DECEMBER 2020 — JANUARY 2021 60p Lymington Parish News Lymington Parish News IT’S NEVER TOO LATE TO IMPROVE YOUR St Thomas’ and All Saints’ Churches St Thomas’ Church All Saints’ Church St Thomas Street All Saints Road Lymington Lymington We welcome Jenny Foster our Leprosy Mission speaker SO41 9ND SO41 8FD on Sunday 4 February following her recent visit to CSL Danja Hospital in Niger, the project we help to support. Services Smile For details of Sunday and midweek services, please see the Diary inside. We look forward to a first-hand update of the situation - both the successes of, and challenges to, the dedicated staff who work to Enquiries There is a great deal of information to be found on our website: transform the many leprosy-affected people of that region. www.lymingtonchurch.org To enquire about weddings, baptisms, funerals, church and hall bookings please contact our Parish Office which is open at St Thomas’ Church, Interested in hosting our International Monday to Friday, 9.30a.m.—11.30a.m. You can ‘Meet the Vicar’ by appointment on Tuesday evenings. Summer School Students? 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Please mention the Lymington Parish News when responding to adverts. PARISH DIARY Regular Services and Events The normal pattern for services on a Sunday is: ST THOMAS’ 8.00 a.m. Prayer Book Communion (BCP) 9.15 a.m. Choral Communion (CW) 10.15 a.m. Shared refreshments 11.00 a.m. Life & Soul Informal Service WEEKDAY SERVICES ST THOMAS’ OTHER LOCATIONS Wed. (CW) 11.00 a.m. 1st & 3rd Thurs. 10.30 a.m. Solent Mead Thurs. (BCP) 11.00 a.m. 2nd Friday 11.00 a.m. Court Lodge Friday (CW) 8.00 a.m. 3rd Wednesday 11.00 a.m. Farringford Monthly 11.00 a.m. Linden Ho. REGULAR WEEKLY EVENTS Monday 10-12noon Vistas Café - STH Tuesday 10.00 a.m. Toddler Group - STH (term-time) 6.00 p.m. Meet the Vicar (by appointment) - STC Wednesday 11.00 a.m. Holy Communion - STC 10.15 a.m. Vistas Café; Soup & Sandwich Lunch - STH 7.30 p.m. Bell Ringers’ Practice - STC Thursday 10.00 a.m. Stitch and Knit - STH 10.15 a.m. Vistas Café - STH Friday 9.45 a.m. Friday Fellowship - STH 10.15 a.m. Vistas Café - STH 7.00 p.m. Full Choir Practice - STC Saturday 9.00 a.m. Prayers for the work of the Parish - STC CORONAVIRUS ALERT! - CURRENT ARRANGEMENTS * We are committed to following the latest directions and guidance. * The church is open daily for private prayer 10.00 - 16.00. * Please check the Weekly News Sheet or the church website: www.lymingtonchurch.org * All events listed above are temporarily suspended apart from those in bold type. * For details of services in December and January, please see overleaf . This diary lists the events which we understand will be permitted under new regulations coming into force within Tier 2 areas on 2 December. Please see the Weekly JANUARY EVENTS News Sheet/website for up-to-date information. Tickets will be available at Sunday Sun 3 EPIPHANY services during December for the Christmas services marked (ticketed). 8.00am Early Communion The weekly Joint Service with St Mark’s Church Pennington is available on line on 9.00am Communion, St Mark’s, Pennington Sundays at 10.00am. It is streamed from our shared YouTube channel: 10.00am Lymington and Pennington Joint On-line Service www.youtube.com/channel/UCKRF1l-cpB5-rn1o5tUNWUw 11.00am Choral Communion Sun 10 BAPTISM OF CHRIST DECEMBER EVENTS 8.00am Early Communion 9.00am Communion, St Mark’s Pennington Wed 2 Dec 11.00am Regular mid-week Holy Communion (CW) resumes 10.00am Lymington and Pennington Joint On-line Service 11.00am Life & Soul Informal Service Sun 6 ADVENT 2 Mon 11 10.00am Vistas Café and Traidcraft Stall - STH 8.00am Early Communion 9.00am Communion, St Mark’s, Pennington Sun 17 EPIPHANY 2 10.00am Lymington and Pennington Joint On-line Service 8.00am Early Communion 11.00am Choral Communion 9.00am Messy Church - see website for details Mon 7 10.00am Vistas Café and Traidcraft Stall - STH 9.00am Communion, St Mark’s, Pennington 10.00am Lymington and Pennington Joint On-line Service Sun 13 ADVENT 3 11.00am Choral Communion 8.00am Early Communion Mon 18 10.00am Vistas Café - STH 9.00am Communion, St Mark’s, Pennington 10.00am Lymington and Pennington Joint On-line Service Sun 24 EPIPHANY 3 11.00am Life & Soul Informal Service 8.00am Early Communion Mon 14 10.00am Vistas Café and Traidcraft Stall - STH 9.00am Communion, St Mark’s, Pennington 10.00am Lymington and Pennington Joint On-line Service Sun 20 ADVENT 4 11.00am Life & Soul Informal Service 8.00am Early Communion Mon 25 10.00am Vistas Café and Traidcraft Stall - STH 9.00am Messy Church - see website for details Thu 28 7.30pm PCC Meeting - STC 9.00am Communion, St Mark’s, Pennington 10.00am Lymington and Pennington Joint On-line Service Sun 31 CANDLEMAS 11.00am Choral Communion 8.00am Early Communion 2.00pm Christmas Carol Service (ticketed) 9.00am Communion, St Mark’s, Pennington 4.00pm Christmas Carol Service (ticketed) 10.00am Lymington and Pennington Joint On-line Service Thu 24 CHRISTMAS EVE 11.00am Choral Communion 4.00pm On-line Crib Service 11.30pm Midnight Mass (ticketed) Fri 25 CHRISTMAS DAY FEBRUARY EVENTS 8.00am Christmas Communion (ticketed) 11.00am Christmas Communion (ticketed) Mon 1 10.00am Vistas Café - STH Sun 27 CHRISTMAS 1 SUN 7 Sun 6 2 BEFORE LENT 8.00am Early Communion 8.00am Early Communion 10.00am Lymington and Pennington Joint On-line Service 9.00am Communion, St Mark’s, Pennington 11.00am Holy Communion 10.00am Lymington and Pennington Joint On-line Service 11.00am Choral Communion Dear Friends, Fortunately we could hold our All Souls’ service on All Saints’ Day, just before Lockdown-2 began. It had extra significance this year and was particularly “The people who walked in darkness have seen a great appreciated by those who attended. Soon after, we resumed being a church light.” (Isaiah 9.2). When the news of the various vaccine ‘Open daily for Prayer’. During the preceding eight weeks, increasing numbers of successes came through it really did seem like a ray of light in us had gradually adapted to distanced seating and other requirements. For many a dark situation. Certainly stock markets around the world the opportunity of worshiping together, often with the organ and choir or the Life agreed and leapt up to record levels. Of course, now the & Soul music group, was ‘real’ and became valued more than perhaps could have mood is more sombre as people begin to take in the fact that been imagined. the light is still a little way off; there is further hardship ahead. We look forward to the possibility of more shared worship in December, Similarly, this time of Advent and Christmas is a celebration of good news but meanwhile feel truly grateful for our weekly on-line inspirational shared and also of the necessity of waiting in hope. The promise of Advent and Christmas services with St Mark’s, so ably arranged and presented by Peter and Rachel, is that God has come among us and that we shall be God's people.