Dear FriendsPlease find elsewhere on this page a Service for Use at Home on Remembrance Sunday – this Sunday, 13th November. Below the Service itself you should find a Psalm and two Bible Readings to go with it.I hope you will find these helpful as we mark this solemn occasion of Remembrance in these sad, difficult and sometimes frightening days. It's important to remember that the Bible was written in times of great struggle, danger and darkness - and that the prophets, spiritual leaders, teachers and writers we meet in its pages all offer the same message of hope to the world – that God is with us – no matter what.The Bible Readings included with the Service are only three among hundreds of texts which carry the reassuring message of God's presence with his people – and the blessed truth that with God alongside us, we need never be afraid.With very best wishesStephen[PHOTO: Bart Ros /Unsplash]
Services in the Presteigne Group of Parishes on Remembrance Sunday, 13 NovemberWe have services in two of our churches this Sunday morning:9.00 Remembrance Service Kinsham10.50 Remembrance Service PresteigneThe service at St Andrew’s will be attended by members of the Royal British Legion, uniformed services and youth organisations, and will follow the laying of wreaths at Presteigne War Memorial at around 10.15. Our service begins slightly earlier than usual to allow us to observe the two minutes’ silence at 11 am. If you accidentally arrive at the normal time, please do not come in until you hear that the silence has finished.
Services in the Presteigne Group of Parishes next Sunday 6 November (3rd before Advent) are as follows:8.00 Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer: traditional language) Presteigne9.30 Holy Communion (Common Worship: modern language) Lingen11.00 A Liturgy for the World Presteigne(A special service to mark the United Nations Cop 27 Conference on Climate Change, which is taking place in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, 6–18 November)If you are unable to join us for any of these three services, you can find Collects and Readings for the Third Sunday before and Advent, the Morning Liturgy that we will say to mark the COP-27 Conference and some readings to go with it elsewhere on this page. 3.00 Wings of Change Festival Closing Ceremony PresteignePeople of all faiths and none are welcome to join the Liminal Space team for the closing event in their week-long programme reflecting on life and loss, joy and sorrow, hope and renewal, through ritual, poetry, song and stillness.
We have just one service in the Presteigne Group of Parishes this Sunday, 30 October:11.00 All Souls Service, St Andrew's PresteigneThis will be a special service to remember our departed loved ones, to give thanks for them by name, and to pray for the bereaved. Everyone is very welcome to attend, whether you regularly worship with us at St Andrew's or not. When you arrive you can give the names of family members or friends whom you would like to be named in the service to one of our stewards, and they will be added to our litany. There will also be an opportunity during the service for you to light a candle in memory of a loved one, if you would like to do so.If you are unable to join us, you can find a slightly shortened version of the service for use at home elsewhere on this page.
