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Week beginning:

  • * Sunday 28th February
  • * Sunday 7th March
  • * Sunday 14th March
  • * Sunday 21st March
  • * Sunday 28th March

calendar of saints days in March

next month

(today is Friday, 12 March)

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 28th February 2010

The Praying Hands

Collect for the week

Almighty God,
you show to those who are in error the light of your truth,
that they may return to the way of righteousness:
grant to all those who are admitted into the fellowship of Christ's religion,
that they may reject those things that are contrary to their profession,
and follow all such things as are agreeable to the same;
through our Lord 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
28th February

2nd Sunday of Lent

readings for the day

8.00am: Holy Eucharist

10.00am: Parish Eucharist

6.00pm: United Lent gathering in St. Mary's

Monday
1st March

David

Bishop of Menevia, Patron of Wales, c.601
Wikipedia entry; collect, readings and more

7.30pm: bell ringing practice

Tuesday
2nd March

Chad

Bishop of Lichfield, Missionary, 672
Wikipedia entry; collect, readings and more

7.30am: Holy Eucharist

MU - Mothers' Union: Christian care for families worldwide

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

Wednesday
3rd March

10.30am: Holy Eucharist

11.15am: Benefice Churchwardens' Meeting - the Rectory

Thursday
4th March

Friday
5th March

Christian Aid logo

12.30pm - 1.30pm: Lent lunch for Christian Aid in the Vicarage Schoolroom

Women's World Day of Prayer

(WWDP website)

Women's World Day of Prayer logo

2.30pm in St Mary’s Church

Speaker: the Revd Colin Marsh (URC Minister)

This year the service has been prepared by Christian women in Cameroon.

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Today over 3 million people world wide will be praying and worshipping together during this annual day of prayer. Although organised and led by women, this is essentially a day of prayer for everybody as we demonstrate our solidarity with our sisters and brothers in other countries and all are welcome to attend.

This same service will begin in Tonga; travel the world in 170 countries and islands until reaching Western Samoa at sunset, which is a fact worth thinking about.

The members from the local churches on the committee look forward to seeing you. Refreshments will follow in the church. (Joyce Puzey, Hon. Secretary)

Cameroon

Cameroon faces many challenges as its people seek to move forward into a modern age without losing their distinctive characteristics. But at all times, in all circumstances, Cameroonians are able to praise God with joy and exuberance and the service reflects this.

The Republic of Cameroon is said to be 'Africa in miniature'. It is a country of great cultural diversity with more than 240 ethnic groups and languages. The constitution promotes equality between men and women but traditional rights and attitudes discriminate against women in many areas of life. However giant steps have been taken towards assuring women's rights and women are involved in the struggle for peace, justice and integrity.


All (including men) are very welcome.

Saturday
6th March

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 7th March 2010

The Praying Hands

Collect for the week

Almighty God,
whose most dear Son went not up to joy but first he suffered pain,
and entered not into glory before he was crucified:
mercifully grant that we, walking in the way of the cross,
may find it none other than the way of life 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
7th March

3rd Sunday of Lent

readings for the day

8.00am: Holy Eucharist

10.00am: Parish Eucharist

6.00pm: United Lent gathering in St. Benedict's

Monday
8th March

Edward King

Bishop of Lincoln, 1910
Wikipedia entry; collect, readings and more


Felix

Bishop, Apostle to the East Angles, 647
Wikipedia entry; collect, readings and more


Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy

Priest, Poet, 1929
collect, readings and more

7.30pm: bell ringing practice

Tuesday
9th March

7.30am: Holy Eucharist

Wednesday
10th March

10.30am: Holy Eucharist

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

Thursday
11th March

Friday
12th March

Christian Aid logo

12.30pm - 1.30pm: Lent lunch for Christian Aid in the Vicarage Schoolroom

Saturday
13th March

 

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 14th March 2010

The Praying Hands

Collect for the week

Merciful Lord,
absolve your people from their offences,
that through your bountiful goodness
we may all be delivered from the chains of those sins
which by our frailty we have committed;
grant this, heavenly Father,
for Jesus Christ's sake, our blessed Lord and Saviour,
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
14th March

