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Church at HomePentecost

Before the Service Welcome to this very special final service of Church at Home for the Diocese of Oxford. We are delighted that our president this morning is the Revd Canon Dr Jennifer Strawbridge and our preacher is the Rt Revd Dr Steven Croft. Since pandemic restrictions began, the Church at Home team have worked tirelessly to produce weekly services, bringing together a huge array of gifts and contributors from across the diocese. We have sung, prayed, lamented, rejoiced, opened scripture, celebrated the sacrament and lifted our hearts in worship together. We have been led by readers, intercessors, presidents, preachers, musicians, liturgists and many more, from homes, churches, offices, chaplaincies, schools, convents, cathedrals, colleges and playgrounds. Now, as restrictions start to lift, and many are returning to onsite worship in church buildings or moving to worship online with their local community, we want to celebrate all that God has done in and through the ministry of Church at Home and to give thanks especially for those who have come to faith, returned to faith, and deepened their faith through these services. On this day of Pentecost, we celebrate God pouring out the Holy Spirit on the gathered disciples and pray that we also would be filled afresh with the Holy Spirit to be equipped to share the hope we have in Jesus Christ. God has given each of us gifts for the building up of the Kingdom and each and every one of these gifts will be needed as we seek to rebuild our communities and to build up one another in love. We remember that physicality is no barrier to the Holy Spirit and God comes to meet us wherever we are because we are the Church, and the same Spirit which raised Christ from the dead is at work in us today. Renewed by the Spirit, we go forward now to continue to live out our calling to be a more Christ-like Church, filled with compassionate, contemplative and courageous disciples, for the sake of God’s world.

Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful people, and kindle in us the fire of your love.

Cover Image © ‘Pentecost’ by Tom Bower

Meditation Before the Service

Pentecost Images, poetry and music by Tom Bower (St Mary and St Nicholas, Littlemore)

Available online President In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy

Spirit. All Amen.

Greeting President The Lord be with you. All And also with you. President Alleluia. Christ is risen. All He is risen indeed. Alleluia.

Introduction

The president welcomes the congregation gathered online and introduces the service. President Jesus Christ, whom we worship, is our crucified, risen

and ascended Lord and we have walked with him through his journey of love. We have faced the agony of his suffering and death on a cross. We have rejoiced at his bursting free from the bonds of death. We have enjoyed his risen presence with us and his revelation of himself through the breaking of bread. We have seen his return to the throne before which every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that this Jesus is Lord. And now, with the followers of his own time, we await the coming of the promised Holy Spirit, his gift to his people, through whom we make Christ known to the world.

Responsory

Led by Year 6 (Shiplake Church of England Primary School) As we wait in silence, All fill us with your Spirit. As we listen to your word, All fill us with your Spirit. As we worship you in majesty, All fill us with your Spirit. As we long for your refreshing, All fill us with your Spirit. As we long for your renewing, All fill us with your Spirit. As we long for your equipping, All fill us with your Spirit. As we long for your empowering, All fill us with your Spirit. Silence is kept.

Hymn Veni, Creator Spiritus

Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire and lighten with celestial fire; thou the anointing Spirit art, who dost thy sevenfold gifts impart. Thy blessed unction from above is comfort, life, and fire of love; enable with perpetual light the dullness of our blinded sight. Anoint and cheer our soiled face with the abundance of thy grace. Keep far from foes, give peace at home: where thou art guide, no ill can come. Teach us to know the Father, Son, and thee, of both, to be but one; that through the ages all along this may be our endless song:

Praise to thine eternal merit, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen.

Recorded by the Cuddesdon Consort (Ripon College Cuddesdon, Oxford)

Prayers of Penitence

President The Spirit of the Lord fills the world and knows our every word and deed. Let us then open ourselves to the Lord and confess our sins in penitence and faith.

You raise the dead to life in the Spirit:

Lord, have mercy. All Lord, have mercy. President You bring pardon and peace to the broken in heart:

Christ, have mercy. All Christ have mercy. President You make one by your Spirit the torn and divided:

Lord, have mercy. All Lord, have mercy.

Absolution

President May the God of love and power forgive you and free you from your sins, heal and strengthen you by his Spirit, and raise you to new life in Christ our Lord.

All Amen.

Gloria in Excelsis The Splendour of the King (How Great is our God)

The splendour of the King, clothed in majesty Let all the Earth rejoice

He wraps himself in light And darkness tries to hide And trembles at His voice How great is our God, sing with me How great is our God, and all will see How great, how great is our God Age to age He stands And time is in His hands Beginning and the end The Godhead Three in One Father, Spirit, Son The Lion and the Lamb Name above all names He is worthy of our praise My heart will sing How great is our God Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to Thee How great Thou art, How great Thou art

Chris Tomlin, Jesse Reeves and Ed Cash 2004

Interlude: ‘O Lord my God’ Swedish folk melody, words: Stuart K Hine (1899-1989)

Recorded by Revd Marcus Green (Steeple Aston with North Aston and Tackley)

The Collect

President Let us pray that the Spirit will work through our lives to bring Christ to the world.

Silence is kept. President Holy Spirit, sent by the Father, ignite in us your holy fire;

strengthen your children with the gift of faith, revive your Church with the breath of love, and renew the face of the

earth, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

All Amen. We listen to God speaking through the Scriptures.

Reading Acts 2.1-21 (NRSV)

Read by Benjamin H Johnson III (licensed lay minister, St Mary and St Nicholas Littlemore)

Reader A reading from the Acts of the Apostles. When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability. Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven living in Jerusalem. And at this sound the crowd gathered and were bewildered, because each one heard them speaking in the native language of each. Amazed and astonished, they asked, ‘Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? And how is it that we hear, each of us, in our own native language? Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabs—in our own languages we hear them speaking about God’s deeds of power.’ All were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, ‘What does this mean?’ But others sneered and said, ‘They are filled with new wine.’ But Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed them: ‘Men of Judea and all who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to what I say. Indeed, these are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is only nine o’clock in the morning. No, this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel: “In the last days it will be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams. Even upon my slaves, both men and women, in those days I will pour out my Spirit; and they shall

prophesy. And I will show portents in the heaven above and signs on the earth below, blood, and fire, and smoky mist. The sun shall be turned to darkness and the moon to blood, before the coming of the Lord’s great and glorious day. Then everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.” Reader This is the word of the Lord. All Thanks be to God.

