The Harvest service is scheduled for Sunday 2nd October and will be led by Canon Neil McEndoo.
Girls’ Brigade
Girls’ Brigade starts back on Saturday 1st October, 11am for Explorers and 12.30pm for Juniors/Seniors. New members welcome! For further details, please contact Lesley Shepherd (087-9646763) or Amanda Spencer (087-6792243).
Friendship group – September
The next get together will be on Monday 19th September from 11am to noon in the Wicklow Methodist Hall. Further information available from Linda Walsh: 086 8228378.
Animal Blessing Service
This year’s animal blessing service takes place on Sunday 18th September. We give thanks to God for our working animals and our pets who are so good for our mental health. All reasonably well-behaved animals and their owners are welcome!
Living Worship Workshop
Church Music Dublin has organised a workshop with vocal coach Suzanne Chadwick in Monkstown Parish church (Eircode: A94 HH97) on Saturday 17th September from 10am—12:30pm. The cost per person is €10, payable at the door. All are welcome.
Heritage Week 2022
Grateful tanks go to Patricia Butler and all those who gave freely of their time to help in getting the church’s Heritage Week 2022 event together –
Juliet Belton, Richard Henderson, Christine Davies, Tony Dunne, Billy Harte, David Harte, Michael Norman, Tim Hicks, Scott Golden and Stella Mew.
New Baby in the Rectory
Congratulations to Revd Jack and Rachael Kinkead on the safe arrival of baby Sadhbh who was born on Friday 26th August.
Late Evening Office 31 Aug 2022
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A LATE EVENING OFFICE – Wednesday 31st August 2022
Blessed be our God for all time, now and for evermore. Amen. Glory to you, our God, glory be to you, Holy Spirit, Comforter, treasure of all goodness and giver of life, come and dwell in us, cleanse us from all sin, and in your love, bring us to salvation.
Holy God, holy and strong, holy and immortal, have mercy on us.
Psalm 71
1 In you, Lord, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame.
2 In your righteousness, rescue me and deliver me; turn your ear to me and save me.
3 Be my rock of refuge, to which I can always go; give the command to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress.
4 Deliver me, my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of those who are evil and cruel.
5 For you have been my hope, Sovereign Lord, my confidence since my youth.
6 From birth I have relied on you; you brought me forth from my mother’s womb. I will ever praise you.
7 I have become a sign to many; you are my strong refuge.
8 My mouth is filled with your praise, declaring your splendour all day long.
9 Do not cast me away when I am old; do not forsake me when my strength is gone.
10 For my enemies speak against me; those who wait to kill me conspire together.
11 They say, “God has forsaken him; pursue him and seize him, for no one will rescue him.”
12 Do not be far from me, my God; come quickly, God, to help me.
13 May my accusers perish in shame; may those who want to harm me
be covered with scorn and disgrace.
14 As for me, I will always have hope; I will praise you more and more.
15 My mouth will tell of your righteous deeds, of your saving acts all day long— though I know not how to relate them all.
16 I will come and proclaim your mighty acts, Sovereign Lord; I will proclaim your righteous deeds, yours alone.
17 Since my youth, God, you have taught me, and to this day I declare your marvellous deeds.
18 Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, my God, till I declare your power to the next generation, your mighty acts to all who are to come.
19 Your righteousness, God, reaches to the heavens, you who have done great things. Who is like you, God?
20 Though you have made me see troubles, many and bitter, you will restore my life again, from the depths of the earth you will again bring me up.
21 You will increase my honour and comfort me once more.
22 I will praise you with the harp for your faithfulness, my God;
I will sing praise to you with the lyre, Holy One of Israel.
23 My lips will shout for joy when I sing praise to you— I whom you have delivered.
24 My tongue will tell of your righteous acts all day long, for those who wanted to harm me have been put to shame and confusion.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now and shall be for ever, Amen.
