Services in the Presteigne Group of Parishes this Sunday 24 July (Trinity 6) are as follows:9.30 am Morning Prayer (Book of Common Prayer: traditional language) KinshamNB No 11 am service at St Andrew's6.00 pm Confirmation Service with Communion, Presteigne This very special service will be led by the Bishop of Hereford, the Right Reverend Richard Jackson, on his first visit to Presteigne since the short service of prayer that he attended two years ago as part of his whistle-stop tour of the diocese. All are very welcome to attend. Please pray for our confirmation candidates as they prepare for this significant day when they will make their formal commitments to Christian life in the Church of England.If you are unable to join us, you can find a Collect and Reading for the day elsewhere on this page, to use with the Short Service in the season of Trinity previously provided.PHOTO: Bishop Richard Frith, Richard Jackson’s predecessor, leading our last confirmation service at St Andrew’s in 2017.
Services in the Presteigne Group of Parishes this Sunday 17 July are as follows:9.30 Morning Prayer (Book of Common Prayer: traditional language) Lingen11.00 Morning Service (Common Worship: modern language) Presteigne6.30 Holy Communion (Common Worship: modern language) DiscoedAll services are open to everyone and we have now dropped most of our Covid-related precautions, but please be aware that others may still have concerns and respect their preference for wearing face coverings and maintaining a measure of social distancing. We are offering Communion in two kinds, wafers and wine, but if you prefer not to receive wine from the common cup, please feel free to receive just the bread and return to your seat; this is absolutely fine.
Services in the Presteigne Group of Parishes on Sunday 10 July (Trinity 4) are as follows:9.15 Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer: traditional language) Knill9.30 Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer: traditional language) Kinsham11.00 Holy Communion (Common Worship: modern language) PresteigneEveryone is welcome to attend any of these services. We have now returned to close to normal arrangements for services following the pandemic, and no longer require masks to be worn during services, but you are of course welcome to do so if you prefer and we would ask worshippers to be mindful of other people’s concerns and observe a measure of social distancing. Communion wine is now offered in addition to wafers, but if you would rather continue to receive in one kind only or simply to receive a blessing from the priest, you are welcome to do so.If you are unable to join us in person, you may find a Collect and Reading for the fourth Sunday of Trinity elsewhere on this page.[PHOTO: Communion cup mosaic floor tiles in the Chapel of Unity, Coventry Cathedral]
Services in the Presteigne Group of Parishes next Sunday 3 July (The Feast of St Thomas the Apostle / Trinity 3) are as follows:8.00 Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer: traditional language) Presteigne9.30 Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer: traditional language) Lingen11.00 Morning Prayer (Book of Common Prayer: traditional language) PresteigneEveryone is welcome to attend any of these services. We have now dropped most of the restrictions introduced to help protect us all from Covid-19, but if you wish to wear a mask please do so, and remember to be aware of those who may feel vulnerable and need a bit more space around them. We are offering wine as well as bread at Communion, but there is absolutely no obligation to receive both elements if you would prefer not to share the common cup, just receive the wafer and return to your seat. If you are unable to join us in person, you may find the Collect and a Reading for the Feast of St Thomas the Apostle, to use with the Short Service for the Season of Trinity already provided, elsewhere on this page.
