Second Sunday of Advent 8th December 2019
 | Second Sunday of Advent 8th 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 COWFOLD today | |
| 9.30am | Sung Eucharist | I: for Advent 2 - see sheet P: 359 Jesus shall reign, where'er the sun G: 691 Thy kingdom come, O God O: 527 On Jordan's bank, the Baptists cry R: 221 God is working his purpose out | Isaiah 11: 1-10; Psalm 72: 1-7, 18-19; Romans 15: 4-13; Matthew 3: 1-12 |
We are delighted to welcome Rev Peter Sills again to celebrate our Sung Eucharist.
Please note that we will use the Advent Acclamations for our Introit and also for pre and post Gospel reading (Advent 2). You will be handed a sheet with the wording which also contains the prayer for the Blessing of the Advent wreath.
Year's mind: Jo Allen, Leonard Hardaker (Priest), Ann Sourbutts and Reg Atherton.
Intercessions - Please continue to pray for those who are sick and in need within our families and community especially - Jenny Scofield, 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.
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Peter Webster. A Service of Thanksgiving will be held at Bolney on Friday 20th December at 12.45pm. Pray for Doreen and their son, David as they mourn.
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
Third Sunday in Advent 15th December 10am Breathing Space Next Said Eucharist will be on Thursday 19th December at 9.30am Please refer to the website for updated information | Isaiah 35: 1-10; Psalm 146: 4-10 James 5: 7-10 Matthew 11: 2-11 |
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| Dates for your Diary |
Advent and Christmas services are all on the website and leaflets in church. St Peter's, Cowfold are staging a Christmas Tree Festival on the weekend of 14th and 15th December. Bolney will be staging a tree! Holy Trinity, Cuckfield are also staging their annual Christmas Tree festival this weekend 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. Please note that Taize at Cowfold on 15th December has been cancelled. |
| 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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