Everyone is welcome this Friday, as we pray for ourselves and those we love: 1pm at St Eanswythe’s. Why not come beforehand and enjoy soup and sandwiches for lunch (from 12pm)?
Service of Healing and Wholeness
Stained glass window restoration complete
On Friday the last panel of our Trinity window was returned to St Eanswythe’s – cleaned, straightened and strengthened. Wonderful to have the Trinity window back together again in time for Trinity Sunday!
Holy Week and Easter services 2019
Everyone is welcome to join us as we remember the death and resurrection of Jesus, especially in the dramatic liturgies of Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and the Easter Vigil.
St Eanwythe’s stained glass
Wonderful to see another panel of stained glass back in place: strengthened, straightened and beautifully cleaned. Just one more still to go!
Places of Worship bus tour
FREE but registrations essential: you can register here.
Advent resources
This weekend we begin a new Church year and enter the season of Advent. It’s a time of looking to the coming of Jesus: as a child at Christmas, and in glory at the great fulfilment of all God’s purposes. It’s a time of waiting, watching, and preparing.
There are various great resources with which to travel through the season of Advent. Here are a few of them (click on the headings to read more):
SONGS FROM A STRANGE LAND (An Australian Advent Calendar)
An app produced by the Anglican Board of Mission. “Scripture readings, quotes, photographs, poems, cartoons and songs take you through Advent and Incarnation with a particular emphasis on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Christianity, the Australian landscape and Creation theology.”
FEAR NOT (daily reflections for Advent)
A short reflection sent to your inbox each day of December. Produced by Common Grace, 25 Christians share their reflections on how we can move beyond fear to become peacemakers in our world.
#AdventWord (a digital Advent calendar)
“Each day during Advent, participants will receive a daily reflection on the theme for the day. They are then encouraged to think and pray about the theme before sharing their own reflection, which could be an image or a “meaningful reflection”; and then share it to social media using the #AdventWord hashtag and the hashtag of the daily theme.”
St Clement’s celebrations
Bishop Kate led us today in a wonderful celebration of the Feast of St Clement, marking 130 years of the St Clement’s congregation (in multiple locations) and also the opening of our newly completed outdoor area.
Thanks be to God for the faithfulness of previous generations, and for all that God still has in store for us!
