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25th October 2026

The Last Sunday After Trinity

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The Collect
Blessed Lord, who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning: help us so to hear them, to read, mark, learn and inwardly digest them that, through patience, and the comfort of your holy word, we may embrace and for ever hold fast the hope of everlasting life, which you have given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Post Communion
God of all grace, your Son Jesus Christ fed the hungry with the bread of his life and the word of his kingdom: renew your people with your heavenly grace, and in all our weakness sustain us by your true and living bread; who is alive and reigns, now and for ever. Amen.

Lectionary Readings for Sunday:

Old Testament Reading:  Leviticus 19: 1 – 2, 15 – 18
The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: “Speak to all the congregation of the Israelites and say to them: You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy. The priest shall bring it to the altar and wring off its head and turn it into smoke on the altar, and its blood shall be drained out against the side of the altar. He shall remove its entrails close to its tail feathers and throw it at the east side of the altar, in the place for ashes. He shall tear it open by its wings without severing it. Then the priest shall turn it into smoke on the altar, on the wood that is on the fire; it is a burnt offering, an offering by fire of pleasing odor to the Lord.

New Testament Reading:  1 Thessalonians 2: 1 – 8
You yourselves know, brothers and sisters, that our coming to you was not in vain, but though we had already suffered and been shamefully mistreated at Philippi, as you know, we had courage in our God to declare to you the gospel of God in spite of great opposition. For our appeal does not spring from deceit or impure motives or trickery, but, just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the message of the gospel, even so we speak, not to please mortals but to please God, who tests our hearts. As you know and as God is our witness, we never came with
words of flattery or with a pretext for greed, nor did we seek praise from mortals, whether from you or from others, though we might have made demands as apostles of Christ. But we were gentle among you, like a nurse tenderly caring for her own children. So deeply do we care for you that we are determined to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, because you have become very dear to us.

Gospel:  Matthew 22. 34 – end
When the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together, and one of them, an expert in the law, asked him a question to test him. “Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?” He said to him, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the greatest and first commandment. And a second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.” Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked
them this question: “What do you think of the Messiah? Whose son is he?” They said to him, “The son of David.” He said to them, “How is it then that David by the Spirit calls him Lord, saying, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet” ’? “If David thus calls him Lord, how can he be his son?” No one was able to give him an answer, nor from that day did anyone dare to ask him any more questions.

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Benefice Prayers

We pray for those who are sick at this time and remember those who have recently died and pray for their families:

Continuing Prayers for
Miss Christine Williams

Sick
Caroline Hunt
Mary Minnie
Carol McCormick
Janet Gross
Abbie Mardell & Hollie
Rob Ramos
Anne Freeman
John Lindsay
Kevin Skipworth

Rest In Peace
Joan Eleanor Tee
Cathy Miles
Sheila Dunkley
Revd Arthur Hughes
Janet Godfrey

Baptism    
Lottie Doughty    
        
Wedding    
Victoria Anderson & Jacob Bower
        
Funeral    
Joan Tee Sylvia Dunkley    

Benefice Notices

Macmillan Coffee Morning
Wednesday 28th October, from 9.30 am to 12.30 pm at Bradden Village Hall.
Please join us at the Village Hall for coffee, tea, and cakes in support of Macmillan Cancer Support.
All are warmly welcome to drop in for a catch-up and help raise funds for this worthwhile cause.

All Souls’ Day 
Sunday 1st November, 4.00 pm at St Lawrence, Towcester. Join us for our annual Service of Light to give thanks and remember loved ones who have died with music, readings and candle lighting. Everyone is welcome, whether your loss is recent or long ago. Those who died in the Benefice over the past year will be remembered by name. To add another name to the list, please call or email the Benefice Office on 01327 350459 / tovebeneficeoffice@gmail.com or add it to the list at the door upon arrival.

Volunteer Treasurer Needed
Churches Together in Towcester (CTT) is looking for a volunteer to take on the role of Treasurer. The role is straightforward and requires very little time, involving attendance at just five meetings per year. If you are willing to offer a little of your time to support the work of CTT, we would love to hear from you.
If you are interested, or would like to find out more, please get in touch with Chris Williams on 07718 763900.

Communion
Please can we ask and remind people to refrain from dipping (intinction) their wafer into the wine when receiving communion. Those administering the chalice do not wish to cause upset at the communion rail. The reason for non-dipping policy is on the bishop’s advice and twofold: firstly one of hygiene and secondly because we have members who are gluten intolerant. If you feel unable to receive the wine from the chalice then receiving in one kind means you are making a valid communion. Thank you for your understanding.

Easton Neston Church and Churchyard Visitors
If you have previously registered your number plate for access to visit St Mary's Easton Neston Church and Churchyard and it is not working the gate, please would you let Bev know on 01327 354385.

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