What’s On

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Green

Holy Communion
Job 38.1, 12-21, 40.3-5
Psalm 139.6-11
Luke 10.13-16

Morning Prayer
Psalm 55
2 Kings 2.1-18
Acts 24.24 – 25.12

Evening Prayer
Psalm 69
Ecclesiasticus 14.20 – 15.10 or
Ezekiel 13.1-16
Mark 14.53-65

Collect

Almighty God,
you have made us for yourself,
and our hearts are restless till they find their rest in you:
pour your love into our hearts and draw us to yourself,
and so bring us at last to your heavenly city
where we shall see you face to face;
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, we pray that your grace
may always precede and follow us,
and make us continually to be given to all good works;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

George Bell, Bishop of Chichester, Ecumenist, Peacemaker, 1958

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Green

Holy Communion
Job 42.1-3, 6, 12-end
Psalm 119.169-end
Luke 10.17-24

Morning Prayer
Psalms 76, 79
2 Kings 4.1-37
Acts 25.13-end

Evening Prayer
Psalms 81, 84
Ecclesiasticus 15.11-end or
Ezekiel 14.1-11
Mark 14.66-end

(or) Evening Prayer on the Eve of the Dedication Festival
Psalm 24
2 Chronicles 7.11-16
John 4.19-29

Collect

Almighty God,
you have made us for yourself,
and our hearts are restless till they find their rest in you:
pour your love into our hearts and draw us to yourself,
and so bring us at last to your heavenly city
where we shall see you face to face;
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, we pray that your grace
may always precede and follow us,
and make us continually to be given to all good works;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Collect on the Eve of Trinity 18

Almighty and everlasting God,
increase in us your gift of faith
that, forsaking what lies behind
and reaching out to that which is before,
we may run the way of your commandments
and win the crown of everlasting joy;
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.

Almighty God,
to whose glory we celebrate the dedication
of this house of prayer:
we praise you for the many blessings
you have given to those who worship you here:
and we pray that all who seek you in this place may find you,
and, being filled with the Holy Spirit,
may become a living temple acceptable to you;
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.

When the date of dedication is unknown, the Dedication Festival may be observed on the first Sunday of October (4 October), or on the Last Sunday after Trinity (25 October), or on a suitable date chosen locally.

Dedication Festival

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Gold or White

Principal Service
1 Kings 8.22-30 or
Revelation 21.9-14
Psalm 122
Hebrews 12.18-24
Matthew 21.12-16

Third Service
Haggai 2.6-9
Hebrews 10.19-25
Morning Psalms
Psalms 48, 150

Second Service
Jeremiah 7.1-11
1 Corinthians 3.9-17
Gospel at Holy Communion:
Luke 19.1-10
Evening Psalm
Psalm 132

Collect

Almighty God,
to whose glory we celebrate the dedication
of this house of prayer:
we praise you for the many blessings
you have given to those who worship you here:
and we pray that all who seek you in this place may find you,
and, being filled with the Holy Spirit,
may become a living temple acceptable to you;
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

Father in heaven,
whose Church on earth is a sign of your heavenly peace,
an image of the new and eternal Jerusalem:
grant to us in the days of our pilgrimage
that, fed with the living bread of heaven,
and united in the body of your Son,
we may be the temple of your presence,
the place of your glory on earth,
and a sign of your peace in the world;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

If the Dedication Festival is not observed on Sunday 4 October:

The Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity

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Green

Proper 22
Sunday between 2 and 8 October inclusive

Principal Service
Continuous
Exodus 20.1-4, 7-9, 12-20
Psalm 19*
Philippians 3.4b-14
Matthew 21.33-end

(or)
Related
Isaiah 5.1-7
Psalm 80.9-17
Philippians 3.4b-14
Matthew 21.33-end

Third Service
Psalms 128, 129, 134
Isaiah 49.13-23
Luke 12.1-12

Second Service
Psalm 136*
Proverbs 2.1-11
1 John 2.1-17
Gospel at Holy Communion:
Mark 10.2-16

Collect

Almighty and everlasting God,
increase in us your gift of faith
that, forsaking what lies behind
and reaching out to that which is before,
we may run the way of your commandments
and win the crown of everlasting joy;
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

We praise and thank you, O Christ, for this sacred feast:
for here we receive you,
here the memory of your passion is renewed,
here our minds are filled with grace,
and here a pledge of future glory is given,
when we shall feast at that table where you reign
with all your saints for ever.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-10-05

Green

Holy Communion
DEL week 27
Galatians 1.6-12
Psalm 111.1-6
Luke 10.25-37

Morning Prayer
Psalms 80, 82
2 Kings 5
Acts 26.1-23

Evening Prayer
Psalms 85, 86
Ecclesiasticus 16.17-end or
Ezekiel 14.12-end
Mark 15.1-15

Collect

Almighty and everlasting God,
increase in us your gift of faith
that, forsaking what lies behind
and reaching out to that which is before,
we may run the way of your commandments
and win the crown of everlasting joy;
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

We praise and thank you, O Christ, for this sacred feast:
for here we receive you,
here the memory of your passion is renewed,
here our minds are filled with grace,
and here a pledge of future glory is given,
when we shall feast at that table where you reign
with all your saints for ever.

