Click on these headings to view the following sections of this page

(use your back button to return here):

o Weekly Service Times

o Baptisms, Confirmations, Weddings, Marriage Blessings, and Funerals

o Worship themes in Woolwich for this year

Weekly Service Times

St Mary Magdalene Church (Greenlaw Street)

Sundays 9.45am:

1^st in the month: Family Communion ― preacher: The Rector

2^nd in the month: Holy Communion (& Sunday School) ― preacher: A member of the Ministry Team or Guest Speaker

3^rd in the month: Family Service ― preacher: The Rector or a member of the Ministry Team

4^th in the month: Holy Communion (& Sunday School) ― preacher: Assistant Priest

5^th in the month: Family Communion ― preacher: The Rector or a member of the Ministry Team

*Children are welcome in church during all services. Sunday School is for those aged 4-12yrs and takes place on both the 2^nd and 4^th Sundays of each month.

Holy Baptism takes place on the first or second Sundays of the month either at the 9.45am service or at a Baptism Service at 3pm (see below for details).

Wednesdays: 10am ― Holy Communion.

Wednesdays: 7.30pm ― Evening Prayer/Compline during Advent and Lent only.

Weddings, Baptisms, and Funerals take place as arranged with the Rector (see below for details).

St Michael and All Angels Church (Borgard Road)

Sundays 11.20am:

1^st in the month: Holy Communion ― preacher: The Rector

2^nd in the month: Holy Communion (& Sunday School) ― preacher: A member of the Ministry Team or Guest Speaker

3^rd in the month: Family Communion ― preacher: The Rector or a member of the Ministry Team

4^th in the month: Holy Communion ― preacher: Assistant Priest

5^th in the month: Holy Communion ― preacher: The Rector or a member of the Ministry Team

Weddings, Baptisms, and Funerals take place as arranged with the Rector (see below for details).

************

Baptisms, Confirmations, Weddings, and Funerals

Take place as arranged with the Rector (Tel: 0208 854 2302) – See below for further details

BAPTISMS/CHRISTENING

For info about Baptism and Confirmation in the Church of England click here

(to download a Word document version of the parish Baptism service click here)

WEDDINGS/BLESSINGS

For info about Weddings and BLESSINGS in the Church of England click here

(to download a Word document version of the parish Marriage service click here)

(to download a Word document version of the parish Blessing of Marriage service click here)

(to download a Word document version of the parish Blessing and Renewal of Marriage service click here)

FUNERALS/MEMORIAL SERVICES

For info about Funerals in the Church of England click here

FEES

For a Table of Fees for Baptisms,Weddings and Funerals in the CofE click HERE

(please note that additional fees from the parish may also be charged)

************

TEACHING theme in THE PARISH DURING 2008

THE APOSTLES AND DISCIPLES OF JESUS

Each month during 2008 we will concentrate in our worship on one of the disciples/apostles of Jesus. Although we often think of Jesus having 12 disciples, a more accurate count shows that he had 14 disciples (i.e. religious followers), who later also were regarded as his apostles (i.e. messengers or those who are sent). In addition, St Paul became the 15^th apostle of Jesus (i.e. the apostle to the gentiles), and he is the one that we remember in the month of January. We will try to remember each apostle in the month that their saints day falls, however because there are 15 apostles we will in some months have to reflect on more than one apostle; and because their saints days are not equally spread throughout the year, one or two of the apostles have been allocated to months other than those in which they are normally remembered. In each month we will also reflect on the lives of two or three other disciples of Jesus from both ancient and modern times; some of whom are regarded as saints and some of whom are just Christians who led extraordinary lives. Over the year, will therefore be able to learn about many of Jesus disciples, and in this way reflect on the meaning of discipleship itself, to which all Christians are called. Because Jesus is normally remembered in the first week of January we will also reflect on the founder of our faith at the beginning of the year. The list below shows which apostles and disciples we will remember in each month of this year, and shows their normal saints days:

JANUARY

Paul – Apostle to the Gentiles and Martyr – 25 January (The Conversion of Paul)

Thomas Aquinas – Priest, Philosopher, Teacher of the Faith – 28 January

Wulfstan – Bishop of Worcester, 1095 – 19 January

FEBRUARY

Matthias – Apostle – 14 May

Martin Luther – Priest, Theologian, and Church Reformer, 1483-1546

Florence Nightingale – Nurse of Crimea and Reformer of Health Care, 1820-1910

Janani Luwum – Archbishop of Uganda, Martyr, 1977 – 17 February

MARCH

Joseph of Nazareth – 19 March

James the Great – Apostle and Martyr – 25 July

Patrick – Bishop, Missionary, Patron of Ireland, c.460 – 17 March

David – Bishop of Menevia, Patron of Wales, c.601 – 1 March

Thomas Cranmer – Archbishop of Canterbury, Reformation Martyr, 1556 – 21 March

APRIL

Mark – Apostle and Evangelist – 25 April

George – Martyr, Patron of England, c.304 – 23 April

Catherine of Sienna – Teacher of the Faith, 1380 – 29 April

Alphege – Archbishop of Canterbury, Martyr, 1012 – 19 April

MAY

Philip and James the Less – Apostles – 1 May

English Saints and Martyrs of the Reformation Era – 4 May

Julian of Norwich – Spiritual Writer, c.1417 – 8 May

John and Charles Wesley – Evangelists, Hymn Writers, 1791 and 1788 – 24 May

JUNE

Peter – Apostle and Martyr – 29 June

Justin – Martyr at Rome, c.165 – 1 June

Alban – First Martyr of Britain, c.250 – 22 June

Richard – Bishop of Chichester, 1253 – 16 June

JULY

Thomas – Apostle and Martyr – 3 July

Mary Magdalene – Disciple of Jesus – 22 July

Mary, Martha and Lazarus – Companions of our Lord – 29 July

William Wilberforce – Social Reformer, 1833 – 30 July

AUGUST

The Blessed Virgin Mary – Mother of our Lord – 15 August

Bartholomew – Apostle – 24 August

John Bunyan – Spiritual Writer, 1688 – 30 August

Mary Sumner – Founder of the Mother’s Union, 1921 – 9 August

SEPTEMBER

Matthew – Apostle and Evangelist – 21 September

Gregory the Great – Bishop of Rome, Teacher of the Faith, 604 – 3 September

Ninian – Bishop of Galloway, Apostle of the Picts, c.432 – 16 September

Hildegard – Abbess of Bingen, Visionary, 1179 – 17 September

OCTOBER

Simon and Jude – Apostles – 28 October

Francis of Assisi – Friar, Deacon, Founder of the Friars Minor, 1226 – 4 October

Teresa of Avila – Teacher of the Faith, 1582 – 15 October

Wilfred of Ripon – Bishop, Missionary, 709 – 12 October

Henry Martyn – Translator of the Scriptures, Missionary in India and Persia, 1812 – 19 October

NOVEMBER

Andrew – Apostle – 23 November

The Saints and Martyrs of England – 8 November

Martin of Tours – Bishop of Tours, c.397 – 11 November

Hilda of Whitby – Abbess of Whitby, 680 – 19 November

DECEMBER

John – Apostle and Evangelist – 27 December

Stephen – Deacon, First Martyr – 8 December

Nicholas – Bishop of Myra, c.326 – 6 December

THE COLLECT FOR APOSTLES AND EVANGELISTS: Lord God, the source of truth and love, keep us faithful to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, united in prayer and the breaking of bread, and one in joy and simplicity of heart, in Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.