The Parish of Great
Berkhamsted
St Peter’s Church
The Baptism of Christ
13
January 2008
Welcome
to St Peter’s Berkhamsted. If you are
new to the parish or this service, please feel confident to introduce yourself
to a “welcomer,” one of the Clergy or Sides people.
Communicant
members of all Churches are invited to receive Holy Communion. If you are not receiving Communion, please
come to the Altar rail for a blessing but carry a book so the minister knows.
The
Sunday School, Pathfinders, and Crèche run in the Court House from 9:30am. Children are welcome to stay in the service.
There are children’s games at the rear of the church.
Coffee and biscuits are
served in the Court House after the 9.30am service.
All are invited. Please do come if you have time.
9:30am service details: Hymns, Psalm,
Collect, Readings,
Anthem, Post Communion Prayer & Voluntary will be found on the Insert.
6:00pm Choral
Evensong service details:
Hymns: NEH 58, 352; Psalms: 46,
47
Responses: Smith Canticles:
Stanford in G
Anthem: Stanford How
beauteous are the feet
Voluntary: JS Bach Chorale
Prelude ‘Mit Fried und Freud
ich
fahr dahin’ BWV 617
Website: http://stpetersberkhamsted.org.uk
Notices
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sunday@five (5-6.30pm) exciting new
service for children and families. Starts at 5pm with food then worship continues
with songs/video clips/age-based discussion groups/anything that takes the
fancy! Aimed for 10-13s – but with a
wide appeal to ages either side.
Starting TODAY 13th January at Sunnyside Church
and run jointly between Sunnyside, St Peter’s and St Mary’s.
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GRIEF AND LOSS SUPPORT GROUP MONTHLY LUNCH 12.30pm Wednesday 16 January at The White Horse, Bourne End. Whether bereaved recently or a few years ago
you will be very welcome to join us. If
you would like to attend, need help with transport or would like further
details, please contact Sylvia Banks 871195
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TEAM EVENT Sunday 3rd February at All
Saints’ Church Pancakes and Praise.
An afternoon of fun and friendship, centred on the theme of pancakes,
starts at 3pm and after tea and cakes there will be a service of praise at
4:30pm. Please sign list at the
west end of church.
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WALSINGHAM - Friday 2nd May – Monday 5th
May (Bank Holiday)
Fr Michael will lead the Parish Pilgrimage to the Shrine of our Lady of
Walsingham. Details to follow
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Christopher & Angela Morris thank everyone
for their loving and prayerful support during Joan’s illness and for their
messages of sympathy since her death.
They have been greatly helped by them
COWPER
SOCIETY TALKS - 7:30pm in The Court House
28th January David Hilling ‘Barging all over Britain’
11th February John Screen ‘A British prince in Northern Europe, 1802-03’
25th February Alison Baverstock ‘Does the Book have a
Future?’
10th March Aymeric Jenkins ‘Romanesque Architecture’
WITH
RETIRING COLLECTIONS FOR THE ORGAN FUND
LENT GROUPS
Lent is very early this year and town-wide study groups will start in the week
commencing Monday 11 February.
They will run for 5 weeks and the subject will be “The Lord’s Prayer”.
There will be a group led by John Malcolm on Wednesday evenings at 8:00pm in
the Court House, starting Wednesday 13 February.
Details of all the groups can be found on the Church notice board and you are
invited to sign-up for a suitable group as soon as possible.
Prayer
Diary
A daily reminder to pray for the Church,
Country, Parish & community in Berkhamsted.
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Sunday
13th January
The Baptism of Christ
Matthew 3:13-17
For
the Sick
RIP & Memorial
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+Rowan Williams
, + Philip Aspinall, Archbishop of Brisbane, Australia.
+ Christopher
Bp of St Albans & Staff.
For Geoffrey
Tristram of the Society of St John the Evangelist and for all
those who are
living in a Religious Community
Judith Hill, Harry
Arnfield, Christina Billington, Angela Morris,
Tom Hible,
Nigel Franklin, Mattie Franklin, Tom Montague, Arthur
Williams, Rene
Dunford.
