The Parish of Great
Berkhamsted
St Peter’s Church
The Second Sunday of Christmas
4th
January 2009
Welcome
to St Peter’s Berkhamsted. If you are
new to the parish or this service, please introduce yourself to a “welcomer,”
or one of the Clergy or sidesmen.
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.
There
will be no Sunday School, Pathfinders or Crèche today, but children are welcome
to stay in the service. There are
children’s games at the back 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,
Post Communion Prayer will be found on the
Insert.
Choir Anthem: A
New Year Carol Benjamin Britten
Voluntaries:
before
the service Chorale-Prelude “Der alte Jahr vergangen ist” JS Bach,
after the service Chorale-Prelude “In Dir ist Freude”, BWV 615 JS Bach
6:00pm service details: Evening Prayer said
Psalm 135
Website: http://stpetersberkhamsted.org.uk
Notices
SUNG EUCHARIST
FOR THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD
8:00pm NEXT TUESDAY 6th JANUARY
COWPER SOCIETY WINTER TALKS:
Monday 12th January at 8pm Abraham Lincoln by Andrew
Houseman, Court House
Monday 26th January at 8pm The History of
Temple Bar by John Ansell, Court House
Monday 9th
February at 8pm Venice by John Julius, Viscount Norwich,
St Peter’s
Monday 23rd February at 8pm Where
do we come from.. by Dr Bruce Winney, Crt House
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CHILDREN’S SOCIETY THANK YOU: A total of
£642.01 (including Gift aid) was
collected at the St Peter’s Crib Service on Christmas Eve. The local Children’s Society committee would
like to thank everyone for their generosity.
CHRISTMAS
THANKS
Thanks to all who support this
church. And very special thanks to the
many, many people who help in numerous ways: on committees, on rotas, or by
decorating, cleaning, stitching, polishing, singing or ringing, not forgetting
those whose quiet help is so successful that it is barely noticed. And very
particular thanks to our staff of Clergy and Readers and to the Churchwardens
for their tireless involvement in every aspect of church life.
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EASTER WEEK IN VENICE
WITH ST PETER’S.
Let’s
make it a parish outing to celebrate Easter. St Peter’s choir will be in Venice
16-19 April, singing at St George’s Anglican Church and at some of the most famous
churches in Venice: The Redentore, St Mark’s and Santa Maria dei Miracoli, the
church that inspired the interior of Berkhamsted School Chapel, where the choir
will give a concert of Music for Venice: Sunday pm 22nd
March. Do have a word with
Fr Michael or Adrian Davis.
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CHESHAM BOIS CATHOLIC
PLAYERS The Sorcerer’s Apprentice 17th, 18th, 23rd
& 24th January at The Elgiva, Chesham. See poster &
handbills. Box Office 01494 582900
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STEWARDSHIP ENVELOPES If you haven’t collected
yours yet please contact Miles & Diana Nicholas (871958).
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All Saints’ February/March NEWSLETTER copydate TOMORROW Monday 5th
January. A reduced version is being produced with the help
of Audrey Hope and Ruth Treves Brown.
Please continue to send details of family news or matters concerning All Saints typed or on disc to Christina Billington, 13 Ashridge Rise,
HP4 3JT or email
chrissybill@ntlworld, for processing
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FAIRTRADE STALLS at St Peter’s & at
All Saints’ TODAY Sunday 4th
January The new catalogue may be borrowed
at All Saints and at St Peter's. All
Fairtrade enquiries to Angela, tel. 866992
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WALSINGHAM 09
The Parish Pilgrimage to the Shrine of our Lady of Walsingham is booked
for 15th/17th May, so please expect no further details
for a while yet.
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.
Prayer
Diary
A daily reminder to pray for the Church,
Country, Parish & community in Berkhamsted.
