All Age Eucharist with Baptisms
and Thanksgiving for
the Life of a Child
Eighth Sunday after Trinity
26 July 2026
Jesus put before them another parable: ‘The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in his field; it is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest of shrubs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches.’
Matthew 13: 31-33
Edward Lear, Cedars of Lebanon, 1858, Watercolour. (c) Victoria and Albert Museum
Welcome to our services of Holy Communion Today. Revd Simon Winn, Vicar, is presiding and Richard Mash, Reader, is preaching at 8am and 10am. The 10am service is an All Age Eucharist with Baptisms and a Thanksgiving for the Gift of a Child.
A prayer from Embrace the Middle East
Almighty God,
We turn to you as we witness the rising of conflict
And the fear laid upon ordinary lives.
Trusting in your steadfast love,
we hold before you our friends and partners across the Middle East
in communities already stretched beyond endurance.
We remember before you all whose hearts are filled with dread today.
Surround them with your protection.
Be a fortress for those who cannot flee
and a shield for those whose work is to heal and to hope.
Open paths for wisdom, restraint, and justice
where none seem possible.
Give courage to peacemakers
and teach us to stand with those who suffer,
to pray without ceasing
and to hope, even now, in your redeeming love.
Amen.
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