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Sunday 19th December 2021
Blessed are you
Micah 5. 2-5a; Luke 1.39-45

8:00am   Holy Communion
Leader: Revd Becky Lumley  Preacher: Mr John Edmond
9.30am  Parish Communion
Leader: Revd Becky Lumley  Preacher: Mr John Edmond
11.15am Nativity Service
Leader and preacher: Revd Becky Lumley 
4pm Quiet Christmas Service
6.30pm Churches Together Service at Beverley Minster
 

PLEASE REMEMBER YOUR FACE COVERINGS

Please click here for details of services between October 2021 and January 2022

Click for Virtual Worship 
Advent 3
Worship over the next fortnight

Mon 20 Dec    
7-7.45pm - Mini Carol Service
Wed 22 Dec    
7-7.45pm - Mini Carol Service
Thu 23 Dec     
7.30-9pm - Nine Lessons and Carols by Candlelight (now fully booked)

Christmas Eve    
1-1.45pm - Christingle Services A magical service for children (now fully booked)
2.30-3.15pm - Christingle Services A magical service for children (now fully booked)
4-4.45pm - Christingle Services A magical service for children (now fully booked)
11.30pm-12.30am - Midnight Communion
Christmas Day
Isaiah 9. 2-7, Luke 2. 1-14
8-8.45am - Christmas Holy Communion
9.30-10.30am - Christmas Celebration with Communion
11.15am-12.15pm  - Christmas Celebration with Communion  

Sunday 26th Dec (Boxing Day)
1 Samuel 2. 18-20, 26; Luke 2. 41-52
10.00am   Holy Communion service
Leader and preacher: Revd Becky Lumley 
 Thu 30 Dec
10.00am Thursday Service of the Word

              Leader: Mr John Edmond Preacher: Mr David Warren
Fri 31 Dec   
6-6.45pm - New Year’s Eve Service followed by canapés and a glass of wine
Sat 1 Jan
12.00 noon - Celtic New Years Day Service followed by celebratory drinks
Sun 2 Jan
Epiphany  Isaiah 60. 1-6, Ephesians 3.1-12
8:00am   Holy Communion
Leader and preacher: Revd Becky Lumley 
9.30am   Parish Communion
Leader and preacher: Revd Becky Lumley 
11.15am The 11.15 Service (Communion)
Leader: Mr Keith Gilson Preacher: Revd Becky Lumley 
6.30pm BCP Communion
Leader and preacher: Canon Erik WIlson
Thu 6 Jan   
10.00am Thursday Holy Communion
Leader and preacher: Canon Erik WIlson

 
Covid Regulations
Given the concerns about the rise of the new Covid variant we are reminding people to maintain sensible distances and wear face covering in Church.
Thank you
Mince Pie Donations for Christmas

We are asking for donations of Mince Pies to help cater for our special Christmas services over the next few weeks. Donations can be left in the South Transept area of church, near the fridge. If donations are homemade please include a list of ingredients to help us cater for special dietary requirements. Thanks so much
Donations of Christmas gifts for refugees
On 18th December Welcome House will be holding a Christmas party. We would love any donations of gifts, for children and adults. Your donations will support a community of refugees and asylum seekers.

Please, if you are able, please consider giving this year. Donations can be left at the back of church and Kathy Doughty will deliver them to Welcome House.
Christmas Services
 
Please see below the full list of special Christmas Services in Church this year (also advertised on the new Christmas postcards in church) Booking is required for some of the more popular services

