BLACKLEY ROTA AND READINGS October – Advent Sunday 2026
If you are not available to take your reading, prayer or AV duties, please try to arrange a swap with someone and let Pam know so the rota can be updated.
Updated 18th October to add hyperlinks to readings
Week Commencing: 11 October 2026 - The Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity
OT Reading: Isaiah 25.1-9; NT Reading: Philippians 4.1-9
Please prepare both readings if you are Reader 1, and you will be informed which one is needed for the service on the day. Thank you.
Gospel Reading: Matthew 22.1-14
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Intercessions |
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HC Assist |
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Hospitality |
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St Andrew |
Pam |
Pam |
Pam |
Graham |
Lisa |
Katherine |
Katherine |
Colin |
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St Paul |
Pam |
David |
Pam |
Ikemba |
Moyo |
Dorothy E |
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Nathan |
Jody & Derek |
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St Peter |
David |
David |
X |
Bev |
Dot |
Karen |
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Kevin |
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St Andrew (Wed) |
Pam |
Pam |
Pam |
Ruth |
Philip |
Graham |
Ruth |
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St Paul (Thu) |
David |
David |
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Week Commencing: 18 October 2026 - The Twentieth Sunday after Trinity
OT Reading: Isaiah 45.1-7; NT Reading: 1 Thessalonians 1.1-10
Please prepare both readings if you are Reader 1, and you will be informed which one is needed for the service on the day. Thank you.
Gospel Reading: Matthew 22.15-22
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HC Assist |
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Hospitality |
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St Andrew |
Katherine |
Helen |
X |
Helen |
Philip |
Lisa |
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Graham |
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St Paul |
Jane/David |
David |
X |
Jane |
Nathan |
Jackie |
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Ikemba |
Sylvia, Bola & Marta |
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St Peter |
Invited to join St Andrew's Congregation at 9.30am |
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St Andrew (Wed) |
Pam |
Pam |
X |
Helen |
Ruth |
Graham |
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St Paul (Thu) |
Pam |
Pam |
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Week Commencing: 25 October 2026 - Last after Trinity
OT Reading: Leviticus 19.1-2;15-18; NT Reading: 1 Thessalonians 2.1-8
Please prepare both readings if you are Reader 1, and you will be informed which one is needed for the service on the day. Thank you.
Gospel Reading: Matthew 22.34-46
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Reader 2 |
HC Assist |
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Hospitality |
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St Andrew |
Jane |
Jane |
Jane |
Katherine |
Ruth |
Philip |
Ann |
Graham |
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St Paul |
Jane |
Jane |
Jane |
Nnoema |
Margot |
Jody |
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Ikenna |
Tina, Esther & Chief |
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St Peter |
Pam |
Pam |
Pam |
Bev |
Karen |
Gillian |
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Dave/Kevin |
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St Andrew (Wed) |
Pam |
Helen |
Pam |
Philip |
Katherine |
Helen |
Helen |
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St Paul (Thu) |
David |
David |
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Week Commencing: 1 November 2026 - All Saints' Day
OT Reading: Revelation 7. 9 - 17; NT Reading: 1 John 3. 1 - 3
Please prepare both readings if you are Reader 1, and you will be informed which one is needed for the service on the day. Thank you.
Gospel Reading: Matthew 5.1-12
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HC Assist |
AV |
Hospitality |
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St Andrew |
Pam |
Pam |
Pam |
Lisa |
Colin |
Ruth |
Ruth |
Colin |
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St Paul |
Pam |
Pam |
Pam |
Sylvia |
Derin |
Sylvia |
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Nathan |
Ellen & Sue |
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St Peter |
Philip |
Philip |
X |
Karen |
Gillian |
Dave |
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Dave |
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St Andrew (Wed) |
Pam |
Pam |
Pam |
Ruth |
Graham |
Philip |
Katherine |
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St Paul (Thu) |
Pam |
Pam |
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Week Commencing: 8 November 2026 - Remembrance Sunday – all services to start at 10.45am
OT Reading: Amos 5.18-24; NT Reading: 1 Thessalonians 4.13-18
Please prepare both readings if you are Reader 1, and you will be informed which one is needed for the service on the day. Thank you.
Gospel Reading: Matthew 25.1-13
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Intercessions |
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Reader 2 |
HC Assist |
AV |
Hospitality |
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St Andrew |
Katherine |
Colin |
X |
Philip |
Graham |
Ruth |
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Colin |
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St Paul |
Pam |
Pam |
X |
Pam |
Harry |
Jody |
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Ikemba |
Jody & Derek |
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St Peter |
David |
David |
X |
Bev |
Bev |
Karen |
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Dave |
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St Andrew (Wed) |
Pam |
Pam |
Pam |
Katherine |
Helen |
Ruth |
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St Paul (Thu) |
David |
David |
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Week Commencing: 15 November 2026 - The Second Sunday before Advent
OT Reading: Zephaniah 1.7;12-18; NT Reading: 1 Thessalonians 5.1-11
Please prepare both readings if you are Reader 1, and you will be informed which one is needed for the service on the day. Thank you.
Gospel Reading: Matthew 25.14-30
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Hospitality |
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St Andrew |
Philip |
Katherine |
X |
Ruth |
Helen |
Graham |
Philip |
Kevin |
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St Paul |
David |
David |
X |
Ikenna |
Ikenna |
Nnoema |
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Ikenna |
Sylvia, Bola & Marta |
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St Peter |
Pam |
Pam |
Pam |
Dave |
Gillian |
Wiktor |
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Dave |
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St Andrew (Wed) |
Philip |
Pam |
X |
Graham |
Philip |
Katherine |
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St Paul (Thu) |
Pam |
Pam |
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Week Commencing: 22 November 2026 - Christ the King/Sunday next before Advent
OT Reading: Ezekiel 34.11-16;20-24; NT Reading: Ephesians 1.15-23
Please prepare both readings if you are Reader 1, and you will be informed which one is needed for the service on the day. Thank you.
Gospel Reading: Matthew 25.31-46
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Hospitality |
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St Andrew |
Pam |
Pam |
Pam |
Colin |
Katherine |
Helen |
Ann |
Kevin |
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St Paul |
Pam |
Pam |
Pam |
Ikemba |
Sophia |
Derek |
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Nathan |
Tina, Esther & Chief |
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St Peter |
Jane |
Jane |
Jane |
Karen |
Dot |
Bev |
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Dave |
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St Andrew (Wed) |
Pam |
Pam |
Pam |
Helen |
Ruth |
Graham |
Ruth |
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St Paul (Thu) |
David |
David |
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Week Commencing: 29 November 2026 - First Sunday of Advent
OT Reading: Isaiah 64. 1 - 9; NT Reading: 1 Corinthians 1. 3 - 9
Please prepare both readings if you are Reader 1, and you will be informed which one is needed for the service on the day. Thank you.
Gospel Reading: Mark 13. 24-37
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HC Assist |
AV |
Hospitality |
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St Andrew |
Philip |
Helen |
X |
Graham |
Lisa |
Katherine |
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Colin |
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St Paul |
Pam |
Pam |
Pam |
Jody |
Michael |
Dorothy E |
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Ikemba |
Ellen & Sue |
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St Peter |
Pam |
Pam |
Pam |
Bev |
Dave |
Gillian |
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Dave |
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St Andrew (Wed) |
Pam |
Katherine |
Pam |
Philip |
Katherine |
Helen |
Helen |
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St Paul (Thu) |
Pam |
Pam |
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