Gradual Song Spirit Fall

You breathe life, you restore Awaken my soul, I know that I've been made for more You speak truth, you renew When I'm in your presence You show me the glory of You Spirit fall, Spirit fall Fall on us for we are yours You will make all things new Until you return all creation cries out for you There is power in your presence Hope and healing in your presence There is freedom in your presence Spirit fall

Chris Lawson Jones, Nick Herbert, Susie Woodbridge © 2014 Thankyou Music

Recorded by 4U Team (Marlow)

Alleluia

Cantor Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful people; and kindle in us the fire of your love.

All Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel Reading John 15.26-27, 16.4b-15 (NRSV)

Read by Derek Lancaster (licensed lay minister, All Saints’ High Wycombe)

Reader Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John. All Glory to you, O Lord. Reader ‘When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who comes from the Father, he will testify on my behalf. You also are to testify because you have been with me from the beginning. But I have said these things to you so that when their hour comes you may remember that I told you about them. ‘I did not say these things to you from the beginning, because I was with you. But now I am going to him who sent me; yet none of you asks me, “Where are you going?” But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your hearts. Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. And when he comes, he will prove the world wrong about sin and righteousness and judgement: about sin, because they do not believe in me; about righteousness, because I am going to the Father and you will see me no longer; about judgement, because the ruler of this world has been condemned. ‘I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth; for he will not speak on his own, but will speak whatever he hears, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. He will glorify me, because he will take what is mine and declare it to you. All that the Father has is mine. For this reason I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you. Reader This is the Gospel of the Lord. All Praise to you, O Christ.

Reflection The Rt Revd Dr Steven Croft, Bishop of Oxford

The Creed President Let us declare our faith in God. All We believe in one God,

the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one being with the Father; through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven, was incarnate from the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary and was made man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is worshipped and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

Prayers of Intercession Led by Aron West & Aaron James (Christ Church, Oxford)

Intercessor Loving God, on this day of Pentecost, we give thanks that you

sent your Holy Spirit to be with us and bring your comfort and peace to all people.

We pray for the places in your world which are particularly in need of peace at this time; especially holding before you the needs of India, Israel/Palestine and Afghanistan. Bring to our brothers and sisters, in all places of pain and conflict, the gift of your comfort, healing and peace.

All Come Holy Spirit, kindle in us the fire of your love. Intercessor Loving God, through your life you chose to share in our human

experience with all its joys and challenges. We lift to you all who are finding life difficult today; especially those who are continuing to experience the effects of COVID-19, and all who are grieving or suffering in body, mind or spirit.

Give them knowledge of your presence with them through the days ahead and the reassurance that, even when we don’t know how best to pray, your Holy Spirit prays within us with ‘sighs too deep for words’.

All Come Holy Spirit, kindle in us the fire of your love. Intercessor Loving God, on this day we celebrate how you poured out your

Holy Spirit on the disciples, and the Church was born.

We give thanks that, even through the difficulties of the pandemic, you have given us ways for the church to gather, pray together and grow. We give special thanks for the Church at Home services and for all from churches, chaplaincies and schools across the diocese who have contributed to them. As many communities return to worship in their buildings, we pray that you would help us to use our learning through this time to be a church which becomes more truly accessible to all as we gather as one body across the globe to worship you both ‘onsite’ and ‘online’.

All Come Holy Spirit, kindle in us the fire of your love.

Intercessor Loving God, we bring before you our own lives and open our hearts to you again today. Fill us afresh with your Holy Spirit, inspire us and guide us in our faith and give us confidence to share the hope you give us with those we meet. Help us to know our own belovedness and equip us to bring your love to others in practical and prayerful ways. Equip us to be your church in the world and send us out to build your Kingdom of justice and peace.

All Come Holy Spirit, kindle in us the fire of your love. Merciful Father, accept these prayers

for the sake of your Son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen.

The Peace

President God has made us one in Christ:

He has set his seal upon us and, as a pledge of what is to come, he has given the Spirit to dwell in our hearts. Alleluia.

The peace of the Lord be always with you. All And also with you. Christians have shared a sign of peace since the very earliest days of the Church. Although we are separated by distance, we are one Body of Christ; the Spirit moves among us as we share Christ’s peace.

Offertory Hymn Come Down O Love Divine

Come down, O Love divine, seek thou this soul of mine, and visit it with thine own ardour glowing; O Comforter, draw near, within my heart appear, and kindle it, thy holy flame bestowing. O let it freely burn, till earthly passions turn to dust and ashes in its heat consuming; and let thy glorious light shine ever on my sight, and clothe me round, the while my path illuming.

Let holy charity mine outward vesture be, and lowliness become mine inner clothing; True lowliness of heart, which takes the humbler part, and o’er its own shortcomings weeps with loathing. And so the yearning strong, with which the soul will long, shall far outpass the power of human telling; for none can guess its grace, till they become the place wherein the Holy Spirit makes his dwelling.

Words: Bianco Da Siena, Trans: Richard Frederick Littledale

Music: ‘Down Ampney’ Ralph Vaughan Williams Recorded by the Cuddesdon Consort (Ripon College Cuddesdon, Oxford)

Preparation of the Table

President Father by your Holy Spirit you keep the Church in unity and truth. As we break bread together, may we be one with Christ in faith, hope and love, now and for ever.

All Amen.

