Service Sheet10thOctober 2021, 10.30am St Mary’s

19th Sunday a�er TrinityTHE COURAGETOBEVULNERABLE

Welcome to St Mary’s Church! We are so glad you are here – whether you arein the church building or watching online. If you are here for the first �me orvisi�ng, please say hello (in the chat feature online, or to the service leader or amember of the welcome team in church). You can find out more about ourchurch on our website (www.denhamparish.church) or Facebook page(facebook.com/denhamparish.church).

STAY SAFE • STAYCONNECTED • STAYHOPEFUL

WELCOME

OPENING PRAISE(Based on 2 Corinthians 12.9)

Your grace is sufficient for us,for your power is made perfectin weakness.

HYMNChrist, whose glory fills the skies,Christ, the true, the only light,Sun of Righteousness arise,Triumph o’er the shades of night;Dayspring from on high, be near;Daystar, in my heart appear.

Dark and cheerless is the mornUnaccompanied by thee;Joyless is the day’s return,Til thy mercy’s beams I see,Til they inward light impart,Glad my eyes, and warm my heart.

Visit then this soul of mine,Pierce the gloom of sin and grief;Fill me, radiancy divine,Sca�er all my unbelief;More and more thyself display,Shining to the perfect day

SUMMARYOF THE LAWOur Lord Jesus Christ said: The firstcommandment is this: ‘Hear, OIsrael, the Lord our God is the onlyLord. You shall love the Lord yourGod with all your heart, with allyour soul, with all your mind, andwith all your strength.’ The secondis this: ‘Love your neighbour asyourself.’ There is no othercommandment greater than these.On these two commandments hangall the law and the prophets.Amen. Lord, have mercy.

CONFESSIONAlmighty God, our heavenly Father,we have sinned against you andagainst our neighbour, in thoughtand word and deed; throughnegligence, through weakness,through our own deliberate fault.We are truly sorry and repent of allour sins. For the sake of your SonJesus Christ, who died for us,forgive us all that is past and grantthat we may serve you in newnessof life to the glory of your name.Amen.

COLLECTGracious God, you call us to fullnessof life: deliver us from unbelief andbanish our anxie�es with thelibera�ng love of Jesus Christ ourLord. Amen

SONGBe strong and courageousDo not be afraidDon't be discouragedFor the Lord yourGodwill bewith youOh be strong and courageousDo not be afraidDon't be discouragedFor the Lord yourGodwill bewith youWherever you go, wherever you go

When troubles comeThe Lord your God is with youHe will always be there by your sideHe is strong when you feel small andfrightenedYou will never, ever be alone

FIRSTREADING: Psalm 139. 1-14O Lord, you have searched me andknown me. You knowwhen I sit downand when I rise up; you discern mythoughts from far away. You searchout my path and my lying down, andare acquainted with all myways. Evenbefore a word is on my tongue, OLord, you know it completely. You

hemme in, behind and before, and layyour hand upon me. Such knowledgeis too wonderful for me; it is so highthat I cannot a�ain it. Where can I gofrom your spirit? Orwhere can I fleefrom your presence? If I ascend toheaven, you are there; if I make mybed in Sheol, you are there. If I takethe wings of the morning and se�le atthe farthest limits of the sea, eventhere your hand shall lead me, andyour right hand shall hold me fast. If Isay, ‘Surely the darkness shall coverme, and the light around me becomenight’, even the darkness is not dark toyou; the night is as bright as the day,for darkness is as light to you. For itwas you who formed my inward parts;you knit me together in mymother’swombI praise you, for I am fearfullyand wonderfully made.Wonderful areyourworks; that I know verywell.

Hear the Gospel of our Lord JesusChrist according to Ma�hew.All: Glory to you, O Lord.

PRAYERSMerciful Father,accept these prayers for the sake ofyour Son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ.Amen.

THE PEACEThe peace of the Lord be alwayswith youand also with you.

THE EUCHARISTIC PRAYERThe Lord is here.His Spirit is with us.Li� up your hearts.We li� them to the Lord.Let us give thanks to the Lord ourGod.It is right to give thanks and praise.It is indeed right, it is our duty andour joy, at all �mes and in all placesto give you thanks and praise,holy Father, heavenly King,almighty and eternal God,through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord.

For he is your living Word; throughhim you have created all things fromthe beginning, and formed us in yourown image.

Through him you have freed us fromthe slavery of sin, giving him to beborn of a woman and to die uponthe cross; you raised him from thedead and exalted him to your righthand on high.

Through him you have sent upon usyour holy and life-giving Spirit,and made us a people for your ownpossession.

Therefore with angels andarchangels, and with all the companyof heaven, we proclaim your greatand glorious name, for ever praisingyou and saying:Holy, holy, holy LordGod of power and might,Heavenandearth are full ofyourglory.Hosanna in the highest.Accept our praises, heavenly Father,through your Son our Saviour JesusChrist, and as we follow his exampleand obey his command, grant that bythe power of your Holy Spirit thesegi�s of bread and wine may be to ushis body and his blood;who, in the same night that he wasbetrayed, took bread and gave youthanks; he broke it and gave it to hisdisciples, saying: Take, eat; this is mybody which is given for you; do thisin remembrance of me.In the same way, a�er supper hetook the cup and gave you thanks;he gave it to them, saying: Drink this,all of you; this is my blood of thenew covenant, which is shed for youand for many for the forgiveness ofsins. Do this, as o�en as you drink it,in remembrance of me.

Therefore, heavenly Father, weremember his offering of himselfmade once for all upon the cross; weproclaim his mighty resurrec�on andglorious ascension; we look for thecoming of your kingdom, and withthis bread and this cup we make thememorial of Christ your Son our Lord.Great is the mystery of faith:Christ has died:Christ is risen:Christ will come again.

