Anglican Calendar of Prayer for January 2016
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The Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Polynesia.
–The Most Revd William Brown Turei, Archbishop and
Primate in New Zealand and Polynesia
10
The Anglican Church in Australia, The Most Revd Philip
Leslie Freier, Archbishop & Primate
17
The Church in Bangladesh, The Most Revd Shisher Sarker,
Moderator
24
Pray for the Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil,
The Most Revd Francisco De Assis Da Silva, Primate of
Brasil
31
The Anglican Church of Burundi, The Most Revd Bernard
Ntahoturi, Archbishop
FROM THE PULPIT (Actually, the Comfy Sofa)
Advent and Christmas Greetings to you all.
I
have just received a mailshot from Dobbies Garden Centre, and as much
as I enjoy a browse and a coffee in that fine establishment, I worry that
they may be making me redundant!! It says in big red letters on the top of
the page.
‘ALL YOU NEED TO DELIVER THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS’
Gosh and there was me thinking I
ought to be putting Christmas
services together, creating
opportunities for all ages to hear the
wonderful Christmas story,
decorating the church, making
mince pies, singing carols,
decorating the church tree with the
children etc. But I don’t have to, the
leaflet says that ‘nobody does
Christmas like Dobbies’. So let’s
go and find Christmas there and I
will take a holiday. Sorted!!!!
I am only kidding, but I am
wondering what Christmas means
to people in this age of consumerism. How do I as a minister compete with
the multi million pound advertising and gift selling in shopping centres? How
can St Oswald’s church family and building be seen and heard amidst the
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