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)?

Another module of the Pilgrim course is starting soon!

We say them together every Sunday, but there is always more to discover about what these statements of faith say. Starting Wednesday 31 July (7:30 at St Eanswythe’s) and led by Dean Mason, we meet for six sessions exploring the creeds and the faith of the church. No prior knowledge is necessary! Please sign up at the back of the church. For more details contact Dean (0402 846 696) or visit www.pilgrimcourse.org

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)?

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!

Wonderful to see another panel of stained glass back in place: strengthened, straightened and beautifully cleaned. Just one more still to go!

FREE but registrations essential: you can register here.

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.”

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!

As we come to the end of the “Year of Mark”, where most of the Sunday gospel readings are from Mark, it’s a good time to revisit the whole of Mark. Here are some online resources which are well worth watching:

Actor David Suchet reads the entire Gospel according to Mark, at St Paul’s Cathedral in London:

https://www.stpauls.co.uk/marksgospel