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Sunday September 29

St Michael & All Angels

Notices
Opening Hymn: Ye Holy Angels Bright
Sentence of the Day
Collect of the Day
Lesson: Daniel 7:9-14
Epistle: Revelation 12:7-12a
Gradual Hymn: I Cannot Tell Why He Whom Angels Worship
Gospel: John 1:45-51
Sermon
Prayers & Intercessions
Anthem: Angels' Carol - John Rutter
Closing Hymn: Angel Voices Ever Singing

Notices

Fisherfolk Newsletter & Pew Sheet for Sunday September 29

Opening Hymn: Ye Holy Angels Bright

Sentence of the Day

I looked, and heard around the throne and the living creatures and the elders the voices of many angels, numbering myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands.
Revelation 5:11

Collect of the Day

Almighty and everlasting God,
whom we adore with all the angelic host,
may we always rejoice in your heavenly protection
and serve you faithfully in this present life;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

Lesson

Daniel 7:9-14

⁹ “As I looked,

“thrones were set in place,
 and the Ancient of Days took his seat.
His clothing was as white as snow;
 the hair of his head was white like wool.
His throne was flaming with fire,
 and its wheels were all ablaze.
¹⁰ A river of fire was flowing,
 coming out from before him.
Thousands upon thousands attended him;
 ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him.
The court was seated,
 and the books were opened.

¹¹ “Then I continued to watch because of the boastful words the horn was speaking. I kept looking until the beast was slain and its body destroyed and thrown into the blazing fire. ¹² (The other beasts had been stripped of their authority, but were allowed to live for a period of time.)

¹³ “In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man, coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into his presence. ¹⁴ He was given authority, glory and sovereign power; all nations and peoples of every language worshiped him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.

Epistle

Revelation 12:7-12a

⁷Then war broke out in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back. ⁸But he was not strong enough, and they lost their place in heaven. ⁹The great dragon was hurled down — that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.

¹⁰Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say:

“Now have come the salvation and the power
 and the kingdom of our God,
 and the authority of his Messiah.
For the accuser of our brothers and sisters,
 who accuses them before our God day and night,
 has been hurled down. ¹¹They triumphed over him
 by the blood of the Lamb
 and by the word of their testimony;
they did not love their lives so much
 as to shrink from death.

¹²Therefore rejoice, you heavens
 and you who dwell in them!

Gradual Hymn: I Cannot Tell Why He Whom Angels Worship

Gospel

John 1:45-51

⁴⁵ Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and about whom the prophets also wrote — Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”

⁴⁶ “Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?” Nathanael asked.

“Come and see,” said Philip.

⁴⁷ When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said of him, “Here truly is an Israelite in whom there is no deceit.”

⁴⁸ “How do you know me?” Nathanael asked.

Jesus answered, “I saw you while you were still under the fig tree before Philip called you.”

⁴⁹ Then Nathanael declared, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the king of Israel.”

⁵⁰ Jesus said, “You believe because I told you I saw you under the fig tree. You will see greater things than that.” ⁵¹ He then added, “Very truly I tell you, you will see ‘heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending on’ the Son of Man.”

Sermon by Vicar Stuart Goodin

The counsellor looked up with a start; he hadn’t heard this new client enter. Indeed, he hadn’t been expecting anyone right then: he thought he had a free period in his schedule. But as he glanced at his computer, up popped the alert – an appointment for a new client, Mike.

“Have a seat, Mike”, Alex invited, his sweeping gesture taking in the selection of chairs of various styles and forms of comfort. Mike sat himself down on an upright office chair with no arms, sitting quite straight and stiffly. Sitting at attention, thought Alex. A military man, perhaps? There was certainly a sternness in his bearing and visage. And yet, at the same time, there was a strange kind of … translucency? about his features... Read more...

Prayers & Intercessions

Prayers of the People for Sunday September 29

Anthem: Angels' Carol - John Rutter

Closing Hymn: Angel Voices Ever Singing