Welcome to the Eucharist today.
We are delighted to meet visitors and newcomers after the service, when drinks will be served in the Parish Hall. Wine or coffee is available for 1.5 euro: the coffee money goes towards choir funds. There is a parish lunch available today at 10 euros.
Bienvenue à Saint-Georges. Nous vous invitons à prendre un verre de vin ou une tasse de café (1.5 euro) après la messe dans la salle paroissiale, et si vous êtes de passage dans notre église nous serons heureux de faire votre connaissance.
Il y aura un déjeuner aujourd’hui au prix de 10 euros.
· Solemn Requiem for All Souls: this Thursday, November 2nd, Solemn Requiem Mass, with the choir singing the Requiem by Mozart, at 19.30. If you have names to add to the list of those to be remembered, please let the office know.
· All Saints’ Sundayis kept next Sunday, November 5th. Fr Nicolas will be preaching in the morning at 10.30 and at the Malagasy Mass.
· Poppies are available today and will be next week for the annual Poppy Appeal of the Royal British Legion.
· 11th November Saturday – Remembrance Day Service at Notre Dame at 16.00. Organised by the Royal British Legion. All welcome.
· Bazaar! St George’s Christmas Sale is on Saturday, December 2nd from 11.00. We need donations of all kinds for our stalls. Good quality English-language paperbacks, bric-a-brac, vintage clothes, high-value items for the gift stall, etc. The store room has plenty of space. We also need helpers for the day and for the setting-up the week before (Wednesday evening to clear the chairs from church and Friday from 10h to set up the stalls) and for clearing up on Saturday from 17h30 onwards : Sylvie Shaw is coordinating all efforts. Make a note in your diary and tell your friends – it’s great fun too!
· Tombola Tickets are now available from Sylvie Shaw, the office and the clergy. Please take books to sell on to your friends. Remember to send back the filled-out stubs.
· Servers: We are looking for more people to join the serving team: if you would like to consider joining for the 10.30 Eucharist, please speak to Julia Campbell or the clergy.
· Giving at St George’s: now is the time to consider if you would like to top-up your giving to St George’s for this tax year. If you pay tax in France and give by either standing order or cheque, you can have up to 66% of your giving to St George’s deducted from your income tax liability.
Next Sunday: November 5th – All Saints Sunday
08.30 Eucharist
10.30 Solemn Eucharist
16.00 Messe Malgache
ST GEORGE’S, PARIS
Welcome
on Sunday, October 29th
LAST AFTER TRINITY
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time
08.30 Said Eucharist
10.30 Solemn Eucharist
Wood(1886-1926) - Mass in F
C. Villiers Stanford(1852-1924) – O For a Closer Walk with God
C. Villiers Stanford(1852-1924) -Te Deum Laudamus in B flat
This week:
Tuesday 31st
18.00 Evening Prayer
18.30 Eucharist
Wednesday 1st
12 noon Said Eucharist of All Saints
No Evening Prayer
Thursday 2nd All Souls Day
19.30 Sung Requiem Mass
Saturday 4th S Charles Borromeo
12 noon Eucharist
St George’s Anglican Church
7, rue Auguste-Vacquerie, 75116 Paris.
tel: 01 47 20 22 51 e-mail:
www.stgeorgesparis.com
Chaplain: Fr. Matthew Harrison, Assistant Chaplain: Fr. Andrew Bigg
Assistant Curate: Fr. Nicolas Razafindratsima
The ORDER OF SERVICE is in the cream booklet.
The HYMNS are 410, 419, 478 & 300 in the green hymn book.
GLORIA & CREED – Merbecke.
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 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.
FIRST READING Leviticus 19:1-2, 15-18
The Lord said to Moses, “Speak to the entire assembly of Israel and say to them: ‘Be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy. Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favouritism to the great, but judge your neighbour fairly. Do not go about spreading slander among your people. Do not do anything that endangers your neighbour’s life. I am the Lord. Do not hate your brother in your heart. Rebuke your neighbour frankly so that you will not share his guilt. Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against one of your people, but love your neighbour as yourself. I am the Lord.”
PSALM 1
Blessed is the man that hath not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stood in the way of sinners : and hath not sat in the seat of the scornful.
But his delight is in the law of the Lord : and in his law will he exercise himself day and night.
And he shall be like a tree planted by the water-side : that will bring forth his fruit in due season.
His leaf also shall not wither : and look, whatsoever he doeth, it shall prosper.
As for the ungodly, it is not so with them : but they are like the chaff, which the wind scattereth away from the face of the earth.
Therefore the ungodly shall not be able to stand in the judgement : neither the sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
But the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous : and the way of the ungodly shall perish.
SECOND READING I Thessalonians 2:1-8
You know brothers, that our visit to you was not a failure. We had previously suffered and been insulted in Philippi, as you know, but with the help of God we dared to tell you his gospel in spite of strong opposition. For the appeal we make does not spring from error or impure motives, nor are we trying to trick you. On the contrary, we speak as men approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel. We are not trying to please men but God, who tests our hearts. You know we never used flattery, nor did we put on a mask to cover up greed – God is our witness. We were not looking for praise from men, not from you or anyone else.
As apostles of Christ we could have been a burden to you, but we were gentle among you, like a mother caring for her little children. We loved you so much that we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well, because you had become so dear to us.
THE HOLY GOSPEL Matthew 22:34-46
Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together. One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question: “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?”
Jesus replied: “’Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbour as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”
While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, “What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?”
“The son of David,” they replied.
He said to them, “How is it then that David, speaking by the Spirit, calls him ‘Lord’? For he says, ‘The Lord said to my Lord: Sit at my right hand until I put your enemies under your feet.’ If then David calls him ‘Lord’, how can he be his son?” No-one could say a word in reply, and from that day on no-one dared to ask him any more questions.
POST COMMUNION PRAYER
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.
All who are baptised and communicant members of one of the Christian churches are welcome to receive communion with us. Those who are prevented from doing so by their conscience, or the discipline of their Church, are most welcome to come to the altar for a blessing at the time of communion.
In Your Prayers please remember those on our sick-list: Sarah, Amédée Randrianarisolo, Lise Stenhoy, Thomas Jones, Jay Baran, Irene Hicks, Gregor Dallas, Ruth Taylor, Prudence Kupka. Janine Stockton., Kenneth Nyakana, Grace Valéry & Caroline Cullinan.