Christmastide ends today (The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord)
and we’d like you to come on our Look-Back over
THE ADVENT AND CHRISTMAS JOURNEY 2014
it all began with austere colours in Church
and the Advent Wreath …
each Sunday the Liturgy began
with a Litany of Joyful Expectation
sung in Procession
On Advent Sunday we also became an ongoing
Food Bank Collection Point
and we are busy filling those boxes every week!
On the Third (Gaudete) Sunday
we celebrated the Light of Christ
at our Christingle Mass
On Friday 19 December, we prepared for Christmas at the Carol Service
and the next morning, we brought the Good News of Christmas to the Streets of the Parish
singing Carols, greeting and distributing leaflets to everyone
some whom we met even asked Fr to pray with them and give them a Blessing …
ON CHRISTMAS EVE at the 4pm Crib Service
we became a ‘Living Crib’ as we told the Story of Christmas
with the help of many young friends and their families ….
while some found the excitement of their first Christmas ….
just a little overwhelming ……..
At 9pm on the Night of Christmas
the darkened Church filled with silent worshippers as we awaited
The Christmas Proclamation,
then ‘Adeste Fideles’ ….
and the First Mass of the Nativity began …
The Festivities continued throughout Christmastide
with many adding their intentions and thoughts
to our Christmas Prayer Tree
At Epiphany, we blessed Chalk
so we can inscribe God’s blessing with prayer on our homes
and on the Entrance Door to Church
in this form
20+C+M+B+15
and then three of our own Wise Men
brought the Magi
in Procession to the Altar for the Nativity Scene
After Mass
we collected our Chalk
and enjoyed a chat over a glass of wine to celebrate
And today, the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord
Mass began with the Blessing of the Waters
and then, in renewal of our Baptismal Vows,
we each received Sprinkling with this Holy Water
After Mass, we fetched some for our own devotional use at home
before heading to share some fellowship and friendship over Coffee
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God has greatly blessed us throughout the weeks of Advent and Christmastide
and, giving Him all glory and praise,
we trust the Lord for all that lies ahead for you who are reading this
…. and from all of us at SS Julius and Aaron
THANK YOU for being part of our ‘Church without Walls’ and
a final message from Christmastide to bring with you into 2015
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