Sat 18 Dec
10am-1pm -Drop in for Carols and Mince Pies (Choir begins at 11am)
7-7.45pm - Mini Carol Service
Sun 19 Dec    
11.15am-12.15pm - Family Nativity
4-4.45pm - A Quiet Christmas Service (A gentle service for people who don’t feel like celebrating this Christmas)
Mon 20 Dec    
7-7.45pm - Mini Carol Service
Wed 22 Dec    
7-7.45pm - Mini Carol Service
Thu 23 Dec     
7.30-9pm - Nine Lessons and Carols by Candlelight (now fully booked
)
Christmas Eve    
1-1.45pm - Christingle Services A magical service for children (now fully booked
)
2.30-3.15pm - Christingle Services A magical service for children (now fully booked)
4-4.45pm - Christingle Services A magical service for children (now fully booked)
11.30pm-12.30am - Midnight Communion
Christmas Day               
8-8.45am - Christmas Holy Communion
9.30-10.30am - Christmas Celebration with Communion
11.15am-12.15pm  - Christmas Celebration with Communion  
Fri 31 Dec   
6-6.45pm - New Year’s Eve Service followed by canapés and a glass of wine
Sat 1 Dec 
12.00 noon - Celtic New Years Day Service followed by celebratory drinks
Celtic Eucharist Service on New Years Day

We will be having a Celtic Eucharist Service, to welcome in 2022 at midday on 1
st January 2022.
The Service will be led by Rev. Michael Yates and he will be assisted by the two Licensed Lay Readers, Steve Parkin and John Edmond.

What is a Celtic Eucharist?
It is a quiet, reflective, spiritual candlelight Eucharist service using ancient liturgy and sacred music to provide a meditative worship experience; it is a service steeped in Celtic tradition.  
Musically, you will hear beautiful choral music, including that of Hildegard of Bingen (also known as Saint Hildegard and the Sibyl of the Rhine), whose music is considered to be the point where heaven and earth meet. So, it will come as no surprise that she believed harmony to be more than the combination of voices and instruments; for Hildegard, the music is truly angelic and represented the balance of body and soul. She saw music as the inter-connectivity between man and the universe. The Celtic Eucharist Service encompasses these characteristics. 

Silence has a place of importance at various intervals during the service enabling peaceful reflection in the presence of God in the full splendour, history and surroundings of St Mary’s Church.  Visually, you can expect to see a sanctuary lit with candles. 
The Eucharist Service is based on the liturgy used for centuries within Christian communities of Iona and Northumbria, as well as our own Anglican sources.  

This is a wonderful opportunity to invite a friend, family member or acquaintance to join you.  This service is intended to be inclusive and welcoming of all people.

For those who have not experienced a Celtic Service before attached is a link to a service from the summer at St Mary’s: https://youtu.be/BethgZKARaE 

We would be delighted if you are able to join us and experience Celtic Eucharist tradition in the beautiful surroundings of St Mary’s Church. You will be made most welcome. There will be refreshments after the Service in the Church.
We pray this Eucharist service will add to the fullness of worship at St Mary’s, Beverley for all.
Living in Love and Faith

How do questions about identity, sexuality, relationships and marriage fit within the bigger picture of the good news of Jesus Christ? What does it mean to live in love and faith together as a Church?

We are being invited to “listen and learn together” by running the Church of England’s Living in Love and Faith course looking at these issues.

Please sign me up for these sessions on: Sun 27th March and Sun 3rd April 2022 from 2-4pm in the church hall.

If you are interested in taking part please sign up here: Sign up for Living in Love and Faith

 

