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BCP Evening Prayer
Enjoy a reflective service in Traditional Language
Worship for 3rd Sunday of Easter, St George’s Day and St Mark’s Day
Hello, today we have a veritable smorgasbord of services for you, a completely different one for each of our churches including different sermons. Perhaps you can enjoy them all through the week.
At St John’s we have an Easter 3 service looking at the story of Cleopas on the road to Emmaus, St George’s are celebrating St George’s Day with an All Age service and St Mark’s are celebrating St Mark’s Day.
In the bonus pieces below is video showing a way of reflecting on the Emmaus Road – especially good for younger people, with lots of wondering questions. There is also a piece asking the question “Isn’t the Bible sexist” with a lovely quote from Dorothy Sayers – this relates to Lesley’s St John’s sermon. Also, a play and Allelu, Allelu – a couple of highlights from the St George’s service! St Mark’s discussed what they miss about going to church, you can see the answers here. Also I have added the sermons (6 of them!) at the bottom, including one from Bishop Jo.
St John’s
St George’s – St George’s Day
St Mark’s – St Mark’s Day
Happy Birthday
to Tricia & Christine C.
Bonus Pieces
The Gospel Reading, Godly Play version – The Emmaus Road.
Relating to Lesley’s Easter 3 sermon:
Feel free to do the actions:
Sermons
Do you like the Book of Common Prayer?
Join us in worship this Sunday Evening at 5pm on Facebook or via our online services page for a service of Book of Common Prayer (BCP) Evening Prayer.
It is a service in Traditional Language and with readings from the King James Version of the Bible. Even if you have never experienced it before it might be something you enjoy. Below is the story of my journey with the BCP, from an article I wrote in the magazine a while back:
When I was a curate, I was in a benefice of seven rural churches. All of them had BCP services regularly, some of them only had BCP services. For my first year of curacy I was ordained deacon, which meant I couldn’t take Communion services. Consequently, each Sunday I would take BCP Matins and Evensong, it was rare for me to attend a modern language service. After I was ordained priest, I added in the 8 O’clock BCP Communion services, but it was still fairly rare for me to do a modern language Communion Service throughout the rest of my curacy – there weren’t all that may of them in the Benefice and my Training Incumbent liked doing them!
My curacy was my very first introduction to BCP. I became a Christian in 1984 and by then it was the Alternative Service Book (ASB) in churches, I had no idea that BCP had ever existed. Being immersed in the strange world of BCP was a fascinating experience.
I must stop at this point and confess that I am nostalgic in the extreme – it is one of my many faults. I love old buildings and their sense of heritage and history. I resist changes sometimes because of this, I have a strange longing for the past, a desire to cling onto it. I wonder whether it is because I grew up without any roots, always moving schools and countries. I longed for things of ‘home’ – English drizzle and red London buses and custard creams… I was hardly ever in the country and whenever I did arrive back in England things had changed and I didn’t like it.
Anyway, needless to say I loved the BCP, I loved the poetry of the language, I was charmed by the way that words have changed their meaning, and I enjoyed using those words with their old meaning. I found particular words and phrases incredibly challenging or comforting or meaningful – they pulled me into the presence of God. I loved the way that words were paired together like peace and concord, celebrating the depth and range of our language and behind that the diversity of all the peoples with their languages over many centuries who have come together to make our complex and many faceted nation. The repetition was also helpful – saying almost exactly the same thing each week meant that I could experience the same words that had so blessed me the previous week and I found that those words continued to bless me from then on, week in and week out.
Alan and I have tried to recreate something of this in the online service. It isn’t all that easy to do, please let us know whether you value this.
Recording Material for inclusion in Parish Videos
We are asking for material for parish videos and you don’t have to have any particularly advanced technology to record and send them. It can be as simple as a phone call. Read on…
If you have only a telephone with no special features …
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 have a smartphone/computer with camera and microphone
Large files can be sent to Alan via https://www.filemail.com/
If you don’t know how to use the computer to do this
- Click on the magnifying glass at the bottom left of the screen.
- Search for Camera (or Voice Recorder if you just want to record your voice)
- Click on the Camera App option/Voice Recorder Option
- Click on the Video button on the right hand side of the screen so that it is white and click on it again to start recording. It will turn red, click there to stop recording.
The Voice recorder will look like one of the other two pictures, depending on whether there is already a recording in the folder. Click on the microphone to start recording. There will be a blue circle with a square in it to stop recording. 
- Open File Explorer Pictures / Camera Roll – you should find the video you have recorded there. Sound is in Documents/Sound Recording.
- Use FileMail, TransferXL or PCloud (works better on mobiles) to select a video and send it to Alan.
Using a mobile/tablet
- Record the video – turn your device to landscape mode – it gives a bigger picture.
- Use PCloud to select the video and send it to Alan.
“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.
Holy Week – Wednesday
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!
Holy Week – Tuesday
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:
Holy Week – Monday
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.
Taizé
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:
Palm Sunday Worship
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.
Notices
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/
Liturgy of the Palms
Opening Hymn
All Glory Laud & Honour by Frances or Margaret
Confession
Gloria
Collect
Readings
Hymn
St John’s – Make Way
St George’s – Ride On
Bonus – I Will Enter His Gates
Gospel Reading
Dramatised Reading from St George’s – Pts 1 & 2
Sermons
I’m afraid you can have a couple of these!
Creed
Intercessions
Peace
Hymn
- St John’s & St Mark’s – Ride on Ride on in Majesty
- St George’s – Make Way
Lord’s Prayer
Hymn
St John’s – An Upper Room
St George’s – As the Deer
Blessing
Hymn
St John’s & St George’s – Siyahamba – We are Marching
St Mark’s – Blessed is the King who comes
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