Service of Healing & Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament

Occurring
for 1 hour
Venue
St Mary the Virgin & All Souls' Church, Bulwell
Address
St Mary the Virgin & All Souls Highbury Road Bulwell Nottingham, NG6 9AD, United Kingdom

Benediction is a beautiful word. It means a blessing, a greeting, an expression of kindness and love. Benediction is also a beautiful service of the Church. It makes real to us in an impressive way the fact that God is always reaching out to us, to bless us, to strengthen us, to heal us, and to assure us of his loving kindness. The greatest blessing that God could ever bestow upon us was the sending of his Son, Jesus. He is no longer present in the physical body that was his in Palestine many centuries ago, but Anglicans believe that he is spiritually present among us in the Sacrament which he appointed. "This is my body," Jesus said over the bread at his Last Supper with His followers.

Benediction is a popular service, a people’s service. As we sing songs and look upon the Blessed Sacrament, we open our hearts to God, knowing that he who sent the blessing of his Son to lighten the darkness of the world still sends through the same Son his blessing to us.

At the close of our service there is the opportunity to receive a special prayer for healing and wholeness as the priest blesses individuals with the Sacrament. If you would like this ministry please sit on the very front pews. An Order of Service can be downloaded here.

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St Mary the Virgin & All Souls' Church, Bulwell

St Mary the Virgin & All Souls' Church, Highbury Road, Bulwell, Nottingham, NG6 9AD 

'The Church on the Hill'   

St Mary's is a down to earth Christian community seeking, serving and worshipping God by sharing the love of Jesus with all.

Welcome to St Mary the Virgin & All Souls, Bulwell.  There has been a church building on this site since 1134 AD. 

St Mary's is visible from all over Bulwell and is known locally as 'the Church on the Hill'.  We are just a couple of minutes' walk away from the town centre, tram stop, train station and bus station.

St Mary's is a friendly and welcoming church.  We are a member of the Inclusive Church Network, and we celebrate and affirm every person (not discriminating against people on grounds of disability, economic power, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, learning disability, mental health, neurodiversity, or sexuality).

St Mary's is what some folk might call 'high church'.  Our worship is mostly traditional in style, our choir and servers are robed and our clergy wear vestments.  Incense is used occasionally.  However, we are not stuffy – we like to have fun!

On these pages you will find information about what we do in the church and in the community.  Please use the tabs for more information, and please get in touch if you have any questions.

We love to welcome new people so why come along to one of our services or events?

God bless you, and all those whom you love and pray for.

Fr Andrew Fisher, Vicar.




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Fr Andrew Fisher

St Mary the Virgin & All Souls
Highbury Road
Bulwell
Nottingham

NG6 9AD

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Service of Healing & Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament

Occurring
for 1 hour
Venue
St Mary the Virgin & All Souls' Church, Bulwell
Address
St Mary the Virgin & All Souls Highbury Road Bulwell Nottingham, NG6 9AD, United Kingdom

Benediction is a beautiful word. It means a blessing, a greeting, an expression of kindness and love. Benediction is also a beautiful service of the Church. It makes real to us in an impressive way the fact that God is always reaching out to us, to bless us, to strengthen us, to heal us, and to assure us of his loving kindness. The greatest blessing that God could ever bestow upon us was the sending of his Son, Jesus. He is no longer present in the physical body that was his in Palestine many centuries ago, but Anglicans believe that he is spiritually present among us in the Sacrament which he appointed. "This is my body," Jesus said over the bread at his Last Supper with His followers.

Benediction is a popular service, a people’s service. As we sing songs and look upon the Blessed Sacrament, we open our hearts to God, knowing that he who sent the blessing of his Son to lighten the darkness of the world still sends through the same Son his blessing to us.

At the close of our service there is the opportunity to receive a special prayer for healing and wholeness as the priest blesses individuals with the Sacrament. If you would like this ministry please sit on the very front pews. An Order of Service can be downloaded here.

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Safeguarding

Ensuring that children, young people and vulnerable adults are kept safe whilst in our care is an integral part of our church life. If you have any safeguarding concerns, please contact:

Parish Safeguarding Officer: Maureen Pates 0115 976 4612 [email protected]

We refer all safeguarding information to the Diocesan Safeguarding Team who can be contacted for advice via email:
[email protected] or by phone: 01636 817200 or via the website: https://southwell.anglican.org/contact-safeguarding/