HOLMBURY
ST MARY
SELF-SERVICE for SUNDAY, 25th APRIL 2021
ORDER OF SERVICE
for the Fourth Sunday of Easter
ORGAN PRELUDE
James Stanton plays Air and Gavotte
by Samuel Wesley (1766–1837)
HYMN Click and join in or listen:
Praise my soul the King of heaven
FIRST READING
Deirdre Lay reads Acts 3: 12 – 19
FIRST READING
Wendy Round reads Acts 4: 5 – 12
GOSPEL READING
‘I am the good shepherd’
David reads John 10: 11 – 18
HYMN Click and join in or listen:
The Lord's my shepherd
SERMON Preached by Martha
Shepherds, sheep and hirelings
PRAYERS Led by Peter Essex
Let us join with Francis, saying
THE LORD'S PRAYER:
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. For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory,
for ever and ever.
Amen
HYMN Click and join in or listen:
Christ triumphant, ever reigning
ORGAN VOLUNTARY
James Stanton plays Marche Triomphale
by Noel Rawsthorne (1929–2019)
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Background image:
Shepherd and sheep
Anton Mauve (1838–1888)
Cincinnati Art Museum, USA