Killarney Anglican Parish Group

Please note our local Lessons and Carols services: December 15th at 11:30 am at St. Andrew's Deloraine; December 15th at 7pm at Holy Trinity Killarney; December 17th at 7pm at St. Matthew's Boissevain; and December 19th at 7pm at Christ Church Cartwright.

Also we are having two Christmas Eve Services: 3pm at St. Matthew's Boissevain and 7pm at Holy Trinity Killarney.

Everyone is most welcome!

A list of diocesan celebrations can be found at www.dioceseofbrandon.org/!
It will be updated as more info comes in.

Announcing... the new Bishop elect for the Anglican Diocese of Brandon...
The Venerable Rachael Parker
Bishop Rachael comes to us from Dayspring Ministry (points of Wainwright, Edgerton & Vermilion, Alberta).

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The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord (Proper 1C) A celebration of the Holy Eucharist for the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord from the Lady Chapel at St. Matthew's Cathedral, Brandon, Manitoba.

The readings for evening prayer today are Zechariah 11: 4-17 and Matthew 19: 13-22.

The collect for evening prayer today is:

O God, you chose you servant Clement of Rome to recall the church of Corinth to peace in the body of Christ. By the power of your Holy Spirit dwelling the Body of your Son, reveal what is not yet known, confirm what you have already revealed, and keep us blameless in our service of your truth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

The Psalms for evening prayer today are Psalm 124, 125 and 126.

Psalm 124: 1If it had not been the LORD who was on our side—let Israel now say—2if it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when our enemies attacked us, 3then they would have swallowed us up alive, when their anger was kindled against us; 4then the flood would have swept us away, the torrent would have gone over us; 5then over us would have gone the raging waters. 6Blessed be the LORD, who has not given us as prey to their teeth. 7We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowlers; the snare is broken, and we have escaped. 8Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth.

Psalm 125: 1Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides forever. 2As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds his people, from this time on and forevermore. 3For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest on the land allotted to the righteous, so that the righteous might not stretch out their hands to do wrong. 4Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, and to those who are upright in their hearts. 5But those who turn aside to their own crooked ways the LORD will lead away with evildoers. Peace be upon Israel!

Psalm 126: 1When the LORD restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dream. 2Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy; then it was said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them.” 3The LORD has done great things for us, and we rejoiced. 4Restore our fortunes, O LORD, like the watercourses in the Negeb. 5May those who sow in tears reap with shouts of joy. 6Those who go out weeping, bearing the seed for sowing, shall come home with shouts of joy, carrying their sheaves.

The readings for morning prayer today are Nahum 1: 1-13 and 1 Peter 1: 13-25.

The collect for morning prayer today is:

O God, you chose your servant Clement of Rome to recall the church of Corinth to peace in the body of Christ. By the power of your Holy Spirit dwelling in the Body of your Son, reveal what is not yet known, confirm what you have already revealed, and keep us blameless in our service of your truth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

The psalms for morning prayer today are Psalm 121, 122 and 123.

Psalm 121: 1I lift up my eyes to the hills – from where will my help come? 2My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. 3He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber. 4He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. 5The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade at your right hand. 6The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night. 7The Lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. 8The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time on forevermore.

Psalm 122: 1I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD!” 2Our feet are standing within your gates, O Jerusalem. 3Jerusalem—built as a city that is bound firmly together. 4To it the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, as was decreed for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the LORD. 5For there the thrones for judgment were set up, the thrones of the house of David. 6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May they prosper who love you. 7Peace be within your walls, and security within your towers.” 8For the sake of my relatives and friends I will say, “Peace be within you.” 9For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your good.

Psalm 123: To you I lift up my eyes, *to you enthroned in the heavens. As the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters, *and the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, So our eyes look to the Lord our God, *until he shows us his mercy. Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy, *for we have had more than enough of contempt, Too much of the scorn of the indolent rich, *and of the derision of the proud.

