Services in the Presteigne group of parishes next Sunday 15 November (second before Advent) are as follows: 9.30 am Morning Prayer (Book of Common Prayer: Traditional language) Lingen11.00 am Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer: Traditional language) PresteigneEveryone is warmly invited to attend either of these services.
Next Sunday 8 November is REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY. As usual we will mark it with a civic ceremony at the War Memorial at the end of Hereford Street beside John Beddoes School, followed by a church service in St Andrew’s. The timetable is as follows:10 am Muster of uniformed organisations at the Presteigne War Memorial10.15 am Act of Remembrance with the laying of wreaths at the War Memorial10.50 am Royal British Legion Remembrance Service St Andrew’s Church, PresteigneEveryone is most warmly invited to attend either or both of these events, whether you normally attend St Andrew’s or any of the town’s other churches, or not.[PHOTO: Remembrance window in Coventry Cathedral, taken by Clare Stevens]
Services in the Presteigne Group of Parishes on Sunday 1 November (All Saints) are as follows:9.30 Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer: traditional language) Lingen11.00 All Souls Service PresteigneAt the All Souls service we remember our departed loved ones, especially those who have died in the past year. We give thanks for them by name and pray for the bereaved. If you would like the names of any family members or friends to be read out during the service, you will have the opportunity to add them to our list as you arrive.Please join us if you can join us for this moving and comforting service; it will be lovely to see you. If you are unable to be with us in person, but would like to remember loved ones no longer with us in quiet prayer and worship at home, you will find a version of the service elsewhere on this page, along with two appropriate readings.If you would prefer not to mark All Souls by using the service, you can just use the readings, or you might prefer to use the collect and readings for All Saints Day, which are also attached.
Services in the Presteigne Group of Parishes this Sunday 25 October (Bible Sunday / Trinity 21) are as follows:11.00 Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer: traditional language) Presteigne 6.30 Holy Communion ((Common Worship: Contemporary language) DiscoedEveryone is very welcome to attend either of these services. If you are unable to do so, you can download the Collect and a reading for the day to use at home elsewhere on this page.
