Holy Innocents Kingsbury holyinnocentskingsbury.org.uk 29th July 2018, Trinity 9, Proper 12 Year B Welcome to Holy Innocents. To use the loop system, switch your hearing aid to T. If you would like someone to be mentioned in the prayers today please ask one of the ministers before the service begins. Readings & Hymns for today Stand when the hymn begins. Processional hymn: 1 Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty! Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee; Holy, holy, holy! merciful and mighty! God in three persons, blessed Trinity! 2 Holy, holy, holy! all the saints adore thee, Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea; Cherubim and seraphim falling down before thee, Which wert and art and evermore shalt be. Services Today 8.30am Said Eucharist 10.00am Sung Eucharist Services this week Tuesday 10.15am Morning Prayer Thursday 10.00am Said Eucharist Coffee morning Tuesday 10.30-11.30am Next Sunday 5th August Trinity 10, Proper 13 8.30am Said Eucharist 10.00am Sung Eucharist Next Week s Readings 2 Samuel 11:26-12:13a; Psalm 51; Ephesians 4: 1-16; John 6: 24-35 3 Holy, holy, holy! though the darkness hide thee, Though the eye of sinful man thy glory may not see, Only thou art holy, there is none beside thee Perfect in power, in love, and purity. 4 Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty! All thy works shall praise thy name in earth and sky and sea; Holy, holy, holy! merciful and mighty! God in three persons, blessed Trinity! By Reginald Heber ( 1783-1826) 1
COLLECT Almighty God, who sent your Holy Spirit to be the life and light of your Church: open our hearts to the riches of your grace, that we may bring forth the fruit of the Spirit in love and joy and peace; 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 forever. Amen OLD TESTAMENT READING 2 Samuel 11: 1-15 A reading from the second book of Samuel. In the spring of the year, the time when kings go out to battle, David sent Joab with his officers and all Israel with him; they ravaged the Ammonites, and besieged Rabbah. But David remained at Jerusalem. It happened, late one afternoon, when David rose from his couch and was walking about on the roof of the king s house, that he saw from the roof a woman bathing; the woman was very beautiful. David sent someone to inquire about the woman. It was reported, This is Bathsheba daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite. So David sent messengers to fetch her, and she came to him, and he lay with her. (Now she was purifying herself after her period.) Then she returned to her house. The woman conceived; and she sent and told David, I am pregnant. So David sent word to Joab, Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David. When Uriah came to him, David asked how Joab and the people fared, and how the war was going. Then David said to Uriah, Go down to your house, and wash your feet. Uriah went out of the king s house, and there followed him a present from the king. But Uriah slept at the entrance of the king s house with all the servants of his lord, and did not go down to his house. When they told David, Uriah did not go down to his house, David said to Uriah, You have just come from a journey. Why did you not go down to your house? Uriah said to David, The ark and Israel and Judah remain in booths; and my lord Joab and the servants of my lord are camping in the open field; shall I then go to my house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? As you live, and as your soul lives, I will not do such a thing. Then David said to Uriah, Remain here today also, and tomorrow I will send you back. So Uriah remained in Jerusalem that day. On the next day, David invited him to eat and drink in his presence and made him drunk; and in the evening he went out to lie on his couch with the servants of his lord, but he did not go down to his house. In the morning David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah. In the letter he wrote, Set Uriah in the forefront of the hardest fighting, 2
and then draw back from him, so that he may be struck down and die. For the word of the Lord Thanks be to God PSALM 14 R The Lord is the refuge of the poor. Fools say in their hearts, "There is no God." They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds; there is no one who does good. R The LORD looks down from heaven on humankind to see if there are any who are wise, who seek after God. They have all gone astray, they are all alike perverse; there is no one who does good, no, not one. R Have they no knowledge, all the evildoers who eat up my people as they eat bread, and do not call upon the LORD? R There they shall be in great terror, for God is with the company of the righteous. You would confound the plans of the poor, but the LORD is their refuge. R O that deliverance for Israel would come from Zion! When the LORD restores the fortunes of his people, Jacob will rejoice; Israel will be glad. R NEW TESTAMENT READING Ephesians 