From the Parish Priest
Dear Friends,
A vicar is always thinking ahead when it comes to Christmas, and although it seems to get earlier every year in our shops and high streets, Christmas starts appearing on my desk in the summer!
Although our shops are now full of cards and decorations, the Church’s reaction to the annual remembrance and celebration of Jesus’ birth has been on my mind for a very long time already.
We will all be very busy preparing our homes, schools, offices and communities for Christmas with decorations, food and gatherings, but this year, particularly, with the appalling loss of life in the Holy Land and in the surrounding countries, let us all think about what welcoming the Prince of Peace into our homes and hearts actually means.
I invite everyone to come and join us in celebrating and pondering the great mystery of the birth of Jesus Christ, and how we can be messengers of that peace in the communities we live in.
You are all welcome to join us for any and all of our services, in which we will pray for the peace of the world and the well being of this and every community.
I wish you a very happy, holy and peaceful Christmas.
With love and prayers,
Philip