Christmas Day – a mess!

Christmas is a mess. Well, the story of Christmas is about a mess: messy childbirth, in messy circumstances, with messy people hanging about and visiting. And yet … Perhaps we need to remember that when life is a mess, that is exactly where Jesus came to meet us. In fact, God consistently comes to meet […]

Christmas Eve – the enigma of light

Physics is cool: the physics of light is an enigma, because light can have the properties of both waves and particles, and its behaviour as one or the other is unpredictable. So is the idea of God incarnate an enigma, divine power rendered into a defenceless child. Yet the light this child brings into the […]

Theme for the Week – 21 December 2014

The readings for the fourth Sunday of Advent: 2 Samuel 7:1–11, 16; Magnificat (Luke 1:46b-55); Romans 16:25–27; Luke 1:26–38 “How can this be?” Mary’s words are almost an intrinsic part of the human condition, which through faith we seek to answer. How can it be that an unwed girl accepts potential disgrace and shame – or […]

Christmas Raffle Results

These are the results of the Christmas Raffle draw, held on 14 December after the service of lessons and carols.  Tickets have been on sale since September, so there has been a lot of anticipation. Walking stick: Brian Rourke, 0046 Hand-made teddy bear: Tony Perkins, 0148 Decanter and bottle of whisky: employee of Bonnin Sanso, […]

Theme for the Week – 14 December 2014

Scripture for the third Sunday of Advent: Isaiah 61:1–4, 8–11; Psalm 126; 1 Thessalonians 5:16–24; John 1:6–8, 19–28 John the Baptist appears in John’s gospel in a rather more complex manner than in (for example) Mark’s gospel. John is certainly a prophetic figure in some ways, proclaiming a current reality and the consequences of unchanged action. […]

Theme for the Week – 7 December 2014

Scripture for the second Sunday in the season of Advent: Isaiah 40:1–11; Psalm 85:8–13; 2 Peter 3:8–15a; Mark 1:1–8 We come to the second Sunday of Advent, our season of anticipation and preparation; and we come to the second Sunday of a new church year. This brings us to Mark’s gospel in our reading cycle. […]

Saint Nicholas

Saint Nicholas is the patron saint of many things and people. He is the national saint of Russia and Greece, and thousands of churches are named after him.   He is known as the friend and protector of all those in trouble. Saint Nicholas was born about 500 km from Bethlehem in the fourth century. He […]

Christingles in Menorca

What is a Christingle?  It is an orange wrapped in a red ribbon, into which is inserted a candle, together with sticks on which are placed fruits and nuts, or sweets. Christingles have been made popular in the England by The Children’s Society, since the first Christingle service, held in the Church of England in […]

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