Reading – Luke 14 verses 15 – 24 – The Parable of the Great Banquet
15 When one of those at the table with him heard this, he said to Jesus, “Blessed is the one who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.”
16 Jesus replied: “A certain man was preparing a great banquet and invited many guests. 17 At the time of the banquet he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’
18 “But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said, ‘I have just bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please excuse me.’
19 “Another said, ‘I have just bought five yoke of oxen, and I’m on my way to try them out. Please excuse me.’
20 “Still another said, ‘I just got married, so I can’t come.’
21 “The servant came back and reported this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and ordered his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind and the lame.’
22 “‘Sir,’ the servant said, ‘what you ordered has been done, but there is still room.’
23 “Then the master told his servant, ‘Go out to the roads and country lanes and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full. 24 I tell you, not one of those who were invited will get a taste of my banquet.’”
Few thoughts
Ecce Nunc – Psalm 134
Come bless the Lord, all you the servants of the Lord,
you that by night stand in the house of the Lord.
Lift up your hands towards the holy place and bless the Lord.
May the Lord bless you from Zion, the Lord who made heaven and earth.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost;
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
PRAYERS
We pray to the Lord
That the rest of this day may be holy, peaceful and full of your presence:
Lord of Peace, Hear our prayer
That we may hear and respond to your call and that you will strengthen us in your service and fill our hearts with longing for your kingdom:
Lord of service, Hear our prayer
That you will sustain our faith, help us to listen to your voice, read your word and reach out to you in prayer:
Lord of our lives, Hear our prayer
That you will continue to draw closer to those experiencing a difficult time, giving hope to the ill, the lonely, the oppressed and the anxious:
Lord of healing, Hear our prayer
Open prayers for those people, thoughts and concerns on our hearts and in our minds at the moment
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us. Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil, for the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours, now and for ever. Amen.
May the grace of God redeem us, the power of God renew us, the example of Christ inspire us and the love of Christ shine from us. Amen.
Evening Prayer 24th August 2022
Topic: Evening Prayer
Time: Aug 24, 2022 07:30 PM London
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Evening Prayer
24th August, 2022.
Preparation
O God, make speed to save us.
O Lord, make haste to help us.
Psalm 91
Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High and abides under the shadow of the Almighty,
Shall say to the Lord, ‘My refuge and my stronghold, my God, in whom I put my trust.’
For he shall deliver your from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence.
He shall cover you with his wings and you shall be safe under his feathers; his faithfulness shall be your shield and buckler.
You shall not be afraid of any terror by night, nor of the arrow that flies by day;
of the pestilence that stalks in darkness, nor of the sickness that destroys at noonday.
Though a thousand fall at your side and ten thousand at your right hand, yet it shall not come near you.
You eyes have only to behold to see the reward of the wicked.
Because you have made the Lord your refuge and the Most High your stronghold,
There shall no evil happen to you, neither shall any plague come near your tent.
For he shall give his angels charge over you, to keep you in all your ways.
They shall bear you in their hands, lest you dash your foot against a stone.
You shall tread upon the lion and adder; the young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot.
Because they have set their love upon me, therefore will I deliver them; I will lift them up, because they know my name.
They will call upon me and I will answer them; I am with them in trouble, I will deliver them and bring them to honour.
With long life will I satisfy them and show them my salvation.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning is now and shall be for ever. Amen.
Opening prayer
That this evening may be holy, good and peaceful, let us pray with one heart and mind.
As our evening prayer rises like incense before you, O God, so may your mercy come down upon us to cleanse our hearts and set us free to sing your praise now and for ever.
St. Matthew 10:1-15
Then Jesus summoned his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to cure every disease and every sickness. These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon, also known as Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John; Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax-collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; Simon the Cananaean, and Judas Iscariot, the one who betrayed him.
