Parish Eucharist Service Sheet

Parish Eucharist
St Mary-at-Finchley
21^st June 2026

 Celebrant Rev’d Rowena Gliddon

                                                     Poston Mass

The Gathering
Hymn 186: Great is thy Faithfulness

Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father,
There is no shadow of turning with Thee;
Thou changest not, Thy compassions they fail not,
As Thou hast been Thou for ever wilt be.

 Great is Thy faithfulness!
Great is Thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see;
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided,
Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!

 Summer and winter, and spring-time and harvest,
Sun, moon and stars in their courses above,
Join with all nature in manifold witness
To Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love.
Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth,
Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide;
Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,
Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!
Priest:  In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

All:   Amen.

Priest: The Lord be with you

All   and also with you.

Priest: Informal welcome

Prayer of Preparation

All:  Almighty God,
to whom all hearts are open,
all desires known,
and from whom no secrets are hidden:
cleanse the thoughts of our hearts
by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit,
that we may perfectly love you,
and worthily magnify your holy name;
through Christ our Lord. Amen

Prayers of Penitence

Deacon: God so loved the world
that he gave his only Son Jesus Christ
to save us from our sins,
to be our advocate in heaven,
and to bring us to eternal life.
Let us confess our sins in penitence and faith,
firmly resolved to keep God’s commandments
and to live in love and peace with all.

All:   Almighty God, our heavenly Father,
we have sinned against you
and against our neighbour
in thought and word and deed,
through negligence, through weakness,
through our own deliberate fault.
We are truly sorry
and repent of all our sins.
For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ,
who died for us,
forgive us all that is past
and grant that we may serve you in newness of life
to the glory of your name.
Amen.

 

Priest: Almighty God,
who forgives all who truly repent,
have mercy upon you,
pardon and deliver you from all your sins,
confirm and strengthen you in all goodness,
and keep you in life eternal;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
All   Amen.

We sing the Gloria

All:    Gloria, gloria, gloria in excelsis Deo,
Glory, glory, glory be to thee,
And peace to his people here on earth.
Laudamus te, benedicimus te, adoramus te,
We praise thee, we bless thee, we adore thee,
We glorify thee, glorificamus, glorify thee, glorificamus,
We give thee thanks for thy great glory.
Domine Deus, Rex caelestis,
Deus Pater omnipotens,
Only Son of the Father, Jesus Christ.
Thou who takest away the sins of the world,
Have mercy on us,
Thou who takest away the sins of the world,
Receive our prayer,
Thou who art at the right hand of the Father
Have mercy on us.
Solus sanctus, quoniam tu solus sanctus,
Thou alone art the Lord,
Thou alone most high, Jesus Christ.
With the Holy Spirit,
in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

 

The Collect 
Almighty God, you have broken the tyranny of sin
and have sent the Spirit of your Son into our hearts
whereby we call you Father:  give us grace
to dedicate our freedom to your service,
that we and all creation may be brought
to the glorious liberty of the children of God;
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.

All:   Amen.

The Readings

A reading from the prophet Jeremiah (20:7-13)

⁷ O Lord, you have enticed me,
and I was enticed;
you have overpowered me,
and you have prevailed.
I have become a laughing-stock all day long;
everyone mocks me.
⁸ For whenever I speak, I must cry out,
I must shout, ‘Violence and destruction!’
For the word of the Lord has become for me
a reproach and derision all day long.
⁹ If I say, ‘I will not mention him,
or speak any more in his name’,
then within me there is something like a burning fire
shut up in my bones;
I am weary with holding it in,
and I cannot.
¹⁰ For I hear many whispering:
‘Terror is all around!
Denounce him! Let us denounce him!’
All my close friends
are watching for me to stumble.
‘Perhaps he can be enticed,
and we can prevail against him,
and take our revenge on him.’
¹¹ But the Lord is with me like a dread warrior;
therefore my persecutors will stumble,
and they will not prevail.
They will be greatly shamed,
for they will not succeed.
Their eternal dishonour
will never be forgotten.
¹² O Lord of hosts, you test the righteous,
you see the heart and the mind;
let me see your retribution upon them,
for to you I have committed my cause.

¹³ Sing to the Lord;
praise the Lord!
For he has delivered the life of the needy
from the hands of evildoers.

This is the word of the Lord.
All: Thanks be to God.

Psalm 69:13-18

The Lord hears the needy and does not despise his own.
But as for me, my prayer is to you, O Lord.
At an acceptable time, O God,
in the abundance of your steadfast love, answer me.
With your faithful help rescue me
from sinking in the mire;
The Lord hears the needy and does not despise his own.
let me be delivered from my enemies
and from the deep waters.
Do not let the flood sweep over me,
or the deep swallow me up,
or the Pit close its mouth over me.
The Lord hears the needy and does not despise his own.
Answer me, O Lord, for your steadfast love is good;
according to your abundant mercy, turn to me.
Do not hide your face from your servant,
for I am in distress—make haste to answer me.
Draw near to me, redeem me,
set me free because of my enemies.
The Lord hears the needy and does not despise his own.

