On the first three days of this Holy Week we will be having services of Compline with a short video and reflection. We start today with the foot washing.
As these services use a clip from a longer piece, you cannot click through to YouTube for the video clip, as the clip doesn’t stop if you do!
I have just discovered that my videos have text over the words I put into them. If you move the mouse away from the video these other display items will disappear, allowing you to read the text.
Here is this Sunday’s Taizé Service.
Here is the Order of Service: Taize.
Some of the videos may have adverts – if this is the case you can skip these after about 5 seconds in the bottom right hand corner.
And here is the service: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9e_QO1ATho&list=PLt2PKBTM_sfbpPdbB4NR4QMit1jCqOmUt
And here are the main elements:
On the first and third Sundays of the month there is usually a Taizé service at St John’s at 6pm. As this cannot take place at the moment Alan has prepared and posted a Taizé service online. You can find it by clicking here.
During the week we experimented with a video conference service, but the delay made it very awkward, so this week we are back to this format. However, I have found out a bit more about how things work, so as well as the different options for different churches I have joined them together so that you can click once and watch one service all the way through. If you wish to see bits from other services I have also included them. As with last week some of the videos may have adverts at the beginning, but you can skip these after 5 seconds. If you want to see one of the videos playing on this screen in full screen, start playing it, and then click on the YouTube logo at the bottom of it, and it should open another Window.
I have included a hymn sheet this week; click here to download it: Palm Sunday Hymn Sheet. The hymns aren’t necessarily in the right order, and I can’t guarantee that the words are the same or in the same order – sorry. If anyone would like to check this for future weeks, please let me know.
Please send feedback on this service to Alan. Particularly if you have ideas for things that we can make better.
If you want to come to the after church “coffee” and are struggling to get the technology to work, Alan will be at his desk and will help. 820537.
We are looking to start some groups after Easter for those who would be interested. More details here: https://badshotleaandhale.org/2020/04/04/starting-a-course/
We are looking for people to contribute to the Web site with various offerings – particularly things which offer an insight into Holy Week, but also other things. Livy and June sang some Taize; Pamela has written something (which is already up); Kris has sent in some photos (including one of an Easter Garden she has made); Richard has videoed a poem he has written – these will be used during next week. If you would like to submit something, instructions can be found here: https://badshotleaandhale.org/2020/03/29/future-services/
As a Parish we have decided that we will not be streaming communion services – an explanation of this can be found here: https://badshotleaandhale.org/2020/04/04/communion-in-the-parish-during-coronavirus/
There will be a Taize service tonight up from 6:00pm; Compline with Meditation Monday to Wednesday up from 6:00pm; a Service like this on Maundy Thursday, up from 6:00pm; Services at 9:00 – The Good Friday Liturgy and 12:00 – An hour at the Cross; Holy Saturday, from 6:00 Easter Vigil and Easter Sunday from 9:00 another service like this.
There is also a page of Holy Week Resources for things that you might like to do during Holy Week: https://badshotleaandhale.org/2020/04/04/holy-week/.
A summary of what has been happening in the Parish can be found here: https://badshotleaandhale.org/2020/04/04/what-has-been-happening-in-the-parish/
All Glory Laud & Honour by Frances or Margaret
St John’s – Make Way
St George’s – Ride On
Bonus – I Will Enter His Gates
Dramatised Reading from St George’s – Pts 1 & 2
I’m afraid you can have a couple of these!
St John’s – An Upper Room
St George’s – As the Deer
St John’s & St George’s – Siyahamba – We are Marching
St Mark’s – Blessed is the King who comes
Usually on Palm Sunday we hand out Palm Crosses and bless them at the start of the service. Whilst some churches are posting out Palm Crosses, we have been advised that this is risky, so instead I invite you to make your own Palm Cross from whatever you have to hand! And don’t forget to have them for Sunday’s service.
Image by Poppy Thorpe from Pixabay
During these extraordinary times practices of the church which have happened for 2000 years have been suspended. These notes are to try to summarise the current situation. This is a risky business, as so much is changing so quickly – consequently whilst I will summarise the situation as at 31/3/2020 I will also include links to Church of England, or Diocesan pages where the latest information may be found.
