| Alastair Thom writes: ‘Reaching out’. The expression to ‘reach out’ has become familiar over the past 10 years or so as another way of saying to ‘make contact’. I’m not sure how well it fits corporate communication, but I rather like it as a description of what the church is doing when we try to make connections. Last Saturday the church was busy with people from the neighborhood who came for the Christmas fair, and from all I could see and hear, felt that this was a place and a community that wanted to welcome them. On Thursday some of us were sharing with St. Anne’s church in leading community carol signing at the ‘Wolfpack’. Again there was enjoyment and appreciation. Behind our reaching out is the greatest act of reaching out of all time when God reached out to a needy world and ‘took on flesh’. That unconditional act of love may only be a muffled echo behind the layers of tradition and commerce, but every time we reach out with unconditional gifts we sound a bell that we pray may lead some to the source of life. Sunday Service – 10.30am Holy Communion with groups for children and young people Leader; Alastair Thom; Preacher; Katy Hirst. You can join on zoom 6.30pm The Methodist Church on Fernhead road hold their carol service and we are warmly invited to join them. Also happening this week: – Morning Prayer: Monday – Friday 8am – Evening Prayer : 5.30pm Monday, Tuesday at Emmanuel; Wednesday, Thursday at St. Luke’s – Night Prayer posted via the whatsapp group and streamed on the youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkRbv1rSZ4x-uqW3TgyoqRg Monday – 7.30pm Blue Christmas Service of solace Tuesday – 10am Toddler drop in – 2-4pm Renew Café – 2pm English Conversation practice Wednesday – 10am- 12.00 Craft and Chat – 10.30-12.00 Gardening Club Thursday – 11am ‘Dominos and donuts’ – 3.30pm ‘Messy Thursday’ – 8pm Music Group practice Friday – 7-9pm Friday Youth Saturday – 10.30 Gardening Club – 2pm. Service of thanksgiving and celebration for the life of Joe McCabe. All are very welcome to attend. Refreshments after. Next Sunday: 10.30am Nativity Service 6pm Carols by Candlelight Verse of the Month for Advent and Christmas: Isaiah 52:10 ‘All the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God’ For prayers this week Sunday – Our church service and children’s groups today Monday – Those who find this season to be hard Tuesday – Those who are homeless and refugees Wednesday – St. Luke’s school Thursday – Those who are sick and those bereaved Friday – Our Mission partner Ben Muya in Nairobi Saturday – All who gather to remember Joe McCabe today |
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