St Cuthbert’s Church

Earl’s Court, SW5

Sunday 1st March 2020

First Sunday of Lent

11am Penitential Procession & Sung Mass

Welcome to St Cuthbert’s

Celebrant & Preacher: Fr Paul Bagott

Musical Setting of the Mass: Missa de Angelis

Creed by Merbecke

PENITENTIAL PROCESSION

As the Church throughout the world

begins its Lenten journey so this

morning we gather by the Baptistry at

the West End in preparation to begin

ours. During the Opening Hymn the

Priest, ministers and servers enter.

The First Hymn

Jesu, Lover of my soul,

Let me to thy bosom fly,

While the nearer waters roll,

While the tempest still is high:

Hide me, O my Saviour, hide

Till the storm of life is past;

Safe into the haven guide,

O receive my soul at last.

Other refuge have I none,

Hangs my helpless soul on thee;

Leave, ah, leave me not alone,

Still support and comfort me.

All my trust on thee is stayed,

All my help from thee I bring;

Cover my defenceless head

With the shadow of thy wing.

Thou, O Christ, art all I want,

More than all in thee I find:

Raise the fallen, cheer the faint,

Heal the sink, and lead the blind.

Just and holy is thy name,

I am all unrighteousness;

False and full of sin I am,

Thou art full of truth and grace.

Plenteous grace with thee is found,

Grace to cover all my sin;

Let the healing streams abound,

Make and keep me pure within.

Thou of life the fountain art,

Freely let me take of thee,

Spring thou up within my heart,

Rise to all eternity.

New English Hymnal 383

Words: Charles Wesley (1707-1788)

The choir sings the Introit

Invocabit me

In the name of the Father, and of

the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

All Amen

The celebrant greets us in the name of

Christ

Grace to you and peace from God

our Father and the Lord Jesus

Christ

All And with thy spirit.

Lent is a journey with the Lord

who longs to draw us ever more

closely to himself so that he may

speak to our hearts. Along the way

we will be challenged to recognise

Christ in the scriptures we read, in

those we love and serve and in

those whom we so often neglect

though oversight or indifference -

for surely Christ is most specially

present in them.

Our procession is in the spirit of the

pilgrimage of the Israelites, our

fore-fathers in faith. We call upon

the Saints, our holy ancestors, who

remind us that we do not journey

alone and whose prayers aid and

support us. Let us move forward in

joy, keeping our eyes fixed on the

goal of our Lenten journey, which

is the heavenly Jerusalem, the holy

city of God.

Celebrant: Let us pray. O God, who

willed that your Only Begotten Son

should undergo the Cross to save

the human race, grant, we pray,

that we, who have known his

mystery on earth, may merit the

grace of his redemption in heaven.

Through Christ our Lord.

All: Amen.

Incense is placed in the thurible, and

the Celebrant announces:

Celebrant: Let us go forth in peace.

All: In the name of Christ. Amen.

The Celebrant, sacred ministers and

servers lead off in procession to the

church. The Litany of the Saints is

said. We ask the prayers of our brothers

and sisters in the glory of heaven to

add their prayers to ours during our

journey through the forty days of Lent.

Aided by their prayers we seek that

conversion of heart that will lead us

into a closer and more intimate

relationship with God.

LITANY OF THE SAINTS

Lord, have mercy.

All: Lord, have mercy.

Christ, have mercy.

All: Christ, have mercy.

Lord, have mercy.

All: Lord, have mercy.

Holy Mother of God,

Pray for us.

Most honoured of all virgins,

Pray for us.

Saints Michael, Gabriel, and

Raphael,

Pray for us.

All holy angels of God,

Pray for us.

Holy Ancestors and Prophets

Holy Abraham, Moses, and Elijah,

Pray for us.

Saint John the Baptist,

Pray for us.

Saint Joachim and Saint Ann,

Pray for us.

Saint Joseph,

Pray for us.

All holy ancestors and prophets,

Pray for us.

Apostles and Followers of Christ

Saint Peter and Saint Paul,

Pray for us.

Saint Andrew,

Pray for us.

