Hello everyone,I have included my main thoughts for us all this Christmas within this reflection. However, I hope you are safeand look forward to seeing you when it is safe again. I remember early in this year someone posted a message,“We’re all staying indoors, so that when we come back together, no-one in missing.” I …
The Carol Service from St. John’s is now online, click here to go to the virtual church page. You can also download the kids activity sheet – copies available in the back of church too!
The Love Southbourne BIG Quiz Christmas Special will take place here and on the We Love Southbourne FaceBook page from 2pm Christmas Day! All you need to take part is a paper and pen – open to everyone! The quiz will stay online for a week, so there is plenty of time to take part.
Readings 1 Samuel 1:24-28. Psalm 113. Luke 1:46-56. The first chapter of Luke’s gospel is incredibly dramatic. Here we read of the angel Gabriel announcing to Mary that God had chosen her to be the mother of a son who “will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High” (v32). Gabriel went on to …
If you or someone you know is in need this Christmas, there is a selection of presents, food and everyday items available at the back of the church – please help yourself. The Church is open most days until about 3pm, there is a free book exchange too! If you would benefit from a food …
God will fulfil his promisesToday I am struck by the last verses of each of these readings for today.Zeph 3:18 ‘I will gather those of you who mourn for the festival, so that you will no longer suffer reproach.Psalm 33:22 Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us, even as we hope in you.Luke 1:45 And blessed is she who believed that …
The Diocese of Chichester have produce a series of Christmas services that can be accessed via their website or by using the links below… Christmas services for parishes The Bishop of Chichester’s Christmas Sermon for parishes Download Here 27th December 2020 The Rt Revd Will Hazlewood, Bishop of Lewes, Christmas Sermon 2020 Theme: Christmas 1 …
Pause: As we prepare to look at God’s Word let us quieten our minds, so that His Holy Spirit may speak to us today. Readings: Jeremiah 23 : 5 – 8; Psalm 71 : 3 – 8; Luke 1 : 5 – 25 “The days are coming…” This short passage, from the middle of the book …
Today’s readings – Genesis 49:2,8-10 Psalm 72:1-5,18-19 Matthew 1:1-17 When I was a teenager my Dad spent many happy hours researching our family tree by visiting Somerset House in London, which was where the general records of births, marriages and deaths were stored. Since then my brother has taken up the search through Ancestry.com in order to …
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