Monday 16th - Sunday 22nd December Mon 16th
10am-2pm Open Church in St Ben’s. Come and join us!
Tues 17th
9am 10.30am 12.30pm 1pm 1.45pm 6.30pm
Wed 18th
9am 2pm 2.30pm
Morning Prayer, St Ben’s Church. Holy Communion, St Patrick’s Chapel. Funeral of Frank Hyde, Mendip Crematorium. Funeral of Christine Stott, St Mary’s Church, Wedmore St Ben’s School Year 3 Nativity Play, St Ben’s Church. St Ben’s School Year 3 Nativity Play, St Ben’s Church
6.30pm
Morning Prayer, St Ben’s Church. St John’s School Carol Service, St Ben’s Church. Funeral o f Mabel Barnard, Mendip Crematorium. ReMix Youth Group, St Ben’s Church.
Thurs 9am 19th 10.30am 7pm 7.45pm
Morning Prayer, Anne Lampson’shome. Cutting of the Holy Thorn, St John’s Churchyard. Choir practice, St Ben’s Church. Bell-ringing practice, St Ben’s Church.
Fri 20th
Sat 21st
9am Morning Prayer, Abbey House. 10am-12pm ‘Christmas Open House’ , the Vicarage. 12noon Soup lunches, St Ben’s Church. 12.30pm Churches Together Carols at the Market Cross. 10am-12 Open Church in St Ben’s. Come and join us! 2pm Carol Service, St Margaret’s Chapel.
SUNDAY 22ND DECEMBER 2019 The Fourth Sunday of Advent
P L EA S E CO NT A CT U S: Vicar & Area Dean: Day off Monday The Revd. David MacGeoch Tel: (01458) 834281 Mob: 07712 862 692 Email: vicarabbeyparish@btinternet.com Pioneer Minister: The Revd. Diana Greenfield Day off Monday Tel: (01458) 446838 Mob: 07921 858 094 Email: dmgreenfield@me.com Trainee Youth Worker: Naomi Peachey Day off Monday Email: Naomi.youthwork@hotmail.com
BENEFICE OFFICE: 3, Church Lane, GLASTONBURY, Somerset, BA6 9JQ. Tel: (01458) 830060 E-mail: abbeyparishes@gmail.com OFFICE OPEN THIS WEEK: MONDAY - THURSDAY 9am - 4pm [Closed for lunch between 1 & 2pm]
8am: Holy Communion [BCP], St Ben’s Church 9.30am: Holy Communion, St Ben’s Church 11.15am: Worship & Word, St Ben’s Church 6pm: Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols, St Ben’s Church at St Mary’s...11am: Matins Readings: Rom. 1:1-7;
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Welcome to the Benefice of Glastonbury with Meare
Sunday 15th December 2019 St. Benedict’s 8am: Holy Communion [BCP] Celebrant: The Vicar 9.30am: Holy Communion Celebrant & Preacher: The Vicar 11.15am: Café Style Service Team-led St .Mary’s, Meare 6pm: Carol Service Led by: The Vicar COLLECT O Lord Jesus Christ, who at your first coming sent your messenger to prepare your way before you: grant that the ministers and stewards of your mysteries may likewise so prepare and make ready your way by turning the hearts of the disobedient to the wisdom of the just,, that at your second coming to judge the world we may be found an acceptable people in your sight; for you are alive and reign with the Father in the unity of the Holy Spirit one God, now and for ever. Amen. Hymns for the 9.30am Service in St Ben’s Church: 196, 401, 219 & 513
THANK YOU…..
READINGS GOSPEL - Matt.11:2-11 NEW TESTAMENT - James 5:7-10
Messengers from John the Baptist When John heard in prison what the Messiah
Patience in Suffering
was doing, he sent word by his disciples and
Be patient, therefore, beloved, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits for
said to him, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or are we to wait for another?’ Jesus answered them, ‘Go and tell John what you hear and see:
the precious crop from the earth, being
the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the
patient with it until it receives the early
lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead
and the late rains. You also must be
are raised, and the poor have good news
patient. Strengthen your hearts, for the
brought to them. And blessed is anyone who
coming of the Lord is near. Beloved, do
takes no offence at me.’
not grumble against one another, so
Jesus Praises John the Baptist
that you may not be judged. See, the
As they went away, Jesus began to speak to
Judge is standing at the doors! As an
the crowds about John:
example
patience,
‘What did you go out into the wilderness to
beloved, take the prophets who spoke in
look at? A reed shaken by the wind? What then
the name of the Lord.
did you go out to see? Someone dressed in soft
of
suffering
and
robes? Look, those who wear soft robes are in royal palaces. What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. This is the one about whom it is written, “See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.” Truly I tell you, among those born of women no one has arisen greater than John the Baptist; yet the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
St Ben’s Church, Christmas Market: A HUGE thank you to all those who helped make St Ben’s Christmas Market on Saturday 30th November, such a success! We had 26 stalls, a roaring trade in Mulled Wine and sold many, many, many cups of tea and coffee too! This annual event is our biggest fundraiser, is growing every year and couldn’t happen with your unfailing support. Hope you all have a lovely Christmas, if I don’t see you before! Lydia Vincent DATE FOR YOUR DIARY: Friday 20th December, 10am-12noon, ‘Open House’ at the Vicarage, 24 Wells Road, Glastonbury. Come along and join us for a mince pie & a glass of mulled wine - all welcome! David & Kathy MacGeoch
Please keep the following people & their families in your prayers: Amber Liz Affleck-Edwards Alan Barki Scott Barki Steve Brain Imogen & Jonathon Crees Fr. Robert Featherstone Joan Green Peggy Hext Rosemary Martin Valerie Moreton Basil Powell Rick Pudner Sylvia Ray Ev Ridout Jean Rooney Sheila Scott-Evans Rosemary Turnbull Anne Walsh-Waring RIP MABEL BARNARD; IRIS CHAPMAN; STAN HONEYBUN; FRANK HYDE; RICHARD PLASTER; BERNARD RAYNER; CHRISTINE STOTT