The Sunday between 18 and 24 September
(The Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity)
20th September 2026
Principal Service Continuous
Collect One
O Lord, we beseech thee,
let thy continual pity cleanse and defend thy Church;
and, because it cannot continue in safety without thy succour,
preserve it evermore by thy help and goodness;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Collect Two
O Lord,
Hear the prayers of your people who call upon you;
and grant that they may both perceive and know
what things they ought to do,
and also may have grace and power faithfully to fulfil them;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
The First Reading
The Psalm
The Second Reading
The Gospel Reading
View readingsPost Communion Prayer
God of mercy,
through our sharing in this holy sacrament
you make us one body in Christ.
Fashion us in his likeness here on earth,
that we may share his glorious company in heaven,
where he lives and reigns now and for ever.
Collect Of The Word
Loving and righteous God,
your boundless generosity exceeds
all that we can desire or deserve,
and you give to the last worker
all you promised to the first:
liberate us from all jealousy and greed,
that we may be free to love and serve others,
and in your service may find our true reward;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Suggested Hymns
An asterisk (*) before the hymn number indicates that the hymn has been recorded for use in public worship by the Recorded Church Music Committee.
Exodus 16: 2-15
*325 - Be still, for the presence of the Lord, the Holy One, is here
*549 - Dear Lord and Father of mankind
*647 - Guide me, O thou great Jehovah
*425 - Jesus, thou joy of loving hearts
*588 - Light of the minds that know him
*431 - Lord, enthroned in heavenly splendour
589 - Lord, speak to me, that I may speak
*657 - O God of Bethel, by whose hand
*435 - O God, unseen, yet ever near
*445 - Soul, array thyself with gladness
Psalm 105: 1-6, 37-45
*398 - Alleluia! sing to Jesus
*S19 - Bread is blessed and broken
*411 - Draw near and take the body of the Lord
*646 - Glorious things of thee are spoken
*647 - Guide me, O thou great Jehovah
*422 - In the quiet consecration
*588 - Light of the minds that know him
*708 - O praise ye the Lord! Praise him in the height
*365 - Praise to the Lord, the Almighty
368 - Sing of the Lord's goodness
624 - Speak, Lord, in the stillness
*83 - The year is gone beyond recall
50 - Think of a world without any flowers
Philippians 1: 21-30
560 - Alone with none but thee, my God
*517 - Brother, sister, let me serve you
*566 - Fight the good fight with all thy might!
*461 - For all thy saints, O Lord
*S64 - In Christ alone my hope is found
*272 - Jesus lives: thy terrors now
*425 - Jesus, thou joy of loving hearts
*588 - Light of the minds that know him
*81 - Lord, for the years your love has kept and guided
*661 - Through the night of doubt and sorrow
*S162 - When peace, like a river, attendeth my way
Matthew 20: 1-16
*645 - Father, hear the prayer we offer
*39 - For the fruits of his creation
*454 - Forth in the peace of Christ we go
*567 - Forth in thy name, O Lord, I go
*219 - From heav'n you came, helpless babe
*80 - Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father
*652 - Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us
*S93 - Lord, we have come at your own invitation
*636 - May the mind of Christ my Saviour
*108 - Praise to the Holiest in the height
*446 - Strengthen for service, Lord, the hands
*597 - Take my life, and let it be
*8 - The Lord is king! Lift up your voice
*372 - Through all the changing scenes of life
450 - Upon thy table, Lord, we place
*145 - You servants of the Lord