Sunday School meets in St Stephen's School
Sunday Youth meets in the Glebe Maisonette
Small Children are welcome to play in St Thomas's Chapel, near the porch
Baptised Communicants of other Churches are encouraged to receive communion
Children and other non-communicants are invited to come to the altar for a blessing
The Ministry of Healing is offered in the Chapel, after Communion is given

Alpha: The Alpha Course starts with a meal on Wednesday January 17th at 7.30pm. Each evening will start with a meal so that people have a chance to talk and to get to know each other. There is then a video presentation and an opportunity for discussion. Sylvie and I will host the evening and Cameron Collington (the vicar from St Simons) will be leading the discussions. The two churches are working together on this project, which is excellent.

Please pray about whether the Alpha Course might be right for you or whether there is someone you know who would like to come on the course. It is a good chance for people to have a Christian taster and an opportunity for people either to be refreshed or to find out more about the faith.

Felix Agozi: Felix worshipped with us at St Stephens for a year before being deported back to Ghana because he did not have the correct paperwork to stay in the United Kingdom. He has sent a Christmas card to the congregation thanking us for his time with us at St Stephens. He is utterly moral, utterly fabulous and completely upright. I would love to send him £300 for Christmas. He is responsible for supporting the wider members of his family. This would assure him of our love towards him and it would support him at a very difficult time. Please talk to me if you would feel able to contribute to this fine man.

Processional Hymn     166        Crown him with many crowns

Collect of the Day
Eternal Father, whose Son Jesus Christ ascended to the throne of heaven that he might rule over all things as Lord and King: keep the Church in the unity of the Spirit and in the bond of peace, and bring the whole created order to worship at his feet; who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.

First Reading                 Daniel 7.9-10,13-14                           (p.751)
            9As I watched,
            thrones were set in place,
                        and an Ancient One took his throne;
            his clothing was white as snow,
                        and the hair of his head like pure wool;
            his throne was fiery flames,
                        and its wheels were burning fire.
            10A stream of fire issued
                        and flowed out from his presence.
            A thousand thousand served him,
                        and ten thousand times ten thousand stood attending him.
            The court sat in judgement,
                        and the books were opened.
            13As I watched in the night visions,
            I saw one like a human being
                        coming with the clouds of heaven.
            And he came to the Ancient One
                        and was presented before him.
            14To him was given dominion
                        and glory and kingship,
            that all peoples, nations, and languages
                        should serve him.
            His dominion is an everlasting dominion
                        that shall not pass away,
            and his kingship is one
                        that shall never be destroyed.

Gradual Hymn      170     Jesus is Lord

Alleluia, alleluia.
Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord.
Peace in heaven and glory in the highest heaven.
All                Alleluia.

GOSPEL                         John 18.33-37                                    (p.753)
33Pilate asked Jesus, ‘Are you the King of the Jews?’ 34Jesus answered, ‘Do you ask this on your own, or did others tell you about me?’ 35Pilate replied, ‘I am not a Jew, am I? Your own nation and the chief priests have handed you over to me. What have you done?’ 36Jesus answered, ‘My kingdom is not from this world. If my kingdom were from this world, my followers would be fighting to keep me from being handed over to the Jews. But as it is, my kingdom is not from here.’ 37Pilate asked him, ‘So you are a king?’ Jesus answered, ‘You say that I am a king. For this I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice.’

INTERCESSIONS
Please pray for
- The sick and suffering: especially Felix Okike, Lucilda Bernard, Joan Andrew, Elizabeth Dorsett, Clive Heywood, Ron & Ivy Smith, Susie Leach, Norbert Edwards, Brother Paul Anthony, Sylvia Steed, John Asbridge, Caroline Nevill, Ruth and Tracey Davies.

Offertory Hymn             165        Christ is the King

Communion Hymn                     As the deer pants for the water

Post Communion Prayer
Stir up, O Lord, the wills of your faithful people; that they, plenteously bringing forth the fruit of good works, may by you be plenteously rewarded; through Jesus Christ our Lord

Recessional Hymn      433        Give me joy in my heart

Coffee in Church after the service

Please do stay for a coffee after church and introduce yourself to someone you might not know.

Some material included in this service is copyright: ©  1989 National Council of the Churches of Christ, USA. Some material included in this service is copyright: ©  The Archbishops' Council 2000. Post Communion (Christ the King) ©  The Crown/Cambridge University Press: The Book of Common Prayer (1662)

NOTICES

THIS WEEK:

NEXT SUNDAY:        3rd December 2006 – First Sunday of Advent

10 am ALL AGE WORSHIP
Celebrant and Preacher – The Reverend Dr Bob Mayo
Jeremiah 33.14-16 (p755), Luke 21.25-36 (p757)

The recently introduced youth service at 4pm has been discontinued temporarily as Elaine Yoda has not been well recently.  It will be re-launched in the near future.

World Aids Day Service
This will be held at St Stephens on Friday December 1st. Help is needed to serve tea and coffee to those who are coming – see bob if you are able to help

Sunday 10th December – Newcomers’ Tea – 4pm at the vicarage.  For anyone who has recently joined the church.  A chance for us to get to know one another. (note change of date)

St Stephen’s Christmas party.

Sunday 17th December at 12.30 straight after the morning service – wine and mince pies, bring and share. This will either be in the vicarage or in the church hall (depending on how many people come).
Talk to Ana for arrangements (07946140363)

Alpha course starts Wednesday 17 January 2007.

Any enquiries about pastoral concerns, baptisms, weddings or funerals please get in touch with either Bob Mayo, the vicar, or Sarah Archer, the Associate-Vicar at St Michaels. The only time that Bob will be unavailable is between Friday pm and Sunday am.

For Parish Hall enquiries please contact the Parish Secretary, Jill Wigney. on 020 8740 9879 or email ststephensw12@london.anglican.org

Visit the church web site at www.ststephensw12.org