PARISH CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS BOYNE HILL DIARY FOR THE WEEK Tuesday 3rd February 5.00pm LOT at Larchfield Community Centre 8.00pm Tuesday Club in the Parish Centre Understanding Dyslexia & Asperger’s – General Learning Disability Awareness Helen Sarner-Taylor Wednesday 4th 10.00am Gilbert of Sempringham, Founder of the Gilbertine Order 1.30pm Eucharist with refreshments Celebrant: Fr Jeremy Larchfield Community Meeting at the Vicarage Thursday 5th Open the Book at All Saints School 9.00am SUNDAY 1st FEBRUARY 2015 The Presentation of Christ in the Temple CANDLEMAS You are very welcome to take this pew sheet home with you to look at the readings, and to remind you of the events taking place. The Bible references are for the Bibles to be found at the back of Church, which you are welcome to use during the service 8.00am HOLY COMMUNION (BCP) Celebrant & Preacher: Fr Neil 10.00am THE PARISH EUCHARIST Service: The Parish Eucharist for the Presentation of the Lord (Candlemas) Hymns: Hymns Ancient & Modern Celebrant : Fr Neil Café Church: Matt Firth Organ Prelude Friday 6th 9.30am 10.30am Saturday 7th 9.00am 11.00am 3.00pm Sunday 8th Eucharist at Burnham Abbey Celebrant: Fr Jeremy Tiny Saints Toddler Group in the Parish Centre Marriage Preparation at the Church of the Good Shepherd, Cox Green Sidespersons’ Meeting Music Planning Meeting at the Firths Second Sunday before Lent 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP) Celebrant: Fr Neil Preacher: Elizabeth Bryson 10.00am Parish Eucharist Celebrant: Fr Jeremy Preacher: Elizabeth Bryson Crèche & Young Saints Opening Hymn Greensleeves R Vaughan Williams 4 Christ, whose glory fills the skies Café Churchers go to the Birinus Room & Young Saints to the Parish Centre during this hymn COLLECT Almighty and ever-living God, clothed in majesty, whose beloved Son was this day presented in the Temple, in substance of our flesh: grant that we may be presented to you with pure and clean hearts, by your Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God now and for ever. Amen. OT LESSON Malachi 3: 1 — 5 (OT p 926) EPISTLE Hebrews 2: 14 — 18 (NT p 234) Anthem Nunc Dimittis GOSPEL Luke 2: 22—40 Sermon Fr Neil 325 (omit vv 2, 6 & 7) Of the Father’s love begotten 4.00pm Rock Shop Offertory Hymn 6.00pm Evensong at St Luke’s?? Communion Hymn PARISH OFFICE (next to Church) Tel: 01628 621933 (Answerphone) Open Monday to Friday 9.30am - 12.30pm Baptism & Wedding Enquiries Saturday 10.30 - 12.00noon by appointment only www.allsaintsboynehill.org.uk [email protected] Copyright licence CCL 60056 Taize © Ateliers de Presses de Taize: Calamus Licence no 1570 Collect and Readings as below. 1. Light of the world, true light divine In glory break and splendour shine Upon our nature’s night! The darkness dies before the morn and God himself a child is born the long- awaited Light. 2. Life of the world, a life laid down, who chose the cross before the crown And opened heaven’s door. he broke the chains of death and hell David Morgan Elizabeth Bryson F H Shera (NT p 63) Our Saviour Christ, Emmanuel who lives for evermore. 3. Lord of all worlds, a manger bed was room enough to lay your head when from your throne above you came to set a lost world right immortal Life, unfading Light and all prevailing Love. immortal Life, unfading Light and all prevailing Love. Timothy Dudley Smith sheet at the back of the church for any one interested to sign up. Closing Hymn 1. Longing for light, we wait in darkness. Longing for truth, we turn to you. Make us your own, your holy people, light for the world to see. 3. Longing for food, many are hungry. Longing for water, many still thirst. Make us your bread, broken for others, shared until all are fed. Christ, be our light ! Shine in our hearts. Shine through the darkness. Christ, be our light ! Shine in your church gathered today. 4. Longing for shelter, many are homeless. Longing for warmth, many are cold. Make us your building, sheltering others, walls made of living stone. 