William Tyndale, Translator of the Scriptures, Reformation Martyr, 1536

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Green / red

Holy Communion
Galatians 1.13-end
Psalm 139.1-9
Luke 10.38-end

Morning Prayer
Psalms 87, 89.1-18
2 Kings 6.1-23
Acts 26.24-end

Evening Prayer
Psalm 89.19-end
Ecclesiasticus 17.1-24 or
Ezekiel 18.1-20
Mark 15.16-32

Collect

Lord, give to your people grace to hear and keep your word
that, after the example of your servant William Tyndale,
we may not only profess your gospel
but also be ready to suffer and die for it,
to the honour of your name;
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

Eternal God,
who gave us this holy meal
in which we have celebrated the glory of the cross
and the victory of your martyr William Tyndale:
by our communion with Christ
in his saving death and resurrection,
give us with all your saints the courage to conquer evil
and so to share the fruit of the tree of life;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

(or)

God our redeemer,
whose Church was strengthened by the blood of your martyr William Tyndale:
so bind us, in life and death, to Christ’s sacrifice
that our lives, broken and offered with his,
may carry his death and proclaim his resurrection in the world;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-10-07

Green

Holy Communion
Galatians 2.1-2, 7-14
Psalm 117
Luke 11.1-4

Morning Prayer
Psalm 119.105-128
2 Kings 9.1-16
Acts 27.1-26

Evening Prayer
Psalms 91, 93
Ecclesiasticus 18.1-14 or
Ezekiel 18.21-32
Mark 15.33-41

Collect

Almighty and everlasting God,
increase in us your gift of faith
that, forsaking what lies behind
and reaching out to that which is before,
we may run the way of your commandments
and win the crown of everlasting joy;
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

We praise and thank you, O Christ, for this sacred feast:
for here we receive you,
here the memory of your passion is renewed,
here our minds are filled with grace,
and here a pledge of future glory is given,
when we shall feast at that table where you reign
with all your saints for ever.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-10-08

Green

Holy Communion
Galatians 3.1-5
Canticle: Benedictus
Luke 11.5-13

Morning Prayer
Psalms 90, 92
2 Kings 9.17-end
Acts 27.27-end

Evening Prayer
Psalm 94
Ecclesiasticus 19.4-17 or
Ezekiel 20.1-20
Mark 15.42-end

Collect

Almighty and everlasting God,
increase in us your gift of faith
that, forsaking what lies behind
and reaching out to that which is before,
we may run the way of your commandments
and win the crown of everlasting joy;
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

We praise and thank you, O Christ, for this sacred feast:
for here we receive you,
here the memory of your passion is renewed,
here our minds are filled with grace,
and here a pledge of future glory is given,
when we shall feast at that table where you reign
with all your saints for ever.

Denys, Bishop of Paris, and his Companions, Martyrs, c.250
Robert Grosseteste, Bishop of Lincoln, Philosopher, Scientist, 1253

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Green

Holy Communion
Galatians 3.7-14
Psalm 111.4-end
Luke 11.15-26

Morning Prayer
Psalms 88, (95)
2 Kings 12.1-19
Acts 28.1-16

Evening Prayer
Psalm 102
Ecclesiasticus 19.20-end or
Ezekiel 20.21-38
Mark 16.1-8

Collect

Almighty and everlasting God,
increase in us your gift of faith
that, forsaking what lies behind
and reaching out to that which is before,
we may run the way of your commandments
and win the crown of everlasting joy;
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

We praise and thank you, O Christ, for this sacred feast:
for here we receive you,
here the memory of your passion is renewed,
here our minds are filled with grace,
and here a pledge of future glory is given,
when we shall feast at that table where you reign
with all your saints for ever.

Paulinus, Bishop of York, Missionary, 644
Thomas Traherne, Poet, Spiritual Writer, 1674

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Green / white

Holy Communion
Galatians 3.22-end
Psalm 105.1-7
Luke 11.27-28

Morning Prayer
Psalms 96, 97, 100
2 Kings 17.1-23
Acts 28.17-end

Evening Prayer
Psalm 104
Ecclesiasticus 21.1-17 or
Ezekiel 24.15-end
Mark 16.9-end

Collect

God our Saviour,
who sent Paulinus to preach and to baptize,
and so to build up your Church in this land:
grant that, inspired by his example,
we may tell all the world of your truth,
that with him we may receive the reward
you prepare for all your faithful servants;
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

Holy Father,
who gathered us here around the table of your Son
to share this meal with the whole household of God:
in that new world where you reveal
the fullness of your peace,
gather people of every race and language
to share with Paulinus and all your saints
in the eternal banquet of Jesus Christ our Lord.

