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Hymn during Communion:
Choir sings Advent Prose
25 Creator of the starry height [Tune 1: Conditor Alme]
Closing Hymn: 608Thy kingdom come! On bended knee
TODAY’s Charity: Bishop’s Advent Appeal This year’s Advent Appeal aims to support homeless refugees and asylum seekers in Rome at theJoel Nafuma Refugee Center with humanitarian assistance (a daily, cooked breakfast and essential items for personal dignity and warmth) for 6 months. We are doing this through a well-established and well-run project established by our Episcopal sister church of St. Paul’s Within the Walls.
Upcoming Events and Services:
Please note that there is no daily morning and evening prayer during the week of december 18 to 23 because of work on the church interior.
TODAY:8:00 pm Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
NEXT WEEK:
TUESDAY:
8:35 am Philokalia Discussion Groupin the Parsonage. All are welcome.
6:00 pm Student Bible Study:At the Parsonage, dinner will be served between 6 pm and 6.30 pm
Christmas Services and occasions
Sunday 24th December
10:30 am Choral Communion
4:00 pm Crib Service for families (English and Dutch)
11:00 pm Midnight Choral Communion
Christmas Day
1030am Festal Choral Communion
5:00 pm Christmas Supper in the Parsonage, offering fellowship and good cheer to those who are otherwise alone at Christmas. Please let Maria Koppenol know if you wish to attend. or at 06 45 49 47 17
Tuesday December 26th(Stephen the Martyr - Christmas Lessons)
10:00 am Choral Communion(Dutch liturgy/English sermon)
Wednesday December 27th(St. John the Apostle and Evangelist)
10:00 am Holy Communion(said)
Thursday December 28th(The Innocents)
7:00 pm Holy Communion(said)
Saturday 6th January 2018 Epiphany
8:00 pm Sung Communion
A warm welcome to you all!
Please join us for refreshments and fellowship after the service.
Holy Trinity DirectoryVan Hogendorpstraat 26,
3581 KE Utrecht
The Bishop of Gibraltar
Robert Innes (+44 20 7898 1160)
Chaplain
David Phillips (06 124 104 31)
Amersfoort Chaplain
Grant Crowe (06 29 97 23 03)
Chaplaincy Administrator
David Vollmer-Laarman
Coordinator of Student Ministry
Erik Heemskerk: 06 311 845 90
Lay Pastoral Assistants:
Harry Barrowclough
Danielle Los 030 236 8572
Master of the Choir and Organist
Henk Korff (06 53 13 00 86)
Wardens:
Frank Fink- Jensen
Kit de Bolster
Treasurer
Henry Miechielsen:
Council Secretary
Simon Urquhart:
Sacristan
Frank Boneschanscher:0620061558
Altar Guild
Maria Koppenol: or at 06 45 49 47 17 / Worship Schedule
Every Sunday
10:30 Sung/Choral Communion
(English)
On the 3rd Sunday a healing ministry is offered after the service
1st Sunday of the month
All Age Worship
2nd and 4th Sundays
9:00 Sung Holy Communion
(Dutch)
2nd Sunday of the month
14:30 Choral Evensong
3rd Saturday of the month
19:30 Evening Prayer & Praise Contemporary Gospel worship
(not in July/August)
Quarterly Healing Services
The next Healing Service is
21st January 2018
Mid-week Worship
Wednesdays
7:00 Holy Communion
Daily Offices:
Tuesday to Friday
8:00 Morning Prayer
17:30 Evening prayer
Saturdays
9:00 Morning Prayer
17:00 Evening Prayer
Daily Bible Readings – Advent 3 – December 18 to 23
Morning Prayer / Evening PrayerMon / Isaiah30:19-end / Mark 7:1-23 / Isaiah 31 / 1 John 1:-2:6
Tue / Isaiah 38:1-20 / Mark 7:24-8:10 / Isaiah 40:1-11 / 1 John 2:7-end
Wed / Isaiah 40:12-end / Mark 8:11—9:1 / 2 Sam. 15.17 - 21 / John 11.1 - 16
St Thomas / Job 42.1 - 6 / John 14.1 - 7 / Isaiah 35 / 1 Peter 1.3 - 9
Fri / Isaiah 43:14-44:5 / Mark 9:33-end / Isaiah 44:6-23 / 1 John 5
Sat / Isa 44:24—45:13 / Mark 10:1-31 / Isaiah 45:14-end / 2 John
Welcome to Worship!
