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THE COLLECT FOR THE PRESENTATION OF CHRIST IN THE TEMPLE
Almighty and ever-living God,
clothed in majesty,
whose beloved Son was this day presented in the Temple,
in substance of our flesh:
grant that we may be presented to you
with pure and clean hearts,
by your Son Jesus Christ our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Sunday, 1st February – THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF EPIPHANY
Monday, 2nd February – THE PRESENTATION OF CHRIST IN THE TEMPLE (CANDLEMAS)
Tuesday, 3rd February – Anskar, Archbishop of Hamburg, Missionary in Denmark and Sweden, 865
Wednesday, 4th February – Gilbert of Sempringham, Founder of the Ghilbertine Order, 1189
Thursday, 5th February – Feria
Friday, 6th February – The Martyrs of Japan
Saturday, 7th February – Feria
Sunday, 8th February – THE SECOND SUNDAY BEFORE LENT
Monday, 9th February – Feria
Saturday, 10th January – William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1645
Tuesday, 11th February – Feria
Thursday, 12th February – Feria
Friday, 13th February – Feria
Saturday, 14th February – Cyril and Methodius, Missionaries to the Slavs, 869 and 885 Valentine, Martyr at Rome, c. 269
Sunday, 15th February – THE SUNDAY NEXT BEFORE LENT
Monday, 16th February – Feria
Tuesday, 17th February – Janani Luwum, Archbishop of Uganda, Martyr, 1977
Wednesday, 18th February – ASH WEDNESDAY
Thursday, 19th February – Feria
Friday, 20th February – Feria
Saturday, 21st February – Feria
Sunday, 22nd February – THE FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT
Monday, 23rd February – Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna, Martyr, c. 155
Tuesday, 24th February – Feria
Wednesday, 25th February – Ember Day
Thursday, 26th February – Feria
Friday, 27th February – George Herbert, Priest, Poet, 1633 Ember Day
Saturday, 28th February – Ember Day
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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 February are as follows:
Sunday, 1st February, THE PRESENTATION OF CHRIST IN THE TEMPLE (Candlemas) (transferred from 2nd February) 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 February, THE SECOND 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 February, THE SUNDAY NEXT BEFORE LENT 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. Wednesday, 18th February, ASH WEDNESDAY 7 pm Holy Communion and Ashing (Common Worship, Order One – modern language), with sermon, at St Nicholas’, North Bradley. Sunday, 22nd February, THE FIRST 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. 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. |
