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St. Mary the Virgin's Church, Gillingham, Dorset - C of E

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Queen Street, Gillingham 01747 821598


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Week beginning:

  • * Sunday 29th August
  • * Sunday 5th September
  • * Sunday 12th September
  • * Sunday 19th September
  • * Sunday 26th September

calendar of saints days in September

next month

(today is Friday, 03 September)

a large wooden cross being carried shoulder high down Gillingham High Stree on Good Fridaya ringer holding a ropeflowers and candles surrounding the Blessed Sacrament on the Altar of Repose on Maundy Thursdaya Guide on Parade at Harvest Thanksgiving

St. Mary's Church decorated for Easter

The High Altar with a predominantly gold altar frontal and Easter Sepulchre full of flowers

... and beyond

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Week beginning Sunday 29th August 2010

The Praying Hands

Collect for the week

Almighty God,
who called your Church to bear witness
that you were in Christ reconciling the world to yourself:
help us to proclaim the good news of your love,
that all who hear it may be drawn to you;
through him who was lifted up on the cross,
and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.

Services at St. Mary the Virgin, Gillingham (unless shown otherwise)

might Milton-on-Stour suit you instead?

Sunday
29th August

13th Sunday after Trinity

readings for the day

8.00am: Holy Eucharist

10.00am: Parish Eucharist

6.30pm: Benefice Evensong

Monday
30th August

John Bunyan

Spiritual Writer, 1688
Wikipedia entry; collect, readings and more

No bell ringing practice on Bank Holidays

Tuesday
31st August

Aidan

Bishop of Lindisfarne, Missionary, 651
collect, readings and more

7.30am: Holy Eucharist

Wednesday
1st September

Giles of Provence

Hermit, c.710
Wikipedia entry; collect, readings and more

10.30am: Holy Eucharist

Thursday
2nd September

The Martyrs of Papua New Guinea

1901 and 1942
Read about the Martyrs; collect, readings and more

Friday
3rd September

Gregory the Great

Social Reformer, 1833
Wikipedia entry; collect, readings and more

Saturday
4th September

Birinus

Bishop of Dorchester (Oxon), Apostle of Wessex, 650
Wikipedia entry; collect, readings and more

Please contact the Parish Office (01747 821598) for any other details you may require (open Tues-Fri, 9am-1pm).

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Week beginning Sunday 5th September 2010

The Praying Hands

Collect for the week

Merciful God,
your Son came to save us
and bore our sins on the cross:
may we trust in your mercy
and know your love,
rejoicing in the righteousness
that is ours through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

Services at St. Mary the Virgin, Gillingham (unless shown otherwise)

might Milton-on-Stour suit you instead?

Sunday
5th September

14th Sunday after Trinity

readings for the day

8.00am: Holy Eucharist

10.00am: Parish Eucharist

6.30pm: Evening worship

Monday
6th September

Allen Gardiner

founder of the South American Missionary Society, 1851
Wikipedia entry; collect, readings and more

7.30pm: bell ringing practice

Tuesday
7th September

7.30am: Holy Eucharist

MU - Mothers' Union: Christian care for families worldwide

2.30pm: MU Prayer and Friendship - in the Vicarage Schoolroom

Wednesday
8th September

The Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Wikipedia entry; collect, readings and more

10.30am: Holy Eucharist - followed by refreshments

"Impact" copy date - copy to the Parish Office by 1pm please

Thursday
9th September

Charles Fuge Lowder

Priest, 1880
Wikipedia entry; collect, readings and more

cup of coffee

10.30am-12noon: Coffee morning - at Old Presthayes, Eccliffe
We look forward to seeing you and your friends.
Please support this event by your presence.

Friday
10th September

2.00pm - 3.00pm: Visiting ringers

Saturday
11th September

cycle ride logo: click for more information about this event

Sponsored cycle ride in support of the Dorset Historic Churches Trust

St. Mary's open 10am - 6pm (Vicarage Schoolroom instead, 11.30am - 1pm)

Support this event by:

  • Sponsor others
  • Take part - details incl. sponsorship forms here or contact John Porter (Parish Organiser)
  • Welcome cyclists - be in church for an hour or two on the day to welcome riders and walkers with a drink and a bite to eat – a rota to sign up for this is on the porch notice board.

Sponsorship money raised is divided equally between the Trust and the cyclist's chosen church. Let’s be really keen this year and see if we can win the trophy awarded to the parish that makes the best effort.

12.30pm: Wedding

Please contact the Parish Office (01747 821598) for any other details you may require (open Tues-Fri, 9am-1pm).

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Week beginning Sunday 12th September 2010

The Praying Hands

Collect for the week

Lord God,
defend your Church from all false teaching
and give to your people knowledge of your truth,
that we may enjoy eternal life
in Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

Services at St. Mary the Virgin, Gillingham (unless shown otherwise)

might Milton-on-Stour suit you instead?

