Although the second video talks about us being in the period where we would see green at Church at the Alter and our Reverend’s robe we are actually still wearing White which we would do until Candlemas but i still think the story that Margaret, from the diocese of St Albans, tells about Jesus and […]
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Every year St Francis Congregation has a travelling Mary, Joseph and Donkey and they travel around the congregation. This year instead of sharing the same one and passing it around we have had families take a photo of their own Nativity cribs. We have had a fantastic photos sent in. Here is a selection of some […]
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The Birth of Jesus2 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2 (This was the first census that took place while[a] Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3 And everyone went to their own town to register. 4 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to […]
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Welcome to the St Francis WGC Virtual Advent Calendar 2020. A different type of Advent Calendar for a quite different year.This is our Church Advent Ring. Every Sunday in Advent an additional red candle is lit, representing:The Jewish PatriarchsThe ProphetsJohn the Baptist, who prepared the way for Jesus’ ministryThe Virgin Mary, Jesus’ motherThen on Christmas […]
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First Sunday of Advent Readings: Hope Isaiah 9:2, 6-7:“The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darknessa light has dawned. […] For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be […]
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Many thanks to The Elder family who put this session together for YACC
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To make your First Aid bag click on the link http://ruthannestrong.blogspot.com/2016/10/the-good-samaritan-ill-serve-jesus.html?m=1 Our Closing Prayer today: Lord, help me to remove the barriers that prevent me from being a good neighbour. May I never discriminate, whether they are young or old, male or female, black or white, atheist or religious, beggars or rich. Help me to embrace everyone […]
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