ST. MARY’S CHURCH, REDBOURN
THE HOLY INNOCENTS
28th December 2014
WELCOME TO ST MARY’S
A special welcome if you are new to our worship here at St Mary’s Church,
Redbourn. We would like to get to know you as soon as possible. To help us,
please fill in the slip provided in the holders at the end of each pew, and hand it to
one of the clergy or sidespeople as you leave today. Thank you.
All who normally take Communion, in this church or in any other church, are
welcome to receive Communion here. Those who do not take Communion, be
they young or old, should please come to the altar rail to receive God’s blessing.
If you are a taxpayer, please would you consider putting your collection into a
blue envelope and filling in the details required (available from a sidesperson
or in the pews). The church can then claim back the tax on your offering to the
church at no additional cost to you. Thank you.
Those giving by Standing Order may use a yellow token in the collection plate.
WILL VISITORS PLEASE NOTE that St Mary’s Church has an
Amplification and Loop System. If needed, please switch your
hearing aid to the T switch to make use of this.
IN OUR PRAYERS
The sick and suffering: Alex, Colin Butterworth, Christopher, Lily Clark,
Carole Cull, Michael Darvell, Alex and Janet Duncombe, James Easey,
Annie Edgar, Marlene Gibson, Molly Goodchild, Patrick Hastings,
Victoria Holmes, Grace Hyde, Elizabeth Hynes, Ian, Ray Marsh,
Keith Monkhouse, Dave Panton, Keith Poulter, Theresa Rae, Sylvia,
Paul Smith, Celia Southern, Judith Steele, Roy Woods and Allyson Woodhouse.
The Departed: We pray for the repose of the souls of Winifred Allison,
Sophie Andrews, Ron Henry, David Lockwood, Jim Martin and Linda Smith.
We remember those whose year’s mind occurs this coming week and pray for
God’s comfort and strength for all who mourn the loss of a loved one at this time.
THE FLOWERS ON THE MEMORIAL STAND were given in loving memory
of Jack Langford by Bunny, Carolyn and Claire.
The Vicar: The Reverend Will Gibbs Tel No. 01582 791669
E mail: [email protected]
You can find a full listing of news on our website: www.stmarysredbourn.org
8.00 am HOLY COMMUNION (Book of Common Prayer)
Collect, Epistle & Gospel for The Innocents’ Day – page 101
President: The Vicar
Sermon: Mark Cresswell
Collect: O almighty God, who out of the mouths of babes and sucklings
hast ordained strength, and madest infants to glorify thee by their deaths;
Mortify and kill all vices in us, and so strengthen us by thy grace, that by the
innocency of our lives, and constancy of our faith even unto death, we may
glorify thy holy Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom with thee
and the Holy Ghost be honour and glory, world without end. Amen.
Epistle: Revelation 14. 1-5
Gospel: Matthew 2. 13-18
9.30 am PARISH EUCHARIST (Common Worship Order One)
We follow the service booklet. The Collect, Readings and Post Communion Prayer
for today can be found in the insert to this Pew Sheet.
President: The Vicar
Introit: 176
Reader: Albert Joly
Reading: Jeremiah 31. 15-17
Gradual: 526
Reading: 1 Corinthians 1. 26-29
Gospel: Matthew 2. 13-18
Sermon: Mark Cresswell
Intercessions: Marion Stewart-Smith
Offertory Hymn: 481
Communion Hymn: 109
Hymn: 439
PLEASE JOIN US for refreshments in the Transept Hall after this Service.