Collect on the Eve of Trinity 19

O God, forasmuch as without you
we are not able to please you;
mercifully grant that your Holy Spirit
may in all things direct and rule our hearts;
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.

The Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity

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Green

Proper 23
Sunday between 9 and 15 October inclusive

Principal Service
Continuous
Exodus 32.1-14
Psalm 106.1-6, 19-23*
Philippians 4.1-9
Matthew 22.1-14

(or)
Related
Isaiah 25.1-9
Psalm 23
Philippians 4.1-9
Matthew 22.1-14

Third Service
Psalms 138, 141
Isaiah 50.4-10
Luke 13.22-30

Second Service
Psalm 139.1-18*
Proverbs 3.1-18
1 John 3.1-15
Gospel at Holy Communion:
Mark 10.17-31

Collect

O God, forasmuch as without you
we are not able to please you;
mercifully grant that your Holy Spirit
may in all things direct and rule our hearts;
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

Holy and blessed God,
you have fed us with the body and blood of your Son
and filled us with your Holy Spirit:
may we honour you,
not only with our lips
but in lives dedicated to the service
of Jesus Christ our Lord.

Wilfrid of Ripon, Bishop, Missionary, 709
Elizabeth Fry, Prison Reformer, 1845
Edith Cavell, Nurse, 1915

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-10-12

Green / white

Holy Communion
DEL week 28
Galatians 4.21-24, 26-27, 31, 5.1
Psalm 113
Luke 11.29-32

Morning Prayer
Psalms 98, 99, 101
2 Kings 17.24-end
Philippians 1.1-11

Evening Prayer
Psalm 105* (or 103)
Ecclesiasticus 22.6-22 or
Ezekiel 28.1-19
John 13.1-11

Collect

Almighty God,
who called our forebears to the light of the gospel
by the preaching of your servant Wilfrid:
help us, who keep his life and labour in remembrance,
to glorify your name by following the example
of his zeal and perseverance;
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

Holy Father,
who gathered us here around the table of your Son
to share this meal with the whole household of God:
in that new world where you reveal
the fullness of your peace,
gather people of every race and language
to share with Wilfrid and all your saints
in the eternal banquet of Jesus Christ our Lord.

Edward the Confessor, King of England, 1066

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Green / white

Holy Communion
Galatians 5.1-6
Psalm 119.41-48
Luke 11.37-41

Morning Prayer
Psalm 106* (or 103)
2 Kings 18.1-12
Philippians 1.12-end

Evening Prayer
Psalm 107*
Ecclesiasticus 22.27 – 23.15 or
Ezekiel 33.1-20
John 13.12-20

Collect

Sovereign God,
who set your servant Edward
upon the throne of an earthly kingdom
and inspired him with zeal for the kingdom of heaven:
grant that we may so confess the faith of Christ
by word and deed,
that we may, with all your saints, inherit your eternal glory;
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

God our redeemer,
who inspired Edward to witness to your love
and to work for the coming of your kingdom:
may we, who in this sacrament share the bread of heaven,
be fired by your Spirit to proclaim the gospel in our daily living
and never to rest content until your kingdom come,
on earth as it is in heaven;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

or another Post Communion for ‘Any Saint’ is used.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-10-14

Green

Holy Communion
Galatians 5.18-end
Psalm 1
Luke 11.42-46

Morning Prayer
Psalms 110, 111, 112
2 Kings 18.13-end
Philippians 2.1-13

Evening Prayer
Psalm 119.129-152
Ecclesiasticus 24.1-22 or
Ezekiel 33.21-end
John 13.21-30

Collect

O God, forasmuch as without you
we are not able to please you;
mercifully grant that your Holy Spirit
may in all things direct and rule our hearts;
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

Holy and blessed God,
you have fed us with the body and blood of your Son
and filled us with your Holy Spirit:
may we honour you,
not only with our lips
but in lives dedicated to the service
of Jesus Christ our Lord.