John Sear
RIP; Fr
Stephen Wells, Sheila Lewis
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Monday 14th
Mark 1: 14 - 20
Sick, Anxious &
Bereaved
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+ O. Obijole,
Bp of Akoko, Nigeria
Parish Course
on the Old and New Testament, John Malcolm
Anglican
Theological Colleges in England
and Wales
Rene Dunford,
Arthur Williams
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Tuesday 15th
Mark 1 : 21-28
Sick, Anxious &
Bereaved
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+ Michael
Ipinmoye, Bp of Akure, Nigeria
Care Visitors,
Home Helps and Meals on Wheels, Berkhamsted
Children who
care for parents
Mattie
Franklin, Tom Montague, Arthur Williams
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Wednesday 16th
Mark 1: 29-39
Sick, Anxious &
Bereaved
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+ Henry
Parsley, Bp of Alabama, USA
Sports
facilities and instructors in Berkhamsted.
All those
struggling to keep New Year resolutions.
Tom Hible,
Nigel Franklin
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Thursday 17th
Mark 1: 40-end
Sick, Anxious &
Bereaved
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+ Bishop of Alaska to be appointed
St Peter’s Pipe
Organ appeal, The Cowper Society
Musicians and
Poets
Harry Arnfield,
Christina Billington
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Friday 18th
Mark 2 : 1- 12
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+ William Love,
Bp of Albany, USA
All
denominations of Christian
Churches in
Berkhamsted.
Week of Prayer
for Christian Unity.
Those of our
family & friends departed this life
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Saturday
19th
Mark 2 :13-17
Sick, Anxious &
Bereaved
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+ Ronald
Ferris, Bp of Algoma, Canada
West Herts Hospital,
Stoke Mandeville
Hospital
Government-funded
Medical research
Judith Hill,
Angela Morris
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The 3rd of Epiphany
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Readings: Isaiah 49: 1-7; 1 Cor 1:
1-9; John 1: 29-42
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ST PETER’S
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Today Sunday 13th
January
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next week Sunday 20th
January
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SIDESMEN
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8:00am Elizabeth Prosser
9:30am John Addy, Jane Bartholomew
Tony & Mandy Bailey
6:00pm Christopher Green
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8:00am Frank Allum
9:30am Michael & Rachael Anderson
Eric Brown, Barbara Conway
6:00pm John Cook
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INTERCESSOR
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9:30am Elizabeth Jackson
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9:30am Penny Abbott
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CHALICE
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9:30am Philippa Seldon, Frank N. Graham T.
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9:30am Rachael Anderson, Tony B, Carole D.
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CRÈCHE
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9:30am Nicola Beadle, Hilary Ozcan
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9:30am Jenny Jenkins, Ali Allsop
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SERVERS
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8:00am Alan Conway
9:30am Chris Clegg (MC)
Ron Fisher (Cr)
Mike Hart, David Crawley
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8:00am Libby Grundy
9:30am David Northcott (MC)
Alex Evans (Cr)
Sam Limbert, James Ruffell
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READINGS
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8:00am David Lidderdale
9:30am Rachel & Michael Below
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8:00am Patrick Lepper
9:30am Joan Tierney, John Cook
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CHURCH CLEANING :
Priscilla Watt, Barbara Hible, Mary Curzon-Swallow, Rachel & Michael
Below, Penny Abbott
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This Week’s Diary
In
Church O= services where the PA
Loop system is in use
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SUNDAY 13
The Baptism of
Christ
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8:00am EUCHARIST O(Fr Michael Bowie, Pr John Malcolm)
9:30am SUNG EUCHARIST O (Fr Michael Bowie, Pr John Malcolm)
Crèche, Sunday School & Pathfinders
6:00pm CHORAL EVENSONG O (The Revd John Pritchard, Pr Fr Michael Bowie)
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Monday 14
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7:30am Morning
Prayer
1.00pm Funeral: John Sear
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5:00pm Evening
Prayer
6:00pm EUCHARIST
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Tuesday 15
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7:30am Morning
Prayer
9:30am EUCHARIST,
All Saints’, Shrublands Rd.
