Sunday, November 10th, Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Trinity
8:00am Holy Communion
10:30am Holy Communion
Upcoming Events:
Monday, November 11th, Remembrance Day
11:00am Remembrance Service, Windsor Cenotaph
12:15pm KES Cenotaph
Saturday, November 16th
4:30-6:00pm Annual Ham Supper – Parish Hall
The collect for today, the Twenty-Third Sunday after Trinity, from The Book of Common Prayer (Canadian, 1962):
O GOD, our refuge and strength, who art the author of all godliness: Be ready, we beseech thee, to hear the devout prayers of thy Church; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we may obtain effectually; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle: Philippians 3:17-21
The Gospel: St Matthew 22:15-22
Artwork: John Singleton Copley, The Tribute Money, 1762. Oil on canvas, Royal Academy of Arts, London.
The collect for today, the commemoration of Richard Hooker (1554-1600), Priest, Anglican Apologist, Teacher of the Faith (source):
O God of peace, the bond of all love,
who in thy Son Jesus Christ hast made for all people
thine inseparable dwelling place:
give us grace that,
after the example of thy servant Richard Hooker,
we thy servants may ever rejoice
in the true inheritance of thine adopted children
and show forth thy praises now and for ever;
through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord,
who liveth and reigneth with thee,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
The Epistle: 1 Corinthians 2:6-10, 13-16
The Gospel: St. John 17:18-23
The statue of Richard Hooker is situated outside Exeter Cathedral, England.
The collect for today, The Commemoration of the Faithful Departed, commonly called All Souls’ Day (source):
Everlasting God, our maker and redeemer,
grant us, with all the faithful departed,
the sure benefits of thy Son’s saving passion
and glorious resurrection,
that, in the last day,
when thou dost gather up all things in Christ,
we may with them enjoy the fullness of thy promises;
through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord,
who liveth and reigneth with thee,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
The Epistle: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
The Gospel: St. John 5:24-27
Artwork: Hieronymus Bosch, Ascent of the Blessed (from Four Visions of the Hereafter), c. 1505-15. Oil on panel, Gallerie dell’Accademia, Venice.
The collect for today, All Saints’ Day, from The Book of Common Prayer (Canadian, 1962):
O ALMIGHTY God, who hast knit together thine elect in one communion and fellowship, in the mystical body of thy Son Christ our Lord: Grant us grace so to follow thy blessed Saints in all virtuous and godly living, that we may come to those unspeakable joys, which thou hast prepared for them that unfeignedly love thee; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Lesson: Revelation 7:9-17
The Gospel: St. Matthew 5:1-12
Artwork: Johann König, Christ in Glory with All Saints, 1632. Oil on copper, Deutsche Barockgalerie, Augsburg.