The Eucharistic Prayer President The Lord is here. All His Spirit is with us. President Lift up your hearts. All We lift them to the Lord. President Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. All It is right to give thanks and praise. President It is indeed right, it is our duty and our joy,

always and everywhere to give you thanks, holy Father, almighty and everlasting God, through Jesus Christ, your only Son our Lord.

This day we give you thanks because in fulfilment of your promise you pour out your Spirit upon us, filling us with your gifts, leading us into all truth, and uniting peoples of many tongues in the confession of one faith.

Your Spirit gives us grace to call you Father, to proclaim your gospel to all nations and to serve you as a royal priesthood. Therefore we join our voices with angels and archangels, and with all those in whom the Spirit dwells, to proclaim the glory of your name, for ever praising you and singing:

All Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God almighty Who was, and is, and is to come, Lift up His name with the sound of singing, Lift up His name in all the earth. Lift up your voice and give Him glory, For He is worthy to be praised.

Holy, Holy by Nathan Fellingham (1999)

Recorded by Liam Cartwright and Philippa White (Sacred, Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford)

President Lord, you are holy indeed, the source of all holiness;

grant that by the power of your Holy Spirit, and according to your holy will, these gifts of bread and wine may be to us the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ; who, in the same night that he was betrayed, took bread and gave you thanks; he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying: ‘Take, eat; this is my body which is given for you; Do this in remembrance of me.’ In the same way, after supper he took the cup and gave you thanks; he gave it to them, saying:

‘Drink this, all of you; this is my blood of the new covenant, which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.’

Praise to you Lord Jesus:

All Dying you destroyed our death, rising you restored our life; Lord Jesus, come in glory.

President And so, Father, calling to mind his death on the cross,

his perfect sacrifice made once for the sins of the whole world; rejoicing in his mighty resurrection and glorious ascension, and looking for his coming in glory, we celebrate this memorial of our redemption.

As we offer you this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving, we bring before you this bread and this cup and we thank you for counting us worthy to stand in your presence and serve you. Send the Holy Spirit on your people and gather into one in your kingdom all who share this one bread and one cup, so that we, in the company of the Blessed Virgin Mary and all the saints, may praise and glorify you for ever, through Jesus Christ our Lord; by whom, and with whom, and in whom, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all honour and glory be yours, almighty Father, for ever and ever. Amen.

The Lord’s Prayer

President Being made one by the power of the Spirit, as our Saviour taught us, so we pray:

All Our Father in heaven,

hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours, now and for ever. Amen.

Breaking of the Bread The president breaks the consecrated bread. President Every time we eat this bread and drink this cup, All we proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.

Agnus Dei Jesus, we enthrone you We proclaim you are king Standing here, in the midst of us We raise you with our praise And as we worship fill the throne Come Lord Jesus, and take your place. And as we worship build your church Come Lord Jesus, and take your place.

Jesus, We Enthrone You by Paul Kyle (1995) Recorded by Liam Cartwright and Philippa White

(Sacred, Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford)

Invitation to Communion

President Alleluia. Christ our passover is sacrificed for us. All Therefore, let us keep the feast. Alleluia. The president receives the bread and wine as we make our ‘spiritual communion’; taking time to notice God’s presence with us and trust that, as we desire communion with God, God will meet us in our hearts by faith. There are no special words or actions required for this; only true desire, lively faith and genuine love. If you find it helpful you may wish to use the following prayer, or simply listen to the music and meditate upon God’s love for you. Lord, you stand at the door of my heart and knock. You wait for me and only I can let you in. I believe and trust in you and ask you now to fill me with your presence. Feed me with your body and unite me in your blood, that I may be your blessing to a world in need. Amen.

Music During Communion There’s a fire falling so open up our hearts There are wonders working so open up our eyes And see God what you’re doing

It’s time for breakthrough let healing come to pass And in Your freedom we’ll see the chains fall off We’ll follow where you’re moving Come Holy Spirit, fill us now We need Your presence O we need Your power Come Holy fire, burn in us we pray Ignite our hearts, so faith and hope arise, Awake our passion, let worship be our cry Set a fire down in my soul that I can’t contain and I can’t control, I want more of you God, I want more of you

Harvey Jessop, Joanna Alden, Jonny Alden, Pete Willmot

© 2019 Song Solutions Daybreak Recorded by Greyfriars Worship

Featuring: Pete Willmot, Jo Alden, Jonny Alden, Tim Seals, Bex Dodson, Nathan Hill

Prayer after Communion President Let us pray.

Faithful God, who fulfilled the promises of Easter by sending us your Holy Spirit and opening to every race and nation the way of life eternal: open our lips by your Spirit, that every tongue may tell of your glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

All Amen.

Commission President Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic,

we have gathered from across the Diocese of Oxford to worship together as Church at Home. We have sung, lamented, reflected and praised together; proclaimed God’s mighty acts, and prayed that the power that was at work when God raised Jesus from the dead might be at work in us. As many of us return to worship in our church buildings, or move to worship with other communities online, we give thanks for all God has worked within us as a dispersed community through this time, and we commit to living out the Gospel of hope we proclaim.

Empowered by the Holy Spirit,

will you dare to walk into God’s future, trusting him to be your guide?

All By the Spirit’s power, we will. President Will you dare to celebrate one another and grow together in

love? All We will. President Will you dare to share your riches in common and minister to

each other in need? All We will. President Will you dare to pray for each other until your hearts beat with

the longings of God? All We will. President Will you dare to carry the light of Christ into the world’s dark

places? All We will.

Blessing and Dismissal Led by the Bishop of Oxford

Bishop May the Spirit, who hovered over the waters

when the world was created, breathe into you the life he gives. All Amen. Bishop May the Spirit, who overshadowed the Virgin

when the eternal Son came among us, make you joyful in the service of the Lord. All Amen. Bishop May the Spirit, who set the Church on fire

upon the Day of Pentecost, bring the world alive with the love of the risen Christ. All Amen. Bishop And the blessing of God almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be among you and remain with you always. All Amen. Bishop Filled with the Spirit’s power, go in the light and peace of Christ. Alleluia, alleluia. All Thanks be to God. Alleluia, alleluia.

