The Bridge Group Parish

THE BRIDGE GROUP PARISH

Nackington   Lower Hardres   Bridge   Patrixbourne   Bekesbourne

Services in The Bridge Group Parish

Services in The Bridge Benefice

Service details and readings for November 2023

12th November

Remembrance Sunday (3rd before Advent)

Amos 5.18-24;
Psalm 70; 1 Thessalonians 4.13-18; 
Matthew 25.1-13

 

(Alternative readings for Remembrance may be used)

10 am Communion at St Peter’s Bridge (Parade Service with Act of Remembrance at 10.50)

 

10am Remembrance Service at St Mary’s Nackington followed by Wreath laying at the War Memorial

 

10.45 Wreath Laying at the War Memorial in Lower Hardres

19th November

2nd Sunday before Advent (Safeguarding Sunday)

 

Zephaniah 1.7,12-18; 1 Thessalonians 5.1-11; 

Matthew 25.14-30

10am Traditional Sung Holy Communion at St Mary’s Patrixbourne

 

4pm All Age Family Service at St Peter’s Bridge

26th November

Christ the King (Sunday next before Advent

Ezekiel 34.11-16,20-24;

Ephesians 1.15-23; 

Matthew 25.31-46

 

10am Parish Communion

St Mary’s Lower Hardres

 

 

 

Service details and readings for December 2023

3rd December

Advent Sunday

Isaiah 64.1-9;

Psalm 80.1-7,17-19; 1 Corinthians 1.3-9; 

Mark 13.24-37

8am BCP Communion St Mary’s, Nackington

 

10am Songs of Praise at St Peter’s Bekesbourne (Advent Carols)

 

6pm Choral Evensong at St Peter’s, Bridge

 

9th December

Messy Church

 

 

4pm Bridge and Patrixbourne CEP

10th December

2nd Sunday of Advent

Isaiah 40.1-11;

2 Peter 3.8-15a; 

Mark 1.1-8

10 am Communion at St Peter’s Bridge

 

17th December

3rd Sunday of Advent

 

Isaiah 61.1-4,8-11; Psalm 126; 1 Thessalonians 5.16-24;

 John 1.6-28

9.30am Morning Prayer at St Mary’s Nackington

 

10am Traditional Sung Holy Communion at St Mary’s Patrixbourne

 

7pm Bridge Carol Service at Bridge

 

Friday 22nd December

 

 

7pm Carol Service St Mary’s Patrixbourne

 

24th December

4th Sunday of Advent

 

Christmas Eve

2 Samuel 7.1-11,16; Romans 16.25-27; 

Luke 1.26-38

 

 

 

 

 

Isaiah 52:7-10

Hebrews 1:1-12

John 1:1-14

10am Parish Communion

St Mary’s Lower Hardres

 

3pm Christingle Service at Bridge

5pm Christingle Service at Bridge

 

10pm Christmas Eucharist Nackington

 

25th December

Christmas Day

 

Isaiah 52:7-10

Hebrews 1:1-12

John 1:1-14

9.30am Christmas Communion St Peter’s Bridge

 

11am Christmas Carol Service St Peter’s Bekesbourne

 

31st December

1st Sunday of Christmas

Isaiah 61:10-62:3

Galatians 4:4-7

Luke 2: 15-21

 

 

10am Benefice Communion St Mary’s Nackington

Service details and readings for January 2024

 

7th January

 

Epiphany

Isaiah 60:1-6

Psalm 72: [1-9] 10-15

Ephesians 3:1-12

Matthew 2:1-12

10am Benefice Communion Service at St Peter’s Bekesbourne

 

6pm Choral Evensong (Come and sing)

 

13th January

 

 

4-6pm Messy Church at Bridge School

 

14th January

 

Epiphany 2

 

1 Samuel 3.1-10, (11-20);

Revelation 5:1-10;

John 1.43-51

 

10am Benefice Communion at St Peter’s Bridge

 

21st January

 

3rd Sunday of Epiphany

Genesis 14:17-20;

Revelation 19:6-10;

John 2:1-11

10am Benefice Communion Service at St Mary’s Patrixbourne

 

4pm Family Service at St Peter’s Bridge

 

28th January

 

4th Sunday after Epiphany

Deuteronomy 18.15-20; Revelation 12:1-5a;

Mark 1.21-28

 

10am Benefice Communion at St Mary’s Lower Hardres

 

4th February

2nd Sunday before Lent

 

8am BCP Communion St Mary’s, Nackington

 

10am Songs of Praise St Peter’s Bekesbourne

 

6pm Choral Evensong (Come and sing)