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Topic: Wednesday Evening Prayer 15th December

Time: Dec 15, 2021 07:30 PM London

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Wednesday 15th December 2021
PREPARATION

GREETING
The night is far spent, and the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of
darkness, and let us put on the armour of light. Romans 13:12
O God, make speed to save us.
O Lord, make haste to help us.
Reveal among us the light of your presence
that we may behold your power and glory.
Blessed are you, Sovereign God,
creator of light and darkness,
to you be glory and praise for ever.
As evening falls, you renew your promise
to reveal among us the light of your presence.
May your word be a lantern to our feet
and a light upon our path
that we may behold your coming among us.
Strengthen us in our stumbling weakness
and free our tongues to sing your praise.
Blessed be God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Blessed be God for ever.

PENITENTIAL KYRIES
Turn to us again, O God our Saviour,
And let your anger cease from us.
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Show us your mercy, O Lord,
And grant us your salvation.
Christ, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Your salvation is near for those that fear you,
That glory may dwell in our land.
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.

COLLECT OF THE DAY
O Lord Jesus Christ,
who at your first coming sent your messenger
to prepare your way before you:
Grant that the ministers and stewards of your mysteries
may likewise so prepare and make ready your way
by turning the hearts of the disobedient to the wisdom of the just,
that at your second coming to judge the world
we may be found an acceptable people in your sight;
for you are alive and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit,
one God, world without end. Amen.

MINISTRY OF THE WORD
A READING
Luke 7:31-35
31 “To what then shall I compare the people of this generation, and what are they like?
32 They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another,
“‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance;
we sang a dirge, and you did not weep.’
33 For John the Baptist has come eating no bread and drinking no wine, and you say,
‘He has a demon.’ 34 The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look
at him! A glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ 35 Yet wisdom
is justified by all her children.”

A CANTICLE
NUNC DIMITTIS
1 Now, Lord, you let your servant go in peace: ■
your word has been fulfilled.
2 My own eyes have seen the salvation ■
which you have prepared in the sight of every people.
3 A light to reveal you to the nations ■
and the glory of your people Israel.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son ■
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning, is now, ■
and shall be for ever. Amen.

PSALMS
Psalm 42
1 As the deer longs for the water brooks, ♦︎
so longs my soul for you, O God.
2 My soul is athirst for God, even for the living God; ♦︎
when shall I come before the presence of God?
3 My tears have been my bread day and night, ♦︎
while all day long they say to me, ‘Where is now your God?’
4 Now when I think on these things, I pour out my soul: ♦︎
how I went with the multitude
and led the procession to the house of God,
5 With the voice of praise and thanksgiving, ♦︎
among those who kept holy day.
6 Why are you so full of heaviness, O my soul, ♦︎
and why are you so disquieted within me?
7 O put your trust in God; ♦︎
for I will yet give him thanks,
who is the help of my countenance, and my God.
8 My soul is heavy within me; ♦︎
therefore I will remember you from the land of Jordan,
and from Hermon and the hill of Mizar.
9 Deep calls to deep in the thunder of your waterfalls; ♦︎
all your breakers and waves have gone over me.
10 The Lord will grant his loving-kindness in the daytime; ♦︎
through the night his song will be with me,
a prayer to the God of my life.
11 I say to God my rock,
‘Why have you forgotten me, ♦︎
and why go I so heavily, while the enemy oppresses me?’
12 As they crush my bones, my enemies mock me; ♦︎
while all day long they say to me, ‘Where is now your God?’
13 Why are you so full of heaviness, O my soul, ♦︎
and why are you so disquieted within me?
14 O put your trust in God; ♦︎
for I will yet give him thanks,
who is the help of my countenance, and my God.

Psalm 43
1 Give judgement for me, O God,
and defend my cause against an ungodly people; ♦︎
deliver me from the deceitful and the wicked.
2 For you are the God of my refuge;
why have you cast me from you, ♦︎
and why go I so heavily, while the enemy oppresses me?
3 O send out your light and your truth, that they may lead me, ♦︎
and bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling,
4 That I may go to the altar of God,
to the God of my joy and gladness; ♦︎
and on the lyre I will give thanks to you, O God my God.
5 Why are you so full of heaviness, O my soul, ♦︎
and why are you so disquieted within me?
6 O put your trust in God; ♦︎
for I will yet give him thanks,
who is the help of my countenance, and my God.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son ■
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning, is now, ■
and shall be for ever. Amen.

THE SERMON (A Short Reflection)
RESPONSE
THE PRAYERS
– A Time of Open Prayer –

A COLLECT
Almighty God,
Give us grace to cast away the works of darkness
and to put on the armour of light
now in the time of this mortal life
in which your Son Jesus Christ came to us in great humility;
that on the last day
when he shall come again in his glorious majesty
to judge the living and the dead,
we may rise to the life immortal;
through him who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. Amen.

THE LORD’S PRAYER
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours
now and for ever. Amen.

