Epping Anglicans

1 Our Vision: To be a Worshipping, Recognisably Anglican, Multi-racial, All-age, Gathered, Christian Community - a city on a hill In Covenant with the communities of the Roman catholic Parish of Epping & Carlingford, Epping Uniting Church, West Epping Uniting Church, and Epping Baptist Church The Epiphany 6 January 2019 Epping Anglicans Parish of Saint Alban s, Epping with Saint Aidan s, West Epping The hymns, collect and readings can be found in this bulletin on pages 2-5 ..at St Alban s Eucharist Reader: Jan McIntyre Preacher: Bishop Ross Nicholson Eucharist Reader: Derek Jones Hymns: 47, 36, page 5 - all hymns are printed in the bulletin Preacher: Bishop Ross Nicholson Sung Eucharist Reader: Lynette Skeoch Hymns: 52, 47, 36, page 5 - all hymns are printed in the bulletin Preacher: Bishop Ross Nicholson No evening service .. at St Aidan s Eucharist Reader: Lynn Bock Hymns: 454, 314, 301, page 5 - all hymns are printed in the bulletin President: The Reverend Paul Weaver Preacher: Ken Bock 2 Today s Readings Sentence Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.

2 Isaiah Prayer of the Day Lord God of the nations, we have seen the star of your glory rising in splendour; may the brightness of your incarnate Word pierce the night that covers the earth, signal the dawn of justice and peace, and beckon all nations to walk as one in your light. We ask this through Jesus Christ, your Word made flesh, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, in the splendour of eternal light, God for ever and ever. Amen. First Reading Isaiah A reading from the Book of Isaiah Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the L9:; has risen upon you. 2 For darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but the L9:; will arise upon you, and his glory will appear over you. 3 Nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn. 4 Lift up your eyes and look around; they all gather together, they come to you; your sons shall come from far away, and Welcome to St Alban's and St Aidan's We warmly welcome you today as we join together to worship our Risen Lord.

3 If you are a new parishioner please collect a Welcome Folder and leave the information card with one of the Welcome Group or Parish Staff. Please stay and join us after our morning services at St Alban's and St Aidan's for tea and coffee, or breakfast after the service at St Alban's. 1 O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness! Bow down before him, his glory proclaim; With gold of obedience, and incense of lowliness, Kneel and adore him, the Lord is his name! 2 Low at his feet lay thy burden of carefulness, High on his heart he will bear it for thee, Comfort thy sorrows, and answer thy prayerfulness, Guilding thy steps as may best for thee be. 3 Fear not to enter his courts in the slenderness Of the poor wealth thou wouldst reckon as thine: Truth in its beauty, and love in its tenderness, These are the offerings to lay on his shrine. 4 These, though we bring them in trembling and fearfulness, He will accept for the name that is dear; Mornings of joy give for evenings of tearfulness, Trust for our trembling and hope for our fear.

4 5 O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness! Bow down before him, his glory proclaim; With gold of obedience, and incense of lowliness, Kneel and adore him, the Lord is his name! J S B Monsell (1811-75) public domain 52 NEH 3 your daughters shall be carried on their nurses arms. 5 Then you shall see and be radiant; your heart shall thrill and rejoice, because the abundance of the sea shall be brought to you, the wealth of the nations shall come to you. 6 A multitude of camels shall cover you, the young camels of Midian and Ephah; all those from Sheba shall come. They shall bring gold and frankincense, and shall proclaim the praise of the L9:;. Hear the word of the Lord, Thanks be to God. Psalm , 10-14 1 Give the king your | judgement O | God: and your righteousness to the | son | of a | king 2 That he may judge your | people | rightly: and the | poor of the | land with | equity. 3 Let the mountains be laden with peace be | cause of his | righteousness: and the hills also with pros| peri ty | for his | people.

5 4 May he give justice to the poor a | mong the | people: and rescue the children of the | needy and | crush the op | pressor. 5 May he live while the | sun en | dures: and while the moon gives light through | out all | gener | ations. 6 May he come down like rain upon the | new-mown | fields: and as | showers that | water the | earth. 7 In his time shall | righteous ness | flourish: and abundance of peace till the | moon shall | be no | more. 10 The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall | bring | tribute: the kings of Sheba and | Seba shall | offer | gifts. 11 All kings shall fall | down be | fore him: and all | nations | do him | service. 12 He will deliver the needy | when they | cry: and the | poor that | have no | helper. 13 He will pity the helpless | and the |needy: and | save the | lives of the | poor. 14 He will redeem them from op | pression and | violence: and their blood shall be | precious | in his | sight.

