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SO"DAY L-6_M_a_r_ch_ 2_0_11_____S_u_D_d_ay_ D_e_xt_b_e_f_o_re_ L_e_D_t ...COLLECTAlmighty Fathel;whose Son was revealed in majestybefore he suffered death upon the cross:give us grace to perceive his glory,that we may be strengthened to suffer

with himand be changed into his likeness, fromglory to glory;

who is alive and reigns with you,in the unity of the Ho ly Spirit,one God, now and for ever.FIRST READINGExodus 24.12-endA readillg from the book of Exodus.The LORD said to Moses, 'Come up to meon the mountain , and wait there; and Iwill give you the tablets of stone, with thelaw and the commandment, whi ch I havewritten for their instru ction, ' So Moses setou t with his assistant Jo shua, and Moseswent up into the mountain of God. To theelders he had said , 'Wait he re for us, untilwe come to you again; for Aaron and Hurare with you; whoever has a dispute maygo to them.' Then Moses went lip on themoun ta in , and the cloud covered themounta in . The glory of the LO RD settledon Mount Si nai, and the cloud covered itfor six days; on the seventh day he calledto Moses out of the cloud . Now theappearance of the g lory of the LORD waslike a devour ing fire on the top of themounta in in the sight of the people ofIsrael. Moses entered the cloud, and wentup on the mountain. Moses was on themountain for forty days and forty nights.PSALM Either Psalm 2R You are my Son;tliis day have I begotten you.Why are the nations in an uproar?Why do the peoples mutter emptythTeats?Why do the kings of the earth riseup in revoltand the princes plot togethel;against the Lord and against hisanointed? R'Let us break their yoke', they say;'let us cast off their bonds from us. 'He whose throne is in heaven is laughing;the Lord has them in derision. RThen he speaks to them in his wrathand hi s rage fills them with terror.' I myself have set my kingupon my holy hill of Zion.'Let me announce the decree of the Lord:

he said to me, 'You are my Son;this day have I begotten you. RAsk of me and I will give you the nationsfor your inheTitanceand the ends of the earth for yourpossession.You shall CTush them with an iron rodand shatter them like a piece of potteTY.' RAnd now, you kings, be wise;be warned, you rulers of the earth.Submit to the Lord with feat;and with trembling bow before him;lest he be angry and you perish;for his wrath is quickly kindled.Happy are they allwho take refuge in him! ROr Psalm 99R He spoke to them out of the pillar of cloud.The Lord is king; let the people tremble;he is enthroned upon the cherubim; letthe earth shake.The Lord is g reat in Zion;he is high above all peoples.Let them confess his mime, which is g reatand awesome;he is the Holy One. J{'0 mighty King, lover of justice,YOll have established equity;YO ll have executed justice andrighteousness in jacob.'Proclaim the greatness of the Lord

our Godand fall down before his footstool;he is the Holy One. RMoses and Aaron among his priests,and Samuel among those who call upon

his name,they ca lled upon the Lord and heanswered them.He spoke to them out of the pillar ofcloud;they kept his testimoniesand the decree that he gave them. R'0 Lord our God, you answered themindeed;you were a God who forgave them,yet punished them for their evil deeds.'Proclaim the greatness of the Lord ourGodand worship him upon his holy hill;for the Lord our God is the Holy One. RSECOND READING2 Peter 1.16-21A readillg from tlte secolld letter of Peter.We did not follow cleverly devised mythswhen we made known to YOLi the power

and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, butwe had been eyewitnesses of his majesty.For he received honour and glory fromGod the Father when that voice wasconveyed to him by the Majestic Glory,saying, 'This is my Son, my Beloved, withwhom I am we ll pleased.' We ourselvesheard this voice come from heaven, whilewe were with him on the holy mountain.So we have the prophetic message marefully confirmed. You will do well to beattentive to this as to a lamp sh ining in adark place, until the day dawns and themorning star rises in your hearts. First ofall you must understand this, that noprophecy of scripture is a matter of one'sown interpretation, because no prophecyever came by human will, but men andwomen moved by the Holy Spirit spokefrom God.GOSPEL Matthew 17.1-9Hear the gospel ofollr Lord Jes lls Christaccordil1g to Matthew.jesus took with him Peter and James andhis brother John and led them up a highmountain, by th emse lves. And he wastransfigured before them, and his faceshone li ke the sun, a nd his clothes becamedazzli ng w hi te. Su dde nl y there appearedto them Moses and Elijah, ta lking w ithhim. Then Peter sa id to jes lIs, 'Lord, it isgood fo r us to be here; if you wish, I willmake three dwellings here, one for you,one for Moses, and one for Elijah.' Whilehe was s till speaking, suddenly a brightcloud overshadowed them, and from thecloud a voice said, 'This is my Son, theBeloved; with him I am well pleased;listen to him!' When the disciples heardthis, they fell to the ground and wereovercome by fear. But Jesus came andtouched them, saying, 'Get up and do notbe afra id.' And w hen they looked up,they saw no one except Jesus himselfalone. As they were coming down themountain, Jesus ordered them, 'Tell noone about the vision until after the Son ofMan has been raised from the dead.'POST COMMUNIONHoly God,we see your gloty in the face of Jesus Christ:may we who are partakers at his tablereflect his life in word and deed,that all the world may knowhis power to change and save.Thi s we ask tluTIugh Jesus Ouist our Lord.

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The Parish Church ofSt. George with St Anne and St Marie

Incumhent.: R ( ' - , , ~ d I)r.Fr.Andl'c,, Manson Brailsford.'I'd: ornee II 1271 279H8: Home 01270 (,255,8" "" ,, ' , ' , ' ,Good mOliling and welcome to 81 Geol'ge's loday. If you area visitor or a newcomer 10 OUI' church, you are especiallywelcome. Please join us for tealcoffee after Ihe service.

Sunday 6th March10.30am: Sung Eucharist.

Celebrant:Preacher:First Reading:Second Reading:Intercessions:

Fr. BrianFr. AndrewAlan Cool