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LOOKING BACK

This page lists items that have appeared between 22 March 2020 and 25 June 2023. Please browse and use them in your devotions and activities.

Services in the Merton Priory Team are no longer being regularly filmed and uploaded, but the Church of England website has a weekly service.

SERVICES AND PRAYERS

25 June 2023 (Inclusive Church Sunday):
    • Parish Eucharist with Junior Church at Holy Trinity led by Mark (video)

28 May 2023 (Pentecost):
    • Parish Eucharist at Holy Trinity led by Mark (video)

7 May 2023 (Fifth Sunday of Easter):
    • Parish Eucharist at St John's led by Mark (video; order of service; collect and readings)

23 April 2023 (Third Sunday of Easter):
    • Parish Eucharist with Junior Church at Holy Trinity led by Mark (video)

16 April 2023 (Second Sunday of Easter):
    • Parish Eucharist at Christ Church led by Revd Hannah Neale (video; order of service; collect and readings)

26 March 2023 (Fifth Sunday of Lent):
    • Parish Eucharist with Junior Church at Holy Trinity led by Mark (video; collect and readings)

12 March 2023 (Third Sunday of Lent):
    • Parish Eucharist at St John's led by Alison (video; order of service; collect and readings)

26 February 2023 (First Sunday of Lent)
    • Parish Eucharist at Holy Trinity led by Mark (video)

12 February 2023 (Second Sunday before Lent; Racial Justice Sunday)
    • Parish Eucharist at Christ Church led by Mark (video; order of service; collect and readings)

8 January 2023 (Epiphany)
    • Parish Eucharist at St John's led by Simon (video; order of service; collect and readings)

11 December 2022 (Third Sunday of Advent; Gaudete Sunday)
    • Parish Eucharist at Christ Church led by Alison (video; order of service; collect and readings)

27 November 2022 (Advent Sunday)
    • Parish Eucharist at St John's led by Alison (video; order of service; collect and readings)

13 November 2022 (Remembrance Sunday)
    • Parish Eucharist at Holy Trinity led by Mark (video)

23 October 2022 (Last Sunday after Trinity; Bible Sunday)
    • Parish Eucharist at Christ Church led by Alison (video; order of service; collect and readings)

9 October 2022 (Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity)
    • Parish Eucharist at Holy Trinity led by Mark (video)

18 September 2022 (Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity)
    • Parish Eucharist at Holy Trinity led by Mark (video)

4 September 2022 (Twelfth Sunday after Trinity; Creationtide)
    • Parish Eucharist at St John's led by Mark (video; order of service)

7 August 2022 (Eighth Sunday after Trinity)
    • Parish Eucharist with Baptisms at Holy Trinity led by Simon (video)

17 July 2022 (Fifth Sunday after Trinity)
    • Parish Eucharist at Christ Church led by Alison (video; collect and readings)

3 July 2022 (Thomas the Apostle)
    • All-Age Parish Eucharist at Holy Trinity led by Revd Simon Asquith (video; collect and readings)

29 May 2022 (Seventh Sunday of Easter)
    • Parish Eucharist at St John's led by Mark (video; collect and readings)

8 May 2022 (Fourth Sunday of Easter)
    • Parish Eucharist at Christ Church led by Alison (video; order of service; collect and readings)

10 April 2022 (Palm Sunday)
    • Parish Eucharist at Holy Trinity led by Mark (video)

27 March 2022 (Mothering Sunday)
    • Parish Eucharist at Christ Church led by Alison (video; order of service; collect and readings)

13 March (Second Sunday of Lent)
    • Parish Eucharist at Holy Trinity led by Mark (video; collect and readings)

4 March 2022 (World Day of Prayer)
    • Service at St John's (video)

27 February 2022 (Sunday Next before Lent)
    • Parish Eucharist at Holy Trinity led by Mark (video; collect and readings)

13 February 2022 (Third Sunday before Lent)
    • Parish Eucharist at Holy Trinity led by Mark (video; collect and readings)

6 February 2022 (Fourth Sunday before Lent)
    • Parish Eucharist at Christ Church led by Alison (video; order of service; collect and readings; intercessions)