6.30 pm UNITED SERVICE – at Redbourn Methodist Church
There will be no evening service at St Mary’s today
For the period between Christmas and the Sunday before Lent, we are
pleased to share Sunday afternoon worship with our brothers and sisters in
Christ from the other churches here in Redbourn. These services will all be
at 6.30 pm and the pattern for January can be found below:
UNITED SERVICES ON SUNDAY EVENINGS IN JANUARY 2015
4th January
11th January
18th January
25th January
6.30 pm
6.30 pm
6.30 pm
6.30 pm
Epiphany Carol Service at St Mary’s Church
United Service – Covenant Service at Methodist Church
Christian Unity Service at St Mary’s Church
United Service – at Redbourn Methodist Church
NOTICES FOR THE COMING WEEK
WEDNESDAY 31st DECEMBER: Holy Eucharist at 12 noon
Please note the time of this service. We felt that 7.30 pm on New Year’s Eve
might not be the best time for people but hope instead that you will come
and join us as we pray that 2015 may be for us a year of peace and blessing.
Will and Lucy and their families would like to thank everyone
from our congregations who have sent Christmas greetings.
We wish you all a Happy New Year.
We would also like to thank those who, in a whole number of ways, helped
to make our celebrations, our services and our church so lovely. Lots of
people work very hard at St Mary’s at this time of year – Thank you all.
EPIPHANY SUNDAY: Next Sunday, 4th January, we keep the Feast of
The Epiphany. At the 9.30 am All Age Parish Eucharist we will have a
dramatic procession of the Magi with their gifts and at 6.30 pm there will be
a special Epiphany Carol Service at St Mary’s, led by our choir:
Next Sunday at 6.30 pm at St Mary’s
Epiphany Carol Service
with Churches Together in Redbourn
A celebration of The Epiphany
in carols, scripture, poetry and prayer
Admission Free – All welcome
THE FEAST OF THE EPIPHANY OF OUR LORD will also be
celebrated at the Mothers’ Union Ecumenical Eucharist and Carol Service at
10 am on Tuesday 6th January, followed by refreshments. All welcome.
THE FRIENDS OF ST MARY’S WINTER BALL is on Saturday 24th
January from 7 pm with a great three course dinner, an excellent live 10
piece band and dancing until midnight. Tickets are £55.00 each and are
available from Steve Smith in church, or Chris Little on 794262. There is an
early bird offer of £50 if tickets are bought in the next couple days.
We wish you all a very Happy and Blessed Christmas
NOTICES FOR INCLUSION IN THE CHURCH NEWS should be passed in
written or printed form to The Vicar by Wednesday pm. Please forward church
diary entries and rota amendments to Mark Cresswell. ([email protected])
THE WEEK AHEAD
Mon 29 Dec
9.30 am
5.00 pm
Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, Martyr, 1170
Morning Prayer
Evening Prayer
Tue 30 Dec
9.30 am
5.00 pm
Morning Prayer
Evening Prayer
Wed 31 Dec
9.30 am
12 noon
Morning Prayer
Holy Eucharist followed by New Year’s Drinks
Thu 1 Jan
9.30 am
5.00 pm
The Naming and Circumcision of Jesus
Morning Prayer
Evening Prayer
Fri 2 Jan
9.30 am
5.00 pm
Basil the Great and Gregory of Nazianzus, 379 and 389
Morning Prayer
Evening Prayer
Sun 4 Jan
8.00 am
9.30 am
12 noon
6.30 pm
THE EPIPHANY
Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer)
All Age Parish Eucharist (Common Worship)
Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer)
Epiphany Carol Service with St Mary’s Choir
NEXT WEEK’S DUTY ROTAS
Servers:
Weds:
Saxon Aldred
8.00 am: Mark Cresswell
9.30 am: John Blake, Celia Forbes and Ellie Davis
Sidespeople: 8.00 am: Lillian Cowland and Janet Biggs
9.30 am: Susan and Anna Stacey
6.30 pm: Grace Sawyer
Flowers:
L Andrews, S Butterworth, P Coe, M Collins,
J Henman and J Leahy
Churchyard: Rob Jones and Ken Smith
Lifts:
M Tillyer (8 am), A Simkins, S Gell and S Butterworth
Reader:
Anna Stacey
Intercessions: Gospellers
Coffee:
Jane Taylor, Simon Taylor and Liz Wood
Young People: First Sunday – All Age Service