Notices for the Sundays of 15th & 22nd December 2024 St Mary’s Chartham
Upcoming dates from the diary (details below)
Midweek Communion & light lunch 12 noon on Wednesdays in Advent
Candlelit Christmas Carol Service 6pm Sunday 22nd December
Crib service 3pm Tuesday 24th December
Midnight Communion 11.15pm Tuesday 24th December
Christmas Morning, All Age Communion service 10am Christmas Day
Burns Night Supper Saturday 25th January 2025
Advent at St. Mary’s
Wednesdays 4
th, 11
th & 18
th December
12.00 midday Communion Service 12.45 p.m.
Light Lunch with soup, rolls, cheese, biscuits & fruit
Everyone is very welcome, and you are warmly invited to join us for the service or lunch or both to celebrate this special time of year together. For further information contact:
hello@stmaryschartham.org or 07754476439
Candlelit Carol Service
Our traditional service with carols and readings followed by mince pies and mulled wine - all welcome. 6pm Sunday 22nd December.
Christmas Rota
There are
a few gaps in our Christmas rota -
could you help to light candles or welcome people to one of our Christmas Services?
Please sign up on the rota and check with the other members of the team what time you need to come to help.
Thank you.
Relaunching Eco Church: St Mary’s Church Chartham is now an
official Eco-Church and we will be using the new Eco Church Survey over the coming months to identify areas where we can take practical action
to care for God’s earth.
You can find out more on the Eco Church website,
https://ecochurch.arocha.org.uk (no registration to access the site and resources), on our Creation Care noticeboard or please speak to Sarah Challender or email her at
ecochurch@stmaryschartham.org .
Exploring Faith / Preparing for Confirmation:
Rev Ravi Holy is offering a 10 week ‘Exploring Faith’ course on Wednesday evenings starting from 5th February in Wye Church. This will include film clips and discussions and sounds really great! - I aim to join in the sessions, please let me know if you are interested in going.
For any children wishing to be confirmed please also let me know - Rev Andrew
Live Wires, our Sunday group for children up to age 11,
needs additional leaders & helpers if we are to continue having regular sessions without putting undue pressure on the few people that are doing this essential work.
If you feel you may be able to help in some way, please speak to Rev Andrew or to Bronny.
Burns Night Supper
Our Burns Night supper on Saturday, 25th January 2025 at Chartham Village Hall starting at 7pm. Tickets will cost £25.00 – this includes dinner, entertainment, and music & dancing to make for a fantastic evening of fun & food.
Be sure to get your tickets before they are all gone. Contact Jane Arnott by email or speak to her at church on Sunday. Email: jmgarnott1959@gmail.com
Collects and readings for upcoming Sundays
15th December, Morning Service
God for whom we watch and wait,
you sent John the Baptist
to prepare the way of your Son:
give us courage to speak the truth,
to hunger for justice,
and to suffer for the cause of right,
with Jesus Christ our Lord.
Zephaniah 3:14-end; Luke 3. 7-18
22nd December, Holy Communion
Eternal God,
as Mary waited for the birth of your Son,
so we wait for his coming in glory;
bring us through the birth pangs
of this present age
to see, with her, our great salvation
in Jesus Christ our Lord.
Micah 5:2-5a; Luke 1:39-55