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16 1 The Gathering Coming up!

HYMN ♫ Sunday 15th August The Blessed Virgin Mary 10 am CW Communion at St Michael & All Angels, Thursley and on zoom Hallelujah! Sing to Jesus, His the sceptre, His the throne; Sunday 22nd August Trinity 12 8 am CW Communion at Elstead Hallelujah! His the triumph, 10 am CW Communion at St Mary’s Patronal, Shackleford His the victory alone. Hark, the songs of holy Zion Sunday 29th August Trinity 13 Thunder like a mighty flood: 8 am CW Communion at St James’, Elstead ‘Jesus out of every nation 10 am CW Communion at St. Nicholas, Peper Harow Hath redeemed us by His blood.’

Hallelujah! not as orphans Are we left in sorrow now; Hallelujah! He is near us, Faith believes, nor questions how. Though the clouds from sight received Him When the forty days were o’er, Shall our hearts forget His promise, ‘I am with you ever more’? Please stay for refreshments after the service.

Hallelujah! Bread of heaven, Thou on earth our food, our stay; Hallelujah! here the sinful Flee to Thee from day to day. Intercessor, Friend of sinners, Earth’s Redeemer, plead for me Where the songs of all the sinless Sweep across the crystal sea.

Hallelujah! sing to Jesus; How Can I Give? His the sceptre, His the throne; Scan the QR Code to see how you can give to the life and work of the Hallelujah! His the triumph, parishes or visit His the victory alone. How can I give? – Parish churches of Elstead, Thursley, Shackleford Hark, the songs of holy Zion & Peper Harow (parishesofetsph.org.uk) Thunder like a mighty flood: ‘Jesus out of every nation Hath redeemed us by His blood.’ William C. Dix. 2 15 The wrath of God was satisfied For every sin on Him was laid Here in the death of Christ I live The Greeting

There in the ground His body lay Grace, mercy and peace Light of the world by darkness slain from God our Father Then bursting forth in glorious Day and the Lord Jesus Christ Up from the grave He rose again be with you And as He stands in victory and also with you Sin's curse has lost it's grip on me For I am His and He is mine Silence Bought with the precious blood of Christ Loving God, we have come to worship you. No guilt in life, no fear in death Help us to pray to you in faith, This is the power of Christ in me to sing your praise with gratitude, From life's first cry to final breath and to listen to your word with eagerness; Jesus commands my destiny through Christ our Lord. No power of hell, no scheme of man Amen Can ever pluck me from His hand 'Till He returns or calls me home Here in the power of Christ I'll stand Words of welcome and any notices are given out and any banns of marriage are read.

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The Prayer of Preparation

The Blessing and the Sending Out Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hidden: The God of grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ cleanse the thoughts of our hearts Jesus our Lord, restore, establish, strengthen you in all goodness by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, and the blessing of God almighty, that we may perfectly love you, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit and worthily magnify your holy name; be among you and remain with you always through Christ our Lord. Amen. Amen.

Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. In the name of Christ. Amen.

14 3 Prayers of Penitence on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Let us confess to God our sins and the shortcomings of the world; Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against its pride, its selfishness, its greed; its divisions and hatreds. us. Lead us not into temptation God our Father, we are sorry but deliver us from evil. for the times when we have used your gifts carelessly, For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours and acted ungratefully. now and for ever. Amen. Father in your mercy: forgive us and help us The Peace We enjoy the fruits of the harvest, but sometimes forget that you have given them to us. Peace to this house from God our heavenly Father. Father in your mercy: Peace to this house from His Son who is our peace. forgive us and help us Peace to this house from the Holy Spirit, the life-giver.

We belong to a people who are full and satisfied, but ignore the cry of the hungry. The peace of the Lord be always with you Father in your mercy: And also with you. forgive us and help us We all share a sign of peace by saying ‘Peace be with you’. We are thoughtless, and do not care enough for the world you have made. Father in your mercy: HYMN ♫ forgive us and help us In Christ alone my hope is found We store up good for ourselves alone, He is my light, my strength, my song as if there were no God in heaven. This Cornerstone, this solid ground Father in your mercy: Firm through the fiercest drought and storm forgive us and help us What heights of love, what depths of peace When fears are stilled, when strivings cease May the God of love My Comforter, my All in All bring us back to himself, Here in the love of Christ I stand forgive us our sins, and assure us of his eternal love In Christ alone, who took on flesh in Jesus Christ our Lord. Fullness of God in helpless babe Amen This gift of love and righteousness Scorned by the ones He came to save 'Till on that cross as Jesus died

4 13 the Lord, the giver of life, Thanksgiving who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is worshipped and glorified, Sovereign Lord, creator of heaven and earth and sea, who has spoken through the prophets. and everything in them, We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We are your people, we give you thanks. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We praise your holy name. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. You shake us and fill us with your Spirit, Amen. you stretch out your hand to heal, yo do signs and wonders through the name of Jesus. We are your people, we give you thanks. Prayers of Intercession We praise your holy name.

The following response may be used Jesus is the author of life, handed over to be killed for us. God of love, You raised Him from the dead, Hear our prayer and made us whole in Him. We are your people, we give you thanks. Or We praise your holy name. Lord, hear us Lord, graciously hear us Not many of us are wise by human standards, and hear our prayer. not many are influential, not many of noble birth. Merciful Father, We are your people, we give you thanks. accept these prayers We praise your holy name. for the sake of your Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ. You choose the foolish to shame the wise, Amen. you choose the weak to shame the strong, the lowly and despised so no one may boast before you. We are your people, we give you thanks. We praise your holy name.