THE WEEK AHEAD

Monday, 20 December
11:00 - 15.00 Church Open to Visitors
19:00  Mini Carol Service
Tuesday, 21 December
11:00 - 15.00 Church Open to Visitors 
13:30 Bible Course
19:00 St Mary's Choir Practice in Church
Wednesday, 22 December
11:00 - 15.00 Church Open to Visitors
19:00  Mini Carol Service
Thursday, 23 December
10:00 Holy Communion Service
10:30 Coffee Morning in the hall
11:00 - 15.00 Church Open to Visitors
19:30 9 Lessons & Carols
Friday, 24 December
 Lantern Towers lit in memory of Garry Church
11:00 - 15.00 Church Open to Visitors
13:00 CHRISTINGLE SERVICE
14:30  CHRISTINGLE SERVICE
16:00  CHRISTINGLE SERVICE with CLCGB band
23:30  MIDNIGHT COMMUNION
Saturday, 25 December
08:00  CHRISTMAS MORNING SERVICE
09:30  CHRISTMAS MORNING SERVICE
11:15  CHRISTMAS MORNING SERVICE
Sunday, 26 December
10:00 Morning Sunday Service
Thursday, 30 December
10:00 Service of the word
Friday, 31 December
19:00 New Years Eve celebration
Saturday, 1 January 2022
12:00 New Years Day Celtic Communion
Sunday, 2 January 2022
08:00 Holy Communion Service
09:30 Holy Communion with Choir
11:15 The 11.15 Service
14:00 Baptism
18:30 BCP Communion Service
Monday, 3 January 2022
11:00 - 15.00 Church Open to Visitors
11:00 Bellringing
18:30 Church Lads & Girls JTC (10-13yrs) @ George Street
20:00 Bible Study Group (led by Becky L)
20:00 Church Lads + Girls seniors (13-21yrs) @ George Street
Tuesday, 4 January 2022
11:00 - 15.00 Church Open to Visitors
13:30 Bible Course
18:30 Church Lads & Girls 7-10yrs @ George Street
19:15 Chamber Choir Practise
Wednesday, 5 January 2022
10:00 Worship at St Mary's School
11:00 - 15.00 Church Open to Visitors
12:00  Supa Club (Bible -St Mary's School)
19:30 Bellringing practice
Thursday, 6 January 2022
 Lantern Towers lit to celebrate the Wedding Anniversary of Michael Bishop and Pauline Holmes
10:00  Holy Communion Service
10:30 Coffee Morning in the Parish Hall
11:00 - 15.00 Church Open to Visitors
19:30 Bible Study Group (led by Steve C)
Friday, 7 January 2022
11:00 - 15.00 Church Open to Visitors
18:00 Church Lads + Girls - Martins (5-7yrs) @George Street
19:00 Choir Practice
Saturday, 8 January 2022
11:00 - 15.00 Church Open to Visitors
19:00 Youth Chill at CLCGB @ George Street
Sunday, 9 January 2022
08:00 Holy Communion Service
09:30 Holy Communion with Choir
11:15 The 11.15 Service
16:00 Baptism Preparation
18:30 Evensong
19:00 The Praise Service in the Hall

For full calendar please click here: https://stmarysbeverley.org/calendar/
Prayers
(broadcast each evening on Facebook)

A simple form of evening prayer and candle lighting *

At St Mary's we would like to invite you to join us in a short time of prayer every day at 7pm. It involves lighting a candle and placing it in the window and then saying the following prayers as individuals or as households.  You can join with others in these prayers on our Facebook page.

The Lord almighty grant us a quiet night and a perfect end. Amen.

Our help is in the name of the Lord
who made heaven and earth.

A period of silence for reflection on the past day may follow.

O God, make speed to save us.
O Lord, make haste to help us.

Glory to the Father and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning is now
and shall be for ever. Amen.

The reading for the day (see below)**

The candle is lit and the following prayer is said
Heavenly Father, accept this burning candle as a sign of faith and love.
Like this candle, bring light into our world
Even as this candle is lit may we know your presence
and be consumed in the warmth of your love.
In your mercy, Lord hear our prayer.

In peace we will lie down and sleep;
for you alone, Lord, make us dwell in safety.

Abide with us, Lord Jesus
for the night is at hand and the day is now past.

As the night watch looks for the morning
so do we look for you, O Christ.

The Lord bless us and watch over us;
the Lord make his face shine upon us and be gracious to us;
the Lord look kindly on us and give us peace. Amen.

 

Bible Readings for this week
These short readings are those read, day by day, in our prayers (they are borrowed from Taizé). The Bible reference given indicates a slightly longer passage. Please use whichever you prefer.

