The Devotion for December is Dedicated to the Holy Child of Bethlehem

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Anglican Parish of Morningside

At the Centre of this Community for Over 90 Years.

Under the Patronage of Our Lady of Walsingham,

St Clare of Assisi & St Boniface of Crediton

Second Sunday of Advent 3 December 2017

Times of Christmas Services Sun* 24 December: 7.30pm Carols.

8.00pm Christmas Night Sung High Mass. *No morning 8am Mass 8am on this Sunday Christmas Eve.

Mon 25 December: 8.00am Christmas Day, Sung High Mass Thur 28 December: 9.30am Feast of the Holy Innocents of Bethlehem, Low Mass Sun 31 December: 8am Octave of Christmas, Feast of the Holy Family, Sung High Mass Sun 5 January: 8am Feast of the Epiphany, Sung High Mass

Old Set of the Stations of the Cross. There was a suggestion of send the old set of Stations to the missions, but the postage is astronomic. However, Fr Alec Raymond would be delighted to use them in one of the churches of his Church community.

Christmas Raffle. Thanks to those who have contributed gifts to the raffle prizes. Books of raffle tickets are now available for you to buy or to use in selling

tickets to family. Christmas Hamper Draw will be on Sunday 17 December Please return all tickets by next week.

Christmas Break for Bingo and Thrift Shop Last Trading Day for Thrift Shop: 8 December: Reopening 2 February 2018. Last Bingo for the Year: Wednesday 6 December - NO Bingo in January

Parish Diary for this Week. TODAY Evensong and Benediction. Thursday: 9am Holy Rosary, 9.30am Mass. Friday 8.30am: Thrift Shop Opens. Sunday: 8am Sung Mass for Advent 3: Gaudete/Rejoice Sunday, 8am

Next Sunday’s Mass Readings: Second Sunday of Advent 3. Isaiah 61:1-2a, 10-11. For the Psalm Luke 1.46-54. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24. John 1:6-8, 19-28. You can find these readings on our web-page under Prayer &

The Devotion for December is Dedicated to the Holy Child of Bethlehem

Mass Readings. On the calendar, click onto the date for Sunday 17 December, as everything is a week earlier because of the changes to Sun 24th December services.

Residents of Georgina Hostel, Christmas Gifts for Them On 20 December, we will have our last Holy Communion at the Georgina Hostel. Do remember these residents, and as in previous years, you can them a gift and place it under the Christmas Tree. AS MANY RESIDENTS HAVE DIETRY PROBLEMS DO NOT INCLUDE FOOD IN YOUR GIFT.

For your Prayers For all those in need of any kind: Evalyn, Christine, Darren & Sue Nerida & her child, Monica, Claudia, Carolyne, Julie, Andrew. And those on the monthly cycle of prayer: Beryl, George For the Faithful Departed: On their anniversaries, 3 Dec: John Walter, Betty Lowndes. 4 Dec: Hector Sampson, Margaret McCall. 5 Dec: Sr Alice Mary SSA, Ernest Fischer. 6 Dec: Olive Smith, Merle Werne. 7 Dec: Sr Helena May, Margaret Dent. 8 Dec: Thelma Ireland, 9 Dec: Mary McGuire, Vivian Pilkington, Thomas Pierce, Nancy Gela, Hester Louie

Guild Anglican Church Calendars These calendars are an excellent Christmas gift for your pagan family and friends, as it really messes with heads. These are available today at $12. Please record your name and if you have paid.

End of Year of Party for the Guild Thursday 14th December

Fr Martyn’s Mutterings: John the Baptist Courage and Humility John the Baptist walks out of the Judean wilderness, just like the great prophet Elijah, and he even dresses like him. No one would mistake John for anyone but as Elijah returned. That meant one thing, announcing and preparing for the arrival of the Messiah. So, John is a disturbing figure who cannot be ignored. We will see this in next week’s Gospel reading, as a delegation from the chief priests in Jerusalem comes to interrogate John to find out what he is up to? They were concerned that John might be the Messiah. John exhibits two apparently contradictory qualities; humility and fearlessness. His courage is seen in his fearless preaching repentance and purification to the people. To be gathered in readiness for the appearance of God through his Messiah. He is courageous because no one has a hold

The Devotion for December is Dedicated to the Holy Child of Bethlehem

Regular Service Times: Sunday Mass 8.00 am: 1st Sunday of the Month: 5.00 pm Evensong & Benediction Thursday 9am Rosary 9.30am Mass 2nd Thursday of the Month, Mass with Anointing for Healing

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on him, - he has no wife, children or land. Even his right to be priest, like his father he has put aside - so no one owns him and he owns nothing. The only thing than can be taken away from him is his life and he is prepared to give that away too! So where does humility fit into this courage? His courage is in his confidence and trust in being the appointed forerunner of the Messiah – in this task he is single-minded and intrepid. Yet he also knows he is a servant of God and of his Messiah. Before God, he is humble. This humility is not a grovelling but an awareness of who he is and Whom is Lord – the Lord of and Master of his life. This humility is seen in the saints. Saint Francis is a good example of this mixture of courage and humility that comes from the Kingdom of Heaven. We see it also in the young girl who will be the Mother of the Christ. Mary as young teenager has the courage to say “Yes” to God. That yes could have ended her life if Joseph declared that her Child was not his. Like John she has a confidence that she has been called to be the servant of the Lord. Yet she describes herself in her prayer of praise addressed to God as “the lowly handmaid”. We need to seek this double quality of the Kingdom for ourselves. We are the Lord’s brothers and sisters, redeemed by his love and compassion – yet we are also his servants now and for ever.

Grant, we beseech thee Almighty God,

that thy family may walk in the way of salvation:

that following the teaching of thy holy Forerunner, Saint John,

we may attain in safety to him he foretold,

thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord…

Collect for the Feast of Saint John the Baptist

The Devotion for December is Dedicated to the Holy Child of Bethlehem

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Responsorial Psalm

Gospel Acclamation for Advent

Traditional Gregorian Chant

Chorus to the Chant for Communion Join in when you feel able.

Music from Taizé Vol II p78, composed by Jacques Berthier 1923-1994