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THE COLLECT FOR THE BAPTISM OF CHRIST
Eternal Father,
who at the baptism of Jesus
revealed him to be your Son,
anointing him with the Holy Spirit:
grant to us, who are born again by water and the Spirit,
that we may be faithful to our calling as your adopted children;
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.
Thursday, 1st January – THE CIRCUMCISION OF JESUS
Friday, 2nd January – Basil the Great and Gregory of Nazianzus, Bishops, Teachers, 379 and 389; Seraphim, Monk of Sarov, Spiritual Guide, 1833; Vedanayagam Samuel Azariah, Bishop of India, Evangelist, 1945
Saturday, 3rd January – Feria
Sunday, 4th January – THE SECOND SUNDAY OF CHRISTMAS
Monday, 5th January – Feria
Tuesday, 6th January – THE EPIPHANY
Wednesday, 7th January – Feria
Thursday, 8th January – Feria
Friday, 9th January – Feria
Saturday, 10th January – William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1645
Sunday, 11th January – THE BAPTISM OF CHRIST
Monday, 12th January – Aelred of Hexham, Abbot of Rievaulx, 1167; Beedict Biscop, Abbot of Wearmouth, Scholar, 689
Tuesday, 13th January – Hilary, Bishop of Poitiers, Teacher, 367; Kentigern (Mungo), Missioary Bishop in Strathclyde and Cumbria, 603; George Fox, Founder of the Society of Friends (The Quakers), 1691
Wednesday, 14th January – Feria
Thursday, 15th January – Feria
Friday, 16th January – Feria
Saturday, 17th January – Antony of Egypt, Hermit, Abbot, 356; Charles Gore, Bishop, Founder of the Community of the Resurrection, 1932
Sunday, 18th January – THE SECOND SUNDAY OF CHRISTMAS The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity until 25th January
Monday, 19th January – Wulfstan, Bishop of Worcester, 1095
Tuesday, 20th January – Richard Rolle of Hampole, Spiritual Writer, 1349
Wednesday, 21st January – Agnes, Child Martyr at Rome, 304
Thursday, 22nd January – Vincent of Saragossa, Deacon, first Martyr of Spain, 304
Friday, 23rd January – Feria
Saturday, 24th December – Francis de Sales, Bishop of Geneva, Teacher, 1622
Sunday, 25th January – THE CONVERSION OF ST PAUL
Monday, 26th January – Timothy and Titus, Companions of Paul
Tuesday, 27th January – Feria
Wednesday, 28th January – Thomas Aquinas, Priest, Philosopher, Teacher, 1274
Thursday, 29th January – Feria
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Friday, 30th January – Charles, King and Martyr, 1649
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Saturday, 31st December – John Bosco, Priest, Founder of the Salesian Teaching Order, 1888
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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Welcome to our website !
Our services for the month of January are as follows:
Sunday, 4th January, THE EPIPHANY (transferred from 6th January) 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, 11th January, THE BAPTISM OF CHRIST 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, 18th January, THE SECOND SUNDAY OF EPIPHANY 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, 25th January, THE CONVERSION OF ST PAUL 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. 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. |
