Epistle: Deuteronomy 18:15-20 The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own people; you shall heed such a prophet. This is what you requested of the LORD your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly when you said: ‘If I hear the voice of the LORD my God any more, or ever again see this great fire, I will die.’ Then the LORD replied to me: ‘They are right in what they have said. I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their own people; I will put my words in the mouth of the prophet, who shall speak to them everything that I command. Anyone who does not heed the words that the prophet shall speak in my name, I myself will hold accountable. But any prophet who speaks in the name of other gods, or who presumes to speak in my name a word that I have not commanded the prophet to speak – that prophet shall die.’ We pray for:  We pray for the residents, businesses and volunteers of Beggers Ash, West Hill, Bromyard Road.  We pray for Church Family involved in worship: Baptism and Confirmation Preparation.  Thank God for local skills and talents, and pray God blesses organisations, employees and volunteers, who enable our health and security: Managers, attendants. Coaches and trainers in local sports: swimming pool, private gyms, football, rugby, cricket, tennis, bowls. t  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 Maureen Simmonds Simon Melhuish Eirlys Davies Colin Oldroyd Those who have died and those who mourn their passing: GOSPEL: Mark 1:21-28 The disciples went to Capernaum; and when the sabbath came, John entered the synagogue and taught. They were astounded at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. Just then there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit, and he cried out, ‘What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are, the Holy One of God.’ But Jesus rebuked him, saying, ‘Be silent, and come out of him!’ And the unclean spirit, throwing him into convulsions and crying with a loud voice, came out of him. They were all amazed, and they kept on asking one another, ‘What is this? A new teaching – with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.’ At once his fame began to spread throughout the surrounding region of Galilee. 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 2nd February rd Tues 3 February th Weds 4 February 8.30am 8.30am 8.30am 12.30pm Morning Prayer at Bosbury Holy Communion Holy Communion t Midweek Worship, S Katherine’s Chapel Friday 6 February 10.30am Holy Communion, S Katherine’s Chapel th t NEXT SUNDAY 8th February – Second Sunday before Lent 8.00am 9.30am 11.30am Holy Communion BCP Parish Communion with Prayer Ministry Family Service THE NOTICE BOARD Tower Lights: The tower lights are sponsored this week by Ann and David Tombs. Young Church: The theme today is Teaching and Power’. Next week Young Church will be involved in the Family Service. TeamTalk: The February edition of Team Talk is now ready collection. Today is the last Sunday for adding your name to the electoral roll. This will allow you to vote at the Annual Meetings in March. Forms are available at the back of the church. St Michael and All Angels 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. TODAY at 6.30pm – 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 th Christians Together Sandwich Lunch: on Thursday 12 February at the Burgage Hall. Speakers: Mr Stephen and Dr Gillian Chowns. All very welcome. 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 LEDBURY PARISH CHURCH Worshipping God, Following Jesus, Sharing His Love SUNDAY 1st FEBRUARY 2015 THIRD SUNDAY OF EPIPHANY 8.00am Holy Communion BCP (Led by The Revd Tony Hodder) 9.30am Parish Communion with Prayer Ministry (Led by The Revd William Simmonds) Preacher The Revd Bill Mackenzie) 6.30pm Candlemas (Led by The Revd Bill Mackenzie) th Mtwara Lent Lunches: The first of the Lent Lunches in aid of Mtwara is at the home of Colin and Wendy Myles , The Old Vicarage, Ashperton HR8 2RZ (670920) th on Tuesday 24 February from 12noon-2pm. 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.’ t 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. 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) 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 heaven, you send the Gospel to the ends of the earth and your messengers to every nation: send your Holy Spirit to transform us by the good news of everlasting life in Jesus Christ our Lord. POST COMMUNION Generous Lord, in word and eucharist we have proclaimed the mystery of your love: help us so to live our days that we may be signs of your wonders in the world, through Jesus Christ our Saviour. 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.