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THE COLLECT FOR THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
Almighty God,
whose Son Jesus Christ is the resurrection and the life:
raise us, who trust in him,
from the death of sin to the life of righteousness,
that we may seek those things which are above,
where he reigns with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Thursday, 1st May – PHILIP AND JAMES, APOSTLES
Friday, 2nd May – Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria, Teacher, 373
Saturday, 3rd May – Feria
Sunday, 4th May – THE THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER
Monday, 5th May – Feria
Tuesday, 6th May – Feria
Wednesday, 7th May Feria
Thursday, 8th May – Julian of Norwich, Spiritual Writer, c. 1417
Friday, 9th May – Feria
Saturday, 10th May – Feria
Sunday, 11th May – THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
Monday, 12th May – Gregory Dix, Priest, Monk, Scholar, 1952
Tuesday, 13th May – Feria
Wednesday, 14th May – MATTHIAS THE APOSTLE
Thursday, 15th May– Feria
Friday, 16th May – Caroline Chisholm, Social Reformer, 1877
Saturday, 17th May – Feria
Sunday, 18th May – THE FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
Monday, 19th May – Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury, Restorer of Monastic Life, 988
Tuesday, 20th May – Alcuin of York, Deacon, Abbot of Tours, 804
Wednesday, 21st May – Helena, Protector of Holy Places, 330
Thursday, 22nd May – Feria
Friday, 23rd May – Feria
Saturday, 24th May – John and Charles Wesley, Evangelists, Hymn Writers, 1791 and 1788
Sunday, 25th May – THE SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
Monday, 26th May – Augustine, first Archbishop of Canterbury, 605 Rogation Day John Calvin, Reformer, 1564; Philip Neri, Founder of the Oratorians, Spiritual Guide, 1595
Tuesday, 27th May – Rogation Day
Wednesday, 28th May – Rogation Day
Thursday, 29th May – ASCENSION DAY
Friday, 30th May – Josephine Butler, Social Reformer, 1906; Joan of Arc, Visionary, 1431; Apolo Kivebulaya, Evangelist in Central Africa, 1933
Saturday, 31st May – THE VISIT OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY TO ELIZABETH
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 May are as follows:
Sunday, 4th May, THE THIRD 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, 11th May, THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER 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 May, THE FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER 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 May, THE SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER 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. Thursday, 29th May, ASCENSION DAY 7 pm Holy Communion (Common Worship, Order One – modern language), with homily, at St Nicholas’, North Bradley. 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. |
