F R I D A Y F O C U S Get Friday Focus in your in-box each week! - use the contact form to ask Fr Chris to put you on the mailing list.________________________<< Walking together with Christ: Companions on the Way >>SUNDAY SCRIPTURES - GOD'S WORD FOR TODAYIsaiah 11, vv1-10: The Spirit of the Lord will rest upon the Promised OnePsalm 72, vv1-7, 18-19: Endow the King with justice, O GodRomans 15, vv4-13: Accept one another as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to GodMatthew 3, vv1-12: John is the 'voice calling in the desert'This Sunday (7th Dec) is ADVENT 2Hommeel Church Gratot: 11h00 Holy Eucharist (note change)- Service sheet for Gratot is below: please download and bring it with you.Avranches: 15h00 NOTE EARLIER TIME! 9 Lessons and Carols (bilingual) - service booklets will be providedThe week aheadTues: 19h45 Something More Housegroup. Topic: we continue our exploration of themes related to forgiveness Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84358481987?pwd=3FoEJbKLta9MQ4fGmhP0iF8f99S9Wf.1Next Sunday (14th Dec) is ADVENT 3 - CHARITY COLLECTION SUNDAY Hommeel Church Gratot: 11h00: Holy EucharistAvranches: 16h00: Service of Word: Evening PrayerOther notices:Christmas Fair: The total raised last Saturday stands at just over €2,000. Well done everybody: a great reward for all that effort!Charity Collection Sunday: This has moved to next Sunday, 14th December, to enable Avranches church to contribute to this effort - impossible with their Carol Service this Sunday.Gratot - Banque Alimentaire: As Christmas approaches we make our customary appeal for items for our local Banque Alimentaire - to include Christmas food if possible. A closing date for donations will be announced on Sunday.December magazine: A reminder - the December magazine has now been published, and you can read or download it from the Chaplaincy website: there is a link to the site at the very bottom of this email.Find us on Facebook! We are enhancing our social media presence on Facebook during the coming weeks. If you are a Facebook member, please visit and 'like' our Chaplaincy page 'Christ Church in the Manche' (the page name will soon change slightly to make it easier to find via 'search'). Please encourage others to visit and like our page, as this all helps to build our presence and sense of online community, and will make our Chaplaincy better known. This will be important when visitors come looking for a church, but please help us to start improving this outreach now.Christmas Home Communion: As always, Fr Chris will be very happy to bring Holy Communion those who are sick or housebound - please contact him soon to arrange a suitable day and time. Fr Chris is also available by arrangement to hear confessions or offer spiritual counsel: please contact him to arrange an appointment.Please pray for our Chaplaincy every day: Lord Jesus Christ, thank you for calling us to be a Church under the banner of your Name: may we look to you today and find clear vision for tomorrow. May our life together bring you glory, as you make of us a living invitation to enter the joy of your Kingdom. Amen.To reply or unsubscribe, please email: frchris.christchurchmanche@gmail.comPLEASE keep us informed of changed email addresses! Thank you.
