5th october - 16th sunday after trinity

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The Collect: 

Lord of creation, whose   glory is around and within us: open our eyes to your wonders, that we may   serve you with reverence and know your peace at our lives’ end, through Jesus   Christ our Lord. Amen

Post Communion Prayer:
Almighty God, you have taught us through your Son that love is the   fulfilling of the law:

grant that we   may love you with our whole heart and our neighbours as ourselves;

through Jesus   Christ our Lord. Amen

Old Testament Reading: Habakkuk   1:1-4,Habakkuk 2:1-4
The Prophet’s Complaint
The oracle that the prophet Habakkuk saw. 2 O Lord,   how long shall I cry for help, and you will not listen? Or cry to you   ‘Violence!’ and you will not save?  Why do you   make me see wrongdoing and look at trouble? Destruction and violence are   before me; strife and contention arise. 4 So the   law becomes slack and justice never prevails. The wicked surround the   righteous— therefore judgement comes forth perverted.
God’s Reply to the Prophet’s Complaint
I will stand at my watch-post, and station myself on the   rampart; I will keep watch to see what he will say to me, and what   he will answer concerning my complaint. 2 Then   the Lord answered me and said: Write the vision; make it plain on   tablets, so that a runner may read it. 3 For there is   still a vision for the appointed time; it speaks of the end, and does   not lie. If it seems to tarry, wait for it; it will surely come, it will   not delay.  4 Look at the proud! Their spirit is not right in   them, but the righteous live by their faith.

Gospel Reading: Luke 17: 5-10

The apostles said to the Lord, ‘Increase our   faith!’ 6 The Lord replied, ‘If you had faith the   size of a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, “Be   uprooted and planted in the sea”, and it would obey you. 7 ‘Who   among you would say to your slave who has just come in from ploughing or   tending sheep in the field, “Come here at once and take your place at the   table”? 8 Would you not rather say to him,   “Prepare supper for me, put on your apron and serve me while I eat and drink;   later you may eat and drink”? 9 Do you thank the   slave for doing what was commanded? 10 So you   also, when you have done all that you were ordered to do, say, “We are   worthless slaves; we have done only what we ought to have done!”’ 

Please   Pray for Gill Hardie, Millie Collins, Jill Fitch, Joseph, Poppy   Allard, John Meers, Michael   Kirk, Alice Mills, Martyn Bowles, Claire   Laker.
Please   contact the Benefice Administrator Alison Dale 07985025381 or beneficeadmin@elhamvalleygroupofchurches.co.uk to add people to the prayers.
Please pray for the departed,   Maureen Earl, Pamela   Brown, and those for whom an   anniversary of death falls at this time, Jean Wiggins, Andrew Garrett, Phyllis Martin, Alfred Underdown, William (Jack) Cross and   Richard Mallinson.

To arrange for Funerals, Thanksgivings, Blessings, Renewal of   Vows and all other services please contact the Rector – revcarolbates@gmail.com 0777 239 4855
For Baptisms and Weddings please contact the   Benefice Administrator -beneficeadmin@elhamvalleygroupofchurches.co.uk 07985025381

Parish Notices: 

Baptisms

Heather & Peter Scott – 19th Oct. 9.30am – Elham

Funerals

Pamela Brown – 15th Oct. 1.30pm – Elham

Maureen Earl – 19th Oct. Time tbc - Lyminge