6 Second Reading Ephesians A reading from the Letter of Paul to the Ephesians This is the reason that I Paul am a prisoner for Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles 2for surely you have already heard of the commission of God s grace that was given to me for you, 3and how the mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I wrote above in a few words, 4a reading of which will enable you to perceive my understanding of the mystery of Christ. 5In former generations this mystery was not made known to humankind, as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit: 6that is, the Gentiles have become fellow-heirs, members of the same body, and sharers in the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel. 7 Of this gospel I have become a servant according to the gift of God s grace that was given to me by the working of his power. 8 Although I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given to me to bring to the Gentiles the news of the boundless riches of Christ, 9and to make everyone see what is the plan of the mystery hidden for ages 4 The Gospel Luke Alleluia, alleluia May the peace of Christ rule in your hearts; And the fullness of his message live within you.

7 Alleluia! The Lord be with you and also with you. The Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke ( ) Glory to you Lord Jesus Christ. (Jesus Calls Levi) 27 After this he went out and saw a tax-collector named Levi, sitting at the tax booth; and he said to him, Follow me. 28 And he got up, left everything, and followed him. 29 Then Levi gave a great banquet for him in his house; and there was a large crowd of tax-collectors and others sitting at the table with Pharisees and their scribes were complaining to his disciples, saying, Why do you eat and drink with tax-collectors and sinners? 31 Jesus answered, Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick; 32I have come to call not the righteous but sinners to repentance. The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ W Chatterton Dix (1837-98) - public domain 47 NEH 1 As with gladness men of old Did the guiding star behold, As with joy they hailed its light, Leading onward, beaming bright, So, most gracious God, may we Evermore be led to thee.

8 2 As with joyful steps they sped, To that lowly manger-bed, There to bend the knee before Him whom heaven and earth adore, So may we with willing feet Ever seek thy mercy-seat. 3 As they offered gifts most rare At that manger rude and bare, So may we with holy joy, Pure, and free from sin s alloy, All our costliest treasures bring, Christ, to thee our heavenly King. 4 Holy Jesu, every day Keep us in the narrow way; And, when earthly things are past, Bring our ramsomed souls at last Where they need no star to guide, Where no clouds thy glory hide. 5 In the heavenly country bright Need they no created light; Thou its Light, its Joy, its Crown, Thou its Sun which goes not down: There for ever may we sing Alleluyas to our King. in God who created all things; 10so that through the church the wisdom of God in its rich variety might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places. 11 This was in accordance with the eternal purpose that he has carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord, 12in whom we have access to God in boldness and confidence through faith in him.

9 Hear the word of the Lord, Thanks be to God. 5 Here Comes The Son! An overview of the Book of Revelation. What if the last book in the Bible was perfectly clear to its original readers and that same simple message is open to us today? What if the good news of Revelation was relevant and timely to a reader in the First, Twelfth or Twenty-First centuries? Come over four Tuesday nights in January as Bishop Ross shows that the book of Revelation really is an unveiling of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Tuesday 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th Seminar Room J H Hopkins Jnr - pubic domain 2 Born a king on Bethlehem plain, Gold I bring, to crown him again King for ever, ceasing never, Over us all to reign. 3 Frankincense to offer have I; Incense owns a deity nigh: Prayer and praising, all men raising, Worship him, God most high. 4 Myrrh is mine; its bitter perfume Breathes a life of gathering gloom; Sorrowing, sighing, bleeding, dying, sealed in the stone cold tomb: 5 Glorious now, behold him arise, King, and God, and sacrifice!

10 Heav n sings alleluya, Alleluya the earth replies: 1 We three kings of Orient are; Bearing gifts we traverse afar Field and fountain, moor and mountain, Following yonder star: Refrain: O star of wonder, star of night, Star with royal beauty bright, Westward leading, still proceeding, Guide us to thy perfect light. 1 The first Nowell the angel did say Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay; In fields where they lay, keeping their sheep, On a cold winter s night that was so deep: Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Born is the King of Israel. 3 And by the light of that same star, Three Wise Men came from country far, To seek for a king was their intent, And to follow the star wheresoever it went. 2 They looked up and saw a star, shining in the east, beyond them far: And to the earth it gave great light, And so it continued both day and night: 4 This star drew nigh to the north-west; O er Bethlehem it took its rest, And there it did both stop and stay right over the place where Jesus lay: 6 Then let us all with one accord sing praises to our heavenly Lord, That hath made heaven and earth of naught, And with his blood mankind hath bought: 5 Then entered in those Wise Men three, Fell reverently upon their knee, And offered there in his presence Both gold and myrrh and frankincense: Traditional - Public domain 36 NEH 6 Church: Hornsby - St Peter; Hornsby Anglican Chinese Church; Hornsby Heights - St Luke; Normanhurst - St Stephen; Thornleigh/Pennant Hills - St Mark LifeWay Lutheran Church Epping .