The First Sumdey a+ Epiphany Wekiy Newsletter No. I284 Sunday, i"2h Jaauary, 2001 11 .00 am Sung Eucharist, Procession, Sermon and Sunday School. Celebrant & Preacher: Fr Andrew James. Hymns: 79 (Proc.), 224,80, Anthem: Three Kings of Orient, 595 (Rec.) Setting: Agutfer. Kyrie, Agnus Bei: Norman & Benedictus: CMeb Simper. 6.30 pm Evensong. Officiant: Fr Ken Marfin. be served in the vestry after the EU-1 100 Introit: Be Still and Know that i am God. morning, and the draw for--- the Club will take place.__I Psalms 46,47. Hymns: 74, Antltem: Let ail the angels of Gocl wtrrship Him ('Hand@/),75. Magnificat & Nunc Birnjttis: A. Sclrwervell in F. Readings: Bsaiah 54, 4-1 1. Romans 6, 1-11. In the world-wide Church we pray totlay for the United Churches of Bangladesh, N India, Pakistan and 2i India. We pray for peace in the Middle East, for those involved in negotiations at this time, and for Northern Irelarrd. We pray for the sick, remembering especially Janet Munday, Gwendollirue Hopkins, John Warren, Olive Gatfield, Keith Jobbins, Lucy Fiori, Vernon Evans, Rose Selway, Mona Selway. We pray for the repose of the souls of the faithful departed, especially Mary Stark and billiian Mary Mayman, whose anniversar~esoccur at this time P YGlS WEEK ~~~l~wouldlike to wish e\,eryoA eceful,happy and healthy New Year. Monday 8th 6.00 pm Parish Surgery. Parish Ofice, Church House. --- -- ---J Suesdsy 10.00am Holy Eucharist. St PhiIip's. SUE POTTEIX would like to thank everyone? who sponsored her wafk on 9th 7.00 pm Holy Eucharist. Sf Anne's. Boxincl Dav, and these who ioinecl her in Wednesday 10.00 am HOLY EUCHARIST. l=ollowed by coffee. bkik.----- - -_I 16th 12.30 pm Roath Church House Luncheon Club. far deputising on the Yh~rsdery 9.00 am Holy Eucharist. Sf Anne's. organ and piano far Norman this morning. 11th 6.30 om Junior Choir Pract~ce(Scrooae) - " I ------ --I 7.30 bm Full Choir Practice. ' KEN MARTIN gratefully acknowledges\ Saturday13kh 9.00 am ~~l~ Euch;3rist, st Margarefts P~~~~Y~oIJsdonation through his letterbox of f47.0.).rl Me#+ S~ndayis the Second Sunday of Epiphany. The Holy Eucharist will be celebrated in St Edward's at 11 am, the Sunday Schooi will meet at 11 am, the and Evensor~gwill be sung at 6.30 pm. ARCHBISHOP ROWAN'S CHRISTMAS MESSAGE 2000. It hasn't been a brilliant succ:ess as a millenniurn year. High hopes and rather a lot of fantasy this time IiMyear - all about new beginnings and new visions; and then a year of pretty depressing events. 'The empty Dome in London looks like a sign of disappointed expectations. One thing that's been pushed at our attention again and again this year, though, is the fragility of the material environment we live in. During the crisis over petrol prices, some people at least started thinking a bit harder about what our lifestyle in this country and countries like it means $or the environment. Dependence on cars - with the resulting running down of public transport - not only contributes to the poverty trap for people at the bottoni of the economic heap, it also keeps up the level of polli~tionthat threatens to choke us. Anxieties over genetically motlified crops; and foods raised the same questions: do we actually know the cost of what we press ahead with? And then, right 5n cue, came the appalling weather of the last two months; ancl we all had to reflect on whether son7ethjng was going quite seriously wrong with the environment. What has any of this to do with Christmas? Well, the heart of the Christmas message is that God takes our material world completely seriously. tie doesn't just send a message, he comes to live in the physical worlcl in the flesh and blood of a real person, Jesus. He uses physical things to communieatcs with us (this is what Ch~istians mean by "sacraments", especially the meal of bread and wine that is Holy Communion). If we believe that God takes the environiment seriously, that he can speak Ehrougll the physical things of the world, we are horribly wrong if we think we can ignore these environmental matters. The good news God sends at Christmas has to be good news for the whole world. If we start thinking about protecting our environment properly, we shall be reflecting the way God hirr~seiflooks at the worid into which he came at Christmas. Every blessing and good wish for Christmas and the New Year. +ISOWAN WILLIAMS, ARCHBIStIOP OF WALES Internet: http:NStEdward.homepage.com ffrnail: [email protected] ------ St Edward's has maintained a steady .THE L~JMCHEON CLUB resumes on increase in numbers attending (communicants, Sunday School, Wednesday in Roath Church House when the Choir) over the last year. 