Sung Eucharist
The Second Sunday before Lent
Sunday 8 February 2026
Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all is his glory was not clothed like one of these. Matthew 6: 28-29
Walter Crane, Day Lilies (Wallpaper),1897-1897 (c) The Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Welcome to our services of Holy Communion today. Revd Simon Winn, Vicar is presiding at 8am and Revd Stephen Nshimye at 10am. David McEvoy, Reader, is preaching at both services.
A prayer for the Holy Land
Gracious Father, whose blessed Son Jesus Christ came down from heaven to be the true bread which gives life to the world: In your mercy, provide for all those in Gaza and beyond who suffer from hunger and starvation, that they may be given both physical bread to nourish their bodies and heavenly bread to sustain their souls. By the power of your Spirit, bring a speedy end to this cruel war, the release of all captives, care for the sick and wounded, comfort for those who have lost loved-ones, and the opening of a pathway for a just and lasting peace here in the very homeland where your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, ministered during his earthly life; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
The Most Reverend Dr Hosam E. Naoum, Anglican Archbishop in Jerusalem, August, 2025
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