Saint John and Saint James,

Pray for us.

Saint Thomas,

Pray for us.

Saint Matthew,

Pray for us.

St Matthias,

Pray for us.

All Holy Apostles,

Pray for us.

Saint Luke,

Pray for us.

Saint Mark,

Pray for us.

Saint Barnabas,

Pray for us.

Saint Mary Magdalene,

Pray for us.

Saints Martha, Mary & Lazarus,

Pray for us.

All holy disciples of the Lord,

Pray for us.

Martyrs

Saint Stephen,

Pray for us.

Saint Ignatius

Pray for us.

Saint Polycarp

Pray for us.

Saint Justin,

Pray for us.

Saint Lawrence,

Pray for us.

Saint Cyprian,

Pray for us.

Saint Boniface,

Pray for us.

Saint Thomas Becket,

Pray for us.

Saint John Fisher & Saint Thomas

More,

Pray for us.

Saint Paul Miki,

Pray for us.

Saint Peter Chanel,

Pray for us.

Saint Charles Lwanga,

Pray for us.

Saint Perpetua & Saint Felicity,

Pray for us.

Saint Agnes,

Pray for us.

All holy martyrs for Christ,

Pray for us.

Bishops and Doctors of the Church

Saint Leo and Saint Gregory,

Pray for us.

Saint Ambrose,

Pray for us.

Saint Jerome,

Pray for us.

Saint Augustine,

Pray for us.

Saint Athanasius,

Pray for us.

Saint Basil and Saint Gregory,

Pray for us.

Saint John Chrysostom,

Pray for us.

Saint Cuthbert our Patron,

Pray for us.

Saint Patrick,

Pray for us.

Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius,

Pray for us.

Saint Charles Borromeo,

Pray for us.

Saint Francis de Sales,

Pray for us.

Priests and Religious

Saint Anthony,

Pray for us.

Saint Benedict,

Pray for us.

Saint Bernard,

Pray for us.

Saint Francis and Saint Dominic,

Pray for us.

Saint Thomas Aquinas,

Pray for us.

Saint Ignatius Loyola

Pray for us.

Saint Francis Xavier,

Pray for us.

Saint Vincent de Paul,

Pray for us.

Saint John Vianney,

Pray for us.

Saint John Bosco,

Pray for us.

Saint Catherine of Siena,

Pray for us.

Saint Theresa of Avila,

Pray for us.

Laity

Saint Edward the Confessor,

Pray for us.

Saint Katharine of Alexandria,

Pray for us.

Saint Monica,

Pray for us.

Saint Elizabeth of Hungary,

Pray for us.

Saint Margaret of Scotland,

Pray for us.

All holy men and women,

Pray for us.

Christ

Christ, Son of the Living God

have mercy on us.

You came into this world,

have mercy on us.

You suffered for us on the cross,

have mercy on us.

You died to save us,

have mercy on us.

You lay in the tomb,

have mercy on us.

You rose from the dead,

have mercy on us.

You returned in glory to the Father,

have mercy on us.

You sent the Holy Spirit upon the

Apostles,

have mercy on us.

You are seated at the right hand of

the Father,

have mercy on us.

You will come again to judge the

living and the dead,

have mercy on us.

Give us true repentance:

Hear our prayer,

Lord, hear our prayer.

Strengthen us in your service:

Hear our prayer, Lord ….

Reward with eternal life all who do

good to us:

Hear our prayer, Lord, hear our

prayer

Bless the fruits of the earth and of

our labour:

Hear our prayer, Lord, hear our

prayer

Kyrie Eleison (sung in Greek by the

choir)

Lord, have mercy, Christ, have mercy

Lord, have mercy.

The Collect

Almighty God, whose Son Jesus

Christ fasted forty days in the

wilderness, and was tempted as we

are, yet without sin: give us grace

to discipline ourselves in obedience

to your Spirit; and, as you know

our weakness, so may we know

your power to save; 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.

All Amen.

