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St Nicholas Church, Thames Ditton |
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Lent Lent is the forty-day-long season of fasting and prayer before Easter. The forty days represent the time Jesus spent in the desert, where he endured temptation by Satan. (see Matthew 4:1-2, Mark 1:12-13, Luke 4:1-2) The purpose of Lent is the preparation of the believer—through prayer, penitence, almsgiving and self-denial—for the annual commemoration during Holy Week of the Death and Resurrection of Jesus, which culminates in Easter. Many people consider the observation of Lent to be a choice, rather than an obligation. They may decide to give up a favourite food or drink (e.g. chocolate, alcohol) or activity (e.g., playing video games, etc.) for Lent, or they may instead take on a Lenten discipline such as devotions, volunteering for charity work. Some people have regard to the fact that Sundays are Feast Days, so the fast or abstinence may be broken, though many would consider that a dereliction of duty! If one counts the days from Ash Wednesday to the day before Easter Sunday, excluding the Sundays, one will see that there are forty of them, corresponding to the number of days Christ spent in the wilderness. |
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This week’s Sunday services are Sunday February 6, Fifth before Lent
8.00 a.m. Holy Communion 10.00 a.m. Family Service 11.15 a.m. Matins 6.30 p.m. Parish Communion
Set out at the bottom of this page is the normal regular pattern of service but please check out actual scheduled mid-week and other services, and other events in the Google Calendar below. The tab “Parish News and Events has more information on events. Any comments on the calendar, please email calendar@stnicholaschurch.org.uk |
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Normal schedule of Services Sunday Services Regular services are: 8.00am Holy Communion quiet traditional service (1662 BCP*) 10.00am Parish Communion– see below for variations Morning Prayer, CW* Crèche available and children's groups 6.30pm Evening Service said evensong (1662 BCP*) Variations: 1st Sunday of the month: 10.00 am Morning Service is a Family service 11.15 Matins 6.30 p.m. Parish Communion – CW* 3rd Sunday of the month: 6.30 p.m. Choral Evensong 5th Sunday of the month: 6.30 p.m. Songs of Praise
Plus: please check the coming week's notices above for further variations or special events Please note that during the 10:00am Parish Communion Service, children who would not enjoy staying for the whole service are invited to attend Crèche or Sunday School in the Church Hall.
Mid-Week Services Tuesday, 10:30am Prayers for Healing Wednesday, 11:00am Holy Communion (BCP*)
*BCP: The Book of Common Prayer from 1662 as amended in 1928
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