Priest in Charge: Revd Louise Holliday 704811

Associate Minister Revd Phil Smith 703305

Reader Mr Mike Bache 674741

Balderton Church Warden Mrs Kath Hirst 700267

Balderton Church Warden Mr Paul Brisbane 672123

Barnby Church Warden Mrs Yvette Wellard 626780

Coddington Church Warden Ms Sue Lovell 676707

Coddington Church Warden Mrs Yvonne Hayman 673204

Church Hall Bookings Mrs Deborah Pollard 672923

Email: Parish Office: stgilesbalderton@gmail.com Website: www.stgilesbalderton.org.uk

Sunday 7th January Baptism of the Lord

Sunday 14th January Second Sunday after Epiphany

8.00 am Holy Communion 9.30 am Holy Communion All Saints, Coddington 10.30 am Covenant Service Methodist Church 11.00 am Holy Communion All Saints, Barnby 6.00 pm Evensong First Reading Isaiah 42. 1-9 Mrs C Cross Second Reading Ephesians 2. 1-10 Mr M. Wilson

As many of you will know from January 1st we became the new benefice of “St Giles, Balderton, All Saints, Barnby in the Willows & All Saints, Coddington.”

We came together yesterday to celebrate Epiphany and new beginnings and I’d like to take this opportunity to thank all who took part and all who came along

and helped to make it such a special occasion.

Please keep our benefice in your prayers as we discover all that God has in store for us in the coming months.

A Very Happy and Blessed New Year to you all

9.30 am Parish Eucharist OT Reading 1 Samuel 3. 1-10 (11-20) Mrs D Carby Epistle Revelations 5. 1-10 Mrs A Robertson Gospel John 1. 43-end Terry Intercessions Mr M Wilson Offertory Men’s Group 6.00 pm Evensong First Reading Isaiah 60. 9-end Mrs B Lee Second Reading Hebrews 6. 17-7.10 Mrs D Pollard

Welcome to the United Benefice of St Giles Balderton, All Saints Barnby in the Willows & All Saints, Coddington

Sunday 7th January 2018

Holy Communion

Collect Heavenly Father At the Jordan you revealed us as your Son; May we recognise him as our Lord And know ourselves to be your beloved children; Through Jesus Christ our Saviour Old Testament Reading: Isaiah 60. v. 1-6 Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. 2 For darkness shall cov-er the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but the Lord will arise upon you, and his glory will appear over you. 3 Nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn. 4 Lift up your eyes and look around; they all gather together, they come to you; your sons shall come from far away, and your daughters shall be carried on their nurses’ arms. 5 Then you shall see and be radiant; your heart shall thrill and rejoice, because the abundance of the sea shall be brought to you, the wealth of the nations shall come to you. 6 A multitude of camels shall cover you, the young camels of Midian and Ephah; all those from Sheba shall come. They shall bring gold and frankincense, and shall proclaim the praise of the Lord. Epistle: Ephesians 3. v. 1-12 3 This is the reason that I Paul am a prisoner for Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles— 2 for surely you have already heard of the commission of God’s grace that was given to me for you, 3 and how the mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I wrote above in a few words, 4 a reading of which will enable you to perceive my understanding of the mystery of Christ. 5 In former generations this mystery was not made known to humankind, as it has now been re-vealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit: 6 that is, the Gentiles have become fellow-heirs, members of the same body, and sharers in the prom-ise in Christ Jesus through the gospel. 7 Of this gospel I have become a servant according to the gift of God’s grace that was given to me by the working of his power. 8 Although I am the very least

of all the saints, this grace was given to me to bring to the Gentiles the news of the boundless riches of Christ, 9 and to make everyone see what is the plan of the mystery hidden for ages in God who created all things; 10 so that through the church the wisdom of God in its rich variety might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places. 11 This was in accordance with the eternal purpose that he has carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord, 12 in whom we have access to God in boldness and confi-dence through faith in him Gospel Reading: Matthew 2. v. 1-12

2 In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, 2 asking, ‘Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising, and have come to pay him homage.’ 3 When King Herod heard this, he was frightened, and all Jeru-salem with him; 4 and calling together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Messiah[c] was to be born. 5 They told him, ‘In Bethlehem of Judea; for so it has been written by the prophet: 6 “And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Ju-dah; for from you shall come a ruler who is to shep-herd my people Israel.”’ 7 Then Herod secretly called for the wise men and learned from them the exact time when the star had appeared. 8 Then he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, ‘Go and search diligently for the child; and when you have found him, bring me word so that I may also go and pay him homage.’ 9 When they had heard the king, they set out; and there, ahead of them, went the star that they had seen at its rising, until it stopped over the place where the child was. 10 When they saw that the star had stopped, they were over-whelmed with joy. 11 On entering the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother; and they knelt down and paid him homage. Then, opening their treasure-chests, they offered him gifts of gold, frank-incense, and myrrh. 12 And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they left for their own country by another road. Post Communion Prayer Lord of all time and eternity, You opened the heavens And revealed yourself as Father In the baptism of Jesus your beloved Son;

