The Joint Benefice of St Giles and St Philip & St James with St Margaret

The Joint Benefice of St Giles and St Philip & St James with St Margaret

Welcome to St Giles’. Do take this news sheet home with you.

The church is equipped with an audio induction loop system:
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Sunday, 23rd april 2017 the second Sunday of easter

08:00 am Holy Communion (BCP) Celebrant: Revd Georgie Simpson
(The First Sunday after Easter)

10:30 am Holy Communion Celebrant: The Vicar

The order of service follows that set out in the green booklet.

The music and words for sung parts of the service are at No 542 in the hymn books.

Hymn 352 – Crown him with many crowns

Collect

LMIGHTY Father, who hast given thine only Son to die for our sins and to rise again for our justification: grant us so to put away the leaven of malice and wickedness that we may always serve thee in pureness of living and truth; through the merits of Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

First Reading Acts 2:14a, 22-32

Psalm 16

Second Reading 1 Peter 1:3-9 (Read by Jean Darke)

Anthem Ye Choirs of New Jerusalem - Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924)

(For words see Hymn 124 in the New English Hymnal.)

The Gospel John 20:19-end

hen it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, ‘Peace be with you.’ After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, ‘Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.’ When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.’

But Thomas (who was called the Twin), one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, ‘We have seen the Lord.’ But he said to them, ‘Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands, and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe.’ A week later his disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were shut, Jesus came and stood among them and said, ‘Peace be with you.’ Then he said to Thomas, ‘Put your finger here and see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it in my side. Do not doubt but believe.’ Thomas answered him, ‘My Lord and my God!’ Jesus said to him, ‘Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe.’

Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book. But these are written so that you may come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through believing you may have life in his name.

Sermon David Longrigg LLM

Intercessions Hannah Smith

Hymn 113 – Love’s redeeming work is done

Communion Anthems

O Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem – John Blow (1649-1708)

O pray for the peace of Jerusalem. They shall prosper that love thee. Peace be within thy walls, and plenteousness within thy palaces.

This joyful Eastertide – arr Charles Wood

(For words see Hymn 121 in the New English Hymnal.)

Post Communion

ORD God our Father, who through our Saviour Jesus Christ hast assured us of eternal life and in baptism made us one with him: deliver us from the death of sin and raise us to new life in thy love, in the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, by the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

Hymn 393 – Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us

Organ Voluntary Prelude in D Major (BWV 532) – J S Bach (1685-1750)

Coffee is served in church after the Voluntary.

6:30 pm Evensong Officiant: David Longrigg

Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis: Set B

Hymn 486 – We have a gospel to proclaim

Psalm 30:1-5

Reading Daniel 6:6-23

Reading Mark 15:46-16:8

Sermon David Longrigg

Hymn 376 – I heard the voice of Jesus say

Hymn 124 – Ye choirs of new Jerusalem

Voluntary Trumpet Minuet – Alfred Hollins (1865-1942)

NOTICES

♦ Sunday 23rd April at St Giles’ (Easter 2): 8:00 am – BCP Holy Communion; 10:30 am – Holy Communion followed by Annual Vestry Meeting and Annual Parochial Church Meeting; 6:30 pm – Evensong.

♦ Sunday 30th April at St Giles’ (Easter 3): 8:00 am – BCP Holy Communion; 10:30 am – Holy Communion; 6:30 pm – Evensong.

♦ Concert at St Giles’: The Titanic House Band: Not Waving but Drowning! On Saturday 6th May at 7:30 pm. The return, by popular demand, of this dynamic big band, who will play music ranging from Vivaldi to Frank Zappa! An exhilarating, joyful evening. Tickets: £10/£8 concessions/£5 students.

♦ Rogation Procession (“Beating the Bounds”): On Sunday 21st May there will be a Rogation Procession around St Giles’ parish. This means there will be a change to the service time on that day. Evensong will begin in church at 4:30 pm and the Procession will then stop at various points in the parish before finishing at St Cross/Pusey House chapel.

♦ Organ Recital at St Giles’: 7:30 pm on Saturday 3rd June. Dr Nicholas Prozzillo will play Widor Symphonie V. Tickets: £10/£8 concessions/£5 students.

♦ Choir Tour: The choir will be visiting Bergamo from 21st-26th July. Further information from Nicholas Prozzillo.

WHAT’S ON AT ST GILES’

Mon 24th April (George, Patron of England) 5:30 pm Evening Prayer

Tuesday 25th April (Mark the Evangelist) 5:30 pm Evening Prayer

Wednesday 26th April 12:30 pm Eucharist

5:30 pm Evening Prayer

Thursday 27th April (Christina Rossetti) 5:30 pm Evening Prayer

Friday 28th April 1:15 pm Taizé Service

(Peter Chanel, Missionary, Martyr, 1841) 5:30 pm Evening Prayer

Sat 29th April (Catherine of Siena, 1380) 5:30 pm Evening Prayer

Sunday 30th April 8:00 am BCP Holy Communion

(THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER) 10:30 am Holy Communion

6:30 pm Evensong

Prayer Requests (Cycle of Prayer: Week 3)

Sick: Andrew McLean, Heather Poole, George Pulford

RIP:

Year’s Mind: 25th – Julie Pusey (1999)

29th – Paul Turner (2005)

Vicar: Revd Canon Andrew Bunch The Vicarage, Church Walk

Email: Oxford OX2 6LY (01865 510460)

Associate Priest: Revd Tom Albinson (01865 515409)

Email: (07426 948251)

Lay Minister: Mr David Longrigg 23 Norham Road, Oxford OX2 6SF (01865 557879)

Benefice Manager: Mrs Henrietta Mountain-Ritter 10 Woodstock Road

Email: Oxford OX2 6HT (01865 512319)

Churchwarden 1: Mrs Maureen Chu

Email: (01865 726011)

Churchwarden 2: Mrs Joanne Russell

Email: (01865 760788)

Treasurer: Mr Rod Nixon email:

Organist: Mr Andrew Patterson email:

Choir Director: Dr Nicholas Prozzillo email:

Church Flowers: Mrs Mary Whitlock

Church Office email: (01865 311198)