Notices: King Charles the Martyr 1. Ash Wednesday - Joint Service Tunbridge Wells With Bishop Simon Burton-Jones All are welcome to join our two joint Sunday before services of Holy Communion with the imposition of ashes on Ash Wednesday Lent 26th February at KCM. Bishop Simon 23rd February 2020 has agreed to celebrate.and preach at the evening service. This is because Today’s Services: we will have some members of our link diocese in Estonia staying with us for 8am: Holy Communion (BCP) the week. President: The Revd Canon Sarah Partridge 11:30am - 1662 Prayer Book Holy 10am: Parish Communion (CW) Communion: Celebrant and preacher: The Revd Canon Sarah Partridge. President: The Revd Canon Sarah Partridge 7:30pm - Sung Holy Communion in Deacon: The Revd Canon Sarah Partridge modern language: Celebrant and Preacher: The Revd Canon Sarah Partridge Preacher: The Bishop of Tonbridge, Hymns: The Rt Revd Simon Burton-Jones. 2 Christ whose glory fills the skies 279 Jesus on the mountain peak (t.207) 2. The Rotas are now available for 755 Oft in danger oft in woe collection at the back of the Church, 626 Father in whom we live thank you, Liz Ruch. 3. KCM Mens Group 6.30pm: Celtic Meditative Prayer The Mens Group will be meeting on President: Mr Paul Clark Wednesday 26th at 7.30pm at La Casa Vecchia in The Pantiles. Please contact Please join us for refreshments in the Rodney Smith(523409) for further Hall after the 10am Service information. 4. The Parish Magazine As our Editor reminds us, along with the Next Week’s Services: first signs of Spring, the March edition of 8am: Holy Communion (BCP) the Parish Magazine is now available! Copies including a Lent Course leaflet - President: The Revd Laurence Powell ‘Peacemaking and Prayer’, are available 10am: Family Service at the back of the Church President: The Revd Laurence Powell 4. TW Youth for Christ Quiz 6.30pm: Holy Communion (CW) Tunbridge Wells Youth for Christ are holding a quiz on 6th June at Christ President: The Revd Ian Harrison Church Tunbridge Wells for teams of a maximum of 8 people. The evening is from 7 – 10pm and Vicar: The Revd Laurence Powell Type to includes a cash bar. If you would like to 01892 525455 - [email protected] make up a team - or even two, please Associate Vicar: contact Rev Laurence on: 525455 The Revd Canon Sarah Partridge enter 01892 853451 This Week: Associate Vicar: The Revd Claire Allwood text Ash Wednesday 26th February 079769 59280 11.30am - Holy Communion(BCP) Parish Office 7.30pm Sung Holy Communion Open Monday, Wednesday & Friday between 1pm and 4pm - Tel: 01892 511745 7.30pm KCM Mens Group email: [email protected] Follow us on Facebook: @kingcharlesthemartyr Friday 28th February 1pm - Prayers in the Church ✜ www.kcmtw.org ✜ The Collect 20 First of all you must understand this, that no prophecy of scripture is a matter of one’s own Almighty Father, interpretation, 21 because no prophecy ever whose Son was revealed in majesty came by human will, but men and women before he suffered death upon the cross: moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God. give us grace to perceive his glory, that we may be strengthened Gospel Reading: Matthew 17. 1-9 to suffer with him and be changed 17 Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and into his likeness, from glory to glory; James and his brother John and led them up a who is alive and reigns with you, high mountain, by themselves. 2 And he was in the unity of the Holy Spirit, transfigured before them, and his face shone one God, now and for ever. like the sun, and his clothes became dazzling white. 3 Suddenly there appeared to them Amen Moses and Elijah, talking with him. 4 Then Peter said to Jesus, ‘Lord, it is good for us to First Reading: Exodus 24. 12-end be here; if you wish, I will make three dwellings here, one for you, one for Moses, and one for 12 The Lord said to Moses, ‘Come up to me on Elijah.’ 5 While he was still speaking, suddenly the mountain, and wait there; and I will give you a bright cloud overshadowed them, and from the tablets of stone, with the law and the the cloud a voice said, ‘This is my Son, the commandment, which I have written for their Beloved; with him I am well pleased; listen to instruction.’ 13 So Moses set out with his assistant him!’ 6 When the disciples heard this, they fell Joshua, and Moses went up into the mountain of to the ground and were overcome by fear. God. 14 To the elders he had said, ‘Wait here for 7 But Jesus came and touched them, saying, us, until we come to you again; for Aaron and ‘Get up and do not be afraid.’ 8 And when they Hur are with you; whoever has a dispute may go looked up, they saw no one except Jesus to them.’ 15 Then Moses went up on the himself alone. 9 As they were coming down the mountain, and the cloud covered the mountain. mountain, Jesus ordered them, ‘Tell no one 16 The glory of the Lord settled on Mount Sinai, about the vision until after the Son of Man has and the cloud covered it for six days; on the been raised from the dead.’ seventh day he called to Moses out of the cloud. 17 Now the appearance of the glory of the Lord was like a devouring fire on the top of the Charity Collection for February mountain in the sight of the people of Israel. 18 Moses entered the cloud, and went up on the Tunbridge Wells Youth for Christ mountain. Moses was on the mountain for forty Gift Aid envelopes are available at the days and forty nights. back of the Church Second Reading: 2 Peter 1.16-end 16 For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and Electoral Roll coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we had The Electoral Roll will close for new applicants been eyewitnesses of his majesty. 17 For he on Sunday 12th April ( Easter Sunday ), received honour and glory from God the Father this date being 14 days before the APC when that voice was conveyed to him by the and in accordance with regulations. Majestic Glory, saying, ‘This is my Son, my There are Electoral Roll forms at the back of Beloved, with whom I am well pleased.’ the Church and anyone wishing to be 18 We ourselves heard this voice come from included on the current roll should complete heaven, while we were with him on the holy a form and either hand it to a mountain.19 So we have the prophetic message Church Warden or to the Parish Office more fully confirmed. You will do well to be before this date. attentive to this as to a lamp shining in a dark Please mark for the attention of Julia Marsh. place, until the day dawns and the morning star Anyone who completed a form last year rises in your hearts. does not need to re-apply.