Teresa of Avila, Teacher of the Faith, 1582

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Green / white

Holy Communion
Ephesians 1.1-10
Psalm 98.1-4
Luke 11.47-end

Morning Prayer
Psalms 113, 115
2 Kings 19.1-19
Philippians 2.14-end

Evening Prayer
Psalms 114, 116, 117
Ecclesiasticus 24.23-end or
Ezekiel 34.1-16
John 13.31-end

Collect

Merciful God,
who by your Spirit raised up your servant Teresa of Avila
to reveal to your Church the way of perfection:
grant that her teaching
may awaken in us a longing for holiness,
until we attain to the perfect union of love
in 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

God of truth,
whose Wisdom set her table
and invited us to eat the bread and drink the wine
of the kingdom:
help us to lay aside all foolishness
and to live and walk in the way of insight,
that we may come with Teresa to the eternal feast of heaven;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Nicholas Ridley, Bishop of London, and Hugh Latimer, Bishop of Worcester, Reformation Martyrs, 1555

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Green

Holy Communion
Ephesians 1.11-14
Psalm 33.1-6, 12
Luke 12.1-7

Morning Prayer
Psalm 139
2 Kings 19.20-36
Philippians 3.1 – 4.1

Evening Prayer
Psalms 130, 131, 137
Ecclesiasticus 27.30 – 28.9 or
Ezekiel 34.17-end
John 14.1-14

Collect

O God, forasmuch as without you
we are not able to please you;
mercifully grant that your Holy Spirit
may in all things direct and rule our hearts;
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

Holy and blessed God,
you have fed us with the body and blood of your Son
and filled us with your Holy Spirit:
may we honour you,
not only with our lips
but in lives dedicated to the service
of Jesus Christ our Lord.

Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch, Martyr, c.107

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Green / red

Holy Communion
Ephesians 1.15-end
Psalm 8
Luke 12.8-12

Morning Prayer
Psalms 120, 121, 122
2 Kings 20
Philippians 4.2-end

Evening Prayer
Psalm 118
Ecclesiasticus 28.14-end or
Ezekiel 36.16-36
John 14.15-end

(or) Evening Prayer on the Eve of Luke
Psalm 33
Hosea 6.1-3
2 Timothy 3.10-end

Collect

Feed us, O Lord, with the living bread
and make us drink deep of the cup of salvation
that, following the teaching of your bishop Ignatius
and rejoicing in the faith
with which he embraced a martyr’s death,
we may be nourished for that eternal life
for which he longed;
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

Eternal God,
who gave us this holy meal
in which we have celebrated the glory of the cross
and the victory of your martyr Ignatius:
by our communion with Christ
in his saving death and resurrection,
give us with all your saints the courage to conquer evil
and so to share the fruit of the tree of life;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

(or)

God our redeemer,
whose Church was strengthened by the blood of your martyr Ignatius:
so bind us, in life and death, to Christ’s sacrifice
that our lives, broken and offered with his,
may carry his death and proclaim his resurrection in the world;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Collect on the Eve of Luke

Almighty God,
you called Luke the physician,
whose praise is in the gospel,
to be an evangelist and physician of the soul:
by the grace of the Spirit
and through the wholesome medicine of the gospel,
give your Church the same love and power to heal;
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.

Collect on the Eve of Trinity 20

God, the giver of life,
whose Holy Spirit wells up within your Church:
by the Spirit’s gifts equip us to live the gospel of Christ
and make us eager to do your will,
that we may share with the whole creation
the joys of eternal life;
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.

The Festival of Luke the Evangelist may be celebrated on Sunday 18 October, or on Monday 19 October.
If Luke is celebrated on Sunday 18 October:

Luke the Evangelist

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-10-18

Red

Principal Service
Isaiah 35.3-6 or
Acts 16.6-12a
Psalm 147.1-7
2 Timothy 4.5-17
Luke 10.1-9

Third Service
Isaiah 55
Luke 1.1-4
Morning Psalms
Psalms 145, 146

Second Service
Ecclesiasticus 38.1-14 or
Isaiah 61.1-6
Colossians 4.7-end
Evening Psalm
Psalm 103

Collect

Almighty God,
you called Luke the physician,
whose praise is in the gospel,
to be an evangelist and physician of the soul:
by the grace of the Spirit
and through the wholesome medicine of the gospel,
give your Church the same love and power to heal;
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

Almighty God,
who on the day of Pentecost
sent your Holy Spirit to the apostles
with the wind from heaven and in tongues of flame,
filling them with joy and boldness to preach the gospel:
by the power of the same Spirit
strengthen us to witness to your truth
and to draw everyone to the fire of your love;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

(or)

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.

