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Prayers & Poems Gifts Prayer at Christmas The Christmas Message   Winter Trees One Last Sleep To Bethlehem   **   Gifts   Glory to God and thanks for His love-gift, Saviour in baby clothes.   Glory to God and thanks for His light-gift, shining, living Way.   Glory to God and thanks for His life-gift,...

Quotes With Christmas in mind… With parties and family visiting over Christmas in mind… Looking back on the year… ** With Christmas in mind… Take C-H-R-I-S-T out of Christmas and you’re left with a “miss.” – Anon Christmas gift suggestions: To your enemy, forgiveness.  To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, your heart.  To a...

Reviews #GodWithUs Various authors, Church House Publishing, various prices (single, £1.50; pack of 10, £12.50; pack of 50 £55) God With Us is a short, colourful booklet for Christmas that explores the Christian faith. It offers 13 simple reflections that unpack the constant refrain of Christmas readings and carols – that God is with us. ...

Smile-lines Christmas cards The name of God…. Camels Paying for it Warning Christmas presents Virgin mother Where’s the baby? Red Prompting Angels, explained by children Turkey Christmas pageant Turkey says Christmas turkey Wiped out If you are travelling this Christmas, look out… Facebook Why Bethlehem? Christmas all year   ** Christmas cards A friend of...

Letter from St James the Least of All   Happily, the Church of England still retains some singular parish clergy.  Take the parish of St James-the-Least in the county of C- for example.  Here the elderly Anglo-Catholic vicar, Eustace, continues his correspondence to Darren, his nephew, a low-church curate recently ordained…  On keeping warm in...

PARISH PUMP   –   ALL EDITORIAL for November 2017   News   Remember, remember the 5th November – and pray for the Persecuted Church Time to pray for the Persecuted Church IRAQ – UN Security Council agrees to investigate genocide by Islamic State Open Doors asks UK churches to pray and petition for Christians in Iraq...

God in the Arts Editor:   Outstanding people in great stories of the Bible – as depicted in painting or sculpture – that is the theme of God in the Arts this year. This month the Revd Michael Burgess considers the Canaanite woman in Matthew’s gospel. ‘He gave us eyes to see them’:  Annibale Carracci’s Canaanite...

High Days and Holy Days for November   Editor:  As Saints’ Days do not change from year to year, we have offered material on many of these days before.  The one with an asterisk is new this year.   1          All Saints’ Day 1          The first martyrs 2          All Souls’ Day 3          Hubert 4 ...

Looking at the Church – and Christians in action worldwide Church leaders plan to mobilise congregations to talk about Jesus 25 Years after Dibley   Women and the priesthood – 25 years on Women and the priesthood – 25 years on (longer version) Ted’s washcloth – a true story from Operation Christmas Child ** Editor:  Ever...

Looking at the Community   All in the month of November Enniskillen – the bomb that changed history True charity towards children ‘in need’ Remembering Forgotten Heroes When Elizabeth married Philip – 70 years ago The partition of Palestine Britain and Europe – the story goes back a long way ** Editor:  We continue our...

Looking at God   Two Minutes Silence From the Vicar Remembering: looking back and looking forward St Andrew the evangelist The time to be ready is now! The story behind the Hymn – ‘I vow to thee my country’ Justice and peace – what do Christians believe? ** Editor:  Paul Hardingham considers the value of...

Looking at You Getting the builders in Thanks to grandparents Are grandparents and parents a kind of social super-glue? Grants to help an older person  Nordic Walking  Adolescent obesity – a deadly habit The impact of transitions on children   ** Editor:  David Pickup, a solicitor, considers the sensible way to go about adding something...