The worshipping heart of parish life; a Common Worship service including Holy Communion, with refreshments afterwards in the Institute across the road.

All are very welcome.

Sunday, 27th September 2026 - Ordinary Time (Creationtide): Harvest Thanksgiving

Sung Parish Eucharist followed by Refreshments in the Institute

Officiant and Preacher:
The Reverend John McManners

Hymns:
Please see boards in Church

Psalms:
65

Readings:
Deuteronomy 8:7-18
2 Corinthians 9:6-end
Luke 12:16-30

The Collect of the Day:

Eternal God, you crown the year with your goodness and you give us the fruits of the earth in their season: grant that we may use them to your glory, for the relief of those in need and for our own well-being; 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.

Amen.

The Gospel Reading:

Then he told them a parable: ‘The land of a rich man produced abundantly. And he thought to himself, “What should I do, for I have no place to store my crops?” Then he said, “I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.” But God said to him, “You fool! This very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have prepared, whose will they be?” So it is with those who store up treasures for themselves but are not rich towards God.’

He said to his disciples, ‘Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear. For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing. Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds! And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life? If then you are not able to do so small a thing as that, why do you worry about the rest? Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will he clothe you—you of little faith! And do not keep striving for what you are to eat and what you are to drink, and do not keep worrying. For it is the nations of the world that strive after all these things, and your Father knows that you need them.

(Luke 12:16-30, New Revised Standard Version - Anglicized Edition)

Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:

The Dean and Chapter of Durham: The Very Reverend Dr Philip Plyming - Dean; Professor Simon Oliver, Charlie Allen Michael Hampel and Jane Maycock - Reverend Canons; Dr Maria Cockerill, Jonathan Ward, Paul Chandler, Dr Apollo Tutesigensi, Professor Stefanie Sheen and Alice Ambrose-Thurman - Lay Canons; Guy Sampson - Clerk and Chief Operating Officer; The College of Canons

Anglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:

The Church of Bangladesh: The Most Reverend Samuel Sunil Mankhin - Moderator and Primate of the Church of Bangladesh, and Bishop of Dhaka

Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month:

September 2026: Durham Dales Deanery

The Post Communion:

Lord of the harvest, with joy we have offered thanksgiving for your love in creation and have shared in the bread and the wine of the kingdom: by your grace plant within us a reverence for all that you give us and make us generous and wise stewards of the good things we enjoy; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.

***Unless otherwise stated, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient and Modern (2000); *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refreshing Worship (2010).***