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Welcome
We are pleased to have you worship with us this morning! Please
join us for coffee and refreshments in the church hall following
worship.
Feeding you, body, mind and soul
THE FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY:
FEBRUARY 1, 2015
Nursery care and Sunday School
up to age 12 is available in the parish hall. Children will rejoin their
parents after the Peace.
Contact Us
Address
30 Eastman Street
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 224-2252
Phone
Email office@graceeastconcord.org
Web www.graceeastconcord.org
facebook.com/graceeastconcord
Staff
Rector
Fr. Jason Wells
Pastoral Asst. Fr. Alan Mackillop
Deacon Intern Shawn LaFrance
Synagogue in Capernaum, fourth century (http://www.padfield.com)
Sexton
Prelude
Interim Organist Warren Geissinger
Jane Lavin
Leadership
Senior Warden
Randy Makee
Junior Warden Adam Czarkowski
Clerk
Scott Cumming
Treasurer
Stephen Wheeler
Beth Lavoie
Audrey Rose
Sheena Corbett
Marily Wilson
This Sunday’s Servers
Reader
Barbara Geissinger
Eucharistic Minister
Mara Clark
Celebrant
Fr. Jason Wells
Eucharistic Minister Shawn LaFrance
Acolyte
Maddie Ess
Novice
Tyler Czarkowski
Reader
Charlie Makee
Reader
Beth Lavoie
Usher
Bill Carr
Usher
Becky Carr
Counter
Janet Cumming
Counter
Joel Smith
Coffee Hour
The Billingsleys
Welcome and Announcements
Hymn 616
Hail to the Lord's Anointed
Opening Acclamation and Prayer
p. 355
Blessed be God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
And blessed be his kingdom, now and for ever. Amen.
Gloria in excelsis
Glory to God in the highest,
and peace to his people on earth.
Lord God, heavenly King,
almighty God and Father,
we worship you, we give you thanks,
we praise you for your glory.
Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father,
Lord God, Lamb of God,
you take away the sin of the world:
have mercy on us;
you are seated at the right hand of the Father:
receive our prayer.
Hymnal S-280
For you alone are the Holy One,
you alone are the Lord,
you alone are the Most High,
Jesus Christ,
with the Holy Spirit,
in the glory of God the Father. Amen.
Collect of the Day
p. 215
Response: And also with you.
Deuteronomy 18:15-20
Response: Thanks be to God.
Psalm 111
Hallelujah! I will give thanks to the LORD with
my whole heart, *
in the assembly of the upright, in the congregation.
Great are the deeds of the LORD! *
they are studied by all who delight in them.
His work is full of majesty and splendor, *
and his righteousness endures for ever.
He makes his marvelous works to be remembered; *
the LORD is gracious and full of compassion.
He gives food to those who fear him; *
he is ever mindful of his covenant.
He has shown his people the power of his works *
in giving them the lands of the nations.
The works of his hands are faithfulness and justice; *
all his commandments are sure.
They stand fast for ever and ever, *
because they are done in truth and equity.
He sent redemption to his people;
he commanded his covenant for ever; *
holy and awesome is his Name.
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; *
those who act accordingly
have a good understanding;
his praise endures for ever.
First response: Glory to you, Lord Christ.
Second response: Praise to you, Lord Christ.
Sermon
The Rev. Jason Wells
Nicene Creed
p. 358
We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that
is, seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only
Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God, Light from Light, true God
from true God, begotten, not made, of one
Being with the Father. Through him all
things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit he became incarnate
from the Virgin Mary, and was made man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius
Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On
the third day he rose again in accordance
with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have
no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the
giver of life, who proceeds from the Father
and the Son. With the Father and the Son he
is worshiped and glorified. He has spoken
through the Prophets. We believe in one holy
catholic and apostolic Church. We
acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness
of sins. We look for the resurrection of the
dead, and the life of the world to come.
Amen.
Prayers of the People
Lord, in your mercy. Hear our prayer.
Confession of Sin
1 Corinthians 8:1-13
Response: Thanks be to God.
Hymn 178, v. 3
Mark 1:21-28
Alleluia, alleluia
p. 360
Let us confess our sins against God and our
neighbor.
Most merciful God, we confess that we have
sinned against you in thought, word, and
deed, by what we have done, and by what we
have left undone. We have not loved you with
our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we
humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us;
that we may delight in your will, and walk in
your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen.
Peace
The peace of the Lord be always with you.
