Services in our Churches over the next two weeks
On Sunday 3rd December 2023 – Advent Sunday
We begin Year B of the Church of England calendar and Lectionary (the set readings).
There will a single Joint (Plurality) Service of Holy Communion at 10.30am at Stainton Church at which our Vicar, Revd Laura Wild will preside.
Note: There will NOT be a service at Hilton Church or at Brookfield Church on that day.
The lessons set for the Advent Sunday are:
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Isaiah 64:1-9
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Psalm 80:1-8, 18-20
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1 Corinthians 1:3-9
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Mark 13:24-end
The Diocesan Reflection for Christ the King is given by the Very Revd Dominic Barrington,
Dean of York. Dean Dominic reflects on the Gospel set for the First Sunday of Advent (Mark 13:24-37). The Reflection can be found at this link.
On Monday 4th December 2023 at 7.00pm at Brookfield Church Lounge there will be the second session of the Songs of Advent Study course.
On Tuesday 5th December 2023 at 9.30am at Stainton Church there will be a half-hour Prayer Gathering.
On Tuesday 5th December 2023 at 2.00pm at Stainton Church there will be the second session of the Songs of Advent Study course.
On Wednesday 6th December 2023 at 10.00am at Brookfield Church there will be a service of Holy Communion at which the Vicar, Revd Laura Wild, will preside.
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On Sunday 10th December 2023 – the Second Sunday of Advent the services as follows:
At 8.00m at Hilton Church - a service of Holy Communion at which our Vicar, Revd Laura Wild will preside;
At 9.30am at Brookfield Church - a service of Holy Communion at which our Vicar will also preside;
At 11.00am at Stainton Church - a service of Holy Communion at which Revd Marie Edwards will preside; and
At 4.00pm at Brookfield Church - a Plurality Christingle service led by our Vicar.
The lessons set for the Advent 2 are:
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Isaiah 40:1-11
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Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13
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2 Peter 3:8-15a
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Mark 1:1-8
The Diocesan Reflection for Advent 2 will be available at this link in due course, from about the Thursday of the preceding week.
On Monday 11th December 2023 at 7.00pm at Brookfield Church Lounge there will be the third and last session of the Songs of Advent Study course.
On Tuesday 12th December 2023 at 9.30am at Stainton Church there will be a half-hour Prayer Gathering.
On Tuesday 12th December 2023 at 2.00pm at Stainton Church there will be the third and last session of the Songs of Advent Study course.
On Wednesday 13th December 2023 at 10.00am at Brookfield Church there will be a service of Holy Communion at which the Vicar, Revd Laura Wild, will preside.
On Wednesday 13th December 2023 at 7.30pm in the Stainton Memorial Hall there will be a Stainton Village Carol service … this is a joint venture between Stainton Parish Church and Stainton Methodist Chapel and will be led by Revd David Godfrey and Rev Laura Wild.
On Friday 15th December 2023 at 7.00pm in Hilton Church there will be a Hilton Village Carol service led by our Vicar, Revd Laura Wild.