The Festival of Luke the Evangelist may be celebrated on Sunday 18 October, or on Monday 19 October.
If Luke is celebrated on Monday 19 October:

The Twentieth Sunday after Trinity

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-10-18

Green

Proper 24
Sunday between 16 and 22 October inclusive

Principal Service
Continuous
Exodus 33.12-end
Psalm 99*
1 Thessalonians 1.1-10
Matthew 22.15-22

(or)
Related
Isaiah 45.1-7
Psalm 96.1-9 [10-end]
1 Thessalonians 1.1-10
Matthew 22.15-22

Third Service
Psalms 145, 149
Isaiah 54.1-14
Luke 13.31-end

Second Service
Psalms 142 [143.1-11]
Proverbs 4.1-18
1 John 3.16 – 4.6
Gospel at Holy Communion:
Mark 10.35-45

(or) Evening Prayer on the Eve of Luke
Psalm 33
Hosea 6.1-3
2 Timothy 3.10-end

Collect

God, the giver of life,
whose Holy Spirit wells up within your Church:
by the Spirit’s gifts equip us to live the gospel of Christ
and make us eager to do your will,
that we may share with the whole creation
the joys of eternal life;
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

God our Father,
whose Son, the light unfailing,
has come from heaven to deliver the world
from the darkness of ignorance:
let these holy mysteries open the eyes of our understanding
that we may know the way of life,
and walk in it without stumbling;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Collect on the Eve of Luke

Almighty God,
you called Luke the physician,
whose praise is in the gospel,
to be an evangelist and physician of the soul:
by the grace of the Spirit
and through the wholesome medicine of the gospel,
give your Church the same love and power to heal;
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.

The Festival of Luke the Evangelist may be celebrated on Sunday 18 October, or on Monday 19 October.
If Luke is celebrated on Sunday 18 October:

Henry Martyn, Translator of the Scriptures, Missionary in India and Persia, 1812

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Green / white

Holy Communion
DEL week 29
Ephesians 2.1-10
Psalm 100
Luke 12.13-21

Morning Prayer
Psalms 123, 124, 125, 126
2 Kings 21.1-18
1 Timothy 1.1-17

Evening Prayer
Psalms 127, 128, 129
Ecclesiasticus 31.1-11 or
Ezekiel 37.1-14
John 15.1-11

Collect

Almighty God,
who by your Holy Spirit gave Henry Martyn
a longing to tell the good news of Christ
and skill to translate the Scriptures:
by the same Spirit give us grace to offer you our gifts,
wherever you may lead, at whatever the cost;
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

Holy Father,
who gathered us here around the table of your Son
to share this meal with the whole household of God:
in that new world where you reveal
the fullness of your peace,
gather people of every race and language
to share with Henry Martyn and all your saints
in the eternal banquet of Jesus Christ our Lord.

The Festival of Luke the Evangelist may be celebrated on Sunday 18 October, or on Monday 19 October.
If Luke is celebrated on Monday 19 October:

Luke the Evangelist

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-10-19

RedPrincipal Service
Isaiah 35.3-6 or
Acts 16.6-12a
Psalm 147.1-7
2 Timothy 4.5-17
Luke 10.1-9

Third Service
Isaiah 55
Luke 1.1-4
Morning Psalms
Psalms 145, 146

Second Service
Ecclesiasticus 38.1-14 or
Isaiah 61.1-6
Colossians 4.7-end
Evening Psalm
Psalm 103

Collect

Almighty God,
you called Luke the physician,
whose praise is in the gospel,
to be an evangelist and physician of the soul:
by the grace of the Spirit
and through the wholesome medicine of the gospel,
give your Church the same love and power to heal;
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

Almighty God,
who on the day of Pentecost
sent your Holy Spirit to the apostles
with the wind from heaven and in tongues of flame,
filling them with joy and boldness to preach the gospel:
by the power of the same Spirit
strengthen us to witness to your truth
and to draw everyone to the fire of your love;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

(or)

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.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-10-20

Green

Holy Communion
DEL week 29
Ephesians 2.12-end
Psalm 85.7-end
Luke 12.35-38

Morning Prayer
Psalms 132, 133
2 Kings 22.1 – 23.3
1 Timothy 1.18 – end of 2

Evening Prayer
Psalms (134), 135
Ecclesiasticus 34.9-end or
Ezekiel 37.15-end
John 15.12-17

Collect

God, the giver of life,
whose Holy Spirit wells up within your Church:
by the Spirit’s gifts equip us to live the gospel of Christ
and make us eager to do your will,
that we may share with the whole creation
the joys of eternal life;
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

God our Father,
whose Son, the light unfailing,
has come from heaven to deliver the world
from the darkness of ignorance:
let these holy mysteries open the eyes of our understanding
that we may know the way of life,
and walk in it without stumbling;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-10-21

Green

Holy Communion
Ephesians 3.2-12
Psalm 98
Luke 12.39-48

Morning Prayer
Psalm 119.153-end
2 Kings 23.4-25
1 Timothy 3

Evening Prayer
Psalm 136
Ecclesiasticus 35 or
Ezekiel 39.21-end
John 15.18-end

Collect

God, the giver of life,
whose Holy Spirit wells up within your Church:
by the Spirit’s gifts equip us to live the gospel of Christ
and make us eager to do your will,
that we may share with the whole creation
the joys of eternal life;
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

