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Upcoming Services at St Martin's Church, Barholm with Stowe

Commemoration of The Faithful Departed

for 1 hour
St Martin's Church, Barholm-with-Stowe
Main Road Barholm Stamford, PE9 4RA, United Kingdom

On Sunday the 2nd November, we have a Service of Evening Prayer (BCP) when we remember All Souls Day also called The Commemoration of the Faithful Departed.

We will together, accompanied at the Organ by Julia in singing Five Traditional Hymns of Remembrance and Hope;

239 - Opening Hymn - "Lord of all hopefulness, Lord of all joy" - The hymn's themes of hope, trust, and seeking God's presence at all times—including "waking" and "homing" at "the eve of the day"—are appropriate for remembrance and reflection.

186 - Magnificat To be Sung as the Hymn "Tell out my soul, the greatness of the Lord" - In place of the 'said' Magnificat.

331 - "Abide With Me" Chosen as its message of companionship in the time during and after loss has resonated with many generations.

381 - "Jerusalem the golden", This powerful hymn praises God's majesty and creation. Its uplifting nature can offer a broader perspective on life and death during a difficult time.

252 - "The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, Is Ended": A popular funeral hymn that beautifully articulates the unbroken praise of the Christian church, even as one life on earth ends and another begins elsewhere in the world.

Both the Psalm and the two lessons have a similar theme: Comfort that God is always with us, Repentance, Reflection, Hope in the Resurrection etc.

Please do Join us on this Evening.

The names of those to be remembered may be read aloud during this service, although some may prefer to remember those in the silence of our hearts, either way silence may be kept and Candles may be lit as a symbol of placing the persons being remembered into God’s safe keeping.

If you would like the names of your departed loved ones read out in church, please add the names to the lists provided in church or email [email protected]

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Act of Remembrance in the Churchyard at St Martin's Church, Barholm with Stowe

for 30 mins
St Martin's Church, Barholm-with-Stowe
Main Road Barholm Stamford, PE9 4RA, United Kingdom

At 10am in the Churchyard of St Martin's Church, Barholm with Stowe, Fr Aran will lead us in prayers as we remember and give thanks for all those who have fought for and served this country in war, especially those from our villages who gave their lives and whose names are read each year. We thank you for all those who fought to defeat tyranny and preserve our freedom and for the decades of comparative peace that we in Western Europe have enjoyed since 1945.
We pray for all those places where there is war and civil unrest today. We pray for all those suffering and dying as a result, especially for civilians caught up in the fighting. We pray for the work of United Nations and for all those seeking to bring conflicts to a peaceful end. We pray especially for the people of Ukraine, Israel and Gaza. We pray that the leaders of those countries may seek peace and reconciliation and that the international community may find ways of helping their people.