Welcome to St Cyprian S Episcopal Church

“For we do not proclaim ourselves; we proclaim Jesus Christ as Lord” 1 Corinthians 2 v 4

WELCOME TO ST CYPRIAN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH THE LINK – Sun 21st November 2010 Sunday next before Advent - ‘Christ the King’ We welcome all visitors to our service and invite you to join us for coffee in the hall after the 10.30am service. 3.00PM – AFTERNOON SERVICE

10.30AM – SUNG EUCHARIST We welcome Rev Ken Shaw who is this morning’s celebrant. HYMNS today are from the SOURCE NOTICES SHARING OF THE PEACE SERVICE OF THE EUCHARIST USING THE 1982 ‘BLUE BOOK’

INTROIT HYMN: Christ Triumphant... words below

1) Christ triumphant, ever reigning, 2) Word incarnate, truth Saviour, Master, King, revealing, Lord of heaven, our lives Son of Man on earth! sustaining, Power and majesty concealing Hear us as we sing: By your humble birth: Refrain :- Refrain :- Refrain :- Yours the glory and the crown, The high renown, the eternal name. 4) 3) Suffering Servant, scorned, Priestly King, enthroned forever ill-treated, High in heaven above! Victim crucified! Sin and death and hell shall never Death is through the cross defeated, Stifle hymns of love: Refrain :- Sinners justified: Refrain :- 5) So, our hearts and voices raising Through the ages long, Refrain :- Ceaselessly upon You gazing, Yours the glory and the crown, This shall be our song: The high renown, the eternal name. Refrain :-

John Barnard Michael Saward

GLORIA to the tune Cwm Rhondda Text: Edwin le Grice © Kevin Mayhew

Glory be to God in heaven, songs of joy and peace we bring, thankful hearts and voices raising, to creation's Lord we sing. Lord, we thank you, Lord, we bless you, glory be to God our King, glory be to God our King !

Lamb of God, who on your shoulders bore the load of this world's sin, only Son of God the Father, you have brought us peace within. Lord, have mercy, Christ have mercy, now your glorious reign begin, now your glorious reign begin!

COLLECT: Eternal Father, whose Son Jesus Christ ascended to the throne of heaven that he might rule over all things as Lord and King: keep the Church in the unity of the Spirit and in the bond of peace, and bring the whole created order to worship at his feet; who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.

FIRST READING: Jeremiah 23.1-6 (Jacqui Stother) Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! says the Lord. Therefore, thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, concerning the shepherds who shepherd my people: It is you who have scattered my flock, and have driven them away, and you have not attended to them. So I will attend to you for your evil doings, says the Lord. Then I myself will gather the remnant of my flock out of all the lands where I have driven them, and I will bring them back to their fold, and they shall be fruitful and multiply. I will raise up shepherds over them who will shepherd them, and they shall not fear any longer, or be dismayed, nor shall any be missing, says the Lord. The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. In his days Judah will be saved and Israel will live in safety. And this is the name by which he will be called: ‘The Lord is our righteousness.’

RESPONSORIAL PSALM: Psalm 46 Response: The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change, though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea; though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble with its tumult. - R. There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy habitation of the Most High. God is in the midst of the city; it shall not be moved; God will help it when the morning dawns. The nations are in an uproar, the kingdoms totter; he utters his voice, the earth melts. - R Come, behold the works of the Lord; see what desolations he has brought on the earth. He makes wars cease to the end of the earth; he breaks the bow, and shatters the spear; he burns the shields with fire. ‘Be still, and know that I am God! I am exalted among the nations, I am exalted in all the earth.’ - R EPISTLE: Colossians 1.11-20 (Sally Hadden) May you be made strong with all the strength that comes from his glorious power, and may you be prepared to endure everything with patience, while joyfully giving thanks to the Father, who has enabled you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light. He has rescued us from the power of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation; for in him all things in heaven and on earth were created, things visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or powers—all things have been created through him and for him. He himself is before all things, and in him all things hold together. He is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he might come to have first place in everything. For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him God was pleased to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, by making peace through the blood of his cross. GRADUAL HYMN: 353 Meekness and majesty...

GOSPEL: Luke 23.33-43 When they came to the place that is called The Skull, they crucified Jesus there with the criminals, one on his right and one on his left. Then Jesus said, ‘Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.’ And they cast lots to divide his clothing. And the people stood by, watching; but the leaders scoffed at him, saying, ‘He saved others; let him save himself if he is the Messiah of God, his chosen one!’ The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and offering him sour wine, and saying, ‘If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!’ There was also an inscription over him, ‘This is the King of the Jews.’ One of the criminals who were hanged there kept deriding him and saying, ‘Are you not the Messiah? Save yourself and us!’ But the other rebuked him, saying, ‘Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? And we indeed have been condemned justly, for we are getting what we deserve for our deeds, but this man has done nothing wrong.’ Then he said, ‘Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.’ He replied, ‘Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise.’

OFFERTORY: 7 All hail the power of Jesus’ name... omit V 2,6 COMMUNION: 114 From heaven you came....

