The parish now has its own YouTube channel where we are posting services, sermons, music and other videos. Please sign up to it by clicking here and then clicking on ‘Subscribe’. Then you can browse our videos to your heart’s content.
We’d like to add videos of our church members doing things – singing, poetry, drama etc. If you have anything you would like to share, contact Alan, revd.alan@badshotleaandhale.org
On the first three days of this Holy Week we will be having services of Compline with a short video and reflection. Today we look at Jesus Trial.
As these services use a clip from a longer piece, you cannot click through to YouTube for the film clip, as the clip doesn’t stop if you do!
On the first three days of this Holy Week we will be having services of Compline with a short video and reflection. Today we look at the Watch.
If you click on the YouTube logo at the bottom of the screen you can make the video full screen. This doesn’t work on the video clip, as the clip doesn’t stop if you do!
If you cannot see the responses at the top of the screen, please move your mouse so that it is not over the video.
Article referred to in meditation:
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.
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