30 January 2022 (Presentation of Christ in the Temple)
    • Merton Priory Team Service for Candlemas and launch of Mission Action Plan at Holy Trinity, led by Mark (slide presentation)

23 January 2022 (Third Sunday of Epiphany)
    • Parish Eucharist at Christ Church led by Alison (video; order of service; collect and readings)

16 January 2022 (Second Sunday of Epiphany)
    • Parish Eucharist at St John's led by Alison (video; order of service; collect and readings; sermon)

9 January 2022 (Baptism of Christ)
    • Healing Service at Holy Trinity led by Mark (video 1; video 2; collect and readings)

2 January 2022 (Epiphany)
    • Parish Eucharist at Christ Church led by Alison (video; order of service; collect and readings)

12 December 2021 (Third Sunday of Advent)
    • Parish Eucharist at Holy Trinity led by Mark (video; collect and readings)

5 December 2021 (Second Sunday of Advent)
    • Parish Eucharist at Christ Church led by Alison (video; order of service; prayers on lighting the Advent candle; collect and readings)

28 November 2021 (First Sunday of Advent)
    • Advent Carol Service at St John's (video; order of service)

21 November 2021 (Christ the King)
    • Parish Eucharist at Holy Trinity led by Mark (video; collect and readings)

14 November 2021 (Remembrance Sunday)
    • Parish Eucharist at St John's led by Alison (video; order of service; collect and readings)

7 November 2021 (Third Sunday before Advent)
    • Parish Eucharist at Christ Church led by Alison (video; order of service; collect and readings)

31 October 2021 (All Saints' Day)
    • Parish Eucharist at Christ Church led by Alison (video; order of service)

24 October 2021 (Last Sunday after Trinity)
    • Service of Morning Prayer at St John's led by Simon (video)

17 October 2021 (Twentieth Sunday after Trinity)
    • Parish Eucharist at Holy Trinity led by Mark (video)

10 October 2021 (Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity)
    • Parish Eucharist at Christ Church led by Revd Alastair Newman (video; order of service)

3 October 2021 (Harvest)
    • All Age Eucharist at Holy Trinity led by Mark (video)

26 September 2021 (Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity)
    • Parish Eucharist at Holy Trinity led by Mark (video; video; order of service; Sister Chris's sermon)

12 September 2021 (Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity)
    • Parish Eucharist at St John's led by Alison (video; order of service)

5 September 2021 (Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity)
    • Parish Eucharist at Holy Trinity led by Mark (video)

29 August 2021 (Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity)
    • Parish Eucharist at Holy Trinity led by Revd Hannah Neale (video)

22 August 2021 (Twelfth Sunday after Trinity)
    • Parish Eucharist at St John's led by Alison (video; order of service; Sister Chris's sermon)

15 August 2021 (The Blessed Virgin Mary)
    • Parish Eucharist at Christ Church led by Alison (video; order of service; homily)

8 August 2021 (Tenth Sunday after Trinity)
    • Parish Eucharist at Holy Trinity led by Belemo (video; order of service)

1 August 2021 (Ninth Sunday after Trinity)
    • Parish Eucharist at St John's led by Belemo (video; order of service)

25 July 2021 (Eighth Sunday after Trinity; James the Apostle)
    • Parish Eucharist at Christ Church led by Mark (video; order of service)

18 July 2021 (Seventh Sunday after Trinity; Climate Sunday)
    • Parish Eucharist at Holy Trinity led by Mark (video)

11 July 2021 (Sixth Sunday after Trinity)
    • Parish Eucharist at Christ Church led by Alison (video; order of service; sermon by Sister Christine Reeves; welcome to a new deacon)

4 July 2021 (Fifth Sunday after Trinity)
    • Parish Eucharist at St John's led by Alison (video; order of service)

27 June 2021 (Fourth Sunday after Trinity)
    • Parish Eucharist at Holy Trinity led by Belemo (video)

20 June 2021 (Third Sunday after Trinity)
    • Parish Eucharist at St John's led by Alison (video; order of service; intercessions)

