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Epistle: Revelation 19:6-10
I heard what seemed to be the voice of a great multitude, like the sound of many
waters and like the sound of mighty thunder-peals, crying out, ‘Hallelujah! For the
Lord our God the Almighty reigns. Let us rejoice and exult and give him the glory,
for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready;
to her it has been granted to be clothed with fine linen, bright and pure’ –
for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints. And the angel said to me,
‘Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.’
And he said to me, ‘These are true words of God.’ Then I fell down at his feet to
worship him, but he said to me, ‘You must not do that! I am a fellow-servant with you
and your comrades who hold the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the
testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
We pray for:
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We pray for the residents, businesses and volunteers of Ross Road, Leadon Place and
Elgar Close.
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We pray for Church Family involved in worship: Ledbury Mothers Union.
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Thank God for local skills and talents, and pray God blesses organisations, employees
and volunteers, who enable our health and security: Council and local companies
involved in road maintenance including winter gritting.
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Michael and All Angels, Mtwara and S John the Baptist Church, Likondi, and our link
CMS mission partners.
Those who are sick:
Hilary Carrington
David Groves
Mary Nuttridge
Colin Oldroyd
Maureen Simmonds
Those who have died and those who mourn their passing:
GOSPEL: John 2:1-11
There was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there.
Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the
wine gave out, the mother of Jesus said to him, ‘They have no wine.’
And Jesus said to her, ‘Woman, what concern is that to you and to me?
My hour has not yet come.’ His mother said to the servants, ‘Do whatever
he tells you.’ Now standing there were six stone water-jars for the Jewish
rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty gallons. Jesus said to them,
‘Fill the jars with water.’ And they filled them up to the brim. He said to them,
‘Now draw some out, and take it to the chief steward.’ So they took it. When
the steward tasted the water that had become wine, and did not know where
it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), the
steward called the bridegroom and said to him, ‘Everyone serves the good
wine first, and then the inferior wine after the guests have become drunk.
But you have kept the good wine until now.’ Jesus did this, the first of his
signs, in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory; and his disciples believed
in him.’
Helen Goring
Fannet Shakesheff
Raymond Clarke
Agnes Robson
Joan Prothero
Rose Woodger
Josephine
Richardson
John Gittens
Patricia Powers
Winifred Lammers
Leslie Bettington
Betty Walters
Winfred Causier
David Jones
Sue Phillips
Thomas Goodwin
CHURCH DIARY
Mon 26th January 8.30am
Morning Prayer at Ledbury
Tues 27th January 8.30am
Holy Communion
Weds 28th January 8.30am
Holy Communion
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12.30pm Midweek Worship, S Katherine’s Chapel
Thurs 29th January 8.45am & 11.00am Mission Prayer St Anne’s Chapel
Friday 30th January 10.30am
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Holy Communion, S Katherine’s Chapel
NEXT SUNDAY 1st February – The Presentation
8.00am
9.30am
11.30am
6.15pm
Holy Communion BCP
Parish Communion with Prayer Ministry
Baptism Service
Candlemas
THE NOTICE BOARD
A big thank you to all who supported the Giving Tree in December. Gifts were
much appreciated by Ledbury Health Visiting Team for a large number of their
young families, Ledbury Primary School, Ledbury Community Hospital & Age UK
Ledbury.
Young Church: The theme today is ‘Following Jesus’. Next week the theme is
Teaching and Power’.
Mission Action Plan: There will be a presentation by the LMDG (Local Ministry
Development Group) on the current status of our Mission Action Plan on TODAY at
11.00am. Everyone is most welcome.
Further information about our services and activities is in Team Talk, the
Ledbury Team Magazine, available at the back of church. Or visit:
www.ledburyparishchurch.org.uk (web) / @LedburyParish (Twitter)
St Michael and All Angels
Llangasty Quiet Weekend - February 13th -15th February 2015. Full details in the
Team Talk Magazine and further details and booking forms from Christabel. Closing
date for booking forms is TODAY. Tel 01531 635597
LEDBURY PARISH CHURCH
Prayer Station: There will be a prayer station set in St Anne’s from now on. This
prayer station will be changed on a monthly basis to reflect the different seasons
and to also freshen and stimulate our prayer life. Please do have a look at the
station and, better still, experience it! Prayers written will be collected each week
and blessed. If you are interesting in helping create the prayer stations please talk
with Anne Tindall, Diana Veasey or Emma Reed.
Sunday 1st February 6.15pm – A special service for Candlemas
Candlemas is a very special time serving as the climax after 40 days of the
Christmas/Epiphany Season. We celebrate the presentation of the child Jesus in
the Temple and the extraordinary greeting of both Simeon and Anna. It is also a
pivotal time as we remember the joy of Christmas but begin to change our focus as
we see took to what looms in the distance
On 15 February – the Sunday before Lent – at 6.30pm in Ledbury Church we will
have ‘A Lent Carol Service’. This is like the Christmas nine Lessons and Carols,
but with a Lenten theme. There is opportunity for Nine readers to take part so please
let me know if you would like to be one of them. Joan Wakeling 01531 633188
Worshipping God, Following Jesus,
Sharing His Love
SUNDAY 25th JANUARY 2015
THIRD SUNDAY OF EPIPHANY
8.00am
Holy Communion BCP
(Led by The Very Revd Nick Bury)
9.30am
Parish Communion with Prayer Ministry
(Led by The Revd Tony Hodder)
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Ecumenical Lent Groups: Would anyone interested in attending an ecumenical
Lent group or leading such a group, please sign the sheet at the back of church?
Nick Bury will be running a weekly Lent course, starting on the 25th February and
running to 25th March, each Wednesday afternoon at 2.30pm at St Michaels. The
theme is the Nature of God as seen through the eyes of the First World War Poets
and Painters. Details can be found in the January Teamtalk magazine. Please
contact Nick for more details.’
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Coffee, Cake, and a Chat, for Carers: Drop in to the Chapter House at S
Michael’s Church on the 1st Friday of the month, 10am-12noon, starting in February.
Please encourage people to come. Help would be appreciated. Please see
Margaret Neal or Kirsty Hodder.
Paddy and Rob Roseveare are leaving Ledbury at the end of January after 30
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wonderfully happy years. S Michael’s has been a most important part of their lives
and they thank all the Church family for their continuous friendship and support they
have received.
We welcome everyone visiting us in Ledbury this week. This Sunday the
9.30am service includes the Prayer Ministry. If you would like to receive this
ministry of the Church for yourself, or on behalf of someone else, please
come to St Anne’s Chapel at the end of the service
COLLECT
God of all mercy your Son proclaimed
good news to the poor, release to the
captives, and freedom to the
oppressed: anoint us you’re your Holy
Spirit and set all your people free to
praise you in Christ our Lord.
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Almighty Father, whose son our
Saviour Jesus Christ in the light of
the world: may your people,
illumined by your words and
sacraments, shine with the radiance
of his glory, that he may be known,
worshipped, and obeyed to the ends
of the earth; for he is alive and
reigns, now and forever.
If you are a newcomer, please fill in one of the blue welcome cards located at the
end of each pew so that you can receive information about church activities. Yellow
Gift Aid envelopes are available at the end of each pew and at the back of the
church. There is a Hearing Loop in this Church. Gluten free wafers are available,
please ask on of the Sides Persons.