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A Very Warm Welcome
Today in the town of David a Saviour has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord.
DECEMBER 2024
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1st |
Evening Service 6.30pm |
Rev. Jenny Haggar Ipswich |
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8th |
CHRISTINGLE Starting at 4pm |
Come and Make your Christingle and enjoy refreshments |
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15th |
Choose Your Own Carols 6.30pm |
Informal and fun service With Seasonal refreshments |
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22nd
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Traditional Candlelit Carol Service 6.30pm |
Rev. Malcolm Boulter Tiptree |
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25th |
Family Service 10.30am |
All Welcome |
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29th |
NO SERVICE |
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JANUARY SERVICES
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5th
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Evening Service 6.30pm |
Fellowship Service |
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12th |
Evening Service 6.30pm |
Mr. Charles deLacy Chelmsford |
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19th |
Evening Service 6.30pm |
Rev. Jenny Haggar Chelmsford |
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26th
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Evening Service 6.30pm |
Rev. Malcolm Boulter Tiptree |
Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise; give thanks to Him and praise His name. For the LORD is good and His love endures for ever; His faithfulness continues through all generations. Psalm 100 4-5
What s On in DECEMBER
Sun 1st Evening Service, Rev. Jenny Haggar 18.30-19.30
Tues 3rd Prayers in the vestry 9.45-10.00
Tues 3rd Meet up @ Coffee & Chat (Warm Space) 10.00-12.00
Carols and fun Sing along
Thurs 5th Knit & Natter Warm Space 10.00-12.00
Fri 6th Ladies What Chill 20.00
Sun 8th Christingle starting at 4pm. Come and make your own Christingle. Enjoy Tea & Cake and come together. Service starts at 5pm.
Tues 10th Prayers in the vestry 9.45-10.00
Tues 10th Meet up @ Coffee & Chat (Warm Space) 10.00-14.00
Christmas Party/Lunch, enjoy John & Tom The Silver Boys entertaining us and stay for lunch. LAST COFFEE & CHAT this year.
Thurs 12th Knit & Natter Warm Space 10.00-12.00
Sun 15th Choose Your Own Carols, Informal & Fun 18.30-19.30
Tues 17th Prayers from Home 9.45-10.00
Thurs 19th Knit & Natter Warm Space 10.00-12.00
Sun 22nd Candlelit Carol Service. Traditional Carols & Readings
led by Rev. Malcolm Boulter 6.30pm followed by Hot Drink and Mince Pies
Wed 25th Christmas Day Family Service, Carols & Readings at 10.30
Sun 29th NO SERVICE TODAY
HAPPY NEW YEAR
2nd Knit & Natter Warm Space 10.00-12.00
Sun 5th 1st Sunday in 2025 Fellowship Service 18.30-19.30
Tues 13th Return to Coffee & Chat
THANKS
November seemed to come and it has gone in flash! Every month is so busy but as always we couldn t do it without you all supporting the church as you do. Thank you
A massive thank you to the Rev. Malcolm Boulter and Dan Sutton and Dan s team for making the Remembrance Sunday Service, so memorable. The weather was kind to us on the Parade to the village hall. It is always an impressive sight to see our young people impeccably dressed and so well behaved at all times and their dedicated Leaders whom I m sure felt just as proud as I did. We thank Rev Malcolm for stepping in to cover Charles deLacy who was unable to come this year. Malcolm did us proud and you would think he had always led this very important service. Dan made some very interesting and challenging video s. They certainly make you realise the cost of war and how very thankful we should be and never, never forget. I would like to add a big thank you to the Guide and Scout Leaders for all you do encouraging the children week by week. We are very blessed in Silver End to have you. You all do a great job and it is appreciated.
A Little Thought!
We are entering a time called Advent it is a time of Waiting a time to Stop! Prepare ourselves and be ready to receive God s greatest gift to us. We live in a world where we want everything NOW! This INSTANT we and our children have lost the art of waiting. If we want something most of us are able to get it delivered to our door. December is now here, the pressures begin, but I hope you can find time to focus on what is important. LOVE (Jesus) came down at Christmas. We can all count our blessings and focus on the true meaning of Christmas and experience what is important Love, Joy and Peace. A Happy Christmas and a Blessed New Year to You All.
