The Sunday between 2 and 8 October
(The Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity)
4th October 2026
Principal Service Continuous
Collect One
Lord, we beseech thee,
Grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations
of the world, the flesh, and the devil,
and with pure hearts and minds to follow thee
the only God;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Collect Two
Almighty and everlasting God:
Increase in us your gift of faith
that, forsaking what lies behind,
we may run the way of your commandments
and win the crown of everlasting joy;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
The First Reading
The Psalm
The Second Reading
The Gospel Reading
View readingsPost Communion Prayer
All praise and thanks, O Christ,
for this sacred banquet,
in which by faith we receive you,
the memory of your passion is renewed,
our lives are filled with grace,
and a pledge of future glory given,
to feast at that table where you reign
with all your saints for ever.
Collect Of The Word
Almighty God,
your Son Jesus was the stone rejected by the builders,
and, by your doing, he has been made the chief cornerstone:
grant that, by the power of his Spirit working in us,
we may become living stones built up into your dwelling place,
a temple holy and acceptable to you;
through Jesus Christ, our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
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 20: 1-4, 7-9, 12-20
*383 - Lord, be thy word my rule
*S84 - Lift high your hearts in blessing
*135 - O come, O come, Emmanuel
*637 - O for a closer walk with God
638 - O for a heart to praise my God
*76 - Sweet is the work, my God, my King
Psalm 19
*S5 - All heaven declares
*606 - As the deer pants for the water
153 - Come, thou Redeemer of the earth
351 - From all that dwell below the skies
*631 - God be in my head
*696 - God, we praise you! God, we bless you!
616 - In my life, Lord, be glorified
*97 - Jesus shall reign where'er the sun
*383 - Lord, be thy word my rule
*384 - Lord, thy word abideth
*432 - Love is his word, love is his way
*S98 - My God is so big, so strong and so mighty
638 - O for a heart to praise my God
*34 - O worship the King all-glorious above
*35 - The spacious firmament on high
*S174 - Your words to me are life and health
Philippians 3: 4b-14
*S6 - All I once held dear, built my life upon
560 - Alone with none but thee, my God
*218 - And can it be that I should gain
*561 - Beneath the Cross of Jesus
*S13 - Beneath the cross of Jesus
*11 - Can we by searching find out God
*566 - Fight the good fight with all thy might!
*219 - From heav'n you came, helpless babe
*S41 - Glory to God, the source of all our mission
*418 - Here, O my Lord, I see thee face to face
225 - In the cross of Christ I glory
*95 - Jesus, priceless treasure
*99 - Jesus, the name high over all
*101 - Jesus, the very thought of thee
*425 - Jesus, thou joy of loving hearts
671 - Jesus, thy blood and righteousness
*588 - Light of the minds that know him
*81 - Lord, for the years your love has kept and guided
*S100 - My hope is built on nothing less
106 - O Jesus, King most wonderful
621 - O Love divine, how sweet thou art!
*112 - There is a Redeemer
*373 - To God be the glory!
*248 - We sing the praise of him who died
*247 - When I survey the wondrous cross
*376 - Ye holy angels bright
Matthew 21: 33-46
*215 - Ah, holy Jesus, how hast thou offended
684 - All praise to thee, for thou, O King divine
*400 - And now, O Father, mindful of the love
*326 - Blessèd city, heavenly Salem (Christ is made the sure foundation)
404 - Broken for me, broken for you
*327 - Christ is our corner-stone
86 - Christ is the King! O friends rejoice
*39 - For the fruits of his creation
*219 - From heav'n you came, helpless babe
*268 - Hail, thou once-despised Jesus!
417 - He gave his life in selfless love
*222 - Here is love, vast as the ocean
*224 - How deep the Father's love for us
*93 - I danced in the morning when the world was begun
*226 - It is a thing most wonderful
*230 - My Lord, what love is this
*231 - My song is love unknown
232 - Nature with open volume stands
*593 - O Jesus, I have promised
*136 - On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry
235 - O sacred head, sore wounded
*108 - Praise to the Holiest in the height
*340 - Sing and be glad, for this is God's house!
*493 - Ye that know the Lord is gracious