POST COMMUNION PRAYER: Stir up, O Lord, the wills of your faithful people; that they, plenteously bringing forth the fruit of good works, may by you be plenteously rewarded; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

RECESSIONAL HYMN: 77 Crown him with many crowns....

BLESSING

DISMISSAL THIS WEEK IN PRAYER Pray for peace in Jerusalem: “May they prosper who love you,” Psalm 122:6 For your prayers this week: In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, we are asked to PRAY for Bermuda (Extra Provincial to Canterbury) Bermuda - (Bermuda) The Rt Revd Patrick White. In our own Diocese, please pray for St Fillan, Kilmacolm and Rev Colum McGranaghan. DAILY PRAYERS 22nd The people of the Sudan 23rd For the people of the Church of Ireland 24th The Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church. 25th The work of the Mission Aviation Fellowship, Scotland 26th For everyone preparing for the Christmas Fayre 27th For love, fellowship and happiness at our Christmas Fayre Please also remember in your prayers : Johnny Crawford (suffering from prostate cancer and recovering from injury after an accident); Graham Durkin (Eric and Prim’s son-in-law, who has recently been diagnosed with prostate cancer); Jean Dick; Susan Frost; Ray Hardman; Susan Iveson; Mary Kitching (Maxine’s Mum); Brian and Kate MacDonald (Sandy’s cousins); Bill Morris and his great grand-daughter, Mia; Prim Parry; Alan Paterson (Dorothy’s son); Vera Petzold; Bob Provan; Margaret Sneddon (Nancy Hogg's Sister in Law in Australia); Glennis Tavener; and all those on the prayer board. May God keep them all in His care. SERVICES AND EVENTS (Nov/Dec 2010) Sun 21 st Christ the King 10.30am Sung Eucharist 3.00pm Afternoon Service (tea and Fair Trade) Thur 25th 10am Holy Communion in Choir Vestry Fri 26th 9-2&6-8 Preparation of Christmas Fayre Sat 27th 10–2.30pm Christmas Fayre in Public Hall Sun 28 th Advent Sunday 9.15am Holy Communion (said) 10.30am Sung Eucharist 7pm ACTS Advent Service with Concordia at St David’s Memorial Park Church, Kirkintilloch Tues 30th Andrew, Apostle, Patron of Scotland 7.30pm Advent Meditation in the Choir Vestry DECEMBER 2010 Thurs 2nd 10.30am Holy Communion in the choir Vestry

Sun 5 th Second Sunday of Advent 9.15am Holy Communion (said) 3pm Holy Communion at Lillyburn Tues 7th 7.30pm Advent Meditation in the choir vestry Mother’s Union The next event will be the MU Christmas Party Wednesday 8th December 2010 at 7.30pm. All welcome and please bring along a friend.

St Cyprian’s Christmas Fayre

on Saturday 27th November at 10.00am - 2.30pm in LENZIE PUBLIC HALLS

TICKETS - adults £2; children £1 Refreshments included Scottish Charity: SC003826 Tickets for the Christmas Fayre are available in Church now. Please take some and try to sell at least 5 each. Help is needed in all departments. See “Cyprian Life” November issue, pages 12/13 for stalls and stallholders. Donations of baking, for the cake and candy stall and for the tearoom are needed. Donations of toys, books, jigsaws and items for the “collectors corner” (ornaments crystal or silverware) are needed. Bottles and unwanted gifts are needed for the Tombola stall. If you are able to help in the preparation on Friday 26th please get in touch with Aileen or Susan. Donations can be given in advance to the stallholders or brought to the Public Hall on Friday 26th , 10.30 – 2pm or 6.30 – 8.30pm Lenzie Action Group Scottish Bible Society Invite you to

An hour of music and mystery with John Campbell and friends. Lenzie Union Church Hall Thursday 2nd Dec. 2. p.m.-4.p.m. Tea and Coffee will be served (Christmas Quiz will be on sale) All donations will go towards bringing the Bibleworld Trailer to Lenzie in March 2011. Kirky Players Annual Pantomime Glennis is making a group booking for the 6.30pm performance on 22nd Jan ‘11 The panto this year is “Cinderella.” Please let Glennis know as soon as possible (by 14th November 2010 at the latest) how many tickets you would like, along with payment of £8 per ticket, Thanks.

Rev Moira would like to extend an invitation to the whole congregation, to her 60th Birthday Ceilidh in aid of the “Glasgow City Mission”. On Saturday 4th December 2010 In Lenzie Scout Hall from 7pm – midnight Supper, raffle, bring your own booze. RSVP – 0141 775 1161 or [email protected] No presents – but please donate to the City Mission.

P.S. PLEASE KEEP THE STOCK CUBES ROLLING IN – WE CAN NEVER HAVE TOO MANY – IT IS SHAPING UP TO BE A COLD WINTER. YOUR HELP DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

Please forward notices to Kathryn on [email protected] or phone on 578 0734, by 6.00pm each Wednesday. Thank you.