ASHLEY: Christmas Eve, 6pm, Carol Service; Christmas Day, 9.30am, Holy Communion
CHARLTON: Sat 20 Dec, 4pm, Christingle service; Sun 21 Dec, 6pm, Carol Service;
Christmas Day, 9.30am, Holy Communion
CRUDWELL: Sun 21 Dec, 4pm, Carol service; Christmas Eve, 11.30pm, Midnight Mass;
Christmas Day, 10am, Children’s service
HANKERTON: Sun 21 Dec, 5pm, Carol service; Christmas Day, 9.30am, Holy Communion
MINETY: Sun 21 Dec, 4pm, Carol service; Christmas Eve, 3pm, All Age service; 9pm, Midnight
Mass; Christmas Day, 11am, Holy Communion
OAKSEY: Sat 20 Dec, 5pm, Carol service; Christmas Day, 11am, Holy Communion
CONTACT DETAILS
Sandra Chin, Administrator 01666 825019, [email protected]
Parish Office, The Old Squash Court, Holloway, Malmesbury.
Revd. Sarah Wyman, Curate, 01666 577159, [email protected]
Dr Brian Senior, licensed Lay Minister 01666 860475
Rachel Swatton licensed Lay Minister 01666 861035
Richenda Milton-Daws licensed Lay Minister 01666 824029
BRAYDON BROOK WEBSITE: www.braydonbrook.co.uk
SUNDAY
SERVICES
21 December
Advent 4
Ashley
Morning Prayer
9.30am
Charlton
Carol Service 6pm
Crudwell
Carol Service 4pm
Hankerton Carol Service 5pm
Minety
Oaksey
Carol Service 4pm
28 December
Christmas 1
4 January
Epiphany
11 January
Baptism of Christ
Holy Communion
Evening Prayer 6pm
8.30am
Family Service
9.30am
Next service 18 Jan at
6pm
Group Service Morning Worship Next service 18 Jan at
10am
11am
9.30am
Holy Communion
9.30am
Group Service
10am
Holy Communion Service of the Word
11am
10am
Matins
11am
Next service 18 Jan at
11am
BRAYDONBROOKNEWS
Christmas Services in Braydon Brook
14 Dec 2014 - 4 Jan 2015
Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year
A stable, cave a place for Jesus' birth,
glory seen in a place of mud and earth.
The rich and poor worshipping together,
all welcome to come to God forever.
Angels singing, Joy and light were there,
then darkness, silence, all is now bare.
What remains of that wondrous time,
All we have is in words and rhyme.
The touch of God's love on earth helps us cope,
the whole world is different now, ALL have HOPE.
It is a wondrous story, this Christmas story. Christianity is the
only religion where God has come down to earth to live a
human life to help humankind have a relationship with Him.
Maybe we have heard the story too often and have lost that
amazement of how much God cares about each one of us.
Hope is a powerful thing, it changes the odds, changes how we
act and Jesus' birth gives us hope. Here is God becoming a
vulnerable baby for you and me, he could have come to earth as
a man but instead was born as a baby and had to rely on
humankind for his growth. Jesus understands what it is like to be
human and that is why we can talk, yell at him in whatever
situation we find ourselves in. So have hope you matter, we
often face darkness in life and Jesus brings us hope and light to
scatter the gloom.
Have a great Christmas, may you find the light shining in
the darkness and find that hope.
Rev Sarah Wyman
The Ministry Team
send you greetings and pray that you will find
Peace and Joy this Christmastide.
Sunday Readings (NRSV)
Luke 1.26-38
In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent
by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, 27to
a virgin engaged to a man whose name was
Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name
was Mary. 28And he came to her and said,
‘Greetings, favoured one! The Lord is with
you.’ 29But she was much perplexed by his words
and pondered what sort of greeting this might
be. 30The angel said to her, ‘Do not be afraid,
Mary, for you have found favour with God. 31And
now, you will conceive in your womb and bear a
son, and you will name him Jesus.32He will be
great, and will be called the Son of the Most
High, and the Lord God will give to him the
throne of his ancestor David. 33He will reign over
the house of Jacob for ever, and of his kingdom
there will be no end.’ 34Mary said to the angel,
‘How can this be, since I am a virgin?’35The angel
said to her, ‘The Holy Spirit will come upon you,
and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will
be holy; he will be called Son of God. 36And now,
your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also
conceived a son; and this is the sixth month for
her who was said to be barren. 37For nothing will
be impossible with God.’ 38Then Mary said, ‘Here
am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me
according to your word.’ Then the angel
departed from her.
Luke 2.1-14
In those days a decree went out from Emperor
Augustus that all the world should be registered.
2
This was the first registration and was taken
while Quirinius was governor of Syria. 3All went
to their own towns to be registered. 4Joseph also
went from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to
Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem,
because he was descended from the house and
family of David. 5He went to be registered with
Mary, to whom he was engaged and who was
expecting a child. 6While they were there, the
time came for her to deliver her child. 7And she
gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him
in bands of cloth, and laid him in a manger,
because there was no place for them in the inn.
