Prayers for Her Majesty

Valentine's special

Watch our special Valentine's Day Service featuring 3 special guest couples, a beautiful solo of Amazing Grace, a message about love, and a peek at what we keep in our bomb proof church safe, all topped off with a gallery of photos from the many weddings that have taken place at St James and St Anne's over the years.

 

Three cheers for Her Majesty

By the Jubilee Stone in King's Stairs Gardens there was a commemoration of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee yesterday afternoon.

Sir Simon Hughes gave a speech about the Queen's reign, the story of the Jubilee Stone and the story of the Queen's visit for the Silver Jubilee, and that of Prince Edward for the Golden and Diamond Jubilee was recounted.

The Esperance band of Morris dancers then beautifully performed some traditional dances.

After that everyone joined in with the National Anthem, and then the eldest person present, a lady born in the same decade as the Queen, led us in three cheers for Her Majesty.

It was a great prelude to the wider jubilee celebrations that will occur in June.

Sunday catch up

Seventy years ago today, Her Majesty the Queen acceded to the throne

God bless our Queen

 

A Prayer from the Accession Service 

(which we used in church today)

Almighty God, who rulest over all the kingdoms of the world, and dost order them according to thy good pleasure: We yield thee unfeigned thanks, for that thou wast pleased, as on this day, to set thy Servant our Sovereign Lady, Queen ELIZABETH, upon the Throne of this Realm. Let thy wisdom be her guide, and let thine arm strengthen her; let truth and justice, holiness and righteousness, peace and charity, abound in her days; direct all her counsels and endeavours to thy glory, and the welfare of her subjects; give us grace to obey her cheerfully for conscience sake, and let her always possess the hearts of her people; let her reign be long and prosperous, and crown her with everlasting life in the world to come; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

 

Bermondsey Weekly Message

Sunday is the seventieth anniversary of the Queen's accession to the throne. Today's Bermondsey Weekly Message reflects upon that milestone:

 

 

Sunday Catch Up

Bermondsey Weekly Message

  

FEAST OF THE CONVERSION OF ST PAUL, 25th January

"Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the Lord’s disciples....... As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?”

“Who are you, Lord?” Saul asked.

“I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” he replied. “Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”

A Year In View

Sunday Catch-up

The honours boys

When we go to take assemblies at St James's School I often look at this honours board in what was the boys' assembly hall of Alexis Street School (later Alma School).

 

It gives a fascinating insight to Bermondsey boys names of nearly a century ago: the Stanleys, the Horaces, the Walters the Herberts and all the others. 

 

I wonder what these bright lads went on to do? Whatever they did, I am glad they are remembered.

Bermondsey Weekly Message

Sunday catch up

Bermondsey Weekly Message

Sunday Catch-up

New Year Message

Back to school

 The children from St James's School were back today after their Christmas holidays, and we started the term with a beginning of term Epiphany Service in the church.

We sang, we heard the story of the wise men, and we prayed: 'Heavenly Father, we thank you that the wise men brought gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh to Jesus. May we bring our gifts to him and may we serve him as our king today and always. Amen.'