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Sunday
4th
Christmas 2
Sick
& Bereaved
Memorial
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 Rowan
Williams, Christopher
Bp of St Albans & Staff
Lincoln - The Rt Revd
John Charles Saxbee
Rene Dunford, Alex Wright, Judith Hill, Frances Pope, Arthur
Williams, Harry Arnfield, Chris Billington, Angela Morris, Geraldine Wright,
Nigel Franklin, Rosalyn Yates, Roma Haddock, Thomas Kraft, Zoe Doyle, Peter
Lawson, Pat Lawson, John Addy, Christopher Morris, Pam Glanville, Martin
Hook, David Eller, Vera Hackworth
Bertrand Chambers, David Jackson, Rona
Prodger
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Monday 5th
Mrk4:12-17&23-end
Sick
& Bereaved
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Litoral Ecuador - (Province IX, USA)
The Rt Revd Alfredo Morante
All religious,
convents, monastries
Association of
Berkhamsted Churches
Thomas Kraft,
Zoe Doyle, Christopher Morris
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Tuesday 6th
Epiphany
Mark 6: 34-44
Sick
& Bereaved
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Liverpool -
The Rt Revd James Stuart Jones
Those who are homeless in Berkhamsted
Asylum seekers and refugees
Harry Arnfield, Rosalyn Yates, Judith Hill, Pat Lawson, Alex
Wright
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Wednesday 7th
Mark 6: 45-52
Sick
& Bereaved
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The Most Revd Dr. Barry
Morgan Archbishop of Wales & Bishop of Llandaff
Chiltern Chamber Choir, Berkhamsted Music
Society
Musicians benevolent fund, Music therapy
charity
Chris Billington, Alex Wright, Arthur
Williams, John Addy
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Thursday 8th
Luke 4:
14-22
Sick & Bereaved
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Lokoja - (Province of Abuja, Nigeria) + Emmanuel Sokowamju
Egbunu
Those who live alone
Alzheimer’s Research, Age Concern
Angela Morris, Rene Dunford, Nigel
Franklin, Roma Haddock
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Friday 9th
Luke 5: 12-16
Sick
& Bereaved
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London - The Rt Revd & Rt Hon Richard John Carew Chartres
Survivors of natural disasters
Banardo’s The Children’s Society, SOS Children
David Eller, Pam Glanville, Martin Hook
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Saturday
10th
John
3: 22-30
Sick
& Bereaved
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Long Island - (Province
II, USA)
The Rt Revd Orris Ja' G Walker
Victims of domestic violence
Victims of sex trafficking across Europe
Vera Hackworth, Geraldine Wright, Frances Pope, Peter Lawson
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11th Baptism of Christ
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Readings:
Genesis 1:1-5
Acts 19:1-7 Mark
1:4-11
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For
all pastoral matters please contact Fr Michael Bowie 01442 864194 or Fr John
Pritchard 01442 870016.
Fr
Michael takes Thursday off and Fr John is not on duty from Wednesday this week.
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ST PETER’S
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Today Sunday 4th
January
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Next week Sunday 11th
January
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WELCOME
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9:30am Young people
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SIDESMEN
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8:00am Geoff Dell
9:30am Gwen & Tony Roberts
Michael & Rachael
Anderson
6:00pm EP
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8:00am Elizabeth Prosser
9:30am John Addy, Ann Wallington
Tony & Mandy Bailey
6:00pm Choral Barbara Conway
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INTERCESSOR
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9:30am Young People
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9:30am Michael Below
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CHALICE
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9:30am Jane Morgan, Frank Norman, Paul J.
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9:30am Rachael Anderson, Liz J, Jane B
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ELEMENTS
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9:30am Young people
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COLLECTION
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9:30am Young people
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SERVERS
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8:00am David Northcott
9:30am Sam Limbert (MC)
Will Morgan (Cr)
Francesca Gurdon, Claire
Below
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8:00am Alan Conway
9:30am Rachel Hill (MC)
Ron Fisher (Cr)
Will Morgan, Sam Limbert
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READINGS
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8:00am Anne Braddick
9:30am Young People TBA
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8:00am Mike Eller
9:30am Helen & Michael Pope
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CRÈCHE
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9:30am No Crèche
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9:30am t.b.a.
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CHURCH CLEANING 5-10 Jan Catherine Imber, Helen
Pope, Pearl Wiggins, Richard Davis, Rosemary
& Tony Byrne
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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
4th
January
THE SECOND
SUNDAY OF CHRISTMAS
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8:00am EUCHARIST O (Canon Anthony Lathe)
9:30am SUNG EUCHARIST Youth Service O (Fr John Russell)
Preacher: Canon Anthony Lathe
No Crèche, Sunday School or Pathfinders
6:00pm EVENING
PRAYER - said O (Fr John Russell)
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Monday 5th
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7:30am Morning Prayer
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5:00pm Evening
Prayer
6:00pm EUCHARIST
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Tuesday 6th
THE EPIPHANY OF THE
LORD
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7:30am Morning Prayer
No 9:30am EUCHARIST at All Saints’, Shrublands
Rd.
