We are notcurrently meeting in our church buildings.. I am of course saying Morning & Evening Prayer at home daily and the Litany on Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays plus the Ante-Communion on these specially sacred days of Holy Week & Easter with their key bible readings. If you want to do the same, you can find all you need in your own Books of Common Prayer, Common Worship books or online resources on the Church of England webpage. You could also use the Alternative Service Books which you might have at home although we longer use them in church.

Please let me know if you have prayer requests, if you need any help or if you know anyone who does need help.

Our magzines areonline http://cuxtonandhalling.org.uk/ Please send any contributions by 8.30 am 2nd Friday of the previous month.

At 10.15 on Sundays, I shall celebrate Holy Communion in the Rectory, physically alone. We can all celebrate together, however, in spirit wherever we are. The order of service will be what we usually use on Sundays – Common Worship Order 1 p168 or https://www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/worship-texts-and-resources/common-worship/holy-communion#mm7c2 I’ll put a sermon on my webpage. The readings and hymns are below. I intend to do this at this time every Sunday until we can all be together again.

Our personal preparation is the same as it is whenever we come to Holy Communion. (Indeed it is the same as what we should pray for every day. As Christians, we are called always to live in a state of grace.)

Attend to God. Worship Him. Adore Him. Praise Him. Open your heart to Him.

Thank God for all He has done. The General Thanksgiving is good to use every day. We bless thee for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life; but above all, for thine inestimable love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ; for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory. But also be specific. Thank God for what He has done particularly for you today, this week, whenever. Thank God for the people you love.

Consider how you have let God down and ask His forgiveness for your sins. Ask Him to help you to become more the person He wants you to be. Forgive anyone who has harmed you. Try to make it up to them if you have harmed other people. Be reconciled to God and to other people. Trust in His mercy, not in your own strength. Don’t dwell on past sins which you have already confessed. You are forgiven.

Consider what to ask God for in your prayers, the help you need, blessings you seek for yourself and other people, prayers for family, friends and neighbours, prayers for the Church and for the world.

Open your heart to hear Him speak to you – especially in the readings and the sermon and in silence.

The services below our now virtual services. You can use this material for your devotions at home if you wish. Instead of services in church, forthe time being, the Rector will celebrate Holy Communion physically alone in the Rectory at 10.15 on Sundays. Please be encouraged to join in in spirit. The Rector will also say M<orning & Evening Prayer daily at home (plus Litany on Sundays, Wednesdays & Fridays and AnteCommunion on days when there ought to be a celebration of Holy Communion. Please inform him of any prayer requests you may have.