4 Day Church Calendar

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.