10:30am Organ:
Bill Thom (11:30am)
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5:00pm Evening Prayer
5:15pm Choir Practice
(6:15pm)
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Wednesday 16
St Anthony, Abbot
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7:30am Morning Prayer
8:00am EUCHARIST
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5:00pm Evening Prayer
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Thursday 17
Confession of
St Peter
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No Morning Prayer
11:00am EUCHARIST O
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No Evening Prayer
8:00pm Bellringing
(9:15pm) south door
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Friday 18
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7:30am Morning Prayer
9:15am EUCHARIST
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12:00nn Organ:
Jane Watts (3:00pm)
5:00pm Evening
Prayer
7:00pm Choir
Practice (8:30pm)
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Saturday 19
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9:30am Morning Prayer
10:00am EUCHARIST
3:00pm Organ: Jon Lee
(5:00pm)
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5:00pm Evening
Prayer
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SUNDAY 20
The 3rd Sunday
of Epiphany
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8:00am EUCHARIST O(The Revd Luke Geoghegan)
9:30am SUNG EUCHARIST O (The Revd Luke Geoghegan)
Crèche, Sunday School & Pathfinders
6:00pm EVENSONG &
SERMON O (Fr Michael
Bowie)
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Other Church Activities
Monday Prayers for our Schools 9:00am-10:00am in The Breukelman Room, Sunnyside Church.
Please let us know of any prayer requests. Marjorie Davies 01494 783034.
Tuesday Chuckles Toddlers 10:00-11:30am All Saints’
Church. This week10:15 service: The
boy Jesus at the Temple. Jenny
Wells 870981
Mothers’ Union AGM 7.30pm 17 Hall Park & Memories
of 2007. Mgt Burbidge 862139
Wednesday Grief and Loss Support Group Monthly Lunch 12:30pm The White Horse, Bourne
End. Sylvia Banks 871195
Julian Meeting 11:30am at 57 Meadow Road. Half an hour of quiet prayer.
Jenny W. 870981
Pathfinder Games Club (yrs 5-8)
7 – 8:30pm All Saints’ Hall.
Jimmy Young 384929
Thursday T.E.s
(youth club for yr 9+) 7:00-9:00pm Court House. Jimmy Young 384929
Friday Little Fishes Toddlers 9:30-11:30am
in the Court House. Nicole Addy-Varndell
864094
Saturday ABC Prayer
Breakfast 8:00am King’s Road
Church
Future Dates
28th Jan. 7:30pm Cowper Society Talk: David Hilling ‘Barging
all over Britain’,
The Court House
6th Feb. 8:00pm Solemn Eucharist
with Imposition of Ashes, St Peter’s
9th Feb. 7:30pm Save The Children Anna Le Hair
& Adrian Johnson Piano Duets, Lady Chpl, St P.
11th Feb. 7:30pm Cowper Soc. Talk: John
Screen ‘A British prince in Northern Europe,
1802-03’, Crt Hse
23rd Feb. 7:30pm Gaudeamus Choral concert, St Peter’s
25th Feb. 7:30pm Cowper Soc. Talk: Alison
Baverstock ‘Does the Book have a Future?’, The Court Hse
1st Mar. 7:30pm The Bridgewater Band: Rossini, Beethoven,
Brahms, St Peter’s
10th
Mar. 7:30pm Cowper Soc. Talk: Aymeric Jenkins ‘Romanesque Architecture’, The
Court House
PEW LEAFLET notices, in writing: The
Parish Office, The Court House, Berkhamsted
HP4 2AX
email ChurchOffice@greatberkhamsted.org.uk tel.878227 & rota
swaps by 2pm Wednesday please
PARISH OFFICE hours this week: 9:30am-5:00pm
Tue & Wed; 9:30am-12noon Thu &
Fri.
For
all pastoral matters please contact Fr Michael Bowie 01442 864194 or
The
Revd John Pritchard 01442 870016. Both
Fr Michael and John are taking Thursday off this week.
