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THE COLLECT FOR PALM SUNDAY
Almighty and everlasting God,
who in your tender love towards the human race
sent your Son our Saviour Jesus Christ
to take upon him our flesh
and to suffer death upon the cross:
grant that we may follow the example of his patience and humility,
and also be made partakers of his resurrection;
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 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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Welcome to our website !
Our services for the month of March are as follows:
Sunday, 1st March, THE SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT 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 March, THE THIRD 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 March, THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT (Mothering Sunday) 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, 22nd March, THE FIFTH 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. Sunday, 29th March, PALM SUNDAY 10 am The Blessing of Palms at St Nicholas’, North Bradley; Palm Sunday procession departs on foot for St Thomas’, Southwick 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. |
