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THE COLLECT FOR THE FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT
Most merciful God,
who by the death and resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ
delivered and saved the world:
grant that by faith in him who suffered on the cross
we may triumph in the power of his victory;
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.
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Sunday, 26th March – THE FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT
Monday, 27th March – Feria
Tuesday, 28th March – Feria
Wednesday, 29th March – Feria
Thursday, 30th March – Feria
Friday, 31st March – John Donne, Priest, Poet, 1631
Saturday, 1st April – Frederick Denison Maurice, Priest, Teacher, 1872
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 from the First Sunday of Lent until Easter Day are as follows:
Sunday, 26th February, THE FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT 8 am Said 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, 5th March, THE SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT 9.15 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, 12th March, THE THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT 9.15 am Holy Communion (Common Worship, Order One – modern language), with sermon, at St Nicholas’, North Bradley. 11 am Holy Communion (Common Worship, Order One – modern language), with sermon, at St Mary’s, Steeple Ashton.
Tuesday, 14th March, Feria 9.30 am Said Holy Communion (Common Worship, Order One – modern language), at St Thomas’, Southwick.
Sunday, 19th March, THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT (Mothering Sunday) 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, 26th March, THE FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT (Passiontide begins) 8 am Said 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, 2nd April, PALM SUNDAY 9.15 am Palm Sunday Procession and Holy Communion (Common Worship, Order One – modern language), with sermon, at St Nicholas’, North Bradley. 11 am Palm Sunday Procession and Family Service, at St Thomas’, Southwick. 11 am Palm Sunday Procession and Holy Communion (Common Worship, Order One – modern language), with sermon, at St Mary’s, Steeple Ashton 6.30 pm Evensong (BCP) at St Mary’s, Steeple Ashton.
Monday, 3rd April, MONDAY OF HOLY WEEK 7 pm Compline, at St Thomas’, Southwick 7 pm Compline, at St Mary’s Steeple Ashton
Tuesday, 4th April, TUESDAY OF HOLY WEEK 7 pm Compline, at St Nicholas’, North Bradley 7 pm Compline, at St Mary’s Steeple Ashton
Wednesday, 5th April, WEDNESDAY OF HOLY WEEK 7 pm Compline, at St Thomas’, Southwick 7 pm Compline, at St Mary’s Steeple Ashton
Thursday 6th April, MAUNDY THURSDAY 7 pm Holy Communion, Striping of the Altars and Vigil, at St Nicholas’, North Bradley 7 pm Compline, at St Mary’s Steeple Ashton
Friday, 7th April, GOOD FRIDAY 12 noon Service of Reflection, at St Nicholas’, North Bradley. 12 noon Service of Reflection, at St Thomas’, Southwick. 2 pm Meditation in Words and Music, at St Mary’s, Steeple Ashton
Sunday, 9th April, EASTER DAY 8 am Said Holy Communion (Common Worship, Order Two – “BCP”), with sermon, at St Mary’s, Steeple Ashton. 9.15 am Festival Holy Communion (Common Worship, Order One – modern language), with sermon, at St Nicholas’, North Bradley. 10.30 am Festival Family Service, at St Mary’s, Steeple Ashton. 11 am Festival Holy Communion (Common Worship, Order One – modern language), with sermon, at St Thomas’, Southwick.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) The wearing of face coverings in church by all who attend worship and, in general, by all those who attend church when there may be others present is recommended, though no longer mandatory.
Individual Prayer in our churches for the week of Sunday, 26th March: 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.
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Morning Prayer will be said at St Thomas’, Southwick at 10 am on Thursday, 30th March
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. |
