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

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Sunday 29^th June
Sunday 6^th July
Sunday 13^th July
Sunday 20^th July
Sunday 27^th July

calendar of saints days in July

(today is Thursday, 24 July)

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

... and beyond

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Week beginning Sunday 29^th June 2008

Collect for the week

Merciful God,
you have prepared for those who love you
such good things as pass our understanding:
pour into our hearts such love toward you
that we, loving you in all things and above all things,
may obtain your promises,
which exceed all that we can desire;
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.
Amen.

Services at St. Mary the Virgin, Gillingham (unless shown otherwise) might Milton-on-Stour suit you instead?
Sunday 29^th June	St. Peter the Apostle Wikipedia entry; collect, readings and more 8.00am: Holy Eucharist 10.00am: Parish Eucharist 6.30pm: Evening Prayer
Monday 30^th June	7.30pm: bell ringing practice
Tuesday 1^th July	Henry, John, and Henry Venn the younger Priests, Evangelical Divines, 1797, 1813 and 1873 Wikipedia entries: Henry and Henry Venn the younger; collect, readings and more 7.30am: Morning Prayer with Holy Eucharist 2.30pm: Mothers' Union - Prayer and Friendship Garden meeting with cream tea at Culvers Farm 5.00pm: Evening Prayer 7.00pm: Choir practice
Wednesday 2^nd July	8am: Morning Prayer 10.30am: Holy Eucharist 5.00pm: Evening Prayer
Thursday 3^rd July	Thomas the Apostle Wikipedia entry; collect, readings and more 8am: Morning Prayer 5.00pm: Evening Prayer
Friday 4^th July	8am: Morning Prayer 12noon: Holy Eucharist 5.00pm: Evening Prayer
Saturday 5^th July
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 6^th July 2008

Collect for the week

Lord of all power and might,
the author and giver of all good things:
graft in our hearts the love of your name,
increase in us true religion,
nourish us with all goodness,
and of your great mercy keep us in the same;
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.
Amen.

Services at St. Mary the Virgin, Gillingham (unless shown otherwise) might Milton-on-Stour suit you instead?
Sunday 6^th July	7^th Sunday after Trinity readings for the day 8.00am: Holy Eucharist 10.00am: Parish Eucharist at coffee time (after 10am Eucharist) 6.30pm: Evening Prayer
Monday 7^th July	7.30pm: bell ringing practice
Tuesday 8^th July	7.30am: Morning Prayer with Holy Eucharist 5.00pm: Evening Prayer 7.00pm: Choir practice
Wednesday 9^th July	8am: Morning Prayer 10.30am: Holy Eucharist "Impact" copy date - copy to the Parish Office by 1pm please 5.00pm: Evening Prayer
Thursday 10^th July	8am: Morning Prayer 5.00pm: Evening Prayer Christian Aid meeting
Friday 11^th July	Benedict of Nursia Abbot of Monte Cassino, Father of Western Monasticism, c.550 Wikipedia entry; collect, readings and more 8am: Morning Prayer 12noon: Holy Eucharist 5.00pm: Evening Prayer
Saturday 12^th July
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 13^th July 2008

Collect for the week

Almighty Lord and everlasting God,
we beseech you to direct, sanctify and govern
both our hearts and bodies
in the ways of your laws
and the works of your commandments;
that through your most mighty protection, both here and ever,
we may be preserved in body and soul;
through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ,
who is alive 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 13^th July	8^th Sunday after Trinity readings for the day 8.00am: Holy Eucharist 10.00am: Parish Eucharist Sunday Lunch next Sunday - book by today please (sign the list in the porch) 3pm: Songs of Praise part of Gillingham Festival
Monday 14^th July	John Keble Priest, Tractarian, Poet, 1866 Wikipedia entry; collect, readings and more 7.30pm: bell ringing practice
Tuesday 15^th July	Swithun Bishop of Winchester, c.862 Wikipedia entry; collect, readings and more Bonaventure Friar, Bishop, Teacher of the Faith, 1274 Wikipedia entry; collect, readings and more 7.30am: Morning Prayer with Holy Eucharist 5.00pm: Evening Prayer 7.00pm: Choir practice
Wednesday 16^th July	Osmund Bishop of Salisbury, 1099 Wikipedia entry; collect, readings and more picture of Osmund's tomb in Salisbury cathedral Almighty God, the light of the faithful and shepherd of souls, who set your servant Osmund to be a bishop in the Church, to feed your sheep by the word of Christ and to guide them by good example: give us grace to keep the faith of the Church and to follow in the footsteps of 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. Amen. 8am: Morning Prayer 10.30am: Holy Eucharist 5.00pm: Evening Prayer
Thursday 17^th July	8am: Morning Prayer 10.30am-12noon: Coffee morning - at Firle House, Dolphin Lane We look forward to seeing you and your friends. Please support this event by your presence. 5.00pm: Evening Prayer
Friday 18^th July	Elizabeth Ferard first Deaconess of the Church of England, Founder of the Community of St Andrew, 1883 collect, readings and more 8am: Morning Prayer 12noon: Holy Eucharist 5.00pm: Evening Prayer
Saturday 19^th July	Gregory and Macrina Gregory, Bishop of Nyssa, and his sister Macrina, Deaconess, Teachers of the Faith, 394 and 379 Wikipedia entries for Gregory and Macrina collect, readings and more Families' Weekend 10.30am - 12.30pm and 2pm - 4pm: Parachuting teddies Children's activities Story Corner ** Refreshments » more information
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 20^th July 2008

