Kingsbury Parish Church, Holy Innocents
www.holyinnocentskingsbury.org.uk
31st January, 2016
Epiphany 4, Year C
Welcome to Holy Innocents.
To use the loop system in church,
switch your hearing aid control to
‘T’.
If you would like someone to be
mentioned in the prayers today
please ask one of the ministers
before the service begins.
Due to building works the pews are
not attached to the floor. Please
take care.
Services Today
8.30am Said Eucharist
10.00am Sung Eucharist
Hymns: A&M 143; 167; 423; 244; 125
Services this week
Tuesday 10.15am Morning Prayer
Tuesday 8pm Candlemas Eucharist
Wednesday 8.30 Morning Prayer
Thursday 10.00am Said Eucharist
Friday 8.30 Morning Prayer
Coffee morning:
Tuesday 10.30-11.30am
Next Sunday 7th February
Sunday next before Lent
8.30am Said Eucharist
10.00am Sung Eucharist
Next Week’s Readings:
Exod. 34: 29-end; Psalm 99;
2 Cor. 3: 12-4:2; Luke 9: 28-36
Readings & Hymns
Processional hymn: 143
COLLECT
God our creator, who in the
beginning commanded the light to
shine out of darkness: we pray that
the light of the glorious gospel of
Christ may dispel the darkness of
ignorance and unbelief, shine into
the hearts of all your people, and
reveal the knowledge of your glory
in the face of Jesus Christ your Son
our Lord, who is alive and reigns
with you, in the unity of the Holy
Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Amen
OLD TESTAMENT READING
Ezekiel 43: 27-44:4
A reading from the book of the
prophet Ezekiel.
When these days are over, then
from the eighth day onwards the
priests shall offer upon the altar
your burnt-offerings and your
offerings of well-being; and I will
accept you, says the Lord GOD.
Then he brought me back to the
outer gate of the sanctuary, which
faces east; and it was shut.
The LORD said to me: This gate
shall remain shut; it shall not be
opened, and no one shall enter by it;
for the Lord, the God of Israel, has
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entered by it; therefore it shall
remain shut.
Only the prince, because he is a
prince, may sit in it to eat food
before the LORD; he shall enter by
way of the vestibule of the gate, and
shall go out by the same way.
Then he brought me by way of the
north gate to the front of the
temple; and I looked, and lo! the
glory of the Lord filled the temple of
the Lord; and I fell upon my face.
This is the word of the Lord
Thanks be to God
PSALM 48
R Great is the Lord, great is the Lord
and greatly to be praised.
Great is the Lord and greatly to be
praised in the city of our God. His
holy mountain,
beautiful in
elevation, is the joy of all the earth,
Mount Zion, in the far north, the city
of the great King. Within its citadels
God has shown himself a sure
defence. R
Then the kings assembled, they
came on together. As soon as they
saw it, they were astounded; they
were in panic, they took to flight; R
Trembling took hold of them there,
pains as of a woman in labour, as
when an east wind shatters the
ships of Tarshish. As we have heard,
so have we seen in the city of
the Lord of hosts, in the city of our
God, which God establishes forever.
R
We ponder your steadfast love,
O God, in the midst of your temple.
Your name, O God, like your praise,
reaches to the ends of the earth.
Your right hand is filled with victory.
Let Mount Zion be glad, let the
towns of Judah rejoice because of
your judgements. R
Walk about Zion, go all around it,
count its towers, consider well its
ramparts; go through its citadels,
that you may tell the next
generation that this is God, our God
forever and ever. He will be our
guide for ever. R
NEW TESTAMENT READING
1 Corinthians 13:1-13
A reading from the first letter of Paul to
the Corinthians.
If I speak in the tongues of mortals
and of angels, but do not have love, I
am a noisy gong or a clanging
cymbal.
And if I have prophetic powers, and
understand all mysteries and all
knowledge, and if I have all faith, so
as to remove mountains, but do not
have
love,
I
am
nothing.
If I give away all my possessions, and
if I hand over my body so that I may
boast, but do not have love, I gain
nothing.
Love is patient; love is kind; love is
not envious or boastful or arrogant
or rude. It does not insist on its own
way; it is not irritable or resentful;
it does not rejoice in wrongdoing,
but
rejoices
in
the
truth.
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It bears all things, believes all things,
hopes all things, endures all things.