3: 14-21 A reading from the letter of Paul to the Ephesians. For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth takes its name. I pray that, according to the riches of his glory, he may grant that you may be strengthened in your inner being with power through his Spirit, and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, as you are being rooted and grounded in love. I pray that you may have the power to comprehend, with all the saints, what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. Now to him who by the power at work within us is able to accomplish abundantly far more than all we can ask or imagine, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen. For the word of the Lord Thanks be to God Gradual Hymn: 1 Gracious Spirit, Holy Ghost, Taught by thee, we covet most Of thy gifts at Pentecost, Holy, heavenly love. 2 Love is kind, and suffers long, Love is meek, and thinks no wrong, Love than death itself more strong; Therefore give us love. 3
3 Prophecy will fade away, Melting in the light of day; Love will ever with us stay; Therefore give us love. 4 Faith will vanish into sight; Hope be emptied in delight; Love in heaven will shine more bright; Therefore give us love. 5 Faith and hope and love we see Joining hand in hand agree; But the greatest of the three, And the best, is love. 6 From the overshadowing Of thy gold and silver wing Shed on us, who to thee sing, Holy, heavenly love. By Christopher Wordsworth ( 1807-1885) GOSPEL READING John 6: 1-21 The Lord be with you And also with you Hear the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John. Glory to you O Lord After this Jesus went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, also called the Sea of Tiberias. A large crowd kept following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing for the sick. Jesus went up the mountain and sat down there with his disciples. Now the Passover, the festival of the Jews, was near. When he looked up and saw a large crowd coming towards him, Jesus said to Philip, Where are we to buy bread for these people to eat? He said this to test him, for he himself knew what he was going to do. Philip answered him, Six months wages would not buy enough bread for each of them to get a little. One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter s brother, said to him, There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish. But what are they among so many people? Jesus said, Make the people sit down. Now there was a great deal of grass in the place; so they sat down, about five thousand in all. Then Jesus took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated; so also the fish, as much as they wanted. When they were satisfied, he told his disciples, Gather up the fragments left over, so that nothing may be lost. So they gathered them up, and from the fragments of the five barley loaves, left by those who had eaten, they filled twelve baskets. When the people saw the sign that he had done, they began to say, This is indeed the prophet who is to come into the world. When Jesus realized that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, he withdrew again to the mountain by himself. When evening came, his disciples went down to the lake, got into a boat, and started across the lake to Capernaum. It was now dark, and Jesus had not yet 4
come to them. The lake became rough because a strong wind was blowing. When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the lake and coming near the boat, and they were terrified. But he said to them, It is I; do not be afraid. Then they wanted to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat reached the land towards which they were going. This is the gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ. Offertory Hymn: 1 Jesus is Lord! Creation's voice proclaims it, For by his power each tree and flower was planned and made. Jesus is Lord! The universe declares it; Sun, moon and stars in heaven cry: Jesus is Lord! Jesus is Lord! Jesus is Lord! Praise him with Alleluias, for Jesus is Lord! 2 Jesus is Lord! Yet from his throne eternal In flesh he came to die in pain on Calvary's tree. Jesus is Lord! From him all life proceeding, Yet gave his life a ransom, thus setting us free: 3 Jesus is Lord! O'er sin the mighty conqueror, From death he rose;and all his foes shall own his name. Jesus is Lord! God sends his Holy Spirit To show by works of power that Jesus is Lord: By David John Mansell (b.1936) Communion Hymn: 1 O thou, who at thy Eucharist didst pray That all thy church might be for ever one, Grant us at every Eucharist to say With longing heart and soul, 'Thy will be done': O may we all one bread, one body be, Through this blest sacrament of unity. 2 For all thy church, O Lord, we intercede; Make thou our sad divisions soon to cease; Draw us the nearer each to each, we plead, By drawing all to thee, O Prince of Peace: Thus may we all one bread, one body be, Through this blest sacrament of unity. 5