A reading from the letter to the Romans (6.1b-11)

What then are we to say? Should we continue in sin in order that grace may abound? By no means! How can we who died to sin go on living in it? Do you not know that all of us who have been baptised into Christ Jesus were baptised into his death? Therefore we have been buried with him by baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life.
For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we will certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his. We know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be destroyed, and we might no longer be enslaved to sin. For whoever has died is freed from sin. But if we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. We know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him. The death he died, he died to sin, once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God. So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.

This is the word of the Lord.
All: Thanks be to God

 

Hymn – In Christ alone

In Christ alone, my hope is found,
He is my light, my strength, my song;
This Cornerstone, this solid Ground,
Firm through the fiercest drought and storm.
What heights of love, what depths of peace,
When fears are stilled, when strivings cease!
My Comforter, my All in All,
Here in the love of Christ I stand.

In Christ alone! – who took on flesh,
Fullness of God in helpless babe.
This gift of love and righteousness,
Scorned by the ones He came to save:
Till on that cross as Jesus died,
The love of God was magnified –
For every sin on Him was laid;
Here in the death of Christ I live.

There in the ground His body lay,
Light of the world by darkness slain:
Then bursting forth in glorious day
Up from the grave He rose again!
And as He stands in victory
Sin’s curse has lost its grip on me,
For I am His and He is mine –
Bought with the precious blood of Christ.

No guilt in life, no fear in death,
This is the power of Christ in me;
From life’s first cry to final breath,
Jesus commands my destiny.
No power of hell, no scheme of man,
Can ever pluck me from His hand:
Till He returns or calls me home,
Here in the power of Christ I’ll stand.

Gospel Reading
Deacon: Alleluia! Alleluia!

As you go, proclaim the good news:

The kingdom of heaven has come near.

Deacon: The Lord be with you.
All: And also with you.

Deacon: Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew.

All: Glory to you, O Lord.

Matthew 10.24-39

A disciple is not above the teacher, nor a slave above the master; it is enough for the disciple to be like the teacher, and the slave like the master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign those of his household! ‘So have no fear of them; for nothing is covered up that will not be uncovered, and nothing secret that will not become known. What I say to you in the dark, tell in the light; and what you hear whispered, proclaim from the housetops. Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell. Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground unperceived by your Father. And even the hairs of your head are all counted. So do not be afraid; you are of more value than many sparrows.‘Everyone therefore who acknowledges me before others, I also will acknowledge before my Father in heaven; but whoever denies me before others, I also will deny before my Father in heaven. ‘Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.  For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; and one’s foes will be members of one’s own household. Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever does not take up the cross and follow me is not worthy of me. Those who find their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it.

This is the Gospel of the Lord.
All: Praise to you, O Christ.

Sermon by The Rev’d Andy Gliddon

 

The Creed

All: We believe in one God
the Father, the Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all that is, seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
of one Being with the Father;
through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven,
was incarnate from the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary
and was made man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered death and was buried.
On the third day he rose again
in accordance with the Scriptures;
he ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead,
and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit,
the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
who with the Father and the Son is worshipped and glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We look for the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come.
Amen.

Priest: In the power of the Spirit and in Union with Christ, let us pray.

Kneel or sit for the prayers of intercession.

 

We will sing a Taize response to the prayers of intercession:
Bless the Lord, my soul, and bless God’s holy name.
Bless the Lord, my soul, he leads me into life.

 

The Liturgy of the Sacrament:

Stand for The Peace

Priest: The peace of the Lord be always with you
All: And also with you.

Deacon: Let us offer one another a sign of peace.

All may exchange a sign of peace.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Offertory Hymn:

Here is love, vast as the ocean,

Loving kindness as the flood;

When the Prince of Life my ransom,

Shed for me His precious blood.

Who His love will not remember?

Who can cease to sing His praise?

He can never be forgotten,

Throughout heav’n’s eternal days.

 

On the mount of crucifixion,

Fountains opened deep and wide;

Through the flood gates of God’s mercy

Flowed a  vast and gracious tide;

Grace and love like mighty rivers

Pour’d incessant from above,

And heav’n’s peace and perfect justice

Kissed a guilty world in love.

 

Let me all Thy love accepting,

Love you ever, all my days;

Let me seek your Kingdom only,

And my life be to Thy praise;

Thou alone shall be my glory;

Nothing in the world I see;
You have cleansed and sanctified me.
You yourself  have set me free.

 

In Thy truth Thou dost direct me

By your Spirit through  Your Word;

And Your grace my need is meeting,

As I trust in You, my Lord.

Of your fullness  you are pouring

Your great love and power on  me

Without measure, full and boundless,

Drawing out my heart to Thee.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Priest: Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation: through your goodness we have this bread to offer, which earth has given and human hands have made. It will become for us the bread of life.
All: Blessed be God for ever.

