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SERVICES FOR SUNDAY 11 January 2015
The Baptism of Christ
8.00 The Eucharist (1662) at Holy Cross
President
Rev’d Edward Dowland Owen
9.15
9.15
9.15
9.15
The Eucharist at Llanblethian
The Eucharist & CM* at Llandough
The Eucharist at St. Mary Church
The Eucharist at Llansannor
President
President
President
President
Rev’d David Boult
Canon Derek Belcher
Ven Bill Thomas
Rev’d Edward Dowland Owen
The Eucharist at Penllyn
Family Worship at Ystradowen
The Eucharist at Holy Cross
The Eucharist & CM* at St. Hilary
President
Leader
President
President
Canon Peter Coleman
Rev’d Edward Dowland Owen
Canon Derek Belcher
Rev’d David Boult
11.00
11.00
11.00
11.00
6.00 Holy Communion at Southway
Officiant
6.30 The Eucharist & CM* at Flemingston President
Rev’d David Boult
* CM Denotes Congregational Meeting
SERVICES FOR SUNDAY 18th January 2015
Epiphany 2
8.00 The Eucharist at Holy Cross
President
Canon Derek Belcher
9.15
9.15
9.15
9.15
President
President
President
President
Ven Bill Thomas
Canon Derek Belcher
Canon Roy Doxsey
Rev’d Edward Dowland Owen
President
Leader
Talk
President
President
Rev’d Edward Dowland Owen
Mrs Hazel Coates
Mr Ernie Coates
Canon Derek Belcher
Canon Roy Doxsey
The Eucharist at Llanblethian
The Eucharist at Llandough
The Eucharist at St Mary Church
The Eucharist & CM* at Penllyn
11.00 The Eucharist & CM* at Llansannor
11.00 Family Worship at Holy Cross
11.00 The Eucharist at Ystradowen
11.00 The Eucharist at St. Hilary
NO SERVICE AT FLEMINGSTON
6.00 Confirmation at Holy Cross
President
Bishop David Wilbourne
Readings:
1 Samuel 3.1-10,[11-20]
Psalm 139. 1-5,12-17
Revelation 5.1-10
John 1. 43-51
Response: I will thank you because I am marvellously made.
Lectern Edition: Page 465
Pew Edition: Page 323
Christian Copyright Licence: 95911
The Rectorial Benefice
of Cowbridge. PLEASE TAKE ME HOME
Serving the communities of Aberthin,
Cowbridge,
Flemingston, Llanblethian,
Llandough,
Llanfrynach,
Llansannor,
Penllyn, St. Hilary, St. Mary Church and Ystradowen.
Bringing Jesus to the people and the people to Jesus.
THE BAPTISM OF CHRIST
SUNDAY 11TH JANUARY 2015
Lectern Edition Page: 462 Pew Edition Page: 321
LITURGICAL COLOUR: White
THE COLLECT
Eternal Father, who at the baptism of
Jesus revealed him to be your Son,
anointing him with the Holy Spirit:
grant to us, who are born again by
water and the Spirit, that we may be
faithful to our calling as your
adopted children; through 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.
THE FIRST READING
Today’s readings all speak of new
beginnings. We begin with the first
words of the first book of the Bible and
their poetic account of the origin of all
things in the will of the Creator.
Genesis 1.1–5
A reading from the book of Genesis.
In the beginning when God created
the heavens and the earth, the earth
was a formless void and darkness
covered the face of the deep, while a
wind from God swept over the face
of the waters. Then God said, ‘Let
there be light’; and there was light.
And God saw that the light was
good; and God separated the light
from the darkness. God called the
light Day, and the darkness he called
Night. And there was evening and
there was morning, the first day.
This is the word of the Lord
Thanks be to God.
THE PSALM
Psalm 29
The voice of the Lord is upon the
waters; the God of glory thunders.
Ascribe to the Lord, you gods, ascribe
to the Lord glory and strength. Ascribe
to the Lord the glory due to his name;
worship the Lord in the beauty of
holiness. R
The voice of the Lord is upon the
waters; the God of glory thunders; the
Lord is upon the mighty waters. The
voice of the Lord is a powerful voice;
the voice of the Lord is a voice of
splendour. R
The voice of the Lord breaks the cedar
trees; the Lord breaks the cedars of
Lebanon; He makes Lebanon skip like a
calf, and Mount Hermon like a young
wild ox. R
The voice of the Lord splits the flames
of fire; the voice of the Lord shakes the
wilderness; the Lord shakes the
wilderness of Kadesh. The voice of the
Lord makes the oak trees writhe and
strips the forests bare. And in the
temple of the Lord all are crying,
‘Glory!’ R
The Lord sits enthroned above the
flood; the Lord sits enthroned as king
for evermore. The Lord shall give
strength to his people; the Lord shall
give his people the blessing of peace. R
THE SECOND READING
At Ephesus, Paul found people who had
already heard and believed the Gospel, but
not been baptised in the name of Jesus.