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD

Sit for the first reading

A reading from the book of Genesis

(Ch. 2: 7-9; 3: 1-7)

Then the Lord God formed man of

dust from the ground, and

breathed into his nostrils the breath

of life; and man became a living

being. And the Lord God planted a

garden in Eden, in the east; and

there he put the man whom he had

formed. And out of the ground the

Lord God made to grow every tree

that is pleasant to the sight and

good for food, the tree of life also in

the midst of the garden, and the

tree of the knowledge of good and

evil.

Now the serpent was more subtle

than any other wild creature that

the Lord God had made. He said to

the woman, “Did God say, ‘You

shall not eat of any tree of the

garden’?” And the woman said to

the serpent, “We may eat of the

fruit of the trees of the garden; but

God said, ‘You shall not eat of the

fruit of the tree which is in the

midst of the garden, neither shall

you touch it, lest you die.’” But the

serpent said to the woman, “You

will not die. For God knows that

when you eat of it your eyes will be

opened, and you will be like God,

knowing good and evil.” So when

the woman saw that the tree was

good for food, and that it was a

delight to the eyes, and that the tree

was to be desired to make one wise,

she took of its fruit and ate; and she

also gave some to her husband, and

he ate. Then the eyes of both were

opened, and they knew that they

were naked; and they sewed fig

leaves together and made

themselves aprons.

This is the word of the Lord

Thanks be to God.

Psalm 32 follows the first reading and

is sung by the choir

Blessed is he whose unrighteousness is

forgiven: and whose sin is covered.

Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord

imputeth no sin: and in whose spirit

there is no guile.

For while I held my tongue: my bones

consumed away through my daily

complaining.

For thy hand is heavy upon me day and

night: and my moisture is like the

drought in summer.

I will acknowledge my sin unto thee:

and mine unrighteousness have I not

hid.

I said, I will confess my sins unto the

Lord: and so thou forgavest the

wickedness of my sin.

For this shall every one that is godly

make his prayer unto thee, in a time

when thou mayest be found: but in the

great water-floods they shall not come

nigh him.

Thou art a place to hide me in, thou

shalt preserve me from trouble: thou

shalt compass me about with songs of

deliverance.

I will inform thee, and teach thee in the

way wherein thou shalt go: and I will

guide thee with mine eye.

Be ye not like to horse and mule, which

have no understanding: whose mouths

must be held with bit and bridle, lest

they fall upon thee.

Great plagues remain for the ungodly:

but whoso putteth his trust in the

Lord, mercy embraceth him on every

side.

Be glad, O ye righteous, and rejoice in

the Lord: and be joyful, all ye that are

true of heart.

A reading from the letter of St Paul to

the Romans (Ch 5: 12-19)

Therefore as sin came into the

world through one man and death

through sin, and so death spread to

all men because all men sinned—

sin indeed was in the world before

the law was given, but sin is not

counted where there is no law. Yet

death reigned from Adam to

Moses, even over those whose sins

were not like the transgression of

Adam, who was a type of the one

who was to come. But the free gift

is not like the trespass. For if many

died through one man’s trespass,

much more have the grace of God

and the free gift in the grace of that

one man Jesus Christ abounded for

many. And the free gift is not like

the effect of that one man’s sin. For

the judgment following one

trespass brought condemnation,

but the free gift following many

trespasses brings justification. If,

because of one man’s trespass,

death reigned through that one

man, much more will those who

receive the abundance of grace and

the free gift of righteousness reign

in life through the one man Jesus

Christ. Then as one man’s trespass

led to condemnation for all men, so

one man’s act of righteousness

leads to acquittal and life for all

men. For as by one man’s

disobedience many were made

sinners, so by one man’s obedience

many will be made righteous.

This is the word of the Lord.

All Thanks be to God.

Stand for the Gospel

Choir: Hear us, O Lord, have mercy

upon us: for we have sinned against

thee.

All: Hear us, O Lord, have mercy

upon us: for we have sinned

against thee.

Choir: To thee, Redeemer, on thy

throne of glory: lift we our weeping

eyes in holy pleadings: listen, O Jesu,

to our supplications.