The Lord’s Prayer Your strength is made perfect in our weakness. Your grace is enough for us. As our Saviour taught us, so we pray We are your people, we give you thanks. We praise your holy name. Our Father in heaven, cf Acts 4.24,30,31; 3.15,13; hallowed be your name, 1Corinthians 1.26-29; 2 Corinthians 12.9 your kingdom come, your will be done, 12 5 HYMN ♫ Who will all our sorrows share? Jesus knows our every weakness; How sweet the name of Jesus Sounds Take it to the Lord in prayer. In a believer’s ear! It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds, Are we weak and heavy-laden, And drives away his fear. Cumbered with a load of care? Precious Saviour, still our refuge, It makes the wounded spirit whole, Take it to the Lord in prayer. And calms the troubled breast; Do thy friends despise, forsake thee? ’Tis manna to the hungry soul, Take it to the Lord in prayer; And to the weary, rest. In His arms He’ll take and shield thee, Thou wilt find a solace there. Joseph M. Scriven. Dear name, the rock on which I build, My shield and hiding place, My never-failing treasury, filled With boundless stores of grace!

Jesus! My Shepherd, Saviour, Friend, The Creed My Prophet, Priest and King, My Lord, my Life, my Way, my End, We believe in one God, Accept the praise I bring. the Father, the almighty,

maker of heaven and earth, Weak is the effort of my heart, of all that is, And cold my warmest thought; seen and unseen. But when I see Thee as Thou art, We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, I’ll praise Thee as I ought. the only Son of God,

of one being with the Father; Till then I would Thy love proclaim through him all things were made. With every fleeting breath; For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven, And may the music of Thy name he became incarnate from the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary Refresh my soul in death. John Newton. and was made man.

For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;

he suffered death and was buried. The Collect On the third day he rose again Let us pray in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven Silence is kept. and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, Lord of heaven and earth, as Jesus taught His disciples to be and his kingdom will have no end. We believe in the Holy Spirit, 6 11 this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we persistent in prayer, give us patience and courage never to lose know? How can he now say, ‘I came down from heaven’?” hope, but always to bring our prayers before you; through Jesus “Stop grumbling among yourselves,” Jesus answered. Christ our Lord. Amen. “No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them, and I will raise them up at the last day. It is written in the Prophets: ‘They will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from him comes to me. No one has seen The Liturgy of the Word the Father except the one who is from God; only he has seen the Father. Very truly I tell you, the one who believes has eternal life. I Lord, Your word is a lantern to our feet am the bread of life. Your ancestors ate the manna in the and a light upon our path. wilderness, yet they died. But here is the bread that comes down from heaven, which anyone may eat and not die. I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will First Reading: 2 Samuel 18:5-9. 15. 31-33 live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.” The king commanded Joab, Abishai and Ittai, “Be gentle with the This is the Gospel of the Lord. young man Absalom for my sake.” And all the troops heard the king Praise to you, O Christ. giving orders concerning Absalom to each of the commanders. David’s army marched out of the city to fight Israel, and the battle took place in the forest of Ephraim. There Israel’s troops were routed by David’s men, and the casualties that day were great— Sermon twenty thousand men. The battle spread out over the whole country- side, and the forest swallowed up more men that day than the sword. HYMN ♫ Now Absalom happened to meet David’s men. He was riding his mule, and as the mule went under the thick branches of a large oak, What a friend we have in Jesus, Absalom’s hair got caught in the tree. He was left hanging in midair, All our sins and griefs to bear! while the mule he was riding kept on going. What a privilege to carry And ten of Joab’s armor-bearers surrounded Absalom, struck him Everything to God in prayer! and killed him. O what peace we often forfeit! Then the Cushite arrived and said, “My lord the king, hear the good O what needless pain we bear! news! The Lord has vindicated you today by delivering you from the All because we do not carry hand of all who rose up against you.” Everything to God in prayer. The king asked the Cushite, “Is the young man Absalom safe?” Have we trials and temptations? The Cushite replied, “May the enemies of my lord the king and all Is there trouble anywhere? who rise up to harm you be like that young man.” We should never be discouraged; The king was shaken. He went up to the room over the gateway and Take it to the Lord in prayer. wept. As he went, he said: “O my son Absalom! My son, my son Can we find a friend so faithful Absalom! If only I had died instead of you—O Absalom, my son, my son!” 10 7 Here our humblest homage pay we,

Second Reading Ephesians 4:25 – 5:2 Here in loving reverence bow; Here for faith’s discernment pray we, Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to Lest we fail to know Thee now. your neighbor, for we are all members of one body. “In your anger Alleluia! Alleluia! do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and Thou art here, we ask not how. do not give the devil a foothold. Anyone who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with Though the lowliest form doth veil Thee their own hands, that they may have something to share with those As of old in Bethlehem, in need. Here as there Thine angels hail Thee Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only Branch and Flower of Jesse’s stem. what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it Alleluia! Alleluia! may benefit those who listen. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of We in worship join with them. God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with Paschal Lamb, Thine offering, finished every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one Once for all when Thou wast slain, another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave In its fulness undiminished you. Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children and Shall forever more remain, walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up Alleluia! Alleluia! for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. Cleansing souls from every stain.

Life-imparting, heavenly Manna, At the end of each reading the reader says Stricken Rock with streaming side, Heaven and earth with loud hosanna This is the word of the Lord. Worship Thee, the Lamb who died, Thanks be to God. Alleluia! Alleluia! Risen, ascended, glorified! G. H. Bourne.

Gospel Reading: John 6:35. 41-51 HYMN ♫ Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John. Lord, enthroned in heavenly splendour, Glory to you, O Lord. First-begotten from the dead, Thou alone, our strong Defender, Liftest up Thy people’s head. Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me Alleluia! Alleluia! will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be Jesus, true and living Bread. thirsty. At this the Jews there began to grumble about him because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.” They said, “Is 8 9