2. Longing for peace, our world is troubled. Longing for hope, many despair. Your word alone has power to save us. Make us your living voice. Postlude 5. Many the gifts, many the people, many the hearts that yearn to belong. Let us be servants to one another, making your kingdom come. Mit Fried’ und Freud Bernadette Farrell (b 1957) BWV 616 On Saturday 28th February there will be another Food for Thought at the Church of the Good Shepherd. Roy and Jenny Taylor and I will share experiences from Kenya over a 2 course meal. Tickets can be purchased from Cox Green. Church Office. I have recently had 2 kind offers to help folk who need a lift to get to church on Sunday mornings. If anyone else has a car and is willing to offer lifts then please see me. The Young People’s film club will meet at the Vicarage on Fridays 6th and 13th March from 6.30pm to 8pm. The Sunday dinner that we have planned to be hosted by the Young People of our church will be at the vicarage on Sunday 1st March which is St David's Day. We may well be preparing roast lamb! OTHER NEWS Tuesday Club 3rd February 8.00pm in the Birinus Room Helen Sarner-Taylor will be talking to us about Understanding Dyslexia & Asperger’s – General Learning Disability Awareness . All welcome. Brenda Ilott J S Bach Refreshments will be served at the back of the Church thanks to Barbara Bannister & Sally Gaines 6.00pm EVENSONG & BENEDICTION Officiant & Preacher: John Ainslie Benediction led by Fr Neil Hymns: Hymns Ancient & Modern Opening Hymn 283 Blesséd City, heavenly Salem Psalm 132 p 596 First Lesson Haggai 2: 1—9 Office Hymn 11 Sun of my soul, thou Saviour dear Second Lesson John 2:18—22 Benediction Hymn 263 Lord, enthroned in heavenly splendour Father Jeremy’s Notes Tiny Saints Help is needed please at 9.30 on Friday mornings from now until Easter to set out the tables, chairs, mats, toy boxes and equipment for Tiny Saints in the Parish Centre And also to put these things away in the cupboard from 11.00am. Please let me know if you can help. Thank you, Elizabeth Bryson Rock Shop - Sunday 8th February at 4.00pm All musicians, older and younger, invited to our first Rock Shop for 2015. We will be rehearsing new music to play during 10.00am Services. Please contact me for further information ([email protected]). Christine Dunford Mothers’ Union – Wednesday 11th February Our meeting this month is lunch at “The Toby” at Stafferton Way. Try to be there about 12.15pm. Car Drivers will contact their passengers in good time, or you can telephone me for details (M.625701) The cost will be in the region of £6/£7 per person. Anyone who has not paid their annual subscription (£23), please bring this with you to give to me, as it is due to be sent to Oxford before March. Cash or Cheques made payable to “Boyne Hill Mothers’ Union ”. Wendy Channon The next Larchfield Open Table will be on Tuesday 3rd February. The Lent course this year will be based on a book by Henri Nouwen called The Return of the Prodigal Son. The course itself is based on Rembrandt's painting on the same subject. There will be an introductory evening to the work of Rembrandt with Matthew Firth at the Vicarage on Thursday 19th February at 7.30pm. The Lent course will then begin in the Birinus Room on Wednesday 25th February starting at 7.30pm and then continue each Wednesday through Lent . Wednesday 4th March 3.00pm—4.00pm at the Vicarage Beginners’ Spanish with Revd Roy Taylor. Through my enjoyment of walking through Spain on various journeys to Santiago I have tried to learn a little basic Spanish. We are using Roy's skills as a language teacher to share a little simple Spanish over coffee/tea and cake. I will put a Skittles Evening at New Windsor Community Centre on Saturday 14th March, at 7.00 pm, with Fish & Chips, etc. Adults £10.00, children under 16 £6.00. Details at the back of the church with a list to sign up. Sally Deal & Chris Watts Opportunity to be more involved in Services at All Saints If you would like to join our welcoming teams there will be training at the Annual Sides persons' meeting at 11.00am on Saturday 7th February, which you are welcome to attend before finally deciding. If you can commit for usually one service per month please sign up at the back of the Church or, if you wish to discuss in more detail, please speak to either of our Church Wardens, Stella or Rod, or to Christine Watts Summer Fete Saturday 27th June A date for your diary. Chris Watts & team
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