Love never ends. But as for
prophecies, they will come to an
end; as for tongues, they will cease;
as for knowledge, it will come to an
end.
For we know only in part, and we
prophesy
only
in
part;
but when the complete comes, the
partial will come to an end.
When I was a child, I spoke like a
child, I thought like a child, I
reasoned like a child; when I became
an adult, I put an end to childish
ways.
For now we see in a mirror, dimly,
but then we will see face to face.
Now I know only in part; then I will
know fully, even as I have been fully
known.
And now faith, hope, and love abide,
these three; and the greatest of
these is love.
This is the word of the Lord
Thanks be to God
Gradual Hymn: 167
Gospel Reading
Luke 2.22–40
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.
Christ was revealed in the flesh.
proclaimed among the nations and
believed in throughout the world.
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.
The Lord be with you
And also with you
Hear the gospel of our Lord Jesus
Christ according to Luke.
Glory to you O Lord
When the time came for their
purification according to the law of
Moses, they brought him up to
Jerusalem to present him to the
Lord (as it is written in the law of
the Lord, ‘Every firstborn male shall
be designated as holy to the
Lord’), and they offered a sacrifice
according to what is stated in the
law of the Lord, ‘a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.’
Now there was a man in Jerusalem
whose name was Simeon; this man
was righteous and devout, looking
forward to the consolation of Israel,
and the Holy Spirit rested on him. It
had been revealed to him by the
Holy Spirit that he would not see
death before he had seen the Lord’s
Messiah. Guided by the Spirit,
Simeon came into the temple; and
when the parents brought in the
child Jesus, to do for him what was
customary
under
the
law, Simeon took him in his arms
and
praised
God,
saying,
‘Master, now you are dismissing
your
servant in
peace,
according
to
your
word;
for my eyes have seen your
salvation, which you have prepared
in the presence of all peoples,
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a light for revelation to the Gentiles
and for glory to your people Israel.’
And the child’s father and mother
were amazed at what was being said
about him. Then Simeon blessed
them and said to his mother Mary,
‘This child is destined for the falling
and the rising of many in Israel, and
to be a sign that will be opposed so
that the inner thoughts of many will
be revealed—and a sword will
pierce your own soul too.’
There was also a prophet, Anna the
daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of
Asher. She was of a great age,
having lived with her husband for
seven years after her marriage, then
as a widow to the age of eighty-four.
She never left the temple but
worshipped there with fasting and
prayer night and day. At that
moment she came, and began to
praise God and to speak about the
child to all who were looking for the
redemption of Jerusalem.
When they had finished everything
required by the law of the Lord, they
returned to Galilee, to their own
town of Nazareth. The child grew
and became strong, filled with
wisdom; and the favour of God was
upon him.
This is the Gospel of the Lord
Praise to you, O Christ
Offertory Hymn: 423
Communion Hymn: 244
POST COMMUNION PRAYER
Generous Lord, in word and
eucharist we have proclaimed the
mystery of your love: help us so to
live out our days that we may be
signs of your wonders in the world;
through Jesus Christ our Saviour.
Amen
Recessional Hymn: 125
Diary of upcoming events – for details see notices below
Day
Date
Time
Event
Tue
2 Feb
8pm
Candlemas Eucharist
Wed 3 Feb
8pm
Book Club
Sat
6 Feb
10am
Church Cleaning
Tue
9 Feb
2.30pm
Communion service
Wed 10 Feb
8pm
Ash Wednesday –
Eucharist with imposition
of Ashes
Sun
14 Feb
11.15am
Traidcraft
See leaflets for Lent Group
Place
Church
Liz Holmes house
Church
Willows Care Home
Church
Church
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If you have your palm cross from last
year please bring it back to church
by next Sunday so it can be used to make
the ash for Ash Wednesday.
You are invited to the next Brent
Connects Kingsbury and Kenton forum
meeting put on by the council, on
Wednesday, 3 February 2016 at Main
hall, Kingsbury High School, Princes
Avenue, Kingsbury NW9 9JR. Start time
is 7pm prompt. The agenda will include
how to deal with budget cutbacks over
the next few years, and difficulties with
housing
in
Brent. Please
email brent.connects@brent.gov.uk if
you have any questions in the meantime.
We've just had word that sadly the
Willows Care Home on Honeypot Lane
is closing. All are welcome to join our
final communion service there, which
will be Tuesday 9 February at 2.30pm, as
we say farewell to the residents and
staff.
