Kingsbury Parish Church, Holy Innocents
15thNovember, 2015
2nd Sunday before Advent,Year B
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Welcome to Holy Innocents.To use the loop system in church, switch your hearing aid control to ‘T’.
If you would like someone to be mentioned in the prayers today please ask one of the ministers before the service begins.
Due to building works the pews are not attached to the floor. Please take care. If you would like to use a kneeler please collect one from the Narthex.
Services Today
8.30am Said Eucharist
10.00am Sung Eucharist
Hymns:A&M 4; 211; 336; 272; 172
Services this week
Tuesday 10.15am Morning Prayer
Wednesday 8.30 Morning Prayer
Thursday 10.00am Said Eucharist
Friday 8.30am Morning Prayer
Coffee morning:
Tuesday 10.30-11.30am
Next Sunday22nd November
Christ the King
8.30am Said Eucharist
10.00am Sung Eucharist
Next Week’s Readings:
Daniel 7: 9-10, 13-14;Psalm 93;Revelation 1: 4b-8: John 18: 33-37
Readings & Hymns
Processional hymn: 4
Collect
Heavenly Father, whose blessed Son was revealed to destroy the works of the devil and to make us the children of God and heirs of eternal life: grant that we, having this hope, may purify ourselves even as he is pure;
that when he shall appear in power and great glory we may be made like him in his eternal and glorious kingdom; where he is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.Amen
old testament reading
Daniel 12.1–3
A reading from the book of Daniel.
In the third year of King Cyrus a word was revealed to Daniel.
1 ‘At that time Michael, the great prince, the protector of your people, shall arise. There shall be a time of anguish, such as has never occurred since nations first came into existence. But at that time your people shall be delivered, everyone who is found written in the book.
2 Many of those who sleepin the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life,and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
3 Those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the sky,and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever.’
This is the word of the Lord
Thanks be to God
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R In your presence, O Lord, there is fullness of joy.
Protect me, O God, for in you I take refuge; I say to the Lord, ‘You are my Lord, I have no good apart from you.’ R
As for the holy ones in the land,they are the noble, in whom is all my delight. R
Those who choose another godmultiply their sorrows; their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out or take their names upon my lips. R
The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot. The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; I have a goodly heritage. R
I bless the Lord who gives me counsel; in the night also my heart instructs me. I keep the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand I shall not be moved. R
Therefore, my heart is glad, and my soul rejoices; my body also rest secure. For you do not give me up to Sheol, or let your faithful one see the Pit. R
You show me the path of life. In your presence there is fullness of joy, in your right hand are pleasures for evermore. R
new testament reading
Hebrews 10.11–25
A reading from the letter to the Hebrews.
11 Every priest stands day after day at his service, offering again and again the same sacrificesthat can never take away sins.
12 But when Christ had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, ‘he sat down at the right hand of God,’
13 and since then has been waiting ‘until his enemies would be made a footstool for his feet.’
14 For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are sanctified.
15 And the Holy Spirit also testifies to us, for after saying,
16 ‘This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the Lord: I will put my laws in their hearts, and I will write them on their minds,’
17 he also adds, ‘I will remember their sins and their lawless deeds no more.’
18 Where there is forgiveness of these, there is no longer any offering for sin.
19 Therefore, my friends, since we have confidence to enter the sanctuary
by the blood of Jesus,
20 by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain (that is, through his flesh),
21 and since we have a great priest over the house of God,
22 let us approach with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
23 Let us hold fast to the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who has promised is faithful.
24 And let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good deeds,
25 not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
This is the word of the Lord
Thanks be to God
Gradual Hymn: 211
Gospel Reading
Mark 13.1–8
Alleluia, alleluia.
Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord. Peace in heaven and glory in the highest heaven.
Alleluia.
The Lord be with you
And also with you
Hear the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according toMark.
Glory to you O Lord
1 As Jesus came out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, ‘Look, Teacher, what large stones and what large buildings!’
2 Then Jesus asked him, ‘Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone will be left here upon another; all will be thrown down.’
3 When he was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked him privately,
4 ‘Tell us, when will this be, and what will be the sign that all these things are about to be accomplished?’
5 Then Jesus began to say to them, ‘Beware that no one leads you astray.
6 Many will come in my name and say, “I am he!” and they will lead many astray.
7 When you hear of wars and rumours of wars, do not be alarmed; this must take place,
but the end is still to come.