13 June 2021 (Second Sunday after Trinity)
    • Parish Eucharist at Holy Trinity led by Mark (video; order of service)

6 June 2021 (First Sunday after Trinity)
    • Parish Eucharist at Christ Church led by Mark (video; order of service)

30 May 2021 (Trinity Sunday)
    • Parish Eucharist at Holy Trinity led by Mark (video; order of service)

23 May 2021 (Pentecost)
    • Parish Eucharist at Christ Church led by Mark (video; order of service; intercessions)

13 May 2021 (Ascension Day)
    • Parish Eucharist at Christ Church led by Belemo (video; sermon)

9 May 2021 (Sixth Sunday of Easter; Christian Aid Week)
    • Parish Eucharist at Holy Trinity led by Belemo (video)

2 May 2021 (Fifth Sunday of Easter)
    • Parish Eucharist at St John's led by Belemo (video; order of service)

25 April 2021 (Fourth Sunday of Easter)
    • Parish Eucharist at Holy Trinity led by Belemo (video; order of service)

18 April 2021 (Third Sunday of Easter)
    • Parish Eucharist at St John's led by Alison (video; order of service; homily)

11 April 2021 (Second Sunday of Easter)
    • Parish Eucharist at Holy Trinity led by Mark (video; order of service)

4 April 2021 (Easter Day)
    • Virtual Early Service (for children aged 6 and under and their families) at Holy Trinity (video)
    • Parish Eucharist at Christ Church led by Alison (video; order of service; the Gloria; homily)

2 April 2021 (Good Friday)
    • Liturgy of the Passion at St John's led by Belemo (video; order of service; homily)

28 March 2021 (Palm Sunday)
    • Parish Eucharist at Christ Church led by Alison (video; order of service; sermon; Passion narrative)

21 March 2021 (Passion Sunday)
    • Parish Eucharist at Holy Trinity led by Mark (video; order of service)

14 March 2021 (Mothering Sunday)
    • Parish Eucharist at St John's led by Belemo (video; order of service)

7 March 2021 (Third Sunday of Lent)
    • Service of the Word at Christ Church led by Alison (video; order of service; homily)

28 February 2021 (Second Sunday of Lent)
    • Virtual Early Service (for children aged 6 and under and their families) at Holy Trinity (video)
    • Service of the Word led by Mark (video; order of service; sermon)

21 February 2021 (First Sunday of Lent)
    • Service of the Word at Christ Church led by Alison (video; order of service; homily)

14 February 2021 (Sunday next before Lent)
    • Service of the Word at Holy Trinity led by Belemo (video; order of service; sermon)

7 February 2021 (Second Sunday before Lent)
    • Service of the Word led by Mark (video; order of service; homily)

31 January 2021 (Presentation of Christ in the Temple, Candlemas)
    • Service of the Word at Christ Church led by Alison (video; order of service; address)

24 January 2021 (Third Sunday of Epiphany)
    • Virtual Early Service (for children aged 6 and under and their families) at Holy Trinity (video)
    • Service of the Word at Christ Church led by Belemo (video; order of service; sermon)

17 January 2021 (Second Sunday of Epiphany)
    • Service of the Word led by Mark (video; order of service; homily)

10 January 2021 (Birth of Christ)
    • Parish Eucharist at St John's led by Alison (video)

3 January 2021 (Epiphany)
    • Parish Eucharist at Holy Trinity led by Mark (video; order of service)

25 December 2020 (Christmas Day)
    • Parish Eucharist for Christmas Day at Holy Trinity led by Mark (video)

24 December 2020 (Christmas Eve)
    • Holy Trinity Crib Service 2020 (video)

20 December 2020 (Fourth Sunday of Advent)
    • Parish Eucharist at Christ Church led by Alison (video; order of service; sermon)

13 December 2020 (Third Sunday of Advent)
    • Parish Eucharist at St John's led by Belemo (video; order of service; sermon)

11 December 2020
    • Christ Church Community Carol Service 2020 (video)

6 December 2020 (Second Sunday of Advent)
    • Service of Communion by Extension at Christ Church led by Nick (video; order of service; sermon)

29 November 2020 (Advent Sunday)
    • Parish Eucharist at St John's led by Belemo (video; order of service; homily)

22 November 2020 (Christ the King)
    • Virtual Early Service (for children aged 6 and under and their families) at Holy Trinity (video)
    • 'Service of Thanksgiving and Loss in 2020' at Holy Trinity led by Mark (video; order of service; sermon)

