THANKS to Rosemary and Toni, John and Ken, we got the

ST JAMES’ CHURCH
 ISLINGTON N1
- celebrating 140 years
December 13th 2015
ADVENT 3
Year C
15/49
WELCOME to everyone in Church today,
especially those visiting for the first time.
 Please ask the nearest person to you in the
pews if there is anything you need. There is
an area in the south aisle for our smallest
children. A full service booklet is available and
the T-loop system works well.
 A collection of money is taken during Mass.
 At the time of communion, please feel free to
come forward to the front of Church - either
to receive communion or a blessing. Jesus
invites everyone, you too!
 Finally, do stay for a drink after Mass if you
can and say hello before you leave. If you
want to keep in touch with us, please fill in a
white Contact Card and we’ll respond asap.
TODAY’S HYMNS at 10am
Entry
Candles
Gradual
Offertory
SSChoir
Final
AM46 On Jordan’s bank
AM26 Advent Candles
There is a longing in our h.
AM41 Lo, he comes
CAHON947 Veni, lumen c.
AM54 Wake, O wake
Welcomer: Maria Flavius
Readers:
Luigi Falcioni and tba
Euch Mins: Susan Sorensen and Kris Hyde
Coffee:
Meredith Jones and Stuart Parry
Flowers:
No Flowers in Advent
Organist:
Anthony Hill
Collection C: As arranged
Readings for Advent 4, 10am on December 20th:
Micah 5: 2-5a, Hebrews 10: 5-10 Sarah Nash and Jill Hetherington
Notes on today’s readings:
Zephaniah 3: 14-end A glorious hymn of joy
about the future: it will be so much better
Philippians 4: 4-7 One of the best loved
passages in the NT: Rejoice in the Lord always… !
St Luke 3: 7-18 John has real humility: I am
only the supporting act. Watch out for the star!
THANKS to Rosemar y and Toni,
John and Ken, we got the Christmas
tree and the cribs up and decorated in
just over three hours on Wednesday, all
ready for the first of our visitors - the
whole of St Mary’s School - on Friday
for their Christmas Service.
MUSIC AT CHRISTMAS We ar e
delighted to welcome back to St James’
some old friends, Caoimhe de Paor and
Miriam Nerval, together with their
colleagues from Guildhall, who bring
recorders for a performance of Renaissance Carols. They are seriously good
and come highly recommended! This
coming Tuesday (15th) at 6.30pm.
CRIB SERVICE This is one of the
WHAT’S ON THIS WEEK
Sun
SACRED NOT SOLEMN is one of our aims
when we plan the worship at St James’. So it was
good to see Norah and Mark Hodge entering
into the spirit of things at Sunday’s Christingle.
LESS THAN TWO WEEKS to Christmas and we begin to wonder how we are
going to get everything done in time. So
this morning is a little oasis moment as
the words of Jesus’ cousin, John the
Baptist, penetrates through the busy-ness:
make sure your hearts are as ready as
your Christmas present list!
CAROL SINGING A team of fifteen
took to the streets last Sunday night and
in an hour and a half with seven stops
persuaded the general public to part with
£150 for ‘Pack-Up’. People were very
pleased to see us - and it was fun too!
Prayer for the week (Collect): God for whom we
watch and wait, you sent John the Baptist to
prepare the way of your Son: give us courage to
speak the truth, to hunger for justice, and
to suffer for the cause of right, with Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.
The Marias would be really grateful for gifts of mincepies and cake for tonight’s carol service!
ADV ENT 3 8am Mass. 10am PARISH MASS and
SUNDAY SCHOOL 2pm St Gabriel’s. 6.30pm
PARISH CAROL SERVICE
Mon 12.30pm Pack-Up. 6pm COLA-I Christmas Concert.
Tues 8.30am Morning Prayer. 9am Mass. 6.30pm Palisander Recorder concert.
Wed 10am Mass. 11am Richard Cloudesley School Christmas Service.
Thurs 6pm Evening Prayer. 6.15pm–7pm Office open session.
Fri
9am Morning Prayer. 2pm Party at Richard
Cloudesley School.
Sat
10am Christmas clean-up.
Sun 20 ADV ENT 4 8am Mass. 10am PARISH MASS and
SUNDAY SCHOOL 2pm St Gabriel’s.
biggest services of the year and, for many,
the time to be in Church at Christmas.
Lasting less than an hour it is always fun as
well as holy. And if you have been collecting 20ps for the children of Zimbabwe in
Smartie tubes, this is also the time to bring
them back and get a re-fill! 6pm on Christmas Eve.
FOR OUR CHILDREN One of our
aims for 2015 was to increase the number
of children at St James’ - and we are definitely doing that. As a way of celebrating
their presence here there are two events
planned. The first is a Christmas Party on
Sunday 3rd January in the Church Hall.
The second is a trip to the Pantomime
when we hope to go and see our own James
Gill and Megan Kloet perform in the Pricewaterhouse-Coopers production of Jack
and the Beanstalk at the Peacock Theatre
20-23rd January. More details next week.
Calendar and Daily Prayer themes
Sun 13 ADVENT 3
Karensa, Jill Hetherington, Paul Hills
Mon 14 DEL Advent 3
Anthony, Mark and Norah, Alastair
Tues 15 Feria
David Humphreys, Hunts, Paige and Bella
Wed 16 Feria
Kris Hyde, Grace and Elrose Joseph
Thurs 17 Feria Miranda ’on the move’, Philip/Pat in Paphos
Fri 18 Feria
Kingsley Lewis, Macdonald family
Sat 19 Feria Elizabeth Maitland, the extended McBrien family
Sun 20 ADVENT 4
Neil and Amy, Gareth Morris
PRAYER BOARD/NOTICES Requests for prayer welcome
A very happy 9th birthday to Jasmine Ethiogu tomorrow;
and on Saturday John Roden starts the countdown to a very
big birthday next year. Thanks to him for replacing the
elastic card holders in the pews this week.
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
We send best wishes to Paul and Kirsty
Dersookasian whose third anniversary is on Wednesday.
IN OUR PRAYERS Robert Addington, Amy, Claudette Baker, Jim Baker,
Carol Brierley, Olive Cairns, Jane Carey, Kevin Carter,
Vera Chambers, Peter Comerford, Estella Coppin, Cyril
Daley, Dennis Davis, Marian Davis, Hope Dixey, Geraldine, Lisa Grigg, Kelly Harding, Jill Hetherington, David
Humphreys, Joy, Jamie, Leigh, Lorraine, Jason Pickering,
Rene, Violet Shuman, John Scott, Sue, Janet Young.
MEMORIALS
Today: Tom Vinall (1995); 16th: Marion Bull (1998).
ALSO
For all who facing a first Christmas on their own, through
bereavement, separation or other sadness.
For our children, that they will see the true meaning of
Christmas
For the refugees and migrants scattered all over Europe,
that they will receive the practical/moral support they need.
BIRTHDAYS
Parish Priest: Fr John Burniston 1a Arlington Square, N1 7DS 7226 4108 email: [email protected]
www.stjamesislington.org | Churchwardens: Maria Flavius and Hilary Roden | Hall Bookings: 020 7354 9170