There and then they made this new
beginning, and receive the gifts of the Holy
Spirit.
Acts 19.1–7
A reading from the Acts of the
Apostles.
While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul
passed through the in land regions and
came to Ephesus, where he found some
disciples. He said to them, ‘Did you
receive the Holy Spirit when you
became believers?’ They replied, ‘No,
we have not even heard that there is a
Holy Spirit.’ Then he said, ‘Into what
then were you baptized?’ They
answered, ‘Into John’s baptism.’ Paul
said, ‘John baptized with the baptism of
repentance, telling the people to believe
in the one who was to come after him,
that is, in Jesus.’ On hearing this, they
were baptized in the name of the Lord
Jesus. When Paul had laid his hands on
them, the Holy Spirit came upon them,
and they spoke in tongues and
prophesied – altogether there were
about twelve of them.
This is the word of the Lord
Thanks be to God.
WEEKDAY WORSHIP
THE PARISH OFFICE
The Holy Eucharist is celebrated
in St. John’s Church, Llanblethian
at 10.00am on Wednesdays
(followed by a coffee morning).
Holy Cross Church
Church Street
Cowbridge
CF71 7BB
The Holy Eucharist is celebrated
in Holy Cross Parish Church at
10.00am on Fridays (followed by
a coffee morning)
Tel: 01446 772302
Fax: 01446 772347
Email: offi[email protected]
Website: www.cowbridgeparish.com
The Parish Office is open Monday,
Tuesday, Thursday & Friday between
10.30 am and 12.30 pm.
If you know of anyone who is sick or housebound and would like to receive Holy
Communion or be visited then please let the Parish Office or one of the Clergy know
as soon as possible.
Staff
Rector
Revd Canon Derek G Belcher Obl.OSB.
Team Vicar
Rev’d Edward Dowland Owen TSSF.
NSM Curate
Rev’d David Boult
home
mobile
771625
[email protected]
07796 170671
775381
07403 935555
[email protected]
07767 818257
[email protected]
Parish Administrator
Mr David -Lloyd Jones
Parish Office or 01656 741354 offi[email protected]
Executive Parish Warden Emeritus
Mrs Pamela Roberts
772771
Parish Wardens
Mr David Crompton
751490
Mrs Marion Layton MaĴhews
771936
Parish Treasurer
Mr Ron Norey
775623
Honorary Assistant Curates
Revd Norman E Williams
772107
DIARY
All of the Churches in our Parish are open daily
for private prayer and devotion.
Monday 12th January
Feria
Gabalfa
Canon Bob Capper (V)
9.00 Morning Prayer
10.30 Faith Group at 2 River Walk
Cowbridge
10.00—12noon Eucharistic Ministers &
Pastoral Visitors meeting, Taynton Room
Thursday 15th January
Feria
Lisvane
Chris Burr (V)
9.00 Morning Prayer
THE GOSPEL
Baptism is a new beginning for Our Lord
himself, as he comes to the river Jordan to be
baptised by John before his public mission
begins. Mark, like all the Gospels, tells us
how God’s Holy Spirit came to rest upon his
Son, for he came to renew the whole creation.
John in the Jordan. And just as he was
coming up out of the water, he saw the
heavens torn apart and the Spirit
descending like a dove on him. And a
voice came from heaven, ‘You are my
Son, the Beloved; with you I am well
pleased.’
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.
John saw Jesus coming towards him, and
said: This is the Lamb of God who takes
away the sin of the world.
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.
This is the Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, O Christ.
The Lord be with you
And also with you.
Tuesday 13th January
S Hilary BDr
Conventional District of Tremorfa
Canon Bob Capper (V)
9.00 Morning Prayer
7.30 Home Group at 15 Pen Hendy,
Miskin 01443 226412
Wednesday 14th January
Feria
Department for World Mission
Christopher Reaney, Officer for World
Mission
Martyn Perry, Chairman
9.00 Morning Prayer
10.00 The Eucharist at Llanblethian
L1 168 R All nations shall fall prostrate
before you, O Lord.
7.00 Cowbridge Male Voice Choir at
Holy Cross
Friday 16th January
Feria
Llanishen
Michael Witcombe (V)
9.00 Morning Prayer
10.00 The Eucharist at Holy Cross
L1 173 R O praise the Lord, Jerusalem!
