01 January 2023
10:00 | 
Posted by
Dr Platts |
We met for our first Family Service of 2023 at 10 am. It being New Years Day we greeted each other with a Happy New Year! In his Talk, Father Chris talked about names and how we get them, from out family, chosen by our parents, what do they mean? Our Lord was given his name by the Angel who told Joseph to call him Jesus, and at his name every knee shall bow.
We were delighted to hear the news that Lizzie Bailey, one of our members has been awarded an MBE in the New Years Honours list, and after the service we were able to congratulate her in person.
The Choir are in recess this week but will be back next week for Epiphany!
A reading from the book of Numbers.
The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying,
Thus you shall bless the Israelites:
You shall say to them,
The Lord bless you and keep you;
the Lord make his face to shine upon you,
and be gracious to you;
the Lord lift up his countenance upon you,
and give you peace.
So they shall put my name on the Israelites,
and I will bless them.
Luke 2:15-21
Hear the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke.
When the angels had left them and gone into heaven,
the shepherds said to one another,
‘Let us go now to Bethlehem
and see this thing that has taken place,
which the Lord has made known to us.’
So they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph,
and the child lying in the manger.
When they saw this,
they made known what had been told them about this child;
and all who heard it were amazed
at what the shepherds told them.
But Mary treasured all these words
and pondered them in her heart.
The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God
for all they had heard and seen,
as it had been told them.
After eight days had passed,
it was time to circumcise the child;
and he was called Jesus, the name given by the angel.
