

HOLMBURY
ST MARY
Now that we can all worship the Lord (and sing again!) in church each Sunday, we've decided to concentrate our online service offering on those parts of the service that you have told us are most helpful for worship from home or when you are away.
Please let us know if there's anything else you'd like us to include.
Sunday 29th May
7th Sunday of Easter
Sunday after Ascension Day
There is no service at St Mary's this Sunday, as (it being the fifth Sunday in the month) there is a Benefice-wide service at Christ Church, Coldharbour at 10.30 am.
The resources here have therefore been specially prepared for our online readers/listeners.
Old Testament reading:
Listen to Francis reading Ezekiel 37 : 1 – 14
HYMN Click and join in or listen:
Lord of all hopefulness
SERMON Preached by David
Exile
Let us join with David, saying
THE LORD'S PRAYER:
Sunday 22nd May
6th Sunday of Easter
HYMN Click and join in or listen:
When morning gilds the skies
Collect for the Sixth Sunday of Easter
God our redeemer,
you have delivered us from the power of darkness
and brought us into the kingdom of your Son:
grant, that as by his death he has recalled us to life,
so by his continual presence in us
he may raise us to eternal 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.
Epistle reading: Read Acts 16: 9 – 15
HYMN Click and join in or listen:
Lord, thy word abideth
Gospel reading: John 14: 23 – 29
Listen to Francis reading today's Gospel
SERMON Preached by Virginia
Do not let your hearts be troubled
HYMN Click and join in or listen:
At the name of Jesus
Let us join with Martha, saying
THE LORD'S PRAYER:
HYMN Click and join in or listen
to One Voice Choir Ghana singing:
Angel voices ever singing
Sunday 15th May
5th Sunday of Easter
The theme for this Sunday's service is
From Tyneside to Tamil Nadu
in which we will hear from Hugh and Debbie about the Christian Medical College in Vellore, South India, where they lived and worked for many years. We include here just a small taste of the content of the service.

HYMN Click and join in or listen:
Be thou my vision
Lord in your loving kindness, teach us your way so that we will extend your love to the un-reached, give us an undivided consciousness to bear the Cross and break free from structured faith, biased beliefs and life-confining religious rites and rituals. O Lord our God, with all our being, strengths and challenges we glorify your name forever.
Amen.
HYMN Click and join in or listen to this hymn from India:
Jesus, Saviour, Lord - Saranam, Saranam, Saranam
Martha is interviewing Hugh in the service about the history of the Christian Medical College, Vellore, and its founder, Dr Ida Sophia Scudder. You may be interested to read about Dr Scudder and the College in Wikipedia.
Church of South India Anniversary Prayer:
Lord, Grant us the help of the Holy Spirit
in all our life and worship,
that we may expect great things from you,
and attempt great things for you,
and being one in you
may show to the world
that you sent Jesus Christ our Lord,
to whom with you and the Holy Spirit,
be all honour and glory,
world without end.
Amen.
HYMN Click and join in or listen:
I, the Lord of sea and sky
Sunday 8th May
4th Sunday of Easter
HYMN Click and join in or listen:
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty
Epistle reading: Acts 9: 36 – end
Listen to Francis reading today's Epistle
HYMN Click and join in or listen:
Rejoice, the Lord is King
Gospel reading: Read John 10: 22 – 30
HYMN Click and join in or listen:
In heavenly love abiding
SERMON Preached by Revd Jane Schofield
Talking about your faith
PRAYERS Led by Martha
HYMN Click and join in or listen:
Christ triumphant, ever reigning
ORGAN VOLUNTARY James plays Trumpet Tune in D by John Stanley