Everyday Faith Daily Reflections and other resources The Parish Churches of Elstead, Thursley, Cathedral has restarted some of its services. Like the local parish and Peper Harow churches, they need to be mindful of the Coronavirus restrictions. They Sunday 29th November 2020 have a programme of services available on their website: https:// Advent Sunday www.guildford-cathedral.org/worship/services

https://www.churchofengland.org/about/renewal-reform/setting-gods-people -free/everyday-faith https://www.sacredspace.ie/ https://taketime.org.uk/ https://www.24-7prayer.com/dailydevotional Church House Publishing have created a shortened form of the Daily Prayer App for life on the go. Follow the link to access the App https:// www.chpublishing.co.uk/apps/time-to-pray The Church of website also has a range of other readings, reflections and prayers to use, including services and items produced by the 10 am Zoom Morning Service . 6.00pm Zoom Advent Evening Prayer

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01252 705164. (Tuesday and Thursday 9.30 – 12.30) We gather from 9.50am and the service will start at 10am Revd Hannah Moore: [email protected] 01252 705941 Day off—Friday And at 5.50pm for the 6.00pm evening service Associate Minister Revd Delia Orme: [email protected] 01252 702217 Day off—Saturday Join Zoom Meeting https://us04web.zoom.us/j/78943420469? Ursula Johnston (LLM) [email protected] 01252 702591 pwd=U1hIUFQ2bjRISWhjN2dNMzVBbjNzZz09 Churchwardens Elstead: Annie Silver: [email protected] 01252 702886. Meeting ID: 789 4342 0469 Sarah Goodship: [email protected] 01252 702613 Churchwardens Thursley: Password: ETSPH Hilary Barr: [email protected] 01252 703301

Dene Mills: [email protected] 01252 703067 Churchwardens Shackleford and Peper Harow: Dial in via your telephone Liza Gane: [email protected] 07796916941 Shackleford - Vacant +44 203 051 2874 United Kingdom [email protected] +44 203 481 5237 United Kingdom

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Keep us, good Lord, under the shadow of your mercy. Sustain and support the anxious, be with those who care for the sick, Website: https://parishesofetsph.org.uk/ and lift up all who are brought low; that we may find comfort knowing that nothing can separate us from your love. In Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen Sunday Services in the Parishes Our concerns: Lord be with us in our waiting and longing as we journey through Advent. Sunday 29th November Advent Sunday 10 am Morning Service by Zoom Lord we pray for wisdom in government, strength for 6.00pm Advent Evening Service by Zoom our health service and hope for all people during this national lockdown. Sunday 6th December Advent 2 We pray for your healing and restoration to all those who are 8 am BCP Communion - St Mary’s Shackleford suffering in body, mind or spirit. We pray especially for those who 10 am CW Communion and by Zoom –St James’, Elstead are struggling with their mental health at this time. 6 pm Advent Service on zoom We pray for all students and teachers who are currently at high risk of catching the disease and facing hard rules to follow in their daily Sunday 13 Advent 3 living. Grant us peace and joy in life with you Lord throughout this pandemic. We continue to pray for the staff and children of St Mary’s 8 am BCP Communion – St James’, Elstead Infants and St James Primary School as they strive to teach and 10.30 am Family Gift Service – St James’, Elstead nurture our children. 4 pm Thursley Carol Service “Darkness into Light” – We pray for Scientists and researchers working around the world on St Michael and All Angels, Thursley the vaccine and better treatments for Covid-19. We pray for the 6 pm Advent Service on zoom production of the vaccine and its distribution and give thanks. We also pray for those struggling to cope with financial pressures because of the virus, for those people who have lost their jobs and those needing to use Foodbanks. Prayer and other meetings For those who are unwell & those who have gone to their rest in you. Churches are open for Private Prayer Christians far and wide: We pray for Christians across the world who live with the fear of persecution. We pray for all religious Sunday 29th 2.30-4.30pm Private Prayer at St. James’, Elstead leaders as they guide their communities through this pandemic. Monday 30th Diocesan Cycle of Prayer Woking, St peter, Westfield, St Mark & 9.30-3pm Private Prayer at St Mary’s Shackleford Sutton Green, All Souls Incumbent: Jonathan Thomas (Also Area Tuesday 1st December ). 10-12pm Private Prayer at St Michael & All Angels, Thursley Anglican Cycle of Prayer Lusitanian Church (Extra-Provincial to Thursday 3rd the Archbishop of Canterbury). The Rt Revd. Jorge Pina Cabral - 2.30-4.30pm Private Prayer at St. James’, Elstead Bishop of the Lusitanian Church Friday 4th Our nation and our world: We pray for our nation and all 9.30-3pm Private Prayer at St Mary’s Shackleford countries as they try to balance health needs against the economic Saturday 5th needs, and the responsibilities to the people of good guidance and 10-12pm Private Prayer at St Michael & All Angels, Thursley support. Sunday 6th 2.30-4.30pm Private Prayer at St. James’, Elstead Our neighbours: All who live in Charles Hill, Milford Road, Pitch Monday 7th Place. We thank you for the community spirit and care for our 9.30-3pm Private Prayer at St Mary’s, Shackleford neighbours which is present in our villages. Tuesday 8th 10-12pm Private Prayer at St Michael & All Angels, Thursley

