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 and dedication of new community space – Holy Trinity, Tarleton
🙏🏼Please pray for our Bishop, Philip North CMP, upon his appointment as Bishop of Blackburn. Bishop Philip will take up his post officially in May or June 2023.
We welcome Bishop Philip today at Tarleton to dedicate the new community space at 10:45am.
COLLECT OF THE DAY – Almighty God, who sent your Holy Spirit to be the life and light of your Church: open our hearts to the riches of your grace, that we may bring forth the fruit of the Spirit in love and joy and peace; 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: Isaiah 49:1-7 – Listen to me, O coastlands, pay attention, you peoples from far away! The Lord called me before I was born, while I was in my mother’s womb he named me. He made my mouth like a sharp sword, in the shadow of his hand he hid me;
he made me a polished arrow, in his quiver he hid me away. And he said to me, ‘You are my servant, Israel, in whom I will be glorified.’ But I said, ‘I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nothing and vanity; yet surely my cause is with the Lord, and my reward with my God.’ And now the Lord says, who formed me in the womb to be his servant,
to bring Jacob back to him, and that Israel might be gathered to him,
for I am honoured in the sight of the Lord, and my God has become my strength — he says, ‘It is too light a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob
and to restore the survivors of Israel; I will give you as a light to the nations, that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth.’ Thus says the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel and his Holy One, to one deeply despised, abhorred by the nations, the slave of rulers,
‘Kings shall see and stand up, princes, and they shall prostrate themselves, because of the Lord, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.’
This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
PSALM 40:2, 4, 7-10 Response: Here I am Lord I come to do your will.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Among you stands one whom you do not know, said John; the one who is coming after me. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
GOSPEL: John 1:29-42 – Hear the Holy Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ according to John. Glory to you, O Lord
The next day he saw Jesus coming towards him and declared, ‘Here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! This is he of whom I said, “After me comes a man who ranks ahead of me because he was before me.” I myself did not know him; but I came baptizing with water for this reason, that he might be revealed to Israel.’ And John testified, ‘I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it remained on him. I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water said to me, “He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain is the one who baptizes with the Holy
Spirit.” And I myself have seen and have testified that this is the Son of God.’
The next day John again was standing with two of his disciples, and as he watched Jesus walk by, he exclaimed, ‘Look, here is the Lamb of God!’ The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus. When Jesus turned and saw them following, he said to them, ‘What are you looking for?’ They said to him, ‘Rabbi’ (which translated means Teacher), ‘where are you staying?’ He said to them, ‘Come and see.’ They came and saw where he was staying, and they remained with him that day. It was about four o’clock in the afternoon. One of the two who heard John speak and followed him was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. He first found his brother Simon and said to him, ‘We have found the Messiah’ (which is translated Anointed). He brought Simon to Jesus, who looked at him and said, ‘You are Simon son of John. You are to be called Cephas’ (which is translated Peter).
This is the Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ.
Hymns – Hail to the Lord’s anointed, The Churches one foundation! Just as I am, Purify my heart & Give me joy in my heart
Please pray for:
🙏🏼The Sick: Zena Ashcroft, Margaret Baxter, Val Huddart, Wayne Jackett, Maureen Karr, Winnie Turner, Mary Sephton, Lavinia Sephton, Brian Soady, Marlene Taylor & Gerry Rawsthorne
🙏🏼The recently departed: Lynn Caunce (24th Jan, Tarleton), Pat Jackett (27th Jan, Tarleton), Joan Webster (27th Jan), Avril Rogers, Eric Ashcroft (2nd Feb, Tarleton), Alun Williams (8th Feb, Tarleton), Amanda Soady & Joyce Pearson.
🙏🏼Year’s Mind: Annie Cross, Margaret Alice Taylor, Ronald Cooke, Ron Barnes, Terence William Porter, Thelma Porter, Mary Agnes Topping, Henry Bowen, Joan Wearing, Maude Elizabeth Townsend, Henry Foreshaw, Basil Hunt, Florence Mary Hutchinson, Jim Chambers, Georgina Rosemary Lee, Thomas Dickinson, Derek Watkinson & Mark Pennington Ball.
Monday 16th January
Hebrews 5:1-10; Ps. 110:1-4 & Mark 2:18-22
🙏🏼Please pray for the Diocesan Education team.
Tuesday 17th January – St. Anthony of Egypt, Hermit, c. 356 Charles Gore, Founder of the Community of the Resurrection, 1932
Hebrews 6:10-end; Ps. 111 & Mark 2:23-end
🙏🏼Please pray for all religious communities in particularly the Benedictine order and the Community of the Resurrection, Mirfield.
Wednesday 18th January – Start of the week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Amy Carmichael, founder of the Dohnavur Fellowship, 1951
✝️10am Eucharist – Holy Trinity, Tarleton
Hebrews 7:1-3, 15-17; Ps. 110:1-4 & Mark 3:1-6
🙏🏼Please pray unity between all Christians.
Thursday 19th January – St. Wulfstan, Bishop, 1095
6pm Diamond Disciples – Holy Trinity, Tarleton community space
✝️7pm Eucharist – St. Mary the Virgin, Rufford
Hebrews 7:25-8:6; Ps. 40:7-10, 17-end & Mark 3:7-12
🙏🏼Please pray for our Bishop, Philip upon his new appointment.
Friday 20th January- Richard Rolle, spiritual writer, 1349
10am-12noon Coffee & Chat – Holy Trinity, Tarleton & Rufford Cricket Club
Hebrews 8:6-end; Ps. 85:7-end & Mark 3:13-19
🙏🏼Please pray for the work of our PCCs in the coming year.
Saturday 21st January – St. Agnes, child martyr, 304
Hebrews 9:2-3, 11-14; Ps. 47:1-8; Mark 3:20-21
🙏🏼Please pray for all who suffer for their faith.
Sunday 22nd January – 3rd Sunday of Epiphany
✝️8am Eucharist- St. Mary the Virgin, Rufford
✝️9:15am Sung Eucharist – St. Mary the Virgin, Rufford
✝️10:45am Sung Eucharist- Holy Trinity, Tarleton
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 at St. George the Martyr, Preston.