Video After the Service Church at Home roll of thanks

To all of you, for worshipping with us – thank you.

Contributors to this service turn the page for a full listing of contributors to Church at Home the Revd Canon Dr Jennifer Strawbridge, St Andrew’s, Headington; the Rt Revd Dr Steven Croft, Bishop of Oxford; Tom Bower, St Mary and St Nicholas, Littlemore; Year 6, Shiplake Church of England Primary School; Hannah Grivell, Louise Watts, Chris Knight, Matthew Watts and Liam Cartwright - the Cuddesdon Consort, Ripon College Cuddesdon, Oxford; The Revd Marcus Green, Steeple Aston with North Aston and Tackley; Benjamin H Johnson III, licensed lay minister, St Mary and St Nicholas Littlemore; 4U Team, Marlow; Derek Lancaster, licensed lay minister, All Saints’ High Wycombe; Aron West and Aaron James, Christ Church, Oxford; Liam Cartwright and Philippa White, Sacred, Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford; Pete Willmot, Jo Alden, Jonny Alden, Tim Seals, Bex Dodson and Nathan Hill - Greyfriars Worship, Reading; Fr Darren McFarland, St Andrew’s, Headington. The liturgist this week was Matthew Cheung Salisbury, and the co-producers were Revd Hannah Cartwright and Revd Charlotte Bannister-Parker. Material for this service is taken from Common Worship, New Patterns for Worship, and Times and Seasons, © The Archbishops Council 2002, 2006, 2012. The reproduction and broadcast of the hymns in this service paper falls within the provisions of CCLI 535160 and Limited Online Music License E-0018115 both under the Oxford Diocesan Board of Finance. Images used during the broadcast were licensed from Shutterstock or sourced from Pixabay, no attribution required. Cover design by GMGraphicDesign.co.uk.

