St Columba’s Scottish Episcopal Church, Largs

Charity no: SC004796     CCLI: 278491

Lent 3                                                                              4 March 2018

Readings:  Exodus 20:1-17;   John 2:13-22

Collect:  Merciful Father, we have no power in ourselves to help ourselves: when we are discouraged by our weakness, give us strength to follow Christ, our pattern and our hope; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end.

Post Communion:  Almighty God, you hate nothing that you have made, and forgive the sins of all who are penitent: create in us a clean and contrite heart; that, in lamenting our sinfulness, we may receive from you, the God of all mercy, forgiveness and perfect peace; through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end.

Matins Collect:  We beseech thee, Almighty God, look upon the hearty desires of thy humble servants, and stretch forth the right hand of thy Majesty, to be our defence against all our enemies; through Jesus Christ our Lord

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Hymns and Canticles for 11.00am Choral Matins

Responses:  H. Bramma

Hymn: 690 ‘Jesus is Lord!  Creation’s voice proclaims it’

Venite                                                                                

Psalm 19:7-15 (see below)                                                      

Benedictus Es                                                                         

Benedictus Dominus

Hymn: 562 ‘Inspired by love and anger’  Omitting * verses

Hymn:634 ‘Firmly I believe and truly’

Hymn:707 ‘Lift high the cross’  Omitting * verses

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Psalm 19. Caeli enarrant.

7 The law of the LORD is an undefiled law con/verting the / soul; * the testimony of the LORD is sure, and giveth / wisdom / unto the /  simple.                                                                         8 The statutes of the LORD are right and re/joice the / heart; * the commandment of the LORD is pure, and giveth / light unto the / eyes.
9 The fear of the LORD is clean and en/dureth for / ever; * the judgments of the LORD are true / and righteous / altogether.
10 More to be desired are they than gold, yea than / much fine / gold; * sweeter also than / honey / and the / honeycomb.
11 Moreover by them is thy / servant / taught; * and in keeping of them / there is / great re/ward.
12 Who can tell how / oft he of/fendeth? * O cleanse thou me / from my / secret / faults.
13 Keep thy servant also from presumptuous sins, lest they get the do/minion / over me; * so shall I be undefiled and innocent / from the / great of/fence.
14 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation / of my / heart, be alway ac/ceptable / in thy / sight,                                                                                                                                             15 O LORD, my / strength and / my re/deemer.

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Services and meetings this week   

Sunday, 4 March:

8.00am Said Eucharist (1982 Scottish Liturgy)      

11.00am Choral Matins (1929 Scottish Prayerbook)     

4.00pm Taizé Service

Monday, 5 March:     

10.00am Largs Monday Toddlers

7.30pm Lent Study Group

Tuesday, 6 March:

7.00pm Vestry Meeting

Wednesday, 7 March: 

10.00am Said Eucharist (1970 Scottish Liturgy)

5.30pm Columba’s Creatives