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Preparation
Organ Prelude
Opening
Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
Opening Responses
Believing that God made and loves the world, we gather.
That it may be restored to fulfil God’s purposes, we pray.
To seek a wisdom deeper than our own, we listen.
To honour God who gave us a voice, we worship.
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Gloria reflection
Collect
O God, who, by the guidance of a star,
revealed your only-begotten Son to the nations:
Grant that we, who know you now by faith,
may at the last be led to see your glory face to face;
through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, world without end. Amen.
The Liturgy of the Word
First Reading: Isaiah 60.1-6
read by Nelson Okeke
Second Reading: Ephesians 3.1-12
read by Nelson Okeke
Gospel: Matthew 2.1-12
read by The Revd Dr Rebekah Sims
Talk
The Rector
Creed
Do you believe in God the Father, who made the world?
I believe in God the Father.
Do you believe in God the Son, who redeemed humanity?
I believe in God the Son.
Do you believe in God the Holy Spirit who gives life to God’s people?
I believe in God the Holy Spirit.
This is the faith of the Church.
This is our faith. We believe in one God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen.
Intercessions
led by Mary Kenyon
Confession and Absolution
God is love and we are God’s children, there is no room for fear in love.
We love because God loved us first. Let us confess our sins in penitence and faith.
Silence
God our Father, we confess to you
and to our fellow members in the Body of Christ
that we have sinned in thought, word and deed,
and in what we have failed to do. We are truly sorry.
Forgive us our sins,
and deliver us from the power of evil.
For the sake of your Son who died for us,
Jesus Christ, our Lord.
God, who is both power and love,
forgive us and free us from our sins,
heal and strengthen us by the Holy Spirit
and raise us to new life in Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Peace
We meet in Christ’s name.
Let us share his peace.
The Liturgy of the Sacrament
Offertory Prayer
Let us present our offerings to the Lord.
Yours, Lord, is the greatness, the power, the glory,
the splendour and the majesty;
for everything in heaven and on earth is yours.
All things come from you, and of your own we give you.
Eucharistic Prayer
The Breaking of the Bread
The living bread is broken for the life of the world.
Lord, unite us in this sign.
The Lord’s Prayer
Please join in the prayer Jesus himself taught us:
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us.
Do not bring us to the time of trial
but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power
and the glory are yours,
now and for ever.
Amen.
Thanksgiving and Sending Out
Post-Communion Prayer
Father of all,
we give you thanks and praise
that when we were still far off
you met us in your Son and brought us home.
Dying and living, he declared your love,
gave us grace, and opened the gate of glory.
May we who share Christ’s body live his risen life;
we who drink his cup bring life to others;
we whom the Spirit lights, give light to the world.
Keep us firm in the hope you have set before us,
so we and all your children shall be free,
and the whole earth live to praise your name;
through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Blessing
The Dismissal
Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.
In the name of Christ. Amen.
Organ Postlude
Notices
This Week
Sunday 5 January
Epiphany
- 10.30am Sung Eucharist
Readings: Isaiah 60.1-6; Ephesians 3.1-12; Matthew 2.1-12
Monday 6 January
- 10 – 11.30am HT Tots Café
Tuesday 7 January
- 7.30 – 9.30pm Young Adults Group
at St Saviour’s Church Hall, Bridge of Allan
Thursday 9 January
- 11am Holy Communion
Next Week & Looking Ahead
Sunday 12 January
Baptism of Christ
- 10.30am Sung Eucharist
Readings: Isaiah 43.1-7; Acts 8.14‐17; Luke 3.15‐17,21-22
HT Prayer Tree
The Prayer Tree at the back of church is an aid to prayer. Take a label and write your prayer/message on it and hang it on the tree.
Please add the current date. The label will be removed one month after this date, but if you would like to leave the label on the tree, please just alter the date or write another label.
See Libby Coats if you have questions.