People from different households may not gather for any services. Therefore only those households which include a priest can have a communion service. The regulations requiring a second person to be present have been suspended at present. Others watching the service remotely may receive Spiritual Communion.
CofE Guidance: https://www.churchofengland.org/media/20028
Guildford Diocesan Guidance: https://www.cofeguildford.org.uk/docs/default-source/coronavirus/priestly-practice-in-a-pandemic.pdf?sfvrsn=bb330032_0
https://www.churchofengland.org/more/media-centre/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-churches#na
Emergency baptisms can take place in a hospital or at home, though subject to strict hygiene precautions and physical distancing as far as this is possible. Other Baptisms may not take place.
https://www.churchofengland.org/more/media-centre/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-churches#na
Sadly, funerals may now only happen at the Crematorium or at the graveside.
Memorial Services can be held once the current crisis is resolved.
https://www.churchofengland.org/more/media-centre/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-churches#na
Sadly, there can be no weddings in church buildings until further notice.
Clergy are not permitted to solemnise weddings at other locations.
Worship has developed over the years into the form that it has, but now we are temporarily unable to meet there are other ways to express our faith.
Please let me know whether you would like a live service that lots of people can join and join in. Unfortunately we don’t think the technology is up to this for large numbers. We are however experimenting with smaller numbers.
Many of you will have seen the service for 29th March. For future services I would like to enable more people to contribute. So…
Alan can record any comments you would like to make over the phone. Please call the Rectory and arrange a time to do this. It will involve calling Alan on his mobile – and a number will be provided to do this.
If you would like to record a video or sound; make something and take a picture of it; write some prose; share something you found on the web – whatever you have found that has fed you spiritually; please send it to Alan to pull it together.
Large files can be sent to Alan via https://www.filemail.com/
“Click Here” to attach a file.
Click on Files
Find the Video and click on it.
Fill in Alan’s email address: revd.alan@badshotleaandhale.org and your own and an optional message and click SEND FILES.
I look forwards to receiving lots of material.
I am not going to stream a service. Instead I will curate (not as in a curate) one, picking bits and pieces from all over the place! The links are all to YouTube and they will open in another window. Close that window to return here. Some videos have adverts, but there is usually a button at the bottom right that will skip them after about 5 seconds.
Other services do exist! the Church of England among others.
Most merciful God,
who by the death and resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ
delivered and saved the world:
grant that by faith in him who suffered on the cross
we may triumph in the power of his victory;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
OR
Gracious Father,
you gave up your Son
out of love for the world:
lead us to ponder the mysteries of his passion,
that we may know eternal peace
through the shedding of our Saviour’s blood,
Jesus Christ our Lord.
John 11:1-45 – Alan or Rachel
I’m afraid you can have lots of these!
We believe in one God,
the Father, the Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all that is,
seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
of one Being with the Father;
through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven,
was incarnate from the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary
and was made man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered death and was buried.
On the third day he rose again
in accordance with the Scriptures;
he ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead,
and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit,
the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
who with the Father and the Son is worshipped and glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We look for the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come.
Amen.
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name;
thy kingdom come;
thy will be done;
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation;
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
the power and the glory,
for ever and ever.
Amen.
Please send feedback on this service to Alan. Also, it is possible that we could hold a live service that anyone with a computer with a camera and microphone can join in along with everyone else. Is this something that you are interested in doing? Please email Alan.
I hope you enjoyed this. If you would like to take part in a future service by contributing a clip, please let Alan know. I am trying to follow the rota, but of course there isn’t one for St Mark’s, and not everyone on the rota has the ability to record a video.
Alan is putting together a service which will be available online for Sunday. We’d like everyone to be able to share the Peace, even though we have to be far from each other physically.
If you would like to, please record yourself saying ‘Peace be with you’ and send it to Alan.
This is straightforward on a smartphone but if you don’t have one it is easy to do on the computer. If it is not obvious where the camera is on your computer, do a search for ‘Camera’ and it will show you where your webcam is. Press the ‘video’ button to ensure you are on video mode, and when you are ready, just press it again to record. When you have recorded yourself, press ‘stop’ (probably the same button you pressed to start it). The video will save to your ‘Pictures’ file, probably in a folder called ‘Camera Roll’, but it should be obvious. Then send it to Alan.
May the peace of God be with us all.
The Parish of Badshot Lea and Hale 