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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
There will be a crèche available to parents during the All Age Service next Sunday with volunteers on duty so that any parents can leave their children and join in with the main body of the service. This will be a change to some of the culture at St Stephens so that we can make parents with children feel welcome in our church.
This is a letter sent to us all at St Stephens from Felix in Ghana
Dear Father, I don’t even know how to start, first of all I thank u so much I am very happy to receive the money u sent. I really appreciate it, there was nothing left on me and just came to check my email and found out that u sent my heart is full of joy. Father it may interest u to know what I’m doing I told u I sent some money to buy a land for me I have used the land to start day care centre which I have name st stephens day care centre is a day care centre for kids whose parents cannot afford school fees is more or less a charity. I am just using a tent at the moment I have someone to help teach the kids. We need books and lot of facilities but im not in rush since I just started. I will invite u to see these lovely kids and bless them. Father I also need a reference to take to police since im haddling kids and I will be happy if u can give me one. Once again I thank u very much I have ur address and u will hear from me soon.
Processional Hymn 482
Collect of the Day
God our creator, who in the beginning commanded the light to shine out of darkness: we pray that the light of the glorious gospel of Christ may dispel the darkness of ignorance and unbelief, shine into the hearts of all your people, and reveal the knowledge of your glory in the face of 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.
First Reading Jeremiah 1.4-10 (p.783)
4Now the word of the LORD came to me saying, 5‘Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.’ 6Then I said, ‘Ah, Lord GOD! Truly I do not know how to speak, for I am only a boy.’ 7But the LORD said to me, ‘Do not say, “I am only a boy”; for you shall go to all to whom I send you, and you shall speak whatever I command you. 8Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you, says the LORD.’ 9Then the LORD put out his hand and touched my mouth; and the LORD said to me, ‘Now I have put my words in your mouth. 10See, today I appoint you over nations and over kingdoms, to pluck up and to pull down, to destroy and to overthrow, to build and to plant.’
Gradual Hymn 89
GOSPEL Luke 4: 21-30 (p.785)
21Then he began to say to them, ‘Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.’ 22All spoke well of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his mouth. They said, ‘Is not this Joseph’s son?’ 23He said to them, ‘Doubtless you will quote to me this proverb, “Doctor, cure yourself!” And you will say, “Do here also in your home town the things that we have heard you did at Capernaum.” ’ 24And he said, ‘Truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in the prophet’s home town. 25But the truth is, there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up for three years and six months, and there was a severe famine over all the land; 26yet Elijah was sent to none of them except to a widow at Zarephath in Sidon. 27There were also many lepers* in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, and none of them was cleansed
except Naaman the Syrian.’ 28When they heard this, all in the synagogue were filled with rage. 29They got up, drove him out of the town, and led him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, so that they might hurl him off the cliff. 30But he passed through the midst of them and went on his way.
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 86
Communion Hymn
Jesus remember me when you come into your Kingdom
Jesus remember me when you come into your Kingdom
Post Communion Prayer
Generous Lord, in word and Eucharist we have proclaimed the mystery of your love: help us so to live out our days that we may be signs of your wonders in the world; through Jesus Christ our Saviour.
Recessional Hymn 516
Coffee in church after the service
Collect (4th of Epiphany) © 1980, 1986 Mowbray, a Cassell Imprint: Prayers for the Alternative Services comp. David Silk. 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
NOTICES
THIS WEEK:
| Tues 30th |
6-8pm |
Bush City Youth Academy, 11-19 years, St Stephens |
| Wed 31st |
7.30 pm |
Alpha Course, St Stephen's Vicarage |
| Thurs 1st |
6.30 pm |
Christian Meditation Group, St Stephen’s |
| Fri 2nd |
7.30-8.30 pm |
Youth - Connecting with God, Glebe House |
NEXT SUNDAY: 4 February 2007 Third Sunday before Lent
10 am ALL AGE WORSHIP WITH SUNG EUCHARIST
Celebrant and Preacher – The Reverend Dr Bob Mayo
Isaiah 6.1-8 (p 791), Luke 5.1-11 (p 795)
Saturday 24th March – Bingo Evening. Look out for more information in the coming weeks.
What about Today’s Gospel Reading?
1. What does Jesus say about the prophets?
2. How many widows did the prophet Elijah save from starvation during the famine?
3. How many lepers did the prophet Elisha cure?
4. How did the people of Nazareth react to Jesus' preaching?
5. Did Jesus escape?
Home Communion – Available to any unable to come on a Sunday. Talk to Father Bob (8743 3166) if you or anyone else might be interested.
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.
Visit the church web site at www.ststephensw12.org
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