And also with you.
Offertory
Altar Flowers are given by the Makee Family.
Hymn 291
We plow the fields, and scatter
Eucharistic Prayer A
p. 361
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.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power,
and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.
Breaking of the Bread
Alleluia. Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us.
Therefore let us keep the feast. Alleluia.
Communion
All baptized Christians are welcome to receive Holy
Communion at the Altar. If you come to the rail and
cross your arms over your chest, you may receive a
blessing instead of Communion.
If you would like to be baptized, please speak to
the Rev. Jason Wells as soon as possible for scheduling.
Hymn 335
Holy, holy, holy
Hymnal S-129
Memorial Acclamation
Therefore, we proclaim the mystery of faith,
Christ has died.
Christ is risen.
Christ will come again.
Lord’s Prayer
And now, as our Savior Christ has taught us,
we are bold to say,
I am the bread of life
Closing Prayer
Let us pray.
Eternal God, heavenly Father, you have
graciously accepted us as living members
of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ, and
you have fed us with spiritual food in the
Sacrament of his Body and Blood. Send
us now into the world in peace, and grant
us strength and courage to love and serve
you with gladness and singleness of
heart; through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Blessing
Hymn 493
O for a thousand tongues to sing
Dismissal
Response: Thanks be to God.
Postlude
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Candlemas Bring your candles to our 8am and 10am services!
February 2 (“Candlemas”) is a day set aside for their blessing.
We will bless our altar candles for the year and invite you to
participate too!
Souper Bowl Next Sunday, bring donations for The Friendly
Kitchen. Any checks should be payable to the “Friendly Kitchen” and mailed to: PO Box 373, Concord 03302. Donations
may be made online at thefriendlykitchen.org.
Trinity Closure Today at 4pm: You are invited to the final service at Trinity Church, 274 Main Street, Tilton. Bishop Hirschfeld will celebrate. Their organist invites all to sing with them.
Choir rehearsal begins at 3pm.
Ash Wednesday: Feb. 18
Havenwood Chapel
10:30am
Ashes-to-Go Downtown
12:00 noon
Grace Episcopal Church
6:00pm
Blessed Palms If you have
palms blessed at last year’s
Palm Sunday liturgy, please
leave them in the basket in the
parish hall before February 15.
They will be burned for our
Ash Wednesday liturgy.
Wednesday Night Group
St. Paul’s Church (21 Centre)
Worship, simple meal and
guest speaker. Guest bishops
will talk about their relationship with God.
Weekly Schedule
Feb. 25 Bp. Rob Hirschfeld
Mar. 4 Bp. Don Hart
Mar. 11 Bp. Bud Cederholm
Mar. 18 Bp. Stew Wood
Mar. 25 Bp. Arthur Walmsley
Nightly Schedule
5:30pm Holy Eucharist
6:00pm Supper and speaker
7:30pm Depart
BY THE NUMBERS
Date Att. Pledge
12/28
1/4
1/11
1/18
1/25
49
38
57
57
45
$4,102
$602
$3,581
$3,974
$1,326
Plate
$581
$32
$0
$47
$4
COMING UP
2/1
2/8
2/8
2/15
2/15
2/20
9am Pastoral Care
9am Community Life
12pm Confirmation
9am Vestry Forum
11am Photo Day
5pm Monthly Supper
PRAYER NEEDS
Diocesan Cycle of Prayer
Trinity Church, Claremont
Requests
Lee, Doris, Marilyn, and Rev.
David and Wilma Weddington.
Birthdays this Week
Randy Makee, Nicholas David,
Doris Dunbar and Steve Abbe
Confirmation Youth
Emily, Jessica, Charlie, Wyatt
and Gwendolyn
TAKE-A-TOTE
We are low on boxes of macaroni and cheese that contain
individual packages (usually 18
per box) of macaroni to boil
and sauce to stir in. They are
not in every grocery store,
more likely Sam's Club or
BJ's. If you are unsuccessful,
buy the microwaveable
Styrofoam containers of mac
and cheese as we use those on
alternate weeks. Please, no
boxes that feature macaroni
and cheese DINNERS.
BOOK GROUP
Tues., Feb. 17, 6pm at Gibson’s to discuss Ben Winters’s
The Last Policeman. This book is
part of the “Concord Reads”
program in 2014-2015.
For a discounted copy, contact
Beth Lavoie, (225-4107,
bethalavoie@comcast.net)