By the power of your Spirit Complete the heavenly work of our rebirth Through the waters of the new creation; Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

Evensong

First Reading Isaiah 42. 1-9 Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the nations. 2 He will not cry or lift up his voice, or make it heard in the street; 3 a bruised reed he will not break, and a dimly burning wick he will not quench; he will faithfully bring forth justice. 4 He will not grow faint or be crushed until he has established justice in the earth; and the coastlands wait for his teaching. 5 Thus says God, the Lord, who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and what comes from it, who gives breath to the people upon it and spirit to those who walk in it: 6 I am the Lord, I have called you in righteousness, I have taken you by the hand and kept you; I have given you as a covenant to the people,[a] a light to the nations, 7 to open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, from the prison those who sit in darkness. 8 I am the Lord, that is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to idols. 9 See, the former things have come to pass, and new things I now declare; before they spring forth, I tell you of them. Second Reading Ephesians 2. 1-10 2 You were dead through the trespasses and sins 2 in which you once lived, following the course of this world, following the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work among those who are disobe-dient. 3 All of us once lived among them in the pas-sions of our flesh, following the desires of flesh and senses, and we were by nature children of wrath, like everyone else. 4 But God, who is rich in mercy, out of

the great love with which he loved us 5 even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive to-gether with Christ[a]—by grace you have been saved— 6 and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 so that in the ag-es to come he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness towards us in Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God— 9 not the re-sult of works, so that no one may boast. 10 For we are what he has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand to be our way of life.

Home Groups

Day Time Home Group: Starts 10.15 am with coffee and chat,

followed by a study on prayer 10.30-11.45am

Led by Mrs Gill Peterson

(at the home of Angus & Gill, 3 Queen Street, Balderton)

Tuesday 9th January and fortnightly thereafter

Please get in touch with Revd Louise if you

are interested in going along.

Coffee Corner Help Appreciated

Are you able to help on a Sunday morning in the

coffee corner? If you are please speak with Sue

Naylor or the churchwardens. Your help would be

very much appreciated.

The flower list is at the back of

church if anyone would like to add

their name to it.

Please note that the FIRST AID KIT can be found in the Choir Vestry if needed

DATES FOR YOUR DIARIES

Monday 8th January

6.00 pm Bellringing Practice

Tuesday 9th January

10.00 am Funeral of Godfrey Shuma at St Giles

10.15 am Home Group starts up again

6-7.00 pm Surgery, St Giles

7.30 pm PCC Meeting, St Giles Community Hall

Thursday 11th January

7.00 pm Happiness Lab starts at Chesters

Friday 12th January

Choir Practice

Saturday 13th January

7.00 pm 70s/80s Dance, St Giles Community Hall

Wednesday 17th January

7.00 pm All Saints Coddington APCM

Coddington Community Centre

Thursday 18th January

2.30 pm Funeral of Bill Walters at St Giles

Wednesday 7th February

7.30 pm “Your Wedding in the Benefice”

Wedding get-together for couples marrying in 2018

Friday 9th February

730 pm Fundraising Quiz Night

for St Giles’ Community Hall

Wednesday 14th February: Ash Wednesday

7.30 pm Benefice Service “Holy Communion & Imposition of

Ashes at St Giles, Balderton

Sweets Needed…. As a gift to our neighbours and friends you will find large jars of sweets in local shops and the pub from St Giles.

Mrs Dilys Carby is St Giles’ Parish Safeguarding Co-Ordinator Please speak to her if you have any concerns regarding the safety of children or vulnerable adults

OPEN CHURCH: St Giles is open throughout the autumn and

winter every Wednesday between 2 and 3 pm.

The Happiness Lab is now fully subscribed !

If you are still interested we hope to run

another course at a later date. Please do

register your interest with Revd Louise.

Deanery Dates for your diaries

Deanery Synod Meetings:

7.00 pm for 7.30 pm start

Monday 12th February: Venue tbc

Wednesday 6th June: Upton

Tuesday 16th October: Southwell Minster

Deanery Confirmation Service 4th November: 6.00 pm

St Giles, Balderton

Archdeacons’ Visitations 8th May - 7.30 pm St Nicholas’ Tuxford

Men’s Group. Men. Please note that there is a meeting on Tuesday January 23rd in the Committee Room at the Parish Hall, starting at 7.30 pm. This is the cancelled October meeting covering the Archeology finds at the Southern Link Road Site. Regrettable this cannot be an open meeting as the Committee room, is the only one available. See you all there.