'The average number of communicants cost per w!lfbe u.25 at the I1 o'clock Eucharist increased from 49.04 in 1999 to 55.83 in 2000 (the largest average sii~ce1980, and an increase ~bfOif?Pl-lOfCXXAfaH. We plan to take a of 13.84%). Sunclay School membership has risen from 28 in choir photograph (including all our new 1999 to 47 in 2000 (68% increase), and Choir membership has llembers') after the Eucharist next Sunday. rrsen from 21 in 1!399 to 33 in 2000 (57% increase). Izveryone, please try to be there! Every one of US must share in the task of rr~aintainingthis IWElBRlM. If you are interested in coming to growth: by encouraging new people to come; by encouraging Meidrim (west of Carmarthen, near St Clears) people to attend more often; by being a welcoming church; by on Sat 16 June, when the choir w~llbe s~nging offering lifts to those who find it difficult to get to church; by service as part of their "ARCH" week (the praisirrg the good things as weli as criticising the bad! Msand Ihe Church), please have a word with Tricia or Alan today. The Decade atf Evaregeiism started officially in Llandaff CARDIIFF ADULT CHRISTIAN EDUCATION Dioce:se on 5 Jan 1991 (and so ended on Friday). The churches CENTRE at the City Church, Windsor Place: were challenged to do two things: to increase the numbers fen week courses starting 17th ~anuary. attending (Roath F?arish decided to try tc:, double its Wednesdays 7.30pm-9.30pm. (i) "An congregations) arid to give more to charitable outreach. HOW Introduction to Christian Pastoral Care and did we do? The graph below shows our average ?lam Counselling" by Peter Manson. (ii) "Who did communicants for the decade. While the trend is up rather than ,Jesus Think He Was?" by Glyn Austin. down, the main feature is the growth over the last year. Taking the children into account, we have actually achieved about a I3BATH PARK GYTURI. The next meeting is . 50% increase over the decade (flat bad, considering trends on Wed 17 Jan, 7.30pm in Roath Park URC. elsewhere). We now give about DO00 each )(ear to charity. f2enywain Road. A CWIWISTMAS CAROL. St Edward's Choir and friends will perform a musical version of [lickens' famous Christmas Story on Fri 18 and Sat 20 Jan. It's not too late to join us - we are rehearsing on Thursdays at 6.30pm. WEEK Of- PMYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY t~egins18 Jan. There will be a United Service at Minster United Reformed Church at 7.30prn an Tue 23 Jan, organised by Roath Park Cyiun. The preacher will be Fr Irving Hamer, Vicar of Sk Martin's Roath (and former curate of this parish). COMPLINE is sung approximately once a rnonth at St Edward's on Thursdays at 9pm. C:ompline is a 15-minute service of plainchant - the last of the rnonasiic "hours". Next service: 25 Jan. HAYDN'S CRERTBON will be performed at ANlHEiMS. This morning's anthem is "Three Kings of St Edward's on Sat 27 Jan at 7.30pm by Canton Orienf'. The anthem at evens on^ is from tiandel's Chorus Messiah, and refers to the &3aptisnl of Jesus (toclay's theme In the new Lectionary): the Recitative "IJnto ROATW CHURCH HOUSE QUIZ at 7.30pm on Sat 27 which of the angels said He at any time, Thou ad: My Jan in /?oath Church House. Teams of four, £2 per person (inc. light r~!freshments).Contact Brian Shapcott Son, this day have 1 begotten Thee?'and the chorus f "Let all the angels of God worship Hirn". 420-736455 or the Parish Office 20-484808. BlBbE SfUDY starts after Evensong this evening, 7.30- TAIZ~SIERVIGES take place at St Edward's every 9pni. We will be studying St Mark's Gospel. if you would other moath on Wednesdays at 7.30pm. Next service. like to join us, please come along (or have a word with 31 Jan. Heather or Alan if you would like to know more). For WELGOiME. We extend a warm welcome to all visitors tho~jewho wanted to attend Atpha, but were unable to and newcomers. Please make yourself known to one of come or1 Sundays, there will be a course starting soon the sidesmen if you are new with us. (time and place negotiable - please let us know if you PARiSN GL13RGY. Robert Evans (Vicar) P25-484808 are interested). Andrew Jantes 420- They are avaibble to minister fo the needs of the s~ckand dyrng The srck and housebound m,ay recerve tfoly Communron at home For the Sacraments of Healrng and Confession speak to the clergy She Ziecond Sumd4y ~6 Epiy>he;ny Weekly Newsleffer No.