of Sin the whole congregation of the Israelites journeyed by stages, as the LORD commanded. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink. The people quarrelled with Moses, and said, ‘Give us water to drink.’ Moses said to them, ‘Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test the LORD?’ But the people thirsted there for water; and the people complained against Moses and said, ‘Why did you bring us out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and livestock with thirst?’ So Moses cried out to the LORD, ‘What shall I do with this people? They are almost ready to stone me.’ The LORD said to Moses, ‘Go on ahead of the people, and take some of the elders of Israel with you; take in your hand the staff with which you struck the Nile, and go. I will be standing there in front of you on the rock at Horeb. Strike the rock, and water will come out of it, so that the people may drink.’ Moses did so, in the sight of the elders of Israel. He called the place Massah and Meribah, because the Israelites quarrelled and tested the LORD, saying, ‘Is the LORD among us or not?’
Psalm 95
Response: O come let us worship and bow down and kneel before our Maker
O come, let us sing to the Lord; let us heartily rejoice in the rock of our salvation. Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving and be glad in him with psalms. R
For the Lord is a great God and a great king above all gods. In his hand are the depths of the earth and the heights of the mountains are his also. The sea is his, for he made it, and his hands have moulded the dry land. R
Come, let us worship and bow down and kneel before the Lord our Maker. For he is our God; we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand. R
O that today you would listen to his voice: 'Harden not your hearts as at Meribah, on that day at Massah in the wilderness, 'When your forebears tested me, and put me to the proof, though they had seen my works. R
'Forty years long I detested that generation and said, "This people are wayward in their hearts; they do not know my ways." 'So I swore in my wrath, "They shall not enter into my rest." R
Second Reading: Romans 5.1–11
Since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand; and we boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God. And not only that, but we also boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us. For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. Indeed, rarely will anyone die for a righteous person – though perhaps for a good person someone might actually dare to die. But God proves his love for us in that while we still were sinners Christ died for us. Much more surely then, now that we have been justified by his blood, will we be saved through him from the wrath of God. For if while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more surely, having been reconciled, will we be saved by his life. But more than that, we even boast in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
Gospel Reading: John 4.5–42
Jesus came to a Samaritan city called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired out by his journey, was sitting by the well. It was about noon. A Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus said to her, ‘Give me a drink.’ (His disciples had gone to the city to buy food.) The Samaritan woman said to him, ‘How is it that you, a Jew, ask a drink of me, a woman of Samaria?’ (Jews do not share things in common with Samaritans.) Jesus answered her, ‘If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, “Give me a drink,” you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.’ The woman said to him, ‘Sir, you have no bucket, and the well is deep. Where do you get that living water? Are you greater than our ancestor Jacob, who gave us the well, and with his sons and his flocks drank from it?’ Jesus said to her, ‘Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but those who drink of the water that I will give them will never be thirsty. The water that I will give will become in them a spring of water gushing up to eternal life.’ The woman said to him, ‘Sir, give me this water, so that I may never be thirsty or have to keep coming here to draw water.’ Jesus said to her, ‘Go, call your husband, and come back.’ The woman answered him, ‘I have no husband.’ Jesus said to her, ‘You are right in saying, “I have no husband”; for you have had five husbands, and the one you have now is not your husband. What you have said is true!’
The woman said to him, ‘Sir, I see that you are a prophet. Our ancestors worshipped on this mountain, but you say that the place where people must worship is in Jerusalem.’ Jesus said to her, ‘Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews. But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such as these to worship him. God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.’ The woman said to him, ‘I know that Messiah is coming’ (who is called Christ). ‘When he comes, he will proclaim all things to us.’ Jesus said to her, ‘I am he, the one who is speaking to you.’ Just then his disciples came. They were astonished that he was speaking with a woman, but no one said, ‘What do you want?’ or, ‘Why are you speaking with her?’ Then the woman left her water-jar and went back to the city. She said to the people, ‘Come and see a man who told me everything I have ever done! He cannot be the Messiah, can he?’ They left the city and were on their way to him. Meanwhile the disciples were urging him, ‘Rabbi, eat something.’ But he said to them, ‘I have food to eat that you do not know about.’ So the disciples said to one another, ‘Surely no one has brought him something to eat?’ Jesus said to them, ‘My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to complete his work. Do you not say, “Four months more, then comes the harvest”? But I tell you, look around you, and see how the fields are ripe for harvesting. The reaper is already receiving wages and is gathering fruit for eternal life, so that sower and reaper may rejoice together. For here the saying holds true, “One sows and another reaps.” I sent you to reap that for which you did not labour. Others have laboured, and you have entered into their labour.’ Many Samaritans from that city believed in Jesus because of the woman’s testimony, ‘He told me everything I have ever done.’ So when the Samaritans came to him, they asked him to stay with them; and he stayed there for two days. And many more believed because of his word. They said to the woman, ‘It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this is truly the Saviour of the world.