These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: ‘Go nowhere among the Gentiles, and enter no town of the Samaritans, but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. As you go, proclaim the good news, “The kingdom of heaven has come near.” Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. You received without payment; give without payment. Take no gold, or silver, or copper in your belts, no bag for your journey, or two tunics, or sandals, or a staff; for labourers deserve their food. Whatever town or village you enter, find out who in it is worthy, and stay there until you leave. As you enter the house, greet it. If the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you. If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet as you leave that house or town. Truly I tell you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgement than for that town.
Address
Anthem
Give us the wings of faith to rise within the veil, and see the saints above,
how great their joys, how bright their glories be.
We ask them whence their victory came; they, with united breath,
ascribe their conquest to the Lamb,
their triumph to his death.
They marked the footsteps that he trod,
his zeal inspired their quest, and following their incarnate God,
they reaches the promised rest.
Our glorious Leader claims our praise
for his own pattern given; while the long cloud of witnesses show the same path to heaven.
Ernest Bullock, words by Isaac Watts
Prayers of intercession
Prayers may be offered:
for peace
for places of conflict
for individuals & their needs
for the mission of the Church worldwide
for all who work in food production and conservation
for all who work in education
for those who mourn the loss of a loved one, or the loss of a way of life
for the work of aid agencies throughout the world
for those living in poverty or under oppression
Eternal Lord, our beginning and our end: bring us with the whole creation to your glory, hidden through past ages and made known in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Conclusion
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us all evermore. Amen.
Let us bless the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
A Late Evening Office 17th Aug 2022
Topic: A Late Evening Office
Time: Aug 17, 2022 07:30 PM Dublin
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WEDNESDAY 17 AUGUST 2022: A LATE EVENING OFFICE
PREPARATION
OPENING PRAYER
Blessed be our God for all time, now and for evermore. Amen.
Glory to you, our God, glory be to you,
Holy Spirit, Comforter,
treasure of all goodness and giver of life,
come and dwell in us,
cleanse us from all sin,
and in your love bring us to salvation.
RESPONSORY
Holy God, holy and strong,
holy and immortal,
have mercy on us.
THE WORD OF GOD
PSALMS
Psalm 35
- Contend, O Lord, with those that contend with me; ♦︎
fight against those that fight against me.
2 Take up shield and buckler ♦︎
and rise up to help me.
3 Draw the spear and bar the way
against those who pursue me; ♦︎
say to my soul, ‘I am your salvation.’
4 Let those who seek after my life be shamed and disgraced; ♦︎
let those who plot my ruin fall back and be put to confusion.
5 Let them be as chaff before the wind, ♦︎
with the angel of the Lord thrusting them down.
6 Let their way be dark and slippery, ♦︎
with the angel of the Lord pursuing them.
7 For they have secretly spread a net for me without a cause; ♦︎
without any cause they have dug a pit for my soul.
8 Let ruin come upon them unawares; ♦︎
let them be caught in the net they laid;
let them fall in it to their destruction.
9 Then will my soul be joyful in the Lord ♦︎
and glory in his salvation.
10 My very bones will say, ‘Lord, who is like you? ♦︎
You deliver the poor from those that are too strong for them,
the poor and needy from those who would despoil them.’
11 False witnesses rose up against me; ♦︎
they charged me with things I knew not.
12 They rewarded me evil for good, ♦︎
to the desolation of my soul.
13 But as for me, when they were sick I put on sackcloth ♦︎
and humbled myself with fasting;
14 When my prayer returned empty to my bosom, ♦︎
it was as though I grieved for my friend or brother;
15 I behaved as one who mourns for his mother, ♦︎
bowed down and brought very low.
16 But when I stumbled, they gathered in delight;
they gathered together against me; ♦︎
as if they were strangers I did not know
they tore at me without ceasing.
17 When I fell they mocked me; ♦︎
they gnashed at me with their teeth.
18 O Lord, how long will you look on? ♦︎
Rescue my soul from their ravages,
and my poor life from the young lions.
19 I will give you thanks in the great congregation; ♦︎
I will praise you in the mighty throng.