Priest: Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation: through your goodness we have this wine to offer, fruit of the vine and work of human hands. It will become for us the cup of salvation.
All: Blessed be God for ever.

The Eucharistic Prayer
Priest: The Lord be with you:
All: And also with you.
Priest: Lift up your hearts:
All: We lift them to the Lord.
Priest: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God:
All: It is right to give thanks and praise.

Priest: It is indeed right and good,
always and everywhere to give you thanks,
holy Father, almighty and eternal God,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
For he is our great high priest
who has entered once for all
into the heavenly sanctuary,
evermore to pour upon your Church
the grace and comfort of your Holy Spirit.
He is the one who has gone before us,
who calls us to be united in prayer
as were his disciples in the upper room
while they awaited his promised gift,
the life-giving Spirit of Pentecost.
Therefore all creation yearns with eager longing
as angels and archangels sing the endless hymn of praise:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SANCTUS

Sanctus, sanctus Dominus, sanctus Deus,
Holy, holy, holy one, holy Lord,
Heav’n and earth are full of thy glory,
glory be to thee, glory be,
O my Lord most high, glory be to thee.
Sanctus, sanctus Dominus, sanctus Deus,
Holy, holy, holy one, holy, holy Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.

Priest: Lord, you are holy indeed, the source of all holiness;
grant that by the power of your Holy Spirit,
and according to your holy will, these gifts of bread and wine
may be to us the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ;
who, in the same night that he was betrayed,
took bread and gave you thanks;
he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying:

Take, eat; this is my body which is given for you;
do this in remembrance of me.

In the same way, after supper
he took the cup and gave you thanks;
he gave it to them, saying:

Drink this, all of you; this is my blood of the new covenant,
which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins.
Do this, as often as you drink it,
in remembrance of me.

Deacon: In joyful confidence we proclaim:
All: Christ has died; Christ is risen;
Christ will come again.

Priest: And so, Father, calling to mind his death on the cross,
his perfect sacrifice made once for the sins of the whole world;
rejoicing in his mighty resurrection and glorious ascension,
and looking for his coming in glory,
we celebrate this memorial of our redemption.
As we offer you this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving,
we bring before you this bread and this cup,
and we thank you for counting us worthy
to stand in your presence and serve you.

Send the Holy Spirit on your people,
and gather into one in your kingdom
all who share this one bread and one cup,
so that we, in the company of Mary the God-bearer and all the saints,
may praise and glorify you for ever,
through Jesus Christ our Lord;

by whom, and with whom, and in whom,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
all honour and glory be yours, almighty Father,
for ever and ever.
All: Amen.

The Lord’s Prayer

 

Kneel or sit

Priest: Let us pray with confidence as our Saviour has taught us:

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

Breaking of the Bread

The Priest breaks the consecrated bread.

 

We break this bread
to share in the body of Christ.

All: Though we are many, we are one body,
because we all share in one bread.

Agnus Dei

All: Agnus Dei, Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world.
Agnus Dei, Lamb of God, grant us all of your peace.
Agnus Dei, Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world.
Agnus Dei, Lamb of God, grant us all of your peace.

Giving of Communion

Priest: God’s holy gifts
for God’s holy people.
All:   Jesus Christ is holy,
Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.

The Priest and people receive communion.
Anthem: Malcolm Archer: Sing we Merrily

Prayer after Communion:

O God, whose beauty is beyond our imagining
and whose power we cannot comprehend:
show us your glory as far as we can grasp it,
and shield us from knowing more than we can bear
until we may look upon you without fear;
through Jesus Christ our Saviour.

All:   Almighty God,
we thank you for feeding us
with the body and blood of your Son Jesus Christ.
Through him we offer you our souls and bodies
to be a living sacrifice.
Send us out
in the power of your Spirit
to live and work
to your praise and glory.
Amen.

Notices

Final Hymn 56: Be Thou My Vision

 

Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart;

Naught be all else to me, save that thou art;

Thou my best thought, in the day and the night,

Waking or sleeping, thy presence my light.

 

Be thou my wisdom, be thou my true Word;

I ever with thee and thou with me, Lord;

Thou my great Father, I thy true heir;

Thou in me dwelling, and I in thy care.

 

Be thou my breastplate, my sword for the fight;

Be thou my armour, and be thou my might;

Thou my soul’s shelter, and thou my high tower,

Raise thou me heavenward, O power of my power.

 

Riches I heed not, nor man’s empty praise,

Thou mine inheritance, through all my days;

Thou. and thou only, the first in my heart,

High King of heaven, my treasure thou art.

 

High King of Heaven, when battle is done,

Grant heaven’s joy to me, O bright heaven’s sun!

Christ of my own heart, whatever befall,

Still be my vision, O Ruler of all.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Dismissal

 

Priest: May the God of hope fill you
with all joy and peace in believing,
through the power of the Holy Spirit;
and the blessing of God Almighty,
the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit be with you
And remain with you always.
All: Amen.

Deacon: Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.
All: In the name of Christ. Amen.

Please join us for tea and coffee in the large hall

 

 

 

 

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