Monthly Archives: December 2011

Christmas – Our Saviour is Born!

29 December, 2011 – 1:12 pm

Delivered by Rev Dr John Evans Christmas Day, 2011 One of the transformations of Christmas celebrations in recent times, has been the advent of the Christmas letter. Once we used to just exchange cards – although someone would occasionally insert a  stray piece of paper when you ran out of space on the back of [...]

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Christmas Eve – A Candlelight Vigil

29 December, 2011 – 1:08 pm

Delivered by Rev Dr John Evans 11.00 pm Christmas Eve Service In Isaiah 9.6 we read: “For unto us a child is born; unto us a son is given; and the government will be upon his shoulders, and his name will be called ‘wonderful counselor, to an original understanding of what is a vigil is. [...]

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Trusting in Advent: Ethel and Winsen

13 December, 2011 – 9:00 am

Delivered by Rev Dr John Evans Sunday 11 December, 2011 At the heart of the Season of Advent is that we trust God; we believe God is faithful and just; we have have something to believe God comes among us – again and again. In our despair and our longing for a better world, God [...]

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John the Baptist Today

5 December, 2011 – 6:54 am

Delivered by Rev Dr John Evans Sunday 4 December, 2011 Isaiah 40:1-11  Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13  2 Peter 3:8-15a  Mark 1:1-8 At this time of Advent there is a familiar range of themes and characters we encounter in our readings each Sunday: the second coming – as we had in our readings last week; the prophets [...]

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