20 Do not let my treacherous foes rejoice over me, ♦︎
or those who hate me without a cause
mock me with their glances.
21 For they do not speak of peace, ♦︎
but invent deceitful schemes against those that are quiet in the land.
22 They opened wide their mouths and derided me, saying ♦︎
‘We have seen it with our very eyes.’
23 This you have seen, O Lord; do not keep silent; ♦︎
go not far from me, O Lord.
24 Awake, arise, to my cause, ♦︎
to my defence, my God and my Lord!
25 Give me justice, O Lord my God,
according to your righteousness; ♦︎
let them not triumph over me.
26 Let them not say to themselves,
‘Our heart’s desire!’ ♦︎
Let them not say, ‘We have swallowed him up.’
27 Let all who rejoice at my trouble be put to shame and confusion; ♦︎
let those who boast against me
be clothed with shame and dishonour.
28 Let those who favour my cause rejoice and be glad; ♦︎
let them say always,
‘Great is the Lord, who delights in his servant’s well-being.’
29 So shall my tongue be talking of your righteousness ♦︎
and of your praise all the day long.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son ■
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning, is now, ■
and shall be for ever. Amen.
A READING
Luke 19: 45-48
Then he entered the temple and began to drive out those who were selling things there; and he said, ‘It is written,
“My house shall be a house of prayer”;
but you have made it a den of robbers.’
Every day he was teaching in the temple. The chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people kept looking for a way to kill him; but they did not find anything they could do, for all the people were spellbound by what they heard.
MEDITATION
A period of meditation on the reading follows.
THE GOSPEL CANTICLE
NUNC DIMITTIS The Song of Simeon Luke 2: 29-32
1 Now, Lord, you let your servant | go in | peace: ■
your | word has | been ful|filled.
2 My own eyes have | seen the · sal|vation ■
which you have prepared in the | sight of | every | people.
3 A light to re|veal you · to the | nations ■
and the | glory · of your | people | Israel.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son ■
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning, is now, ■
and shall be for ever. Amen.
PRAYER
INTERCESSIONS
Let us pray to the Lord with all our heart and with all our soul.
Lord, have mercy.
Let us pray for all Christian people, that they may live in love and truth.
Lord, have mercy.
Let us pray for all ministers of the Church, and for our brothers and sisters in Christ.
Lord, have mercy.
Let us pray for peace throughout the world, and for all governments.
Lord, have mercy.
Let us pray for our neighbours and for all our friends.
Lord, have mercy.
Let us pray for those who hate us as we pray for those who love us.
Lord, have mercy.
Let us pray for refugees and prisoners, and for all who are exposed to the dangers of travel.
Lord, have mercy.
Let us pray for all sick people, for the sorrowful and the dying.
Lord, have mercy.
Let us pray for the abundance of the fruits of the earth, and that the poor and hungry may receive a just share.
Lord, have mercy.
Let us remember our brothers and sisters who have entered into eternal rest.
Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord.
SILENT OR OPEN PRAYER
Let us continue praying in a time of open prayer.
A period of open prayer follows.
Lord, in your mercy
hear our prayer.
THE COLLECTS
Visit, O Lord, we pray,
our homes,
and drive away all the snares of the enemy;
may your holy angels dwell therein
and guard us in peace;
and may your blessing be always upon us;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Lord Jesus Christ,
you have given your followers
an example of gentleness and humility,
a task that is easy, a burden that is light.
Accept the prayers and work of this day,
and give us the rest that will strengthen us
to render more faithful service to you
who live and reign for ever and ever. Amen.
THE LORD’S PRAYER
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 those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil. Amen.
COMMON COLLECT
Lord Almighty,
come and scatter the darkness of our hearts
by the light of your presence;
that we may know you the Light of the world
and the one true God,
blessed this night and for evermore. Amen.
THE ENDING
DISMISSAL
Let us bless the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
BLESSING
May the Almighty and merciful God,
the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,
bless us and keep us. Amen.