From the wilderness of Sin the whole congregation of the Israelites journeyed by stages, as the LORD commanded. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink. The people quarrelled with Moses, and said, ‘Give us water to drink.’ Moses said to them, ‘Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test the LORD?’ But the people thirsted there for water; and the people complained against Moses and said, ‘Why did you bring us out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and livestock with thirst?’ So Moses cried out to the LORD, ‘What shall I do with this people? They are almost ready to stone me.’ The LORD said to Moses, ‘Go on ahead of the people, and take some of the elders of Israel with you; take in your hand the staff with which you struck the Nile, and go. I will be standing there in front of you on the rock at Horeb. Strike the rock, and water will come out of it, so that the people may drink.’ Moses did so, in the sight of the elders of Israel. He called the place Massah and Meribah, because the Israelites quarrelled and tested the LORD, saying, ‘Is the LORD among us or not?’
Psalm 95
Response: O come let us worship and bow down and kneel before our Maker
O come, let us sing to the Lord; let us heartily rejoice in the rock of our salvation. Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving and be glad in him with psalms. R
For the Lord is a great God and a great king above all gods. In his hand are the depths of the earth and the heights of the mountains are his also. The sea is his, for he made it, and his hands have moulded the dry land. R
Come, let us worship and bow down and kneel before the Lord our Maker. For he is our God; we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand. R
O that today you would listen to his voice: 'Harden not your hearts as at Meribah, on that day at Massah in the wilderness, 'When your forebears tested me, and put me to the proof, though they had seen my works. R
'Forty years long I detested that generation and said, "This people are wayward in their hearts; they do not know my ways." 'So I swore in my wrath, "They shall not enter into my rest." R
Second Reading: Romans 5.1–11
Since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand; and we boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God. And not only that, but we also boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us. For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. Indeed, rarely will anyone die for a righteous person – though perhaps for a good person someone might actually dare to die. But God proves his love for us in that while we still were sinners Christ died for us. Much more surely then, now that we have been justified by his blood, will we be saved through him from the wrath of God. For if while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more surely, having been reconciled, will we be saved by his life. But more than that, we even boast in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
Gospel Reading: John 4.5–42
Jesus came to a Samaritan city called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired out by his journey, was sitting by the well. It was about noon. A Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus said to her, ‘Give me a drink.’ (His disciples had gone to the city to buy food.) The Samaritan woman said to him, ‘How is it that you, a Jew, ask a drink of me, a woman of Samaria?’ (Jews do not share things in common with Samaritans.) Jesus answered her, ‘If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, “Give me a drink,” you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.’ The woman said to him, ‘Sir, you have no bucket, and the well is deep. Where do you get that living water? Are you greater than our ancestor Jacob, who gave us the well, and with his sons and his flocks drank from it?’ Jesus said to her, ‘Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but those who drink of the water that I will give them will never be thirsty. The water that I will give will become in them a spring of water gushing up to eternal life.’ The woman said to him, ‘Sir, give me this water, so that I may never be thirsty or have to keep coming here to draw water.’ Jesus said to her, ‘Go, call your husband, and come back.’ The woman answered him, ‘I have no husband.’ Jesus said to her, ‘You are right in saying, “I have no husband”; for you have had five husbands, and the one you have now is not your husband. What you have said is true!’
