January 2021 services in SCAN
Sunday 17th January- online on Facebook and our YouTube channel from 9.30am
Iona Eucharist
There will be no services in any of our churches until further notice
Common Worship Morning Prayer on Facebook Live!
Join us for Morning Prayer on the Scan Parish Facebook Page on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday weekdays at 10.30am led usually by Coralie
You can access the seasonal order of service, including lectionary readings, either on the smartphone app Daily Prayer or the Church of England website here
Please keep visiting this page and contact us for further information using this or the A Church Near You website
Other resources will be posted from time to time on our podcasts and more page so remember to visist this section too!
SCAN 'as live' services
On our Facebook page and YouTube channel:
Iona Eucharist, 17th January 2021 9.30am
Iona Communion, 10th January 2021
Something Different service for Epiphany -New Year, New Start 10.30am 3rd January 2021
Christmas Day Morning Prayer with a reflection from Revd Coralie
(saved on our Facebook page and this website)
Midnight Mass from St Lauds, Sherington, 24th December
Christ the King, Holy Communion from St Firmins, North Crawley 22nd November
Holy Communion from St Lauds, 15th November
Something Different, 11am 2nd August
Holy Communion from St Lawrence, Chicheley 11am 26th July
Holy Communion from St Firmins, North Crawley 11am 19th July
Iona Eucharist from St Lauds, Sherington, 11am 12th July
Something Different, 11am 5th July
Holy Communion from St Lauds, Sherington 11am 28th June
Holy Communion from St Lawrence, Chicheley 11am 21st June
Holy Communion from St Firmins, 11am 14th June
A service for Trinity Sunday, 10.30 am 7th June
Morning Prayer, 1st Sunday after Ascension Day 24th May
Rogation Sunday, 17th May
Holy Communion from St Lauds, Sherington Sunday, 10th May
In Praise of Creation, Morning Prayer Sunday 26th April
Revd. Coralie's Story of the Cross
A narrative in words and pictures on our Podcasts and more page
Good Friday reflection
A relection from Prof. John Fielding, our Licensed Lay Minister, inspired by a visit to Israel and the Holy Land
Church at Home - Oxford Diocese
Principal Diocesan services take place at 10 am each Sunday, except during August. Scroll down this link or visit the Oxford Diocese online church page
Second Sunday of Epiphany 17th January
The president today is the Revd Dr William Lamb, vicar of the University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford, and our address is given by the Revd Martin Williams, co-area dean for Amersham.
Today, we focus on the invitation to ‘Come and See’, made by Philip to Nathanael as he invites him to follow Jesus. We all are offered that same invitation to come and see today, to encounter Christ and be welcomed.
Thank you to everyone from across the diocese who has made this service possible, including clergy and people from Oxford, Dorchester, Amersham, Newbury, Reading, Waltham St Lawrence and Henley.
Links to the order of service and the many different ways to watch, listen or dial in will be published before 10am.
Bishop Steven's Blog
Series 1 – 3 of My (extraordinary) Family saw Bishop Steven talking with someone he’s come to know in his travels about their faith, their work and their story.
What does it mean to them to become more Christ-like: contemplative, compassionate and courageous for the sake of God’s world?
Steven's weekly blog can be accessed here on the Oxford Diocese website or search for Bishop Steven on your podcast app
Celtic Daily Prayer- prayers for morning and evening
Canticle from Morning Prayer
Christ, as a light illumine and guide me.
Christ, as a shield overshadow me.
Christ under me; Christ over me; Christ beside me on my left and my right.
This day be within and without me, lowly and meek, yet all-powerful.
Be in the heart of each to whom I speak; in the mouth of each who speaks unto me.
This day be within and without me, lowly and meek, yet all-powerful. Christ as a light;
Christ as a shield; Christ beside me on my left and my right.
Expressions of faith from Evening Prayer
Lord, You have always given bread for the coming day; and though I am poor, today I believe.
Lord, You have always given strength for the coming day; and though I am weak, today I believe. Lord,
You have always given peace for the coming day; and though of anxious heart, today I believe.
Lord, You have always kept me safe in trials; and now, tried as I am, today I believe.
Lord, You have always marked the road for the coming day; and though it may be hidden, today I believe.
Lord, You have always lightened this darkness of mine; and though the night is here, today I believe.
Lord, You have always spoken when time was ripe; and though you be silent now, today I believe.
Celtic Daily Prayer, Book Two Farther Up and Farther In 2015, The Northumbria Community Trust
Daily Hope
Daily Hope offers music, prayers and reflections as well as full worship services from the Church of England at the end of a telephone line. The line – which is available 24 hours a day on 0800 804 8044 – has been set up particularly with those unable to join online church services during the period of restrictions in mind.
Callers will hear a special greeting from Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury before being able to choose from a range of options, including hymns, prayers, reflections and advice on COVID-19.
Options available include materials also available digitally by the Church of England’s Communications team such as Prayer During the Day and Night Prayer, updated daily, from Common Worship, and a recording of the Church of England weekly national online service.
A section called Hymn Line offers callers a small selection of hymns, updated daily. An option entitled ‘Hymns We Love’, provides a hymn and reflection and is based on an initiative by the Connections group
Christ Church cathedral, Oxford
Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, has a regular series of services and reflections. Visit Christ Church Soundcloud page for a full listing.
Online worship - other resources
A link to additional Church of England online resouces can be accessed here, including the prayer for today.
The Church Times website has some really useful links, with access to theological refelections, blogs, meditations and RSCM's (Royal Society of Church Music) Hymn of the Day which you can sing along to - and singing is good for you!
Weddings and baptisms
Weddings in our churches cannot take place from the 5th November following revised government regulations and national church guidance. For further info, please use the contact link below.
Emergency baptisms can take place in a hospital or at home, though subject to strict hygiene precautions and physical distancing as far as this is possible.
Please contact us here
SCAN prayer chain
Are you experiencing a time of difficulty?
Perhaps you are suffering, feeling anxious or afraid? Maybe you are struggling with bereavement, loneliness or sadness?
Whatever your circumstances if you would like them to be prayed for by members of the prayer chain please contact:
Jan Weatherley
tel: 01234 391387
email: contactscanparish@gmail.com
All requests will be treated sensitively and if you prefer personal details may remain anonymous when passed along the chain.
Please ask permission if for someone else.
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus”
page updated 17/01/20