In Your Prayers Please Remember Those on Our Sick-List: Sarah, Tonya Graham, Vivian Dauge

Welcome to the Eucharist today. We are delighted to meet visitors and newcomers after the service, when drinks will ST GEORGE’S, PARIS be served in the Parish Hall. Wine or coffee is available for 1.5 euro: the coffee money goes towards choir funds. Welcome th Bienvenue à Saint-Georges. Nous vous invitons à prendre un verre de vin ou une on Sunday, November 5 tasse de café (1.5 euro) après la messe dans la salle paroissiale, et si vous êtes de passage dans notre église nous serons heureux de faire votre connaissance.  We keep All Saints’ Sunday today. Fr Nicolas will be preaching in the ALL SAINTS SUNDAY morning at 10.30 and at the Malagasy Mass.

 Poppies are available today and will be next week for the annual Poppy Appeal of the Royal British Legion. 08.30 Said Eucharist

 11th November Saturday – Remembrance Day Service at Notre 10.30 Solemn Eucharist Dame at 16.00. Organised by the Royal British Legion. All welcome. Victoria (1548-1611) – Missa O quam gloriosum  Bazaar! St George’s Christmas Sale is on Saturday, December 2nd from Victoria – O quam gloriosum 11.00. We need donations of all kinds for our stalls. Good quality English- 16.00 Messe Malgache language paperbacks, bric-a-brac, vintage clothes, high-value items for the gift stall, etc. The store room has plenty of space. We also need helpers for This week: the day and for the setting-up the week before: Sylvie Shaw is coordinating Tuesday 7th all efforts. Make a note in your diary and tell your friends – it’s great fun too! 18.00 Evening Prayer 18.30 Eucharist  Tombola Tickets are now available from Sylvie Shaw, the office Wednesday 8th and the clergy. Please take books to sell on to your friends. Remember to 12 noon Eucharist send back the filled-out stubs. No Evening Prayer th  Servers: We are looking for more people to join the serving team: if you Thursday 9 would like to consider joining for the 10.30 Eucharist, please speak to Julia 18.00 Evening Prayer Campbell or the clergy. 18.30 Eucharist Saturday 11th S Martin of Tours  Giving at St George’s: now is the time to consider if you would like to top- 12 noon Eucharist up your giving to St George’s for this tax year. If you pay tax in France and 16.00 Remembrance Day Service in Notre Dame give by either standing order or cheque, you can have up to 66% of your giving to St George’s deducted from your income tax liability. St George’s Anglican Church 7, rue Auguste-Vacquerie, 75116 Paris. tel: 01 47 20 22 51 e-mail: [email protected] Next Sunday: November 12th – Third Sunday before Advent www.stgeorgesparis.com 08.30 Eucharist Chaplain: Fr. Matthew Harrison, Assistant Chaplain: Fr. Andrew Bigg 10.30 Solemn Eucharist Assistant Curate: Fr. Nicolas Razafindratsima The ORDER OF SERVICE is in the cream booklet. SECOND READING I John 3:1-3 The HYMNS are 197, 225, 432 & 231 in the green hymn book. How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called CREED – Missa de angelis on the white sheets. children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be THE COLLECT has not yet been made known. But we know that when he appears, we shall be like him, Almighty God, you have knit together your elect in one communion and for we shall see him as he is. Everyone who has this hope in him purifies himself, just as fellowship in the mystical body of your Son Christ our Lord: grant us grace so to follow he is pure. your blessed saints in all virtuous and godly living that we may come to those inexpressible joys that you have prepared for those who truly love you; through Jesus THE HOLY GOSPEL Matthew 5:1-12 Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. disciples came to him, and he began to teach them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be FIRST READING Revelation 7:9-17 comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those who I looked and there before me was a great multitude that no-one could count, hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and in front they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Blessed of the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God. Blessed are those who are hands. And they cried out in a loud voice: “Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are the throne, and to the Lamb.” you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you All the angels were standing round the throne and around the elders and the because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the four living creatures. They fell down on their faces before the throne and worshipped same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.” God, saying: “Amen! Praise and glory and wisdom and thanks and honour and power and strength be to our God for ever and ever. Amen!” POST COMMUNION PRAYER Then one of the elders asked me, “These in white robes – who are they, and God, the source of all holiness and giver of all good things: may we who have where did they come from?” I answered, “Sir, you know.” And he said, “These are they shared at this table as strangers and pilgrims here on earth be welcomed with all your who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made saints to the heavenly feast on the day of your kingdom; through Jesus Christ our Lord. them white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore, they are before the throne of God and Amen. serve him day and night in his temple; and he who sits on the throne will spread his tent All who are baptised and communicant members of one of the Christian churches are over them. Never again will they hunger; never again will they thirst. The sun will not welcome to receive communion with us. Those who are prevented from doing so by their beat upon them, nor any scorching heat. For the Lamb at the centre of the throne will conscience, or the discipline of their Church, are most welcome to come to the altar for a be their shepherd; he will lead them to springs of living water. And God will wipe away blessing at the time of communion. every tear from their eyes.” In Your Prayers please remember those on our sick-list: Sarah, Amédée Randrianarisolo, PSALM 34:1-8 Lise Stenhoy, Thomas Jones, Jay Baran, Irene Hicks, Gregor Dallas, Ruth Taylor, Prudence I will alway give thanks unto the Lord : his praise shall ever be in my mouth. Kupka. Janine Stockton., Kenneth Nyakana, Grace Valéry & Caroline Cullinan. My soul shall make her boast in the Lord : the humble shall hear thereof and be glad. O praise the Lord with me : and let us magnify his Name together. I sought the Lord, and he heard me : yea, he delivered me out of all my fear. They had an eye unto him, and were lightened : and their faces were not ashamed. Lo, the poor crieth, and the Lord heareth him : yea, and saveth him out of all his troubles. The angel of the Lord tarrieth round about them that fear him : and delivereth them. O taste, and see, how gracious the Lord is : blessed is the man that trusteth in him.