The Baptism of Christ Liturgical Colour: White 12th January 2014 A warm welcome to all. A special welcome to any visitors to the Benefice or those worshipping here for the first time. Woolavington Village Hall Saturday 25 January 2014, 7.30 pm TEAMS of 4, Entry £3.00 per person Light refreshments available PLEASE NOTE THERE WILL BE NO BAR THIS YEAR but please BYO ALCOHOLIC DRINKS (and glasses) Proceeds in aid of St. Mary’s Church Come and enjoy a traditional BURNS NIGHT Cossington Village Hall January 31st 2014—7.00pm prompt Entrance (inc 3-course meal) £12.50 Proceeds for St. Mary’s Church funds Parish Pump THE FOLLOWING COMMUNION PRAYER ROTA APPLIES 1st Sunday Woolavington (8 am) & Bawdrip: Prayer A 2nd Sunday Woolavington & Cossington Prayer H 3rd Sunday Woolavington, Family Communion Booklet, Bawdrip Prayer B 4th Sunday Woolavington & Cossington Prayer D UNITED BENEFICEOF WOOLAVINGTONWITH COSSINGTON AND BAWDRIP 5th Sunday As advised 10 The Lord sits enthroned over the flood; Today’s Readings the Lord sits enthroned as king for ever. 11 May the Lord give strength to his people! Collect of the Day May the Lord bless his people with peace! Eternal Father, who at the baptism of Jesus revealed him to be your Son, Second Reading Acts 10:34-43 anointing him with the Holy Spirit: Then Peter began to speak to them: “I truly understand that grant to us, who are born again by water and the Spirit, God shows no partiality, but in every nation anyone who that we may be faithful to our calling as your adopted fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him. You children; know the message he sent to the people of Israel, preaching through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, peace by Jesus Christ—he is Lord of all. That message who is alive and reigns with you, spread throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee after the in the unity of the Holy Spirit, baptism that John announced: how God anointed Jesus of one God, now and for ever. Amen Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power; how he went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him. We are witnesses to all First Reading Isaiah 42:1-9 that he did both in Judea and in Jerusalem. They put him to Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom death by hanging him on a tree; but God raised him on the my soul delights; I have put my spirit upon him; he will third day and allowed him to appear, not to all the people bring forth justice to the nations. He will not cry or lift up but to us who were chosen by God as witnesses, and who his voice, or make it heard in the street; a bruised reed he ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. He will not break, and a dimly burning wick he will not commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he quench; he will faithfully bring forth justice. He will not is the one ordained by God as judge of the living and the grow faint or be crushed until he has established justice in dead. All the prophets testify about him that everyone who the earth; and the coastlands wait for his teaching. Thus believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his says God, the LORD, who created the heavens and stretched name. them out, who spread out the earth and what comes from it, who gives breath to the people upon it and spirit to those who walk in it: I am the LORD, I have called you in Gospel Matthew 3:13 - 29 righteousness, I have taken you by the hand and kept you; I Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be have given you as a covenant to the people, a light to the baptized by him. John would have prevented him, saying, nations, to open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the ‘I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to prisoners from the dungeon, from the prison those who sit me?’ But Jesus answered him, ‘Let it be so now; for it is in darkness. I am the LORD, that is my name; my glory I proper for us in this way to fulfil all righteousness.’ Then give to no other, nor my praise to idols. See, the former he consented. And when Jesus had been baptized, just as he things have come to pass, and new things I now declare; came up from the water, suddenly the heavens were opened before they spring forth, I tell you of them. to him and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. And a voice from heaven said, ‘This is my Son, the Beloved, with whom I am well pleased.’ Psalm 29 1 Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings, Post Communion Prayer ascribe to the Lord glory and strength. Lord of all time and eternity, 2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory of his name; you opened the heavens and revealed yourself as Father worship the Lord in holy splendour. in the baptism of Jesus your beloved Son: 3 The voice of the Lord is over the waters; by the power of your Spirit the God of glory thunders, complete the heavenly work of our rebirth the Lord, over mighty waters. through the waters of the new creation; 4 The voice of the Lord is powerful; through Jesus Christ our Lord. the voice of the Lord is full of majesty. Amen. 5 The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars; the Lord breaks the cedars of Lebanon. 6 He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, Midweek Communion Services and Sirion like a young wild ox. 7 The voice of the Lord flashes forth flames of fire. Tuesday 14th 10am 8 The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness; Woolavington Church (Common Worship) the Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh. Wednesday 15th 10am 9 The voice of the Lord causes the oaks to whirl,[b] Cossington Church and strips the forest bare; (Book of Common Prayer) and in his temple all say, ‘Glory!’ ALL WELCOME STOP PRESS - 2013 The end of 2013 has been a very humbling experience for me, as we have seen God at work so bountifully among us in Woolavington Church. You will remember that we started the year in the expectation that we would not be able to pay £3,200 (15%) of our Par- ish Share. I always believed we would somehow meet our obligations, but I had no idea how we could make up the shortfall. I constantly reminded the Church of the need for extra funding, and by October the expected shortfall had reduced to a fantastic £1,000, but we could still see no way to make up all the shortfall. At Kevin’s first PCC he said that we should stop worrying about the financial problem, and instead, pray and trust that God would enable us to pay our way! Little did I appreciate at the time how truly bounteous God is, and how generous His people would be, as we have all worked and given in response to His prompting. At 31 December, the headline figure in the accounts is that we have not only met all our obligations, but have exceeded this by over £1,000. God is good. Praise and thank Him! Alan Mckechnie It’s all Greek to me. Thought for the day Sometimes it isn’t what you do, Come and learn the basics of New Testament Greek. Sessions begin on Tuesday January 21st. 11.15 am for coffee but what you don’t do that Work starts 11.30am, finishes 12.30pm Venue 18 Meadway, Woolvington makes you a better person. Enjoy reading the gospels in the original Greek! Please contact Mary Clements if you are interested 01278 683099 Anonymous Manna magazine What is Manna? Manna is the Bath and Wells Diocese quarterly magazine. Inspiring, informing and challenging Makes us aware we are part of something bigger Offers Christian perspectives on issues affecting our lives today Missional Relevant and ‘rooted’ in Somerset Explains the diocesan initiative 'Changing Lives' Provides links to useful resources FREE - please take the copies from the backs of the churches. Read and pass on. If you can play an instrument to any WOOLAVINGTON standard why not join CHURCH CAFÉ St. Mary’s Music Group which NOW meets on WEDNESDAYS 5.45 - 6.45pm (please note new day and times) EVERY WEDNESDAY at Woolavington Church in the church from 10.30am - 12 noon Beginners Welcome More information from Jane White on 683743 Drop in and enjoy a cup of coffee or tea, Benefice details… a piece of cake and a chat. www.wcbchurches.org.uk Around the Benefice this week Monday 13th 7.30pm Bawdrip PCC—Mike Murkin’s House Tuesday 14th 2pm The Funeral of Bill Huxtable Woolavington Church Wed 15th 10.45am Us Coffee Morning—Roy and Liz Turner, Croftdown, Brent Rd. PLEASE PRAY FOR ACP: PRAY for The Anglican Church of Australia MR Phillip John Aspinall Abp of Brisbane & Primate of Australia Porvoo: Ely, Bp Stephen Conway, Bp David Thomson; London : Bp Richard Chartres, Bp Adrian Newman, Bp Peter Wheatley, Bp Pete Broadbent, Bp Paul Williams, Bp Jonathan Baker ; Norway : Nidaros/ New see and Trondheim, Presiding Bp Helga Haugland Byfuglien, Bp Tor Singsaas MP: Freda Carey in Pakistan with CMS Z: St John’s Parish Mzenje, Evangelists Emmanuel Daka & Dickson Phiri CHEW MAGNA DEANERY (Bath) RD Jan Knott, LC Sue Lloyd.