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THE COLLECT FOR THE THIRD SUNDAY BEFORE LENT
Almighty God,
who alone can bring order
to the unruly wills and passions of sinful humanity:
give your people grace
so to love what you command
and to desire what you promise,
that, among the many changes of this world,
our hearts may surely there be fixed
where true joys are to be found;
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.
Saturday, 1st February – Brigit, Abbess of Kildare, c. 525
Sunday, 2nd February – THE PRESENTATION OF CHRIST IN THE TEMPLE (CANDLEMAS)
Monday, 3rd February – Anskar, Bishop of Hamburg, Missionary in Denmark and Sweden, 865
Tuesday, 4th February – Gilbert of Sempringham, Founder of the Gilbertine Order, 1189
Wednesday, 5th February – Feria
Thursday, 6th February – The Martyrs of Japan, 1597
Friday, 7th February – Feria
Saturday, 8th February – Feria
Sunday, 9th February – THE FOURTH SUNDAY BEFORE LENT
Monday, 10th February – Scolastica, sister of Benedict, Abbess of Plombariola, c. 543
Tuesday, 11th February – Feria
Wednesday, 12th February- Feria
Thursday, 13th February – Feria
Friday, 14th February – Cyril and Methodius, Missionaries to the Slavs, 869 and 885 Valentine, Martyr at Rome, c. 269
Saturday, 15th February – Sigfrid, Bishop, Apostle of Sweden, 1045; Thomas Bray, Priest, Founder of SPCK and SPG, 1730
Sunday, 16th February – THE THIRD SUNDAY BEFORE LENT
Monday, 17th February – Janani Luwum, Archbishop of Uganda, Martyr, 1977
Tuesday, 18th February – Feria
Wednesday, 19th February – Feria
Thursday, 20th February – Feria
Friday, 21st February – Feria
Saturday, 22nd February – Feria
Sunday, 23rd February – THE SECOND SUNDAY BEFORE LENT
Monday, 24th February – Feria
Tuesday, 25th February – Feria
Wednesday, 26th February – Feria
Thursday, 27th February- George Herbert, Priest, Poet, 1633
Friday, 28th February – Feria
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 February are as follows:Sunday, 2nd February, THE PRESENTATION OF CHRIST IN THE TEMPLE (CANDLEMAS) 9.15 am Holy Communion (Common Worship, Order One – modern language), with sermon, St Nicholas’, North Bradley. 11 am Family Service, at St Thomas’, Southwick. 11 am Holy Communion (Common Worship, Order One – modern language), with sermon, at St Mary’s, Steeple Ashton. Sunday, 9th February, THE FOURTH SUNDAY BEFORE LENT 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, 16th February, THE THIRD SUNDAY BEFORE LENT 9.15 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, 23rd February, THE SECOND SUNDAY BEFORE LENT 8 am Holy Communion (Common Worship, Order Two – “BCP”), with sermon, at St Mary’s, Steeple Ashton. 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. 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 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. |