DIMISSAL
In peace we will lie down and sleep;
for you alone, Lord, make us dwell in safety.
Abide with us, Lord Jesus,
for the night is at hand and the day is now past.
As the night watch looks for the morning,
so do we look for you, O Christ.
The Lord bless us and watch over us;
the Lord make his face shine upon us and be gracious to us;
the Lord look kindly on us and give us peace.
Amen.

Ashford Charity Shop has a wide range of Christmas goods for sale,
including Mothers’ Union cards. Opening hours are from 11am-3pm on
Mondays and Saturdays and from 10am-4pm on Tuesdays to Fridays.

Provided there is no worsening in the Coronavirus situation, it is hoped to
re-open the monthly Sunday 5pm Family Service and the joint Saturday
9am Bible Study with Ashford Parish in January 2022.

The next get together will be for afternoon tea on Monday 20th December
at 11am in the Wicklow Methodist Hall. All welcome! Further information
available from Linda Walsh: 086 8228378.

As a result of COVID-19 restrictions, the number who may attend the
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services is limited to 75. Places at these
services need to be pre-booked. If you turn up without a ticket, you are
likely to be disappointed. No more than 5 per booking is permitted.
If you run into any difficulty booking your tickets please contact Sinead
at wicklowandkilliskeycoi@outlook.com or Lesley.
The links to bookings for services in Nun’s Cross are (bookings will
commence from 5th December):
https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/christmas-eve-service-2021-tickets-217638662097
https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/10-am-christmas-day-service-2021-tickets-217640136507
https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/1130-am-christmas-day-service-2021-tickets-217640317047
Places at the midnight service in Wicklow may also require booking. Please
go to the Wicklow Parish website for details.

The Ecumenical Bible Week executive is providing a series of Reflections
for each day of Advent (28 November to 24 December inclusive). The
series is called “Walking Advent with the Scriptures”. Each day there will
be a different contributor who will give a reflection based on a Scripture
reading. These will be given by a broad range of people – clergy and lay,
female and male, based throughout Ireland and from many different
Christian traditions.
The Videos can be viewed each day of Advent from 12:30pm on the
Ecumenical Bible week Facebook page which is
https://www.facebook.com/bibleweekie
The daily Advent Calendar in use can also be downloaded there.
Ecumenical Bible Week takes place each year between Pentecost and
Trinity Sunday. It features a range of talks, seminars and prayer times.
Rev Ken is a member of the organising team.

The Raffle Draw and Cake Sale will take place in The Hub on Saturday 4th
December. Raffle tickets may be obtained at the back of the church.
Please support the cake sale at 3pm.

The parish service is planned for 7pm on Sunday 12th December. In light of
current COVID trends, it will be shorter than normal with five lessons and
six hymns.

COP26 finished in Glasgow in November, with most countries agreeing to
net zero commitments; reducing forest loss and degradation; phasing out
coal burning; increasing the production of electric vehicles; reducing
methane emissions; wealthier nations increasing funding for poorer nations
to tackle and adapt to climate change. Undoubtedly, some countries could
have promised to do more, but it is hoped that the target of restricting an
increase in global temperature to 1.5⁰C is attainable. Individually, we can
also play our part. Obviously, there are the larger commitments, such as
retrofitting our homes, buying an electric car etc, but our day-to-day
activities also add up and, combined, can make a huge difference. As we
approach Christmas, could we remember the environment and buy
sustainable gifts, where appropriate; maybe buy fewer, better-quality
items (often more cost-effective in the long run), rather than large
numbers of cheaper, poorly made products. One doesn’t have to be a
“grinch” but wasting food and buying endless plastic toys or unwanted
clothes contribute hugely to global emissions. Ireland produces wonderful
food and gifts; if we support these companies, we not only contribute to
the local economy, but fewer air miles and, hopefully, less waste are
involved. May we all enjoy a “green” Christmas.

Topic: Compline

Time: Dec 1, 2021 07:30 PM

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WEDNESDAY, 1 DECEMBER 2021:  COMPLINE

 

PREPARATION

OPENING PRAYER

The Lord almighty grant us a quiet night and a perfect end.

Amen.

 

A SENTENCE OF SCRIPTURE

Brethren, be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a

roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: whom resist,

steadfast in the faith.                                                                                                   1 Peter 5: 8, 9.

 

VERSICLES AND RESPONSES

But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.

Thanks be to God.

 

O God, make speed to save us.

O Lord, make haste to help us.

 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit;

as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.

Amen.

 

Praise ye the Lord.

The Lord’s Name be praised.

 

THE WORD OF GOD

PSALM

 

Psalm 44: 1-9

We have heard with our ears, O God, our forebears have told us, ♦︎

all that you did in their days, in time of old;

How with your hand you drove out nations and planted us in, ♦︎

and broke the power of peoples and set us free.

For not by their own sword did our ancestors take the land ♦︎

nor did their own arm save them,

But your right hand, your arm, and the light of your countenance, ♦︎

because you were gracious to them.

You are my King and my God, ♦︎

who commanded salvation for Jacob.

