Inspirational Christmas Bazaar - Saturday the 18th November. It would be great to have some good quality prizes for the raffle at this Inspiration Sale. Please let Jonathan have any donations. And please come along and support the Bazaar.

Christmas Services Carol Service – Sunday 17th December at 6.30 pm Christingle and Nativity Play – Sunday 24th December at 5.00 pm Midnight Mass – Sunday 24th December at 11.00 pm Said Mass – Christmas Day at 8.00 am (from the Book of Common Prayer) Parish Mass for all – Christmas Day at 10.00 am

NEW - Every Monday 2pm – 4pm Coffee, Tea & Chat: Come and join our seniors and active retired for a cup of coffee, tea and a chat, with other activities, talks and outings. Come yourself and bring a friend.

NEW - Every Monday at 9pm Plainsong, candlelight and atmosphere. Launching a new way of singing compline with exposition of the blessed Sacrament. A time of prayer, meditation, and stillness – no sermon!

ALSO new: regular every Sunday morning Said Mass at 8.30am. This will be a simple service using the old words of the Book of Common Prayer.

Advance notices Parish Pilgrimage to the Holy Land in November 2018. Pick up a leaflet at the back of church to find out more

IN OUR PRAYERS : Pray for those who are sick in body, mind or spirit; Leah Theakston, Linzy Bromfield, Roy Askew, Amiee Fields, Joanne Fisher, Alfie Hughes, Oliver Rooney, Marie King, Bruce Askew, Francine Jacobs, Katie Tinkler, Lorraine & Andrew Johnson, Shania Dempsey-James and Tom Luxton. We also pray for the recently departed, and for those whose anniversary falls at this time,

especially Patricia Hinds, Euline Straikep, Ray Beaumont, Lillian Kennion, Nathan Eversly, Maria Keen and Stan Newell.

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Common Worship: Services and Prayers for the Church of England, material from which is included in this service is

copyright © The Archbishops’ Council 2000.Scripture readings from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible

copyright © 1989 Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of

America. The Prayer of the Day is copyright 1997 ICEL. all rights reserved.

12th November 2017 Remembrance Sunday

A very warm welcome to St Andrew’s this morning, especially any visitors. Do please stay for coffee and juice after the service.

Entrance hymn 354 Eternal Father, strong to save

We meet in the presence of God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. All Amen.

As we remember those whose lives, in world wars and conflicts past and present, have been given and taken away, we commit ourselves to work in penitence and faith for reconciliation between the nations, that all people may, together, live in freedom, justice and peace.

The Lord be with you All And also with you

Prayer of the Day God of peace, your Son Jesus Christ proclaimed the kingdom and restored the broken to wholeness of life: look with compassion on the anguish of the world, and by your healing power make whole both people and nations; we ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, God for ever and ever. Amen.

First Reading: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about those who have died, so that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have died. For this we declare to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will by no means precede those who have died. For the Lord himself, with a cry of command, with the archangel's call and with the sound of God's trumpet, will descend from heaven, and the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up in the clouds together with them to meet the Lord in the air; and so we will be with the Lord forever. Therefore encourage one another with these words.

This is the Word of the Lord: Thanks be to God

Readings next Sunday: Last Sunday after Trinity

Zephaniah 1:7, 12-16 Psalm 90:1-6 1 Thessalonians 5:1-5 Matthew 25:14-29

Gospel Acclamation : Hymn 119 The strife is o’er, the battle done; Verses 1 & 26 only

Gospel Reading: Matthew 25:1-13 The Lord be with you And also with you Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew

Glory to you O Lord. "The kingdom of heaven will be like this. Ten bridesmaids took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. When the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them; but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. As the bridegroom was delayed, all of them became drowsy and slept. But at midnight there was a shout, 'Look! Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.' Then all those bridesmaids got up and trimmed their lamps. The foolish said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.' But the wise replied, 'No! there will not be enough for you and for us; you had better go to the dealers and buy some for yourselves.' And while they went to buy it, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went with him into the wedding banquet; and the door was shut. Later the other bridesmaids came also, saying, 'Lord, lord, open to us.' But he replied, 'Truly I tell you, I do not know you.' Keep awake therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour.

This is the Gospel of the Lord: Praise to you O Christ.

Sermon

Intercessions & Penitential Rite at the end

O King enthroned on high, filling the earth with your glory: holy is your name, Lord God almighty.

All In our sinfulness we cry to you to take our guilt away, and to cleanse our lips to speak your word, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The priest pronounces the Absolution

The Mass continues with the Peace on page 5 of the booklet.

Offertory hymn 498 Son of God, Eternal Saviour (omit verse 4* please)

During Holy Communion Choir 328 God be in my head Congregation 331 Abide with me

Prayer after Communion

God, our refuge and strength, bring near the day when wars shall cease and poverty and pain shall end, that earth may know the peace of heaven through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

ACT OF REMEMBRANCE

Hymn 417 O God, our help in ages past

Here follow prayers and the laying of the wreath as we wait for 11am

They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, not the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them.

All We will remember them.

The Last Post - Two minutes silence - Reveille

When you go home, tell them of us, and say. For your tomorrow, we gave our today.

The National Anthem (Hymn 489 verses 1 & 2 only)

The Blessing & Dismissal Let us commit ourselves to responsible living and faithful service.

Will you strive for all that makes for peace? All With the help of God, we will.

Will you seek to heal the wounds of war? All With the help of God, we will.

Will you work for a just future for all humanity? All With the help of God, we will.

God grant to the living grace, to the departed rest, to the Church, the Queen, the Commonwealth and all people, unity, peace and concord, and to us and all God’s servants, life everlasting; and the blessing of God almighty, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, be among you and remain with you always. Amen

Go in the peace of Christ All Thanks be to God