THE COLLECT FOR THE SECOND SUNDAY OF EPIPHANY
Almighty God,
in Christ you make all things new:
transform the poverty of our nature by the riches of your grace,
and in the renewal of our lives
make known your heavenly glory;
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.
Sunday, 16th January – THE SECOND SUNDAY OF EPIPHANY
Monday, 17th January – Antony of Egypt, Hermit, Abbot, 356; Charles Gore, Bishop, Founder of the Community of the Resurrection, 1932
Tuesday, 18th January – Amy Carmichael, Founder of the Dohnavur Fellowship, Spiritual Writer, 1951 The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity until 25th January
Wednesday, 19th January – Wulfstan, Bishop of Worcester, 1095
Thursday, 20th January – Richard Rolle of Hampole, Spiritual Writer, 1349
Friday, 21st January – Agnes, Child Martyr at Rome, 304
Saturday, 22nd January – Vincent of Saragoza, Deacon, first Martyr of Spain, 304
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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HEADSTONES
IN ST MARY’S CHURCHYARD
If you happen to be responsible for the maintenance of a headstone has been laid flat for safety reasons (i.e. heir-at-law), please let us know either that you are content that the memorial should remain as it is, or that you would be prepared to fund its refixing.
Headstones to the following individuals have been laid flat:
1. Albert Edward Woods MOORE – marked with a stone cross on the western perimeter of the churchyard
2.Thomas Simon HIBBERT – marked with a stone cross on the western perimeter of the churchyard
3.Frederick Archie THOMAS, plot 34
4.Beatrice Mary DIXON, plot 78
5.William GERRISH, plot 95
6.Alice Mary TWINEY, plot 97
7.Hubert BURBRIDGE, plot 103
8.Percy Albert WAREHAM, plot 126
9.George Anthony BROWN, plot 140
10. Thomas SAONSBURY, plot 156
11. William Stephen NOAR, plot 171
12. Emma Lydia HOOPER, plot 182
13. Emma BULL, plot 216
14. Bridget HICKEY, plot 252
15. Emily PEARCE, plot 271
16. James SIMS, plot 275
17. Alfred RUDDLE, plot 328
18. J. Lockyer SEALE – unnumbered plot at the easter end of the old churchyard, marked by a stone cross
19.a headstone with an illegible inscription laid flat next to the table monument of George Ball
The Vicar, churchwarden and PCC of St Mary’s, Steeple Ashton
31st July, 2021
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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 January are as follows:
Sunday, 2nd January, THE EPIPHANY (transferred from 6th January) 9.15 am Holy Communion (Common Worship, Order One – modern language), with sermon and choir, at St Nicholas’, North Bradley. 11 am Holy Communion (Common Worship, Order Two – “BCP”), with sermon and choir, at St Mary’s, Steeple Ashton.
Wednesday, 5th January, Feria 10 am Said Holy Communion (Common Worship, Order One – modern language), at St Nicholas’, North Bradley.
Sunday, 9th January, THE BAPTISM OF CHRIST 8 am Said Holy Communion (Common Worship, Order Two – “BCP”), with sermon, at St Mary’s, Steeple Ashton. 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, 16th January, THE SECOND SUNDAY OF EPIPHANY 11 am Holy Communion (Common Worship, Order One – modern language), with sermon, at St Mary’s, Steeple Ashton.
Sunday, 23rd January, THE THIRD SUNDAY OF EPIPHANY 8 am Said Holy Communion (Common Worship, Order Two – “BCP”), with sermon, at St Mary’s, Steeple Ashton. 11 am Holy Communion (Common Worship, Order One – modern language), with sermon, at St Thomas’, Southwick.
Sunday, 30th January, THE PRESENTATION OF CHRIST IN THE TEMPLE (CANDLEMAS) (transferred from 2nd February) 11 am Benefice Holy Communion (Common Worship, Order One – modern language), with sermon, at St Thomas’, Southwick. (Incense will be used.)
On account of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) special provisions are in place for our services, including those for the administration of Holy Communion.
Individual Prayer in our churches for the week of Sunday, 9th January:
St Thomas’, Southwick, is open for individual prayer on Wednesday from 10.30 am to 12.30 pm.
St Mary’s, Steeple Ashton, is open for individual prayer during the day.
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Morning Prayer will be said at St Nicholas, North Bradley, Tuesday and Wednesday this week, at 9.30am.
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). |
| Also do look at Bishop Andrew’s vlog (by searching for Andrew Rumsey on YouTube), and the reflections available at www.sarum.ac.uk |
| 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. |
