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(a self-financing church)
Sunday, December 14
th 2014, Nativity Eucharist
President/Preacher: Rev Canon Derek Smith
10.00 a.m. Nativity Eucharist, Crèche
6:00 p.m. 9 Lessons and Carols, St Barnabas and St Lazarus’,
Pissouri
Those who receive Communion in their home Church are welcome
to
join us at the Lord’s Table, or please ask for a blessing
Duties for today: December 14th
, Nativity Eucharist
The Chirstmas Story (Deme) Twinkle Twinkle (Nataliya)
Traditional Poem (Bridget) Jesus is the Reason (Lydia &
Family)
A Christmas Lesson (Tina & Josh) A Christmas Prayer
(Olivia)
Matthew 1: 23 Emmanuel: God with us (the Ghivan family)
Intercessions: Sue Sides: Sue & Pam
Eucharistic Assts: Lynda M. and Ann C.
Hymns: 165, No Room at the Inn, A Christmas Calypso, Ding Dong,
34,
440
Refreshments: Ann Goodwin, Sheila Day, Anita Stringfellow
Crèche: Sriyani
Collect for the Third Sunday of Advent
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 in the
unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen
Chaplain Rev Canon Derek Smith 96612371
Licensed Reader Christine Goldsmith 99284763 Church Wardens Nora
Ananiades 99356451
Pamela Caulfield 25633052 Stanley Hooper 25221956 Secretary Edna
Gregory 99383748
Church Bookings Secretary Margeret Yates 25315037 Organist
Norman Yates 25315037
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We hope that you will find peace and comfort worshipping here
with us today at St Barnabas’
Anglican Church in the Diocese of Cyprus and the
Gulf. Please join us for refreshments in the Hall after
the service and if you are a visitor, please sign the visitors’
book.
Remembering in Prayer
Pray for all those known to us who are ill or recovering: Bob
Northover,
Bunty Alkiviadou, Jan Paramor, Lucy Stevens, Mike Morris,
Billy
Gamble, Michael & Jean Jones, Lew Scudder, Mick Burtenshaw,
Dr
Edwin and Margaret Josephides, Peter Cross, Paul Weymouth,
Brian
Cumming, Pat & Jan Doble, Sue Hooper, Geoffrey Raybould,
Beryl
Watson, Labib Oueida, John Shacallis and Tommy Scott. Pray also
for
the family and friends of those who have died including Michael
Jones
who was chaplain here until 11 years ago. Continue to pray for
the
protection, perseverance and providence for St. George’s
Church,
Baghdad, the people of Iraq and our whole region
Duties for next week (December 21st, 4th
Sunday of Advent) (OT) 2 Samuel 7: 1 - 11, 16 ; Psalm
“Magnificat” (Charles Dodd)
(NT) Romans 16: 25 - end (Jenny Dodd)
(Gospel) Luke 1: 26 - 38
Intercessions: Tony Jeynes Sides: Pam & Ruth W.
Eucharistic Assts: Anne C. & Bob D.
Hymns: 467, 65, 358, 471, 542, 513
Refreshments: Margaret Emery, Ruth Pelendrides, Diana
DiBlasi
Crèche: Diana
Dates for your diary
Dec 14th
(Today) 10:00 a.m. Nativity Eucharist,
6:00 p.m. 9 Lessons and Carols at both St Barnabas’ and St
Lazarus’
Dec 16th
(Tue) 9:30 a.m. Prayer Fellowship
Dec 17th
(Wed) 9:00 a.m. Holy Communion
Dec 21st (Sun) 10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Junior Church
6:00 p.m. Christingle Service (Children especially welcome)
Hot cholcolate and cookies will be served afterwards
Urgent request: Please let Pam know if you can bring mince pies
and/or wine tonight as we plan to serve them following the carol
service.
Choir Practice. Today immediately after the service.
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Christmas 2014 Emmanuel – God is with us
Hymn 165 Go tell it on the mountain
Christmas Story: Deme
Twinkle Twinkle: Nataliya
Traditional Poem Bridget
Song: No Room at the Inn (all)
No room at the inn!
All reservations were made in the spring.
We’re full to the brim, sorry we can’t let you in.
No room at the inn!
We’re fully booked & the party’s in swing.
Please, pardon the din! Sorry we can’t let you in.
CHORUS : Mary, Joseph,
Tell me what you’re gonna do?
There is no way
You’ll be getting bed and breakfast for two!
No room at the inn!
I’d say your chances are probably slim.
We’ve not got a thing, sorry we can’t let you in.
No room at the inn!
Just look at the state that you’re in!
Say, where have you been? Sorry we can’t let you in.
CHORUS
No room at the inn!
Everyone’s saying the very same thing.
We’d take anything, please somebody let us in.
INSTRUMENTAL
We’ve room at the inn.
It wouldn’t exactly be fit for a king!
Here, give me your things, hope you don’t mind mucking in!
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Jesus is the reason Lydia & family (see sheet)
Song: A Christmas Calypso (all) Let me tell you about a baby and
his family,
It is written down in the Bible so that you might believe.
Many men had told of his coming down through history,
Now the time had come for fulfilment of their
prophecy,
CHORUS: And they called his name Jesus,
Jesus, the Saviour.