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5:00pm Evening Prayer
7:00pm Full choir rehearsal before
8:00pm SUNG EUCHARIST
FOR THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD O
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Wednesday 7th
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7:30am Morning Prayer
8:00am EUCHARIST
9:00am EEP appointment (with CP Green)
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5:00pm Evening Prayer
8:00pm EUCHARIST
and meeting of St
Albans group of Franciscan Tertiaries
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Thursday 8th
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7:30am Morning Prayer
11:00am EUCHARIST O
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5:00pm Evening
Prayer
7:45pm Bellringing
(9:15pm) south door
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Friday 9th
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7:30am Morning Prayer
9:15am EUCHARIST
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5:00pm Evening
Prayer
7:00pm Choir
Practice (8:30pm)
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Saturday 10th
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9:30am Morning Prayer
10:00am EUCHARIST
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3:00pm Organ/piano:
Jon Lee (5:00pm)
5:00pm Evening
Prayer
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SUNDAY 11th
January
THE BAPTISM OF
THE LORD
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8:00am EUCHARIST O(Fr Michael Bowie)
9:30am SUNG EUCHARIST O (The Revd Luke Geoghegan)
Preacher: Fr Michael Bowie. Crèche,
Sunday School & Pathfinders
4:30pm choir rehearsal
before ….
6:00pm CHORAL EVENSONG & Sermon O (John Malcolm)
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Other Church Activities No Sunday@5
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Tuesday
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Chuckles
Toddlers 10-11:30am All Saints’ with 10:15am Service Three Wise Men. Jenny
Wells 870981
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Wednesday
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Pathfinder
Games Club (yrs 5-8) 7–8:30pm now in The Court
House. Jimmy Young 384929
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Thursday
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Buildings
Committee 10:00am 17 Cowper Road. Christopher Green 863241
Home Group 8:00pm.
Linda Bisset 862115
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Friday
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Little
Fishes Toddlers 9:30-11:30am Court House. Carrie Wegener 865015
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Future Dates at
St Peter’s unless otherwise stated
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T.6 Jan 8:00pm
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Eucharist for the Epiphany
of our Lord
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M.12 Jan 8:00pm
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Cowper Society WINTER
TALK Abraham Lincoln by Andrew Houseman, Court House
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M.26 Jan 8:00pm
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Cowper Society WINTER
TALK The History of Temple Bar by John Ansell, Court House
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Sn.1 Feb 9:30am
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Eucharist for Candlemas
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M.9 Feb 8:00pm
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Cowper Society WINTER
TALK Venice
by John Julius, Viscount Norwich, St Peter’s
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T.17 Feb 8:00pm
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Parochial Church Council,
Court House
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M.23 Feb 8:00pm
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Cowper Society WINTER
TALK Where do we come from.. by Dr Bruce Winney, Crt Hse
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St. 7 Mar 7:30pm
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The Cowper Society presents:
The Bridgewater Sinfonia
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F. 20 Mar 11:00am
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Victoria School Mothering Service
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St. 21 Mar 7:30pm
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Gaudeamus concert
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Sn 22 Mar pm
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St Peter’s Choir concert Music
for Venice in Berkhamsted School Chapel
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W. 25 Mar 8:00pm
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Solemn Eucharist of the
Annunciation
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Sn.29 Mar 11:15am
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Annual Parochial Church
Meeting, Court House
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Thu 2 Apr 9:30am
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Victoria School Palm Sunday Service
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Fri 3 Apr 12noon
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Thomas Coram
School End of Term Service
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Sun 5 Apr 6:30pm
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The Cowper Society presents:
Chiltern Chamber Choir St John Passion JS Bach
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6/7/8Apr 7.30&8pm
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Eucharist & Services for
Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday in Holy Week
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Th 9 Apr 8:00pm
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Maundy Thursday Eucharist of
the Last Supper
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F. 10 Apr 12nn-3pm
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Three hours Liturgy of Good
Friday
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St. 11 Apr 9:00pm
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Holy Saturday – Easter Vigil
with Holy Baptism
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Sn. 12 Apr 9:30pm
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Easter Day – Sung Eucharist 6:00pm Choral Evensong
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SUNDAY The
Second Sunday of Christmas 4th
January 2009
Hymns NEH
Introit 32
Gradual Ps 147.13-end
Offertory 28
Recessional
48
Collect
Almighty God, in the
birth of your Son you have poured on us the new light of your incarnate Word,
and shown us the fullness of your love:
help us to walk in his light and dwell in his love that we may know the
fullness of his joy; who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy
Spirit, one God, now and for ever. AMEN
First Reading Ecclesiasticus 24:1–12
A
reading from the book of Ecclesiasticus
Wisdom praises herself, and tells of her glory in
the midst of her people. In the assembly
of the Most High she opens her mouth, and in the presence of his hosts she
tells of her glory:
‘I came forth from the mouth of the Most High,
and covered the earth like a mist. I
dwelt in the highest heavens, and my throne was in a pillar of cloud. Alone I compassed the vault of heaven and
traversed the depths of the abyss. Over
waves of the sea over all the earth, and over every people and nation I have
held sway. Among all these I sought a
resting-place; in whose territory should I abide? Then the Creator of all things gave me a
command, and my Creator chose the place for my tent.