Mothering Sunday

Wikipedia entry

The Praying Hands

Collect for the day

God of compassion,
whose Son Jesus Christ, the child of Mary,
shared the life of a home in Nazareth,
and on the cross drew the whole human family to himself:
strengthen us in our daily living
that in joy and in sorrow
we may know the power of your presence
to bind together and to heal;
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.

a bunch of daffodils

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8.00am: Holy Eucharist

10.00am: Parish Eucharist

6.00pm: United Lent gathering in the Methodist Church

Monday
15th March

7.30pm: bell ringing practice

Tuesday
16th March

7.30am: Holy Eucharist

Wednesday
17th March

10.30am: Holy Eucharist

Thursday
18th March

Cyril

Bishop of Jerusalem, Teacher of the Faith, 386
Wikipedia entry; collect, readings and more

Friday
19th March

Joseph teaches Jesus to be a carpenter

Joseph of Nazareth

Wikipedia entry;
collect, readings and more

Christian Aid logo

12.30pm - 1.30pm: Lent lunch for Christian Aid in the Methodist Church Hall

Saturday
20th March

Cuthbert

Bishop of Lindisfarne, Missionary, 687
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 21st March 2010

The Praying Hands

Collect for the week

Most merciful God,
who by the death and resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ
delivered and saved the world:
grant that by faith in him who suffered on the cross
we may triumph in the power of his victory;
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
21st March

5th Sunday of Lent

Wikipedia entry

Passiontide begins

readings for the day

Jesus raising Lazurus from death

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8.00am: Holy Eucharist

10.00am: Parish Eucharist

6.00pm: United Lent gathering in St. Simon and St. Jude's

Monday
22nd March

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

7.30pm: bell ringing practice (tbc)

Tuesday
23rd March

7.30am: Holy Eucharist

Wednesday
24th March

Walter Hilton

of Thurgarton, Augustinian Canon, Mystic, 1396
Wikipedia entry; collect, readings and more

Óscar Romero

Archbishop of San Salvador, Martyr, 1980
Wikipedia entry; collect, readings and more

10.30am: Holy Eucharist

"Impact" publication date

Thursday
25th March

the Angel Gabriel appears to Mary

The Annunciation of our Lord to the Blessed Virgin Mary

Wikipedia entry;
collect, readings and more

The Praying Hands

Collect for the day

We beseech you, O Lord,
pour your grace into our hearts,
that as we have known the incarnation of your Son Jesus Christ
by the message of an angel,
so by his cross and passion
we may be brought to the glory of his resurrection;
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.

7.30pm: Parish Eucharist

Friday
26th March

Harriet Monsell

Founder of the Community of St John the Baptist, Clewer, 1883
Read about Harriet Monsell on the Project Canterbury website or a shorter article on the DNB;
collect, readings and more

Christian Aid logo

12.30pm - 1.30pm: Lent lunch for Christian Aid in the Vicarage Schoolroom

Saturday
27th March

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 28th March 2010

The Praying Hands

Collect for the week

Almighty and everlasting God,
who in your tender love towards the human race
sent your Son our Saviour Jesus Christ
to take upon him our flesh
and to suffer death upon the cross:
grant that we may follow the example of his patience and humility,
and also be made partakers of his resurrection;
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?

Holy Week

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For Christians, Holy Week is the most important week of the year as we set out to walk with Jesus following the way of His Suffering and Death, leading us to experience anew the joy of His Resurrection. Lent has given us the opportunity to face afresh the challenges of the Kingdom of God. As we travel to the cross, laying aside our burdens and cares, may we be reconciled to God through our daily prayer and worship together, especially on the Great Days of Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday. In this way we will come to a new experience of God's life enlarging and enriching our lives in love, in joy and in peace.

May God who has travelled with us this far give us the grace to finish well.


Wikipedia entry

Sunday
28th March

clock with words 'spring forward'

British Summer Time begins: remember to move your clock forward

Palm Sunday

Readings for the liturgy of the Palms; readings for the "Liturgy of the Passion"; Wikipedia entry

Jesus riding on a donkey: 'Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord - Peace in Heaven and Glory in the highest'

P&P Gallery

8.00am: Holy Eucharist

10.00am: Procession and Parish Eucharist
starting in the Church - bring branches to wave in the procession
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The Procession is preceeded by the introductory part of the service including the Gospel reading about Jesus entry into Jerusalem on a donkey, so if you can't manage the procession you might like to come to this and then go directly to the church. The procession route is down Queen Street and along the High Street towards the Square, then up the path to the South door, so no steps are involved.


