Sung Eucharist
Sunday after Ascension
17 May 2026
They said 'Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking up towards heaven? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.' Acts 1: 11
The Ascension (detail), Panel, 1115-1160, Cologne, (c) Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Welcome to our services of Holy Communion. Revd Dr Robert Tobin is presiding and preaching at 8am. We welcome Revd Kevin Parkes as president and preacher at 10am.
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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