Sundays and Holy Days
Twentieth Sunday after Trinity
Sunday, 18 October, 2026
Collect
God, our light and our salvation:
illuminate our lives,
that we may see your goodness in the land of the living,
and looking on your beauty may be changed
into the likeness of Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen
(Or this)
God, the giver of life,
whose Holy Spirit wells up within your Church:
by the Spirit’s gifts equip us to live the gospel of Christ
and make us eager to do your will,
that we may share with the whole creation
the joys of eternal life;
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.
Amen
Sermon
Fr Mark’s talk to the 9:30am Music Group Eucharist will be recorded live and uploaded to the Sermons page after the service.
Bible readings
The shorter Contemporary English Version readings used at the 10am Education Sunday Eucharist can be read here.
See this week’s notices for the Common Worship lectionary readings for this Sunday morning.
Should you be unable to get to church, the Church of England continues to provide a videoed, pre-recorded service, available every weekend, and which can be followed here. Services continue to be streamed live from our Cathedral, and can be found here.
Sunday Evenings
We normally have an evening service at 6pm on Sundays.
- On the first Sunday of the month this is Reflections, built around a period of quiet contemplation.
- On the second Sunday of each month we are currently holding an outdoor fire pit service – lasting about 30 minutes, and followed by marshmallows, toasted on the fire. This is held beside the South Porch, or inside the porch during poor weather.
- We have Choral Evensong on the third Sunday of the month (except in August, when the choir is on holiday, and December, when we have Christmas choral evening services).
- On the fourth Sunday of the month at 6pm there is usually a Taizé service held in the chancel.
- Otherwise, on second and fifth Sundays (when there is one), there is usually a quiet evening prayer service in our Cuthman Chapel, using the traditional language of the Book of Common Prayer.
These times and dates may change according to season or special events, please refer to our calendar or the current notice sheet.
Weekday Services
Our weekly 11:30am WEDNESDAY EUCHARIST takes place in the chancel. On the last Wednesday of the month this usually includes prayers for healing.
MORNING PRAYER is usually said in the Cuthman Chapel each weekday at 8:30am from Monday to Thursday.
Acknowledgements
COLLECTS AND READINGS
Collects and extracts from the Common Worship psalter are copyright © 2000, 2004 The Archbishops’ Council of the Church of England.
Readings from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Anglicized Edition, copyright © 1989, 1995 National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.