Monthly Archives: November 2020

Christ the King, 22 November 2020

Posted on November 23, 2020

You can view the services at St John the Divine and St Mary Magdalene via the links below: As well as today being Christ the King it is also known as #StirupSunday . It gets its name from the beginning … Continue reading →

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Public call to private prayer

Posted on November 17, 2020

Each evening during the November Covid lockdown a single bell has sounded at St Mary’s. This has been our response to the call from the Archbishop of Canterbury and the House of Bishops for a national period of prayer for … Continue reading →

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Sermon: 2nd Sunday before Advent, 15 November 2020, St Mary Magdalene, morning

Posted on November 16, 2020

Preacher Revd Alan SykesReading Matthew 25: 14-30 Unless you’re a specialist in ancient history, you can probably count the number of figures from Roman Britain on the fingers of one hand: Boudicca (Boadicea), Caractacus, St Alban and just possibly a … Continue reading →

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2nd Sunday before Advent

Posted on November 16, 2020

You can view the services at St John the Divine and St Mary Magdalene via the links below: https://www.facebook.com/StJohntheDivineRTM/videos/811608373027404 Dear friends,I apologise again for the lack of clear sound during this morning’s service. We did a test before the service … Continue reading →

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Tenor tolls for Remembrance

Posted on November 11, 2020

Ringing for Remembrance Sunday is normally a very special and high priority event for the ringers, with the bells half muffled to produce a mournful faint echo every other blow. This year the ceremony on November 8 was different with … Continue reading →

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Remembrance Sunday, 8 November 2020

Posted on November 9, 2020

You can view the services at St John the Divine and St Mary Magdalene via the links below: https://www.facebook.com/StJohntheDivineRTM/videos/663164670975024 https://www.facebook.com/StMaryMagdaleneRTM/videos/403280237506878/

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Recital at St Mary Magdalene, 7 November 2020

Posted on November 7, 2020

Emily Christian was due to give a recital at St Mary Magdalene on Saturday, 7 November 2020. Due to lockdown the church was only permitted to be open for Private Prayer. However, here is a recording from last week’s rehearsal … Continue reading →

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All Souls’ service, 1 November 2020

Posted on November 2, 2020

You can view the All Souls’ service at St John the Divine via the link below: https://www.facebook.com/StJohntheDivineRTM/videos/648424395850272

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All Saints’ services, 1 November 2020

Posted on November 2, 2020

You can view the services at St John the Divine and St Mary Magdalene via the links below: https://www.facebook.com/StJohntheDivineRTM/videos/2757276407860896 https://www.facebook.com/StMaryMagdaleneRTM/videos/1012502689264933

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