4.30 Kinder Music
Saturday 17th January
S Anthony Ab
Roath
Canon Stewart Lisk (V)
10.00 Burial of Ashes of Ann Flint at
Llysworney.
Listen to the gospel of Christ according
to Mark
Glory to you, O Lord.
Mark 1.4–11
John the baptizer appeared in the
wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of
repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
And people from the whole Judean
countryside and all the people of
Jerusalem were going out to him, and
were baptized by him in the river Jordan,
confessing their sins. Now John was
clothed with camel’s hair, with a leather
belt around his waist, and he ate locusts
and wild honey. He proclaimed, ‘The
one who is more powerful than I is
coming after me; I am not worthy to
stoop down and untie the thong of his
sandals. I have baptized you with water;
but he will baptize you with the Holy
Spirit.’ In those days Jesus came from
Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by
THE PRAYER OVER THE GIFTS
Lord, we celebrate the revelation of
Christ your Son who takes away the sins
of the world. Accept our gifts and let
them become one with his sacrifice, for
he is Lord for ever and ever.
Amen.
THE PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Lord of all time and eternity, you opened
the heavens and revealed yourself as
Father in the baptism of Jesus your
beloved Son: by the power of your Spirit
complete the heavenly work of our
rebirth through the waters of the new
creation; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Please Pray for
• In the Anglican Communion: we pray for the Anglican Communion of
Langtang (Jos, Nigeria) and the Rt Revd Stanley Fube.
www.anglicancommunion.org
• We pray for the work of our link missionary societies, please use the C.M.S.
Newsline: Phone 020 7633 0070. www.samsgb.org
• Please use the Web Site: www.churchinwales.org
• In the diocese we pray for the Parish of Christchurch, Roath Park and Dr
Trystan Hughes, Priest in Charge.
• We pray for all those who are sick and housebound in our Parish and for all
those who receive Holy Communion at home. If you require a visit, or are
aware of anyone else who does, please advise the Parish Office or a member
of the Clergy.
• We pray for all who are sick, particularly Douglas McCormack, Jean Hurn,
Canon David Williams, Muriel Maslin, Elvene MoĴershead, Avril Jones,
Theo Saunders, Sally Hole, Eve Balfour, Margaret Hockey, John Thomas,
Louise Griffiths, Helen Saunders, Dawn Conrad, Barbara Pickles, Alan
MoĴershead, Rebekah Pierchalo and Penny Earnshaw.
Notices
• The next Wardens’ forum will be at 7pm on Thursday 12th February.
• Holy Cross Sector meeting will be held at 7pm on Monday 9th
February.
• Meeting of Eucharistic Ministers and Pastoral Visitors will take
place on Monday 12th January at 10 am in the Taynton Room.
• Lay Worship Leaders & Preachers Course: This will start in January,
for more information please contact Canon Derek.
• Used Stamps for Leukaemia Research—Please drop these into the
parish office.
• Afternoon tea at Holy Cross on Sunday 25th January at 3.30 pm. All
welcome
Praying for our loved ones who are in need is important to us as a Church. Please forward names for the Prayer List
to the Parish Office, having first obtained permission of the person concerned, together with any details that will allow
us to offer the appropriate Pastoral Care. People will be prayed for over a month, after which - if there is any further
need - please let us know.
• We pray for those who have recently departed this life among them Henry
Derick Powell Hanks, Mabel Jean Goodbourn, Ruby Joyce Burder, Elsie May
James, Connie May Hopkins, Lynda Christine Edwards, Tara Reardon
Smith, Tudor Vivian Thomas, Jill Gillard, Jillian Harris and Mary Mckrell.
• We pray for those whose anniversaries fall at this time: Ken ParfiĴ,
Trevor Powell, Owen Wyn Pritchard, Maud Elizabeth Jenkins, Derek
Sanders, Roy Wermeling, Katie Thomas, Natalie Anne Worswick, James
Comber, Edith Mary James, Mary Constance Marshall, Bruce McGovern and
Elizabeth Killick.
May they rest in peace and rise in glory
The Benefice Confirmation with Bishop David Wilbourne will take
place at 6pm on Sunday 18th January, at Holy Cross. All are warmly
encouraged to aĴend this important event in the life of our Parish and
support our fellow Christians as they take this next step on their
journey of faith.
St. Mary Church Coffee Morning third Friday in each month at the Church
from 10.30am. All Welcome. (Next date 16th January)
Southern Pastorate Social 2nd Thursday of the month at the Bush Inn, St
Hilary at 7.30pm. Come along for a drink and a chat, and get to know each
other beĴer. All Welcome. (Next date 12th February).