Sunday School meets in St Stephen's School
Sunday Youth meets in the Glebe Maisonette
Small Children are welcome to play in St Thomas's Chapel, near the porch
Baptised Communicants of other Churches are encouraged to receive communion
Children and other non-communicants are invited to come to the altar for a blessing
The Ministry of Healing is offered in the Chapel, after Communion is given

Processional Hymn     496        Lead us Heavenly Father

Collect of the Day
O God, forasmuch as without you we are not able to please you; mercifully grant that your Holy Spirit may in all things direct and rule our hearts; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.

First Reading                 Job 38.1-7                                                  (p.)
1The LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind:  2‘Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge? 3Gird up your loins like a man, I will question you, and you shall declare to me.  4‘Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth?  Tell me, if you have understanding. 5Who determined its measurements – surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it? 6On what were its bases sunk, or who laid its cornerstone 7when the morning stars sang together and all the heavenly beings shouted for joy?

Gradual Hymn               250        All creatures of our God

GOSPEL                         Mark 10.35-45                                           (p.)
35James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came forward to Jesus and said to him, ‘Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you.’ 36And he said to them, ‘What is it you want me to do for you?’ 37And they said to him, ‘Grant us to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory.’ 38But Jesus said to them, ‘You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?’ 39They replied, ‘We are able.’ Then Jesus said to them, ‘The cup that I drink you will drink; and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized; 40but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared.’ 41When the ten heard this, they began to be angry with James and John. 42So Jesus called them and said to them, ‘You know that among the Gentiles those whom they recognize as their rulers lord it over them, and their great ones are tyrants over them. 43But it is not so among you; but whoever wishes to become great among you must be your servant, 44and whoever wishes to be first among you must be slave of all. 45For the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.’

INTERCESSIONS

Please pray for
- The sick and suffering: especially Felix Okike, Lucilda Bernard, Joan Andrew, Elizabeth Dorsett, Clive Heywood, Ron & Ivy Smith, Susie Leach, Norbert Edwards, Brother Paul Anthony, Sylvia Steed, John Asbridge, Caroline Nevill, Ruth and Tracey Davies.

Offertory Hymn             Meekness and Majesty (see sheet)

Communion Hymn                     253        For the beauty

Post Communion Prayer
Holy and blessed God, you have fed us with the body and blood of your Son and filled us with your Holy Spirit: may we honour you, not only with our lips but in lives dedicated to the service    of Jesus Christ our Lord.

Recessional Hymn                     170       Jesus is Lord

Coffee in Church after the service
Please do stay for a coffee after church and introduce yourself to someone you might not know.

Who Am I? (click to view)
by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Some material included in this service is copyright: ©  1989 National Council of the Churches of Christ, USA.  Some material included in this service is copyright: ©  The Archbishops' Council 2000.  Collect (19th after Trinity) ©  The Crown/Cambridge University Press: The Book of Common Prayer (1662)

NOTICES

THIS WEEK:

NEXT SUNDAY:        29 October 2006 – Last Sunday after Trinity

10 am SUNG EUCHARIST
Celebrant and Preacher – The Reverend Dr Bob Mayo
Job 42.1-6,10-17 (p), Mark 10.46-52  (p )
4 pm SERVICE
Focus on youth – all welcome

TODAY, and every Sunday from now on, we are holding a service at 4pm with the focus on youth.  Everyone is invited to attend.

Church Lite: A group of people meet every Wednesday at 7pm for one hour to talk over something in the news or to think further about the teaching on Sunday. It is informal, conversational and anyone is welcome.   If we are to continue to grow as a church it is important that we offer a chance for people to meet in the week. This gives people an opportunity for people to get to know each other better.

Volunteers needed:
Volunteers experienced and/or trained in dance, singing, drama wanted to assist and participate with the Bush City Youth Academy on Tuesday evenings 6-8 pm.
Volunteer musicians needed (drummers, keyboard players, guitar and bass players) to help with youth activities.
If you can volunteer please contact: Elaine Yoda 020 8746 1823 / 07917 166775

Sunday 26th November – Newcomers’ Tea – 4pm at the vicarage.  For anyone who has recently joined the church.  A chance for us to get to know one another.

Home Communion – Available to any unable to come on a Sunday.  Talk to Father Bob (8743 3166) if you or anyone else might be interested.

Any enquiries about pastoral concerns, baptisms, weddings or funerals please get in touch with either Bob Mayo, the vicar, or Sarah Archer, the Associate-Vicar at St Michaels. The only time that Bob will be unavailable is between Friday pm and Sunday am.

Visit the church web site at www.ststephensw12.org