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Church & Parish Church & Parish News and Events in Armitage with Handsacre No.238 DECEMBER 2020 - JANUARY 2021 10.30am Every Sunday: A Service of Communion 7.00pm Christmas Eve 10.00am Christmas Day Holy Communion Church building remains closed at other times. Thank you for your support. Our Vicar writes The Light Shines… Though the sun is shining as I write, and the sky is The light shines in the darkness and a beautiful blue, as we move into winter it will bring the darkness did not overcome it. shorter grey days and long dark nights. And ‘dark “The darkness did not overcome it” writes St John. night’ might just be the term to describe our current In some Bibles the end of that sentence is translated experience in terms of Coronavirus and the anxiety “has not understood it”. This is developed in St that comes with it. Anxiety because many have lost John’s gospel to point to the fact that not only did loved ones, lost employment and, of course, lost many people not understand Jesus but many also many of the freedoms that we once enjoyed. Not rejected him. And I imagine many people reject least meeting with family and friends. Jesus today and perhaps because they do not The Christian faith has a lot to say about ‘darkness’ understand him. They do not understand that Jesus understood as the difficulties and pain we face came not to judge or condemn but to enter our as human beings as we simply try to get on and pain and struggle, our ‘darkness’, so that in him live our lives as best we can. As we think of the and through him we might have joy and peace and Christmas story, it can’t have been easy for Mary as discover hope as we share his risen life. a very young, expectant mother, having to travel to All of which means that this Christmas, no matter Bethlehem for the census. And certainly not easy where we are, what we do or who we are with, we giving birth away from home, in harsh conditions, can still rejoice in the coming of God and the hope and having to lay her new born son in an animal that Christ brings to our lives and our world. (It feeding trough. Whether we speak of the beginning looks very likely that we might also be able to rejoice or the end of Jesus’ life we find ‘darkness’ but also a in a Coronavirus vaccine that seems to be well on its ‘light that shines in the darkness’ for all to see. way!) However, what St John understood and what I suppose no matter how we will be allowed to the Church proclaims in the birth, life, death and celebrate Christmas this year, alone or together with resurrection of Jesus, is that God shines his light to family and friends, Christmas is one of those times illuminate and brighten our lives and give us the that seem to bring together light and darkness like faith and hope to journey on. That’s because Jesus is no other. In spite of the lights that illuminate our the invitation of God to come close and discover in trees and our homes it is understood to be one of him a love that will never let us go. the ‘darkest’ times of the year. When we’re supposed Every Blessing to be happy and rejoicing we’re often weeping and mourning the people and things that we’ve lost: Peter we’re often remembering those whom we love but see no longer. Team Vicar - Rev. Peter Hart telephone: 01543 579660 Editor & Churchwarden - Danny Briggs telephone: 01543 490114 email: [email protected] Parish Church website: www.achurchnearyou.com/armitage-st-john-the-baptist Village website: www.armitagewithhandsacre.co.uk December Services at St John the Baptist Armitage Once lock-down ends on December 2nd, I’m hoping would be a service of Holy Communion on Christmas that Churches will once again be open and church Eve at 7:00pm and a Holy Communion on Christmas services resume. Day at 10:00am (sadly without singing Christmas carols). Of course we will be guided by the restrictions That would mean services at 10:30am at St John the in place after lock-down. Have a peaceful and joyful Baptist Armitage from Sunday 6th. Because of ongoing Christmas. restrictions the only other services during December Armitage With Handsacre W.I. As everyone is aware we are still unable to hold our meetings due to the covid restrictions. On the 11th of November Armistice Day Janet our president laid a wreath on behalf of all our members. It seems such a long time since we were Samaritan’s Purse UK all able to spend time together. Hopefully in the New Year we may manage to do OpeRatioN CHRistMas Child that. In the meantime we hope you have a Our supporters pack shoebox gifts each lovely Christmas and are able to spend this year to bring joy, love and hope to special time with family. children in need around the world. Keep well and safe and we will all look This year I think the best way to support forward to a better and brighter 2021. Samaritans Purse in their Christmas Shoebox appeal is to donate online. If you feel able to donate £20 either as an individual or a group then they will fill a shoebox for you. I would be happy to do this for anyone who doesn’t have internet access if you can let me have your donation. My telephone number is 01543 742668. The link for Samaritans Purse is https:// shoeboxonline.samaritans-purse.org.uk/ Thank you Viv Leyland. Handsacre Methodist Church DECEMBER 2020 & JanUary 2021 We are sorry to have to share that We are learning from our sisters and Handsacre Methodist church will not brothers around the world who are be running any activities or planned dealing with a difficult and uncertain acts of worship until further notice in situation and we would ask that you accordance with government guidelines hold them in prayer, particularly those in response to the Coronavirus in affected areas. outbreak. We should not be afraid “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” 2 Timothy 1:7. MEETING POINT For more information : 01543 491704 VILLAGE FRIENDS : 01543 547270 Memories of Christmas Past This year celebration of Christmas will be so the end of my round and Mrs Nicholls welcomed me different from the ones we have known in the past. with great delight, ‘Cum in Giffit and hev a cup-a No Meeting Point Christmas Party, no Grab a Bag,no tae!’ I went in to their low ceilinged, dusky living Christmas dinner outings either in the Meeting room and took a chair. Doris aged around 45 who Room or at a local restaurant; no carol services and had learning difficulties kept talking whilst her congregational services of worship as we have known mother made a cup of stewed tea. The cup stood them .But then, most of us will have memories of on a cracked saucer . I took a gulp in between their past Christmases which will be very different the sentences, when Mrs Nicholls remarked, ‘The caat further we go back in time. fell down the well t,othar daey!’ I asked if they managed to get it out again. But ,’No. We tryied, but It was around 1960. In those days students down it wouldn’t git in the barkit.’ I don’t think I drank from college were enlisted to help deliver the vast any more of their tea. They didn’t mind, because I quantities of Christmas mail two weeks before had somehow made their day just by coming with a Christmas and even on Christmas Day. In the small card. village where I lived there was this need and Pip the postman gladly took me on because he knew It might be some time before we are all back to an I was used (like Grenville in ‘Open All Hours’ ) to immunised, sterilized Meeting Point, but make riding the grocer’s trade bike. Pip used to give me someone’s day by picking up the phone, or writing the far flung houses in isolated parts of the village an extra card to someone on their own. We wish you and one card was to be delivered to Mrs Nicholls and a happy and blessed Christmas. daughter Doris of Wooodlands’ farm cottage. Their GF only water supply was from a well and their only source of power was a coal fire and oil lamp. Twas Update from Handsacre Methodist Church Whilst our doors may sadly be shut for now, that Railings on a regular basis to brighten up the area does not mean we have stopped worshipping and to show our support for a range of causes. together or supporting our local community where Recently a beautiful spread of poppies was added we can. for Remembrance Sunday with the poppies being We meet via Zoom for worship every Sunday at made by the children at Hayes Meadow School. As we 4 p.m. and this act of worship can be found on move through to Advent and then Christmas there YouTube on the Handsacre Methodist Church page. are more additions planned. Have a walk past the You can find all our weekly services there dating railings by The Green, you might find bags of sweets back to mid-May! or other surprises there! Christmas services planned include a carol service Working with other groups, we helped to set up on December 20, which will include contributions Village Friends.
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