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THE COLLECT FOR EASTER DAY
Lord of all life and power,
who through the mighty resurrection of your Son
overcame the old order of sin and death
to make all things new in him:
grant that we, being dead to sin
and alive to you in Jesus Christ,
may reign with him in glory;
to whom with you and the Holy Spirit
be praise and honour, glory and might,
now and in all eternity.
Wednesday, 1st April – WEDNESDAY OF HOLY WEEK
Thursday, 2nd April – MAUNDY THURSDAY
Friday, 3rd April – GOOD FRIDAY
Saturday, 4th April – EASTER EVE
Sunday, 5th April – EASTER DAY
Monday, 6th April – MONDAY OF EASTER WEEK
Tuesday, 7th April – TUESDAY OF EASTER WEEK
Wednesday, 8th April – WEDNESDAY OF EASTER WEEK
Thursday, 9th April – THURSDAY OF EASTER WEEK
Friday, 10th April – FRIDAY OF EASTER WEEK
Saturday, 11th April – SATURDAY OF EASTER WEEK
Sunday, 12th April – THE SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER
Monday, 13th April -Feria
Tuesday, 14th April – Feria
Wednesday, 15th April – Feria
Thursday, 16th April – Isabella Gilmore, Deaconess, 1923
Friday, 17th April – Feria
Saturday, 18th April – Cyril, Bishop of Jerusalem, Teacher, 386
Sunday, 19th April – THE THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER
Monday, 20th April – Feria
Tuesday, 21st April – Anselm, Abbot of Le Bec, Archbishop of Canterbury, Teacher, 1109
Wednesday, 22nd April – Feria
Thursday, 23rd April – GEORGE, MARTYR, PATRON OF ENGLAND, c. 304
Friday, 24th April – Mellitus, Bishop of London, first Bishop of St Paul‘s, 624; The Seven Martyrs of the Melanesian Brotherhood, Solomon Islands, 2003
Saturday, 25th April – MARK THE EVANGELIST
Sunday, 26th April – THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
Monday, 27th April – Christina Rossetti, Poet, 1894
Tuesday, 28th April – Peter Chanel, Missionary in the South Pacific, Martyr, 1841
Wednesday, 29th April – Catherine of Siena, Teacher, 1380
Thursday, 30th April – Pandita Mary Ramabai, Translator of the Scripture, 1922
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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 April are as follows:Wednesday, 1st April, WEDNESDAY IN HOLY WEEK 7 pm Compline, at The Vicarage, North Bradley Thursday, 2nd April, MAUNDY THURSDAY 7 pm Holy Communion (Common Worship, Order One – modern language), with sermon, the Washing of Feet, Stripping of the Altars and Watch, at St Nicholas’, North Bradley Friday, 3rd April, GOOD FRIDAY 12 noon A Service of Readings and Meditation, at St Thomas’, Southwick 2 pm The Last Hour, at St Nicholas’, North Bradley Sunday, 5th, EASTER DAY 9.30 am Festival Holy Communion (Common Worship, Order One – modern language), with sermon, at St Nicholas’, North Bradley. 11 am Festival Family Service, at St Thomas’, Southwick. 11 am Holy Communion (Common Worship, Order One – modern language), with sermon, at St Marty’s, Steeple Ashton. Sunday, 12th April, THE SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER 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 April, THE THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER 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. Sunday, 26th April, THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER 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. |
