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THE COLLECT FOR ALL SAINTS’ DAY
Almighty God,
you have knit together your elect
in one communion and fellowship
in the mystical body of your Son Christ our Lord:
grant us grace so to follow your blessed saints
in all virtuous and godly living
that we may come to those inexpressible joys
that you have prepared for those who truly love you;
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, 1st November – ALL SAINTS’ DAY
Monday, 2nd November – Commemoration of the Faithful Departed (All Souls’ Day)
Tuesday, 3rd November – Richard Hooker, Priest, Anglican Apologist, Teacher, 1600 Martin of Porres, Friar, 1639
Wednesday, 4th November – Feria
Thursday, 5th November – Feria
Friday, 6th November – Leonard, Hermit, 6th century; William Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury, Teacher, 1944
Saturday, 7th November – Willibrord of York, Bishop, Apostle of Frisia, 739
Sunday, 8th November – THE THIRD SUNDAY BEFORE ADVENT (Remembrance Sunday)
Monday, 9th November – Margery Kempe, Mystic, c. 1440
Tuesday, 10th November – Leo the Great, Bishop of Rome, Teacher, 461
Wednesday, 11th November – Martin, Bishop of Tours, c.397
Thursday, 12th November – Feria
Friday, 13th October – Charles Simeon, Priest, Evangelical Divine, 1836
Saturday, 14th November – Samuel Seabury, first Anglican Bishop in North America, 1796
Sunday, 15th November – THE SECOND SUNDAY BEFORE ADVENT
Monday, 16th November – Margaret, Queen of Scotland, Philanthropist, Reformer of the Church, 1093
Tuesday, 17th November – Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln, 1200
Wednesday, 18th November – Elizabeth of Hungary, Princess of Thuringia, Philanthropist, 1231
Thursday, 19th November – Hilda, Abbess of Whitby, 680 Mechtilde, Beguine of Magdeburg, Mystic, 1280
Friday, 20th November – Edmund, King of the East Angles, Martyr, 870 Priscilla Lydia Sellon, a Restorer of the Religious Life in the Church of England, 1876
Saturday, 21st November – Feria
Sunday, 22nd November – CHRIST THE KING
Monday, 23rd November – Clement, Bishop of Rome, Martyr, c. 100
Tuesday, 24th November – Feria
Wednesday, 25th November – Catherine of Alexandria, Martyr, 4th century; Isaac Watts, Hymn Writer, 1748
Thursday, 26th November – Feria
Friday, 27th November – Feria
Saturday, 28th November – Feria
Sunday, 29th November – THE FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT
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Monday, 30th November – ANDREW THE APOSTLE
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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 November are as follows:Sunday, 1st November, ALL SAINTS’ DAY 9.30 am Holy Communion (Common Worship, Order One – modern language), with sermon, at St Nicholas’, North Bradley. 11 am Shoebox Launch Service, at St Thomas’, Southwick 11 am Holy Communion (Common Worship, Order One – modern language), with sermon, at St Mary’s, Steeple Ashton. 4 pm Commemoration of the Faithful Departed, at St Mary’s, Steeple Ashton. 6 pm In Loving Memory Service for All Souls’ Day, at St Thomas’, Southwick Sunday, 8th November, THE THIRD SUNDAY BEFORE ADVENT 9.30 am Said Holy Communion, at St Thomas’, Southwick 10.40 am Remembrance Sunday Service, at St Nicholas’, North Bradley. 10.50 am Remembrance Sunday Service, at St Mary’s, Steeple Ashton. Arrangements at St Mary’s Steeple Ashton – to be confirmed Sunday, 15th November, THE SECOND SUNDAY BEFORE ADVENT 9.30 am Holy Communion (Common Worship, Order One – modern language), with sermon, at St Nicholas’, North Bradley. 10.30 am Gift Service for Salvation Army Christmas Appeal, at Steeple Ashton. Sunday, 22nd November, CHRIST THE KING 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. Sunday, 29th November, THE FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT 11 am Holy Communion (Common Worship, Order One – modern language), with sermon, at St Thomas’, Southwick. 11 am Holy Communion, with sermon, at St Mary’s, Steeple Ashton. 6 pm Advent Carol Service at St Nicholas’, North Bradley. 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. |
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