6.30pm: Evening Worship

Monday
29th March

Monday in Holy Week

readings for today

10.30am - 12noon: KIDZ Club
Children's activites for the Easter holidays

10.30am: Holy Eucharist

7.30pm: Compline

No bell ringing practice in Holy Week

Tuesday
30th March

Tuesday in Holy Week

readings for today

10.30am - 12noon: KIDZ Club
Children's activites for the Easter holidays

10.30am: Holy Eucharist

7.30pm: Compline

Wednesday

Wednesday in Holy Week

readings for today; read about this day

10.30am - 12noon: KIDZ Club
Children's activites for the Easter holidays

10.30am: Holy Eucharist

7.30pm: Compline

Thursday

Maundy Thursday

readings for today

Wikipedia entry


11.00am: Chrism Mass and Renewal of Vows at Salisbury Cathedral
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The Bishop of Salisbury invites everyone to join him at this service. After the Eucharist everyone is welcome to the west end of the nave to eat a picnic lunch; a cup of tea or coffee will be provided by the Cathedral.

Renewal of Vows: the service at which clergy reaffirm their ordination vows and also an opportunity for lay people licensed to various roles to reaffirm their committment.

Chrism Mass: the service at which the oils (chrism) are consecrated for use throughout the following year



The Triduum begins ...

Wikipedia entry

The Praying Hands

Collect for today:

God our Father,
you have invited us to share in the supper
which your Son gave to his Church
to proclaim his death until he comes:
may he nourish us by his presence,
and unite us in his love;
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.

the Last Supper

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6.00pm: Passover Meal

Based on the Jewish Passover Sedar, the meal at which the "Last Supper" is believed to have taken place.

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Please put your name on the list in church or let the Parish Office know you are coming to the Passover Meal.

Cost: £5

If you would like to offer help in any way please contact Mary Sargent, 01747 821962 or sign the list in the South porch.


Jesus washing His disciples' feet

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8.00pm: Eucharist of the Last Supper

with foot washing

Jesus praying (in the Garden of Gethsemane)

P&P Gallery

followed by (from c.9.30pm to midnight): Watch of the Passion

Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane; and he said to his disciples, ‘Sit here while I go over there and pray.’ (Matthew 26.36)

read the full passage

Friday
2nd April

Good Friday

readings for today

Wikipedia entry

The Praying Hands

Collect for today:

Almighty Father,
look with mercy on this your family
for which our Lord Jesus Christ was content to be betrayed
and given up into the hands of sinners
and to suffer death upon the cross;
who is alive and glorified with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.

Jesus carrying His cross

CC-Art.com

10.45am - c.11.45am Churches Together Walk of Witness

Procession starts at library car park

See slideshow of a past Procession

Crucifixion scene

CC-Art.com

12noon: The Good Friday Liturgy

1.00pm-3.00pm: "Two Hours at the Cross"

Devotional talks, hymns and short times of quiet led by the Very Revd David Frayne and the Revd Jeffrey Hall

- followed by Hot Cross Buns in the Vicarage Schoolroom

3.00pm: An Easter Story for children - Vicarage Schoolroom

Jesus being taken down from the cross

P&P Gallery

7.30pm: Compline

Saturday
3rd April

Holy Saturday

Wikipedia entry

The Praying Hands

Collect for today:

Grant, Lord,
that we who are baptized into the death
of your Son our Saviour Jesus Christ
may continually put to death our evil desires
and be buried with him;
and that through the grave and gate of death
we may pass to our joyful resurrection;
through his merits,
who died and was buried and rose again for us,
your Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

a day of emptiness as we remember Jesus in the tomb and preparation for the joy of Easter

10.30am: KIDZ Club help make the Easter garden

8.15pm: Easter Vigil with renewal of baptism vows and preparation for Easter Communion

Wikipedia entry

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

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