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and Lots More Inside! Welcome! My Wife and I Have Marvelled at the Blaze of Gold, Purple, Red and Orange That Has Swept Across the Hills Around Here Christmas 2016 Magazine Join us this Christmas Carols by Candlelight Christingle Christmas Day Celebration Village News The WHIPS Pantomime West Horsley Neighbourhood Plan Horsley’s Advent Challenge Supporting local communities Try Alpha ... and lots more inside! Welcome! My wife and I have marvelled at the blaze of gold, purple, red and orange that has swept across the hills around here. Autumn has been fantastic and we have enjoyed getting out into the woods, admiring the Discover Christmas leaves on their trees. Yet sometimes we experience ‘darkness’ in our lives and, as we watch our television BY PHIL HERRINGTON screens and read our newspapers, it looks like the world is in a ‘dark’ place too. I was driving past a petrol station last week, heading to the A3, when an advertising When Jesus was born, violence, oppression and injustice were rife. There was the abuse of power; slavery; poster on the forecourt wall caught my eye. There was a picture of a big bottle of Pepsi, refugees and homeless people; families were torn apart. Two thousand years later, it seems not much has surrounded by other snacks, with the big, bold headline “Discover Christmas, for just £2” changed. It all sounds so familiar, doesn’t it? It made me wonder if that is really what people think Christmas is about. Here at St Mary’s, our theme this Christmas is ‘Light’. While the Bible looks straight at the world and the human heart, acknowledging its darkness without blinking, it also points us to the solution. It’s not Often we experience the Christmas period as a frenetic, Who is Jesus? He’s the ‘ever-lasting Lord’, who from more education, more science, more politics, more human effort or more ‘progress’. It’s not stressful couple of weeks full of social engagements, ‘highest heaven’ comes down to earth to be the ‘offspring more religion, either. school plays, last minute shopping, late night gift of the virgin’s womb.’ Why did he come? He came to see wrapping, the challenge of family gatherings, arguments, ‘God and sinners reconciled’. How was this achieved? He The solution to darkness is light. Writing 700 years before Jesus’ birth, the prophet too much food and quite a lot of drink. By Boxing Day, ‘lays His glory by,’ that we humans ‘no more may die;’ he Isaiah noted, “The people walking in darkness have seen a great light” (Isaiah 9: 2). we’re often glad that it’s all over for another year. was ‘born to raise the sons of earth’. How can this life be In his account of Jesus’ life and ministry, the ours? Through an inner transformation so radical that Apostle John describes Jesus as “the true But this year, why not choose to stop and ask, “What is the only way the early believers could describe it was like light coming into the world.” Why not join Christmas about?” If you join us for one of our Christmas being born again: ‘born to give us second birth.’ us over the coming weeks as we explore Carol Services, we may well sing ‘Hark! The Herald Angels what this means for us today and how Sing.’ It’s many people’s favourite, with a resounding, It cost Jesus everything, including his life, to Jesus is “the Light of the World”? uplifting tune. But when we look more closely at the achieve that. But it won’t cost you a penny lyrics, we see that it gives a succinct explanation of the (or even £2). Discover Christmas for yourself Phil & Louise Herrington Christian faith. at one of St Mary’s services. St Mary’s Church Office: Pat Davis & Catherine Robinson Tel: 01483 281898 Email: [email protected] Office opening hours: Monday & Tuesday - 9-3pm Wednesday & Friday - 9-2pm Thursday - 12-2pm Rector: Phil Herrington Tel: 01483 283821 Email: [email protected] Children’s and Youth Minister: Edd Cope Tel: 01483 808709 Email: [email protected] Communications Manager: Abby Cope Tel: 01483 808709 Email: [email protected] Church Warden: June Bailey Tel: 01483 283372 DISCOVER CHRISTMAS ... DISCOVER WELCOME! Keep up-to-date with everything going on at St Mary’s: 3 2 St Mary’s @stmaryshorsley West Horsley What did you expect from Alpha? I expected the course to be presented in a very formal way, a bit like a meeting at the village hall but to my surprise, I was met by a glass of wine and a chatty supper. Most of the other people had come along on their own and we felt very welcomed and at ease. So, what was Alpha like? It was fun! The course had a simple structure; supper, a short talk on a