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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:
please switch your hearing aid to the “T” position.

Sunday 7th JANUARY 2018 the BAPTISM OF CHRIST

08:00 am Holy Communion (BCP) Celebrant: The Vicar

(The First Sunday after The Epiphany)

10:30 am holy communion Celebrant: Revd Tom Albinson

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 49 – Brightest and best of the sons of the morning

Collect

TERNAL Father, who at the baptism of Jesus didst reveal him to be thy Son, anointing him with the Holy Spirit: grant that we, being born again by water and the Spirit, may be faithful to our calling as thine adopted children; through 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 Genesis 1:1-5

Psalm 29

Second Reading Acts 19:1-7 (Read by Gerard Greenway)

Anthem Tomorrow shall be my dancing day – John Gardner (1917-2011)

Tomorrow shall be my dancing day: I would my true love did so chance to see the legend of my play, to call my true love to my dance: Chorus - Sing, O my love, O my love, my love, my love; this have I done for my true love. Then was I born of a virgin pure, of her I took fleshly substance; thus was I knit to man’s nature, to call my true love to my dance: In a manger laid and wrapped I was, so very poor this was my chance, betwixt an ox and a silly poor ass, to call my true love to my dance: Then afterwards baptized I was; the Holy Ghost on me did glance, my Father’s voice heard from above, to call my true love to my dance:

The Gospel Mark 1:4-11

OHN the baptizer appeared in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. And people from the whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem were going out to him, and were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. Now John was clothed with camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey. He proclaimed, ‘The one who is more powerful than I is coming after me; I am not worthy to stoop down and untie the thong of his sandals. I have baptized you with water; but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.’ In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him. And a voice came from heaven, ‘You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.’

Sermon Revd Tom Albinson

Renewal of Baptismal vows

Intercessions

Offertory Hymn 50 (Tune 338) – From the eastern mountains
(During this hymn a collection will be taken for the work of St Giles’ Church)

Communion Anthem New Year Carol – Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)

Here we bring new water from the well so clear, for to worship God with, this happy New Year. Chorus (after each verse): Sing levy-dew, sing levy-dew, the water and the wine, the seven bright gold wires and the bugles that do shine. Sing reign of Fair Maid, with gold upon her toe; open you the West Door and turn the Old Year go. Sing reign of Fair Maid, with gold upon her chin; Open you the East Door and let the New Year in.

Post Communion

LORD of all time and eternity, who in the baptism of Jesus thy beloved Son didst open the heavens and didst reveal thyself as Father: by the power of thy Spirit make perfect the heavenly work of our rebirth through the waters of the new creation; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Hymn 47 – As with gladness men of old

Organ Voluntary Trio Sonata 1 in C Major (First Movement) (BWV 529) -
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 A

Hymn 48 – Bethlehem of noblest cities

Psalm 46

Reading Isaiah 42:1-9

Reading Ephesians 2:1-10

Anthem New Year Carol – Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)

Sermon David Longrigg

Hymn 52 – O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness!

Hymn 65 – Thou didst leave thy throne and thy kingly crown

Voluntary Processional – William Mathias (1934-1992)

NOTICES

♦ Jazz at St Giles’ – a message from Jean Darke: Series 5 has raised nearly £8,500, divided between War Child, Save the Children and Project 900, the latter receiving the greater sum. Thank you to everyone for their support, ESPECIALLY the band of TERRIFIC HELPERS!!!!

♦ Choral Evensong: St Giles’ Choir will sing Evensong in Southwark Cathedral on Saturday 13th January, at 4:00 pm.

♦ Sunday 14th January (The Second Sunday of Epiphany): 8:00 am - Holy Communion (BCP); 10:30 am - Holy Communion; 6:30 pm - Evensong

♦ Sunday 14th January: There will be a peal attempt by a band of visiting ringers from 1:30 to 4:30 pm approximately.

♦ Sunday 28th January: Homelessness Sunday – We will be marking this at our 10:30am service with a talk from Hannah Smith, the one to one worker at the Gatehouse. Following the service there will be a Homelssness trail for those who would like to take part.

♦ Holy Week 2018 is going to be a special time for the Benefice, as Angela Tilby is coming to be our guest preacher throughout Holy Week. So please put 25th March to 1st April in your diary. There will be our regular pattern of services and this will include a set of meditations on Good Friday. Angela has chosen the title for this series of talks to be “The death of God.”

WHAT’S ON AT ST GILES’ THIS WEEK

Monday 8th January 5:30 pm Evening Prayer

Tuesday 9th January 5:30 pm Evening Prayer

Wednesday 10th January 12:30 pm Eucharist

(William Laud, Archbishop, 1645) 5:30 pm Evening Prayer

Thurs 11th January (Mary Slessor, 1915) 5:30 pm Evening Prayer

Friday 12th January 1:15 pm Taizé Service

(St Aelred of Hexham, Abbot, 1167) 5:30 pm Evening Prayer

Saturday 13th January 4:00 pm SG Choir at Southwark Cathedral

(St Hilary, Bishop of Poitiers, 367) 5:30 pm Evening Prayer

Sunday 14th January 8:00 am BCP Holy Communion

(the second sunday of epiphany) 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: 7th – Norma McLintock (1996); Diana Parker (2006)

8th – Ken Davis (2000); Bob Torrence (1999)

11th – Lizzy Edmondson (2016)

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, 9 Hawkswell Gardens, Oxford OX2 7EX (01865 576638)

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)

Acting Treasurer: Mr Rod Nixon email:

Organist: Mr Andrew Patterson email:

Choir Director: Dr Nicholas Prozzillo email:

Church Flowers: Mrs Mary Whitlock email:

Church Office and Parish News email: (01865 311198)