Sunday 8th January – Baptism of the Lord / Plough Sunday
✝️8am Eucharist – St. Mary the Virgin, Rufford
✝️9:15am All Age Eucharist – St. Mary the Virgin, Rufford
✝️10:45am All Age Eucharist – Holy Trinity, Tarleton
COLLECT FOR THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD – Eternal Father, who at the baptism of Jesus revealed him to be your Son, anointing him with the Holy Spirit: grant to us, who are born again by water and the Spirit, that we may be faithful to our calling as your adopted children; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
FIRST READING: Number 6:22-end – Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. For darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but the Lord will arise upon you, and his glory will appear over you. Nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn. Lift up your eyes and look around; they all gather together, they come to you; your sons shall come from far away,
and your daughters shall be carried on their nurses’ arms. 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. 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 Lord. This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Alleluia, alleluia. Alleluia, alleluia.
This is my Son, the Beloved: listen to him! Alleluia! Alleluia.
GOSPEL: Matthew 3:13-end
Hear the Holy Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew.
Glory to you, O Lord
Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be baptized by him. John would have prevented him, saying, ‘I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?’ But Jesus answered him, ‘Let it be so now; for it is proper for us in this way to fulfil all righteousness.’ Then he consented. And when Jesus had been baptized, just as he came up from the water, suddenly the heavens were opened 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.’ This is the Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, O Christ.
HYMNS: He’s got the whole world in his hands, We plough the fields & My lighthouse
INTERCESSIONS Pray for:
🙏🏼The Sick: Zena Ashcroft, Margaret Baxter, Val Huddart, Wayne Jackett, Maureen Karr, Winnie Turner, Mary Sephton, Lavinia Sephton, Brian Soady, Marlene Taylor & Joyce Pearson.
🙏🏼The recently departed: Lynn Caunce (24th Jan, Tarleton), Pat Jackett (27th Jan, Tarleton), Amanda Soady & Avril Rogers (26th Jan)
🙏🏼Year’s Mind: Thomas Henry Caunce, Alan Barrat, James Ashcroft, Harold Sephton, Edith Spencer, Graham Stephen Jarvis, Ellen Ann Chadwick, Glen Aslo Cookson, William Norris & George Sutton.
Monday 9th January
Hebrews 1:1-6 & Ps. 97:1-2. 6-10
🙏🏼Please pray for our Bishop, Philip
Tuesday 10th January – William Laud, archbishop
Hebrews 2:5-12; Ps. 8 & Mark 1:21-28
🙏🏼Please pray for the Archbishops of Canterbury and York.
Wednesday 11th January – Mary Slessor, Missionary
✝️10am Eucharist – Holy Trinity, Tarleton
Hebrews 2:14-end; Ps. 105:1-9 & Mark 1:29-39
🙏🏼Please pray for our ministry team, LLM emeritus and ALMs.
Thursday 12th January – Aelred, abbot, 1167
6pm Diamond Disciples – Holy Trinity, Tarleton community space
✝️7pm Eucharist followed by PCC – St. Mary the Virgin, Rufford
Hebrews 3:7-14; Ps. 95:1, 8-end & Mark 1:40-end
🙏🏼Please pray for all monastic communities particularly our residential diocesan Nuns and for Fr Mark.
Friday 13th January – Hilary, bishop, teacher of the faith, 367
10am-12noon Coffee & Chat – Holy Trinity, Tarleton & Rufford Cricket Club
Hebrew 4:1-5; Ps. 78:3-8 & Mark 2:1-12
🙏🏼Please pray for the work of our PCCs in the coming year.
Saturday 14th January
1 John 3:22-4:6; Ps. 2:7-end & Matthew 4:12-17, 23-end
🙏🏼Please pray for our government, the House of Commons, the House of Lords and His Majesty the King as difficult decisions are made.
SUNDAY 15th January – 2nd Sunday of Epiphany
8am Eucharist – Holy Trinity, Tarleton
9:15am Sung Eucharist – St. Mary the Virgin, Rufford
10:45am Sung Eucharist with baptism and the Bishop of Burnley dedicating the new community space – Holy Trinity
CONTACTS
Rector: The Rev’d Canon Mark Soady
SSC Rest Day: Monday
Tel: (01772) 814431/07968 753978 E-Mail: rector@rsmtht.church
Curate: The Rev’d Fr. Tristan Meares
Rest Day: Tuesday
Tel: (01772) 590803/07547 973527 Email: curate@rsmtht.church
Ordinand: Danny Abraham – currently on placement for most of the week at St. George the Martyr, Preston.
