St Bartholomew, apostle
8 a.m. Said Eucharist
President and Preacher: The Revd John Hunnisett
9 a.m. St Barnabas, Box: Eucharist with hymns
President and Preacher: The Revd Ann Morris
10 a.m. Sung Eucharist
President: The Revd Sandy Emery
Preacher: The Revd John Hunnisett
5.30 p.m. Soul space
Click here for the Church of England's daily prayer: Morning Prayer, Prayer during the Day, Evening Prayer and Night Prayer
As well as the Sunday collect and readings (see below), you may want to use the following in your prayers during the week:
In the Anglican cycle of prayer, for the Church of the Province of South East Asia and for Bishop Titus Chung Khiam Boon
For our four overseas partner dioceses, especially the diocese of Västerås and Bishop Mikael
In our deanery cycle of prayer, for ordinands and readers in training in the deanery and those considering ordination or reader ministry
In our parish cycle of prayer, for all who live or work in Highcroft and Woefuldane Bottom
For those in need: Giles Boon, Jonathan Brough, Daphne Webb, Sue Kirkwood, Jason Kennedy, Ann Gaylor, James Reddaway, Tony Evans
For those who have died recently: Paul Kempton and Julie Britton
For those whose anniversary of death falls at this time: -->Christine Joslen, Jean Sampson, Josephine Pritchard, Peter Jacob, Robin Finn
COLLECT
Almighty and everlasting God,
who gave to your apostle Bartholomew grace truly to believe and to preach your word:
grant that your Church
may love that word which he believed
and may faithfully preach and receive the same;
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.
FIRST READING: Isaiah 43.8–13
Bring forth the people who are blind,
yet have eyes,
who are deaf,
yet have ears!
Let all the nations gather together,
and let the peoples assemble.
Who among them declared this,
and foretold to us the former things?
Let them bring their witnesses to justify them,
and let them hear and say, ‘It is true.’
You are my witnesses, says the Lord,
and my servant whom I have chosen,
so that you may know and believe me
and understand that I am he.
Before me no god was formed,
nor shall there be any after me.
I, I am the Lord,
and besides me there is no saviour.
I declared and saved and proclaimed,
when there was no strange god among you;
and you are my witnesses, says the Lord.
I am God, and also henceforth I am He;
there is no one who can deliver from my hand;
I work and who can hinder it?
SECOND READING: Acts 5.12–16
Now many signs and wonders were done among the people through the apostles. And they were all together in Solomon’s Portico. None of the rest dared to join them, but the people held them in high esteem. Yet more than ever believers were added to the Lord, great numbers of both men and women, so that they even carried out the sick into the streets, and laid them on cots and mats, in order that Peter’s shadow might fall on some of them as he came by. A great number of people would also gather from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those tormented by unclean spirits, and they were all cured.
GOSPEL READING: Luke 22.24–30
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A dispute also arose among them as to which one of them was to be regarded as the greatest. But he said to them, ‘The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those in authority over them are called benefactors. But not so with you; rather the greatest among you must become like the youngest, and the leader like one who serves. For who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one at the table? But I am among you as one who serves.
‘You are those who have stood by me in my trials; and I confer on you, just as my Father has conferred on me, a kingdom, so that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
POST COMMUNION
Lord God, the source of truth and love,
keep us faithful to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship,
united in prayer and the breaking of bread,
and one in joy and simplicity of heart,
in Jesus Christ our Lord.