Dear all
As the nights draw in, we continue to journey through the season known in our Common Worship liturgy as the “Kingdom Season”, a season of remembrance under Christ’s kingly rule. We look forward to welcoming you to our regular services this Sunday, including a Taizé Eucharist with a remembrance theme at 5.30 pm. It has been a poignant but powerful week as we have remembered together those who had fallen or been injured in the defence of their country, and pledged ourselves to work for a future of peace. We have also held in our prayers and in our hearts all those who have suffered violence or abuse in any setting and re-committed ourselves to the safety and care of all. On Sunday we were joined by the Deputy Mayor of RBKC and by our Member of Parliament at the Act of Remembrance and at Choral Matins; on Monday the one-minute silence was marked in St Mary Abbots School, and also at the War Memorial at 11 am in the company of a number of visiting retired servicemen from all over the country, and an Act of Commitment to Peace was said at both the 9.30 Eucharist on Sunday and at the school Eucharist this morning. At a time when we remember those at war today in different areas of the globe, we especially pray to be agents of God’s reconciliation and healing in the world. As we begin to turn our minds to Advent and Christmas, Leonora is still keen to hear from anyone able to volunteer for the Victorian Christmas Fair on 30th November, and also from those willing to bake cakes or to donate to the Bric-a-Brac stall. The following day (Sunday 1st December) will be Advent Sunday and we mark the start of this season with the beautiful candlelit Advent Service of Light with our professional choir at 5.30 pm. Thank you for the part which each one of you plays in our community and in our shared commitment to Christ. We are grateful that you continue to keep the clergy and staff team in your prayers as we do you. Majestic and gracious God, more awesome than the agents of war; more powerful than the wrath of nations, restrain the violence of the peoples and draw the sorrowful of the earth into the joyful life of your kingdom, where you live and reign for ever and ever, Amen [Common Worship Daily Prayer, response to Psalm76] With my love and prayers Mother Emma 14th November 2024 |
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