O thou chief Corner-stone, Right Hand

of the Father: Way of Salvation, Gate of

Life Celestial: cleanse thou our sinful

souls from all defilement.

All: Hear us, O Lord, have mercy

upon us: for we have sinned

against thee.

We remain standing to hear the gospel.

When the Gospel is announced the

reader says: The Lord be with you

All and with thy spirit.

A reading from the Holy Gospel

according to Matthew (4: 1-11)

All Glory be to thee, O Lord.

Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit

into the wilderness to be tempted

by the devil. And he fasted forty

days and forty nights, and

afterward he was hungry. And the

tempter came and said to him, “If

you are the Son of God, command

these stones to become loaves of

bread.” But he answered, “It is

written, ‘Man shall not live by

bread alone, but by every word that

proceeds from the mouth of God.’”

Then the devil took him to the holy

city, and set him on the pinnacle of

the temple, and said to him, “If you

are the Son of God, throw yourself

down; for it is written, ‘He will give

his angels charge of you,’ and ‘On

their hands they will bear you up,

lest you strike your foot against a

stone.’” Jesus said to him, “Again it

is written, ‘You shall not tempt the

Lord your God.’” Again, the devil

took him to a very high mountain,

and showed him all the kingdoms

of the world and the glory of them;

and he said to him, “All these I will

give you, if you will fall down and

worship me.” Then Jesus said to

him, “Begone, Satan! for it is

written, ‘You shall worship the

Lord your God and him only shall

you serve.’” Then the devil left him,

and behold, angels came and

ministered to him.

This is the Gospel of the Lord. All Praise be to thee, O Christ.

Sermon – A Sermon is given. – Sit

The Nicene Creed is sung – Stand

Priest I believe in one God

All the Father almighty, maker of

heaven and earth, and of all things

visible and invisible: And in one

Lord *Jesus Christ, the only-

begotten Son of God, begotten of

his Father before all worlds, God

of God, Light of Light, very God

of very God, begotten, not made,

being of one substance with the

Father, by whom all things were

made; who for us men and for our

salvation came down from heaven,

and was incarnate by the Holy

Ghost of the Virgin Mary, and was

made man, and was crucified also

for us under Pontius Pilate. He

suffered and was buried, and the

third day he rose again according

to the Scriptures, and ascended

into heaven, and sitteth on the

right hand of the Father. And he

shall come again with glory to

judge both the quick and the

dead: whose kingdom shall have

no end. And I believe in the Holy

Ghost, the Lord, the giver of life,

who proceedeth from the Father

and the Son, who with the Father

and the Son together *is

worshipped and glorified, who

spake by the prophets. And I

believe one holy catholic and

apostolic Church. I acknowledge

one baptism for the remission of

sins. And I look for the

resurrection of the dead, and the

life of the world to come. Amen.

The prayers of Intercession are offered

At the end of each petition these

responses may be used:

Lord, in thy mercy

All hear our prayer.

After the petition for the departed,

the intercessor may say:

Rest eternal grant unto them,

O Lord.

All And let light perpetual

shine upon them.

The celebrant offers prayers in

communion with the Saints. At the end

we say together:

Hail, Mary, full of grace,

the Lord is with thee.

Blessed art thou among women

and blessed is the fruit of thy

womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother

of God, pray for us sinners,

now and at the hour of our death.

Amen.

The celebrant concludes the

intercessions with a final prayer, to

which we respond:

Amen.

Please sit for the notices.

THE LITURGY OF THE

SACRAMENT – STAND

The peace of the Lord be always

with you All and with thy spirit.

Let us offer one another a sign of

peace.

The Offertory Hymn,

Lord Jesus, think on me,

And purge away my sin;

From earthborn passions set me

free,

And make me pure within.

Lord Jesus, think on me,

With care and woe opprest;

Let me thy loving servant be,

And taste thy promised rest.

Lord Jesus, think on me,

Amid the battle's strife;

In all my pain and misery

Be thou my health and life.

Lord Jesus, think on me,

Nor let me go astray;

Through darkness and perplexity

Point thou the heavenly way.