Collect for the week

Almighty God,
who sent your Holy Spirit
to be the life and light of your Church:
open our hearts to the riches of your grace,
that we may bring forth the fruit of the Spirit
in love and joy and peace;
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.
Amen.

Services at St. Mary the Virgin, Gillingham (unless shown otherwise) might Milton-on-Stour suit you instead?
Sunday 20^th July	9^th Sunday after Trinity readings for the day Families' Weekend 10.00am: Open Air Family Service - Church grounds (weather permitting - in church if wet) 2pm - 4pm: Parachuting teddies Children's activities Story Corner Refreshments » more information 8.00am: Holy Eucharist 10.00am: Family Eucharist at coffee time (after Family Eucharist) and at the Sunday lunch 12.30pm for 1.00pm: Sunday Lunch** in the Vicarage Schoolroom - cost £6.00 (book by 13^th please - list in church south porch)
Monday 21^st July	2.30pm - 4.00pm: Monday Tea with St. Mary's 7.30pm: bell ringing practice
Tuesday 22^nd July	Mary Magdalen Wikipedia entry; collect, readings and more Almighty God, whose Son restored Mary Magdalene to health of mind and body and called her to be a witness to his resurrection: forgive our sins and heal us by your grace, that we may serve you in the power of his risen life; who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. 7.30am: Morning Prayer with Holy Eucharist 5.00pm: Evening Prayer 7.00pm: Choir practice
Wednesday 23^rd July	Bridget of Sweden Abbess of Vadstena, 1373 Wikipedia entry; collect, readings and more 8am: Morning Prayer 10.30am: Holy Eucharist "Impact" publication date 5.00pm: Evening Prayer
Thursday 24^th July	8am: Morning Prayer 5.00pm: Evening Prayer
Friday 25^th July	James the Apostle collect, readings and more Merciful God, whose holy apostle Saint James, leaving his father and all that he had, was obedient to the calling of your Son Jesus Christ and followed him even to death: help us, forsaking the false attractions of the world, to be ready at all times to answer your call without delay; 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. Amen. 8am: Morning Prayer 12noon: Holy Eucharist 5.00pm: Evening Prayer
Saturday 26^th July	Anne and Joachim parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary Wikipedia entries for Anne and Joachim 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 27^th July 2008

Collect for the week

Let your merciful ears, O Lord,
be open to the prayers of your humble servants;
and that they may obtain their petitions
make them to ask such things as shall please you;
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.
Amen.

Services at St. Mary the Virgin, Gillingham (unless shown otherwise) might Milton-on-Stour suit you instead?
Sunday 27^th July	10^th Sunday after Trinity readings for the day 8.00am: Holy Eucharist 10.00am: Parish Eucharist 6.30pm: Evening Worship
Monday 28^th July	7.30pm: bell ringing practice
Tuesday 29^th July	Mary, Martha and Lazarus Companions of our Lord Wikipedia entries for Mary, Martha and Lazarus collect, readings and more 7.30am: Morning Prayer with Holy Eucharist 5.00pm: Evening Prayer
Wednesday 30^th July	William Wilberforce Social Reformer, 1833 Wikipedia entry; collect, readings and more 8am: Morning Prayer 10.30am: Holy Eucharist 5.00pm: Evening Prayer
Thursday 31^th July	Ignatius of Loyola Founder of the Society of Jesus, 1556 Wikipedia entry;collect, readings and more 8am: Morning Prayer 5.00pm: Evening Prayer
Friday 1^st August	8am: Morning Prayer 12noon: Holy Eucharist 5.00pm: Evening Prayer Parish Barbecue - the Rectory
Saturday 2^nd August
Please contact the Parish Office (01747 821598) for any other details you may require (open Tues-Fri, 9am-1pm).