Service Sheet for Sunday 2nd February – The Presentation of the Lord – Candlemas
St Paul’s Anglican Church Athens
Celebrant Fr Benjamin Drury
Welcome to our Liturgy of Holy Communion (Sung Mass)
Entrance: 157 (Old 120th) Hail to the Lord who comes
Responsorial Psalm: Ps. 24
Gradual: 44 (Pastor Pastorum) Faithful vigil ended
Offertory: 401 (Regent Square) Light’s abode, celestial salem
Communion: 399 (Rochester) Light of the lonely pilgrim’s heart
Final: Sheet (Christ be our light) Longing for light, we wait in darkness
All are welcome to stay for refreshments after the liturgy.
Please remember that the chaplaincy in Athens neither receives funding from the British Government nor from the Church of England. All donations are, therefore, very gratefully received.
A reading from the Book of Malachi (3: 1-4)
The Lord God says this: Look, I am going to send my messenger to prepare a way before me. And the Lord you are seeking will sud-
denly enter his Temple; and the angel of the covenant whom you
are longing for, yes, he is coming, says the Lord of Hosts. Who will be able to resist the day of his coming? Who will remain standing when he appears? For he is like the refiner’s fire and the fullers’ al- kali. He will take his seat as refiner and purifier; he will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, and then they will make the offering to the Lord as it should be made. The offering of Judah and Jerusalem will then be welcomed by the Lord as in for- mer days, as in the years of old.
The word of the Lord: Thanks be to God
Responsorial Psalm: Ps. 24: Who is the king of glory? It is the Lord.
O gates, lift high your heads; grow higher, ancient doors.
Let him enter, the king of glory! (Response)
Who is the king of glory?
The Lord, the mighty, the valiant,
the Lord, the valiant in war. (Response)
O gates, lift high your heads; grow higher, ancient doors.
Let him enter, the king of glory! (Response)
Who is he, the king of glory?
He, the Lord of armies,
he is the king of glory. (Response)
A reading from the Letter to the Hebrews (2: 14-18)
Since all the children share the same blood and flesh, Christ too shared equally in it, so that by his death he could take away all the power of the devil, who had power over death, and set free all those who had been held in slavery all their lives by the fear of death. For it was not the angels that he took to himself; he took to himself descent from Abraham. It was essential that he should in this way become completely like his brothers so that he could be a compassionate and trustworthy high priest of God’s religion, able to atone for human sins. That is, because he has himself been through temptation he is able to help others who are tempted.
The Word of the Lord: Thanks be to God
Gospel acclamation: Alleluia, alleluia. The light to enlighten the Gentiles and give glory to Israel, your people. Alleluia!
The Lord be with you. And also with you.
+ A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke (2; 22-40)
Glory to you, O Lord.
(after the Gospel reading): The Gospel of the Lord: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ
- Longing for light, we wait in darkness. Longing for truth, we turn to you. Make us your own, your holy people, light for the world to
Christ, be our light! shine in our hearts, shine through the darkness. Christ, be our light! shine in your church gathered today.
- Longing for peace, our world is Longing for hope, many despair. Your word alone has pow’r to save us. Make us your living voice.
Christ, be our light!
- Longing for food, many are hungry. Longing for water, many still Make us your bread, broken for others, shared until all are fed.
Christ, be our light!
- Longing for shelter, many are homeless. Longing for warmth, many are Make us your building, sheltering others, walls made of living stone.
Christ, be our light!
- Many the gifts, many the people, many the hearts that yearn to Let us be servants to one another, making your kingdom come.
Christ, be our light!
Almighty and everliving God, we humbly beseech thy Majesty, that, as thy only-begotten Son was this day presented in the
temple in substance of our flesh, so we may be presented unto thee with pure and clean hearts, by the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. (BCP)
Church Open: Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Services: Unless noted, liturgies are followed by refreshments
Weds. 5th February: 10 a.m.; Low Mass Sun. 9th February: 10 a.m.; Sung Mass
There is to be a short meeting of all sidespeople and intercessors (and those who would like to be) after the liturgy. Those who would like to serve in other ways (acolytes, altar servers &c) are also welcome.
Walking Group and Study Group: details from Fr. Benjamin
Coffee Mornings: February 13th, March 13th (Thursdays) 10:30 a.m.
During the organ voluntary there is to be a blessing of throats, it being the feast of St. Blaise tomorrow (3rd February). Please come forward at Fr. Benjamin’s invitation if you wish to receive such a blessing.
Donate electronically by scanning the QR code;
the Church does not receive any
funding from the Church of England
or the British Government and is reliant
on the goodwill of congregants and visitors. We thank you for your support.
Priest Chaplain: Fr. Benjamin Drury frbenjamindrury@gmail.com;
Home tel.: 210 72 14 906
anglican@otenet.gr (Church e-mail address)
Deacon Christine Saccali : (Day Off: Friday) 697 737 7655
Church of Sweden: Fr. Bjorn Kling 694 6072428
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