15 November 2020 (Second Sunday before Advent)
    • Sunday Service at Christ Church led by Alison (video; order of service; sermon)

8 November 2020 (Third Sunday before Advent)
    • Remembrance Day Service at Holy Trinity led by Mark (video; order of service; sermon)

1 November 2020 (All Saints' Day)
    • Memorial Service at St John's led by Alison (video; order of service)

25 October 2020 (Bible Sunday)
    • Virtual Early Service (for children aged 6 and under and their families) at Holy Trinity (video)
    • Parish Eucharist at Christ Church led by Belemo (video; order of service; sermon)

18 October 2020 (Luke the Evangelist)
    • Parish Eucharist at St John's led by Mark (video; order of service; sermon by Revd Hannah Neale)

11 October 2020 (Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity)
    • Service for Racial Justice Sunday at Christ Church led by Alison (video; order of service; sermon; sermon by Belemo given at Holy Trinity)

4 October 2020 (Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity)
    • Harvest Festival Service at Holy Trinity led by Mark (video; order of service)

27 September 2020 (Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity)
    • Virtual Early Service (for children aged 6 and under and their families) at Holy Trinity (video)
    • Sunday Service at St John's led by Alison (video; order of service; homily)

20 September 2020 (Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity)
    • Sunday Service with Baptism at Holy Trinity led by Mark (video; order of service)

13 September 2020 (Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity)
    • Sunday Service at Christ Church led by Alison (video; order of service; Nick's sermon)

6 September 2020 (Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity)
    • Sunday Service at Holy Trinity led by Duncan (video; order of service; Mark's homily)

30 August 2020 (Twelfth Sunday after Trinity)
    • Sunday Service at Christ Church led by Alison (video; order of service; homily)

23 August 2020 (Eleventh Sunday after Trinity)
    • Early Service (for younger children and their families) at Holy Trinity led by Mark (video)
    • Sunday Service at St John's led by Mark (video; order of service; homily)

16 August 2020 (Tenth Sunday after Trinity)
    • Sunday Service at Holy Trinity led by Duncan (video; order of service)

9 August 2020 (Ninth Sunday after Trinity)
    • Sunday Service at Christ Church led by Belemo (video; order of service; sermon)

2 August 2020 (Eighth Sunday after Trinity)
    • Sunday Service at Christ Church led by Alison (video; order of service; homily)

26 July 2020 (Seventh Sunday after Trinity)
    • Sunday Service at Holy Trinity led by Duncan (video; order of service)

19 July 2020 (Sixth Sunday after Trinity)
    • Sunday Service at Christ Church led by Alison (video; order of service; text of Nick's sermon)

12 July 2020 (Fifth Sunday after Trinity)
    • Sunday Service at St John's led by Alison (video; order of service; text of homily)

5 July 2020 (Fourth Sunday after Trinity)
    • Sunday Service at Holy Trinity led by Mark (video; order of service)

28 June 2020 (Third Sunday after Trinity; also Petertide)
    • Sunday Service led by Mark (video; order of service; text of homily)

21 June 2020 (Second Sunday after Trinity)
    • Sunday Service led by Belemo (video; order of service; text of homily)

14 June 2020 (First Sunday after Trinity)
    • Sunday Service led by Alison (video; order of service; text of homily)

7 June 2020 (Trinity Sunday)
    • Service for Trinity Sunday led by Mark (video; order of service; text of homily)

31 May 2020 (Pentecost)
    • Pentecost Service with Agape Meal, led by Alison, Belemo and Mark (video; order of service)
    • Homily from Bishop Richard, the Bishop of Kingston, on 'Looking forward, that deeper reflection can now – and is – occurring' (video)

24 May 2020
    • Sunday Service led by Belemo (video; order of service; text of homily)
    • Homily from Bishop Richard, the Bishop of Kingston, on 'It really does matter, the kind of world which we begin to shape' (video)

21 May 2020 (Ascension Day)
    • Ascension Day service led by Nick (video; order of service; text of homily)

17 May 2020 (Rogation Sunday)
    • Sunday Service led by Alison (video; order of service; text of homily)
    • Homily from Bishop Richard, the Bishop of Kingston, on 'Proclaiming the Gospel afresh in every generation' (video)

