22 March 2020 Collect Lord God whose blessed Son our Saviour gave his back to the smiters and did not hide his face from shame: Give us grace to endure the sufferings of this present time with sure confidence in the glory that shall be revealed; through Jesus Christ our Lord. The First Reading: 1 Samuel 16: 1-13 The Lord said to Samuel, ‘How long … Continue reading The Fourth Sunday in Lent (Mothering Sunday)

16 February 2020 Collect Almighty God, you have created the heavens and the earth and made us in your own image: Teach us to discern your hand in all your works and your likeness in all your children; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with you and the Holy Spirit reigns supreme over all things, now and for ever. The First Reading: Deuteronomy 30: 15-20 … Continue reading The Second Sunday Before Lent

9 February 2020 Collect Almighty God, who alone can bring order to the unruly wills and passions of sinful humanity: Give your people grace so to love what you command and to desire what you promise; that, among the many changes of the world, our hearts may surely there be fixed where true joys are to be found; through Jesus Christ our Lord. The First … Continue reading The Third Sunday before Lent

19 January 2020 CollectAlmighty God, in Christ you make all things new: Transform the poverty of our nature by the riches of your grace, and in the renewal of our lives make known your heavenly glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. The First Reading: Isaiah 49: 1–7Listen to me, O coastlands, pay attention, you peoples from far away! The Lord called me before I was … Continue reading This Sunday: The Second Sunday After the Epiphany