Revd Hannah writes: Readings - Sunday 29th November Advent is the time of waiting and hoping and longing for the promises of God to be fulfilled. This year there is a real sense of waiting and longing. We are First Reading Isaiah 64: 1-9 waiting to see if we will be able to hug our loved ones this Christmas. We are waiting to find out what the restrictions might be regarding how many people Second Reading Psalm 80: 1-8, 18-20[or 80. 1-8] can gather together. I am concerned that as a society we are longing so much for short term gains, being able to gather with our families, that we risk Gospel 1 Corinthians 1: 3-9 long term losses. As a family we are erring on the side of caution, so for only the third time in my life, I won’t be seeing my sister on Christmas day. Amidst Collect the waiting and longing of Advent we can lose sight of the hope that Almighty God, as your kingdom dawns, turn us from the darkness of sin to the Christmas offers. We need to remember that God came down, to a broken and hurting world, and stepped in to the mess with love, hope, light and light of holiness, that we may be ready to meet you in our Lord and Saviour, peace. Jesus Christ. Amen Let us continue to pray for the Nation each day as encouraged by our Archbishops see www.churchofengland.org/PrayerForTheNation Advent Readings Ian and Sara Wilson-Soppitt have kindly agreed to record readings throughout Advent from the 2nd December and we will be uploading Day of the week Daily theme Sunday Family, friends and loved ones them to our YouTube channel. You can view the readings and spend Monday Schools and colleges, children and young people sometime reflecting on them by following the link below: Tuesday Elderly, isolated and vulnerable Wednesday Businesses, the workplace and economic wellbeing https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4f9VwGYIzNyd90CDjtF8eQ/ Thursday The NHS and other key workers Friday National and local governments ETSPH PCC Meetings All who are grieving and all suffering with physical Saturday & mental ill-health https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3509352508? pwd=NDhNK1BRVDNkL25ReWpVazFvR1JFUT09

All Zoom meetings are: ID 350 935 2508 Password ETSPH November meeting postponed details to be arranged. December Churchwardens meeting to plan services rota Jan to March February Joint PCCs - Monday 15th (Ash Wednesday 17th) Booking for December Services

Advent At the moment we are not booking for the 8am services but we will In the tender mercy of our God, continue to use the booking system for our 9.30am and 10am services, as well as the 10.30am Family Services. the dayspring from on high shall break upon us, If you are struggling to book please contact the churchwardens or Hannah or Delia. to give light to all who dwell in darkness th 6 December 2020 and the shadow of death, 10am – Sunday Communion Service, St James, Elstead and Online on Zoom and to guide our feet into the way of peace https://tickets.myiknowchurch.co.uk/gb/NTYwMS0zMA/t th Luke 1:78,79 13 December 2020 10.30am – Family Service at St James, Elstead,– Gift Service https://tickets.myiknowchurch.co.uk/gb/NTYwMS0yOQ/t 4pm—Darkness to Light—Thursley Carol Service https://tickets.myiknowchurch.co.uk/gb/NTYwMS0yOA/t 20th December 2020 9.30am – Sunday Communion Service, St Michael’s and All Angels, Thursley https://tickets.myiknowchurch.co.uk/gb/NTYwMS0yNw/t 5pm – Carol Service, St Nicholas, Peper Harow https://tickets.myiknowchurch.co.uk/gb/NTYwMS0zMg/t 24th December 2020 3pm – Crib Service, St James, Elstead and Online on Zoom https://tickets.myiknowchurch.co.uk/gb/NTYwMS0zNA/t 6pm – Carol Service, St James, Elstead and Online on Zoom https://tickets.myiknowchurch.co.uk/gb/NTYwMS0zNQ/t 9.30pm – Midnight at Bethlehem, St Nicholas, Peper Harow https://tickets.myiknowchurch.co.uk/gb/NTYwMS0zNg/t 11.30pm – Midnight Communion Service, St James, Elstead and Online on Zoom https://tickets.myiknowchurch.co.uk/gb/NTYwMS0zNw/t 25th December 2020 9.30am – Christmas Day Service, St Michael’s and All Angels, Thursley https://tickets.myiknowchurch.co.uk/gb/NTYwMS0zOQ/t 10am – Christmas Day Service, St Mary’s Shackleford https://tickets.myiknowchurch.co.uk/gb/NTYwMS00MA/t 10.30am – Christmas Day Service, St James, Elstead and Online on Zoom https://tickets.myiknowchurch.co.uk/gb/NTYwMS00MQ/t