The woman said to him, ‘Sir, I see that you are a prophet. Our ancestors worshipped on this mountain, but you say that the place where people must worship is in Jerusalem.’ Jesus said to her, ‘Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews. But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such as these to worship him. God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.’ The woman said to him, ‘I know that Messiah is coming’ (who is called Christ). ‘When he comes, he will proclaim all things to us.’ Jesus said to her, ‘I am he, the one who is speaking to you.’ Just then his disciples came. They were astonished that he was speaking with a woman, but no one said, ‘What do you want?’ or, ‘Why are you speaking with her?’ Then the woman left her water-jar and went back to the city. She said to the people, ‘Come and see a man who told me everything I have ever done! He cannot be the Messiah, can he?’ They left the city and were on their way to him. Meanwhile the disciples were urging him, ‘Rabbi, eat something.’ But he said to them, ‘I have food to eat that you do not know about.’ So the disciples said to one another, ‘Surely no one has brought him something to eat?’ Jesus said to them, ‘My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to complete his work. Do you not say, “Four months more, then comes the harvest”? But I tell you, look around you, and see how the fields are ripe for harvesting. The reaper is already receiving wages and is gathering fruit for eternal life, so that sower and reaper may rejoice together. For here the saying holds true, “One sows and another reaps.” I sent you to reap that for which you did not labour. Others have laboured, and you have entered into their labour.’ Many Samaritans from that city believed in Jesus because of the woman’s testimony, ‘He told me everything I have ever done.’ So when the Samaritans came to him, they asked him to stay with them; and he stayed there for two days. And many more believed because of his word. They said to the woman, ‘It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this is truly the Saviour of the world.
Reflection on these Readings
from ‘Reader Mary Cooney
The more I read this morning’s Gospel story, the more I found myself liking the woman in the story. She comes across as something of a character.
I like the fact that, even though she really hasn’t a clue what Jesus is talking about most of the time, she’s not too shy or too cowed, to ask him to explain.
How will you get water, if you haven’t got a bucket? And, If you give me this living water that you’re talking about, that’d be great because I’d never need to go to the well again.
She takes his words completely literally And doesn’t seem to even begin to recognise that Jesus might be talking metaphorically
And Jesus seems to know all about her. about her personal life, which seems to be slightly chaotic to say the least and finally tells her that he is the Messiah she knows is coming. Quite a lot for her to take in when you come to think of it, but the exchange has obviously made a deep impression on her. So she rushes back to her village to tell people.
I’ve just met this amazing man, She says. Come and see, But does she invite people to meet the one who says he’s the promised Messiah. No. She just says he’s someone who knows everything about her. However, there must have been something about the fervour and excitement of this woman that encouraged them to seek Jesus our for themselves. And when they did, many believed in him for themselves.
What a comforting and inspiring story for us as we seek ways to encourage others to see what we see and believe in the power of Jesus. Because we probably have quite a lot more in common with that Samaritan woman, than we might have realised. Because we don’t always understand what Jesus says, do we. Many of his words are, still quite difficult to understand because Jesus often spoke in riddles and in parables, leaving us to work things our for ourselves.
So what does this woman’s story remind us?
When we are confused, as we often are. When we are unsure about how Jesus is speaking to us in a very different time, perhaps we should take a lesson from my new feisty friend, and ask.
We can ask in prayer and reflection. We can ask at our Bible and Banter group, where, no question has ever been considered too silly to be asked. We can read - and we can ask a fellow Christian. All these are ways that can help us to hear the voice of Jesus more clearly and to deepen our understanding of what his words might mean to us. And then of course, we can tell others. We do not need to wait until we understand everything, We do not even need to worry whether we’ve used the best words or the best explanation, because our exact words can be less important than they way we speak them.
If we speak out with fervour and excitement about what we have experienced and what we do believe. If we are not frightened to admit that there are things we do not understand. If we speak honestly about what moves and inspires us, we can let God’s Holy Spirit do the rest.
But this story isn’t just about the Samaritan woman. It’s also about the disciples, And they, I think, have another lesson for us.
Jesus often speaks of being for everyone. He was known to mix with unexpected people - the poor, the sick and the tax collector. But despite knowing all this, the friends who knew him best, were still surprised to see who he was talking to at the well. They made no comment but defaulted to the safety of discussing practical matters such as lunch.
But are we sometimes like that? Do we hang on to the safety of practicalities, to the secular world’s values and prejudices to avoid thinking about challenges to our preconceptions?
Jesus doesn’t tell the disciples off. He doesn’t loftily, tell them they don’t need lunch. He tells them that in the end, true fulfilment comes, not from physical things, but from our relationship with God and from fulfilling God’s purposes in the world.