8 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there will be earthquakes in various places; there will be famines.This is but the beginning of the birth pangs.’
This is the Gospel of the Lord
Praise to you, O Christ
Offertory Hymn: 336
Communion Hymn: 272
Post communion Prayer
Gracious Lord, in this holy sacrament you give substance to our hope: bring us at the last
to that fullness of life for which we long; through Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen
Recessional Hymn: 172
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Diary of upcoming events – for details see notices below
Day / Date / Time / Event / PlaceSun / 15 Nov / Various / Blood donation session / Mandir
Thu / 26 Nov / 11am / Pilgrim Group / Church
Sat / 28 Nov / Christmas Fayre / Church Hall in Roe Green Park
Sat / 5 Dec / 10.30am / Church Cleaning / Church
Sat / 5 Dec / 2pm / MU meeting / Bowater Close
Sun / 13 Dec / 11.15am / Traidcraft / Church
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Shoe Boxes Pat Beazley will collect the shoe boxes today and next week.
Dear Deanery Member/Friend of Anglican's In Brent,
The next Anglican's In Brent Meeting, will be at St Andrew's Church, Harrow Road, Sudbury onWednesday 25th November.
Unfortunately finding a date to meet with the Borough Commander or his Deputy has still not been resolved, so in preparation for Advent, we have planned an evening of worship and prayer, for the Borough and for each other,with the theme of'The Coming of the Light'.
As usual, this event is open to all.
Building work is taking place, phase 1 of the rewiring and relighting of the church. On weekdays builders will be on site, and events will take place in the choir vestry, which you can access around the outside. It should be finished by the end of November.
MU toiletries and perfume stall Christmas Fayre/ Marylebone Project
If anyone has any toiletries, perfume gift sets etc please bring them to church ASAP.Many thanks Liz
Our Pilgrim group continues 11am-12pm on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month – for bible reading, discussion and prayer. All welcome even if you haven’t been before, coffee served from 10.30am.
Next MU meeting
Saturday 5th December 2 pmat Bowater Close. An illustrated talk by Sylvia Kefyalew."Christmas in Ethiopia". All welcome.
Doris and Mary are running a
Vintage/Modern stall at the Christmas Fayre. They would like donations of 50’s/60’s items.Could be bags, hats, jewellery, gloves, scarves or objet d’art.
Clive will soon be making his Christmas puddings again. If you have any plastic containers and haven’t handed them back yet then please make it soon. Thanks.
Christmas Fayre
Cake Stall !!
Please can you support the Cake Stall and make your favourite cake, scones, biscuits, fruit pie or mince pies.
With Clive delicious Christmas puddings which is always in demand and your contribution; I am sure the Cake Stall will be a feast of festive goodies. !!
Can you also write the ingredients so people are aware in case they have a nut allergy.Many Thanks. Judy
These notices are uploaded each week to our website – so if you are away and would like to keep in touch look at
Notices for this sheetIf you are holding a church event please include it in these notices so that our different congregations can hear about it. Email if possible to
, or put them in Dianna’s intray in the choirvestry by Wednesday evening for inclusion the following Sunday.
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For your prayers
Members of our church:Paula Galloway; Keith & Andrew Gilbert; Diane Gilder; June Glicksten; Evelyn & Godfrey Holder; Andrew, Liz, Sarah & James Holmes.
The Sick, Karina James,Jan Sawyer and her family, Peter Thomson.
Others in need of prayer: Stan Carter; Ann East, Phyllis Belgrave; AshvinIndira, Germaine Taylor.
Year’s mind:Joan Thomas; Eileen Bevann.
Contact Details
Vicar:Revd Natasha Woodward020 8204 7531
twitter: @kingsburyvicar
Asst. Curate (Deacon)Revd SamualHameem0748 175 3258
Hon. Asst. Curate:Revd Angela Hopkins020 8907 1045
Parish Reader:Pat Beazley020 8723 0243
Pastoral Assistant:Carl Berry020 8204 3451
Parish AdministratorDianna Wong020 8205 4089
(9.30am-12pm Tue & Thu)
Churchwardens:Judy Hubert 020 8205 8290
Domino Champe020 8200 1004
PCC TreasurerPeter Day020 8204 6157
Gift Aid Officer: Julia Day020 8204 6157
Hall Bookings: Caroline Pascoe07773 122 067
Sacristan:Mike Willingham020 8205 4168
Website
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