The Lord calls us to do justly, love mercy and walk humbly with God - Micah 6:8
St John’s with St Mary’s is a friendly Church of England community in the heart of Devizes where we seek to walk openly and honestly with others as we learn to grow in God’s love. We invite you to experience and celebrate God’s love with us through worship and fellowship.
SERVICES DURING THE THIRD NATIONAL LOCKDOWN
While the church is closed for public worship, the parish of St John with St Mary is providing several options every week for people to join in worship.
Sunday 24th February is the First Sunday in Lent, and we return to our previous pattern of services with the addition of Stations of the Cross on Friday.
Remember, you can now dial into Zoom services if you don’t feel comfortable using the software – details of how to do so for each service are below.
The schedule for the week is:
- Sunday 21 February, from 8 am – YouTube/Facebook pre-recorded service (Holy Communion)
- Sunday 21 February, 10.30 am – Morning Prayer (Common Worship) on Zoom
- Wednesday 24 February, 5.30 pm – Evening Prayer (Book of Common Prayer) on Zoom
- Friday 26 February, 7 pm – Stations of the Cross on Zoom
Pre-Recorded Holy Communion
Our high quality pre-recorded service will include organ music played by Chris Totney.
This Service of the Word for the First Sunday of Lent is led by the Rev’d Canon Chris Burdon, who will also preach.
The service will be available as a première on both YouTube and Facebook from 8 a.m. on Sunday 21 February but you can click on the links below and watch at any time of the week after they are first premièred.
YouTube https://youtu.be/cWr19ImsEdI
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/stjohndevizes
Morning Prayer
On Sunday morning, 21 February, at 10.30 a.m., we will gather on Zoom to say Morning Prayer from Common Worship together on Zoom, led by the Rev’d Gerry Lynch. This will take around 30 minutes.
Please click on this link to join:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81623540934?pwd=SDlFaGVWZGl4Mkc0OXpVSkpRZGExZz09
Or if you prefer to log in with the passcode, the information is:
Meeting ID: 816 2354 0934 Passcode: 992041
To join in by phone, dial 020 3051 2874 or 020 3481 5240 and use the following information:
Meeting ID: 816 2354 0934 Passcode: 992041
Wednesday Evening Prayer
On Wednesday evening, 24 February, at 5.30 p.m., we will also gather on Zoom, again led by the Rev’d Gerry Lynch, this time to say Evening Prayer from the Book of Common Prayer. This should take around 25 minutes.
To join, click this link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88672768478?pwd=bFdxeHpzNE1JVEtQOWgwZHk2SDdVUT09
Or if you prefer to log in with the passcode, the information is:
Meeting ID: 886 7276 8478 Passcode: 503502
To join in by phone, dial 020 3051 2874 or 020 3481 5240 and use the following information:
Meeting ID: 886 7276 8478 Passcode: 503502
Stations of the Cross
On Friday 26 February, at 7 p.m., we will continue our weekly Lenten series of gatherings on Zoom to meditate on the Stations of Cross together, using a variety of liturgies and images to assist meditation. This service will be led by David Evans.
To join, click this link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84911877128?pwd=b05jQnBOK1B3MVBBV0ZhS2NTOXRUZz09
Or if you prefer to log in with the passcode, the information is:
Meeting ID: 849 1187 7128 Passcode: 332967
To join in by phone, dial 020 3051 2874 or 020 3481 5240 and use the following information:
Meeting ID: 849 1187 7128 Passcode: 332967
If anyone would like to help with any of the Zoom services, for example by leading one of the canticles or another part on the service at the Zoom worship, please let Gerry know by contacting him on rev@gerrylynch.co.uk or 07521 440 622.
We need a reader for the lesson for next Sunday’s pre-recorded service; please contact Gerry if you can help. He can record you in one of the churches, outdoors, or you can record yourself at home and transfer it to him.
Please follow the link https://www.facebook.com/stjohndevizes/live_videos to view our previously live streamed services
For your information:
The Church of England's weekly service is live-streamed every Sunday at 9am, and can be viewed at any time subsequently. The link can be found here: https://www.churchofengland.org/news-and-media/church-online
The Eucharist from Salisbury Cathedral is live-streamed every Sunday at 11am, but please note that it can only be watched live and is not available to view at any other time: https://www.salisburycathedral.org.uk/live
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We also advise you that ALL church groups are cancelled until further notice Groups.
The Parish Office is still closed and The Parish Administrator will be working from Home
The Parish Office is the main point of contact and any information will be disseminated from there to the Clergy and the Church Wardens.
The Contact details for The Parish Office are:
Telephone: 07808 987755
Email: admin@stjohnwithstmary.org.uk
Opening times: Mon, Wed, Fri 10.00am – 12 noon
The Parish Church of St John’s with St Mary’s, Devizes takes its responsibilities surrounding the safeguarding of children, young people, and adults who may be at risk very seriously, and works in partnership with the Diocese of Salisbury to ensure that we work in accordance with best practice at all times.
Our Parish Safeguarding Policy can be downloaded here
If you have any Safeguarding questions or concerns you can contact our Parish Safeguarding Officer, Jerry King on 723830 email kingdevizes@aol.com
Alternatively you can contact the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisers: see our Parish Safeguarding Policy for contact details
Please visit our PCC page to view our Policies and Risk Assessments.
Please click this link to view the independent shops within Devizes: https://www.indevizes.org.uk