And so finally, we come to Jesus himself.
Jesus has described himself as both providing us with living water and as gaining nourishment from doing his Father’s will. We too can gain strength from the living water that Jesus gives and from trying to do God’s will in a broken world.
Today, we are journeying through Lent alongside Jesus conscious of the darkness that is gathering around him, and also very conscious of dark gathering in our own time.
In a few weeks time, the darkness around Jesus will culminate in the Cross and then the resurrection. We will celebrate the assurance that light can banish the dark and that love can triumph over sin
And so we can rejoice in the upsidedown-ness of a Messiah, a King, who seeks a relationship with each and every one of us, who loves us and knows each of us so very well, and on the Cross demonstrates the depth of that love, Amen.
I like the fact that, even though she really hasn’t a clue what Jesus is talking about most of the time, she’s not too shy or too cowed, to ask him to explain.
How will you get water, if you haven’t got a bucket? And, If you give me this living water that you’re talking about, that’d be great because I’d never need to go to the well again.
She takes his words completely literally And doesn’t seem to even begin to recognise that Jesus might be talking metaphorically
And Jesus seems to know all about her. about her personal life, which seems to be slightly chaotic to say the least and finally tells her that he is the Messiah she knows is coming. Quite a lot for her to take in when you come to think of it, but the exchange has obviously made a deep impression on her. So she rushes back to her village to tell people.
I’ve just met this amazing man, She says. Come and see, But does she invite people to meet the one who says he’s the promised Messiah. No. She just says he’s someone who knows everything about her. However, there must have been something about the fervour and excitement of this woman that encouraged them to seek Jesus our for themselves. And when they did, many believed in him for themselves.
What a comforting and inspiring story for us as we seek ways to encourage others to see what we see and believe in the power of Jesus. Because we probably have quite a lot more in common with that Samaritan woman, than we might have realised. Because we don’t always understand what Jesus says, do we. Many of his words are, still quite difficult to understand because Jesus often spoke in riddles and in parables, leaving us to work things our for ourselves.
So what does this woman’s story remind us?
When we are confused, as we often are. When we are unsure about how Jesus is speaking to us in a very different time, perhaps we should take a lesson from my new feisty friend, and ask.
We can ask in prayer and reflection. We can ask at our Bible and Banter group, where, no question has ever been considered too silly to be asked. We can read - and we can ask a fellow Christian. All these are ways that can help us to hear the voice of Jesus more clearly and to deepen our understanding of what his words might mean to us. And then of course, we can tell others. We do not need to wait until we understand everything, We do not even need to worry whether we’ve used the best words or the best explanation, because our exact words can be less important than they way we speak them.
If we speak out with fervour and excitement about what we have experienced and what we do believe. If we are not frightened to admit that there are things we do not understand. If we speak honestly about what moves and inspires us, we can let God’s Holy Spirit do the rest.
But this story isn’t just about the Samaritan woman. It’s also about the disciples, And they, I think, have another lesson for us.
Jesus often speaks of being for everyone. He was known to mix with unexpected people - the poor, the sick and the tax collector. But despite knowing all this, the friends who knew him best, were still surprised to see who he was talking to at the well. They made no comment but defaulted to the safety of discussing practical matters such as lunch.
But are we sometimes like that? Do we hang on to the safety of practicalities, to the secular world’s values and prejudices to avoid thinking about challenges to our preconceptions?
Jesus doesn’t tell the disciples off. He doesn’t loftily, tell them they don’t need lunch. He tells them that in the end, true fulfilment comes, not from physical things, but from our relationship with God and from fulfilling God’s purposes in the world.
And so finally, we come to Jesus himself.
Jesus has described himself as both providing us with living water and as gaining nourishment from doing his Father’s will. We too can gain strength from the living water that Jesus gives and from trying to do God’s will in a broken world.
Today, we are journeying through Lent alongside Jesus conscious of the darkness that is gathering around him, and also very conscious of dark gathering in our own time.
In a few weeks time, the darkness around Jesus will culminate in the Cross and then the resurrection. We will celebrate the assurance that light can banish the dark and that love can triumph over sin
And so we can rejoice in the upsidedown-ness of a Messiah, a King, who seeks a relationship with each and every one of us, who loves us and knows each of us so very well, and on the Cross demonstrates the depth of that love, Amen.