God our Father,
whose Son, the light unfailing,
has come from heaven to deliver the world
from the darkness of ignorance:
let these holy mysteries open the eyes of our understanding
that we may know the way of life,
and walk in it without stumbling;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-10-22

Green

Holy Communion
Ephesians 3.14-end
Psalm 33.1-6
Luke 12.49-53

Morning Prayer
Psalms 143, 146
2 Kings 23.36 – 24.17
1 Timothy 4

Evening Prayer
Psalms 138, 140, 141
Ecclesiasticus 37.7-24 or
Ezekiel 43.1-12
John 16.1-15

Collect

God, the giver of life,
whose Holy Spirit wells up within your Church:
by the Spirit’s gifts equip us to live the gospel of Christ
and make us eager to do your will,
that we may share with the whole creation
the joys of eternal life;
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

God our Father,
whose Son, the light unfailing,
has come from heaven to deliver the world
from the darkness of ignorance:
let these holy mysteries open the eyes of our understanding
that we may know the way of life,
and walk in it without stumbling;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-10-23

Green

Holy Communion
Ephesians 4.1-6
Psalm 24.1-6
Luke 12.54-end

Morning Prayer
Psalms 142, 144
2 Kings 24.18 – 25.12
1 Timothy 5.1-16

Evening Prayer
Psalm 145
Ecclesiasticus 38.1-14 or
Ezekiel 44.4-16
John 16.16-22

Collect

God, the giver of life,
whose Holy Spirit wells up within your Church:
by the Spirit’s gifts equip us to live the gospel of Christ
and make us eager to do your will,
that we may share with the whole creation
the joys of eternal life;
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

God our Father,
whose Son, the light unfailing,
has come from heaven to deliver the world
from the darkness of ignorance:
let these holy mysteries open the eyes of our understanding
that we may know the way of life,
and walk in it without stumbling;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-10-24

Green

Holy Communion
Ephesians 4.7-16
Psalm 122
Luke 13.1-9

Morning Prayer
Psalm 147
2 Kings 25.22-end
1 Timothy 5.17-end

Evening Prayer
Psalms 148, 149, 150
Ecclesiasticus 38.24-end or
Ezekiel 47.1-12
John 16.23-end

(or) Evening Prayer on the Eve of the Dedication Festival
Psalm 24
2 Chronicles 7.11-16
John 4.19-29

Collect

God, the giver of life,
whose Holy Spirit wells up within your Church:
by the Spirit’s gifts equip us to live the gospel of Christ
and make us eager to do your will,
that we may share with the whole creation
the joys of eternal life;
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

God our Father,
whose Son, the light unfailing,
has come from heaven to deliver the world
from the darkness of ignorance:
let these holy mysteries open the eyes of our understanding
that we may know the way of life,
and walk in it without stumbling;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Collect on the Eve of Last Sunday after Trinity

Blessed Lord,
who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning:
help us so to hear them,
to read, mark, learn and inwardly digest them
that, through patience, and the comfort of your holy word,
we may embrace and for ever hold fast
the hope of everlasting life,
which you have given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Almighty God,
to whose glory we celebrate the dedication
of this house of prayer:
we praise you for the many blessings
you have given to those who worship you here:
and we pray that all who seek you in this place may find you,
and, being filled with the Holy Spirit,
may become a living temple acceptable to you;
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.

Or the Last Sunday after Trinity may be observed as Bible Sunday

Bible Sunday

Principal Service
Nehemiah 8.1-4a [5-6] 8-12
Psalm 119.9-16
Colossians 3.12-17
Matthew 24.30-35

Third Service
Psalm 119.137-152
Deuteronomy 17.14-15, 18-20
John 5.36b-47

Second Service
Psalm 119.89-104
Isaiah 55.1-11
Luke 4.14-30

Collect

Blessed Lord,
who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning:
help us so to hear them,
to read, mark, learn and inwardly digest them
that, through patience, and the comfort of your holy word,
we may embrace and for ever hold fast
the hope of everlasting life,
which you have given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

God of all grace,
your Son Jesus Christ fed the hungry
with the bread of his life
and the word of his kingdom:
renew your people with your heavenly grace,
and in all our weakness
sustain us by your true and living bread;
who is alive and reigns, now and for ever.

When the date of dedication is unknown, the Dedication Festival may be observed on the first Sunday of October (4 October), or on the Last Sunday after Trinity (25 October), or on a suitable date chosen locally.

