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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.
Wednesday, 1st January – THE NAMING AND CIRCUMCISION OF JESUS
Thursday, 2nd January – Basil the Great and Gregory of Nazianzus, Bishops, 379 and 389
Friday, 3rd January – Feria
Saturday, 4th January – Feria
Sunday, 5th January – THE SECOND SUNDAY OF CHRISTMAS
Monday, 6th January – EPIPHANY
Tuesday, 7th January – Feria
Wednesday, 8th January – Feria
Thursday, 9th January – Feria
Friday, 10th January – William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1645
Saturday, 11th January – Mary Slessor, Missionary in West Africa, 1915
Sunday, 12th January- THE BAPTISM OF CHRIST
Monday, 13th January – Hilary, Bishop of Poitiers, Teacher, 367 Kentigern (Mungo), Missionary, Bishop in Strathclyde and Cumbria, 603; Geroge Fox, Founder of the Society of Friends (the Quakers), 1691
Tuesday, 14th January – Feria
Wednesday, 15th January – Feria
Thursday, 16th January – Feria
Friday, 17th January – Antony of Egypt, Hermit, Abbot, 356; Charles Gore, Bishop, Founder of he Community of the Resurrection, 1932
Saturday, 18th January – Amy Carmichael, Founder of the Dohnavour Fellowship, Spiritual Writer, 1951. The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity until 25th January
Sunday, 19th January – THE SECOND SUNDAY OF EPIPHANY
Monday, 20th January – Richard Rolle of Hampole, Spiritual Writer, 1349
Tuesday, 21st January – Agnes, Child Martyr at Rome, 304
Wednesday, 22nd January – Vincent of Saragossa, Deacon, first Martyr of Spain, 304
Thursday, 23rd January – Feria
Friday, 24th January – Francis de Sales, Bishop of Geneva, 1622
Saturday, 25th January – THE CONVERSION OF PAUL
Sunday, 26th January – THE THIRD SUNDAY OF EPIPHANY
Monday, 27th January- Feria
Tuesday, 28th January – Thomas Aquinas, Priest, Philosopher, Teacher, 1274
Wednesday, 29th January – Feria
Thursday, 30th January – Charles, King and Martyr, 1649
Friday, 31st January – 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, 5th January, EPIPHANY (transferred from 6th January) 9.15 am Holy Communion (Common Worship, Order One – modern language), with sermon, St Nicholas’, North Bradley. 11 am Holy Communion (Common Worship, Order One – modern language), with sermon, at St Mary’s, Steeple Ashton. Sunday, 12th January, THE BAPTISM OF CHRIST – THE FIRST SUNDAY OF EPIPHANY 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, 19th January, THE SECOND SUNDAY OF EPIPHANY 9.15 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, 26th January, THE THIRD SUNDAY OF EPIPHANY 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.
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: 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. |