HOLYTRINITY
ANGLICAN CHURCH UTRECHT
The Third Sunday in Advent
1030am December 17 AD 2017
Ancient Coptic icon of St. John the Baptist
“What did you go out into the wilderness to see?
A reed shaken by the wind?...
A man dressed in soft clothing? …
A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.
This is he of whom it is written,
“‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face,
who will prepare your way before you.’
St Matthew 11:9-10
The Third Sunday in Advent
Lighting of the Advent Wreath
Kids’ Choir sings:
Een derde kaars gaat stralen,
wij wachten met geduld
en horen in verhalen
hoe God zijn woord vervult.
The Choir sings Matin Responses
I look from afar,
and lo, I see the power of God coming,
and a cloud covering the whole earth.
Go ye out to meet him, and say,
Tell us: art thou he that should come to reign over thy people Israel?
High and low, rich and poor, one with another,
Go ye out to meet him, and say,
Hear, O thou Shepherd of Israel,
thou that leadest Joseph like a sheep:
Tell us: art thou he that should come?
Stir up thy strength, O Lord, and come
to reign over thy people Israel.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
I look from afar,
and lo, I see the power of God coming,
and a cloud covering the whole earth.
Go ye out to meet him and say,
Tell us: art thou he that should come to reign over thy people Israel?
Opening Hymn: 32 O come, O come, Emmanuel
Our worship continues on page 1 of the liturgy booklets.
The Collects:O LORD Jesus Christ, who at your first coming did send your messenger to prepare the way before you: Grant that the ministers and stewards of your mysteries may likewise so prepare and make ready your way, by turning the hearts of the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, that at your second coming to judge the world we may be found an acceptable people in your sight, who is alive and reigns with the Father and the Holy Spirit, ever one God, world without end. Amen.
Almighty God, give us grace to cast away the works of darkness and to put on the armour of light, now in the time of this mortal life, in which your Son Jesus Christ came to us in great humility; that on the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty to judge the living and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal; through him who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
First reading: Isaiah 35:1-10
This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
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Psalm 80:1-7
2nd part
HEAR O thou Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph ’ like a ’ sheep : shew thyself also, thou that ’ sittest up’on the ’ cherubims.
2 Before Ephraim Benjamin ’ and Ma’nasses : stir up thy ’ strength and ’ come and ’ help us.
2nd Part3 Turn us a’gainO ’ God : shew the light of thy countenance ’ and we ’ shall be ’ whole.
4 O Lord ’ God of ’ hosts : how long wilt thou be angry ’ with thy ’ people that ’ prayeth?
5 Thou feedest them with the ’ bread of ’ tears : and givest them ’ plenteousness of ’ tears to ’ drink.
6 Thou hast made us a very strife ’ unto our ’ neighbours : and our ’ enemies ’ laugh us to ’ scorn.
7 Turn us againthou ’ God of ’ hosts : shew the light of thy countenance ’ and we ’ shall be ’ whole.
Glory be to the Father ’ and to • the ’ Son : and ’ to the ’ Holy ’ Ghost;
As it was in the beginning is ’ now and • ever ’ shall be : world without ’ end. A ’ — ’ men.
New Testament Reading: 1 Corinthians 4:1-5
This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found faithful. But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself. For I am not aware of anything against myself, but
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I am not not thereby acquitted. It is the Lord who judges me.Therefore do not pronounce judgment before the time, before the Lord comes, who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. Then each one will receive his commendation from God.
This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
Gradual Hymn:27Hark the glad sound! The Saviour comes
Gospel Acclamation:
Hark, a thrilling voice is sounding
‘Christ is nigh’ it seems to say;
‘cast away the dreams of darkness,
O ye children of the day.’
The Gospel:St. Matthew 11:2-10
Before the Gospel we say: Glory to you, O Lord
Now when John heard in prison about the deeds of the Christ, he sent word by his disciples and said to him, “Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?” And Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John what you hear and see: the blind receive their sight and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them. And blessed is the one who is not offended by me.”
As they went away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds concerning John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind? What then did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Behold, those who wear soft clothing are in kings' houses. What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. This is he of whom it is written,
“‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face,
who will prepare your way before you.’
After the Gospel we say: Praise to you, O Christ
Sermon
Offertory Hymn: 29 Hills of the North, rejoice!
Your offerings will be received during this hymn.
The basket is to support the work of this chaplaincy.
The blue bag is for the Bishop's Advent Appeal