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(Website last updated on 21 February 2025)
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Collect for the Third Sunday before Lent
(16 February)
Almighty God,
who alone can bring order
to the unruly wills and passions of sinful humanity:
give your people grace
so to love what you command
and to desire what you promise,
that, among the many changes of this world,
our hearts may surely there be fixed
where true joys are to be found;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Copyright © The Archbishops' Council 2000
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CHURCH SERVICES IN THE TEAM
(check the full notice sheet for variations)
Midweek
Monday 5.00 p.m. Evening Prayer, Holy Trinity
Tuesday 8.00 a.m. Morning Prayer, St John's
Tuesday 5.00 p.m. Evening Prayer, St John's
Wednesday 8.00 a.m. Morning Prayer, St John's
3rd Wednesdays 9.45 a.m. Creation Eucharist, Holy Trinity
Wednesday 5.00 p.m. Evening Prayer, Christ Church
Thursday 8.00 a.m. Morning Prayer, St John's
Thursday 12.15 p.m. Eucharist, Holy Trinity
Thursday 5.00 p.m. Evening Prayer, Holy Trinity
Saturday
9.00 a.m. Eucharist, Christ Church
10.00 a.m. (1st Saturdays) Climate Vigil, Christ Church
Sunday
8.00 a.m. (1st Sundays) BCP Holy Communion, Christ Church
9.30 a.m. Parish Eucharist, St John's
10.00 a.m. Parish Eucharist, Holy Trinity
11.15 a.m. Parish Eucharist, Christ Church
6.00 p.m. (2nd Sundays) Prayers for the Planet, St John's
TEAM MINISTRY ROTA
The Team Ministry rota for March to May 2025 can be found
here.
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The Merton Priory Team Ministry
Welcome to the website of the Parish of Merton Priory in South Wimbledon, London SW19.
We welcome and encourage all people to worship God with us. Whether or not you are new to the area,
you are most welcome to join us in our acts of worship and share in our Anglican tradition.
The Merton Priory Team consists of three churches, details of which are on the following websites:
Christ Church, Colliers Wood,
St John the Divine, Merton, and
Holy Trinity & St Peter, South Wimbledon.
NOTICES IN BRIEF
(For the full church notice sheet, click on this link.)
Parish Ale Festival
Join us at St John's on Friday, 21 February (5–10 p.m.) for an evening of Folk music,
Morris Dancing, hot food, beers and ciders from The Trafalgar Pub. Tickets are available from
the Peoples Fundraising website.
All are welcome.
(2 February 2025)
Quiz Night at Holy Trinity, 1 March
On Saturday 1 March there will be a Christ Church Fundraising Quiz Night with Sausage Supper at Holy Trinity.
Doors will open at 6.30 p.m. for a 7 p.m. start. Tickets are £10 per person (plus £1.55
booking fee) from https://bit.ly/CCquizandsupper;
there will be limited £13 tickets on the door.
Come as a team or be a ringer in someone else's!
(16 February 2025)
Curate News
Mary Kilikidi will be joining
the Team as Curate in the summer. Mary is Russian of Greek heritage and she spent most of her
adult life in Russia. She studied theology and philosophy in Moscow prior to moving to Devon in 2021.
In 2022 she started her training at Westcott House. Coming from Orthodox and Lutheran traditions, Mary
is interested in ecumenism and hopes to use her knowledge and experience in her ministry.
Mary is passionate about inclusion and has done some work in this field at her church attachment in Cambridge.
Another passion of hers is trauma theology and learning the ways of how a church community can become trauma-informed
and how it can serve those who have experienced trauma. Mary co-authored a liturgical book for trauma-informed and
trauma-oriented worship which is expected to be published in summer 2025. In her free time Mary likes travelling
and is interested in photography and history. Mary is excited about serving as a curate at Merton Priory and is
looking forward to serving the community.
(14 February 2025)
The Bishop's Certificate in Discipleship
The Bishop's Certificate in Discipleship is a ten-month course exploring the Christian faith. There are
modules about the Bible, being Anglican, what Christians believe, living as a follower of Jesus Christ,
and putting your future into God's hands. It is for anybody who wants to be more confident about their
faith, or begin to explore whether God is calling them to a ministry. You can take the course either
in person at Trinity House or online via Zoom, and there are evening or morning groups. The cost is £220,
but no one is ever prevented from taking the course because of the expense. This year's course has now begun,
but it's not too soon to register your interest for the course beginning in September 2025. For further details,
email the Southwark Diocese.
(26 January 2025)
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Merton Priory PCC charity number is 1134253
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Prayer
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Lord our God,
we come into your presence, for you are our certainty, our refuge,
especially in these times when so much is happening to grieve and trouble us.
You are our God and our Saviour today and for all time.
You have always been our Saviour and helper,
and you will remain our Saviour and helper forever.
We praise you and glorify your name.
Give a new spirit in our day, we pray,
new help through the gospel brought by Jesus Christ.
May your name be kept holy, your kingdom come,
and your will be done on earth as in heaven.
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INCLUSIVE CHURCH
The churches of the Merton Priory Team are members of Inclusive Church – a network of churches,
groups and individuals uniting together around a shared vision.
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MISSION STATEMENT
The Merton Priory Team Ministry is committed to promoting the Gospel of Jesus Christ according to the
doctrines and practices of the Church of England. We are guided by our
mission statement, agreed in 2011:
In Merton Priory Team Ministry we aim to be a community
Faithful to God
Sharing with those in need
Caring for one another
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