Mary leads us into Christmas

Dear All Saints and St Marys

This week we celebrate the last Sunday of Advent and that leads us into the full wonder of Christmas. The readings take on the focus of Mary, the mother of Jesus, and her magnificent song which declares the reshaping of God's world, and how we are all invited to be drawn closer to the crib of creation. God's story unfolds in the most unassuming and unexpected people. As Rachel Mann , theologian, remarks

"God calls the unlikely, and Mary joins a long line of those who will take their place in God’s wondrous work of transformation."

A peasant girl who gives birth to a peasant king.

Gods call is universal, one for all people. It is the message of hope that kindles its place in the soul of humanity. It is the great triumph of truth, love and hope and one that the world craves to hear and that we wonder at as we sit with candles, sing with carols and relearn again how God intends the world to be.

It is the way of community, it is the message of the church, it is our hope. So come and celebrate with us in the multiple different services to listen again to the word made flesh, a song of humanity. A song of joy.

Worship this week

Sunday 22nd December

8am - BCP Holy Communion - All Saints10am - Sung Holy Communion - St Marys10.30 - Holy Communion with Hymns - All Saints6.30pm - Carols by Candlelight - St Marys

Christmas Eve - 24th December

4pm- Family Carols and Christingle - St Marys7.30pm - Carols by Candlelight - All Saints11.30pm - Midnight Mass - St Marys

Christmas Day - 25th December

10am - All Age Family Communion - St Marys10.30 - All Age Family Communion - All Saints

Sunday 29th December

Benefice service of Holy Communion - All Saints

Blessings this Christmas.Revd Lizzie