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ANNOUNCEMENT:
From 24 March 2020 all churches in the Southwark Diocese are closed and services are suspended until further notice.
(Website last updated on 28 March)
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While all the churches in the Merton Priory Team Ministry are closed during the Coronavirus pandemic, the clergy will still be active in supporting and providing pastoral care. This website will be updated several times each week with prayers and other materials for your use. The weekly notice sheet will continue to be uploaded; please continue to read it.
THIS WEEK
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Prayers and Thought for the Week
Click here for our prayers
for the week.In the first of our series Thought for the Week, Nicky Morgan writes of Wilderness Times. (24 March 2020) |
Sunday Service for 29 March led by Alison
Join us in worship and prayer on Sunday with
this YouTube video
of Alison leading the Morning Service.
You can follow the prayers with this service sheet by clicking
here, and the
readings by clicking here.(27 March 2020) |
THROUGH THE WEEK
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Worship at home
When it is not possible for people to worship together, the various Church of England apps for
Daily Prayer and Reflections are a wonderful resource and unite us in prayer.Please also download these two simple acts of worship for use through the week. (18 March 2020) |
Spiritual Communion
The term 'Spiritual Communion' describes the means of grace by which a person, prevented for some serious reason
from sharing in a celebration of the Eucharist, nonetheless shares in the communion of Jesus Christ. You are invited
to join in these prayers
as an opportunity to give thanks for your communion with him while unable to be present at the Eucharist.(21 March 2020) |
CHURCH RESPONSE TO CORONAVIRUS
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Encouragement from Archbishops and Bishops
On 27 March the Archbishops and Bishops wrote to give further support and encouragement
during Passiontide, and to detail resources available online. You can read their letter
here.(28 March 2020) |
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Letter from Archbishops and Bishops
On 24 March the Archbishops and Bishops announced that all churches in the Church of England
would be closed not only for public worship but also for private prayer.
You can read their letter
here.(24 March 2020) |
Letter from Bishop Christopher
On 24 March Bishop Christopher wrote confirming the closure of churches and emphasizing the
importance of continuing in prayer and private devotions, and joining him in
praying the Lord's Prayer every day at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. You can read his letter
here.(24 March 2020) |
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Video from the Team Rector
Revd Mark Eminson, our Team Rector, recorded this
brief Mothering Sunday video to welcome
you to the resources that will be made available via this website and those of our sister churches
in the Merton Priory Team over the coming weeks. A PDF of the text is
here.(21 March 2020) |
Prayers for Mothering Sunday
Mark Eminson recorded this audio file
in which he and Richard Blades, churchwarden at Holy Trinity, conducted a simple service of morning prayers and
Spiritual Communion. Please feel free to use this in your devotions on Mothering Sunday and afterwards.(22 March 2020) |
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Archbishop Justin's national broadcast on Mothering Sunday
On the morning of Mothering Sunday the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, conducted a service from Lambeth Palace.
You can listen to it on the
Church of England website or on
BBC Sounds.(22 March 2020) |
Letter from the Team Rector, 18 March 2020
In response to directions from the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, Revd Mark Eminson, our
Team Rector, wrote a letter to everyone in the Merton Priory Team Parish outlining how this
might affect us all and encouraging us to continue as a community of support, friendship and hope.
You can read his letter here.(18 March 2020) |
Merton Priory PCC charity number is 1134253
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