Today’s Eucharistic Prayer A
Colour: Purple
Welcome to the Church of
St-Peter-in- the-Forest, Walthamstow
3rd Sunday of Advent
Parish Eucharist
Presiding and preaching today is Rev Mike Gibbs
16th December 2012
Children’s Church: Pebbles crèche available for babies & parents!
Our welcomers today are Colin Reid and Jill Appleby
The
ORDER OF SERVICE can be found on page 3 of the Church Service Book
INTROIT HYMN |
196 |
Hark! a herald voice is calling |
GREETING
LIGHTING OF THE
ADVENT CANDLES
We
light the third of our Advent Candles and we say together:
All: Lord Jesus, light of the world,
John told the people to prepare,
for you were very near.
As Christmas grows closer day by day,
help us to be ready to welcome you now.
Amen.
***** Rocks children now go
out of church with the leader for today – Anne *****
PRAYERS OF
PREPARATION (page 3)
PRAYERS OF
PENITENCE (page 4)
ABSOLUTION
THE COLLECT
God
for whom we watch and wait
you
sent John the Baptist to prepare the way of your Son:
give
us courage to speak the truth,
to
hunger for justice,
and
to suffer for the cause of right,
with
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
We
sit for the first two readings
FIRST READING |
Zephaniah 3:14-20 (page 894) Read by Tom Marshall |
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SECOND READING
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Philippians 4:4-7 (page 1115) Read by Sarah Collins
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GRADUAL HYMN
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430
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Rejoice in the
Lord always (sung twice as a round)
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GOSPEL READING
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Luke 3:7-18 (page 972) Read by Rev Mike Gibbs
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Reader Hear
the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke
All
sing Glory
to you, O Lord.
Reader This
is the Gospel of the Lord.
All sing Praise to you, O
Christ.
SERMON – by Rev Mike Gibbs
CREED (service book
page 7)
INTERCESSIONS (led by Mary
Clare Martin)
THE PEACE – page 8 of the service books
OFFERTORY HYMN |
491 |
The race that long in darkness pined
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During the offertory hymn, a collection will be
taken.
If you would like information on how to gift-aid
your donation, please see Peter Shrubsole after the service. Information on setting up standing orders
is also available from Peter.
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EUCHARISTIC PRAYER A (Service
Book page 10)
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Adults who are baptized and children who’ve
received preparation are welcome to receive communion. If you do not receive
communion, please feel free to go forward for a blessing.
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COMMUNION HYMN
454 Spirit of the living God (repeated)
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
We give you thanks, O Lord, for these heavenly gifts;
kindle in us the fire of your Spirit
that when your Christ comes again
we may shine as lights before his face;
who is alive and reigns now and for ever. Amen.
NOTICES
FINAL HYMN |
513 |
Thou didst leave thy throne
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BLESSING &
DISMISSAL
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Please stay after the service, to have a cup of
coffee, tea or juice, and a biscuit, and chat with other people. Our coffee, tea, sugar and biscuits are all
fair-trade products. Serving coffee
today are Marian and Ken Bradley
FROM BRENDA’S TRAIDCRAFT STALL
What to get the person who has everything?
Why not make up a food parcel? Get a small cardboard
box, cover it with
wrapping paper, add some coloured tissue and a selection of coffee, tea,
biscuits and or honey. This can make a lovely present for anyone.
wrapping paper, add some coloured tissue and a selection of coffee, tea,
biscuits and or honey. This can make a lovely present for anyone.
Prayers – this week please pray for:
Barbara & Stan Eager Rita
& Colin Reid Beryl
Goodwin
Lily Bollen Ray
Hepburn Les Hobart
George and Phyllis Robbins Richard
Fayolle Michael Bailey
Fred Lennard Peggy
Wood James Paul
Pat Chapman John
and Lesley James Sally Johnson
If you know of anyone who is unable to
get to church and would like a home visit (with or without Communion) please
let Sarah know and she will arrange for someone from the Pastoral Ministry team
to come and visit.
Next Week:
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23rd
December 2012
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4th
Sunday of Advent – Parish Eucharist
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Welcomers
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Marian Bradley
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Aimee Stevens
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Readers
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George
Marshall
Micah 5:2-5a
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Katherine
Marshall
Hebrews 10:5-10
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Coffee
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Mary Eveleigh
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Bill Eveleigh
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Rocks
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In church
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Please remember the Carol Service this evening at 6.30 pm
Please note there is NO mid week service this week
Christmas
Services:
Sunday 23rd
December 10.00 am 4th Sunday of Advent
6.30 pm Carol Service
Monday 24th
December
(Christmas
Eve) 4.00 pm Children’s crib service
11.00
pm Midnight mass
25th
December
(Christmas
Day) 10.00 am Parish Eucharist
Notices
We would like to try out a sort of ‘mentoring’ system
for our young people. What we need are
willing adults volunteering to have a young person come and sit with them,
either when they come in from Rocks, or during the All Age Services. What is expected of you? Help your ‘charge’ engage in and follow the
service. We hope this will not only
enable all ages to get more out of the services, but also allow better
interaction between the ages in our congregation. If you are interested, please speak to
Sarah.
There is a tradition at St Peter’s, regarding
Christmas cards. Buy a sheet of card
(£1.00) and make your own card to everyone at St Peter’s. Then bring it along and hang it in church
with everyone else’s! Card available
from Sarah.
We don’t see things
the way they are;
We see them the way
we are.
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Weekday evenings & weekends contact:
The Vicar: Fr Paul
Trathen
St Peter’s Vicarage
121 Forest Rise, Walthamstow E17 3PW
020 8521 5000
(Vicar’s blog)
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Weekday office hours contact:
The Parish
Administrator:
Sarah Collins
Peterhouse Centre
 122 Forest Rise, Walthamstow
E17 3PW
020 8509 1811
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