different aspect of Christianity each week and then lots of conversation flowing over coffee. I had not spent much time considering the basic questions the Bible raised before and hadn’t read the whole Bible. I had just skirted around its existence most of my life, assuming I suppose that it wasn’t relevant to me. I found the talks got me thinking and challenged some of the assumptions those questions for yourself, then why not go along and I had formed. There were no experts and no expectations, give it a go. It’s a safe place to explore and to be honest, just the chance to have the main concepts presented to someone else has done all the hard work distilling the explore. deep questions of life into a compact course. I doubt I BY PAMELA IRVING WITH ABBY COPE would ever have found time myself to sit and think about What was one of your highlights from why is there so much suffering in the world? You may not doing Alpha? get all your answers but it’s a start to finding out whether Friendship! I met new people from Horsley with whom your own life has a deeper purpose. I went with lots of I forged genuine friendships. I now call these people questions, and that’s fine, the course isn’t for believers, Everyone Has Questions ‘family’ and we have muddled through the past years it’s for the curious. supporting each other and helping to support others We believe that everyone should have the chance to explore the Christian faith, ask in our village community who also face the challenges If you are waiting for a personal invitation, then I invite you questions and share their point of view; wherever they are in the world. - Alpha life can bring. We have grown in faith and shared BBQ’s, to Alpha! There will be a friendly face waiting to meet you holidays and good times together. at the door! Alpha is a course that explores the Christian faith with Over 29 million people have What would you say to someone who is You are invited to ‘Try Alpha’ for yourself sessions, typically running on a weekly basis, which thinking about doing Alpha? at the next Alpha course that we will be always include great food, a talk, good conversation and tried Alpha in 169 countries, You may have seen the Red Alpha banner before with running with St Martin’s, East Horsley and discussion in a small group. and it has been translated the Alpha question mark logo. If you haven’t answered All Saints, Ockham in January 2017. into 112 different languages. Each talk is designed to explore the big issues around faith, create conversation I had the opportunity to have a chat with Pamela Irving, and unpack the basics of Christianity, who has previously done the Alpha Course, and I was able The next Alpha Course will be starting on: addressing questions from Who is Jesus? to ask her some questions to find out first-hand how she And How can we have faith? to Why and found Alpha… how do I pray? and How does God guide us? Tuesday 31st January 2017 What made you do Alpha? 7.30pm I moved from Singapore to the affluence of Horsley Alpha gives you the chance to share your thoughts, ideas seventeen years ago and had a very comfortable and and questions. There is nothing you can’t say and you can Quaich Coffee Shop happy life. As time went on however I had a growing sense also come and simply listen, there is no obligation for you TRY ALPHA TRY TRY ALPHA TRY of incompleteness, was there more to life than this? Was East Horsley to say anything. It’s simply an opportunity to hear from there a purpose for life? My next-door neighbour Marion others and contribute your own perspective in an honest, 5 4 invited me to an Alpha course to explore these questions. friendly and open environment. We would love to FIND OUT MORE ONLINE WWW.ALPHA.ORG see you! For a practical way to support The Salvation Army in Guildford this Christmas time, please read more about the ‘Horsley Reverse Advent Challenge’ on page 13. You are invited to collect items during advent that will be distributed to local foodbanks and the Salvation Army in time for Christmas. BY CATHERINE RAND Some suggested items to donate include: • Tinned vegetables • Baked beans • Tinned soup • Tinned meat The Salvation Army in Guildford is a mission partner of St Mary’s. There are volunteers • Sugar • Rice pudding • Tea bags • Packet mash The Guildford Corps leaders are Major Kevin and from St Mary’s who serve and help with the community drop-in and food bank on a • Coffee • Cereal Captain Catherine. • Pasta/Rice • Biscuits Friday and, as a church, they also collect food parcels on a weekly basis.
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