Prayers for this week
From Reader Petronella Spivey
Eternal God and Father
we thirst for your love
we long for your presence
we yearn for your peace
Come, Lord, Restore us that we may live in your glory,
through him who gives us the water of life,
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Lord, as we journey towards the promised land
refresh, renew, restore us in your service.
We pray for churches where life has become dull and dry.
We remember churches who have no minister.
We remember churches struggling for survival.
We pray for all Christians drained of energy and resources.
We remember all those who thirst for your presence and your saving power.
Good and gracious Lord
give us the water of life.
We pray for all who thirst after justice,
especially this week, we pray for all who are working to restore peace in the Middle East
and remembering our Lent groups, we pray for all who fight poverty and want.
We remember all those who are suffering from weariness and exhaustion
Good and gracious Lord
give us the water of life.
We remember all who feel wrong out or dried up,
all are varied with the journey of life,
all who feel they are near to perishing.
We pray for all those who cannot cope by themselves,
for all who are in care
for all who care for them.
Remember those in homes and in Hospices
Good and gracious Lord
give us the water of life.
We give thanks for the fellowship of those whose journey is over,
those who hunger and thirst no more,
all who have been refreshed and restored in your Kingdom.
We pray that we may share with them in the fullness of life which is eternal
Good and gracious Lord
give us the water of life.
Eternal God and Father
we thirst for your love
we long for your presence
we yearn for your peace
Come, Lord, Restore us that we may live in your glory,
through him who gives us the water of life,
Jesus Christ our Lord Amen
Adapted from “Clouds and Glory” by David Adam
we thirst for your love
we long for your presence
we yearn for your peace
Come, Lord, Restore us that we may live in your glory,
through him who gives us the water of life,
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Lord, as we journey towards the promised land
refresh, renew, restore us in your service.
We pray for churches where life has become dull and dry.
We remember churches who have no minister.
We remember churches struggling for survival.
We pray for all Christians drained of energy and resources.
We remember all those who thirst for your presence and your saving power.
Good and gracious Lord
give us the water of life.
We pray for all who thirst after justice,
especially this week, we pray for all who are working to restore peace in the Middle East
and remembering our Lent groups, we pray for all who fight poverty and want.
We remember all those who are suffering from weariness and exhaustion
Good and gracious Lord
give us the water of life.
We remember all who feel wrong out or dried up,
all are varied with the journey of life,
all who feel they are near to perishing.
We pray for all those who cannot cope by themselves,
for all who are in care
for all who care for them.
Remember those in homes and in Hospices
Good and gracious Lord
give us the water of life.
We give thanks for the fellowship of those whose journey is over,
those who hunger and thirst no more,
all who have been refreshed and restored in your Kingdom.
We pray that we may share with them in the fullness of life which is eternal
Good and gracious Lord
give us the water of life.
Eternal God and Father
we thirst for your love
we long for your presence
we yearn for your peace
Come, Lord, Restore us that we may live in your glory,
through him who gives us the water of life,
Jesus Christ our Lord Amen
Adapted from “Clouds and Glory” by David Adam
Please Pray for -
The sick, and those who care for them, including Philip Smith, Revd. Tony Lindsay and Charlie Robertson
Those who have lit candles and those for whom candles have been lit
Those who have recently died including Phyllis Sergeant, Eileen Jones, Roberta Maud, Hilda Curtis and Robin Lakin.
and those whose anniversary of death falls at this time including John Jennison, Reginald Symes, Gerald Shepherd, Elizabeth Ann Lane, David Moore, Sheila Otterburn, Dorothy Huggins and Stanley Clark
Those who have lit candles and those for whom candles have been lit
Those who have recently died including Phyllis Sergeant, Eileen Jones, Roberta Maud, Hilda Curtis and Robin Lakin.
and those whose anniversary of death falls at this time including John Jennison, Reginald Symes, Gerald Shepherd, Elizabeth Ann Lane, David Moore, Sheila Otterburn, Dorothy Huggins and Stanley Clark
Post Communion Prayer
Merciful Lord, grant your people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh and the devil, and with pure hearts and minds to follow you, the only God; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen
Merciful Lord, grant your people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh and the devil, and with pure hearts and minds to follow you, the only God; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen
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