Ash Wednesday on 10 February marks
the beginning of Lent, and is a day when
everyone should come to a church
service if at all possible to observe the
beginning of this holy season. Our
service is at 8pm, a daytime service will
be held at 10am at the Ascension
Wembley.
Churches Together in Kingsbury and
Queensbury is this year organising a Lent
course based on the Psalms. Groups will
be held at Holy Innocents, Hay Lane
catholic church, and All Saints
Queensbury, in the daytime and the
evening. Get more information and sign
up in the narthex.
Forgiveness Project 8 - 18 February
2016. A note from the London Interfaith
Centre, at St Anne's Brondesbury, 125
Salusbury Road. We will be hosting the
acclaimed exhibition of the Forgiveness
Project, a thought provoking collection
of arresting images and personal
narratives exploring forgiveness in the
face of atrocity. Entrance to the
exhibition is free, and there is also a
programme of events, see notice in
narthex.
Tuesday 16th February 10 Pin bowling at
6:30pm Royale Leisure Park, Western
Avenue, Park Royal, Acton. If you would
like to go, there is a sign up form in the
narthex with details of cost.
Quiz Night Saturday 20th February in
Holy Innocents Church Hall. 7 pm start.
£8 per ticket to include refreshments
and prizes, bring your own drink. Fun
night for all. Sign up in the narthex.
The Womens’ World Day of Prayer will
be on March 4th at St. Mary’s church.
Greyhound Hill, Hendon at 2.15pm. Pam
Rance is the only representative on the
committee and would welcome another
member to join her. The event has
grown with nine churches each taking
turn to host the celebration and prayer
day, and finish with refreshments. The
support has, over the years increased
and, with invited speakers, and a chance
to meet and greet other denominations
a very pleasant afternoon.
Please
contact Pam Rance if you can help in any
way on 020 8205 1758 or
07981
372102.
Book Club next meeting is on
Wednesday 3rd Feb. @ 8pm at Liz
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Holmes house. The book to read “The
Girl on the Train” by Paula Hawkins. All
welcome.
These notices are uploaded each week
to our website – so if you are away and
would like to keep in touch look at
www.holyinnocentskingsbury.org.uk
Notices for this sheet If you are holding
a church event please include it in these
notices
so
that
our
different
congregations can hear about it. Email if
possible to
Kingsbury.holy.innocents@gmail.com, or
put them in Dianna’s in tray in the choir
vestry by Wednesday evening for
inclusion the following Sunday.
For your prayers
Members of our church: Christopher & Margaret Beels; Winfield, Wendy, Andrea,
Phyllis & Simone Belgrave; Carl Berry; Clive & Peggy Brand; Carolyn & Hayley Bryant.
The Sick, Karina James, Peter Thomson.
Others in need of prayer: Stan Carter; Ann East, Phyllis Belgrave; Indira Changela,
Germaine Taylor.
Year’s mind: Ruby Healy; John James; Emily Barret; C J Cumberlidge.
Hon. Asst. Curate:
Parish Reader:
Pastoral Assistant:
Contact Details
Revd Natasha Woodward
020 8204 7531
natasha.c.woodward@gmail.com
twitter: @kingsburyvicar
Revd Samual Hameem
0748 175 3258
hameem_77@yahoo.com
Revd Angela Hopkins
020 8907 1045
Pat Beazley
020 8723 0243
Carl Berry
020 8204 3451
Parish Administrator
Dianna Wong
Vicar:
Asst. Curate (Deacon)
Churchwardens:
PCC Treasurer
Gift Aid Officer:
Hall Bookings:
Sacristan:
Asst Sacristan:
Mother’s Union:
Book Group
Brownies
Website
020 8205 4089
(9.30am-12pm Tue & Thu)
Kingsbury.holy.innocents@gmail.com
Judy Hubert
020 8205 8290
Domino Champe
020 8200 1004
Peter Day
020 8204 6157
Julia Day
020 8204 6157
Caroline Pascoe
07773 122 067
Mike Willingham
020 8205 4168
Pat Smith
020 8200 7264
Liz Holmes
020 8205 6139
contact Rev’d Angela Hopkins (above)
Peggy Brand
020 8205 7597
www.holyinnocentskingsbury.org.uk
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