Saturday & Sunday 26/27^th January – Epiphany 4

God of heaven,

you send the gospel to the ends of the earth

and your messengers to every nation:

send your Holy Spirit to transform us

by the good news of everlasting life

in Jesus Christ our Lord.

Today’s readings

1 Kings 17: 8 – 16

God sends Elijah to Zarephath to be looked after by a destitute widow. She offers him, as her guest, the last of her flour and wine, yet miraculously the supply never runs out.

1 Corinthians 1: 18 – 31

Paul calls upon the members of the Corinthian church to consider the Christian paradox, that the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom.

Gospel acclamation

Alleluia, alleluia.

I call you friends, says the Lord,

because I have made known to you

everything I have learnt from my Father.

Alleluia

John 2: 1 – 11

At a marriage feast at Cana in Galilee, Jesus performs his first miracle by turning water into wine.  A moment of truth  recognised first by the servants and then the disciples.

Please pray for

All unwell from our friends and families

Beryl Christmas; Brenda Palmer; David; Florence; Macy; Melita Varkala; Shirley Maunder; Tony Maunder; Terry; Reg Rowell; Joyce Helbert; Prim & Roy Holbrook; Scarlett.

The week ahead

Mon 28^th         1400   OAP – DAC meeting

Tues 29^th        Day     Diocesan tourism

Thurs 31^st       1730   Cliddesden School governors

Fri 1^st              1930   Clergy Chapter

Sat 2^nd            1100   Ellisfield  baptism of Alice Cox