February 2020 Services
For general information about the services at St Michaels please see the Services Overview page.
See also "Hymns of the Month" at the bottom of this page.
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Sunday 2 February
The Presentation of Christ |
8.00am Holy Communion
9.30am Parish Communion (Traditional) 11.15am Family Service 6.30pm Contemplative Evening Prayer |
Topic & Readings (8.00 & 9.30)
"A Light to the Nations" Hebrews 2:14-18 Luke 2:22-40 Topic and Readings (11.15)
"The Light of Hope" Luke 2:22-40 Topic (6.30)
"The Presentation" |
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Sunday 9 February
3rd before Lent |
8.00am Holy Communion
9.30am Parish Communion (Informal) 6.30pm Ecumenical Service at St Georges Owslmoor |
Topic & Readings (8.00 & 9.30) "Salt of the Earth and Light for the World" Isaiah 58:1-9a Matthew 5:13-20 Listen to Bishop Hall's sermon and follow the pictures he is describing by opening the pdf document below the audio opposite. |
Above: Rev John Castle's 8.00 sermon
Below: Bishop Hall's 9.30 sermon
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Sunday 16 February
2nd before Lent |
8.00am Holy Communion
9.30am Parish Communion (Reflective) 11.15am Family Service NO evening service |
Topic & Readings (8.00 & 9.30)
"The Goodness of God" Psalm 34 Matthew 6:25-34 Topic and Readings (11.15)
"Don't Worry be Happy" Matthew 6:25-34 |
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Sunday 23 February
Sunday before Lent |
8.00am Holy Communion
9.30am Parish Communion (Community Feel) 6.30pm Sung Evensong |
Topic & Readings (8.00 & 9.30)
"The Anointed King" Psalm 2 Matthew 17:1-9 Topic and Readings (6.30)
"The Ascension of Elijah" 2 Kings 2:1-12 Psalm 84 Matthew 17:1-23 |
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Wednesday 26 February
Ash Wednesday |
8.00pm Holy Communion
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Topic & Readings
"A Plea For Mercy" Psalm 51 Isaiah 58 Matthew 6:1-6,16-18 |
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Hymns of the Month
This month the link is how do we respond to life’s challenges?
To God be the Glory
To God be the Glory was written by Fanny Crosby who died in 1915 aged ninety-four and was a descendant of one of the families who went to America on the Mayflower and settled in Boston (one of her descendants was Bing Crosby). She wrote a wide range of poems and hymns and this is one of her best known hymns even though she was blind from the age of six-weeks.
She became an activist, the first women to address the Senate, where she recited a poem calling for the provision of education for the blind.
Although she was blind, she believed in God and she received a vision of His kingdom and purposes in the shades and confusions of this world.
She became an activist, the first women to address the Senate, where she recited a poem calling for the provision of education for the blind.
Although she was blind, she believed in God and she received a vision of His kingdom and purposes in the shades and confusions of this world.
Just as I am without one Plea
Just as I am was written by Miss Charlotte Elliott. Miss Elliot suffered from ill-health but longed to serve God by helping her brother (who was vicar of St. Mary’s in Brighton) and she drew on the foundations of her faith, in four key areas:
Her Lord
His Love
His Power
His Promises
Each verse in the hymn ends with the line "O lamb of God, I Come", a statement that indicates whoever we are, whatever challenges we are facing in our life, we come to God who “has broken every barrier down”.
The hymn was written while a church bazaar was going on and she was frustrated that she couldn’t help due to her ill health; instead she wrote the hymn.
Her Lord
His Love
His Power
His Promises
Each verse in the hymn ends with the line "O lamb of God, I Come", a statement that indicates whoever we are, whatever challenges we are facing in our life, we come to God who “has broken every barrier down”.
The hymn was written while a church bazaar was going on and she was frustrated that she couldn’t help due to her ill health; instead she wrote the hymn.