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March 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.

Sunday 1 March
​1st of Lent
8.00am Holy Communion
9.30am Parish Communion
​(Traditional)
11.15am Family Service
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6.30pm Contemplative Evening Prayer
Topic & Readings (8.00 & 9.30)
"God Our Deliverer"
Psalm 91
​Matthew 4:1-11
psalm_91.pdf
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Sunday 8 March
2nd of Lent
8.00am Holy Communion
9.30am Parish Communion (Informal)

6.30pm Ecumenical Service
at Sandhurst Baptist Church
Topic & Readings (8.00 & 9.30)
"Delighting in God's Law"
Psalm 119:105-112, 161-168
​1 Peter 1:3-9
Note that in the file below, after the text of the sermon there is a blank page followed by a page with some links to bible resources.
psalm_119_sermon.pdf
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Sunday 15 March
3rd of Lent
8.00am Holy Communion
9.30am Parish Communion
​(Reflective)
11.15am Family Service

NO evening service​​​
Topic & Readings (8.00 & 9.30)
"The Lord is King"
Isaiah 6:1-8
​John 2:13-22
ps_96_the_lord_is_king.pdf
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Sunday 22 March
4th of Lent
Mothering Sunday
NO SERVICES IN CHURCH TODAY - JOIN IN AT HOME
USING EITHER OF THESE ORDERS OF SERVICE!
order_of_service_22nd_march_2020__adult_version_.pdf
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the_prayer_of_a_grateful_heart__psalm_116_.pdf
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order_of_service_22nd_march_2020__family_version_.pdf
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Topic & Readings (morning)
"Saying Thank You", or "The Prayer of a Grateful heart"
Psalm 116
​Luke 17:11-19 
Sunday 29 March
5th of Lent - Passion Sunday
Today's electronic Parish Communion Service was recorded. To watch it, please click here.  To download an order of service, click on the file below left. Also below left is an outline of worship suitable for families, with instructions for running a Kidz Church​ session and activity sheets to go with it. If you just want to read or view the sermon see below right
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order_of_service_for_families_29th_march_2020.pdf
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faces_for_faces_bible_story_faces_prayer__page_125_.pdf
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Topic & Readings
​"Facing the Worst"
Psalm 42, Psalm 139
​Matthew 27:45-50
SERMON by Rev Jane Kraft
​EITHER
The text of today's sermon is in the file below.
facing_the_worst__passion_sunday_2020_.pdf
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OR A video of today's sermon is in the file below. . 

The file is in MP4 format. If this does not play immediately on your system, download the file and use a separate media player; VLC media player is a suitable free option.

​File size is about 110 MByte.

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Hymns of the Month

International Women’s Day falls on the 8th March each year and celebrates the contribution women have made to every aspect of our lives.
 
There are several well-known and loved hymns which were written by women, some of whom were very passionate about explaining the Christian faith to others, including . . . 
•         Karen Laffety who wrote “Seek ye first the Kingdom of God”
•         Cecil Frances Alexander who wrote, “There is a Green Hill Far Away”; “Once in Royal David’s City”; “All Things Bright and Beautiful”
•         Margaret Rizza who wrote a lot of the music used at Contemplative Evening Prayer
. . . to name just three, out of a very long list.

​Lord of All Hopefulness
Lord of All Hopefulness, Lord of all Joy, was written by Jan Struther (pen name of Joyce Torrens (1901-1953)).  She was born in London and was a journalist with the Times. She also wrote the World War II novel “Mrs Miniver” which became a film based on the novel.   This hymn was written in 1929 at the request of Canon Percy Dearmer of Westminster Abbey for his new edition of Songs of Praise.  Jan Struther, was not a devout Christian or churchgoer, and yet her hymn names four of God’s attributes and links them to four different times of the day. The words of the hymn and God’s presence with us throughout the day suggests a life that is rooted in God and prayer, whatever we are doing, whatever time of day it is. It is sung to the tune of Slane which is believed to be an old Irish folk tune and was arranged into a hymn tune by David Evans.
 
Jan Struther also wrote a hymn which you may remember from childhood “Daisies are our Silver” which compares aspects of creation and linking them to various treasures such as gold, silver and rubies.  
 

Christ be Our Light
This modern worship song was written by Bernadette Farrell (b.1957) and was composed in the early 1990s.
 
Bernadette Farrell is a long-time champion of social justice.  In addition to her work as a lyricist and composer, she also serves as a community organiser in London and this is reflected in the words of the song as she applies her understanding of the biblical message to modern issues.
 
While “Christ be our Light” was originally written for the two periods of the church year of preparation and introspection (advent and lent) the fifth verse of the hymn lends itself to general use as it refers to Paul’s letter to the church in Corinth and the gifts of the Holy Spirit.

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