Christmas Eve/Christmas Day December 2019
 | Christmas Eve/Christmas Day December 2019 | |
| Welcome to St. Mary Magdalene, Bolney Please stay for refreshments afterwards. |  | |
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| 11pm | Midnight Mass | At BOLNEY | |
9.30am | Sung Eucharist | P: 266 Hark the herald angels sing G: 745 While Shepherds watched O: 521 Once in royal David's city C: 321 Infant holy, infant lowly R: 479 O come, all ye faithful (omit vv. 4 & 5) | Isaiah 9: 2-7; Psalm 96; Titus 2: 11-14 Luke 2: 1-14 |
A very happy and blessed Christmas to you all.
Blessing of the Crib for all the family at 3pm today
Midnight Mass at 11pm at Bolney
Year's mind: Muriel Phillipson, Brian Slaughter, Mac Sinclair, Roland Ayres, Francis Pym (Priest) and Kit Barker
Intercessions - Please continue to pray for those who are sick and in need within our families and community especially - Jenny Scofield, Rita List, Adrian Morris, Hannah Buhler, Richard Ford, Les and Christina Hamstead, Louise Carter, Michael Hudson, John Humphreys, Helen James, Sarah Jenks, Kerry Parsons, Flora Young, Henry Parsons, Steven Stone, Trevor and Lucy Mitchell, Alan Whitlock and Tony Whitlock.
There is a comprehensive list in our Prayer Corner at the side of the organ for all those we wish to pray for. Please add any other names.
A prayer for our interregnum for us all to use regularly.
A vital point that we can all participate in prayer during this time:
Loving God, as we journey together through this period of interregnum,
let us look to the journey of our Patron, St Mary Magdalene, for inspiration:
As she and the other disciples walked alongside Christ, give us joy in each other,
as we share responsibility for our church and our community
and may the gift of interregnum be a period of deeper love and fellowship.
As she stood at the foot of the Cross give us courage to face our future and embrace the unknown.
As she waited and watched by the Tomb give us patience to wait and wisdom to live and trust in the waiting.
As she witnessed Christ in the stillness of early morning grant that we may witness his presence with us at all times
and let us look forward to rejoicing in that presence with our new Vicar. Amen
A vital point that we can all participate in prayer during this time:
Loving God, as we journey together through this period of interregnum,
let us look to the journey of our Patron, St Mary Magdalene, for inspiration:
As she and the other disciples walked alongside Christ, give us joy in each other,
as we share responsibility for our church and our community
and may the gift of interregnum be a period of deeper love and fellowship.
As she stood at the foot of the Cross give us courage to face our future and embrace the unknown.
As she waited and watched by the Tomb give us patience to wait and wisdom to live and trust in the waiting.
As she witnessed Christ in the stillness of early morning grant that we may witness his presence with us at all times
and let us look forward to rejoicing in that presence with our new Vicar. Amen
The Week Ahead - What's New - Coming Soon
| Sunday 29th December First Sunday of Christmas 9.30am Sung Eucharist The Epiphany 5th January 2020 Rev Michael Maine will preside Sunday 12th January NB No service at Bolney - we will attend Holy Trinity, Cuckfield Please refer to http://www.holytrinitycuckfield.org/welcome/services/ Please refer to the website for updated information | Isaiah 63: 7-9 Psalm 148 Hebrews 2: 10-end Matthew 2: 13-end |
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| Dates for your Diary |
Intercessions for our parish and primary school will be prayed in Chichester Cathedral on Friday 3rd January 2020
at 8am (Holy Communion) and 5.30pm (Evensong) The next Men's Group meeting will be a meal at The Eight Bells on 15th January 2020. Please contact Ron Leggett if you would like to join in. Bishop Richard's Farewell Service before he translates to Hereford will take place at All Saints Church, Eastbourne on Saturday 18th January 2020 at 3pm. All are welcome to attend. |
| Information |
| Family Support Work FSW are appealing to anyone who would like to donate their winter fuel allowance to those families in the Diocese are struggling to keep warm. Please take a leaflet from the table at the door for information. Faith in Sussex The latest edition of our Diocesan magazine is available in church. Please take a copy - they are free! Please help by being vigilant Some churches in the Diocese have experienced recent break-ins and metal theft. If you see anything untoward in or around church, please report it to the police and notify the churchwardens. It has come to our notice that mobile phones have been stolen from unattended bags and coats in churches around the diocese. Plastic milk bottle tops Please continue to save your plastic milk bottle tops and drop them in the bin in church (washed!) They raise funds for the Chestnut Tree Children's Hospice resources. It is worth noting that these tops cannot be recycled in your wheelie bin. Legacies Once you have made provision for your loved ones in your will, please consider leaving a legacy to our beautiful church. Our policy can be found on: https://www.stmarymagdalenebolney.org.uk/support-us/legacy/ |
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