Accept through him, our great highpriest, this our sacrifice of thanksand praise, and as we eat and drinkthese holy gi�s in the presence ofyour divine majesty, renew us byyour Spirit, inspire us with your loveand unite us in the body of your Son,Jesus Christ our Lord.

Through him, and with him, and inhim, in the unity of the Holy Spirit,with all who stand before you inearth and heaven, we worship you,Father almighty, in songs ofeverlas�ng praise:

Blessing and honour and glory andpower be yours for ever and ever.Amen.

Our Father, who art in heaven,hallowed be thy name;thy kingdom come;thy will be done;on earth as it is in heaven.Give us this day our daily bread.And forgive us our trespasses,as we forgive thosewho trespass against us.And lead us not into tempta�on;but deliver us from evil.

For thine is the kingdom,the power and the glory,for ever and ever. Amen.

We break this breadto share in the body of Christ.Thoughwe aremany,we are one body,because we all share in one bread.

GIVING OF COMMUNIONAt present we receive Holy Communionin one kind (bread) only.We have devised a one-way system forreceiving the bread and then returningto your place through the empty firstpew. Please refer to the diagram onpage 7.We are invi�ng people to comeforward by pew number star�ng withpewNo. 1.Please follow the direc�ons of oursidesteam and keep a distance of twometers to the person in front of you. Ifyou’d like to receive a blessing, pleasekeep you hands at your sides as youcome forward. Please walk back to yourpew a�er you receive the wafer andconsume it there.

HYMN (during Holy Communion)OGod,you searchmeandyouknowme.All myways lie open to your gaze.When I walk or lie down,you go before me:Ever the maker and keeper of my days.

You knowmy res�ng and my rising.You discern my purpose from afar,andwith loveeverlas�ngyoubesiegeme:In ev'rymoment of life ordeath, you are.

Before a word is on my tongue, Lord,you have known its meaningthrough and through.

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You are with me beyond myunderstanding: God of my present,my past and future too.

Although your Spirit is upon me,s�ll I search for shelterfrom your light.There is nowhere on earthI can escape you:Even the darkness is radiantin your sight.

For you created me and shaped me,gave me lifewithin mymother's womb.For thewonderofwho I am, I praiseyou:Safe in your hands,all crea�on is made new.

Almighty God, we thank you forfeeding us with the body and bloodof your Son Jesus Christ. Through himwe offer you our souls and bodies tobe a living sacrifice. Send us out inthe power of your Spirit to live andwork to your praise and glory. Amen.

HYMNGuide me, O thou great Redeemer,Pilgrim through this barren land;I am weak, but thou art mighty,Hold me with thy powerful hand:Bread of heaven, Bread of heaven,Feed me now and ever more,Feed me now and ever more.

Open now the crystal fountainWhence the healing stream dothflow;Let the fiery, cloudy pillarLead me all my journey through:Strong deliverer, strong deliverer,Be thou s�ll my strength and shield,Be thou s�ll my strength and shield.

When I tread the verge of JordanBid my anxious fears subside;Death of death, and hell’s destruc�on,Land me safe on Canaan’s side:Songs of praises, songs of praises,I will ever give to thee,I will ever give to thee.

THE BLESSINGThe Lord bless and watch over you,the Lord make his face shine uponyou and be gracious to you,the Lord look kindly on you and giveyou peace; and the blessing of Godalmighty, the Father, the Son, andthe Holy Spirit, be among us andremain with us always. Amen.

Go in peace to love and serve the LordIn the name of Christ. AmenSongs and Hymns reproduced under CCLI licence 6189

THEWELLWorship | Pray | Listen

Join us tomorrow, Mon 11 Oct, at8.00pm at St Mark’s Church Hall.Once a month we set aside �me tolet God speak to us and to bring ourneeds and the needs of the world tohim. No need to sign up.

SUNDAY WORSHIP

FROM NEXT SUNDAY, 17 OCT:

9.00 am Holy Communion at St Mary’sThis service will last about 45-55minutes and be reflective and quiet instyle. There is no need to sign up for it.This service will not be streamed online.

10.30am Onsite and Online

Onsite at St Mary’s.Please register in advance by calling ourchurch office or going todenhamparish.church/events

Online on YouTube.tinyurl.com/youtube-denham

(The service will also be available forstreaming a�erwards).

Let’s pray together ...•For an openness to the gospel in ournation.•For joyful courage as we live out thegood news of Jesus..•For the vulnerable and the sick.•For the families and friends of BrendaLee, Maureen Ryder,Wendy Hoare,Jennifer Graham and all those whohave lost loved ones.

HARVESTTHANKSGIVING:THANKYOU!

Thank you for all your gi�s last Sunday!Nnamdi has delivered our food gi�s tothe foodbank in NewDenham (seephoto below).You have given £200 to our missionpartner SHOC/Trinity suppor�nghomeless people in our area.We have also received a total of £250 invouchers for supermarkets, which willsupport local people and families throughdirect gi�s and through Give & Share.

WHAT IS LIFEWITHOUTMYLOVE?Ian Jennings is offering a bereavementgroup this autumn, star�ng this Friday,October 15th, at 4pm (St Mark’s).Please pick up a leaflet with moreinforma�on!

You can also find out more and sign upatwww.denhamparish.church/bereavement(or call our church office).

OBERAMMERGAU 2022Our Amersham Deanery Pilgrimage tothe Oberammergau Passion Play, whichwas planned for 2020, has beenrescheduled for 2022. Due to thepostponement, we have had somecancella�ons and places are available.Download a brochure:www.denhamparish.church/oberammergau

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