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HOLY WEEK ACROSS OUR BENEFICE OF RICHMOND WITH HUDSWELL, DOWNHOLME AND MARSKE

 

	ST MARY’S RICHMOND
Sunday 25th March Palm Sunday	8am 10am     11.30am 4pm	Holy Communion (BCP) Sung Eucharist (with the reading of The Passion)   APCM   Fun-Key Church
Monday 26th March Holy Week	7pm	Reflection & compline
Tuesday 27th March Holy Week	7pm	Reflection & compline
Wednesday 28th March	7pm	Reflection & compline
Thursday 29th March Maundy Thursday	7pm	Sung Eucharist followed by stripping of the church footwashing if wished
Good Friday	2pm 7pm	Service The Cross of Christ - a reflective act of worship with hymns and anthems
Saturday 31st March	7pm	Compline
Easter Sunday	8am 10am	BCP Holy Communion Easter Communion Celebrations with egg hunt and egg rolling.
	ST MICHAEL & ALL ANGELS DOWNHOLME
Maundy Thursday	7pm	Vigil
	ST EDMUND’S MARSKE
Good Friday	2pm-3pm	Service
Easter Sunday	11am	Holy Communion

 

 

 

 

 

Bishop John Pritchard will be launching the Lent Course at St. Mary’s Church.

 
Do join us for an evening led by Bishop John when he will talk about the York course which he has written entitled "On the Third Day".  There will be refreshments and everyone is warmly invited to join us. This will be on Thursday 8th Feb at 7pm at St Mary's Church in Richmond.

The course will then begin in the week commencing 19th February across our benefice in ecumenical groups.
 
Wednesday lunch time (12noon – 2pm) at the Methodist Church Hall. This will include a soup lunch. Led by Daphne Clarke
 
Wednesday evenings 7.30pm at 2 Hurgill Road. Led by Scott Lunn.

 
Thursday evening 7.30pm at 1 Roper Court. Led by Jennifer Patrick.

 
Contributions of £5 towards the cost of the course booklet to be paid to the course host. Please add your name to the list which is at the back of church or contact the Lunns on 07592016476, so we know how many copies to order.

Advent and Christmas 2017 across our group of churches

Advent is always a time of hope and anticipation - when we look forward to the birth of Jesus;  and Christmas a time of celebration - when we join together to celebrate the birth of Jesus. We very much look forward to welcoming you to our services this Advent and Christmas time. 

Below is our services which take place in Advent and then at Christmas.  For additional services like school carol services and Guild services please see our Whats on page which will be updated nearer the time.  

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This is what we did in our Lent Groups 2017

Our Lenten journey began on 1^st March this year. 

There was a service of Holy Communion at 9:15 am and 7.30 pm on that day, which was Ash Wednesday.  

We then had Churches Together in Richmond Lent home groups which you could join called “Receiving Christ – in five different ways”, commencing w/c 6^th March.

Session One     Receiving Christ: as children of God.                 

Session Two     Receiving Christ: in the stranger and the needy 

Session Three  Receiving Christ: in Holy Communion                             

Session Four    Receiving Christ: through prayer and fellowship        

Session Five    Christ in you, the hope of glory   

There was a choice of four times and venues.  

Tuesday         2:00pm   56 Gilling Road

Wednesday   12:00pm  Methodist Church Hall

Wednesday    7:30pm   2 Hurgill Road

Thursday       7:30pm   1 Roper Court 

This is what we did at Advent and Christmas 2016

"A Special Report"

A poem written by George Alderson, one of our Readers as part of his Palm Sunday sermon.

A humble King upon a colt

rides into town with  great cheers.

He does not need the ballyhoo which, though so loud, he hardly hears.

He is the Christ; he's also Man. Subject to pain, and so he fears.

He knows that, soon, the soldiers come.

They will arrest him, armed with spears.

He'll stand before a crowd which mocks.

He'll suffer all their jibes and jeers.

At their behest, he's crucified.

There are few friends and fewer tears.

His Mother weeps beneath the cross.

And also he whom Christ reveres.

It is the end, or so it seems.

At least that's how it now appears.