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THE COLLECT FOR THE FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
Almighty God,
who through your only-begotten Son Jesus Christ
have overcome death and opened to us the gate of everlasting life:
grant that, as by your grace going before us
you put into our minds good desires,
so by your continual help
we may bring them to good effect;
through Jesus Christ our risen Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Monday, 1st April – MONDAY OF EASTER WEEK
Tuesday, 2nd April – TUESDAY OF EASTER WEEK
Wednesday, 3rd April – WEDNESDAY OF EASTER WEEK
Thursday, 4th April – THURSDAY OF EASTER WEEK
Friday, 5th April – FRIDAY OF EASTER WEEK
Saturday, 6th April – SATURDAY OF EASTER WEEK
Sunday, 7th April – THE SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER
Monday, 8th April – THE ANNUNCIATION OF OUR LORD TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
Tuesday, 9th April – Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Lutheran Pastor, Martyr, 1945
Wednesday, 10th April – William Law, Priest, Spiritual Writer, 1761; William of Ockham, Friar, Philosopher, Teacher, 1347
Thursday, 11th April – George Augustus Selwyn, first Bishop of New Zealand, 1878
Friday, 12th April – Feria
Saturday, 13th April – Feria
Sunday, 14th April – THE THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER
Monday, 15th April – Feria
Tuesday, 16th April – Isabella Gilmore, Deaconess, 1923
Wednesday, 17th April – Feria
Thursday, 18th April – Feria
Friday, 19th April – Alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury, Martyr, 1012
Saturday, 20th April – Feria
Sunday, 21st April – THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
Monday, 22nd April – Feria
Tuesday, 23rd April – GEORGE, MARTYR, PATRON OF ENGLAND, c. 304
Wednesday, 24th April – Mellitus, Bishop of London, first Bishop of St Paul’s, 624; The Seven Martyrs of the Melanesian Brotherhood, Solomon Islands, 2003
Thursday, 25th April – MARK THE EVANGELIST
Friday, 26th April – Feria
Saturday, 27th April – Christina Rossetti, Poet, 1894
Sunday, 28th April – THE FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
Monday, 29th April – Catherine of Siena, Teacher, 1380
www.excitingholiness.org/first-edition is an excellent online resource containing short biographies of the saints, as well as prayers and readings for their day.
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Holy Communion for the The First Sunday of Advent, 2020, celebrated at St Mary’s, Steeple Ashton
Prayers of Intercession for Advent
… and some favourite hymns for this day …
Awake, awake: fling off the night
Come, thou long-expected Jesus
Hark! A herald voice is calling
Lo, he comes with clouds descending
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Our services for the month of April are as follows:Sunday, 7th April, THE SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER 9.15 am Holy Communion (Common Worship, Order One – modern language), at St Nicholas’, North Bradley. 11 am Holy Communion (Common Worship, Order Two – “BCP”), with sermon, at St Mary’s, Steeple Ashton. 11 am Family Service, at St Thomas’, Southwick. Sunday, 14th April, THE THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER 8 am Said Holy Communion (Common Worship, Order Two – “BCP”), with sermon, at St Mary’s, Steeple Ashton. 11 am Family Service, at St Mary’s, Steeple Ashton. Sunday, 21st April, THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER 9.15 am Holy Communion (Common Worship, Order One – modern language), with sermon, at St Nicholas’, North Bradley. 11 am Holy Communion (Common Worship, Order One – modern language) with sermon, at St Mary’s, Steeple Ashton. Sunday, 28th April, THE FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER 10 am Family Service, at St Nicholas’, North Bradley. 11 am Holy Communion (Common Worship, Order One – modern language), with sermon, at St Thomas’, Southwick. 11 am Holy Communion (Common Worship, Order One – modern language), with sermon, at St Mary’s, Steeple Ashton. Coronavirus (COVID-19) The wearing of face coverings in church by all who attend worship and, in general, by all those who attend church when there may be others present is recommended, though no longer mandatory. Individual Prayer in our churches: St Nicholas’, North Bradley and St Thomas’, Southwick are open by prior arrangement only. St Mary’s, Steeple Ashton, is open during daylight hours throughout the week. |
Morning Prayer is said at St Thomas’, Southwick at 10 am every Thursday.If you have a smartphone do consider downloading and using the free Daily Prayer App (Aimer), where you can now also find a recording of each of the three daily offices – Morning Prayer, Evening Prayer and Night Prayer. |
| “We lift up in prayer the people of our Benefice each morning; please let us know if you would like us to include in our prayers any particular person or cause.” |
| Worship at home An excellent range of resources can be found at: www.churchofengland.org/more/media-centre/church-online |
| From our own Diocese, you can find at www.salisburycathedral.org.uk daily reflections and much streamed material, including, on Sundays, a Service of Words and Music (often on the Cathedral YouTube channel). |
| Daily HOPE The Church of England has launched a free national phone line as a simple new way to bring worship and prayer into people’s homes while our church buildings are closed. … |
| Dial in to listen to daily services of prayers and reflections. The service is available 24 hours a day. |
