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THE COLLECT FOR THE SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT
Almighty God,
you show to those who are in error the light of your truth,
that they may return to the way of righteousness:
grant to all those who are admitted
into the fellowship of Christ’s religion,
that they may reject those things
that are contrary to their profession,
and follow all such things as are agreeable to the same;
through our Lord Jesus Christ,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
Sunday, 1st March – THE SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT
Monday, 2nd March – Chad, Bishop of Lichfield, Missionary, 672
Tuesday, 3rd March – Feria
Wednesday, 4th March – Feria
Thursday, 5th March – Feria
Friday, 6th March – Feria
Saturday, 7th March – Perpetua, Felicity and their Companions, Martyrs at Carthage, 203
Sunday, 8th March – THE THIRD SUNDAY BEFORE LENT
Monday, 9th March – Feria
Tuesday, 10th March – Feria
Wednesday, 11th March – Feria
Thursday, 12th March – Feria
Friday, 13th March -Feria
Saturday, 14th March – Feria
Sunday, 15th March – THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT (Mothering Sunday)
Monday, 16th February – Feria
Tuesday, 17th March – Patrick, Bishop, Missionary, Patron of Ireland, c. 460
Wednesday, 18th March – Cyril, Bishop of Jerusalem, Teacher, 386
Thursday, 19th March – JOSEPH OF NAZARETH
Friday, 20th March – Cuthbert, Bishop of Lindisfarne, Missionary, 687
Saturday, 21st March – Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, Reformation Martyr
Sunday, 22nd March – THE FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT
Monday, 23rd March – Feria
Tuesday, 24th March – Walter Hilton of Thurgarton, Augustinian Canon, Mystic, 1396; Paul Couturier, Priest, Ecumenist, 1953; Oscar Romeo, Archbishop of San Salvador, Martyr, 1980
Wednesday, 25th March – THE ANNUNCIATION OF OUR LORD TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
Thursday, 26th March – Harriet Monsell, Founder of the Community of St John the Baptist, Clewer, 1883
Friday, 27th March – Feria
Saturday, 28th March – Feria
Sunday, 29th March – PALM SUNDAY
Monday, 30th March – MONDAY OF HOLY WEEK
Tuesday, 31st March – TUESDAY IN HOLY WEEK
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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 March are as follows:
Sunday, 1st March, THE SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT 9.30 am Holy Communion (Common Worship, Order One – modern language), with sermon, at 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 March, THE THIRD 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, 15th March, THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT (Mothering 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 March, THE FIFTH SUNDAY OF 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. Sunday, 29th March, PALM SUNDAY 10 am The Blessing of Palms at St Nicholas’, North Bradley; Palm Sunday procession departs on foot for St Thomas’, Southwick 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. |
