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IN THE DECEMBER/JANUARY EDITION:
Letter from The Hospital Ward
Page 03
Bishop Gregor’s Christmas 2016 Message
Page 06
A Modern Christmas Story
Page 08
St Stephen’s Day in 2016
Page 11
Bishop’s Staff Group Digest
Page 13
Some Saints’ Days in December & January
Page 16
Rota
Page 21
December Calendar
06 Vestry Meeting 7:30 pm
Tuesday Evenings: Choir Rooms, St Aidans Clarkston at 7:00 - 8:30 pm.
Study Group “Images of Christ”
04 Mini-Market
11 Annual General Meeting (After Sunday Service)
Anglican Calendar of Prayer for December 2016
04
Karnataka North (S-India): The Rt Revd Ravikumar Jo Niranjan
11
T Kericho (Kenya), (vacant)
18
Kilmore Elphin & Ardagh (Armargh, Ireland)
The Rt Revd Ferran Glenfield
25
Kitale, Kenya, The Rt Revd Stephen Kewasis
January Calendar
15 Magazine Material Due
Anglican Calendar of Prayer for December 2016
01 Kolhapur, North India, The Rt Revd Bathuel Tiwade
08 Kuchin (S-E Asia) The Rt Revd Bolly Lapok
15 Kyoto, Japan, The Rt Revd Luke Ken-Ichi Muto
22 Lake Rukwa, Tanzania, The Rt Revd Mathayo Kasagara
29 Lichfield, England, The Rt Revd Michael Ipgrave
Lichfield-Shrewsbury, The Rt Revd Mark James Rylands
Lichfield-Stafford, The Rt Revd Geoffrey Peter Annas
Lichfield-Wolverhampton, The Rt Revd Clive Gregory
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