Dedication Festival

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-10-25

Gold or White

Principal Service
1 Kings 8.22-30 or
Revelation 21.9-14
Psalm 122
Hebrews 12.18-24
Matthew 21.12-16

Third Service
Haggai 2.6-9
Hebrews 10.19-25
Morning Psalms
Psalms 48, 150

Second Service
Jeremiah 7.1-11
1 Corinthians 3.9-17
Gospel at Holy Communion:
Luke 19.1-10
Evening Psalm
Psalm 132

Collect

Almighty God,
to whose glory we celebrate the dedication
of this house of prayer:
we praise you for the many blessings
you have given to those who worship you here:
and we pray that all who seek you in this place may find you,
and, being filled with the Holy Spirit,
may become a living temple acceptable to you;
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

Father in heaven,
whose Church on earth is a sign of your heavenly peace,
an image of the new and eternal Jerusalem:
grant to us in the days of our pilgrimage
that, fed with the living bread of heaven,
and united in the body of your Son,
we may be the temple of your presence,
the place of your glory on earth,
and a sign of your peace in the world;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

If the Dedication Festival is not observed on Sunday 25 October:

The Last Sunday after Trinity

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-10-25

Green

Proper 25
Sunday between 23 and 29 October inclusive

Principal Service
Continuous
Deuteronomy 34.1-12
Psalm 90.1-6, 13-17*
1 Thessalonians 2.1-8
Matthew 22.34-end

(or)
Related
Leviticus 19.1-2, 15-18
Psalm 1
1 Thessalonians 2.1-8
Matthew 22.34-end

Third Service
Psalm 119.137-152
Isaiah 59.9-20
Luke 14.1-14

Second Service
Psalm 119.89-104
Ecclesiastes 11, 12
2 Timothy 2.1-7
Gospel at Holy Communion:
Mark 12.28-34

Collect

Blessed Lord,
who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning:
help us so to hear them,
to read, mark, learn and inwardly digest them
that, through patience, and the comfort of your holy word,
we may embrace and for ever hold fast
the hope of everlasting life,
which you have given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

God of all grace,
your Son Jesus Christ fed the hungry
with the bread of his life
and the word of his kingdom:
renew your people with your heavenly grace,
and in all our weakness
sustain us by your true and living bread;
who is alive and reigns, now and for ever.

Alfred the Great, King of the West Saxons, Scholar, 899
Cedd, Abbot of Lastingham, Bishop of the East Saxons, 664

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-10-26

Green / white

Holy Communion
DEL week 30
Ephesians 4.32 – 5.8
Psalm 1
Luke 13.10-17

Morning Prayer
Psalms 1, 2, 3
Judith 4 or
Exodus 22.21-27, 23.1-17
1 Timothy 6.1-10

Evening Prayer
Psalms 4, 7
Ecclesiasticus 39.1-11 or
Ecclesiastes 1
John 17.1-5

Collect

God, our maker and redeemer,
we pray you of your great mercy
and by the power of your holy cross
to guide us by your will and to shield us from our foes:
that, after the example of your servant Alfred,
we may inwardly love you above all things;
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

God our redeemer,
who inspired Alfred to witness to your love
and to work for the coming of your kingdom:
may we, who in this sacrament share the bread of heaven,
be fired by your Spirit to proclaim the gospel in our daily living
and never to rest content until your kingdom come,
on earth as it is in heaven;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

or another Post Communion for ‘Any Saint’ is used.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-10-27

Green

Holy Communion
Ephesians 5.21-end
Psalm 128
Luke 13.18-21

Morning Prayer
Psalms 5, 6, (8)
Judith 5.1 – 6.4 or
Exodus 29.38 – 30.16
1 Timothy 6.11-end

Evening Prayer
Psalms 9, 10*
Ecclesiasticus 39.13-end or
Ecclesiastes 2
John 17.6-19

(or) Evening Prayer on the Eve of Simon and Jude
Psalms 124, 125, 126
Deuteronomy 32.1-4
John 14.15-26

Collect

Blessed Lord,
who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning:
help us so to hear them,
to read, mark, learn and inwardly digest them
that, through patience, and the comfort of your holy word,
we may embrace and for ever hold fast
the hope of everlasting life,
which you have given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

God of all grace,
your Son Jesus Christ fed the hungry
with the bread of his life
and the word of his kingdom:
renew your people with your heavenly grace,
and in all our weakness
sustain us by your true and living bread;
who is alive and reigns, now and for ever.

Collect on the Eve of Simon and Jude

Almighty God,
who built your Church upon the foundation
of the apostles and prophets,
with Jesus Christ himself as the chief cornerstone:
so join us together in unity of spirit by their doctrine,
that we may be made a holy temple acceptable to you;
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.

