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Worship for December 2024

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Services for Advent and Christmas

Next weekend sees the first Sunday of Advent when Christians anticipate and remember the birth of Jesus. Advent is a time of quiet contemplation and prayer for four weeks before the festival of Christmas itself. It has its own hymns and carols such as O Come Emanuel, which reflect this beautiful time. Christmas, at the end of December is the most joyous season as we all know and love, with feast and song as the news of Jesus’s birth brings hope and light!

This December, we are delighted to offer worship and activities to reflect both Advent and Christmas in all our villages in the Langtons and Welham Benefices.

Simple list of services for Langton and Shangton and Welham Benefices for Advent and Christmas 2024 - Black text on white background
Advent and Christmas Services for Langton and Shangton and Welham Benefices for December 2024

We have produced a Christmas card with all the details. The card will be delivered to the parishioners of St Peter’s Church this weekend, but for friends further afield, there is a PDF to download below, with all the services listed, along with a Christmas message from our Lay Incumbent, Maxine Johnson.

We are delighted that this year’s card features a remarkable photograph of the church by Melissa Johnston, taken earlier this year with an unprecedented appearance in the night sky of the Aurora Borealis. Thank you Melissa for allowing us to use your lovely image.

Photograph of St Peter's church at night with the colours of the Aurora Borealis in the sky above. The building looks orange with the subtle greens and pinks in the sky behind
St Peter’s Church Aurora Sky by Melissa Johnston
Christmas message for Langton and Shangton and Welham Benefices for Advent and Christmas 2024 - Black text on white background
Christmas message 2024
View and download Christmas Card

We hope you can join us for some of the services but also wish our friends and followers here who live further away, a very peaceful Advent season and a joyful Christmas when it comes. Thank you 🙏

Happy Easter

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Beautiful service in St Peter’s Church

The Easter message rang out loud and clear in church today, despite a misty and cold start to Easter Day.

Inside, there was warmth and good spirits. We were delighted to welcome families and friends from all our villages and share the Easter message, communion and sing!

The church was transformed into Easter glory by the spring flower arrangements, prayer tree and Easter Garden.

The joy and hope of Jesus’s resurrection and promise of new life is the most precious gift in these days. Alleluia!

Epiphany

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THE COLLECT

Creator of the heavens,who led the Magi by a star to worship the Christ-child: guide and sustain us, that we may find our journey’s end in Jesus Christ our Lord.

9 When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.

10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.

11 And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense and myrrh.

Matthew, 2, 9-11
Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter 2020 from Indiana US
Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter, 2020 from Indiana USA