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ST. MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS, HUGHENDEN
1 February 2015 : Fourth Sunday of Epiphany
Welcome to our services today. If you are a visitor and usually take
communion in your own church, we hope you will share the sacrament with
us. If you are not a communicant, please still come to the altar, but carry a
book, and you will receive a blessing. Do join us for Fairtrade refreshments
in Church House after the 8:00 am and 9:00 am services and at the back of
church after the 10:45 am service.
A Crèche is available in the North Room during the 10:45 am service. All
children attending the 10.45 am service are welcome to meet in school year
groups during term time as follows:
Bubbles - Pre-school & Reception: North Room
JC Club - Years 1 - 5: Church House
Bell Tower - Years 6 - 9: Bell Tower
Please take this sheet home with you as a reminder of events in the coming
week which you might want to join in with, or pray over.
COLLECTS FOR TODAY'S SERVICES
Collect:
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. Amen.
Post Communion Collect:
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. Amen.
Church Notices: please send to [email protected]
Today's readings with their pew bible page numbers are:
Old Testament Reading:
Deuteronomy 18: 15-20 (page 197)
Moses understands that so long as people find God threatening, and fear to
meet him, they will need someone as a mediator. He gives God's promise
to raise up a prophet like Moses Himself, who will speak with divine
authority.
New Testament Reading:
Revelation 12: 1-5a (page 1241)
The last of these Sunday word-pictures of visions revealed to John speaks
of a mother bearing a holy child, the dragon of evil, and everything kept safe
in the firm hand of God.
Gospel Reading:
Mark 1: 21-28 (page 1002)
Mark begins Jesus' public ministry in a synagogue. When a man troubled in
mind and body finds Jesus threatening, he is stilled with a word of divine
authority. Everyone is amazed, and the reputation of Jesus for teaching
and healing becomes widespread.
8:00 am Holy Communion (Said) (BCP page 237)
9:00 am Holy Communion (Sung) (Common Worship)
10:45 am All Age Family Service
12 noon – 3:00 pm Winter Warmers (Church House)
in aid of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
6:00 pm Evensong (Sung) (BCP) (No sermon)
Psalm 118 (Oxford Psalter page 226)
1 Samuel 1: 19b-end (page 271)
Hymn 156
Hebrews 4: 11-end (page 1203)
Hymns 234 & 338
Intercessions:
In our prayers this week we remember Joan Sweet, Annie
Coles, Avis Clinch, Meg Freeman, Muriel Smith, Julia
Grant, Ian Faulkner, Rex and Mary Harris, and all who
care for and about them.
WHAT’S ON THIS WEEK
Morning Prayer is said on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday at
7:30 am and on Tuesday and Thursday at 7:45 am. Do join us.
MONDAY 2 February The Presentation of Christ in the Temple (Candelmas)
10:15 am Ladies' Daytime Fellowship & Bible Study. A warm welcome to all.
Further details - Judith Camplisson (565108) or Ann Long (564009)
7:30 pm Service of Sung Eucharist, followed by supper in Church House
afterwards. Please book supper with Arthur in advance.
TUESDAY 3 February
1:45 pm Art Fellowship Group: North Room
7:30 pm Mothers’ Union AGM: Church House. Everyone welcome.
THURSDAY 5 February
10:00 am Christians in the Community ‘Coffee & Cake’: Church
9:30 am Hughenden Toddlers: Church House
Next Sunday:
8 February : Second Sunday before Lent
8:00 am Holy Communion (Said) (Common Worship)
9:00 am Matins (Sung) (BCP)
10:45 am Family Communion
6:00 pm Evensong (Sung) (BCP)
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
7 February – Grand Re-opening of St Francis, Terriers The vicar and
wardens warmly invite us to join in the celebrations next Saturday from
11:00 am - 5:00 pm, as they mark the completion of the major restoration of
their church. During the day there will be an exhibition about the history of
the building, along with a range of activities for both young and old, and light
refreshments. At 4:00 pm the Bishop of Buckingham will lead a service of
thanksgiving.
St Francis, Terriers, was designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott and dedicated
in 1930. It is a spectacular building, now also seen and lit at its best, with
the elements of various kinds once more kept to the exterior. If anyone
needs a lift, please speak to Arthur.
12 February – 24/7 Prayer for Wycombe Our prayer day this month is
Thursday, 12th February, from 8:00 am to Friday 8:00 am. The prayer
space will be set up in the North Room with all the usual facilities available.
The signup sheet can be found on the table at the back of the church
together with the Prayer Points for this month. Prayerfully consider signing
up for one hour, or part of an hour, either in the North Room or at home,
bringing the ministries taking place in Wycombe before God.
GENERAL
Lent Course 2015 For Lent 2015 St Michaels will be running a series of
DVD talks on the following five evenings in Church, Wednesdays 25th
February, 4th March, 11th March, 18th March and finally Thursday 26th
March. The speaker will be the excellent Simon Ponsonby. Simon is the
Pastor of Theology at St Aldates, Oxford and he led the morning bible
studies in 2014 at Spring Harvest the week St Michaels were there. The
DVD talks are recordings of these studies. Please sign up on the sheet at
the back of church if you would like to attend so we can have some
indication of numbers. There are 5 sessions, the first four sessions on the
Wednesday evenings are the DVD talks and the final session on Thursday
26th March will be a film.
One Can Trust Thank you for the response to the request for toiletries.
There is an urgent need for rice, tinned tomatoes, UHT milk, pasta sauce,
cook in sauce, custard, rice pudding and shower gel. Please remember
that everything does need to have a sell by date of at least three months
ahead. Thank you for your continued support.
Reports for the APCM It’s the time of year to start thinking about preparing
the booklet for the Annual Parochial Church Meeting. The meeting is early
this year, 22nd March, and it will be the first time that I have been
responsible, so I’d be very grateful for your reports as soon as possible.
Short reports are very welcome; one page should be a maximum. I am
happy to type for anyone who would like me to do that. Reports by the
22nd February please.
Beryl Doran, PCC secretary
Email: [email protected] or telephone: 01494 711909