Events Calendar
Sunday 21 September 2025
The Festival of Matthew may be observed on Sunday 21 September or Monday 22 September.
If it is not observed on Sunday 21 September:
The Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity
https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-09-21
Green
Proper 20
Sunday between 18 and 24 September inclusive
Principal Service
Continuous
Jeremiah 8.18 - 9.1
Psalm 79.1-9
1 Timothy 2.1-7
Luke 16.1-13
(or)
Related
Amos 8.4-7
Psalm 113
1 Timothy 2.1-7
Luke 16.1-13
Third Service
Psalms 130, 131
Isaiah 45.9-22
Revelation 14.1-5
Second Service
Psalms [128] 129
Ezra 1
John 7.14-36
(or) Evening Prayer on the Eve of Matthew
Psalm 34
Isaiah 33.13-17
Matthew 6.19-34
Collect
Almighty God,
whose only Son has opened for us
a new and living way into your presence:
give us pure hearts and steadfast wills
to worship you in spirit and in truth;
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.
Post Communion
Lord God, the source of truth and love,
keep us faithful to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship,
united in prayer and the breaking of bread,
and one in joy and simplicity of heart,
in Jesus Christ our Lord.
Additional Collect
Merciful God,
your Son came to save us
and bore our sins on the cross:
may we trust in your mercy
and know your love,
rejoicing in the righteousness
that is ours through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Collect on the Eve of Matthew
O Almighty God,
whose blessed Son called Matthew the tax collector
to be an apostle and evangelist:
give us grace to forsake the selfish pursuit of gain
and the possessive love of riches
that we may follow in the way of your Son Jesus Christ,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
BCP Holy Communion
2 Kings 5.9-16
Psalm 118.1-9
Galatians 5.16-24
Luke 17.11-19
BCP Collect
Almighty and everlasting God, give unto us the increase of faith, hope, and charity; and, that we may obtain that which thou dost promise, make us to love that which thou dost command; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
If it is not observed on Sunday 21 September:
The Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity
https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-09-21
Green
Proper 20
Sunday between 18 and 24 September inclusive
Principal Service
Continuous
Jeremiah 8.18 - 9.1
Psalm 79.1-9
1 Timothy 2.1-7
Luke 16.1-13
(or)
Related
Amos 8.4-7
Psalm 113
1 Timothy 2.1-7
Luke 16.1-13
Third Service
Psalms 130, 131
Isaiah 45.9-22
Revelation 14.1-5
Second Service
Psalms [128] 129
Ezra 1
John 7.14-36
(or) Evening Prayer on the Eve of Matthew
Psalm 34
Isaiah 33.13-17
Matthew 6.19-34
Collect
Almighty God,
whose only Son has opened for us
a new and living way into your presence:
give us pure hearts and steadfast wills
to worship you in spirit and in truth;
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.
Post Communion
Lord God, the source of truth and love,
keep us faithful to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship,
united in prayer and the breaking of bread,
and one in joy and simplicity of heart,
in Jesus Christ our Lord.
Additional Collect
Merciful God,
your Son came to save us
and bore our sins on the cross:
may we trust in your mercy
and know your love,
rejoicing in the righteousness
that is ours through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Collect on the Eve of Matthew
O Almighty God,
whose blessed Son called Matthew the tax collector
to be an apostle and evangelist:
give us grace to forsake the selfish pursuit of gain
and the possessive love of riches
that we may follow in the way of your Son Jesus Christ,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
BCP Holy Communion
2 Kings 5.9-16
Psalm 118.1-9
Galatians 5.16-24
Luke 17.11-19
BCP Collect
Almighty and everlasting God, give unto us the increase of faith, hope, and charity; and, that we may obtain that which thou dost promise, make us to love that which thou dost command; through Jesus Christ our Lord.