In Remembrance May 2020

Due to Covid 19, and no printed version,  Jon has again provided a complete version of the monthly”In Remembrance” list, which we are providing here:

1^st Alice W
3^rd Lucy W;  Elsie B;  Phyllis C
7^th Pauline Mary W
11^th Simon M;  Lucy W
15^th Wilfred P;  Irene Gertrude H
16^th Hilda Monica D
18^th Thomas C-J (Priest);   Ida D
19^th Marion Gertrude M;  Dorothy D
21^st Peter Joseph S
23^rd Esme W;  Richard Stephen B
24^th Mabel Ethel S;  Ida A
25^th Maureen Ann R
27^th Mary Ann T
28^th Donald B
30^th Mary C
31^st Ernest Albert A;  Frank C;  Pauline J.

Hear us as we remember those who have died in the faith of Christ.
According to your promises, grant us, with them a share in your eternal kingdom.
Rest eternal grant unto them O Lord, and let light perpetual shine upon them.

MARY’S MONTH OF MAY

Each Friday in May at 12pm you are invited to join in and #PrayTheRosary.

Pope Francis is encouraging households to join together in praying the Rosary throughout May, and we are encouraging families to do the same. Join Bishop Jonathan this coming Friday as we enter into Mary’s month of May, a month where we can join with her in celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.

This livestream is especially helpful for those unfamiliar with this ancient prayer as well as being a helpful aid for those who pray it regularly already.

Each Friday in May at 12pm you are invited to join in with praying the holy rosary via Facebook Livestream

Please read the How to Pray The Rosary Booklet and download the Printer-friendly Rosary guide

Sunday 26th April 2020 (Easter 3)

Stations of the Resurrection

As we continue to worship and pray at home, The Society and The Church Union have published Stations of the Resurrection.  In this devotion we follow Jesus and the disciples from Easter morning through to Pentecost. They follow the same pattern as the Stations of the Cross, with a scripture reading, meditation and a prayer. Through these scenes we share in the disciples’ doubts, their misunderstandings, their fears, but most of all their joy in the Risen Jesus. It is the Resurrection of Jesus that, in these very strange times, is our strength and hope.  You can download the resource here: https://www.churchunion.co.uk/uploads/Stations_of_the_Resurrection_v2_2.pdf

Non-Computer Worship Resources:

8:10 AM – Sunday Worship (Prof Jennifer Strawbridge & Rev Dr Steve Nolan): BBC Radio 4

11 AM – Sunday Worship (Bishop of Dover): BBC 1

1:15 PM – Songs of Praise (Sean Fletcher): BBC 1

3PM – Choral Evensong (Chapel of Royal Holloway, University of London): BBC Radio 3

Computer Worship Resources (with Spiritual Communion):

10:30 AM – Sung Mass (Fr Ian Templeton): Live on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Church/St-Andrews-Birchills-108982647183429/)

6PM (Daily) – Shrine Prayers: https://www.walsinghamanglican.org.uk/worship/shrine-prayers-live-stream/

A tweet from the Diocesan Twitter account

This appeared on the Diocesan Twitter account on 20th April – click HERE for the link

Sunday 19th April 2020 (Low Sunday)

The coronavirus lock-down has extended for another three weeks, and our church will remain closed until further notice.  However it is important to continue a pattern of regular worship and prayer from our own homes.

For those who are not good with computers, the following services are available:

8:10 AM – Sunday Worship (Holy Trinity Platt, Manchester): BBC Radio 4 (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_radio_fourfm)

10:15 AM – Sunday Worship (St. David’s Cathedral): BBC 1 (https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/live/bbcone)

1:15 PM – Songs of Praise (Aled Jones) – BBC 1

3PM – Choral Evensong (Church of the Incarnation, Dallas, Texas): BBC Radio 3 (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_radio_three)

For anyone who wants to watch a live Mass and receive a spiritual communion, the following service will be streamed live on Facebook:

10:30 AM – Sung Mass (Fr Iain Templeton): Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Church/St-Andrews-Birchills-108982647183429/)

For anyone who is not comfortable using social media, the daily services from the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham (Anglican) can be accessed via the link below:

6 PM – Shrine Prayers will be live-streamed daily on the Shrine’s website, and on Vimeo and YouTube. Shrine Prayers will continue to be live-streamed on Facebook as usual. For further details see the following link:
https://www.walsinghamanglican.org.uk/…/livestreaming-serv…/

Please remember to keep praying for all of us affected by the coronavirus.  If you need any assistance on how to pray, please visit this site: https://www.churchofengland.org/more/media-centre/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-parishes/coronavirus-covid-19-liturgy-and-prayer

In Remembrance April 2020

With a much shortened Church Newsletter this month, due to Covid 19, and no printed version, some regular items have not appeared. Jon has now provided a complete version of the “In Remembrance” section, which we are providing here:

2^nd Emma N; Georgina F.W
3rd Agnes G
6^th Agnes R.W; Anne B; Hilda M
7^th Ray B; Sarah T
8^th Annie R
9^th Herbert A.C
10^th Arthur B:
12^th Nettie M.C
14^th Alfred B
15^th William E.E; William E.R; David A
16^th Hazel S; Rhoda W
17th Beatrice M.B
18^th Lucy E.S; James W.F; Charles C; Maud M; Ellinor C.N
20^th Joseph T.C.W
21^st Gwendoline C; Peter A; John D (Priest)
22^nd Samuel M
23^rd Maurice T; William H.W
24^th Edgar S; Ethel B; Jack R
25^th James N.C
27^th Selina L.E; Jessie M.C
29^th Joseph F; Edith L.E.T
30^th Dennis C; Annie S:

Rest eternal grant unto them O Lord, and let light perpetual shine upon them
May they rest in peace, and rise in Glory.