10 May 2020
    • Sunday Service led by Mark (video; order of service)
    • Homily from Bishop Richard, the Bishop of Kingston, on 'How can we know the way?' (video)

3 May 2020
    • Sunday Service led by Belemo (video; order of service; text of homily)
    • Homily from Bishop Richard, the Bishop of Kingston, on '...that we might have life in all its fullness' (video)

26 April 2020
    • Sunday Service led by Alison (video; order of service; text of homily)
    • Homily from Bishop Richard, the Bishop of Kingston, on '...something which points to the deepest truths about reality, and about life, and about God' (video)

19 April 2020
    • Sunday Service led by Mark (video; order of service; text of homily)
    • Homily from Bishop Richard, the Bishop of Kingston, on 'There is a transition from fear to a profound peace in the presence of the risen Christ' (video)

Easter Day, 12 April 2020
    • Service for Easter Sunday led by Nick Mayhew-Smith (video; text)
    • Easter message from Mark (text)
    • Easter Liturgy from Bishop Richard, the Bishop of Kingston (video)

Holy Week, 6–12 April 2020
    • Homily from Bishop Richard, the Bishop of Kingston, for Holy Week and Easter 2020 (video; text)
    • Liturgy of Good Friday led by Mark (video; text of the service; text of the Thought)
    • Service for Maundy Thursday led by Alison (video; text)

Sunday Service for Palm Sunday, 5 April 2020, led by Revd Belemo Alagoa (video; order of service; homily)

Sunday Service for 29 March 2020 led by Alison (video; prayers)

Mothering Sunday, 22 March 2020
    • Service led by Mark (video; text)
    • Prayers from Mark Eminson and Richard Blades (video)
    • National broadcast by Archbishop Justin (video)

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PRAYERS FOR THE WEEK

Week commencing:
6 April 2020      13 April 2020      20 April 2020      27 April 2020      4 May 2020      11 May 2020      18 May 2020      25 May 2020      1 June 2020      8 June 2020      Prayers for racial healing, 15 June 2020      Windrush Day, 22 June 2020

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THOUGHTS FOR THE WEEK

12. Where everybody knows your name, by Susan Shriver (10 June 2020)
11. The locked door, by Nick Mayhew-Smith (3 June 2020)
10. Patience, by Alison Judge (27 May 2020)
9. Do not be afraid, by Liz Holder (20 May 2020)
8. Trust and obey, by Andy Coles (13 May 2020)
7. The supremacy of Christ, by Evelyn Wilson (6 May 2020)
6. Hail Mary, by David Marsden (29 April 2020)
5. Saying Yes to life (22 April 2020)
4. Isolation and inspiration, by Geoff Hunt (15 April 2020)
3. Safeguarding update, by Liz Tackley (8 April 2020)
2. Thoughts from nature, by Fiona Totty (1 April 2020)
1. Wilderness times, by Nicky Morgan (25 March 2020)

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MESSY CHURCH

11 July 2020: Being Thankful – a Messy Church celebration for July. See the video

13 June 2020: Jonah and the Whale, from Jonah, chapter 1. See video and creative ideas; dynamic make of a game

9 May 2020: Noah's Ark, God's rainbow, from Genesis 6:1 to 9:17. See video and construction ideas: animal face masks; dove; paper boat

11 April 2020: Messy Easter, about The Biggest Miracle Ever. See video and ideas for materials from Alison

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CHURCH RESPONSE TO CORONAVIRUS

Pastoral letter from the bishops of Southwark Diocese, 3 July 2020 (text)

Letter of support and encouragement during Passiontide from the Archbishops and Bishops, 27 March 2020 (text)

Papal Address (Urbi et Orbi), 27 March 2020, at which Pope Francis presided over an Extraordinary Moment of Prayer in St Peter's Square in a solitary service for relief from the Coronavirus (text)

Letter from Archbishops and Bishops announcing the closure of all churches in the Church of England, 24 March 2020 (text)

Letter from Bishop Christopher, the Bishop of Southwark, confirming the closure of churches and emphasizing the importance of continuing in prayer and private devotions, 24 March 2020 (text)

Letter from Revd Mark Eminson encouraging us to continue as a community of support, friendship and hope, 18 March 2020 (text)