Lord Jesus, think on me,

When flows the tempest high:

When on doth rush the enemy

O Saviour, be thou nigh.

Lord Jesus, think on me,

That, when the flood is past,

I may the eternal brightness see,

And share thy joy at last.

New English Hymnal 70 Words: Synesius of Cyrene (375-430)

The choir sings the Offertory antiphon

Scapulis suis

With his pinions the Lord will cover you,

and under his wings you shall take refuge;

his faithfulness is a buckler and a shield.

The Preparation of the Gifts

– Stand

Pray my brothers and sisters

that our sacrifice may be acceptable

to God the almighty Father.

All May the Lord accept the

sacrifice at thy hands,

for the praise and glory of

his name, for our good and

for the good of all his holy

Church.

Prayer over the Gifts: Grant, we beseech thee, O Lord,

that we who offer unto thee this

sacrifice in the beginning of our

Lenten fast, may use such

abstinence from carnal feastings;

that we may likewise refrain

ourselves from all pleasures that

may hurt the soul; through Jesus

Christ our Lord

All: Amen.

The Eucharistic Prayer

The Lord be with you All and with thy spirit.

Lift up your hearts.

All We lift them up unto the

Lord.

Let us give thanks unto the

Lord our God.

All It is meet and right so to do.

The celebrant says the preface of the

prayer, which praises God for his

mighty acts. At the end of the preface

the Sanctus is sung in Latin by the

choir:

Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts,

heaven and earth are full of thy glory.

Glory be to thee, O Lord most high.

Blessed is he that cometh in the name of

the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

The celebrant now recalls the Last

Supper and calls the Holy Spirit to

come upon the gifts of bread and wine

that they may become for us the body

and blood of Christ.

The celebrant introduces this

acclamation:

Great is the mystery of faith

All Christ has died;

Christ is risen;

Christ will come again.

At the end of the prayer: Amen.

The Lord’s Prayer

Let us pray with confidence as our

Saviour has taught us.

All 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.

Breaking of the Bread

We break this bread to share in the

body of Christ.

All Though we are many,

we are one body, because

we all share in one bread.

Agnus Dei is sung in Latin by the

choir.

O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins

of the world, have mercy upon us.

(grant us thy peace).

INVITATION TO COMMUNION

Jesus is the Lamb of God

who takes away the sins of the

world. Blessed are those who are

called to his supper.

All Lord, I am not worthy that

thou shouldest come

under my roof, but speak

the word only and my soul

shall be healed.

The celebrant and people receive holy

communion. As the host or chalice is

given the minister says,

The body of Christ

The blood of Christ

to which we say Amen before we

receive.

Communicant members of other

Christian churches are welcome to

receive communion here. Non-

communicants are warmly invited to

the altar for a blessing.

Anthem:

‘Ave verum templum’ from Membra

Jesu Nostri by Dietrich Buxtehude

(1637-1707) Hail, true temple of God,

I pray, have mercy on me,

You, the ark of all that is good,

make me be placed with the chosen,

rich vessel, God of all.

Stand for the Post-Communion

Prayer

Lord God, you have renewed us

with the living bread from heaven;

by it your nourish our faith,

increase our hope, and strengthen

our love: teach us always to hunger

for him who is the true and living

bread, and enable us to live by

every word that proceeds from out

your mouth; through Jesus Christ

our Lord.

All: Amen.

THE BLESSING

The Lord be with you

All And with thy spirit

The priest gives the blessing with the

final words being:

And the blessing of God Almighty,

the Father, the Son and the Holy

Spirit, be upon you and remain

with you always.

All Amen

Go in the peace of Christ

All Thanks be to God.

We sing the Marian Antiphon

Hail, O Queen of Heaven

enthroned!

Hail, by angels mistress owned:

Root of Jesse, Gate of Morn

Whence the world's true light was

born!

Glorious Virgin, Joy to thee,

Loveliest whom in heaven they

see;

Fairest thou, where all are fair,

Plead with Christ our souls to

spare.

Priest: Vouchsafe that I may praise

thee, O sacred Virgin.

All: Give me strength against

thine enemies.

