GREAT GRIMSBY TEAM MINISTRY

GRIMSBY MINSTER, ST HUGH’S, ST MARK’S AND ST MARTIN’S 20th DECEMBER 2020 – FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT

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This Sunday in Grimsby Minster – 20.12.2020 Each Week (online) 11.00am Eucharist The celebrant and 9.30am Morning Prayer Monday to Friday preacher is Team Vicar, the (Common Worship) Reverend Katherine Farrell. 5.30pm Evening Prayer Monday to Friday 6.00pm Service of Nine Lessons and (Book of Common Prayer) Carols – advance booking 11.00 Eucharist – Thursday required These services will continue to be streamed Subject to change between 24 Dec – 4 Jan 2021 online even though our churches are now reopened to the public. This Sunday around the parish: 9.30am Eucharist at St Hugh’s Church Celebrant, the Reverend Pat Barlow

9.30am Eucharist at St Mark’s Church Celebrant, the Reverend Katherine Farrell

11am Service of the Word at St Martin’s Church Led by the Reverend Jan Vasey

Sunday’s Gospel: Gospel - Luke 1.26-38

In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. And he came to her and said, ‘Greetings, favoured one! The Lord is with you.’ But she was much perplexed by his words and pondered what sort of greeting this might be. The angel said to her, ‘Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favour with God. And now, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will name him Jesus. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his ancestor David. He will reign over the house of Jacob for ever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.’ Mary said to the angel, ‘How can this be, since I am a virgin?’ The angel said to her, ‘The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be holy; he will be called Son of God. And now, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son; and this is the sixth month for her who was said to be barren. For nothing will be impossible with God.’ Then Mary said, ‘Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your word.’ Then the angel departed from her.

Other Readings: The Magnificat: Luke 1.46-55 Old Testament: 2 Samuel 7.1-11,16 New Testament: Romans 16.25-end

Tier 3 Restrictions: We are so pleased Collect for this week: that public worship has resumed despite this area being in Tier 3. Booking is not God our redeemer, required for most services but we ask who prepared the Blessed Virgin Mary that you wear a face-covering and to be the mother of your Son: respect the social distancing practices grant that, as she looked for his coming as our saviour, that are in place. Thank you. so we may be ready to greet him when he comes again as our judge; Online Services: These can be viewed via who is alive and reigns with you, the Minster Facebook site even if you do in the unity of the Holy Spirit, not have a personal Facebook account. one God, now and for ever. Some content can also be accessed on (or) our dial-up service 01472 568027. Eternal God, Christmas Services: Due to the Covid 19 as Mary waited for the birth of your Son, pandemic, these will obviously not be so we wait for his coming in glory; the same as in previous years. Details of bring us through the birth pangs of this present age Christmas services at the Minster are to see, with her, our great salvation below. Details of service across the in Jesus Christ our Lord. Team will be circulated when available.

Christmas Community Projects: As many of you know, I work as a teacher at Oasis Academy Nunsthorpe. Our Community Hub is continuing to run its foodbank over the Christmas holidays. If you feel able to support this, any food donations would be most welcome. The Hub has made up 50 Christmas Hampers for some of the more vulnerable families known to them – food and gifts are most welcome. Donations can be left at any of our churches during Sunday services or contact the Parish Office if you need me to pick anything up. Many thanks for the support you have already shown. Although the Christmas Hampers will end this week, the work of the foodbank will continue so any food donations are still very welcome. (Rev’d Pat Barlow)

Booking for services: in order to manage the restricted capacity, advance booking is required for this evening’s Service of Nine Lessons and Carols, for the First Mass of Christmas, and for the Christmas Day United Parish Eucharist. Details and links to book can be found at http://tinyurl.com/ChristmasMinster. Bookings for the Carol Service can be made with Steven Maxson after this morning’s Minster Eucharist. Bookings for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day can be made by telephoning or emailing the Parish Office.

Happy Christmas: as we near the end of this strangest and most difficult of years, we wish you and your families all a very Happy and safe Christmas and look forward to 2021.