Church at Home was brought to you by: The Rt Revd Dr Steven Croft, Bishop of Oxford; The Revd Philippa White, Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford; Steven Grahl, organist, Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford; The Revd Canon Dr Edmund Newey; The Very Revd Professor Martyn Percy, dean, Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford; The Revd Katie Tupling, Diocesan Disability Adviser The Rt Revd Dr Alan Wilson, Bishop of Buckingham; The Rt Revd Olivia Graham, Bishop of Reading; The Revd Em Kolltveit, Tom Bower, St Mary and St Nicholas, Littlemore; Mark Humphriss, Diocesan Secretary; The Rt Revd Colin Fletcher, former Bishop of Dorchester; Revd Matty Simpkins, St Mary and St Nicholas, Littlemore; Members of Young Disciples Youth Group, Witney; Deacon Julie Howell, curate, St George the Martyr, Wash Common; Shuk Gant, Parish of Abingdon; John Sykes, chair of the House of Laity of Diocesan Synod and lay member, St John the Baptist, Cookham Dean, Maidenhead; Canon Sue Booys, Chair of the House of Clergy, rector, Dorchester Abbey; The Revd Gemma Beesley, curate, Cowley Parish; The Revd Paul Pavlou, curate, St Mary’s, Bletchley; The Revd Sally Prendergast, assistant curate, St Mary’s, Wendover; Margaret Horton and Elizabeth Dawson, St Helen’s, Abingdon; Tim Steward; Benjamin Nicholas, organist and director of music at Merton College, Oxford; The Mercer family, Leah Collins, Jim Allen, Victor Ajuwon and Maggie Frainier, Merton College; The Bingham family, Jenny Butler, Hugh Ferris and the Graham family, St Andrew’s, Headington; The Choir of Merton College; Jacquie Coles, pupils and staff of Curzon Church of England Combined School; The Revd Canon Dr Emma Percy, Chaplain of Trinity College, Oxford; The Revd Marcus Green, rector, Steeple Aston with North Aston and Tackley; The Revd Canon Dr Simon Jones, chaplain, Merton College; Morwenna Buckley; Paul Baxter; Julia Hollander, University Church of St Mary the Virgin; The Revd Julia Baldwin and Megan and William Bunce, Brasenose College; The Revd Dan Heyward, vicar, St Andrews Church Oxford; Roger Peach, director of music, St Andrews Church Oxford; Dean Reggie Luwee, Kimberley Cathedral; Peter McMullin and Maddy Jarvis, University Church of St Mary the Virgin; The Venerable Judy French, the Archdeacon of Dorchester; Revd David Meakin; Alison Jestico; The Venerable Christine Allsopp; Gwen and Robert Brignall, St Laurence, Winslow; Peter Wells and the choir of St Paul’s, Wokingham; Revd John Plant, Christian Aid; The Revd Serena Tajima and Andrew Hayes, St Luke’s, Reading; The Revd Martha Seteso, Kimberley Cathedral; The Venerable Jonathan Chaffey, Archdeacon of Oxford; The pupils of St Andrew’s Church of England School, Headington; The choir of St Aldates, including Dan Hames, Maddie Jones and Jamie Thomson, with lead singer Esther-Jane White; Stuart King, St Mary’s, Princes Risborough; Musicians from St Mary’s Church, Cogges, Witney; The choir and organist of Dorchester Abbey; Jo Duckles, senior media officer, diocesan communications team; The Revd Mark Nelson, curate, Winslow Benefice; Jeremy Lasman, Parish of Witney; Colin Baldy and singers from St Mary’s, Maldon, Diocese of Chelmsford; The Revd Ben Phillips, vicar of St Thomas’ Church, Goring; Sarah Meyrick, lay canon of Christ Church Cathedral; The Revd Jennifer Morton; The Revd Toby Wright, team rector, Benefice of Witney; Revd Catherine Mabuza and Revd Vusi Mabuza, Warfield Church and Windsor Team Ministry; Paul and Rosie Crowhurst, Warfield Church; Revd Canon Sarah Foot, Regius Professor of Ecclesiastical History; Alannah Jeune, member of Graduate Common Room; Tony Phelan and Liz Dowler, St Michael and All Angels, New Marston; The Lyne family, Greyfriars Church, Reading; Christ Church Cathedral School; The Venerable Stephen Pullin, Archdeacon of Berkshire; The Revd Canon Dr Peter Groves, vicar, St Mary Magdalen; Ms Ella-Mae Lewis, Ms Edith Lewis-Jong and Revd Dr Jonathon Jong, St Mary Magdalen and St Barnabas; The Revd Dr Mel Marshall, Chaplain of Lincoln College; William Parkinson, Roseanna Allwood, Lincoln College, and her siblings Florence and Julian; Tim Hammond Davies, St Michael of the North Gate Church; Revd Emma and Chris Hopegood-Jones and Chris Jones, Benefice of Hanborough and Freeland; Choir of Exeter College; The Revd Kate Seagrave, Mission Priest for St Frideswide Mission Community, Oxford; The Revd Christopher Woods, vicar, St Barnabas and St Paul, Jericho with St Thomas the Martyr, Oxford; Rose Lyddon, graduate student and parishioner at St Barnabas, Jericho; Nadine McCrea, a parishioner of St Barnabas, Oxford and Consultant Paediatric Neurologist at the John Radcliffe Hospital; Lola Kaye, confirmation candidate at St Barnabas, Jericho; Maggie Ellis, LLM, St Barnabas, Jericho; Matthew Salisbury, ordinand and member of Schola Cantorum of St Barnabas, Jericho; Jenny Rushworth, Schola Cantorum of St Barnabas, Jericho; Oliver and Sophie Bagshaw and Gemma Manson, St Luke’s Church, Reading Adam and Louise Dimmick and Harvey Jessop, Greyfriars, Reading; The Revd Christopher Woods, vicar, St Barnabas and St Paul; The Revd Dave Bull, team rector, 4U Team, area dean for Wycombe Deanery; The Revd Rickey Simpson-Gray, team vicar, Parish of the Claydons and Claydons and Swan Team Ministry; The Revd Dr Andrew Allen, chaplain, Exeter College and the College Choir; The Revd Julia Baldwin, chaplain, Brasenose College and the College Choir; The Taylor family; The Bull family; Caroline Slade; Ben and Amaka Okafor; Choir of Brasenose College; Choir of All Saints, Marlow; The Revd Skye Denno, vicar, St Nicholas Church, Old Marston and Enfield, Oxford; The Revd Gavin Knight, vicar, St Michael & All Angels; Theo Knight, Irim