For God So Loved the World, that He gave His one and only Son -John3:16
Love came down at Christmas, love all lovely, Love divine.
Love was born at Christmas. Star and angels gave the sign
Worship we the Godhead, Love incarnate Love divine
Worship we our Jesus but wherewith for sacred sign?
Love shall be our token, Love be yours and love be mine
Love to God and all men, Love for plea and gift and sign.
Love came down at Christmas
By Christina Rosetti
Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love - 1 John 4:8
We are so preciously loved by God. That we cannot even comprehend it. No created being can ever know how much and how sweetly and tenderly God loves them.
Julian of Norwich
EXTERIOR CHURCH PAINTING Gift Fund
Silver End Congregational Church Bank details.
Barclays Bank
Account Name: Silver End Congregational Church
Sort Code: 20-97-40
Account No. 70300969
CHURCH CONTACTS- on line www.silverendcongregationalchurch.org
Coffee & Chat Tuesday 10.00 - 12 noon
Church Treasurer & Enquiries Mrs. S. Gray Tel. 07710 285214
e.mail sharon@silverend.org
Church Telephone No. 01376 584306 Post Code CM8 3QF (Silver Street)
Silver End Guiding Group Contact Mrs. Carol Hutchings 07857 663959
Rainbows, Guides, Brownies, Rangers & other groups
Monday Miffy s Fab & Fit 9.30-10.30am
Tuesday Silver Swans Movement Class 9.45-12 Contact Gemma 07597 649240
Wednesday Carolyn s Dance Group - Disco/Street Dance Contact Harriet 07855 014717
Thursday SILVER TOTS (Baby & Toddler Group) at 9.45am- Nikki 07809 761902 (Term Time)
Thursday Knit & Natter Thursday 10.00 12 noon Contact, Barbara 01376 585467
Thursday Miffy s Fab & Fit 6-7pm
Friday Ladies who Chill Group Contact Nicki for details nickicyp@yahoo.co.uk
SCOUT GROUP Dan Sutton (Scout Leader) dan@silverend-scouts.org.uk 07970 730636
Prayer is our special time with God. It is a time when we can take time out of our busy lives, a time to shut out all of life s distractions, daily worries and business of the week.
To find a quiet space, to shut our eyes, shutting out distractions just for a few moments. To bring before God our thankfulness and our concerns, to be still .
Prayers to Consider
Lord God may we your people who look forward to the coming of Christ experience the joy of salvation and celebrate His coming with love and thanksgiving. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever. Amen.
We give You thanks for the opportunities we have to share the Love of Jesus this Christmastide as we celebrate His birth.
We remember in our prayers all who will be alone this Christmas, those in hospital, those on the streets, those grieving and will find Christmas a very difficult time.
We remember those who will be working over Christmas in hospitals, on farms with livestock, the emergency services on land, sea and air. Help us never to take things for granted and to be thankful for all our blessings.
We continue to pray for those who have been caught up by the floods in Spain. There is so much going on in our World. We especially would lift the war in Ukraine which affects us all and Israel and Gaza and all in the Middle East. We can see no end, just escalation, all we can do is pray that solutions will be found to stop the bloodshed.
Please pray for our Country, for our Government and Parliament. May God have mercy upon us.
Please pray for our dear friends that suffer from Dementia, we pray for those known to us and for those in our local care homes in the village. We pray for all Carers who work in the community and in Residential homes. We give thanks for them and the work they undertake.
Remember those from our fellowship and friends with special needs, Iris, Brenda, Doreen, Shelia, Judy, Val, Pat, Charles and Barbara. We lift them all to the Lord for His love, help and care.
Please pray for this fellowship. Pray that God will bring new opportunities to share the love of Jesus and bring people to the church. We pray for all the groups who use our building and ask a blessing on each one.
Heavenly Father, as a new year begins, please grant us the mercy and grace that we need for every single day.