'The hopes and fears of all the years.'Our first Christmas reflection, written by Richard Carter from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/stmartininthefields?__cft__[0]=AZVsVtyhASWPXMnP_g54MuJPOB5sjr2FI3uL2lAb8xMOrpxcUypcZDSTfw9IRMEwKoaoaBJuWh7pm9J43pzDDe4mZM4aMPD0TjALN--AD37j9QoqI58fTbwDUT2T8jHuQ4SK-PBlP8NCZiiNkowh4nGhLyPFzLMZqfIR0Hx38ZwCNOYw-JpNS2UWsYkqX0635nY&__tn__=-]K-R">St Martin-in-the-Fields</a>, encourages us to remember that God is with us in moments of hope and fear.
What is Midnight Mass??This late-night service starts late on Christmas Eve and often ends after midnight.The service normally consists of carols and a short talk, as well as the celebration of Holy Communion (the blessing and sharing of bread and wine).Please join us at St Paul's for our services on this Christmas Eve.All <a></a>Age Family Worship at 11.00am with our Midnight Communion starting at 11.30pmServices on Christmas Day. will be held at both Edenfield Parish Church and St Andrew's at 10.30am All are very welcome
Promise (Dove)Read“Noah waited another seven days, and again he sent out the dove from the ark; and the dove came back to him in the evening, and there in its beak was a freshly plucked olive leaf; so Noah knew that the waters had subsided from the earth … ”- Genesis 8.10-12; 9.12-19Think and DoToday is day three of December and of our Advent countdown. Noah and his three sons went onto the ark as a way of God saving the good in the world from a flood.Can you think of some things which come in threes? Are there any examples of this from the Bible you can think of? Ecclesiastes 4.12 is one Bible verse which reminds us that a cord of three strands is not easily broken. Consider promises you have made, kept or broken.PrayDear God, thank you for your promise and for the sign of a dove we have to remember that promise. Help us to join with you in keeping the promise to make the world a good place to be. Amen.FollowJoin together three pieces of string or wool as you consider God’s promise and its strength.