SUNDAY The
Baptism of Christ 13th January
2008
Hymns NEH
Processional 332
Offertory 311
Post-Communion 58
Collect
Eternal Father, who at the baptism of
Jesus revealed him to be your son, anointing him with the Holy Spirit: grant to us, who are born again by water and
the spirit, that we may be faithful to our calling as your adopted
children; 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. . AMEN
First Reading Isaiah 42:1–9
A reading from the book of
the prophet Isaiah.
Thus says the LORD: Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the
nations. He will not cry or lift up his
voice, or make it heard in the
street; a bruised reed he will not
break, and a dimly burning wick he will
not quench; he will faithfully bring
forth justice. He will not grow faint
or be crushed until he has established
justice in the earth; and the coastlands
wait for his teaching.
Thus says God, the LORD, who
created the heavens and stretched them out,
who spread out the earth and what comes from it, who gives breath to the people upon it and spirit to those who walk in it: I am the LORD, I have called you in
righteousness, I have taken you by the
hand and kept you; I have given you as a
covenant to the people, a light to the
nations, to open the eyes that are
blind, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, from the prison those who sit in
darkness. I am the LORD, that is my
name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to idols. See, the former things have come to
pass, and new things I now declare; before they spring forth, I tell you of them.
This is the word of the Lord
(Reply Thanks be to God)
Psalm 29.1-4,
8-10
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R May the Lord
bless his people with peace.
Ascribe to
the Lord, you powers of heaven, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
Ascribe to the Lord the honour due to his
name; worship the Lord in the beauty of
holiness. R
The voice of the Lord is
upon the waters; the God of glory
thunders; the Lord is upon the mighty
waters.
The voice of the
Lord is mighty in operation; the voice
of the Lord is a glorious voice. R
The voice of the Lord makes the oak trees writhe and strips the
forests bare; In his temple all cry,
‘glory!’ R
The Lord sits enthroned
above the water flood; the Lord sits
enthroned as king for evermore.
The Lord shall give strength to his
people; the Lord shall give his people
the blessing of peace. R
Psalm 29.1-4, 8-10 ¯
Second Reading Acts 10:34–43
A reading from the Acts of
the Apostles.
Peter began to speak to those assembled in the house of Cornelius. ‘I truly understand that God shows no partiality, but in every nation anyone who fears him and
does what is right is acceptable to
him. You know the message he sent to the
people of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ – he is Lord
of all. That message spread throughout
Judea, beginning in Galilee
after the baptism that John announced:
how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth
with the Holy Spirit and with power;
how he went about doing good and
healing all who were oppressed by the devil,
for God was with him.
We are witnesses to all that he did
both in Judea and in Jerusalem. They put him to death by hanging him on a
tree; but God raised him on the third
day and allowed him to appear, not to all the people but to us who were chosen by God as
witnesses, and who ate and drank with him
after he rose from the dead. He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one ordained by
God as judge of the living and the
dead. All the prophets testify about
him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his
name.’
This is the word of the Lord
(Reply Thanks be to God)
Gospel Matthew
3:13–end
The Lord be with you
(Reply And also with you)
Hear the Gospel of our Lord
Jesus Christ according to Matthew.
(Reply Glory to you, O Lord)
Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be baptized by him. John would have prevented him, saying, ‘I need to be baptized by you, and do you
come to me?’
But Jesus answered him, ‘Let it be so now; for it is proper for us in this way to fulfil
all righteousness.’ Then he
consented. And when Jesus had been
baptized, just as he came up from the water, suddenly the heavens were opened
to him and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on
him. And a voice from heaven said, ‘This is my Son, the Beloved, with whom I am
well pleased.’
This is the Gospel of the Lord
(Reply Praise to you, O
Christ)
Choir Anthem
How beauteous are the feet Charles V. Stanford
Post Communion Prayer
Lord of all time and eternity, you opened the heavens and revealed
yourself as Father in the baptism of Jesus your beloved Son: by the power of your Spirit complete the
heavenly work of our rebirth through the waters of the new creation; through Jesus Christ our Lord. AMEN
Voluntary
Augustin Barié: Trois Pièces, (i) Marche