https://www.luddendenchurch.org.uk https://www.luddendenchurch.org.uk/Forthcoming-eventsfcba0ce6 Up and coming at St Mary's <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <strong> Patronal Festival ~ 16th August ~ 10am &amp; 4pm </strong> </p> </div> <div> <img src="https://irp.cdn-website.com/a0cdea6d/dms3rep/multi/Partonal+Festival+26.jpg" alt=""/> </div> Tue, 15 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.luddendenchurch.org.uk/Forthcoming-eventsfcba0ce6 thumbnail https://www.luddendenchurch.org.uk/23rd---30th-june Prayer <div> <img src="https://irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com/a0cdea6d/dms3rep/multi/Praying+hands.jpg" alt="" title=""/> <span> </span> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <span> <br/>   <br/> </span> </p> <p> <strong> A Prayer for August </strong> </p> <p> <span>   <br/> </span> </p> <p> <span> Dear Father, <br/> In this summer month of August, help us to be aware of your presence. <br/> If we are away on holiday, if we can’t have a holiday, on our journeys, in our homes, with our families or friends, when we’re alone, when life is sweet, when it’s like an obstacle course. <br/> At all times and in all circumstances, help us to know that you are in it with us, sharing our ups and downs, offering your love and peace and hope when we connect with you through putting our trust in your Son, Jesus. </span> </p> <p> <span> Thankyou Lord. In his name, Amen. </span> </p> <p> <br/> </p> <p> <span> <br/> </span> </p> <p> <span>   </span> </p> <p> <span>   <br/> </span> <strong> Prayer is at the heart of our Christian lives. </strong> </p> <p> <span>   <br/> </span> </p> <p> <span> Anyone can pray, at any time and in any place. God is always alongside us and ready to listen. </span> </p> <p> <span>   <br/> </span> </p> <p> <span> St Mary’s Church is open every day for people to go in and pray, sit quietly or look around. The prayer corner at the front of the church has some prayer leaflets which you can use or take away with you. There is also a board where you can post prayer requests: our prayer team will pray these prayers weekly. </span> </p> <p> <span>   <br/> </span> </p> <p> <span> <span> If you’d like to pray with someone, we will always be happy to do this. Members of the prayer team are available at the front of church after the Sunday morning service. </span> </span> </p> <p> <span>   <br/> </span> </p> <p> <span> “…I kneel before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith.” (Ephesians 3: 14-17) </span> </p> <p> <span>   <br/> </span> </p> <p> <span> <br/>   <br/> </span> </p> <p> <strong> The Lord's Prayer: </strong> <span> <br/> </span> </p> <p> <span>   <br/> </span> </p> <p> <span> One day Jesus' disciples said to him, 'Lord teach us to pray.' Jesus' response was simple - he gave them some words to use, which we know as the Lord's Prayer. </span> </p> <p> <span>   <br/> </span> </p> <p> <span> Our Father in heaven, </span> </p> <p> <span>   <br/> </span> </p> <p> <span> hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, </span> </p> <p> <span>   <br/> </span> </p> <p> <span> your will be done on earth as in heaven. </span> </p> <p> <span>   <br/> </span> </p> <p> <span> Give us today our daily bread. </span> </p> <p> <span>   <br/> </span> </p> <p> <span> Forgive us our sins </span> <span> <span> </span> </span> <span> as we forgive those who sin against us. </span> </p> <p> <span>   <br/> </span> </p> <p> <span> Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. </span> </p> <p> <span>   <br/> </span> </p> <p> <span> For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours </span> </p> <p> <span>   <br/> </span> </p> <p> <span> now and forever. Amen. </span> </p> <p> <span>   <br/> </span> </p> <p> <span> <br/> </span> </p> <p> <span>   <br/> </span> </p> <p> <span> <br/> </span> </p> </div> Tue, 15 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.luddendenchurch.org.uk/23rd---30th-june thumbnail https://www.luddendenchurch.org.uk/this-month-april-nfebca1bd <div> <img src="https://irp.cdn-website.com/a0cdea6d/dms3rep/multi/St+Mary-s+and+flowers-0bfc666c.jpg" alt=""/> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <span> <br/> </span> </p> <p> <strong> Sunday 2nd August </strong> </p> <p> <strong> Parish Communion + Baptisms ~ 10am - priest: the Reverend Martin Parrott </strong> </p> <p> <span> with activities for children during the service in the narthex </span> </p> <p> <strong> <br/> Sunday 9th August <br/> </strong> <span> Dedication Festal Eucharist ~ 10am - priest: the Reverend Ryan Green <br/> with activities for children during the service in the narthex </span> </p> <p> <strong> <br/> Sunday 16th August <br/> </strong> <span> Patronal Festal Eucharist ~ 10am - priest: Canon Philip Gray </span> </p> <p> <span> with activities for children during the service in the narthex </span> </p> <p> <span> <span> Patronal Festal Evensong ~ 4pm sing by Caldereliensis </span> </span> <span> followed by cheese and wine with live music from Adele in the churchyard </span> </p> <p> <span> <br/> </span> </p> <p> <strong> Sunday 23rdAugust </strong> <span> <br/> Praise@Ten ~ 10am </span> </p> <p> <br/> </p> <p> <strong> Sunday 30th August </strong> <span> <br/> Parish Communion + Baptism ~ 10am - priest: Reverend Martin Macdonald </span> </p> <p> <span> <br/> </span> </p> <p> <span>   <br/> </span> </p> <p> <strong> Morning Prayer </strong> <span> <span> Fridays at 9am </span> </span> </p> <p> <span>   <br/> </span> </p> <p> <span> <br/> </span> <span> The church is open for private prayer daily until 4pm </span> <span> <br/> <br/> </span> </p> </div> Tue, 15 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.luddendenchurch.org.uk/this-month-april-nfebca1bd thumbnail