Thank you for joining us on the 20th Sunday after Trinity
Here you can find resources for our Sunday liturgy to pray at home or wherever you are
Preparation
Organ Prelude – JS Bach: Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier
Opening
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Collect for Purity
Almighty God,
to whom all hearts are open,
all desires known,
and from whom no secrets are hidden:
cleanse the thoughts of our hearts
by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit,
that we may perfectly love you,
and worthily magnify your holy name;
through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Gloria Reflection – JG Walther: Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr
We are invited to reflect on the text
Allein Gott in der Höh’ sei Ehr’
Und Dank für seine Gnade,
Darum daß nun und nimmermehr
Uns rühren kann kein Schade.
Ein Wohlgefall’n Gott an uns hat,
Nun ist groß’ Fried’ ohn’ Unterlaß,
All’ Fehd’ hat nun ein Ende.
attr. Nikolaus Decius
Verse 1
To God alone on high be glory
and thanks for his mercy,
since now and forever more
no harm can touch us.
God is pleased with us,
now there is great peace without cease,
all feuds have now an end.
trans. Francis Browne
The Collect
O Lord, in your mercy:
grant to your faithful people pardon and peace;
that they may be cleansed from all their sins,
and serve you with a quiet mind;
through Jesus Christ, our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, world without end.
Amen.
The Liturgy of the Word
You can find the texts of the readings on the pew sheet
First reading: Leviticus 19.1-2, 15-18 (Sue Stirling-Aird)
Psalm 1
(in communion with those in church, you are invited to join in saying the text,
pausing shortly at the * asterisk)
Refrain: Happy are they who trust in the Lord.
Happy are they who have not walked in the counsel of the wicked, *
nor lingered in the way of sinners, nor sat in the seats of the scornful!
Their delight is in the law of the Lord, *
and they meditate on his law day and night.
They are like trees planted by streams of water,
bearing fruit in due season, with leaves that do not wither; *
everything they do shall prosper.
It is not so with the wicked; *
they are like the chaff which the wind blows away.
Therefore the wicked shall not stand upright when judgment comes, *
nor the sinner in the council of the righteous.
For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, *
but the way of the wicked is doomed.
Refrain: Happy are they who trust in the Lord.
Second reading: 1 Thessalonians 2.1-8 (Sue Stirling-Aird)
Gospel reading: Matthew 22.34-46 (Revd Christoph Wutscher)
Sermon (Revd Christoph Wutscher)
Nicene 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 substance with the Father.
Through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation
he came down from heaven;
by the power of the Holy Spirit
he became incarnate of 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.
With the Father and the Son, he is worshipped and glorified.
He 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.
Intercessions (led by Andrew Pont)
The Liturgy of the Sacrament
Music for Reflection – GF Handel: Aria (Concerto no 12)
In church, the service continues with the Eucharistic Prayer, the Breaking of Bread and Communion
The Lord's Prayer
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come, your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Do not bring us to the time of trial
but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power
and the glory are yours,
now and for ever. Amen.
Thanksgiving and Sending Out
A Blessing is pronounced:
The peace of God,
which passes all understanding,
keep our hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God,
and of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord;
and may the blessing of God almighty,
the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit,
be among us and remain with us always.
Amen.
Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.
In the name of Christ. Amen.
Thank you for joining us for worship from Holy Trinity Church, Stirling
on this 20th Sunday after Trinity
Organ Postlude – GF Kauffmann: Nun Danket alle Gott
The organ music on these online resources is different from those played in church, details of which you can find in the pew sheet.
Next Week
Thursday 29th October
2 p.m. Church Cleaning in preparation for next Sunday
(to sign up, please email Rachel Campbell)
Sunday 1st November
ALL SAINTS
10.30 a.m. Holy Communion
Readings
Revelation 7.9-17
1 John 3.1-3
Matthew 5.1-12
Sunday 2nd November
ALL SOULS
6 p.m. Holy Communion
Readings
Wisdom 3.1-9
1 Peter 1.3-9
John 6.37-40
Notices