Simon and Jude, Apostles

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-10-28

Red

Principal Service
Isaiah 28.14-16
Psalm 119.89-96
Ephesians 2.19-end
John 15.17-27

Third Service
Wisdom 5.1-16 or
Isaiah 45.18-end
Luke 6.12-end
Morning Psalms
Psalms 116, 117

Second Service
1 Maccabees 2.42-66 or
Jeremiah 3.11-18
Jude 1-4, 17-end
Evening Psalm
Psalm 119.1-16

Collect

Almighty God,
who built your Church upon the foundation
of the apostles and prophets,
with Jesus Christ himself as the chief cornerstone:
so join us together in unity of spirit by their doctrine,
that we may be made a holy temple acceptable to you;
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

Almighty God,
who on the day of Pentecost
sent your Holy Spirit to the apostles
with the wind from heaven and in tongues of flame,
filling them with joy and boldness to preach the gospel:
by the power of the same Spirit
strengthen us to witness to your truth
and to draw everyone to the fire of your love;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

(or)

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.

James Hannington, Bishop of Eastern Equatorial Africa, Martyr in Uganda, 1885

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-10-29

Green / red

Holy Communion
Ephesians 6.10-20
Psalm 144.1-2, 9-11
Luke 13.31-end

Morning Prayer
Psalms 14, 15, 16
Judith 7.19-end or
Leviticus 9
2 Timothy 1.15 – 2.13

Evening Prayer
Psalm 18*
Ecclesiasticus 43.1-12 or
Ecclesiastes 3.16 – end of 4
John 18.1-11

Collect

Most merciful God,
who strengthened your Church by the steadfast courage
of your martyr James Hannington:
grant that we also,
thankfully remembering his victory of faith,
may overcome what is evil
and glorify your holy name;
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

Eternal God,
who gave us this holy meal
in which we have celebrated the glory of the cross
and the victory of your martyr James Hannington:
by our communion with Christ
in his saving death and resurrection,
give us with all your saints the courage to conquer evil
and so to share the fruit of the tree of life;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

(or)

God our redeemer,
whose Church was strengthened by the blood of your martyr James Hannington:
so bind us, in life and death, to Christ’s sacrifice
that our lives, broken and offered with his,
may carry his death and proclaim his resurrection in the world;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-10-30

Green

Holy Communion
Philippians 1.1-11
Psalm 111
Luke 14.1-6

Morning Prayer
Psalms 17, 19
Judith 8.9-end or
Leviticus 16.2-24
2 Timothy 2.14-end

Evening Prayer
Psalm 22
Ecclesiasticus 43.13-end or
Ecclesiastes 5
John 18.12-27

Collect

Blessed Lord,
who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning:
help us so to hear them,
to read, mark, learn and inwardly digest them
that, through patience, and the comfort of your holy word,
we may embrace and for ever hold fast
the hope of everlasting life,
which you have given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

God of all grace,
your Son Jesus Christ fed the hungry
with the bread of his life
and the word of his kingdom:
renew your people with your heavenly grace,
and in all our weakness
sustain us by your true and living bread;
who is alive and reigns, now and for ever.

Martin Luther, Reformer, 1546

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-10-31

Green

Holy Communion
Philippians 1.18-26
Psalm 42.1-7
Luke 14.1, 7-11

Morning Prayer
Psalms 20, 21, 23
Judith 9 or
Leviticus 17
2 Timothy 3

Evening Prayer on the Eve of All Saints’
Psalms 1, 5
Ecclesiasticus 44.1-15 or
Isaiah 40.27-end
Revelation 19.6-10

Collect

Blessed Lord,
who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning:
help us so to hear them,
to read, mark, learn and inwardly digest them
that, through patience, and the comfort of your holy word,
we may embrace and for ever hold fast
the hope of everlasting life,
which you have given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

God of all grace,
your Son Jesus Christ fed the hungry
with the bread of his life
and the word of his kingdom:
renew your people with your heavenly grace,
and in all our weakness
sustain us by your true and living bread;
who is alive and reigns, now and for ever.

Almighty God,
you have knit together your elect
in one communion and fellowship
in the mystical body of your Son Christ our Lord:
grant us grace so to follow your blessed saints
in all virtuous and godly living
that we may come to those inexpressible joys
that you have prepared for those who truly love you;
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.

All Saints’ Day

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-11-01

Gold or White

Principal Feast

Principal Service
Revelation 7.9-end
Psalm 34.1-10
1 John 3.1-3
Matthew 5.1-12

Third Service
Isaiah 35
Luke 9.18-27
Morning Psalms
Psalms 15, 84, 149

Second Service
Isaiah 65.17-end
Hebrews 11.32 – 12.2
Evening Psalms
Psalms 148, 150

Collect

Almighty God,
you have knit together your elect
in one communion and fellowship
in the mystical body of your Son Christ our Lord:
grant us grace so to follow your blessed saints
in all virtuous and godly living
that we may come to those inexpressible joys
that you have prepared for those who truly love you;
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

God, the source of all holiness and giver of all good things:
may we who have shared at this table
as strangers and pilgrims here on earth
be welcomed with all your saints
to the heavenly feast on the day of your kingdom;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.