And they called his name Jesus,
Son of Most High God. (Repeat)
There was once a young girl called Mary, only in her teens.
She was visited by an angel sent to Galilee.
And he told her she’d have a baby – how, she couldn’t see-
Yet it was her will to obey him, so it was agreed.
CHORUS
Well in those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree,
And so Mary went with her husband where they had to be,
There was nowhere else but a stable where they both could
sleep,
It was there that she had her baby, born for you and me.
CHORUS
A Christmas Lesson: Tina & Josh
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Song: Ding Dong (All)
CHORUS
Ding dong! Ding dong! Ding dong! Ding dong!
The festive bells now chime.
Ding dong! Ding dong! Ding dong! Ding dong!
To tell it’s Christmas time.
The angels sing, their anthems ring,
Good news to all mankind!
Ding dong! Ding dong! Ding dong! Ding dong!
Good news to all mankind!
CHORUS
Now Christ is born, God’s gift to all,
To bring us love divine.
Ding dong! Ding dong! Ding dong! Ding dong!
To bring us love divine.
CHORUS
God’s only Son, the Holy One,
Is reigning now on high.
Ding dong! Ding dong! Ding dong! Ding dong!
He’s reigning now on high.
CHORUS
So come along with joyful song,
Let glory fill the sky!
Ding dong! Ding dong! Ding dong! Ding dong!
Let glory fill the sky!
CHORUS
Ding dong! Ding dong! Ding dong! Ding dong!
DING DONG!
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A Christmas Prayer Olivia
Matthew 1:23 Emmanuel: God with us Ghivan family (see sheet)
Talk: Canon Derek
Prayers: Sue
The Peace
Offertory hymn 34 Angels from the realms of glory
Communion: from page 10
Post communion prayer: page 9
Blessing: Lord Jesus Christ,
May the good things of Christmas stay with us
Every day of the coming week,
Every week of the coming year,
Every year of our lives,
Until we meet you face to face, and the blessing. Amen.
Carol of the Advent Ring verses 1-3, page 12
Notices
Hymn 440 See Him lying on a bed of straw
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Church Learning Group is now on a break until next year. Please
note
the 2015 dates in your diary: January 12th
, 19th
& 26th
; February 9th
, 16th
& 23rd
; March 9th
, 23rd
& 30th
. Meeting at 6:30 p.m. as usual.
Help required: volunteers for morning shifts in the Samaritans
shop.
The shop is just below Makarios Ave on Ayia Fylaxeos. Contact
Nicci
on 99654906.
Do you use a hearing aid with a T stop to enable you to tune
into an induction loop? If yes, please let our secretary, Edna
Gregory
([email protected]), know.
Open Christmas Party Sat 27th December 12-3pm, Chaplaincy
House.
Drink and a bite. All welcome. Please let Sue know you can come
on
[email protected]
Remembering Trees Please take time to look at our Remembering
Tree
behind the church and please, keep knitting.
It is better to give than receive…. Christmas presents will be
collected for those children less fortunate than our own. Please
wrap and
write the suitability for age and sex on the outside. Nothing
over €10
please so that siblings do not compare. The gifts will be given
to the
children who are cared for by Mighty Oaks and to the Infant
Children’s
Welfare. This is something on which we can encourage our own
young
people to spend their pocket money!
Christmas greetings from Mike Polybank in South Africa and from
Derek and Marion Jordan in UK.
Forthcoming Events for your diary: Sun 21
st Dec Christingle Service
Children especially welcome
Hot choloclate and cookies
6:00 p.m. StBarnabas’
Church Hall
Wed 24th Dec Holy Communion 09:00 a.m.
Christmas Communion 6:00 p.m. St Lazarus’
Midnight Mass 11:30 p.m.
Thurs 25th Dec Christmas Family Communion 10:00 a.m.
Sat 27th Dec Open Christmas Party
Chaplaincy House
12 noon-3.00 p.m.
New Year’s Day Prayers followed by bring and
share lunch
12 noon
Derek the Chaplain: [email protected]
News Sheet: [email protected]
Website: www.stbarnabas-cyprus.com
Diocesan website: www.cypgulf.org
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Nativity Eucharist Poems
Jesus is the reason Lydia & family
In Bethlehem, God gave to us
The source of Christmas joy;
A star shown on a miracle:
The virgin birth of a boy.
He was born both God and man,
A Saviour for us all,
The way to get to our heavenly home,
If we just heed his call.
So as we shop and spend and wrap
And enjoy the Christmas season,
Let’s keep in mind the sacred truth:
Jesus is the reason.
Matthew 1:23 Emmanuel: God with us Ghivan family
In answer to our searching
And our fear of being alone,
God entered human history
In the person of his Son.
The Word that brought the world to be
Was heard in Galilee,
The voice that said,”Let there be light”
Cried out on Calvary.
The feet that danced when time began
Now walked in dust and blood.
The hand that formed the galaxies
Was nailed to a cross of wood.
For God said, “I am with you.I came in flesh and bone
To show you that I love you
And you’ll never be alone.”
The lighting of the candles at the front of the church marks
the start of our preparation for worship. Please spend a few
quiet moments with God in preparation for the service.
