Happy Christmas
From everyone at St Mary's we wish you a very happy Christmas and every blessing for the New Year!
Join us this weekend to celebrate Christmas:
Christmas Eve
6pm Crib Service
11:30pm Midnight Mass
Christmas Day
8am Eucharist
10am Choral Eucharist
Boxing Day
10am Eucharist for the Feast of St Stephen
You can also join us via our YouTube Channel > or view our upcoming services here>
Bible Readings:
Midnight Mass and Christmas Day 8am
Christmas Day 10am
26th December 2021
Eucharist setting: St Thomas
Crib Service, Christmas Eve 6pm
Come along to our family Crib Service and Blessing of the Crib. This year we are having a scratch nativity and we invite your little ones to come dressed for the occasion! Marys and Josephs, angels, shepherds, sheep, kings, inn keepers....all welcome! The more the merrier.
This is a very popular service and so we are asking that you sign up in advance to help us manage numbers.
Services in the New Year
Normal service resumes on Sunday 2nd January, plus join us on Thursday 6th January as we celebrate the arrival of the wise men at the Epiphany.
Sunday 2nd January
8am Eucharist
10am Choral Eucharist
Thursday 6th January
7:30pm Eucharist for The Epiphany
Godly Play
There will be no Godly Play on Sunday 26th December and Sunday 2nd January. We will resume on Sunday 9th January.
Covid Update December 2021
From December 15th it is mandatory for visitors to our church to wear a face covering unless exempt. This includes when we are gathered for worship. We have always recommended the wearing of masks so this constitutes little change in practice. Our pre-existing measures around Holy Communion will not change. Our choir (who sing without a mask) take Covid tests before each service (see below for more information on our choir and Covid safety measures). Please do get in touch with one of our wardens if you would like to discuss our risk assessments.
100 Club
Congratulations to all the winners from our 100 club:
£100 Bruce Cockburn
£50 Ann Elliott
£30 Nigel Robinson
A Big Thank You from Dot and Carol
Thank you everyone for the very generous gift each of us received on our retirement. Working in the office was always something we both really enjoyed doing and it was such a privilege to support our church in this way. You always made us feel appreciated and it was a very special time for both of us. Thanks again and we hope you all have a lovely Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Love and best wishes to everyone at St Mary’s. Dot and Carol
Diary
Friday 24th December
Christmas Eve
6pm Crib Service
11.30pm Midnight Mass
Saturday 25th December
Christmas Day
8am Holy Communion
10am Choral Eucharist
Sunday 26th December
Feast of St Stephen
No 8am Holy Communion
10am Choral Eucharist
Monday 27th December
John the Evangelist
No Toddler Group
Tuesday 28th December
Holy Innocents
No 9am Morning Prayer
Wednesday 29th December
Thomas Becket
No 9am Morning Prayer
No 10:30am Holy Communion
Thursday 30th December
No 9am Morning Prayer
Sunday 2nd January
2nd Sunday of Christmas
8am Holy Communion
10am Choral Eucharist
Looking ahead....
Wednesday 5th January
9am Morning Prayer
10.30am Holy Communion
7.30pm Standing Committee via zoom
Thursday 6th January
The Epiphany
9am Morning Prayer
7.30pm Choral Eucharist
For Your Prayers
Your Prayers are requested for
Heather Rivers
Lucinda and children
Rhona and Douglas Lawrie
Martin Cooper
Alison Young
Ron House
Maggie Hollis
Daniel
Jean Woodruff
Rest in Peace
Stuart Hall RIP
Anne Otter RIP
Rest in Peace Anniversary
Nancy Porteous RIP
The flowers in church on Sunday 26th December are in memory of Nancy Porteous.
Don’t forget, you can add someone to the prayer list by emailing or phoning as usual, but you need to get their permission before adding them to the sick list.
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Reminders
Remember that News and notices from previous weeks are all available to read by clicking "notices" at the top of the page.
Services over Christmas
A reminder that there will be no 8am Service on 26th December and no midweek service at 10.30am on Wednesday 29th December.
Office closed over Christmas
The church office will be closed Wednesday 22nd December - Monday 3rd January inclusive.
Toddler Group
There will be no Toddler Group over the holidays - we look forward to seeing everyone back on Monday 10th January 2022.
Notices
There will be no email next week with news and notices. The next email will be on Friday 7th January 2022.
North East Homeless
Over Christmas we are collecting for North East Homeless charity. They provide support to those who vulnerable and homeless in our region. They also provide food and emergency equipment. Find out more about this charity and how to give via the link below.
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