Weekly News

22 December The Fourth Sunday of Advent

8am- Holy Trinity: BCP Holy Communion

9.30am – St Margaret’s: Holy Communion

11.00 – Holy Trinity : Holy Communion.

Readings: Micah 5.2-5a, Hebrews 10.5-10 and Luke 1.39-55

11.15 am – St Margaret’s: Baptism

3.00pm: St Margaret’s: Blue Christmas Service

6pm – Holy Trinity – Service of Lessons and Carols followed by mulled wine and mince pies

24 December Christmas Eve

4.00pm – St Margaret’s Crib Service

5.00pm – Holy Trinity Crib Service

11.30pm – Holy Trinity and St Margaret’s Christmas Communion

25 December, Christmas Day

8.30am – Holy Trinity: BCP Holy Communion (please note the time of this service)

10am – Holy Trinity and St Margaret’s Holy Communion

Verse of the Week

“It is by God’s will that we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all!” Hebrews 10.10

Collect for Fourth Sunday of Advent

God our redeemer, who prepared the Blessed Virgin Mary to be the mother of your Son:

grant that, as she looked for his coming as our saviour, so we may be ready to greet him when he comes again as our judge; who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen

Daily Bible Readings for the Week

Friday 20 December Isa 51.17-end ch 3

Saturday 21 December Isa 52.1-12 Jude

Monday 23 December Isa 52.13-53 end 2 Peter 1.1-15

Tuesday 24 December Christmas Eve Isa 54 2 Peter 2.16-2.3

Wednesday 25 December Christmas Day Isa 62.1-5 Matthew 1.18-end

Thursday 26 December Stephen, Deacon and First Martyr Jerome 26.12-15 Acts Ch 6

Friday 27 December John, Apostle and Evangelist Exodus 33.12-end 1 John 2.1-11

Saturday 28 December The Holy Innocents Genesis 37.13-20 Matthew 18.1-10

Prayers at Home

We have a daily Morning Prayer service sheet for those in isolation who might like a time of structured prayer. Click to link

To access the Church of England’s Daily Prayer services (morning, evening and night) please Click to link

Fellowship

If you sense yourself becoming isolated or are feeling particularly lonely, do make sure you do not suffer alone but contact friends or family. They may not be able to visit, but you will feel better for having spoken. Equally, if you know of others who may be in this position, please do make contact to see if you can help. Ask people how they are and wait for an answer.

A prayer for our Benefice

“Almighty God we thank you that you are leading our benefice into a new season of our shared life together. We pray for our Ministry Team; for Samuel our Vicar, and for Graham, Mary, Linnea and David as together they lead us in worship and prayer.

We pray for our Churchwardens: David, Kathryn Paul and Nico. Be with them and our PCCs as they serve you faithfully by supporting our Churches.

We pray also for ourselves, asking that you will be with us in our lives in such a way that our communities of Penn and Tylers Green may see a glimpse of your love made known to us through your son, Jesus Christ. Amen”

Notices

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Note from the Vicar:

This last week we continued with our Advent offerings – Carols on the Common on Thursday evening, hosted by the Residents Association and which we were delighted to play a part in this very well supported event and then on Friday a Christingle Service held at St Margaret’s for the Tylers Green First School. The Church was packed with over 200 children, their teachers and parents. It was a wonderful occasion with beautiful singing and readings, leaving a tear in the eye of at least one of the Ministry Team!

Once again I invite you to join us for one, or more, of our services over the Christias period and to consider inviting friends and neighbours along to hear the Christmas Story for themselves that they might encounter the love the God afresh this year. Along with the Ministry Team I look forward to welcoming you all!

Lastly, may Linnea, Alfred and I wish you all a truly wonderful and blessed Christmas and a very Happy New Year!

With Every Blessing, The Revd Samuel S Thorp

As ever, feel free to contact me on [email protected]

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Christmas Choir – The choir will be holding its final practice on Saturday, 21 December at 2pm at Holy Trinity. If you missed the practice last week, don’t worry, please come along if you’re free. We will be singing at the Lessons and Carols Service on 22 December which is at Holy Trinity at 6pm. Music will be provided. Please come along!

Our Dementia Support Group will meet again in the Sanctuary on Thursday January at 2.30pm You will be most welcome. Many thanks. – Revd. Graham. Click here for more details

TYGRE We are in Church at the start of the 9.30am service and then cross to The Sanctuary during the first hymn for singing, a Bible story and craft activities. There is also a selection of toys available. Please note, we run on the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th (if applicable) Sundays of the month.

Details of our Christmas Services can be found by clicking here

SAFEGUARDING: There are safeguarding officers attached to both churches. Contact details can be found in the porches.

NEXT WEEK

Sunday 29 December, The First Sunday of Christmas

8 am: No service this week

9.30 am: St Margaret’s: Holy Communion

11.00 am: Holy Trinity: Morning Worship

Readings for Holy Communion – 1 Samuel 2.18-20,26 Colossians 3.12-17 Luke 2.41-end

Readings for Morning Worship – Psalm 105.1-11; Isaiah 41.21-42.1 1 John 1.1-7

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