Sarwar, Jonathan Steel, Freddie, Mille and Rosie Morris, Alice Stainer, Claire Sadler, St Michael & All Angels, Summertown; Choir of Keble College; The Taizé Community, France; Choir of St Nicholas, Old Marston, Oxford; The Revd Shemil Mathew, Anglican chaplain, Oxford Brookes University, tutor in Contextual Theology, Ripon College Cuddesdon; The Revd Janet Binns, rector, St Nicholas, Hedsor, and St Mark’s, Bourne End; The Revd Sarah Bourne and family, especially her father, the Very Revd J Paul Burbridge; Tom, Jon and Isaac Hobbs, Parish of the Claydons; Benet Parker, Oxford Brookes University; Dr Francis and Sally Rumsey, Saint Mary the Virgin, Witney; Elizabeth and Kate Reynolds, Benefice of Witney; Anne Taylor, Director of Nursing, Parish Nursing Ministries; Mandy and Tom Green, St Mary’s, Twyford; The Revd David Walker, vicar, Greyfriars, Reading; The Greyfriars Worship team: Ben Atkins, Bex Dodson, Nathan Hill, Harvey Jessop, Andy Miller, Ellie Robinson and Pete Willmot; Jos and John Hudson; Ralph Roberston, Consultant Paediatrician and Amanda Robertson, Senior Physiotherapist, members of St Andrew’s, Headington; The Revd Jan Radford, chaplain, JR Hospital, hospital chaplaincy team; The National Parliamentary Breakfast Prayer Group; The Revd Catherine Butt, vicar, St Frideswide’s, Water Eaton; Ian Butt, Ayo Audu and Edith Grindley, St Frideswide’s; Canon Dr Grant Bayliss, Christ Church Cathedral; Choir of Christ Church Cathedral Oxford; The Revd Ross Mungavin, curate, Gerrards Cross and Fulmer; The Revd Polly Falconer, curate, St George and St Mary Magdalen, Tilehurst, diocesan BAME development enabler; Lizzie and Duncan Steele, St Mary’s, Twyford; The Revd Canon Verena Breed, team rector, Bicester; The Rt Revd Eggoni Pushpa Lalitha, Bishop of Nandyal, India; The Revd Rob Glenny, rector, St James the Great, Radley, St Leonards, Sunningwell, and St Swithun, Kennington; Sam Pullen, Radley; The choir from Waddesdon Secondary School; The Cathedral Singers of Christ Church, directed by James Potter; St Andrews Virtual Community Choir, Headington; Benjamin Sheen, sub organist, Christ Church; The Rt Revd Humphrey Southern, Principal of Ripon College, Cuddesdon; Jim Allen, Abingdon School; The Revd Andrea Colbrook, curate, Ridgeway Benefice; Sr Clare-Louise SLG and Sr Margaret Theresa SLG, the Convent of the Incarnation at Fairacres, Oxford; Leah Collins; Benjamin Nicholas; Waddesdon Church of England School Worship Band; Year 6 pupils, Basildon CE Primary School; Holly and the Progress Christian Network; The Revd Margot Hodson; Jackie Davies; Paul Massara; Maranda St John Nicolle; The diocesan Environmental Task Group; The Jubilate choir, Shill Valley and Broadshire Benefice; The Revd Canon Dr Peter Groves, vicar, St Mary Magdalene, assistant archdeacon of Oxford; The Revd Canon Richard Peers, sub dean, Christ Church Cathedral; All Saints’ Singers, High Wycombe; Yvonne Bell; Meg Wroe; The Revds Hannah and Liam Cartwright; Star and Cherry Bevington, Littlemore; The Revd Dr Tess Kuin Lawton, chaplain, Worcester College, Oxford, vicar, Black Bourton; The Revd Drew Tweedy, vicar, Carterton; Vicky Falvey, the Community of St Frideswide; Monica Hester, the Order of St Birinus; The Revd Andy and Heather McCulloch, curate and ordinand, Cogges; Adam Wingrove, ordinand, Trinity College, Bristol; Kayleigh Lucas, ordinand, Mirfield College; The Revd Sally Wright, Benefice of Witney; Isis Southey; Teresa Scheepers, lay reader, Groeblershoop, Kimberley & Kuruman Diocese; Wendy Harris and the choir of St Peter and St Paul, Great Missenden; Alison Peyton, manager, and volunteers, Readifood food bank, Reading; The Revd Vusi Mabuza, assistant priest, Windsor Team Ministry; The Revd Val Plumb, area dean, Rural Mission and Development; Sacha Tomkins and musicians, Holy Trinity Hazlemere; The Revd Dr Jacky Barr, rector, United Parish of Chinnor, Sydenham, Aston Rowant and Crowell; Deborah Ajulu, St Clement’s Church, Oxford; James Elward, Witney Benefice; Jamie Thomson, worship and creative director, St Aldates Church, Oxford; Nigel Pearson, Philip King, Margaret Parkin and Simon Haynes, St Matthew’s Church, Oxford; Choir of the University Church of St Mary the Virgin; The Revd Tina Molyneux, Diocesan Discipleship Enabler; Daphne van der Ross, manager, Hope for the Living, Roodepan, Kimberley, South Africa; Felix Leach, University Church of St Mary the Virgin Oxford; The Revd Kevin Lovell, curate, Prestwood and Great Hampden; Alison, Beth and Mair Williams, Lambourn Valley Benefice; Gloucester Cathedral Choir; The Church of England; Resound Worship, Sam Hargreaves and Marcus Pagnam; The Revd Dr Guy Harrison, head of Spiritual & Pastoral Care, Oxford Health NHS Trust; Sayo Akinwalere, St Mary & St Nicholas, Littlemore; Tessa Shaw, St Francis of Assisi, Terriers; The choristers of Christ Church, Worcester and Pembroke Colleges, accompanied by Sophie Biddell; St Andrew’s Church, High Wycombe; Junior choristers of Kidlington Parish Church; James Lawbuary, Revd Ross Meikle, Revd April Beckerleg, and Revd Serena Tajima, LGBTI+ Chaplaincy Team; Anna Samuels and Hannah Morris; The Revd Ulrika Zwaard; Jeremy Lasman; Rebecca Coatsworth, Order of St Frideswide and Open Doors; Cogges Youth Worship Band; Elizabeth Nurse; Deborah Ajulu; The Revd Keith Dunnett, vicar, Christ Church, Abingdon; Choir of St Edmundsbury Cathedral; Maria Czepiel, Choir of Brasenose College, and her father, Stefan Czepiel; Adrian Felaar, St Peter and St Paul, Great Missenden; Caroline Slade, All Saints, Marlow; Roman Lubos, Parish of Cowley; Elizabeth Webster, St Peter and St Paul, Great Missenden; Ed Wiles, Christ Church, Abingdon; The Revd Dr Elizabeth Lowson; Dr Matthew Salisbury, National Liturgy and Worship