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Readings for Sunday 18th May 2008.
Trinity Sunday

Holy Trinity.

Holy Trinity Church, Henley-on-Thames.

Henley-on-Thames

Vicar: Rev Duncan Carter
Vicarage, 16 Church St, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 1SE ((574822)

Licensed Lay Minister: Michael Forsdike

Churchwarden: Barbara Williams

Saint George's flag

Trinity Symbol

Saint Peter & Saint Paul

29th June, 2008 - 5th July, 2008

Sunrise: 4:53 Sunset: 21:23
Trinity Symbol

The Collect
Almighty and everlasting God,
you have given us your servants grace,
by the confession of a true faith,
to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity
and in the power of the divine majesty to worship the Unity:
keep us steadfast in this faith,
that we may evermore be defended from all adversities;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

All Amen.

Common Worship: Collects
Copyright © The Archbishops' Council 1999

A Communion Cup.
Copyright © Robin Wood; 1997
Used with Permission

Readings

Old Testament
Isaiah 40:12-17, 27-31

      12Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand,
      or with the breadth of his hand marked off the heavens?
      Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket,
      or weighed the mountains on the scales
      and the hills in a balance?

        13Who has understood the mind of the LORD,
        or instructed him as his counselor?

      14Whom did the LORD consult to enlighten him,
      and who taught him the right way?
      Who was it that taught him knowledge
      or showed him the path of understanding?

      15Surely the nations are like a drop in a bucket;
      they are regarded as dust on the scales;
      he weighs the islands as though they were fine dust.

      16Lebanon is not sufficient for altar fires,
      nor its animals enough for burnt offerings.

      17Before him all the nations are as nothing;
      they are regarded by him as worthless
      and less than nothing.

      27Why do you say, O Jacob,
      and complain, O Israel,
      "My way is hidden from the LORD;
      my cause is disregarded by my God"?

      28Do you not know?
      Have you not heard?
      The LORD is the everlasting God,
      the Creator of the ends of the earth.
      He will not grow tired or weary,
      and his understanding no one can fathom.

      29 He gives strength to the weary
      and increases the power of the weak.

      30Even youths grow tired and weary,
      and young men stumble and fall;

      but those who hope in the LORD
      will renew their strength.
      They will soar on wings like eagles;
      they will run and not grow weary,
      they will walk and not be faint.

This is the world of the Lord.
All Thanks be to God.

New Testament
2 Corinthians 13:11-13

Final Greetings

     11Finally, brothers, good-by. Aim for perfection, listen to my appeal, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.

     12Greet one another with a holy kiss. 13All the saints send their greetings.

This is the world of the Lord.
All Thanks be to God.

Gospel Reading

Hear the Gosepl of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew.
All Glory to you, O Lord.

The holy Gospel is written in the twenty-eighth chapter of the Gospel
according to Saint Matthew beginning at the sixteenth verse.

All Glory be to thee, O Lord.

Matthew 28:16-20

The Great Commission

      16Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. 17When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. 18Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."

This is the Gospel of the Lord.
All Praise be to thee, O Christ.

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