November 2025
Sunday 30th November – 1st Sunday of Advent
| Sunday Collect | Sunday Readings |
| Almighty God, as your kingdom dawns, turn us from the darkness of sin to the light of holiness, that we may be ready to meet you in our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. | Isaiah 2: 1 – 5 Romans 13: 11 – end Matthew 24: 36 – 44 |
December 2025
Sunday 7th December – 2nd Sunday of Advent
| Sunday Collect | Sunday Readings |
| Almighty God, purify our hearts and minds, that when your Son Jesus Christ comes again as judge and saviour we may be ready to receive him, who is our Lord and our God. | Isaiah 11: 1 – 10a Romans 15: 4 – 13 Matthew 3: 1 – 12 |
Sunday 14th December – 3rd Sunday of Advent
| Sunday Collect | Sunday Readings |
| God for whom we watch and wait, you sent John the Baptist to prepare the way of your Son: give us courage to speak the truth, to hunger for justice, and to suffer for the cause of right, with Jesus Christ our Lord. | Isaiah 35: 1 – 10 James 5: 7 – 10 Matthew 11: 2 – 11 |
Sunday 21st December – 4th Sunday of Advent
| Sunday Collect | Sunday Readings |
| Eternal God, as Mary waited for the birth of your Son, so we wait for his coming in glory; bring us through the birth pangs of this present age to see, with her, our great salvation in Jesus Christ our Lord. | Isaiah 7: 10 – 16 Romans 1: 1 – 7 Matthew 1: 18 – end |
Sunday 28th December – 1st Sunday of Christmas
| Sunday Collect | Sunday Readings |
| God in Trinity, eternal unity of perfect love: gather the nations to be one family, and draw us into your holy life through the birth of Emmanuel, our Lord Jesus Christ. | Jeremiah 31: 15 – 17 1 Corinthians 1: 26 – 29 Matthew 2: 13 – 18 |
