Sundays and Holy Days
Second Sunday of Lent
Sunday, 16 March, 2025
Collect for the day
Almighty God,
by the prayer and discipline of Lent
may we enter into the mystery of Christ’s sufferings,
and by following in his Way
come to share in his glory;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Or this:
Almighty God,
you show to those who are in error the light of your truth,
that they may return to the way of righteousness:
grant to all those who are admitted into the
fellowship of Christ’s religion,
that they may reject those things that are
contrary to their profession,
and follow all such things as are agreeable to the same;
through our Lord Jesus Christ,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
Sermon
Fr Mark’s talk at the 9:30 am Music Group Eucharist at Steyning will be recorded live and uploaded to the Sermons page after the service.
Bible readings
The shorter Contemporary English Version readings used at the 9:30 Music Group Eucharist can be read here.
See this week’s notices for the Common Worship lectionary readings for this Sunday morning.
Should you be unable to get to church, the Church of England continues to provide a videoed, pre-recorded service, available every weekend, and which can be followed here. Services continue to be streamed live from our Cathedral, and can be found here.
Sunday Evenings
We normally have an evening service at 6pm on Sundays.
- On the first Sunday of the month this is Reflections, built around a period of quiet contemplation.
- We have Choral Evensong on the third Sunday of the month (except in August, when the choir is on holiday, and December, when we have Christmas choral evening services).
- On the fourth Sunday of the month at 6pm there will be a Taizé service held in the chancel.
- Otherwise there is usually a quiet evening service in our Cuthman Chapel in traditional language.
These times and dates may change according to season or special events, please refer to our calendar or the current notice sheet.
Weekday Services
Our weekly 11:30am WEDNESDAY EUCHARIST takes place in the chancel (except on Wednesday, 1 January). On the fourth Wednesday of the month this usually includes prayers for healing.
MORNING PRAYER is usually said in the Cuthman Chapel each weekday at 8:30am from Monday to Thursday (resuming on Thursday, 2 January).
You can follow the daily office of the Church of England online here. [Choose ‘Morning Prayer (Contemporary)’ if you wish to follow along with a typical recording below.]
You can also find links there to download a free Church of England Daily Prayer app for your smartphone or tablet.
Acknowledgements
COLLECTS AND READINGS
Collects and extracts from the Common Worship psalter are copyright © 2000, 2004 The Archbishops’ Council of the Church of England.
Readings from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Anglicized Edition, copyright © 1989, 1995 National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.