St. Mary's Church, Gillingham - services and other events this month

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Sunday 29^th August
Sunday 5^th September
Sunday 12^th September
Sunday 19^th September
Sunday 26^th September

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a large wooden cross being carried shoulder high down Gillingham High Stree on Good Friday

flowers and candles surrounding the Blessed Sacrament on the Altar of Repose on Maundy Thursday

a 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

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Week beginning Sunday 29^th August 2010

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 29^th August	13^th Sunday after Trinity readings for the day 8.00am: Holy Eucharist 10.00am: Parish Eucharist 6.30pm: Benefice Evensong
Monday 30^th August	John Bunyan Spiritual Writer, 1688 Wikipedia entry; collect, readings and more No bell ringing practice on Bank Holidays
Tuesday 31^st August	Aidan Bishop of Lindisfarne, Missionary, 651 collect, readings and more 7.30am: Holy Eucharist
Wednesday 1^st September	Giles of Provence Hermit, c.710 Wikipedia entry; collect, readings and more 10.30am: Holy Eucharist
Thursday 2^nd September	The Martyrs of Papua New Guinea 1901 and 1942 Read about the Martyrs; collect, readings and more
Friday 3^rd September	Gregory the Great Social Reformer, 1833 Wikipedia entry; collect, readings and more
Saturday 4^th 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 5^th September 2010

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 5^th September	14^th Sunday after Trinity readings for the day 8.00am: Holy Eucharist 10.00am: Parish Eucharist 6.30pm: Evening worship
Monday 6^th September	Allen Gardiner founder of the South American Missionary Society, 1851 Wikipedia entry; collect, readings and more 7.30pm: bell ringing practice
Tuesday 7^th September	7.30am: Holy Eucharist 2.30pm: MU Prayer and Friendship - in the Vicarage Schoolroom
Wednesday 8^th 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 9^th September	Charles Fuge Lowder Priest, 1880 Wikipedia entry; collect, readings and more 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 10^th September	2.00pm - 3.00pm: Visiting ringers
Saturday 11^th September	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 12^th September 2010

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 12^th September	15^th Sunday after Trinity readings for the day 8.00am: Holy Eucharist 10.00am: Parish Eucharist - with Baptism at coffee time (after Parish Eucharist) 6.30pm: Evening Worship
Monday 13^th September	John Chrysostom Bishop of Constantinople, Teacher of the Faith, 407 Wikipedia entry; collect, readings and more 7.30pm: bell ringing practice
Tuesday 14^th September	Atlantic Fish Holy Cross Day read about Holy Cross Day (on Wikipedia); collect, readings and more 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 15^th September	Cyprian Bishop of Carthage, Martyr, 258 Wikipedia entry; collect, readings and more 10.30am: Holy Eucharist
Thursday 16^th 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 Course 7.30pm: Vicarage Schoolroom Session 1: Approaching spirituality » course details
Friday 17^th September	Hildegard Abbess of Bingen, Visionary, 1179 Wikipedia entry; collect, readings and more
Saturday 18^th 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 19^th September 2010

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 19^th September	16^th 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 20^th 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 21^st September	CC-Art.com St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist Wikipedia entry; collect, readings and more 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 22^nd September	10.30am: Holy Eucharist "Impact" publication date
Thursday 23^rd September	Soul Spark Course 7.30pm: Vicarage Schoolroom Session 2: Journeying with God? » course details
Friday 24^th September
Saturday 25^th 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 26^th September 2010

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 26^th September	17^th Sunday after Trinity readings for the day 8.00am: Holy Eucharist 10.00am: Parish Eucharist at coffee time (after Parish Eucharist) 6.30pm: Evening Worship
Monday 27^th 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 28^th September	7.30am: Holy Eucharist
Wednesday 29^th September	CC-Art.com St. Michael and All Angels Wikipedia entry; collect, readings and more 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 30^th September	Jerome Translator of the Scriptures, Teacher of the Faith, 420 Wikipedia entry; collect, readings and more Soul Spark Course 7.30pm: Vicarage Schoolroom Session 3: Who am I? » course details Prayer Group Meeting - cancelled due to course
Friday 1^st October	Remigius Bishop of Rheims, Apostle of the Franks, 533 Wikipedia entry; collect, readings and more
Saturday 2^nd 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).