MORNING PRAYER – PAGE 84 
Sunday 26th November 2023 	      The Sunday before Advent   	The Kingship of Christ

Hymn: 6 Immortal invisible

Let us humbly confess our sins unto almighty God.
A GENERAL CONFESSION
Almighty and most merciful Father; We have erred and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep. We have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts. We have offended against thy holy laws. We have left undone those things which we ought to have done; And we have done those things which we ought not to have done; And there is no health in us. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us, miserable offenders. Spare thou them, O God, which confess their faults. Restore thou them that are penitent; According to thy promises declared unto mankind in Christ Jesus our Lord. And grant, O most merciful Father, for his sake; That we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober life, To the glory of thy holy Name. Amen.
THE ABSOLUTION
Almighty God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who desireth not the death of a sinner, but rather that he may turn from his wickedness, and live; and hath given power, and commandment, to his Ministers, to declare and pronounce to his people, being penitent, the Absolution and Remission of their sins: He pardoneth and absolveth all them that truly repent, and unfeignedly believe his holy Gospel. Wherefore let us beseech him to grant us true repentance, and his Holy Spirit, that those things may please him which we do at this present; and that the rest of our life hereafter may be pure and holy; so that at the last we may come to his eternal joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

O Lord, open thou our lips and our mouth shall show forth thy praise.
God, make speed to save us. O Lord, make haste to help us.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Praise ye the Lord. The Lord's name be praised.

VENITE 
Psalm 95
1	O come, let us sing unto the Lord: let us heartily rejoice in the strength of our salvation.
2	Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving and shew ourselves glad in him with psalms.
3	For the Lord is a great God and a great King above all gods.
4	In his hand are all the corners of the earth and the strength of the hills is his also.
5	The sea is his, and he made it, and his hands prepared the dry land.
6	O come, let us worship and fall down and kneel before the Lord our Maker.
7	For he is the Lord our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.
	Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,: and to the Holy Spirit; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

The Lesson: Ezekiel 34: 11-16, 20-24
For thus says the Lord God: I myself will search for My sheep, and will seek them out. As shepherds seek out their flocks when they are among their scattered sheep, so I will seek out My sheep. I will rescue them from all the places to which they have been scattered on a day of clouds and thick darkness. I will bring them out from the peoples and gather them from the countries, and will bring them into their own land; and I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, by the watercourses, and in all the inhabited parts of the land. I will feed them with good pasture, and the mountain heights of Israel shall be their pasture; there they shall lie down in good grazing land, and they shall feed on rich pasture on the mountains of Israel. I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I will make them lie down, says the Lord God. I will seek the lost, and I will bring back the strayed, and I will bind up the injured, and I will strengthen the weak, but the fat and the strong I will destroy. I will feed them with justice.
Therefore, thus says the Lord God to them: I myself will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep. Because you pushed with flank and shoulder, and butted at all the weak animals with your horns until you scattered them far and wide, I will save my flock, and they shall no longer be ravaged; and I will judge between sheep and sheep.
I will set up over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he shall feed them: he shall feed them and be their shepherd. And I, the Lord, will be their God, and my servant David shall be Prince among them; I, the Lord, have spoken.

The Psalm: Psalm 100 page 706 (424)
1  O be joyful in the Lord, all the earth; ♦
   serve the Lord with gladness
      and come before his presence with a song.
2  Know that the Lord is God; ♦
   it is he that has made us and we are his;
      we are his people and the sheep of his pasture.
3  Enter his gates with thanksgiving
      and his courts with praise; ♦
   give thanks to him and bless his name.
4  For the Lord is gracious; his steadfast love is everlasting, ♦
   and his faithfulness endures from generation to generation.

          The Epistle: Ephesians 1: 15-23
I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love towards all the saints, and for this reason I do not cease to give thanks for you as I remember you in my prayers. I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of Glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation as you come to know Him, so that, with the eyes of your heart enlightened, you may know what is the hope to which He has called you, what are the riches of His glorious inheritance among the saints, and what is the immeasurable greatness of His power for us who believe, according to the working of His great power. God put this power to work in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the age to come. And He has put all things under His feet and has made Him the Head over all things for the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.

Hymn: 138 Soon and very soon
The Gospel: Matthew 25: 31-46
‘When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, and He will put the sheep at His right hand and the goats at the left. Then the King will say to those at His right hand, “Come, you that are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and you gave Me food, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed Me, I was naked and you gave Me clothing, I was sick and you took care of Me, I was in prison and you visited Me.” Then the righteous will answer Him, “Lord, when was it that we saw You hungry and gave You food, or thirsty and gave You something to drink? And when was it that we saw You a stranger and welcomed You, or naked and gave You clothing? And when was it that we saw You sick or in prison and visited You?” And the King will answer them, “Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of My family, you did it to Me.” Then He will say to those at His left hand, “You that are accursed, depart from Me into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels; for I was hungry and you gave Me no food, I was thirsty and you gave Me nothing to drink, I was a stranger and you did not welcome Me, naked and you did not give Me clothing, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.” Then they also will answer, “Lord, when was it that we saw You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not take care of You?” Then He will answer them, “Truly I tell you, just as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.” And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.’