Adviser, Church of England; Choir of All Saints’ Church, High Wycombe; Faye Simonds, St Frideswide’s Church, Water Eaton; Ordinary Cadet Ben Peerless; Susan Holmes and Dr Stephen Holmes, St Michael & All Angels, Lambourn; Sqn Ldr Edgar Samuel; RAF Chaplain, the Revd Sqn Ldr Christina Lacey; Roxanna Clayton, Jubilee Brass Band, Oxford; Lacey family, RAF High Wycombe; Cllr Ian McEnnis, RAFA; Cllr Tony Green, High Wycombe; Lt (SCC) Craig Leonard, RMR; The Revd Hugh Ellis, team rector, High Wycombe Team Ministry; The Revd Liz Jackson, associate archdeacon of Berkshire; The Revd Jenny Ellis, co-ordinating chaplain, Buckingham New University, associate priest, West Wycombe Team Ministry; The Revd Ben Baker, curate, St Mary’s Church, Barton; Bike Fadero, Trevor Jones and Megan, Niamh, and Harry, St Mary’s Church, Barton; The Revd Nessa Watts, curate, Christ Church, Abingdon; Dave Burt, members of 2:42 homegroup, Jez, Holly and Amy Spearman, St Clement’s Church, Oxford; Lauren Harris, worship director, St Aldates Church, Oxford; Helen Skertchly, Lucy Driver, Tim Goodacre, Simon Haynes, Penny Moore, Nigel Pearson and Matthew, St Matthew’s Church, Oxford; The Revd Dr Philip Lockley, curate, St Clement’s Church, Oxford; The Revd Dr Darren McFarland, Vicar, St Andrew’s Church Headington; Members of the Benefice of Steeple Aston with North Aston and Tackley; Michelle Bailey-Wells, Benefice of Witney; Waddesdon Church of England School Worship Band; The Revd Dr Joanna Collicutt, lecturer in psychology and spirituality, Ripon College Cuddesdon, diocesan advisor for the spiritual care of older people; The Revd Ian Biscoe, Emmanuel Church Bicester; Gill, Joel and Nathan Taylor, All Saints’, Marlow; Streetsounds, Warfield Church, Berkshire; The Venerable Guy Elsmore, archdeacon of Buckingham; John Harris, S-Giles-in-Reading; Trinity Odipo, S-Giles-in-Reading; Lucy Wilson, St Peter and St Paul, Great Missenden; Chris Ellaby, Christ Church, Abingdon; The Revd Julie Mintern, vicar, Lambourn Valley; Steven Hearn, St Mary, Banbury; Community of the Sisters of the Church, Gerrards Cross; Rachel Avery and Jonathan Court, All Saints, Marlow; Michelle Eyre, Discovering Prayer; Bishop Fredrik Modéus, Bishop of Växjö; Hannah Baylor, ordinand, Wycliffe Hall, University of Oxford; Rajiv Sidhu, ordinand, Ripon College Cuddesdon; The Revd Claire Browes, curate, Cowley St John; Åse Aronsson; the Revd Christine Bainbridge; the Revd Julia Jonsson, and Sten-Inge Petersson of Växjö Cathedral; the Revd Ally Barrett, Chaplain of St Catherine’s College, Cambridge; Becca and Lauren from All Saints Marlow; Holly, Amy and Jez Spearman, St Clement’s Church, Oxford; The Revd Lady Denise Brown, Acting Unit Coordinator, Prayer and Spirituality, Mother’s Union Oxford; The Revd Dr Philip Lockley, curate, St Clement’s Church, Oxford; The Revd David Tyler, associate archdeacon of Dorchester; Tom and Ruthie Brewster, Trinity at Four, Henley-on-Thames; Sebastian Elias, St Giles’ Church, Horspath; Nick Gallant, St Francis, Terriers; The Lay Clerks, Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford; Jack Belloli, Ripon College Cuddesdon; Adrian Boynton, Christ The Cornerstone, Milton Keynes; Fr Benji Tyler, Wantage Parish; Tim Hill, Oxford Brookes University; The Revd Callum Zuckert; The Choir of Christ The Cornerstone, Milton Keynes; Flo and Elsa, choristers from Frideswide Voices of Christ Church; Young people, St Leonard Eynsham; The Revd Drew Tweedy, vicar, St John the Evangelist, Carterton; Mark Robinson, Church at Home video editor; Novice Sister Lizzie Ruth, Community of St Mary the Virgin, Wantage; The Revd Becky Bevan, vicar, Benefice of Newbury St George and St John; Isis Southey, Batt School Witney; St Martin’s Voices; Poppy and Ellie Walker, St Kenelm’s School Minster Lovell; Dr Jonathan Roberts, ordinand, Ripon College Cuddesdon; The Revd Claire Browes, curate, St Mary and St John’s, Cowley; St Mary’s Infant School, Witney; Tora Nilsson, St Margaret’s, Oxford; Felix Knight and the choir of St Michael All Angels, Summertown; Steven Buckley, director of communications for the Diocese of Oxford, St Mary’s, Twyford; The Benefice of Witney E-Choir; James Brown, organist, the University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford; Donkeys Joey and Shankydd and Wendy Gray, Road Farm Countryways, Great Missenden; Roots Youth Group, baby Minnie Massey, Ken Harratt, Imogen Rees, St Peter and St Paul Great Missenden; Year 5 staff and pupils, Great Missenden Church of England Combined School; Angeline Ruredzo, LLM, St Andrew’s Cippenham; Bill Maish, Dorchester Abbey; The Revd Jacqueline Dove, rector (designate), Blackthorn Chase Benefice; The Revd Gemma Beesley, assistant curate, Parish of Cowley; The Revd Sarah Nesbitt, assistant curate, United Benefice of Shiplake, Dunsden and Harpsden; The Revd Catherine Schneider, assistant curate, Dorchester Team; The Revd Dr Elizabeth Lowson, assistant curate, Great Missenden with Ballinger and Little Hampden; Emu Music; Choir of Reading Minster; The Burford Church Music Group; Revd Dr William Lamb, vicar, University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford; Revd Martin Williams, co-area dean for Amersham; Revd Gary Collins, associate vicar, St John the Evangelist, Newbury; Waltham St Lawrence Virtual Voices, with Simon Shaw, Dr Camilla Jarnot and Fiona Penn; Valerie Nicholson, St Margaret of Antioch Church, Harpsden; Vic Henshall, Trinity at Four, Henley; Dora Abbi, St John’s & St Stephen’s, Reading; The Revd Sarah Jones, interim minister, St John the Evangelist, Woodley; Dom and Katie Finch, Christ Church Abingdon; The Revd Keith Dunnett, Vicar at Christ Church Abingdon; May and Sofie Duffell, Barley Hill Church, Thame; Emily and Janice Devine, Parish