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THE COLLECT FOR THE LAST SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
Blessed Lord,
who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning:
help us so to hear them,
to read, mark, learn and inwardly digest them
that, through patience, and the comfort of your holy word,
we may embrace and for ever hold fast
the hope of everlasting life,
which you have given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Tuesday, 1st October – Remigius, Bishop of Rheims, Apostle of the Franks, 533; Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of Shaftesbury, Social Reformer, 1885
Wednesday, 2nd October – Feria
Thursday, 3rd October – George Bell, Bishop of Chichester, Ecumenist, Peacemaker, 1958
Friday, 4th October – Francis of Assisi, Founder of the Friars Minor, 1226
Saturday, 5th October – Feria
Sunday, 6th October – THE NINETEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
Monday, 7th October – Feria
Tuesday, 8th October – Feria
Wednesday, 9th October – Denys, Bishop of Paris, and his Companions, Martyrs, c.250; Robert Grosseteste, Bishop of Lincoln, Philosopher, Scientist, 1253
Thursday, 10th October – Paulinus, Bishop of York, Missionary, 644; Thomas Traherne, Poet, Spiritual Writer, 1674
Friday, 11th October – Ethelburga, Abbess of Barking, 675; James the Deacon, Companion of Paulinus, 7th century
Saturday, 12th October – Wilfrid of Ripon, Bishop, Missionary, 709 Elizabeth Fry, Prison Reformer, 1845; Edith Cavell, Nurse, 1915
Sunday, 13th October – THE TWENTIETH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
Monday, 14th October – Feria
Tuesday, 15th October – Teresa of Avila, Teacher, 1582
Wednesday, 16th October – Nicholas Ridley, Bishop of London and Hugh Latimer, Bishop of Worcester, Reformation Martyrs, 1555
Thursday, 17th October – Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch, Martyr, c. 107
Friday, 18th October – LUKE THE EVANGELIST
Saturday, 19th October – Henry Martyn, Translator of the Scriptures, Missionary in India and Persia, 1812
Sunday, 20th October – THE TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
Monday, 21st October – Feria
Tuesday, 22nd October – Feria
Wednesday, 23rd October – Feria
Thursday, 24th October – Feria
Friday, 25th October – Crispin and Crispinian, Martyrs at Rome, c. 287
Saturday, 26th October – Alfred the Great, King of the West Saxons, Scholar, 899
Sunday, 27th October – THE LAST SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
Monday, 28th October – SIMON AND JUDE, APOSTLES
Tuesday, 29th October – James Hannington, Bishop of Eastern Equatorial Africa, Martyr in Uganda, 1885
Wednesday, 30th October – Feria
Thursday, 31st October – Martin Luther, 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 November are as follows:Sunday, 3rd November, THE FOURTH SUNDAY BEFORE ADVENT 11 am Shoe Box Service for Operation Christmas Child, at St Thomas’, Southwick. 11 am Holy Communion (Common Worship, Order One – modern language), with sermon, at St Mary’s, Steeple Ashton. Sunday, 10th November, THE THIRD SUNDAY BEFORE ADVENT (Remembrance Sunday) 10.40 am Service of Remembrance, at St Nicholas’, North Bradley. 10.50 am Service of Remembrance, at St Mary’s, Steeple Ashton. Sunday, 17th November, THE SECOND SUNDAY BEFORE ADVENT 10.30 am Gift Service for the Salvation Army Appeal, at St Mary’s, Steeple Ashton. 11 am Holy Communion (Common Worship, Order One – modern language), with sermon at St Thomas’, Southwick. Sunday, 24th November, CHRIST THE KING 8 am Said Holy Communion (Common Worship, Order Two – “BCP”), at St Mary’s, Steeple Ashton. 11 am Holy Communion (Common Worship, Order One – modern language), with sermon, at St Nicholas’, North Bradley.
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. … |
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