Priest: Let us pray.

Grant, O merciful God,

support our frailty:

that we who commemorate the

Holy Mother of God;

may, by the help of her

intercession,

arise from our iniquities.

Through the same Christ our Lord.

All: Amen.

The final hymn is sung

O for a closer walk with God,

A calm and heavenly frame;

A light to shine upon the road

That leads me to the Lamb!

Return, O holy Dove, return,

Sweet messenger of rest;

I hate the sins that made thee

mourn,

And drove thee from my breast.

The dearest idol I have known,

Whate'er that idol be,

Help me to tear it from thy throne,

And worship only thee.

So shall my walk be close with

God,

Calm and serene my frame;

So purer light shall mark the road

That leads me to the Lamb.

New English Hymnal 414

Words: William Cowper (1731-1800)

St Cuthbert’s Church

Philbeach Gardens, Earl’s Court,

London SW5 9EB

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Parish Priest: Father Paul Bagott

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Children’s Advocate: Estella Gomez

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INTERCESSIONS FOR THE SICK AND THE DEPARTED

Pray for the sick and the distressed:

John Vine, William, Jeremy Page, Gill Pierse, David Kilpatrick, Shauna

Campbell, Adelaide Haws, Bill Britton, Bruce Pullman, Nicole Connage, Frank

Retief, Una De Witt, Flora Buchanan, Magda Pacok, Myfanwy Moran, Jose

Tadeu Dias, Zareyah, Sylvie, Suzi Scott, Jean, Maria Melita Borres, Penny

Howell, Eileen Hayward, Linda Elgharbawi, Robin Benson, Abdul Kareem

Jassam, Manjola Krasniqi, Remy Daep, Phillip Irving, Alan Watson, Marie Anne

van Niekerk, Lenora Hammond, James Dufficy, Colin Kilpatrick, Robert Burns,

Rob Courtenay, David Noakes, Caroline Browne, Clifford Browne, Christopher

Browne, Pete Cain, Francisco Soriano.

Pray for all the recently departed, among them:

Rhem Apostol, Beth Clark, Paul Haglin, Joyce Lloyd, John Giles, Eva Armstead,

George William Martin, Annabel Ferrers, Charles Williams, Graeme Watson

(Priest), Mary Evans, Valerie Noakes, Mercia Warden.

YEAR’S MIND

Sunday 1st March

James Howse, Christobel Comyn-Platt, Florence Grace Young, Colin

William Hills

Monday 2nd March

Charles Trollope, Herbert Menzies Marshall, Margaret Anne Roberts,

Helen Welch

Tuesday 3rd March

Mary Louisa Kenney, Juliet Anastasia Apostle, Alice Minnie Marcia Corrie

Wednesday 4th March

George Willoughby Hemans, Peter Pryce

Thursday 5th March Anne Maude Jones, Arthur Joh Aspinwall, Arthur Tooth (Priest)

Friday 6th March

Thomas Frederick Kingsley, Jonas Davidson (Priest)

Saturday 7th March Sarah Elizabeth Berridge, Folorunsho Adebayo Akinbisehin

SERVICES THIS WEEK

Services this Sunday, 1st March: 9am Morning Prayer

1st Sunday of Lent 10am Family Mass

11am Penitential Procession

& Sung Mass

6pm Lenten Readings, Meditation

& Music with Benediction

Tuesday 3rd March: 9am Morning Prayer Feria 6pm Evening Prayer

6.30pm Mass

Wednesday 4th March: 9am Morning Prayer Feria 6pm Evening Prayer Thursday 5th March: 9am Morning Prayer Solemnity of St Piran 6pm Evening Prayer

6.30pm Mass

Friday 6th March: 9am Morning Prayer Feria 6pm Evening Prayer 6.15pm Stations of the Cross Saturday 7th March: 10am Morning Prayer St Perpetua & St Felicity 10.30am Mass

6pm Evening Prayer

Services next Sunday, 8th March: 9am Morning Prayer

2nd Sunday of Lent 10am Family Mass

11am Sung Mass

6pm Stations of the Cross

The parish of Saint Cuthbert with Saint Matthias Earls Court SW5 uses the following copyright licenses for

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NOTICES Please join us for refreshments at the west end of the church

This evening at 6pm: Lenten Readings, Meditation and Music with

Benediction. With the Rosa Mystica Choir.

