{"id":4012,"date":"2026-02-01T16:02:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T16:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/?p=4012"},"modified":"2026-02-01T16:10:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T16:10:19","slug":"our-services-today-1-february-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/?p=4012","title":{"rendered":"Our services on 1 February 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4012\" class=\"elementor elementor-4012\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-328ccb9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"328ccb9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d1ebe0\" data-id=\"4d1ebe0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9e6208e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9e6208e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e634f07\" data-id=\"e634f07\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c2f027 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c2f027\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">St Stephen's Church<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffd4cec elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ffd4cec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-01-St-S.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4016\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-01-St-S.png 1000w, https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-01-St-S-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-01-St-S-768x614.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa976f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa976f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Canon David Nason, from Chichester Cathedral, led today\u2019s Holy Communion Service. He shared many anecdotes and illuminated Candlemas very well.<\/p><ul><li><p>Candles remind us of Jesus Christ, Light of the World.<\/p><\/li><li><p>Traditionally all the candles to be used in church were blessed on this day, hence the name Candlemas.<\/p><\/li><li><p>Snowdrops, reminding us that Spring is near, are known as Candlemas Bells..<\/p><\/li><li><p>The Greek word for Thanksgiving is Eucharist. Our Eucharist or Holy Communion embodies the spirit of thanksgiving.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p>Canon David also shared a link with the writer of one of worship songs \u201cLord Jesus Christ\u201d, Patrick Appleford to the Chichester Cathedral. Revd Patrick studied ministry at the Cathedral at the time that Canon David was also residing there.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69c441d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"69c441d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-01-St-S-Sunday-School-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4014\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-01-St-S-Sunday-School-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-01-St-S-Sunday-School-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-01-St-S-Sunday-School-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-01-St-S-Sunday-School-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-01-St-S-Sunday-School.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5fa08b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5fa08b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">The Sunday School prepared for Valentine\u2019s day today. They coloured hearts, made gift boxes containing various coupons in lieu of service and decorated heart-shaped biscuits.<\/p><p>During Holy Communion, Revd Nason knelt down with each child and blessed them by name.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c3fa783\" data-id=\"c3fa783\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64ad9bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"64ad9bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">St Leodegar's Church<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-267ebec elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"267ebec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-01-St-L-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4015\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-01-St-L-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-01-St-L-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-01-St-L-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-01-St-L-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-01-St-L.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c5e7a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c5e7a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Today Revd Ann lead a lovely morning praise service at St Leodegar\u2019s, reminding us of Candlemas (also known as the Feast of the Presentation). This marks the end of the 40-day Christmas and Epiphany season, with us celebrating Jesus&#8217; presentation in the Temple. It centres on the biblical story in Luke 2, where Simeon calls Jesus &#8220;a light to lighten the Gentiles,&#8221; focusing on themes of light, prophecy, and the fulfilment of Christmas. We even sung Joy to the World, which although known as a Christmas carol, truly fits with this theme.<\/p><p>Jo Hutchinson gave us an engaging talk on the meaning of piety (sourced from Ely diocese), which linked in with today\u2019s readings.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9cfcf18 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9cfcf18\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f4f29b\" data-id=\"8f4f29b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>St Stephen&#8217;s Church Canon David Nason, from Chichester Cathedral, led today\u2019s Holy Communion Service. He shared many anecdotes and illuminated Candlemas very well. Candles remind us of Jesus Christ, Light of the World. 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