Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany, Feb. 5

The Old Testament, Epistle and Gospel will be read from English Standard Version Bible Anglicised.

The Collect and Psalm will be read from The Episcopal Church Book of Common Prayer.

The Collect:Set us free, O God, from the bondage of our sins, and give us the liberty of that abundant life which you have made known to us in your Son our Savior Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Old Testament: Isaiah 58:1-9a, (9b-12)

Psalm: Psalm 112:1-9, (10)

Epistle: 1 Corinthians 2:1-12, (13-16)

Gospel: Matthew 5:13-20

On February 5 we celebrate the lives of Roger Williams, and Anne Hutchinson, Prophetic Witnesses. Read from A Great Cloud of Witnesses.

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Third Sunday after the Epiphany, January 22

The Old Testament, New Testament and Gospel will be read from the Amplified Bible.

The Collect, and Psalm will be read from The Episcopal Church Book of Common Prayer.

The Collect: Give us grace, O Lord, to answer readily the call of our Savior Jesus Christ and proclaim to all people the Good News of his salvation, that we and the whole world may perceive the glory of his marvelous works; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Old Testament: Isaiah 9:1-4

Psalm: Psalm 27:1, 5-13

Epistle: 1 Corinthians 1:10-18

Gospel: Matthew 4:12-23

On January 23, we celebrate the life of Phillips Brooks, Bishop of Massachusetts. Read from A Great Cloud of Witnesses.

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First Sunday after the Epiphany, The Baptism of our Lord, Jan. 8

The First Lesson, Second Lesson and Gospel will be read from the Easy To Read Version Bible

The Collect and Psalm will be read from The Episcopal Church Book of Common Prayer.

The Collect: Father in heaven, who at the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan proclaimed him your beloved Son and anointed him with the Holy Spirit: Grant that all who are baptized into his Name may keep the covenant they have made, and boldly confess him as Lord and Savior; who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.

First Lesson: Isaiah 42:1-9

Psalm: Psalm 29

Second Lesson: Acts 10:34-43

Gospel: Matthew 3:13-17

On January 8 we celebrate the life of Harriet Bedell, Deaconess and Missionary. Read from A Great Cloud of Witnesses.

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