.
THE COLLECT FOR THE DAY OF PENTECOST
God, who as at this time
taught the hearts of your faithful people
by sending to them the light of your Holy Spirit:
grant us by the same Spirit
to have a right judgement in all things
and evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort;
through the merits of Christ Jesus our Saviour,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Sunday, 1st June – THE SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
Monday, 2nd June – Feria
Tuesday, 3rd June – The Martyrs of Uganda, 1885-87 and 1977
Wednesday, 4th June – Petroc, Abbot of Padstow, 6th century
Thursday, 5th June – Boniface (Wynfrith) of Crediton, Bishop, Apostle of Germany, Martyr, 754
Friday, 6th June – Ini Kopuria, Founder of the Melanesian Brotherhood, 1945
Saturday, 7th June – Feria
Sunday, 8th June – DAY OF PENTECOST
Monday, 9th June – Colomba, Abbot of Iona, Missionary, 597 Ephrem of Syria, Deacon, Hymn Writer, Teacher, 373
Tuesday, 10th June – Feria
Wednesday, 11th June – BARNABAS THE APOSTLE
Thursday, 12th June – Feria
Friday, 13th June – Feria
Saturday, 14th June – Richard Baxter, Puritan Divine, 1691
Sunday, 15th June – TRINITY SUNDAY
Monday, 16th June – Richard, Bishop of Chichester, 1253 Joseph Butler, Bishop of Durham, Philosopher, 1752
Tuesday, 17th June – Samuel and Henrietta Barnett, Social Reformers, 1913 and 1936
Wednesday, 18th June – Bernard Mizeki, Apostle of the MaShona, Martyr, 1896
Thursday, 19th June – CORPUS CHRISTI (DAY OF THANKSGIVING FOR HOLY COMMUNION) Sundar Singh of India, Sadhu, Evangelist, Teacher, 1929
Friday, 20th June – Feria
Saturday, 21st June – Feria
Sunday, 22nd June – THE FIRST SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
Monday, 23rd June – Etheldreda, Abbess of Ely, c.678
Tuesday, 24th June – THE BIRTH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST
Wednesday, 25th June – Ember Day
Thursday, 26th June – Feria
Friday, 27th June – Ember Day Cyril, Bishop of Alexandria, Teacher, 444
Saturday, 28th June – Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons, Teacher, c. 200 Ember Day
Sunday, 29th June – SS PETER AND PAUL, APOSTLES
Monday, 30th June – 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.
***
.
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
***
Welcome to our website !
Our services for the month of June are as follows:
Sunday, 1st June, THE SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER 9.30 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, 8th June, DAY OF PENTECOST 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, 15th June, TRINITY SUNDAY 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, 22nd June, THE FIRST SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY 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. 6.30 pm Evensong (Prayer Book) with sermon, at St Mary’s, Steeple Ashton. Sunday, 29th June, SS Peter and Paul, Apostles 11 am Holy Communion (Common Worship, Order One – modern language), with homily, 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. |
