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Woodcock Craft Fayre 2023.
We had a very successful and enjoyable day on the 18th November with a variety of stallholders showcasing their products and crafts. The footfall was up on that of last year which was very pleasing with the number of stalls and variety of crafts on display giving the...
Cherish our Churchyard
A group of people met on the 14th October to prepare the ground for our wild flower area in front of the belfry. The ground was scarified and all the moss and grass collected before scattering seeds over the area. We are now looking forward to seeing the results of...
Prayers for Israel and Gaza
A joint statement from the Archbishops of Canterbury and York on the current violence in Israel and Gaza “We are grieved and deeply concerned at the violence in Israel and Gaza, and we unequivocally condemn the attacks by Hamas. We pray for those who are mourning,...
Prayers for October 1st 2023
Lord of faith and truth We bless your holy name. Lord, your Kingdom reaches from the heavens embracing the whole of creation.You call your Church to assist with your harvest, schooling people in your loveGive us willing hearts, hands, and voices with which to respond...
History of Pembridge Woodcock Craft Fayre
During the Middle Ages, the Woodcock Fayre was a hiring fair held in November in Pembridge Market Hall and was an important place for agricultural labourers across the country to seek work from landowners. The practice carried on through the 19th and into the...
Intercessions Proper 19
Lord of faith and truth We bless your holy name.God of mercy, your love overwhelms us with your generous forgiveness.Open our hearts to extend this charity to all who are penitent.May your Church be a place where deliverance abounds.God of mercy, you hold before us a...
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10th September intercessions. Trinity 14
As we pray let us give thanks to God for all that we have been forgiven.Lord God, thank you for sending us your Son to take away the sin of the world. As we obey thecommandment to love one another as you love us, may we also forgive one another as youforgive us when...
Prayers for September 3rd 2023
Lord of faith and truth we bless your holy name.Lord Jesus, you shocked your disciples by making them face up to your cross and their own.Give to your Church courage to emulate your sacrificial love…May we find our true life in you.Lord Jesus, you spoke of suffering...
Give thanks to the Lord. Call upon his name.
Jesus, living bread, we come to this meal as your guests.Unite all whom you invite into a closer bodyForgive and heal the divisions of our making.Jesus, living bread, you ensure none go hungry from your banquet.Stir leaders and governments to change structures that...