Vicar's News - 04.01.26
- Fr Ian
- 22 hours ago
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Sunday service at 9.30am until 1 February 2026
Sat@6 at Sat@6
Epiphany
The word epiphany comes from the Greek word meaning “manifestation.” The feast also commemorates the visit of the Magi to the Christ child, and thus Jesus' physical manifestation to the Gentiles.
The feast of Epiphany allows us to truly comprehend what it means that God has brought his only Son into our world. The Wise Men – Caspar, Melchior, and Balthazar – were the first people outside of the stable to come and pay homage to Jesus. These unlikely royal visitors showered Jesus with gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh, herbs typically used for burial, possibly foreshadowing Jesus’ destiny.
Music on Sunday
Organist: Chris Cook
Soloist: Katie Richardson
Prelude: Prélude sur l'Introït de l'Épiphanie – Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986)
Hymns: Processional Immortal, invisible, God only wise
Gradual We three kings of Orient are
Thanksgiving For the fruits of all creation
Post Communion Of the Father’s love begotten
Setting: Christ Church Mass – Philip Matthias (b. 1954)
Psalm: 72:1-7,12-14 NPCW
Anthem: Child of the stable’s secret birth
Motet: Thee we adore, O hidden Saviour
Postlude: Art of fugue: Fuga a 4 voci in stile francese – Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
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