Saturday 9th Novmeber, 11:30am Holy Eucharist for 3rd weekend before Advent

for 1 hour
Salinas Anglican Congregation
Church of the Sagrado Corazón de Maria, Estacion de Salinas, Archidona, Málaga Province, 29315, Spain
So our minds turn to Advent, the period of waiting for the coming Christ, which precedes Christmas. Today is the third weekend before Advent and our focus is on the reason why Jesus came.

In this morning's gospel, from the beginning of St Mark, Jesus gives us his manifesto, what he is basically all about. And there are three things: firstly “The time has come”; secondly “The kingdom of God has come near”; and thirdly “Repent and believe the good news!” It is a very stark claim, in black and white, and it throws Jesus into perfect focus.

But it lands badly with his audience. And perhaps it doesn´t land too well with us either. Do we prefer a God who is a bit more ambiguous, a bit less prcise, a bit more fluffy, perhaps? Is Jesus claiming too much? Is he demanding too much?

And as he calls his first disciples, a group of fishermen, do they know what they are getting into?

Come and join us, as we start our run up to Christmas!

Salinas Anglican Congregation

WELCOME TO THE SALINAS ANGLICAN CONGREGATION THIS CHRISTMAS TIME🎄

At Christmas time we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ in a stable in Bethlehem. We are all familiar with the story - the little town of Bethlehem, the shepherds watching their flocks, the herald angels singing, the 3 Kings from Persian lands afar, and the birth of a small baby to young & humble, yet delighted, parents.

But sometimes we forget what an amazing story it is. Listen to Sir John Betjeman read his famous poem, ‘Christmas’ here, with the powerful final verse:

“No love that in a family dwells,
No carolling in frosty air,
Nor all the steeple-shaking bells
Can with this single Truth compare –
That God was man in Palestine
And lives today in Bread and Wine”

Do join us if you would like to, for our Christmas Eucharist, here at Salinas Church, 4pm (Spanish time) on Christmas Eve. Details of other Christmas services, at our churches in Salinas and Malaga, can be found here.

Listen to Amy Grant sing her lovely Christmas song, ‘I want a Silent Night’, here.

For more information about the Salinas Anglican Congregation, visit our website: http://www.salinaschurch.es

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Saturday 9th Novmeber, 11:30am Holy Eucharist for 3rd weekend before Advent

for 1 hour
Salinas Anglican Congregation
Church of the Sagrado Corazón de Maria, Estacion de Salinas, Archidona, Málaga Province, 29315, Spain

So our minds turn to Advent, the period of waiting for the coming Christ, which precedes Christmas. Today is the third weekend before Advent and our focus is on the reason why Jesus came.

In this morning's gospel, from the beginning of St Mark, Jesus gives us his manifesto, what he is basically all about. And there are three things: firstly “The time has come”; secondly “The kingdom of God has come near”; and thirdly “Repent and believe the good news!” It is a very stark claim, in black and white, and it throws Jesus into perfect focus.

But it lands badly with his audience. And perhaps it doesn´t land too well with us either. Do we prefer a God who is a bit more ambiguous, a bit less prcise, a bit more fluffy, perhaps? Is Jesus claiming too much? Is he demanding too much?

And as he calls his first disciples, a group of fishermen, do they know what they are getting into?

Come and join us, as we start our run up to Christmas!

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