Sunday
12th September

15th Sunday after Trinity

readings for the day

8.00am: Holy Eucharist

10.00am: Parish Eucharist - with Baptism

Traidcraft shop logo

at coffee time (after Parish Eucharist)

6.30pm: Evening Worship

Monday
13th September

John Chrysostom

Bishop of Constantinople, Teacher of the Faith, 407
Wikipedia entry; collect, readings and more

7.30pm: bell ringing practice

Tuesday
14th September

a cross on a hill

Atlantic Fish

Holy Cross Day

read about Holy Cross Day (on Wikipedia); collect, readings and more

The Praying Hands

Almighty God,
who in the passion of your blessed Son
made an instrument of painful death
to be for us the means of life and peace:
grant us so to glory in the cross of Christ
that we may gladly suffer for his sake;
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

7.30am: Holy Eucharist

Wednesday
15th September

Cyprian

Bishop of Carthage, Martyr, 258
Wikipedia entry; collect, readings and more

10.30am: Holy Eucharist

Thursday
16th September

Ninian

Bishop of Galloway, Apostle of the Picts, c.432
Wikipedia entry; collect, readings and more

Edward Bouverie Pusey

Priest, Tractarian, 1882
Wikipedia entry; collect, readings and more

Soul Spark logo

Soul Spark Course

7.30pm: Vicarage Schoolroom

Session 1: Approaching spirituality

» course details

Friday
17th September

Hildegard

Abbess of Bingen, Visionary, 1179
Wikipedia entry; collect, readings and more

Saturday
18th September

 

Please contact the Parish Office (01747 821598) for any other details you may require (open Tues-Fri, 9am-1pm).

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Week beginning Sunday 19th September 2010

The Praying Hands

Collect for the week

Lord of creation,
whose glory is around and within us:
open our eyes to your wonders,
that we may serve you with reverence
and know your peace at our lives' end,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

Services at St. Mary the Virgin, Gillingham (unless shown otherwise)

might Milton-on-Stour suit you instead?

Sunday
19th September

16th Sunday after Trinity

readings for the day

8.00am: Holy Eucharist

10.00am: Parish Eucharist

11.30am: Family Worship

6.30pm: Evensong at Milton today

Monday
20th September

John Coleridge Patteson

First Bishop of Melanesia, and his Companions, Martyrs, 1871 Wikipedia entry; collect, readings and more

2.30pm - 4.00pm: Monday Tea with St. Mary's - in Waitrose Cafe

7.30pm: bell ringing practice

Tuesday
21st September

Jesus calling Matthew from being a tax collector

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St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist

Wikipedia entry; collect, readings and more

The Praying Hands

O Almighty God,
whose blessed Son called Matthew the tax collector
to be an apostle and evangelist:
give us grace to forsake the selfish pursuit of gain
and the possessive love of riches
that we may follow in the way of your Son Jesus Christ,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

7.30am: Holy Eucharist

Wednesday
22nd September

10.30am: Holy Eucharist

"Impact" publication date

Thursday
23rd September

Soul Spark logo

Soul Spark Course

7.30pm: Vicarage Schoolroom

Session 2: Journeying with God?

» course details

Friday
24th September

 

Saturday
25th September

Lancelot Andrewes

Bishop of Winchester, Spiritual Writer, 1626
Wikipedia entry; collect, readings and more

Sergei of Radonezh

Russian Monastic Reformer, Teacher of the Faith, 1392
Wikipedia entry; collect, readings and more

Please contact the Parish Office (01747 821598) for any other details you may require (open Tues-Fri, 9am-1pm).

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Week beginning Sunday 26th September 2010

The Praying Hands

Collect for the week

Gracious God,
you call us to fullness of life:
deliver us from unbelief
and banish our anxieties
with the liberating love of Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

Services at St. Mary the Virgin, Gillingham (unless shown otherwise)

might Milton-on-Stour suit you instead?

Sunday
26th September

17th Sunday after Trinity

readings for the day

8.00am: Holy Eucharist

10.00am: Parish Eucharist

Traidcraft shop logo

at coffee time (after Parish Eucharist)

6.30pm: Evening Worship

Monday
27th September

Vincent de Paul

Founder of the Congregation of the Mission (Lazarists), 1660
Wikipedia entry; collect, readings and more

7.30pm: bell ringing practice

Tuesday
28th September

7.30am: Holy Eucharist

Wednesday
29th September

Satan bound by the angel, from the John Brown Bible. Reproduction of St. Michael Defeating Satan, by Guido Reni, 1635, in Church of Santa Maria della Concezione, Rome.

CC-Art.com

St. Michael and All Angels

Wikipedia entry; collect, readings and more

The Praying Hands

Everlasting God,
you have ordained and constituted
the ministries of angels and mortals in a wonderful order:
grant that as your holy angels always serve you in heaven,
so, at your command,
they may help and defend us on earth;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

10.30am: Holy Eucharist

Thursday
30th September

Jerome

Translator of the Scriptures, Teacher of the Faith, 420
Wikipedia entry; collect, readings and more

Soul Spark logo

Soul Spark Course

7.30pm: Vicarage Schoolroom

Session 3: Who am I?

» course details

Prayer Group Meeting - cancelled due to course

Friday
1st October

Remigius

Bishop of Rheims, Apostle of the Franks, 533
Wikipedia entry; collect, readings and more

Saturday
2nd October

3.50pm - 4.40pm: Visiting ringers

Please contact the Parish Office (01747 821598) for any other details you may require (open Tues-Fri, 9am-1pm).

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