of Finchampstead and California; Revd Sorrell Shamel-Woods, assistant curate, Dorchester Team; Pupils at Finchampstead, Church of England Primary School; William Taylor, organist, Finchampstead and California; Doug Smith, St Mary the Virgin, Greenham; The Revd Gemma Donnell, assistant curate, Finchampstead and California; The Revd Nicola Hulks, team vicar, St Barnabas, Thatcham team ministry; The Revd Cara Smart, curate, St Paul’s Church, Wokingham, with St Nicholas, Emmbrook, and Woosehill Church; The Revd Dr Judith Ryder, Kidlington with Hampton Poyle, Oxford; Ayo Audu, ordinand, St Frideswide's, Water Eaton; Svea Liyanage, Örebro, Sweden; Matt Dixey, Greyfriars Church, Reading; Chris Druce, Thatcham; The worship team, St Andrew’s Church, High Wycombe The Revd Dr Leonard Onugha, curate, St Barnabas Church, Emmer Green, Reading; The Revd Hannah Hobday, vicar, St Peter’s, Earley; William Buckley; Penelope Warner, St Michael at the Northgate; The Revd Andrea Colbrook, curate, Ridgeway Benefice; Nadia Whiffin, St Mary the Virgin, Witney; Chris O’Shea and musicians, St Mary’s, Chipping Norton; The Revd Drew Tweedy, Parish of Carterton; Ben Giddens; St Martin-in-the-Fields and the Royal School of Church Music; Andrew Earis; The Revd James Dwyer, curate, St Andrew’s, Oxford; The Revd Dr Laura Biron-Scott, vicar, Holy Trinity Headington Quarry; Lewis Wanigasooriya, St Francis Assisi, Terriers; Philip King and Margaret Parkin, St Matthew’s Church, Oxford; Ross Martin, LLM, St Mary and St Nicholas, Littlemore; Sr Margaret Theresa, Sisters of the Love of God, Fairacres, Oxford; William Hunter, St James’ Church, Cowley; Matthew Schrecker; The Revd Charles Chadwick, parish development adviser, archdeaconry of Dorchester; The Revd Andrew Lightbown, rector, Winslow Benefice; Jecca Bryan, St Margaret of Antioch, Harpsden; Ann Lewis, St Mary’s, Chipping Norton; Revd Samson Kuponiyi, assistant curate, St Peter’s, Burnham; Margaret Thewsey, United Benefice of Shiplake with Dunsden and Harpsden; John Padley; The worship team at St Andrew’s, Oxford; Joyful Noise; Amelia Khan, Parish of Finchampstead and California; The Revd Susy Brouard, assistant curate, Kidlington with Hampton Poyle; Vanessa and Mike Woodward, Benefice of Radley, Sunningwell and Kennington; Opera Anywhere; The Come and See team; Dr Stephen Darlington; Irim Sawar, St Michael and All Angels, Oxford; Moji Kolawole, Greyfriars Church, Reading; Liv Chapman, St Ebbe's Church, Oxford; Mark Hamilton, St Andrew’s, Oxford; Tiwalade Amusan,St Mary and St Nicholas, Littlemore; Jean Johnson, All Saints’ High Wycombe; Richard Vendome and The Oxford Girls’ Choir with Gigi McCauley; The Reynolds Family, St Mary’s Church, Witney; The Revd Canon Sally Lodge, team rector, Benefice of New Windsor; The Revd Jeremy Goulston, assistant area dean, Vale of the White Horse; Peter Mattingley, St Faith’s Church, Shellingford; Parishioners, United Benefice of Shiplake with Dunsden and Harpsden cum Bolney; Members of the Wednesday Prayer Group, Holy Trinity, Bray; St Mary’s Worship Team, Chipping Norton; The Revd Mark Nelson and family, Winslow Benefice; Stuart Scott; The Revd Sylvester Liyanage, Sörbykyrkan, Orëbro, Sweden; The Revd Anupama Kamble-Hansell, chaplain, St Edmund Hall, University of Oxford; The Revd Dr Peter Hansell, chaplain, Bradfield College, Berkshire; Nathanael Hansell and Joshua Hansell; Gioia Chuka, Berkshire; The Revd Will Pearson-Gee, rector, Buckingham Parish Church; Adam Edwards, St Mary’s Greenham; Adrian Yardley, Christ the Cornerstone, Milton Keynes; Beverley Mitchell-Wright, Parish of Finchampstead and California; The choir of Finchampstead, St James; Philip King and Margaret Parkin, St Matthew’s Church, Oxford; The worship group of All Saints, Marlow; The Revd Richard Lamey, rector, Parish of St Paul, Wokingham; Margaret Foster, St Mary Magdalene, Crowmarsh Gifford; Jim Oliver, St Nicolas, Taplow; Members of St Francis of Assisi Church, Wycombe; Jeremy Boughton, Dorchester Abbey; The Revd Liz Jackson, associate archdeacon of Berkshire; The Rt Revd Gavin Collins, Bishop of Dorchester; Derry French and the St Laurence Church Choir, Winslow; Lucia Chuka, Berkshire; Kira Holland, St Peter’s, Maidenhead; Sarah Flashman, diocesan New Congregations Enabler; Liv Chapman and Philip Percival; René Chuka, Berkshire; Adrian Boynton, director of music, City Church of Milton Keynes; The Revd Angela Brennan, curate, Thatcham Team Ministry; The Revd Catherine Schneider, curate, Dorchester Team Churches; Stephen Schneider, Dorchester Team Churches; Helen Schneider, St Matthew’s Church, Oxford; The Revd Jenni Williams, vicar of St Matthew’s Oxford; The Revd Jonathan Widdess, vicar, Parish of Cumnor; Matthew Jackson, St Andrew’s Oxford; Becky Murgatroyd, youth minister, St Mary’s Wendover; Emma Thompson, Winslow Benefice, diocesan communications officer; The Revd Canon Dr Jennifer Strawbridge, St Andrew’s, Headington; Year 6, Shiplake Church of England Primary School; Hannah Grivell, Louise Watts, Chris Knight, Matthew Watts and Liam Cartwright - the Cuddesdon Consort, Ripon College Cuddesdon, Oxford; Benjamin H Johnson III, licensed lay minister, St Mary and St Nicholas Littlemore; Derek Lancaster, licensed lay minister, All Saints’ High Wycombe; Aron West and Aaron James, Christ Church, Oxford; Ruth Hamilton-Jones, diocesan communications officer; The Revd Paul Cowan, chaplain to the Bishop of Oxford. Church at Home is produced each week by the Revd Charlotte Bannister-Parker, associate chaplain to the Bishop of Oxford, and Steven Buckley, director of communications, with the help of Emma Thompson, digital communications officer, and Mark Robinson of Digital Creative. And to all of you, for worshipping with us – thank you.