3 We pray thee too for wanderers from thy fold; O bring them back, good Shepherd of the sheep, Back to the faith which saints believed of old, Back to the church which still that faith doth keep: Soon may we all one bread, one body be, Through this blest sacrament of unity. 4 So, Lord, at length when sacraments shall cease, May we be one with all thy church above, One with thy saints in one unbroken peace, One with thy saints in one unbounded love: More blessed still, in peace and love to be One with the Trinity in Unity. By William Henry Turton ( 1856-1938) POST COMMUNION PRAYER Holy Father, who gathered us here around the table of your Son to share this meal with the whole household of God: in that new world where you reveal the fullness of your peace, gather people of every race and language to share in the eternal banquet of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen Recessional Hymn: 1 Guide me, O thou great Redeemer, Pilgrim through this barren land; I am weak, but thou art mighty; Hold me with thy powerful hand: Bread of heaven, Feed me now and evermore. 2 Open now the crystal fountain Whence the healing stream doth flow; Let the fiery cloudy pillar Lead me all my journey through: Strong deliverer, Be thou still my strength and shield. 3 When I tread the verge of Jordan, Bid my anxious fears subside; Death of death, and hell's destruction, Land me safe on Canaan's side: Songs and praises I will ever give to thee. Arglwydd, arwain trwy'r anialwch William Williams ( 1717-1791) translated by Peter Williams ( 1727-1796)* CCL 424001 dated 29.07.18 Notices Diary of upcoming events: for details see notices below or notices in church. Day Date Time Event Place Sat 4 Aug 10.00am Church Cleaning Church Sun 12 Aug 11.15am Traidcraft Church 6
Dianna will be away from 3rd to 10th of August. Also from 20th August to 17th September. If you have any notices please leave in her in tray or send them via email as she will try to do all the notice sheets in advance. All Saint s Queensbury is planning some prayer events at their church on a few Saturday afternoons across the rest of the year that they are delighted to open up to anyone who is interested. Particularly for the tactile prayer day on 8th September, it would help to have approximate numbers, because they need to get enough kit for everyone who comes, but everybody would be very welcome to any or all of them. If anyone who wants to know more please contact Rev. Kate Blake on All Saints Church Queensbury tel: 020 8952 4536. A group of Kingsbury residents are hoping to organise some community events, as well as a neighbourhood watch. If you would be willing to get involved with helping to organise please contact Cathryn Walsh on cathrynwalsh@me.com or 07940 165311, or speak to Natasha for more info. Your data: if you would like the church to have your contact details please fill in a contact form, even if we already have your details. And please fill in a separate form for each individual. Thank you. If you are ill or in hospital please let us know if possible so that the church community can pray for you and we can be in touch. Contact the vicar or any member of the ministry team. Regular worshippers are asked to join the planned giving scheme. This greatly helps the parish with financial planning. Julia Day administers the scheme and can give more details. She is usually at the 10am service on Sundays, and her contact details are on the back of these notices. You can also give by card or paypal online from our website. If you are holding a church event please include it in these notices so that our different congregations can hear about it. Email kingsbury.holy.innocents@gmail.com or put them in Dianna s intray by Wednesday evening for inclusion the following Sunday. For your prayers The Sick: Dorothy & Karina James. Others in need of prayer: Stan Carter; Ann East, Germaine Taylor, Phyllis Belgrave. Anniversary of death: Thomas Bennett; William Johnson; Maisie Deebank; Eugene Kirkaldy; Franklin Dyer; Lilian Robertson; Doris Abbott; Kathleen Gale; Robert Rogers. Contact Details Vicar: Asst. Curate: Hon. Asst. Curate: Licensed Lay Minister Revd Natasha Woodward natasha.c.woodward@gmail.com twitter: @kingsburyvicar Revd Samuel Hameem hameem_77@yahoo.com Revd Angela Hopkins Pat Beazley 020 8204 7531 0748 175 3258 020 8907 1045 020 8723 0243 7
Pastoral Assistant Carl Berry 020 8204 3451 Parish Administrator Dianna Wong 020 8205 4089 (9.30am-12pm Tue & Thu) Kingsbury.holy.innocents@gmail.com Churchwardens: Judy Hubert 020 8205 8290 Domino Champe 020 8200 1004 PCC Treasurer Macaulay Ndukwe 020 8205 7248 Gift Aid Officer: Julia Day 020 8204 6157 Hall Bookings: Julia Day 020 8204 6157/ 07818885259 Caroline Pascoe 07773 122 067 Sacristan: Mike Willingham 020 8205 4168 Asst Sacristan: Pat Smith 020 8200 7264 Mother s Union: Liz Holmes 020 8205 6139 Book Group contact Rev d Angela Hopkins (above) Brownies Peggy Brand 020 8205 7597 Website www.holyinnocentskingsbury.org.uk 8