ST Saviours Newsletter - 14 October 2018
ST Saviours Newsletter - 14 October 2018
ST Saviours Newsletter - 14 October 2018
St Saviour’s Church
14 October 2018 - Trinity 20 (OT 28)
Faith QI -Resumes this Wednesday at 7:30pm at the Vicarage. It is a series of (Day off - Friday)
meetings for adults keen to know and understand more about our faith, liturgy,
tradition and history. Wednesdays 7:30 pm at the vicarage. Churchwardens:
Recently Departed: David Phillips RIP
Bill Eastwood
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READINGS THIS WEEK READINGS NEXT WEEK PSALM: David Gibbins
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Wis 7:7-11 Isa 53:10-11 Fill us with your love
Ps 90 Ps 33:4-5, 18-19, 20+2 so that we may
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Heb 4:12-13 Heb 4:14-16 rejoice.
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Mark 10:17-27 Mark 10:42-45
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COLLECT: OFFERTORY:
Will you let the blinded see
God, the giver of life, whose O God, our Help in ages past, If I but call your name?
our Hope for years to come, Will you set the pris’ners free
Holy Spirit wells up within
our Shelter from the stormy blast, And never be the same?
your Church: by the Spirit’s and our eternal Home. Will you kiss the leper clean,
gifts equip us to live the And do such as this unseen,
gospel of Christ and make us Under the shadow of Thy throne And admit to what I mean
Thy saints have dwelt secure; In you and you in me?
eager to do your will, that we
sufficient is Thine arm alone,
may share with the whole and our defense is sure. Will you love the ‘you’ you hide,
creation the joys of eternal If I but call your name?
life; through Jesus Christ your Before the hills in order stood Will you quell the fear inside,
or earth received its frame, And never be the same?
Son our Lord, who is alive and
from everlasting Thou art God, Will you use the faith you’ve found
reigns with you, in the unity to endless years the same. To reshape the world around,
of the Holy Spirit, one God, Through my sight
now and for ever. A thousand ages in Thy sight and touch and sound
are like an ev'ning gone, In you and you in me?
short as the watch
that ends the night Lord, your summons echoes true,
GATHERING: before the rising sun. When you but call my name.
Let me turn and follow you
How sweet the Name
Time, like an ever-rolling stream, And never be the same.
of Jesus sounds
bears all its sons away; In your company I’ll go
In a believer’s ear!
they fly forgotten, as a dream Where your love and footsteps show.
It soothes his sorrows,
dies at the op'ning day. Thus I’ll move and live and grow
heals his wounds,
In you and you in me.
And drives away his fear.
Our God, our Help in ages past,
our Hope for years to come,
It makes the wounded spirit whole,
be Thou our Guide
And calms the troubled breast;
while life shall last,
’Tis manna to the hungry soul,
and our eternal Home!
And to the weary, rest.
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were greatly astounded and said to
Psalm 90 one another, ‘Then who can be
saved?’ Jesus looked at them and
said, ‘For mortals it is impossible,
SECOND READING but not for God; for God all things
are possible.’
A reading from the letter to the Peter began to say to him, ‘Look, we
Hebrews have left everything and followed
you.’ Jesus said, ‘Truly I tell you,
The word of God is something alive there is no one who has left house or
and active: it cuts like any double- brothers or sisters or mother or
FIRST READING edged sword but more finely: it can father or children or fields, for my
slip through the place where the sake and for the sake of the good
The First reading is from the book of soul is divided from the spirit, or news, who will not receive a
Wisdom. joints from the marrow; it can judge hundredfold now in this age -
the secret emotions and thoughts. houses, brothers and sisters, mothers
I prayed, and understanding was No created thing can hide from him; and children, and fields, with
given me; I entreated, and the spirit everything is uncovered and open to persecutions - and in the age to
of Wisdom came to me. I esteemed the eyes of the one to whom we come eternal life. But many who are
her more than sceptres and thrones; must give account of ourselves. first will be last, and the last will be
compared with her, I held riches as
first.’
nothing. I reckoned no priceless This is the word of the Lord.
stone to be her peer, for compared Heb 4
with her, all gold is a pinch of sand, This is the Gospel of the Lord.
and beside her silver ranks as mud. Mark 10
I loved her more than health or
beauty, preferred her to the light,
GOSPEL
since her radiance never sleeps. In A reading from the Holy Gospel
her company all good things came to according to St Matthew.
me, at her hands riches not to be
numbered. As he was setting out on a journey, a
man ran up and knelt before him,
This is the word of the Lord. and asked him, ‘Good Teacher, what
Wisdom 7 must I do to inherit eternal life?’
Jesus said to him, ‘Why do you call
me good? No one is good but God
alone. You know the
RESPONSORIAL PSALM commandments: “You shall not
murder; You shall not commit
Fill us with your love so that we
adultery; You shall not steal; You
may rejoice.
shall not bear false witness; You
shall not defraud; Honour your
Make us know the shortness of our
father and mother.” ’ He said to him,
life
‘Teacher, I have kept all these since
that we may gain wisdom of heart.
my youth.’ Jesus, looking at him,
Lord, relent! Is your anger for ever?
loved him and said, ‘You lack one
Show pity to your servants. R/
thing; go, sell what you own, and
give the money to the poor, and you
In the morning, fill us with your
will have treasure in heaven; then
love;
come, follow me.’ When he heard
we shall exult and rejoice all our
this, he was shocked and went away
days.
grieving, for he had many
Give us joy to balance our affliction
possessions.
for the years when we knew
Then Jesus looked around and said
misfortune. R/
to his disciples, ‘How hard it will be
for those who have wealth to enter
Show forth your work to your
the kingdom of God!’ And the
servants;
disciples were perplexed at these
let your glory shine on their
words. But Jesus said to them again,
children.
‘Children, how hard it is to enter the
Let the favour of the Lord be upon
kingdom of God! It is easier for a
us:
camel to go through the eye of a
give success to the work of our
needle than for someone who is rich
hands. R/
to enter the kingdom of God.’ They