Crib Service – 15th December Crib service this Sunday, 10:30, at St.James’ – come dressed as your favourite nativity character for a fun, interactive (and slightly chaotic!) nativity!! Costumes available!
Author archives: Philip Rawlings
Sermon 2024-12-08
8th December 2024 – Evensong Luke 3:1-6 / Malachi 3:1-4. This evening we have lit the second advent candle, that represents peace, preparation and John the Baptist. It is often called the Bethlehem candle to reflect the journey made by Mary and Joseph from Nazareth to Bethlehem. It builds on the meaning of the candle …
POSTPONED Leaf Sweep 7th December
St James’ Churchyard leaf Sweep – postponed
Sermon 2024-12-01
1st December 2024 -First Sunday of Advent 1 Thessalonians 3:9-end, Luke 21:25-36 There are really three Comings of the Lord and each one in its own way is very important for us to understand. The word Advent — it’s a Latin word, advenio — means “the coming.” Not “he came” but “the coming.” The First Coming, of course, …
St James’ Eco Church
St James’ Eco Church The St James’ Eco Church action was initiated as a response to the climate emergency and uses the framework set out by the A Rocha Eco Church Programme to guide our church’s care of God’s creation. Through this scheme, we have received our bronze award for being an ‘Eco Church’ and …
Music 202–12-29
29th December 2024 – 1st Sunday of Christmas Benefice Communion 10:30am Organ: Es ist ein’ Ros’ entsprungen – BrahmsIntroit: The Coventry Carol – Anon. 16th centuryHymns: Good King Wenceslas looked out; Gloria substitute: Good Christians all, rejoice; NEH40 What child is this; …
Music 2024-12-25 Christmas Day
25th December Christmas Day Parish Communion 11:30am Introit: Gaudete – Anon. Medieval Hymns: NEH30 O come all ye faithful (vv 1,2,6,7); Gloria substitute: Joy to the world; NEH42 While shepherds watched their flocks by night; NEH25 God rest you merry; NEH26 Hark! The herald angels sing Anthem: Ding dong! Merrily on high – Traditional …
Music 2024-12-24
24th December 2024 – Christmas Eve Midnight Mass 11:30pm Organ: Pastoral Symphony (from Messiah) – Handel [BW] Introit: Veni Redemptor (plainchant) Hymns: NEH33 Of the Father’s heart begotten (vv 1,2,3&7); NEH35 Silent Night; NEH29 It came upon the midnight clear; NEH39 Unto us a boy is born (omit v3) Anthem: In the bleak midwinter – …
Meadvale Singers Concert
The Meadvale singers will be performing in a concert of secular and sacred Christmas music to raise funds for the Amber Foundation (https://amberweb.org/) 4th December 2024 at 7.30
Sermon 2024-11-10
10th November 2024 – Remembrance Sunday Why can darkness seem scary? Is it, to state the obvious, the fact we can’t see? There is more than one way to interpret darkness. Barbara Brown Taylor wrote a brilliant book entitled ‘Learning to walk in the dark’. In it she explores her own fear of darkness and …