Mon, 20 December
O God, you come to the help of those who gladly do right. Keeping your ways reminds them of you.
Isaiah 64:3-7
Tue, 21 December
I run in the path of your will, O God, for you have set my heart free.
Psalms 119:25-32
Wed, 22 December
God chose things that by human standards are weak to confound the strong. God chose what is lowly and despised in the eyes of the world.
1 Corinthians 1:26-31
Thu, 23 December
Who among you reveres God? Who among you walks in darkness and sees no light? Trust in the name of the Lord and rely upon your God.
Isaiah 50:10
Fri, 24 December
Paul writes: We announce what no eye has seen and no ear has heard, what the human mind cannot visualize: all that the Lord has prepared for those who love God.
1 Corinthians 2:1-9
Sat, 25 December
CHRISTMAS
In the beginning was the Word. In him was life, and that life was the light of all people.
John 1:1-5
SUN, 26 December
When Mary and Joseph found the child Jesus in the Temple, he said to them, “Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?” And his mother treasured all these things in her heart.
Luke 2:41-52
Mon, 27 December
John writes: Life itself became visible, we saw it and testify to it. We proclaim to you the eternal life which was with the Father and was revealed to us.
1 John 1:1-4
Tue, 28 December
No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God, and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made God known.
John 1:14-18
Wed, 29 December
Paul writes: Let each of you look not to your own interests, but to the interests of others. Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus himself.
Philippians 2:1-11
Thu, 30 December
Jesus said to his disciples: Believe in the light so that you may become children of light.
John 12:35-36
Fri, 31 December
Jesus said: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be children of your Father in heaven. You must set no bounds to your love, just as your heavenly Father sets none to his.
Matthew 5:44-48
Sat, 1 January
Paul said: Remember the words of the Lord Jesus, who said, “There is more happiness in giving than in receiving.”
Acts 20:17-38
SUN, 2 January
When they saw the star, the wise men were filled with a great joy. As they entered, they saw the child with his mother, Mary, and they knelt down and worshipped him.
Matthew 2:1-12
Mon, 3 January
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Romans 15:7-13
Tue, 4 January
Days will come when many peoples will come and say, “Let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, so that the Lord may teach us the ways of God.” And they will hammer their swords into ploughshares and their spears into bill-hooks.
Micah 4:1-3
Wed, 5 January
Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters. Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have welcomed angels without knowing it.
Hebrews 13:1-8
Thu, 6 January
Paul writes: By the Spirit, this mystery has been revealed: all peoples share the same inheritance, being members of one body, and having received the same promise in Christ Jesus.
Ephesians 3:2-6
Fri, 7 January
Paul writes: Before I was born, God called me by his grace, and then revealed his Son in me.
Galatians 1:11-24
Sat, 8 January
You are my lamp, Lord, you light up my darkness. With you I storm the rampart, with my God I can scale any wall.
2 Samuel 22:21-31
SUN, 9 January
The Holy Spirit descended upon Jesus in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”
Luke 3:15-22

Lantern Tower Lights 
lit this week in memory of Garry Church
Please let us know if you would like the tower lights lit in memory of someone you love. You can leave a donation in a pink envelope in church.
Write on the back
  1. Your name
  2. Your contact details
  3. The person you would like to remember
  4. The date you would like the towers lit 
Alternatively e mail us at stmarys.beverley@gmail.com
Giving
Thank you to those who have sent through their weekly offering

We would be grateful if you are able to help us either by setting up a standing order through your bank (details below) or by sending a cheque addressed to 'St Mary's PCC' (preferably a lump sum rather than weekly amounts as this avoids multiple trips to the bank) to the vicarage - 15 Molescroft Road Beverley HU17 7DX

Please do let us know if you are setting up a standing order.so we can allocate gift aid accordingly - St Mary’s P.C.C. account 90775800, sort code 20-43-47

 
Alternatively you can give online by clicking here
The Parish Giving Scheme
Keeping in touch
If there is anyway you think we can help please do not hesitate to get in touch:-  01482 869137
If you need practical help please do not hesitate to call.
 Our contact details are:
St Mary's Church
Northbar Within
Beverley
HU17 8DL

Telephone:  07598 518426

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