8 In that region there were shepherds living in
the fields, keeping watch over their flock by
night. 9Then an angel of the Lord stood before
them, and the glory of the Lord shone around
them, and they were terrified.10But the angel said
to them, ‘Do not be afraid; for see—I am bringing
you good news of great joy for all the people:
11
to you is born this day in the city of David a
Saviour, who is the Messiah, the Lord. 12This will
be a sign for you: you will find a child wrapped
in bands of cloth and lying in a manger.’ 13And
suddenly there was with the angel a multitude
of the heavenly host, praising God and saying,
14
‘Glory to God in the highest heaven,
and on earth peace among those whom he
favours!’
Luke 2.15-21
When the angels had left them and gone into
heaven, the shepherds said to one another, ‘Let
us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing that
has taken place, which the Lord has made
known to us.’ 16So they went with haste and
found Mary and Joseph, and the child lying in
the manger. 17When they saw this, they made
known what had been told them about this
child; 18and all who heard it were amazed at
what the shepherds told them. 19But Mary
treasured all these words and pondered them
in her heart. 20The shepherds returned,
glorifying and praising God for all they had
heard and seen, as it had been told them.
After eight days had passed, it was time to
circumcise the child; and he was called Jesus,
the name given by the angel before he was
conceived in the womb.
Matt 2.1-12
In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born
in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East
came to Jerusalem, 2asking, ‘Where is the child
who has been born king of the Jews? For we
observed his star at its rising, and have come to
pay him homage.’ 3When King Herod heard this,
he was frightened, and all Jerusalem with
him; 4and calling together all the chief priests
and scribes of the people, he inquired of them
where the Messiah was to be born. 5They told
him, ‘In Bethlehem of Judea; for so it has been
written by the prophet:
6
“And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
are by no means least among the rulers of
Judah;
for from you shall come a ruler
who is to shepherd my people Israel.” ’
7 Then Herod secretly called for the wise
men and learned from them the exact time
when the star had appeared. 8Then he sent
them to Bethlehem, saying, ‘Go and search diligently for the child; and when you have found
him, bring me word so that I may also go and
pay him homage.’ 9When they had heard the
king, they set out; and there, ahead of them,
went the star that they had seen at its rising, until it stopped over the place where the
child was. 10When they saw that the star had
stopped, they were overwhelmed with
joy. 11On entering the house, they saw the child
with Mary his mother; and they knelt down
and paid him homage. Then, opening their
treasure-chests, they offered him gifts of gold,
frankincense, and myrrh. 12And having been
warned in a dream not to return to Herod,
they left for their own country by another
road.
Diary
Wednesday/Christmas Eve
3pm All Age Service - Minety
6pm Carol Service - Ashley
9pm Midnight Mass - Minety
11.30pm Christmas Mass - Crudwell
Thursday/Christmas Day
9.30am Holy Communion - Ashley
9.30am Holy Communion - Charlton
9.30am Holy Communion - Hankerton
10am Children’s service - Crudwell
11am Holy Communion - Minety
11am Holy Communion - Oaksey
Tuesday 30 Dec
4pm wedding rehearsal for Diane Potter &
David Dixon - Crudwell church
Wednesday 31 Dec
2pm wedding of Diane Potter & David Dixon Crudwell church
Monday 5 Jan
2.30pm - 4.30pm The Village Coffee Shop St Leonards Church, Minety
Tuesday 6 Jan
9.30am -11.30am St Leonard’s Church
Minety Handbells - Minety
Wednesday 7 Jan
5.30pm - 6.30pm Fisherman’s Friends, a Club
for 5-11 year olds - Charlton Village Hall
7.30pm Homegroup - Minety school
Thursday 8 Jan
7.30pm - 9pm Bell ringing - Charlton
Saturday 9 Jan
10.30am - 12noon Coffee, Books &
Produce - Holy Cross Church Community
Area, Hankerton
Notices / Events
The Parish Office is closed
from Wed 24th Dec until Mon 5 Jan .
Housegroups
Wednesday group will meet for the first time in
2015 on 7 January, in Minety school (staff
room). Everyone is welcome - please come to
the main entrance of the school between
7.30pm and 7.45pm. We'll treat this evening as a
re-start with prayer.
We'll start our main series "God of the second
chance: exploring the story of Jonah" on Jan.
14th, the series looking like this;
Jan 14th: Jonah 1:1-6
Jan 21st: Jonah 1:7-17
Jan. 28th: Jonah 2
Feb. 4th: Jonah 3
Feb. 11th: Jonah 4
Saying "no" to God
Lying to yourself
Talking terms
A second chance
Blocked goals and an
open question
There is a book which goes with the series "Jonah - God of the second chance" by Selwyn
Hughes. I have 1 spare copy at the moment so if
anyone like a copy just let me know and I'll get
one for you.
Please pray
That we may be inspired by the light of Jesus
this Christmas time.
For the needy.
For healing and wholeness in body, mind
and spirit for those who are ill or in trouble
of any kind, and that the Lord may meet them
at their point of need.
For those who mourn the loss of loved ones.