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In the RE syllabus for that term they are asked to [email protected] 02392 732786 explore the meaning of the visit of the Magi to the child Jesus and in particular what the significance of the three gifts are. Assistant Curate Fr Emmanuel Nazir 02393 781735 We have great fun examining the passage from Matthew’s gospel and Hon Assistant Priest Fr Paul Ginever 02392 174692 working out how many Magi there were. (We haven’t found the right answer yet in 5 years). Then we talk about the three gifts and what they Choir Church Mr Alastair Ross signified. Then, finally, we start the practical demonstration when we burn Reader Mr Jeff Harvey 02392 828111 some frankincense and some myrrh and ‘enjoy’ the different aromas. What strange gifts to bring to a young mother for her young child especially Churchwarden Miss Stella Wansborough 02392 642386 travelling such a long way to do so. Churchwarden Mr Mark Pearce 02392 426992 This scene has caught the imagination of many an artist and poet and one Director of Music Mr Paul Freathy 07707 564633 such person was T.S. Eliot who wrote a poem entitled the ‘Journey of the Hall bookings and magazine Magi’ advertising Mr Roger Bannister 02392 041100 Magazine Treasurer Mr Peter Garner 02392 812448 ‘A cold coming we had of it. Just the worst time of the year. For a journey and such a long journey.’ Church services In this poem, T.S. Eliot imagines the journey of the Magi to worship Jesus, as Sunday 8.00am Mass (said) with homily told in Matthew 2. This story is at the heart of our celebration of Epiphany, 9.30am Parish Mass (with Junior Church and Creche) as we remember the astrologers from the East following a star to find the 11.30am Holy Baptism (first Sunday of month) baby: ‘Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, ‘Where is the one who 6.30pm Evensong (with Benediction on first Sunday) has been born king of the Jews? We saw His star when it rose and have come to worship Him.’ (Matthew 2:1,2). Weekdays Tuesday 2.00pm Mass at Hartford Court 7.00pm Mass (said) The Magi provide a powerful picture of the journey we make in searching Wednesday 10.00am Mass (said) for God in our lives. Like them, it requires time and effort (they travelled for Friday Noon Mass (said) first in month months) and will not always be easy! As they followed the star, so we are called to pursue God’s light in our lives. Morning Prayer at 8.30am and Evening Prayer at 5.30pm is said on weekdays (except Thursdays) in the St Cross Chapel. What does this say to us at the beginning of a New Year? Are we ready to go deeper in our relationship with God? Are we looking for new ways to Baptism (Christening), Banns and Wedding arrangements should be made use our time, treasure and talents for Him? It is a great time to offer these on Saturdays between 9.30am and 10.30am in the Church things to Him, and like the Magi, commit ourselves to pursue them. His light, through prayer, worship and His Word, will be our guide on the way. Please visit our Website www.stjamesmilton.org.uk T.S. Eliot used the imagined journey of the magi to reflect on his own Facebook www.facebook.com/StJamesMiltonUk spiritual journey. It reveals the pain and doubts he experienced on his long 2 1. and troubled journey to find the light of Christ. He describes finding Christ Parish Priest’s jottings as a ‘hard and bitter agony for us, like Death, our death’. Are we prepared to make this journey for ourselves? Parish Christmas card Happy New Year and I look forward to making the journey with you this Thank you to all who helped deliver so many of these around the parish. year. Most of the 11000 were delivered in time for our Christmas celebrations. A most wonderful effort and passing of greetings to those in our parish. I have Fr Paul received comments from those who have received them thanking us for them. Well done! Ten things God won't ask you when you die God won't ask what kind of car you drove; Mass times this month He'll ask how many people you drove who didn't have transportation. Masses are at the usual times on the usual days this month. There will no God won't ask the square footage of your house, mass on the first Friday as the first parish lunch of 2019 is not until He'll ask how many people you welcomed into your home. February. God won't ask about the clothes you had in your closet, Roberts Centre Foodbank He'll ask how many people you helped to clothe. God won’t ask which diet you were on; Please place dried, non perishable or tinned ‘in date’ contributions in the He’ll ask how many hungry people you helped to feed. box provided in the Welcome Area. Also toiletries, nappies and the like are most useful for the Centre. Thanks to Lynn Netting and Lorry Brown God won't ask what your highest salary was; who then delivers our collection each month. He'll ask if you compromised your character to obtain it. Walsingham Pilgrimage 2019 God won't ask what your job title was; He'll ask if you performed your job to the best of your ability. It is never too soon to start thinking about our 2019 Pilgrimage. Next year God won't ask how many friends you had on Facebook; we will be going from Friday 20 September and return on Monday 23 He'll ask how many people to whom you were a friend. September. The estimated cost per person is £250 (three nights full board and transport). God won't ask in what neighbourhood you lived; He'll ask how you treated your neighbours. If you would like to go then please could you sign the list on the noticeboard and pass your initial deposit of £10 to Heather Harfield. A second deposit of God won't ask about the colour of your skin; £20 will be payable at the beginning of next year and the full balance one He'll ask about the content of your character. month before the Pilgrimage. We need to book the places by the end of February God won't ask why it took you so long to seek Him; He'll lovingly take you into his Kingdom, not leave you at the gates of Hell. If you have any questions or would like to know more, then please speak to Fr Paul or one of the pilgrims who have been before. It is a wonderful place and time. 3. 4. 200 club Candlemas (Presentation of Christ) It is now time for the annual subscription payments, Sandra tells me, and could all payments be made by cheque please. This enables a proper paper is going to be celebrated on Sunday 3 February and the 9.30am Parish Mass will start in the Hall that morning. trail to be maintained. Subscriptions are due on January 1st. Due to the deaths of some members we have plenty of numbers to be sold, so speak to Sandra about joining or taking out additional numbers. Healing ministries The laying on of hands and the sacrament of anointing are available on It is a valuable fund raiser for us (and a chance to win too) and the funds are used for major expenditure on the Halls part of our building. So please Sunday 20 January after the 9.30am Parish Mass in the Lady Chapel, or in do think about joining. the Nave if you would prefer not to take the steps into the Chapel. The Epiphany Confirmation at the Cathedral There is a confirmation service at the Cathedral on Saturday 26 January at falls on Sunday 6 January and that enables us to have a procession of Kings and their gifts at the Parish Mass that day. 6pm when two of our young people will be confirmed. Congratulations to Jack and Robbie for making this step. Please do come and support them on Monthly requiem mass this occasion. when we commemorate the recently departed and those whose If there is anyone else who is not a confirmed member of the Church of anniversaries fall in the month of January will be on Tuesday 8 January at England and would like to be so, then please speak to Fr Paul about it.