Fourth Sunday in Advent 22nd December 2019
 | Fourth Sunday of Advent 22nd December 2019 | |
| Welcome to St. Mary Magdalene, Bolney Please stay for refreshments afterwards. |  | |
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| 8:00 | Holy Communion BCP (Said) | Service will be at BOLNEY today | |
| 9.30am 6pm | Sung Eucharist Nine Lessons and Carols | I: 722 Verse 4 P: 259 Hail to the Lord's anointed G: 182 For Mary, mother of our Lord O: 000 Of the Father's heart begotten ** (Sheet) R: 406 Long ago, prophets knew | Isaiah 7: 10-16; Psalm 80: 1-8, 18-20; Romans 1: 1-17; Matthew 1: 18-end |
6pm tonight Nine Lessons and Carols followed by refreshments. Look forward to seeing you all!
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.
Please remember Doreen Webster and her son, David, in your prayers following the funeral of Peter last Friday.
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
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Christmas Eve 3pm Blessing of the Crib 11pm Midnight Mass Christmas Day 9.30am Sung Eucharist Please refer to the website for updated information | Isaiah 9: 2-7; Psalm 96; Titus 2: 11-14 Luke 2: 1-14 |
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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) Advent and Christmas services are all on the website, above in these notes and leaflets in church. 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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