There is a fascinating article in the newsletter on some lumps of stone which have been stored in the Savage Chapel for - who knows how long? (thanks to David M for sending in this piece), plus the usual updates, photos and reflections, including a poem written by Dorothy Bentley-Smith. As mentioned last week, I do hope that you are taking some time to be peaceful each day, especially if you are using our Advent Calendar! Yesterday’s and today’s reflections cover the ‘Advent Acclamations’, as we wait in expectation of the one who is: Adonai; Root of Jesse; Key of David; King of the Nations; Dayspring; Wisdom; Emmanuel – each title symbolising a separate attribute of God in Christ. There have been so many lovely submissions to the Calendar, giving us lots to ponder - what a creative set of people! All good wishes
Please find attached the St Michael’s Bulletin for the coming week. Firstly I must give you a COLD WEATHER WARNING! Unfortunately, the main boiler at church has stopped working so, if you are coming to Sunday morning’s service or any other event in church, please dress accordingly. You’ll find several requests for support in the Bulletin, not least on behalf of Village Rwanda and Silk Life Foodbank, where Tricia and Vicky respectively are asking for donations. Please do what you can. On the front page are some photographs of the hugely successful Indian Banquet last Sunday evening – enormous thanks to all our Indian friends for so generously putting this on for us, along with Indian singing and dancing. What a treat! And now – after a lovely walk in the snow in the hills – I am ready to head off to a freezing church for the last of our Romans study sessions! I think winter is here, for a while at least. All good wishes, Lynne