Easter Day Services (Update)

Alleluia, The Lord is Risen. 

8 AM – Society Easter Day Video: The Society Facebook Page or https://www.sswsh.com/fullposts.php?id=284

8: 10 AM – Easter Sunday Worship (Archbishop of Canterbury): BBC Radio 4 (92–95 MHz FM, Freeview channel 704, Freesat channel 704, Sky channel 0104, Virgin Media channel 904, https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_radio_fourfm)

10:30 AM – Sung Mass of The Resurrection (Fr Iain Templeton): https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Church/St-Andrews-Birchills-108982647183429/ (Father Templeton will continue to celebrate a daily Mass every day at 10 AM, except Wednesdays when the Mass will be at 7:30 PM.)

10:30 AM – Easter Day Liturgy (Bishop of Chichester): https://www.chichester.anglican.org/liveservices/?fbclid=IwAR26xEZLMxiWejlEii7U9nvpADFKJnK3NOyhnE9Popj9lwVJ55nWyMvRkms

11 AM – Urbi et Orbi (Pope Francis) followed by Easter Sunday Worship (The Very Rev Kathy Jones): BBC 1 (Freeview channel 1 or 101, Freesat channel 101 or 106, Sky channel 101 or 115, Virgin channel 101 or 108, https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcone)

3 PM – Choral Evensong (Norwich Cathedral): BBC Radio 3 (92 MHz–95 MHz FM, Freeview Channel 703, Freesat Channel 703, Sky channel 0103, Virgin Media channel 903, https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_radio_three)

I have listed services on terrestrial television, radio, social media websites and non-social medial websites.  So please try to join in with one of these services today.

An Easter message

An Easter message from Fr John Oakes:

In the evening of that same day, the first day of the week, the doors were closed in the room where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews. Jesus came and stood among them. He said to them, ‘Peace be with you’.

St.John 20:19

Whenever we think of the church it is as a group of people.  Yes, we pray on our own, as well.  But when we picture Our Lord it is often with his Disciples, taking them aside to teach them and to pray.  We see him teaching the crowds.  After Easter Day Jesus appeared to his disciples gathered together.  After Christ’s Ascension we read of the Disciples gathered together to support each other.

“All these joined in continuous prayer, together with several women, including Mary the mother of Jesus”.  Acts 1:14

Ever since Christians have gathered to hear the Scriptures, to be taught the faith, to pray, to sing God’s praises and as Jesus taught to take bread and wine and to celebrate Mass.

So how very strange for us not gathering together and with our Churches locked.

It has been the strangest Holy Week and Easter.   We have had to read our Bibles and pray on our own.  We are living, like everyone around the world, under the threat of the Coronavirus.  Being Easter and because of that threat we feel we need to gather to pray but we can’t gather as a church, but we can still pray and rejoice in the incredible Good News of Our Lord risen from the dead.

Jesus came and stood among them. He said to them, ‘Peace be with you’, and showed them his hands and his side. The disciples were filled with joy when they saw the Lord.

Holy Saturday Services (Update)

10 AM – Morning Prayer (Fr Iain Templeton): https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Church/St-Andrews-Birchills-108982647183429/

8 PM – Easter Vigil and First Mass of Easter (Fr Iain Templeton): https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Church/St-Andrews-Birchills-108982647183429/

8 PM – 4:30 AM – Rumours of Hope: Online Vigil: www.rumoursofhope.co.uk

8:30 PM – Easter Vigil (Bishop of Fulham):  here

Good Friday Services (Update)

12 AM – Keep to HM Government’s Coronavirus advice this weekend: Stay at Home, Protect the NHS, Save Lives: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

10 AM – Morning Prayer (Fr Iain Templeton): https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Church/St-Andrews-Birchills-108982647183429/

12 PM – Society Good Friday Video:  The Society Facebook Page  or https://www.sswsh.com/fullposts.php?id=284

3 PM – Good Friday Liturgy (The Bishop of Chichester):  here

3 PM – Good Friday Liturgy (The Bishop of Fulham): here

3 PM – Good Friday Meditation: BBC Radio 4 (92–95 MHz FM, Freeview channel 704, Freesat channel 704, Sky channel 0104, Virgin Media channel 904, https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_radio_fourfm)

7:30 PM – Good Friday Liturgy (Fr Iain Templeton): https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Church/St-Andrews-Birchills-108982647183429/