The readings for evening prayer today are Zechariah 10: 1-12 and Matthew 19: 1-12.

The collect for evening prayer today is:

Almighty and everlasting God, whose will it is to restore all things in your well-beloved Son, our Lord and King, grant that the peoples of the earth, now divided and enslaved by sin, may be freed and brought together under his gentle and loving rule; who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

The Psalm for evening prayer today is Psalm 106: 19-48.

19They made a calf at Horeb and worshiped a cast image. 20They exchanged the glory of God for the image of an ox that eats grass. 21They forgot God, their Savior, who had done great things in Egypt, 22wondrous works in the land of Ham, and awesome deeds by the Red Sea. 23Therefore he said he would destroy them—had not Moses, his chosen one, stood in the breach before him, to turn away his wrath from destroying them. 24Then they despised the pleasant land, having no faith in his promise. 25They grumbled in their tents, and did not obey the voice of the LORD. 26Therefore he raised his hand and swore to them that he would make them fall in the wilderness, 27and would disperse their descendants among the nations, scattering them over the lands. 28Then they attached themselves to the Baal of Peor, and ate sacrifices offered to the dead; 29they provoked the LORD to anger with their deeds, and a plague broke out among them. 30Then Phinehas stood up and interceded, and the plague was stopped. 31And that has been reckoned to him as righteousness from generation to generation forever. 32They angered the LORD a at the waters of Meribah, and it went ill with Moses on their account;33for they made his spirit bitter, and he spoke words that were rash. 34They did not destroy the peoples, as the LORD commanded them, 35but they mingled with the nations and learned to do as they did. 36They served their idols, which became a snare to them. 37They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to the demons; 38they poured out innocent blood, the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan; and the land was polluted with blood. 39Thus they became unclean by their acts, and prostituted themselves in their doings. 40Then the anger of the LORD was kindled against his people, and he abhorred his heritage; 41he gave them into the hand of the nations, so that those who hated them ruled over them. 42Their enemies oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their power. 43Many times he delivered them, but they were rebellious in their purposes, and were brought low through their iniquity. 44Nevertheless he regarded their distress when he heard their cry. 45For their sake he remembered his covenant, and showed compassion according to the abundance of his steadfast love. 46He caused them to be pitied by all who held them captive. 47Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from among the nations, that we may give thanks to your holy name and glory in your praise. 48Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. And let all the people say, “Amen. ”Praise the LORD!

The readings for morning prayer today is 1 Peter 1: 1-12.

The collect for morning prayer today is:

Almighty and everlasting God, whose will it is to restore all things in your well-beloved Son, our Lord and King, grant that the peoples of the earth, now divided and enslaved by sin, may be freed and brought together under his gentle and loving rule; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

The Psalm for morning prayer today is Psalm 106: 1-18.

1Praise the LORD! O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever. 2Who can utter the mighty doings of the LORD, or declare all his praise? 3Happy are those who observe justice, who do righteousness at all times. 4Remember me, O LORD, when you show favor to your people; help me when you deliver them; 5that I may see the prosperity of your chosen ones, that I may rejoice in the gladness of your nation, that I may glory in your heritage. 6Both we and our ancestors have sinned; we have committed iniquity, have done wickedly. 7Our ancestors, when they were in Egypt, did not consider your wonderful works; they did not remember the abundance of your steadfast love, but rebelled against the Most High at the Red Sea. 8Yet he saved them for his name's sake, so that he might make known his mighty power. 9He rebuked the Red Sea, and it became dry; he led them through the deep as through a desert. 10So he saved them from the hand of the foe, and delivered them from the hand of the enemy. 11The waters covered their adversaries; not one of them was left. 12Then they believed his words; they sang his praise. 13But they soon forgot his works; they did not wait for his counsel. 14But they had a wanton craving in the wilderness, and put God to the test in the desert; 15he gave them what they asked, but sent a wasting disease among them. 16They were jealous of Moses in the camp, and of Aaron, the holy one of the LORD.17The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the faction of Abiram. 18Fire also broke out in their company; the flame burned up the wicked.