THE APOSTLES' CREED
I believe in God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth; And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried. He descended into hell. The third day he rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father almighty. From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

Lord, have mercy upon us Christ, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us.

Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, On earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil. Amen.

O Lord, show thy mercy upon us and grant us thy salvation.

O Lord, save the King and mercifully hear us when we call upon thee.

Endue thy ministers with righteousness and make thy chosen people joyful.

O Lord, save thy people and bless thine inheritance.

Give peace in our time, O Lord, because there is none other that fighteth for us, but only thou, O God.

O God, make clean our hearts within us and take not thy Holy Spirit from us.

THE COLLECTS

The Collect of the Day - page 301 (213)
Eternal Father, whose Son Jesus Christ ascended to the throne of Heaven that He might rule over all things as Lord and King: Keep the Church in the unity of the Spirit and in the bond of peace,
and bring the whole created order to worship at His feet, who is alive and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.

THE SECOND COLLECT For Peace
O God, who art the author of peace and lover of concord, in knowledge of whom standeth our eternal life, whose service is perfect freedom; Defend us thy humble servants in all assaults of our enemies; that we, surely trusting in thy defence, may not fear the power of any adversaries; through the might of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

THE THIRD COLLECT For Grace
O Lord, our heavenly Father, almighty and everlasting God, who hast safely brought us to the beginning of this day: Defend us in the same with thy mighty power; and grant that this day we fall into no sin, neither run into any kind of danger; but that all our doings may be ordered by thy governance, to do always that is righteous in thy sight; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

PRAYERS

Hymn T & P 102 My Jesus my Saviour

 SERMON

Offertory Hymn: Thanks & Praise  60 I will sing the wondrous story

 THE BLESSING

Hymn: 509 Your kingdom come

ANNOUNCEMENTS for Sunday 26th November 2023
Supper at Six
“Supper at Six” is a monthly meal in the Cathedral Hall, which is open for all. You are welcome to make an anonymous voluntary contribution, but are under no obligation to do so. To book your place for the next meal on Thursday 23rd November, please fill in the slip on the information flyer delivered with your Newsletter and give to the Church Wardens or Verger.
Tuesday Club
On Tuesday 28th November, the Tuesday Club will meet in the Eniskeene Room at 2.00pm. Adele Moore is the guest speaker and will share her skills and tips on ‘Cooking’. Please contact Eleanor Lynn on 6632 4603 if you require transport.
Safeguarding Trust Training
There will be ‘face to face’ panel training on Tuesday 28th November at 8.00pm in the Eniskeene Room, Cathedral Hall. Panel members are reminded that they are required to attend refresher training every three years. If you need more information please contact Michael Skuce (Safeguarding Compliance Officer) on 07764 638355 or email cloghersafeguarding@gmail.com.
Christmas Tree Festival
You are invited to St John’s Parish Church, Caledon for their Christmas Tree Festival, Thursday 30th November 1.00 to 9.00pm, Friday 1st 12.00 noon to 9.00pm, Saturday 2nd 10.00am to 9.00pm and Sunday 3rd December 11.00am to 7.00pm. There are teas available each day and Santa’s Grotto on Saturday and Sunday. For group catering, or more information contact 07909 985 813, 02837548490 or 07849963506. Proceeds are to the Church Repair Fund, Air Ambulance NI and The Hospice. All are welcome.
Advent Carol Service and Installation of Archdeacon Paul Thompson
Archdeacon Thompson will be installed by the Dean, in St Macartin’s Cathedral on Advent Sunday, 3rd December at 7.00pm. All are very welcome.
Erne Flower Arranging Society
Please keep free Wednesday 6th December for Erne Flowers annual charity fund raising event, in the Cathedral Hall at 7.30pm.
60+ Christmas Dinner
Senior parishioners are invited to the Cathedral Hall for a Christmas dinner on Tuesday 12th December at 6.00pm. For catering purposes please contact the Cathedral Office or return the slip which was enclosed in your Newsletter.
Concert
St Macartin’s Cathedral Choir present a Christmas Concert to mark the 100th Anniversary of the Dedication of the Cathedral to St Macartin, on Tuesday 12th December at 8.00pm. All are warmly invited.
Sunday 26th November - The Sunday before Advent -
The Kingship of Christ
9.00am –         Holy Communion
11.00am –       Morning Prayer
Mid Week Service
Thursday 30th November
11.00am –       Holy Communion
Sunday 3rd December - The First Sunday of Advent -
9.00am –         Holy Communion
11.00am –       Holy Communion
Mid Week Service
Thursday 7th December
11.00am –       Holy Communion
Sunday 10th December - The Second Sunday of Advent -
9.00am –         Holy Communion
11.00am –       Holy Communion