HOLMBURY
ST MARY
For those of us unable to worship the Lord in church each Sunday, we include below a selection of transcripts and recordings from recent services, as well as collects, readings, and YouTube recordings of the hymns chosen for each service.
Please let us know if there's anything else you'd like us to include.
Sunday 8th March
Third Sunday of Lent
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Praise to the holiest in the height
Collect for the Third Sunday of Lent
Eternal God,
give us insight
to discern your will for us,
to give up what harms us,
and to seek the perfection we are promised
in Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Old Testament reading:
Read Exodus 17: 1 – 7
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How sweet the name of Jesus sounds
Gospel reading:
Read John 4: 7 – 15
SERMON by Virginia
Let us join with Martha, saying
THE LORD'S PRAYER:
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Guide me, O thou Great Redeemer
Sunday 1st March
Second Sunday of Lent
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At the name of Jesus
Collect for the Second Sunday of Lent
Almighty God,
by the prayer and discipline of Lent
may we enter into the mystery of Christ’s sufferings,
and by following in his Way
come to share in his glory;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
New Testament reading:
Read Romans 4: 1 – 5, 13 – 17
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Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart
Gospel reading:
Read John 3: 1 – 17
Let us join with Liz, saying
THE LORD'S PRAYER:
HYMN Click and join in or listen
Will you come and follow me
Sunday 22nd February
First Sunday of Lent
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On Jordan's bank the baptist's cry
Collect for the First Sunday of Lent
Heavenly Father,
your Son battled with the powers of darkness,
and grew closer to you in the desert:
help us to use these days to grow in wisdom and prayer
that we may witness to your saving love
in Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
New Testament reading:
Read Romans 5: 12 – 19
(also included in Hugh's sermon transcript)
HYMN Click and join in or listen
Forty days and forty nights
Gospel reading:
Read Matthew 4: 1 – 11
SERMON by Hugh
Let us join with Hugh, saying
THE LORD'S PRAYER:
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Jesus shall reign where're the sun
Sunday 15th February
Sunday next before Lent
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O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness
Collect for the Sunday next before Lent
Holy God,
you know the disorder of our sinful lives:
set straight our crooked hearts,
and bend our wills to love your goodness and your glory
in Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Old Testament reading:
Read Exodus 24: 12 – end
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Father, Lord of all creation
Gospel reading:
Read Matthew 17: 1 – 9
SERMON by Rev'd Canon Roy Woodhams
Let us join with Francis, saying
THE LORD'S PRAYER:
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To God be the glory