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This Sat: 10h00 - 18h00 Chaplaincy Christmas Fair at Hommeel

Please help! we need... 

1 things our visitors will love to buy! Crafts, home-made cakes, jams etc

2 maximum publicity: please circulate the attached poster as far as possible

3 help on the day - if you can, please come and give some time

4 your presence (bring a friend!) during the Fair day

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SUNDAY SCRIPTURES - GOD'S WORD FOR TODAY

Isaiah 2, vv1-5 - God's word will go out from Jerusalem

Psalm 122

Romans 13, vv11 – 14 - The night is nearly over: the day is almost here

Matthew 24 vv36-44 - God's day comes like a thief in the night

This Sunday (30th Nov) is ADVENT SUNDAY 

Hommeel Church Gratot: 11h00: Morning Prayer

Avranches: 16h00: Holy Eucharist 

Service sheets are attached: please download the one for your service and bring it with you.

The week ahead 

Tues: 19h45 19h45 Bible Study group meets to continue study of the Book of Ruth.

Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86794128072?pwd=oHSKPhxImv3HbsyHtPWv6k4xzsqcyM.

Next Sunday (7 Dec) is ADVENT 2 

Hommeel Church Gratot: 11h00 Service of Word: Morning Prayer

Avranches: 15h00 (note time): Bilingual Carol Service with Village du Mont Carmel community - please publicise this popular annual service.

Other notices:
Not over yet! At our meeting of ministers we were reminded that Covid (and 'flu) infections are becoming widespread again, and that, given the high proportion of vulnerable people in our congregations, we need to review our hygiene practices.We agreed:

• To urge those feeling at all unwell to consider very carefully whether to attend a Sunday service, for the sake of others who may be there. (This will apply to ministers as well!!)
• To discontinue the physical sharing of the Peace in our services: we encourage members to shake hands with others after the service if they wish.
• To provide hand sanitiser, especially on entering church.
• To remind communicants that personal intinction - dipping one's own Bread in the Cup - was identified as a health hazard at the time of the Covid Pandmic, and remains forbidden by C of E rules. Those concerned about drinking from the Cup are welcome to receive the Bread only. 

- if you have any questions or concerns about any of this, please speak to one of the ministers.

December magazine: this will be published after the weekend.

Hunt the Chaplain! Fr Chris will be largely unavailable in the coming week, dealing with an extraordinary flurry of medical appointments! If you need him, please email and he will contact you as soon as possible.

Creative thinking please: We very urgently need to fill the Churchwarden vacancy at Gratot - the role carries some significant practical and spiritual responsibilities which are now falling by default on people who already have significant responsibilities of their own ('twas ever thus...?) Please contact Fr Chris (or any Church Officer) - confidentially if you prefer - with your ideas of how to find a Warden and/or get the task(s) done in a different way.

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.

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