St. Barnabas Episcopal Church

Rev. Horton J. Scott, Celebrant

Frank Waiters Jr., Senior Warden,

Louise Meggett, Junior Warden

I will turn their mourning into joy, I will comfort them, and give them gladness for sorrow. Jeremiah 31

Second Sunday after Christmas, Jan. 2, 2005 at 10AM

Psalm 84 or 84:1-8;
Jeremiah 31:7-14; Ephesians 1:3-6,15-19a; Matthew 2:13-15,19-23

Today is Second Sunday after Christmas and all are welcome. Having prepared faithfully during the season of Advent, we celebrate with joy the full twelve days of Christmas. The Twelve Days of Christmas are the twelve days from Christmas until the beginning of Epiphany (January 6th; the 12 days count from December 25th until January 5th). Christmas hymns and carols will be sung throughout this period. The Gloria is resumed, and Eucharistic Prayer B with its emphasis on the Incarnation will be used through out the Christmas and Epiphany seasons. The Twelfth Night is January 5th, the last day of the Christmas Season before Epiphany (January 6th), and traditionally included feasting along with the removal of Christmas decorations.

Let us pray for all those affected by The South-East Asia Earthquake and Tsunami that affected several countries throughout South and Southeast Asia, as well as Somalia, Tanzania, and Kenya in East Africa. Most of those affected are the poor who live in little shanties by the sea. They have lost everything. The Episcopal Church Episcopal Relief and Development has begun emergency response efforts for which it welcomes financial contributions. ERD representatives request that contributions be directed to Episcopal Relief and Development, South Asia Relief Fund, P.O. Box 12043, Newark, NJ07101.

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