March 2026

Date

Time

Service

Readings

Anthem

Hymns

1st  

 

Lent 2

10.30am

Parish Communion with

Healing Prayer

Genesis 12.1-4a
Romans 4.1-5, 13-17
John 3.1-17
Lead me Lord:
S.S.Wesley
Hymn: 380 [*Omit] At the name of Jesus
Responsorial Psalm: 121
Gradual Hymn: 386 Be thou my vision
Offertory Hymn: 470 I, the Lord of sea and skies
Hymn: 627 Ye servants of God

8th

 

Lent 3

10.30am

 Service of the Word

Exodus 17.1-7
Romans 5.1-11
John 4.5-42
God is a Spirit:
Sterndale-Bennett

The Secret of Christ:
Richard Shephard
Hymn: 368 All my hope on God is founded
Choral Response: Within me my soul is thirsting Taize
Hymn: 211 [*Omit] We love the place, O God
Hymn: 175[i] Come down, O love divine
Hymn: 589 The King of love my shepherd is

15th

Lent 4

Mothering Sunday

10.30am

Parish Communion

Exodus 2.1-10
Colossians 3.12-17
John 19.25-27
Ave Verum:
Caccinni
Hymn: 362 Tell out my soul
Responsorial Psalm: 34.11-20
Gradual Hymn: 320 [i] Praise we now the word of grace
Offertory Hymn: 487 Jesus, good above all other
Hymn: 505 [*Omit] 71 Lord Jesus Christ

22nd

Lent 5

Passiontide

10.30am Sung Matins Ezekiel 37.1-14
John 11.1-45
O Saviour of the World:
Goss
Hymn: 565 Rock of ages, cleft for me
Psalm: 130
Hymn: 598 There's a wideness in God's mercy

29th

 

Palm Sunday

 

Clocks go forward

10.30am

United Benefice Holy Communion

Matthew 21.1-11
Isaiah 50.4-9a
Philippians 2.5-11
Matthew 26.14-27.66
Take, eat, this is my body:
Paul Simmons
MP 622
King of Kings, majesty
MP1000

Hymn: HoN905 We have a King that rides a donkey

Psalm 31.9-16

Gradual: 432 From heaven you came precious babe

Offertory Hymn: 112 Mys song is love unknown

Sanctus: Holy, most Holy (Slane)

O Lamb of God (Repton)

Hymn: MP881 Lord, I lift your name on high