Principal Services Advent and Christmas 2008

The next flyer for our worship series is out this weekend. It runs through November and December, so it includes a couple of weeks before Advent too. Here are the details:

2 November 2008
10.00am Holy Communion
Grace, gratitude and growth
Readings to be chosen

9 November 2008
10.00am Baptism and Parade Service on Remembrance Sunday
Hope in the darkness
 Acts 16.20-34

16 November 2008
10.00am Holy Communion
Like a thief in the night
 1 Thessalonians 5.1-11 and Matthew 25.14-30

23 November 2008
10.00am The Word Service
Christ the King
Ephesians 1.15-end and Matthew 25.31-end

30 November 2008
10.00am The Word Service
Advent – the coming of the Lord
Isaiah 64.1-9 and Mark 13.24-end

Thursday 4 December 2008
10.30am Coffee Pot Carols Service

7 December 2008
10.00am Holy Communion and visit of Pauline and Charles Ndirgwa
Prepare the way
Isaiah 40.1-11 and Mark 1.1-8

14 December 2008
10.00am Christmas Toy and Gift service
Great gifts from God
Isaiah 61.8-11

21 December 2008
10.00am The Word Service
The House of David
2 Samuel 7.1-11, 16 and Luke 1.26-38

21 December 2008
6.30pm Carols by Candlelight
Our annual candlelit carol service with traditional favourites and readings that reveal the significance of the child born in Bethlehem.

24 December 2008 Christmas Eve
4pm Christingle Service for all ages
The Story of Christmas

24 December 2008
11.30pm Holy Communion at Midnight
The Kingdom of Heaven
Isaiah 52.7-10 and John 1.1-14

25 December 2008 Christmas Day
10.00am Family Holy Communion
A truly happy Christmas
Isaiah 62.6-end & Luke 2.8-20

28 December 2008
10.00am Holy Communion (Joint Parish Service)
Our refugee Saviour
Jeremiah 31.15-17 and Matthew 2.13-18