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Second Sunday after the Epiphany, January 19

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The Collect:

Almighty God, whose Son our Savior Jesus Christ is the light of the world: Grant that your people, illumined by your Word and Sacraments, may shine with the radiance of Christ’s glory, that he may be known, worshipped, and obeyed to the ends of the earth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Old Testament: Isaiah 49:1-7 read from the Holman Christian Standard Bible

Psalm 40:1-12 read from The Episcopal Church Book of Common Prayer

Epistle: 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 read from the International Children’s Bible

Gospel: John 1:29-42 read from The King James Version Bible

Closing Prayer: On January 19 we celebrate the life of Wulfstan Bishop of Worcester, read from A Great Cloud of Witnesses.

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First Sunday after the Epiphany, January 12, 2020

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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.

Old Testament: Isaiah 42:1-9 read from the American Standard Version Bible

Psalm 29 read from The Episcopal Church Book of Common Prayer

Second Lesson: Acts 10:34-43 read from the Douay-Rheims Bible

Gospel: Matthew 3:13-17 read from the God’s Word Bible

Closing Prayer: On January 12th we remember Aelred, Abbot of Rievaulx. Read from A Great Cloud of Witnesses.

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Second Sunday after Christmas, January 05, 2020

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The Collect:O God, who wonderfully created, and yet more wonderfully restored, the dignity of human nature: Grant that we may share the divine life of him who humbled himself to share our humanity, your Son Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Old Testament: Jeremiah 31:7-14 read from the New Revised Standard Version Anglicized

Psalm:84 or 84:1-8 read from The Episcopal Church Book of Common Prayer

Epistle: Ephesians 1:3-6,15-19a read from The World English Bible

Gospel: Matthew 2:13-15,19-23 or Luke 2:41-52 or Matthew 2:1-12 all will be read from the Revised Standard Version Bible

The Closing Prayer: On January 10th we remember William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury, read from A Great Cloud of Witnesses.

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