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Sunday 31^st August
Sunday 7^th September
Sunday 14^th September
Sunday 21^st September
Sunday 28^th September

calendar of saints days in September

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(today is Monday, 08 September)

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 31^st August 2008

Collect for the week

God, who in generous mercy sent the Holy Spirit
upon your Church in the burning fire of your love:
grant that your people may be fervent
in the fellowship of the gospel
that, always abiding in you,
they may be found steadfast in faith and active in service;
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 31^st August	15^th Sunday after Trinity readings for the day 8.00am: Holy Eucharist 10.00am: Parish Eucharist 6.30pm: Evening Prayer
Monday 1^st September	Giles of Provence Hermit, c.710 Wikipedia entry; collect, readings and more 7.30pm: bell ringing practice
Tuesday 2^nd September	The Martyrs of Papua New Guinea 1901 and 1942 Read about the Martyrs; collect, readings and more 7.30am: Morning Prayer with Holy Eucharist 5.00pm: Evening Prayer
Wednesday 3^rd September	Gregory the Great Social Reformer, 1833 Wikipedia entry; collect, readings and more 8am: Morning Prayer 10.30am: Holy Eucharist 5.00pm: Evening Prayer 7.30pm: Welcome service for new Methodist Ministers - Gillingham Methodist Church
Thursday 4^th September	Birinus Bishop of Dorchester (Oxon), Apostle of Wessex, 650 Wikipedia entry; collect, readings and more 8am: Morning Prayer 5.00pm: Evening Prayer
Friday 5^th September	8am: Morning Prayer 12noon: Holy Eucharist 5.00pm: Evening Prayer
Saturday 6^th September	Allen Gardiner founder of the South American Missionary Society, 1851 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 7^th September 2008

Collect for the week

O Lord, we beseech you mercifully to hear the prayers
of your people who call upon you;
and grant that they may both perceive and know
what things they ought to do,
and also may have grace and power faithfully to fulfil them;
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 7^th September	16^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 8^th September	The Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary Wikipedia entry; collect, readings and more 7.30pm: bell ringing practice
Tuesday 9^th September	Charles Fuge Lowder Priest, 1880 Wikipedia entry; collect, readings and more 7.30am: Morning Prayer with Holy Eucharist 5.00pm: Evening Prayer
Wednesday 10^th September	8am: Morning Prayer 10.30am: Holy Eucharist "Impact" copy date - copy to the Parish Office by 1pm please 5.00pm: Evening Prayer
Thursday 11^th September	8am: Morning Prayer 5.00pm: Evening Prayer
Friday 12^th September	8am: Morning Prayer 12noon: Holy Eucharist 5.00pm: Evening Prayer
Saturday 13^th September	John Chrysostom Bishop of Constantinople, Teacher of the Faith, 407 Wikipedia entry; collect, readings and more Sponsored cycle ride in support of the Dorset Historic Churches Trust St. Mary's open 10am - 6pm Support this event by: Sponsor others Take part - details incl. sponsorship forms here or contact Margaret 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 will be on the notice board in August. 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.
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 14^th September 2008

Collect for the week

Almighty God,
you have made us for yourself,
and our hearts are restless till they find their rest in you:
pour your love into our hearts and draw us to yourself,
and so bring us at last to your heavenly city
where we shall see you face to face;
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 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. 8.00am: Holy Eucharist 10.00am: Parish Eucharist Sunday Lunch next Sunday - book by today please (sign the list in the porch) 6.30pm: Evening Prayer
Monday 15^th September	Cyprian Bishop of Carthage, Martyr, 258 Wikipedia entry; collect, readings and more 2.30pm - 4.00pm: Monday Tea with St. Mary's 7.30pm: bell ringing practice
Tuesday 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 7.30am: Morning Prayer with Holy Eucharist 5.00pm: Evening Prayer 7.30pm: Music Group practice
Wednesday 17^th September	Hildegard Abbess of Bingen, Visionary, 1179 Wikipedia entry; collect, readings and more 8am: Morning Prayer 10.30am: Holy Eucharist 5.00pm: Evening Prayer
Thursday 18^th September	8am: Morning Prayer 5.00pm: Evening Prayer
Friday 19^th September	Theodore of Tarsus Archbishop of Canterbury, 690 Wikipedia entry; collect, readings and more 8am: Morning Prayer 12noon: Holy Eucharist 5.00pm: Evening Prayer
Saturday 20^th September	John Coleridge Patteson First Bishop of Melanesia, and his Companions, Martyrs, 1871 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 21^st September 2008

Collect for the week

Almighty and everlasting God,
increase in us your gift of faith
that, forsaking what lies behind
and reaching out to that which is before,
we may run the way of your commandments
and win the crown of everlasting joy;
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 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. 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 14^th please - list in church south porch) 6.30pm: Evening Worship at Milton
Monday 22^nd September	7.30pm: bell ringing practice
Tuesday 23^rd September	7.30am: Morning Prayer with Holy Eucharist 5.00pm: Evening Prayer 7.00pm: Choir practice
Wednesday 24^th September	8am: Morning Prayer 10.30am: Holy Eucharist "Impact" publication date 5.00pm: Evening Prayer
Thursday 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 8am: Morning Prayer 10.30am-12noon: Coffee morning - at Culvers Farm We look forward to seeing you and your friends. Please support this event by your presence. 5.00pm: Evening Prayer
Friday 26^th September	Wilson Carlile Founder of the Church Army, 1942 Wikipedia entry; collect, readings and more 8am: Morning Prayer 12noon: Holy Eucharist 5.00pm: Evening Prayer
Saturday 27^th September	Vincent de Paul Founder of the Congregation of the Mission (Lazarists), 1660 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 28^th September 2008

Collect for the week

O God, forasmuch as without you
we are not able to please you;
mercifully grant that your Holy Spirit
may in all things direct and rule our hearts;
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 28^th September	Harvest Thanksgiving (19^th Sunday after Trinity) readings for the day Atlantic Fish Eternal God, you crown the year with your goodness and you give us the fruits of the earth in their season: grant that we may use them to your glory, for the relief of those in need and for our own well-being; 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. 8.00am: Holy Eucharist 10.00am: Harvest Eucharist 5.00pm: Harvest Thanksgiving Please bring gifts of money to be given to support the work of the Church in providing education in Lui Diocese in the Sudan The Thanksgiving Service will be followed by a Harvest Supper, with "home grown" entertainment, at 6.30pm in the Vicarage Schoolroom – cost £7.00. If you wish to come please add your name to the list in church or contact the Parish Office.
Monday 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. 7.30pm: bell ringing practice (tbc)
Tuesday 30^th September	Jerome Translator of the Scriptures, Teacher of the Faith, 420 Wikipedia entry; collect, readings and more 7.30am: Morning Prayer with Holy Eucharist 5.00pm: Evening Prayer
Wednesday 1^st October	Remigius Bishop of Rheims, Apostle of the Franks, 533 Wikipedia entry; collect, readings and more Anthony Ashley Cooper Earl of Shaftesbury, Social Reformer, 1885 Wikipedia entry; collect, readings and more 8am: Morning Prayer 10.30am: Holy Eucharist 5.00pm: Evening Prayer
Thursday 2^nd October	8am: Morning Prayer 5.00pm: Evening Prayer
Friday 3^rd October	8am: Morning Prayer 12noon: Holy Eucharist 5.00pm: Evening Prayer
Saturday 4^th October	Francis of Assisi Friar, Deacon, Founder of the Friars Minor, 1226 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).