Reflection December 2025

Reflections from the Rectory – December 2025 I believe in ‘wintering’. Plants and animals don’t fight the winter; they don’t pretend it’s not happening and attempt to carry on living the same lives that they lived in the summer. They prepare. They adapt. They perform extraordinary acts of metamorphosis to get them through. They hunka …

Music 2026-01-04

4th January 2026 – The Epiphany/2nd Sunday of Christmas: 10:30am Parish Communion  Organ        A Fancy – Thomas Tomkins Introit         Personent hodie – Anonymous, arr. Holst Hymns        Op: 49 (2nd tune) Brightest and best; G: 28 In the bleak midwinter (vv 1,2&5) [IA: A solis ortus];  Of: 40 What child is this; F: 36                …

Music 2025-12-28

28th December 2025 – The Holy Innocents 10:30am Benefice Communion Organ         Es ist ein’ Ros’ entsprungen – BrahmsIntroit         The Coventry Carol – Anon. 16th centuryHymns        Op: Good King Wenceslas looked out; Gloria substitute Good Christians all, rejoice!; G: 39 Unto us a boy is born                     Of: 21 …

Music 2025-12-25

25th December 2025 – Christmas Day 11:30am Parish Communion The church bells will be rung Introit         Advent Wreath Prayer V – Malcolm ArcherHymns         Op: 30 O come, all ye faithful (vv1,2,6&7); Gloria substitute Joy to the world; G: 42 While shepherds watched their flocks by night;  Of: 25 God rest you merry; F: 26 Hark! the …

Music 2025-12-07

7th December 2025 – 2nd Sunday of Advent 10.30 Benefic Parish Communion Organ         Wachet auf!  (BWV 645) – J S BachIntroit         Advent Wreath Prayer II – Malcolm ArcherHymns         Op: 10 Long ago prophets knew; G: 12 On Jordan’s bank; [IA: Creator of the stars] Of: 5 Hark! a herald voice is calling; F: 11 O come, …

Music 2025-11-30

30th November 2025 – Advent Sunday 10.30 Benefic Communion – St Mary’s, Holmbury With combined choirs, welcoming Rev’d Canon Roy Woodhams to the Benefice Organ         Ciacona in E minor – Diderik BuxtehudeIntroit         Advent Wreath Prayer I – Malcolm ArcherHymns         Op: 39 Hills of the north; Kyrie substitute 36 Hark the glad sound; G: 30 Come, …

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