World Day of Prayer 2020, Praying with Zimbabwe, St Mary's Church, The

Boltons SW10 9TB, Friday 6th March, 11am - Noon:

Society of Our Lady of Pew at Westminster Abbey. Lent Quiet Day, Saturday

7th March, 10.30am – 2.30pm: For further details see https://www.westminster-

abbey.org/worship-music/services-times/our-lady-of-pew

Mary Evans RIP:

Mary Evans will be brought into Church at 6pm on Monday 9th March and the

Funeral Mass will be at 11am on 10th March.

Healing Mass with laying on of hands and anointing, Sunday 15th March,

6pm: With a time of prayer and intercession for the sick, for those who need

healing and strength, and for all carers.

Beaver Hotel Redevelopment, Wednesday 18th March at 6.30pm: The new

owners of the Beaver Hotel will present their plans and consult on their

proposed redevelopment of the site. Here is your chance to hear about the

redevelopment of this site and ask questions.

Eve of the Feast of St Cuthbert, Thursday 19th March, 7pm: Pontifical High

Mass. Celebrant and Preacher the Rt. Rev. Jonathan Goodall, Bishop of

Ebbsfleet. Followed by a simple reception.

Vierne Organ Symphony No 2, Sunday 22nd March at 12.45pm: Our

organist, Seb Gillot, plays the second of Louis Vierne's organ symphonies as

part of St Cuthbert's celebration of the composer's 150th birth anniversary.

Mercia Warden RIP:

The funeral is likely to take place at 11am on Tuesday 24th March.

St Benet's 2020 Lent Lecture, St Benet Kentish Town, Friday 27th March,

7.30pm: "The Infinite Vision: St Augustine and the formation of the Western

Mind" by Rev Dr Dominic Keech, Vicar of St Nicholas of Myra, Brighton.

PCC Meeting, Sunday 29th March, following 11am Mass

APCM Meeting, Sunday 26th April, following 11am Mass

Markson Piano Concert Series: Ida Pelliccioli Plays a Beethoven Inspired

Piano Recital, Wednesday 29th April at 7pm: The first in a new series of Piano

Concerts sponsored by Markson Pianos. Free admission with donations on the

door.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Guidance for Parishes

At present there is no Government advice that suggests the use of the Common

Cup should be suspended. Intinction is not recommended (even by celebrants

or communion administrators) as this represents an infection transmission

route.

Choir Updates

We are delighted to welcome Tegan and Will as new regular members of the St

Cuthbert’s Choir. At the same time, we are very sorry to say, not a goodbye, but

au revoir, to Catherine, who begins a 6-month placement in Manchester with the

Civil Service. Whilst we say goodbye to Catherine temporarily, we are happy to

welcome Ellie Dann who will replace her during this period.

Sponsor a Singer

The PCC has generously upheld the right for the music team at St Cuthbert’s to

spend an agreed budget on professional music at our services. From time to

time, it would be good to spend more money to allow the choir to sing a wider

repertoire with more than four singers. This year, in order to make our Holy

Week liturgies more prayerful, the music team is looking to hire such additional

singers. We are therefore appealing for sponsorship to support around 10

additional singers across the week, at a price of £60 each. This will enable us to

produce appropriately liturgical choral music that we wouldn’t otherwise be

able to do. If you would like to sponsor a singer (or two!) for this price, then

please speak to Quintin after the service or email him on

quintin.beer@saintcuthbert.org

Walsingham Pilgrimage, 28th August to 1st September 2020:

This year we are proposing to go on the Parish Pilgrimage with St Stephen’s

Gloucester Road between Friday 28th August to Tuesday 1st September. This

will coincide with the Pilgrimage of Healing and Renewal on Monday 31st

August. Please indicate to Fr Paul if you are interested in attending.