He said, “Make your dwelling in Jacob, and in Israel receive
your inheritance.”
Before the ages, in the beginning, he created me,
and for all the ages I shall not cease to be.
In the holy tent I ministered before him, and so I was established in Zion. Thus in the beloved city he gave me a
resting-place, and in Jerusalem
was my domain. I took root in an
honoured people, in the portion of the Lord, his heritage.’
This is the word of the Lord
(Reply Thanks be to
God)
Psalm 147.13-end
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R Sing praise to
the Lord, O Jerusalem
Sing praise to
the Lord, O Jerusalem;
praise your God, O Zion;
For he has
strengthened the bars of your gates and has blest your children within you. R
He has established peace in your
borders
and satisfies you with the finest wheat.
He sends forth his command to the
earth
and his word runs very swiftly. R
He gives snow
like wool
and scatters the hoar frost like ashes.
He casts down his
hailstones like morsels of bread; who
can endure his frost?
He sends forth
his word and melts them; he blows with his wind and the waters flow. R
He declares his
word to Jacob,
his statutes and judgements to Israel.
He has not dealt
so with any other nation;
they do not know his laws. R
Psalm 147.13-end ¯
Second Reading Ephesians 1:3–14
A reading from the letter of Paul to the Ephesians.
Blessed be the God and Father of
our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual
blessing in the heavenly places, just as he chose us in Christ before the
foundation of the world to be holy and blameless before him in love. God
destined us for adoption as his children through Jesus Christ, according to the
good pleasure of God’s will, to the praise of his glorious grace that he freely
bestowed on us in the Beloved. In him we have redemption through his blood, the
forgiveness of our trespasses according to the riches of his grace that he
lavished on us. With all wisdom and insight he has made known to us the mystery
of his will, according to his good pleasure that he set forth in Christ, as a
plan for the fullness of time, to gather up all things in Christ, things in
heaven and things on earth. In Christ we have also obtained an inheritance,
having been destined according to the purpose of God who accomplishes all
things according to his counsel and will, so that we, who were the first to set
our hope on Christ, might live for the praise of his glory. In him you also,
when you had heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and had
believed in him, were marked with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit; this is
the pledge of our inheritance towards redemption as God’s own people to the
praise of his glory.
This is the word of the Lord
(Reply Thanks be to God)
Gospel John 1:10–18
The
Lord be with you
(Reply And also with you)
Hear the Gospel of our Lord
Jesus Christ according to John.
(Reply Glory to you, O Lord)
He was in the world, and the world
came into being through him; yet the world did not know him. He came to what
was his own, and his own people did not accept him. But to all who received
him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God, who
were born, not of blood or of the will of the flesh or of the will of man, but
of God.
And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his
glory, the glory as of a father’s only son, full of grace and truth. (John
testified to him and cried out, ‘This was he of whom I said, “He who comes
after me ranks ahead of me because he was before me.”’) From his fullness we
have all received, grace upon grace. The law indeed was given through Moses;
grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. No one has ever seen God. It is God
the only Son, who is close to the Father’s heart, who has made him known.
This is the Gospel of the Lord
(Reply Praise to you, O
Christ)
Post Communion Prayer
All praise to you, almighty God and heavenly king, who sent your Son
into the world to take our nature upon him and to be born of a pure
virgin: grant that, as we are born again
in him, so he may continually dwell in us and reign on earth as he reigns in
heaven, now and for ever. AMEN