The readings for evening prayer today are Zechariah 10: 1-12 and Matthew 19: 1-12.

The collect for evening prayer today is:

Almighty and everlasting God, whose will it is to restore all things in your well-beloved Son, our Lord and King, grant that the peoples of the earth, now divided and enslaved by sin, may be freed and brought together under his gentle and loving rule; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

The Psalm for evening prayer today is Psalm 145.

1I will extol you, my God and King, and bless your name forever and ever. 2Every day I will bless you, and praise your name forever and ever. 3Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; his greatness is unsearchable. 4One generation shall laud your works to another, and shall declare your mighty acts. 5On the glorious splendor of your majesty, and on your wondrous works, I will meditate. 6The might of your awesome deeds shall be proclaimed, and I will declare your greatness. 7They shall celebrate the fame of your abundant goodness, and shall sing aloud of your righteousness. 8The LORD is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. 9The LORD is good to all, and his compassion is over all that he has made. 10All your works shall give thanks to you, O LORD, and all your faithful shall bless you. 11They shall speak of the glory of your kingdom, and tell of your power, 12to make known to all people your mighty deeds, and the glorious splendor of your kingdom. 13Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures throughout all generations. The LORD is faithful in all his words, and gracious in all his deeds. 14The LORD upholds all who are falling, and raises up all who are bowed down. 15The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food in due season. 16You open your hand, satisfying the desire of every living thing. 17The LORD is just in all his ways, and kind in all his doings. 18The LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. 19He fulfills the desire of all who fear him; he also hears their cry, and saves them. 20The LORD watches over all who love him, but all the wicked he will destroy. 21My mouth will speak the praise of the LORD, and all flesh will bless his holy name forever and ever.

The readings for morning prayer today are Isaiah 19: 19-25 and Romans 15: 5-13.

The collect for morning prayer today is:
Almighty and everlasting God, whose will it is to restore all things in your well-beloved Son, our Lord and King, grant that the people of the earth, now divided and enslaved by sin, may be freed and brought together under his gentle and loving rule; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

The Psalm for morning prayer today is Psalm 118.

O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his steadfast love endures forever! 2Let Israel say, “His steadfast love endures forever.” 3Let the house of Aaron say, “His steadfast love endures forever.” 4Let those who fear the LORD say, “His steadfast love endures forever.” 5Out of my distress I called on the LORD; the LORD answered me and set me in a broad place. 6With the LORD on my side I do not fear. What can mortals do to me? 7The LORD is on my side to help me; I shall look in triumph on those who hate me. 8It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to put confidence in mortals.9It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to put confidence in princes. 10All nations surrounded me; in the name of the LORD I cut them off! 11They surrounded me, surrounded me on every side; in the name of the LORD I cut them off! 12They surrounded me like bees; they blazed like a fire of thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them off! 13I was pushed hard, so that I was falling, but the LORD helped me.14The LORD is my strength and my might; he has become my salvation. 15There are glad songs of victory in the tents of the righteous: “The right hand of the LORD does valiantly; 16the right hand of the LORD is exalted; the right hand of the LORD does valiantly.” 17I shall not die, but I shall live, and recount the deeds of the LORD. 18The LORD has punished me severely, but he did not give me over to death. 19Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter through them and give thanks to the LORD. 20This is the gate of the LORD; the righteous shall enter through it. 21I thank you that you have answered me and have become my salvation. 22The stone that the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone. 23This is the LORD's doing; it is marvelous in our eyes. 24This is the day that the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. 25Save us, we beseech you, O LORD! O LORD, we beseech you, give us success! 26Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the LORD. We bless you from the house of the LORD. 27The LORD is God, and he has given us light. Bind the festal procession with branches, up to the horns of the altar. 28You are my God, and I will give thanks to you; you are my God, I will extol you. 29O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever.