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Pew News w/b Sunday 1st February Candlemas/Presentation of Christ at the Temple

Dear All

I hope this finds you well.

This Sunday the lectionary marks the Presentation of Christ in the Temple as the conclusion of the Christmas-Epiphany season of revelation.

The revelation of who Christ is, is here declared in the Song of Simeon, also known as the Nunc Dimittis.

It is also called Candlemas because the day it celebrates, recorded in Luke 2:22-40, is the day the old man Simeon took the baby in his arms and recognised him as ‘A Light to lighten the Gentiles and the glory of thy people Israel.’

It became the custom of the church to light a central candle and bring it to the altar to represent the Christ-light, and also on the occasion of this feast to bless all the ‘lights’ or candles in the church, praying that all who saw that outward and visible light would remember also and be blessed by the inner light of Christ ‘who lightens everyone who comes into the world.’

This Sunday we will mark Candlemas in our morning services and also in the afternoon with the family Christingle service in aid of the Children’s Society at 4pm to which everyone is welcome!

Another way we can mark Candlemas is by bringing our old candles to be reused to help communities in war torn Ukraine over the next 2 weeks. Please leave in the box provided in church- see below for more information. Thank you in advance.

THIS SUNDAY’S READINGS

Malachi 3:1-5

Hebrews 2:14-end

Luke 2:22-40

THIS WEEK

Sun 1st February Candlemas/ Presentation of Christ in the Temple

8am Holy Communion (traditional language)

10am Parish Communion with coffee afterwards

4 pm Christingle Service- for all the family!

Weds 4th

9am Parish Prayer

11am Monthly Holy Communion

NEXT WEEK

Sun 8th 2nd Sunday before Lent

8am Holy Communion (traditional language)

10am Parish Communion with coffee afterwards

Weds 11th Feb

9am Parish Prayer

10am-12pm St Greg’s Coffee morning held at Marnhull British Legion.Everyone is welcome. Donation £2.

10am School Worship

LOOKING AHEAD

Weds 18th Ash Wednesday

11am Ash Wednesday Parish Eucharist with imposition of ashes (no evening service)

Thurs 19th

2.30pmThanksgiving Service for Barrie Jenks followed by refreshments at the Village Hall.

Fri 20th

12pm-1pm Churches Together weekly Friday Lent Talk 1/6 followed by a soup lunch at Marnhull Methodist Church, Theme: Exploring the meaning of the hymns we love to sing. St Gregs is hosting this week- please speak to Nick Lalor if you can provide some soup.

Weds 25th

7pm PCC meeting at the Rectory

OTHER NEWS

Candles for Candlemas.This Candlemas we can offer some practical hope to Ukrainian families facing a winter with heating and electricity cuts because of the ongoing war.
Please gather and drop off any used candles- plain or scented- to St Greg’s any day between 9am-4.30pm in the box provided or contact me Revd Gaenor to collect and they will all be taken mid February to an outpost of SHAP www.shapuk.org
Are you interested in a 6 week Lent Bible study group? Weds afternoons 2.30-4pm held at the Rectory 25th Feb-1 April. The theme is Journeys and Resting Places-written by local priest Tim Heaton. Please sign up in church or speak to Revd Gaenor.

PRAYERS

Please pray for all those facing darkness in their circumstances- that the light of Christ would break through and bring hope
We pray for the babies and young children in our parish- for them to grow strong and full of faith
We pray for the work of The Children’s Society- for courage and hope
As we conclude the Epiphany season of revelation we pray for Christ’s light, presence and truth to be known and heard in our society and in our village.
Please pray for all in or from our parish who are currently ill in body, mind or spirit- for healing and wholeness

Every blessing

Gaenor

CONTACT US

Rector Revd Gaenor Hockey

01258 821605 [email protected]

LLM Judith our LLM is on holiday until March 24th

Churchwardens: Vacancies

Parish Safeguarding Officer Miriam Gaston

01258 821573 [email protected]

Organist Gordon Amery

07817 379006 [email protected]

Singing Group Louise Cousins