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THE COLLECT FOR THE FIFTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
God, who in generous mercy sent the Holy Spirit
upon your Church in the burning fire of your love:
grant that your people may be fervent
in the fellowship of the gospel
that, always abiding in you,
they may be found steadfast in faith and active in service;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Wednesday, 1st October – Remigius, Bishop of Rheims, Apostle of the Franks, 533; Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of Shaftesbury, Social Reformer, 1885
Thursday, 2nd October – Feria
Friday, 3rd October – George Bell, Bishop of Chichester, Ecumenist, Peacemaker, 1958
Saturday, 4th October – Francis of Assisi, Friar, Founder of the friars Minor, 1226
Sunday, 5th October – THE SIXTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
Monday, 6th October – William Tyndale, Translator of the Scriptures, Reformation Martyr, 1536
Tuesday, 7th October – Feria
Wednesday, 8th October – Feria
Thursday, 9th October – Denys, Bishop of Paris, and his Companions, Martyrs, c.250; Robert Grosseteste, Bishop of Lincoln, Philosopher, Scientist, 1253
Friday, 10th October – Paulinus, Bishop of York, Missionary, 644; Thomas Traherne, Poet, Spiritual Writer, 1674
Saturday, 11th October – Ethelburga, Abbess of Barking, 675; James the Deacon, Companion of Paulinus, 7th century
Sunday, 12th October – THE SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
Monday, 13th October – Edward the Confessor, King of England, 1066
Tuesday, 14th October – Feria
Wednesday, 15th October – Teresa of Avila, Teacher, 1582
Thursday, 16th October – Nicholas Ridley, Bishop of London, and Hugh Latimer, Bishop of Worcester, Reformation Martyrs, 1555
Friday, 17th October – Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch, Martyr, c.107
Saturday, 18th October – LUKE THE EVANGELIST
Sunday, 19th October – THE EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
Monday, 20th October – Feria
Tuesday, 21st October – Feria
Wednesday, 22nd October – Feria
Thursday, 23rd October – Feria
Friday, 24th October – Feria
Saturday, 25th October – Crispin and Crispinian, Martyrs at Rome, c.287
Sunday, 26th October – THE LAST SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
Monday, 27th October – Feria
Tuesday, 28th October – SIMON AND JUDE, APOSTLES
Wednesday, 29th October – James Hannington, Bishop of Eastern Equatorial Africa, Martyr in Uganda, 1885
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Thursday, 30th October – Feria
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Friday, 31st October – Martin Luther, Reformer, 1546
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 October are as follows:
Sunday, 5th October, THE SIXTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY 9.30 am Holy Communion (Common Worship, Order One – modern language), with sermon, St Nicholas’, North Bradley. 11 am Holy Communion (Common Worship, Order One – modern language), with sermon, at St Mary’s Steeple Ashton. Sunday, 12th October, THE SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY 10.30 am Family Service, at St Mary’s, Steeple Ashton. 11 am Holy Communion (Common Worship, Order One – modern language), with sermon, at St Thomas’, Southwick. Sunday, 19th October, THE EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY 9.30 am Holy Communion (Common Worship, Order One – modern language), with sermon, at St Nicholas’, North Bradley. 11 am Morning Worship, at St Mary’s, Steeple Ashton. Sunday, 26th October, THE LAST SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY 8 am Holy Communion (Common Worship, Order Two – “BCP”), with sermon, at St Mary’s, Steeple Ashton. 10 am Family Service, St Nicholas’, North Bradley. 11 am Holy Communion (Common Worship, Order One – modern language), with sermon, at St Thomas’, Southwick. Individual Prayer in our churches: St Nicholas’, North Bradley is open in certain days of the week (see current Pew News for details) or by prior arrangement; St Thomas’, Southwick is open by prior arrangement only. St Mary’s, Steeple Ashton, is open during daylight hours throughout the week. |
Morning Prayer is said at St Nicholas’, North Bradley 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. |
