Across

1 Church dignitary who could possibly come to preach later (11)

9 Regretful police got a reform (10)

10 Cross in church — and insolent, it’s reported (4)

11 I lapse badly — that’s an observation (6)

12 Abundant life cut short in crop I mismanaged (8)

13 Brief media time for religious exhortation could be the Almighty’s fate (7)

15 True nationalist found finally in group at riot (7)

16 ‘And these are they by the ____, where the word is sown’ (St Mark 4:15, AV) (7)

18 Stand in church for the reading of God’s word (7)

21 I stand corrected, in front of church, for aloofness (8)

22 Soldiers joining one boy in prayer (6)

23 Girl taking articles to and fro (4)

24 Genuflect unsteadily before end of ritual — how remiss (10)

25 Bring ale etc. around for making merry (11)

Down

2 Finds strength in mass meetings (7)

3 Rotter entraps good philosopher (5)

4 Sort putting Religious Education to the fore proves to be key again (6)

5 Head off eligible voters making for church office (9)

6 Row about slip-up in old church register? (7)

7 Church members playing special pianos (13)

8 Strange custom Georgio extracted from Cartesian philosophy (6,4,3)

14 One protected by great guns according to regulation (9)

17 Day before sermon I had to get stuff (7)

19 Knight, sir rising to pierce giant, one unwanted (7)

20 Minister upset German, man dismissed as church officer (6)

22 Huddleston endlessly upset — it’s plain to see (5)

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