Church Service on Sunday, January 31, 2021

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We look forward to seeing you on Sunday.  Please go to our Visitor's Information page for service details including information about our Sunday School program and Child Protection Policy.

If you aren't able to join us face to face, you are encouraged to use the Worship Service Resources provided here* (click on this link) in your homes. 

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Praise the Lord.

I will extol the Lord with all my heart
    in the council of the upright and in the assembly.

Great are the works of the Lord;
    they are pondered by all who delight in them.
Glorious and majestic are his deeds,
    and his righteousness endures forever.
He has caused his wonders to be remembered;
    the Lord is gracious and compassionate.
He provides food for those who fear him;
    he remembers his covenant forever.

He has shown his people the power of his works,
    giving them the lands of other nations.
The works of his hands are faithful and just;
    all his precepts are trustworthy.
They are established for ever and ever,
    enacted in faithfulness and uprightness.
He provided redemption for his people;
    he ordained his covenant forever—
    holy and awesome is his name.

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
    all who follow his precepts have good understanding.
    To him belongs eternal praise.

Psalm 111

The readings for this fourth Sunday after Epiphany:

Psalm:  Psalm 111

First Reading:  Deuteronomy 18:15-20

Second Reading:  1 Corinthians 8:1-13

Gospel:  Mark 1:21-28

Collect:

Living God,

in Christ you make all things new.

Transform the poverty of our nature

by the riches of your grace,

and in the renewal of our lives

show forth your glory;

through Jesus Christ our Lord,

who is alive and reigns

with you and the Holy Spirit,

one God, now and for ever.

Church Service on Sunday, January 24, 2021

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We look forward to seeing you on Sunday.  Please go to our Visitor's Information page for service details including information about our Sunday School program and Child Protection Policy.

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Duccio, di Buoninsegna, d. 1319. Christ Calling the Apostles Peter and Andrew, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. http://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=49261 [retrieved December 28, 2020]. Original source: www.yorckproject.de. 

 

“Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.”  1 Mark 17

The readings for this third Sunday after Epiphany:

Psalm:  Psalm 62:5-12

First Reading:  Jonah 3:1-5, 10

Second Reading:  1 Corinthians 7:29-31

Gospel:  Mark 1:14-20

Collect:

Almighty God,

by grace alone you call us

and accept us in your service.

Strengthen us by your Spirit,

and make us worthy of your call;

through Jesus Christ our Lord,

who lives and reigns

with you and the Holy Spirit,

one God, now and for ever.

Church Service on Sunday, January 17, 2021

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The boy Samuel ministered before the Lord under Eli. In those days the word of the Lord was rare; there were not many visions. One night Eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak that he could barely see, was lying down in his usual place.  The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the house of the Lord, where the ark of God was.  Then the Lord called Samuel.

Samuel answered, “Here I am.”  And he ran to Eli and said, “Here I am; you called me.” But Eli said, “I did not call; go back and lie down.” So he went and lay down.

Again the Lord called, “Samuel!” And Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, “Here I am; you called me.” “My son,” Eli said, “I did not call; go back and lie down.” Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord: The word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him.

A third time the Lord called, “Samuel!” And Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, “Here I am; you called me.” Then Eli realized that the Lord was calling the boy.  So Eli told Samuel, “Go and lie down, and if he calls you, say, ‘Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.’” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

The Lord came and stood there, calling as at the other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” Then Samuel said, “Speak, for your servant is listening.”                                                            1 Samuel 3:1-10

The readings for this second Sunday after Epiphany:

Psalm:  Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18

First Reading:  1 Samuel 3:1-10

Second Reading:  1 Corinthians 6:12-20

Gospel:  John 1:43-51

Collect:

Almighty God,

your Son our Saviour Jesus Christ

is the light of the world.

Grant that your people,

may shine with the radiance of his glory,

that he may be known,

worshipped, and obeyed

to the ends of the earth;

who lives and reigns

with you and the Holy Spirit,

one God, now and for ever.

Church Service on Sunday, January 10, 2021

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We look forward to seeing you on Sunday.  Please go to our Visitor's Information page for service details including information about our Sunday School program and Child Protection Policy.

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	Xačʿatur. Baptism of Christ, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. http://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=56383 [retrieved December 28, 2020]. Original source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/medmss/8614784984.

At that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.  Just as Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.  And a voice came from heaven:  "You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased."

Mark 1:9-11

The readings for this first Sunday after Epiphany:

Psalm:  Psalm 29

First Reading:  Genesis 1:1-5

Second Reading:  Acts 19:1-7

Gospel:  Mark 1:4-11

Collect:

Eternal Father,

at the baptism of Jesus

you revealed him to be your Son,

and anointed him with the Holy Spirit,

Keep all who are born

of water and the Spirit

faithful to their calling as your people;

through Jesus Christ our Lord,

who lives and reigns

with you and the Holy Spirit,

one God, now and for ever.