20 February 2022
10:00 | 
Posted by
Dr Platts |
This morning we came together at 10 am for Matins. Battling through the high wind which was the tail of Storm Eunice, we discovered that the Yew tree next to the church had lost some branches, but no other damage, and everyone was safe, for which we gave thanks.
As is usual at Matins the readings were in the King James version of the Bible. The set psalm was 104 vv 1 to 15, and the Choir sang the Benedictus in the setting of C V Stanford in C major. They also sang an anthem , 'Ye Servants of th'all Bounteous Lord' by Samuel Webbe Jr.
Father John was with us for this service and he preached the sermon, firstly introducing himself and telling us about his fascinating work in the Church of England before he retired, then he went on to discuss the two readings, the first from the book of Job which he recommended as worth reading, and then the passage from the Acts of the Apostles where St Paul performs a miracle, we can use our talents for Gods work in the world too.
There was coffee after the service, don't forget to sign up for the Treasure Hunt on the 19th of March, and also the Lent course will be held on Wednesday evenings in the rooms, we will be following the diocesan course this year, the first meeting will be on the 9th of March, as we have not been able to do this for 2 years we hope many people will join us this year in preparing for Easter.
8am Holy Communion
Revelation 4
A reading from the book of Revelation.
After this I looked,
and there in heaven a door stood open!
And the first voice,
which I had heard speaking to me like a trumpet, said,
“Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this.”
At once I was in the spirit,
and there in heaven stood a throne,
with one seated on the throne!
And the one seated there looks like jasper and carnelian,
and around the throne is a rainbow that looks like an emerald.
Around the throne are twenty-four thrones,
and seated on the thrones are twenty-four elders,
dressed in white robes, with golden crowns on their heads.
Coming from the throne are flashes of lightning,
and rumblings and peals of thunder,
and in front of the throne burn seven flaming torches,
which are the seven spirits of God;
and in front of the throne there is something like a sea of glass, like crystal.
Around the throne, and on each side of the throne,
are four living creatures, full of eyes in front and behind:
the first living creature like a lion,
the second living creature like an ox,
the third living creature with a face like a human face,
and the fourth living creature like a flying eagle.
And the four living creatures, each of them with six wings,
are full of eyes all around and inside.
Day and night without ceasing they sing,
“Holy, holy, holy, the Lord God the Almighty,
who was and is and is to come.”
And whenever the living creatures give glory and honour and thanks
to the one who is seated on the throne, who lives forever and ever,
the twenty-four elders fall before the one who is seated on the throne
and worship the one who lives forever and ever;
they cast their crowns before the throne, singing,
“You are worthy, our Lord and God,
to receive glory and honour and power,
for you created all things,
and by your will they existed and were created.”
Luke 8:22-25
Hear the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke.
One day Jesus got into a boat with his disciples,
and he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side of the lake.”
So they put out,
and while they were sailing he fell asleep.
A gale swept down on the lake,
and the boat was filling with water, and they were in danger.
They went to him and woke him up, shouting,
“Master, Master, we are perishing!”
And he woke up and rebuked the wind and the raging waves;
they ceased, and there was a calm.
He said to them, “Where is your faith?”
They were afraid and amazed, and said to one another,
“Who then is this, that he commands even the winds and the water,
and they obey him?”
10am Matins
Job 28:1-11
1 Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold where they fine it.
2 Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass is molten out of the stone.
3 He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death.
4 The flood breaketh out from the inhabitant; even the waters forgotten of the foot: they are dried up, they are gone away from men.
5 As for the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire.
6 The stones of it are the place of sapphires: and it hath dust of gold.
7 There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture's eye hath not seen:
8 The lion's whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it.
9 He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots.
10 He cutteth out rivers among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing.
11 He bindeth the floods from overflowing; and the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light.
Acts 14:8-17
8 And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked:
9 The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed,
10 Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and walked.
11 And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men.
12 And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker.
13 Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people.
14 Which when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of, they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out,
15 And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein:
16 Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways.
17 Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.