Through you we drove back our adversaries; ♦︎

through your name we trod down our foes.

For I did not trust in my bow; ♦︎

it was not my own sword that saved me;

It was you that saved us from our enemies ♦︎

and put our adversaries to shame.

We gloried in God all the day long, ♦︎

and were ever praising your name.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son ■

and to the Holy Spirit;

as it was in the beginning, is now, ■

and shall be for ever. Amen.

 

A READING

Luke 11: 29-32

When the crowds were increasing, he began to say, ‘This generation is an evil generation; it asks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah. For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so the Son of Man will be to this generation. The queen of the South will rise at the judgement with the people of this generation and condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to listen to the wisdom of Solomon, and see, something greater than Solomon is here! The people of Nineveh will rise up at the judgement with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at the proclamation of Jonah, and see, something greater than Jonah is here!

 

ADDRESS

 

RESPONSORY

Stand

Into thy hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit.

For thou hast redeemed me, O Lord, thou God of truth.

 

POEM

ADVENT ANTIPHONS

From Mary’s sweet silence,

Come, Word mutely spoken!

 

Pledge of our real life,

Come, Bread yet unbroken!

 

Seed of the Golden Wheat,

In us be sown.

 

Fullness of true Light,

Through us be known.

 

Secret held tenderly,

Guarded with Love,

 

Cradled in purity,

Child of the Dove,

 

Come!

 

Sr M Charlita

 

 

 

VERSICLE AND RESPONSE

The following responsory may be said:

Keep me as the apple of an eye.

Hide me under the shadow of thy wings.

 

Preserve us, O Lord, while waking, and guard us while sleeping,

that awake we may watch with Christ, and asleep we may rest in peace

 

THE GOSPEL CANTICLE

NUNC DIMITTIS      The Song of Simeon  Luke 2: 29-32

1 Now, Lord, you let your servant | go in | peace: ■

your | word has | been ful|filled.

2 My own eyes have | seen the · sal|vation ■

which you have prepared in the | sight of | every | people.

3 A light to re|veal you · to the | nations ■

and the | glory · of your | people | Israel.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son ■

and to the Holy Spirit;

as it was in the beginning, is now, ■

and shall be for ever. Amen.

 

Preserve us, O Lord, while waking, and guard us while sleeping,

that awake we may watch with Christ, and asleep we may rest in peace.

 

PRAYERS

Let us pray.

 

Lord, have mercy upon us.

Christ, have mercy upon us.

Lord, have mercy upon us.

 

Let us pray.

 

Lord, have mercy upon us.

Christ, have mercy upon us.

Lord, have mercy upon us.

 

THE LORD’S PRAYER

Our Father, who art in heaven,

Hallowed be thy Name,

Thy kingdom come,

Thy will be done,

On earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our trespasses,

As we forgive those who trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation,

But deliver us from evil. Amen.

 

Blessed art thou, Lord God of our fathers,

to be praised and glorified above all for ever;

 

Let us bless the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

Let us praise him and magnify him for ever.

 

Blessed art thou, O Lord, in the firmament of  heaven

to be praised and glorified above all for ever.

 

The Almighty and most merciful Lord guard us and give us his blessing.

Amen.

 

CONFESSION

A prayerful examination of the past day is undertaken after which the following words of penitence are used

We confess to God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,

That we have sinned in thought, word, and deed, Through our own

grievous fault. Wherefore we pray God to have mercy upon us.

Almighty God, have mercy upon us, Forgive us all our sins, Deliver us

from all evil, Confirm and strengthen us in all goodness, And bring us

to life everlasting; Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

 

The priest, when present, pronounces the absolution.

May the Almighty and merciful Lord grant unto you pardon and remission of all your sins, time for amendment of life, and the grace and comfort of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

 

VERSICLES AND RESPONSES

Wilt thou not turn again and quicken us

that thy people may rejoice in thee?

O Lord, shew thy mercy upon us

and grant us thy salvation.

Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this night without sin.

O Lord, have mercy upon us, have mercy upon us.

O Lord, hear our prayer

and let our cry come unto thee.

 

Let us pray.

 

 

COLLECTS

Stir up thy power, O God,

and come among us.

Heal our wounds,

calm our fears

and give us peace;

through Jesus our Redeemer. Amen.

 

Father in heaven,

our hearts desire the warmth of thy love

and our minds are searching for the light of thy Word.

Increase our longing for Christ our Saviour

and give us the strength to grow in love,

that the dawn of his coming

may find us rejoicing in his presence

and welcoming the light of his truth.

We ask this in the name of Jesus the Lord. Amen.

 

THE ENDING

DISMISSAL

We will lay us down in peace and take our rest.

For it is thou, Lord, only, that makest us dwell in safety.

 

The Lord be with you

and with thy spirit.

 

Let us bless the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

 

BLESSING

Restore us again, O God of hosts:

show us the light of your countenance

and we shall be saved.

Bless and keep us, this night and always. Amen.