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Joy to the World; the Lord; is Come

DECEMBER 2025

7^th	CHRISTINGLE SERVICE Come and enjoy making your own Christingle at 4pm Service at 5pm	Refreshments Served Led by Carol Hutchings Offering to The Children s Society
14^th	Choose Your Own Carols 6.30pm	Informal and fun service With seasonal refreshments
21^st	Traditional Candlelit Carol Service at 6.30pm	Mr. Charles deLacy Chelmsford Mincepies & Sausage Rolls afterwards
25^th	Carols Around the Tree Family Service	10.30 am With refreshments
28^th	NO SERVICE	Happy New Year

JANUARY 2026 SERVICES

4^th	Fellowship Quiet Day	Time to reflect and look forward to what the Lord and we can do together.
11^th	Evening Service At 6.30 pm with Communion	Mr Charles deLacy, Chelmsford
18^th	Evening Service 6.30pm	To be advised
25^th	Evening Service 6.30pm	Rev. Malcolm Boulter, Tiptree

What's on in DECEMBER

Tues 2^nd Prayers in the vestry 9.45-10.00

Tues 2^nd Meet up @ Coffee & Chat 10.00-12.00

It s Christmas! - A warm welcome & a warm space

Thurs 4^th Knit and Natter Warm Space 10.00-12.00

Fri 5^th Ladies What Chill 19.30-21.30

Sat 6^th Village Christmas Event at the Village Centre. Tree Lighting,

Father Christmas, Music, Food and lots of Christmas Stalls in the Village Hall All starting at 6pm organised by Guiding Group & Parish Council. Come down and Support our village

Sun 7^th CHRISTINGLE SERVICE Starting at 4pm. Come along and make your Christingles and enjoy some refreshments. Service at 5pm A great opportunity to find out what Christmas really means. All very Welcome.

Tues 9^th Prayers in the vestry 9.45-10.00

Tues. 9^th Meet up Coffee & Chat, Christmas Party 10.00-12.00

Entertained by John & Tom. Christmas Jumpers, Christmas Hats and lots of fun. LAST COFFEE & CHAT UNTIL 6^th January 2026

Thurs 11^th Knit & Natter Warm Space 10.00-12.00

Sat 13^th Light Trail from 4.30pm 6.30pm 1^st Silver End Scouts invite you to come and enjoy this event. Free Entry at the Scout HQ, Silver Street. There will be stalls selling refreshments. They are trying to raise money for the summer camp in 2026. Please Support them.

Sun 14^th Choose Your Own Carols 18.30-19.30

This is a informal Carol Service A time for you to celebrate and have a good sing choosing your favourite carol and enjoy some seasonal refreshments. Bring all the family.

Thurs 18^th Knit & Natter Warm Space 10.00-12.00

Sun 21^st Traditional Candlelit Carol Service 18.30-19.30

Carols & Lessons led by Mr. Charles deLacy.

Sausage Rolls & Mince Pies afterwards. All Welcome

Thurs 25^th CHRISTMAS DAY Carols Around the Tree ,

Family Service 10.30-11.00

Sun 28^th NO SERVICE TODAY

I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will show forth all thy marvellous works. Psalm 9:1

THANKS & NEWS

November came and went in a flash! Every month is so busy and here we are another year is drawing to a close. Where has 2025 gone?

Firstly I would like to say a big thank you to Mr. Charles deLacy and Dan Sutton for all the work undertaken in making our Remembrance Sunday Service such a memorable occasion once again. Our young people did our village proud, they all looked so smart and were so well behaved. The children are a credit to their parents and all the leaders who give up their time voluntarily every week. Of course there were many others involved in making this such a special service. All involved in the technology, setting out chairs and Tom Denton playing the music. Plus all those who kept all our young people safe on the Parade down to the Village Hall. I had a lot of feedback from people there who were very appreciative of being able to come and pay honour to those who fought and died from this village and for this Country. Our church building Remembrance display inside and out, was widely noted for looking respectful and we have to thank a guy on Facebook, Steve, for providing us with the Union Jack Flags out the front. We were also given a very special handmade Tommy which was displayed inside. Thank you very much Andrew.

Val, Val has left hospital and is being looked after in the Lodge at Hatfield Peveral for 4 weeks as they decide what will be the best way forward for Val s care. She may be allowed home but their bungalow will need to be adapted to allow this to happen. Please do pray for Val and Geoff.

Get your Christmas Jumpers ready for the Coffee & Chat Christmas Party of the 9^th. Thank you all for your contributions towards the food. We are looking forward to John and Tom setting our feet a dancing with some jolly Chirstmas tunes.

Christmas is nearly upon us, it seems to get earlier and earlier, but it is always good to see the bright colourful lights around the village to brighten up such dull days. I do hope you will be able to join us at one of the Carol Services in December. Firstly the Christingle and then the Choose Your Own Carols . Which is always a lot of fun. Lastly our Traditional Candlelit Carol Service, which is very special as we approach Christmas. Thank you to those who have offered to read a Lesson for this.

December is the one time of the year when you hear lots of carols being played in our shops and towns also it is nice to hear people singing carols. Carols remind us and tell us about the birth of Jesus. At this time of Advent (preparation) I do hope you will find time to prepare for Him Jesus and think about the true Christmas. Jesus is the Light of the World. We sing a hymn called Shine Jesus Shine. The chorus goes Shine, Jesus, shine, fill this land with the Father s glory; blaze, Spirit, blaze, set our hearts on fire. Flow, river, flow flood the nations with grace and mercy; send forth Your word, Lord, and let there be light!

May our lives and our prayers be like lights shining in dark places. And may the Blessing of God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, Fill our hearts and homes with light this Christmas and in the New Year to Come.

CHURCH CONTACTS- on line www.silverendcongregationalchurch.org

Meet Up @ Coffee & Chat Tuesday 10.00 - 12 noon

Church Treasurer & Enquiries Mrs. S. Gray Tel. 07710 285214

e.mail sharon@silverend.org

Church 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 Contact 07575 161060

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- Chelle -07788 966888 (Term Time)

Thursday Knit & Natter 10.00 12 Contact, Barbara 01376 585467

Thursday Miffy s Fab & Fit 6.30-7.30pm Contact 07575 161060

Friday Ladies What Chill Group Contact Nicki 07773 531055

Sat Pilates Class 9.00-10,00 Contact Leila 07964 076493

SCOUT GROUP Dan Sutton (Scout Leader) dan@silverend-scouts.org.uk 07970 730636

Please help and support this church if you are able.

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, care homes, 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 do 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, Brenda, Doreen, Shelia, Judy, Val, Iris, Pat, Terry and Carol. 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.