22ND DECEMBER 2019 4TH SUNDAY OF ADVENT

Collect for this Sunday Eternal God, as Mary waited for the birth of your Son, so we wait for his coming in glory; bring us through the birth pangs of this present age to see, with her, our great salvation in Jesus Christ our Lord. Readings for this week - RCL page 12 Isaiah 7.10-16, Psalm 80.1-7, 16-18, Romans 1.1-7, Matthew 1.18-25 Response to Psalm Restore us , O God of hosts; show the light of your countenance and we shall be saved. Post Communion Heavenly Father, who chose the Blessed Virgin Mary to be the mother of the promised saviour: fill us your servants with your grace, that in all things we may embrace your holy will and with her rejoice in your salvation; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Next week’s readings - RCL page 27 Isaiah 63.7-9, Psalm 148, Hebrews 2.10-18, Matthew 2.13-23 Gospel Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. Her husband Joseph, being a righteous man and unwilling to expose her to public disgrace, planned to dismiss her quietly. But just when he had resolved to do this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, ‘Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will bear a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.’ All this took place to fulfil what had been spoken by the Lord

through the prophet: ‘Look, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel’, which means, ‘God with us.’ When Joseph awoke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him; he took her as his wife, but had no marital relations with her until she had borne a son; and he named him Jesus. _______________________________________________

Calendar for the Week

Sunday 22nd 4TH SUNDAY OF ADVENT

9.30am Christchurch Lanner - Sung HC 9.30am St Andrew Redruth - Sung HC with Children’s Sunday Club 11am St Andrew Pencoys - FLAPJACK HC with hymns 11.15am St Euny - Morning Praise 11.15am St Stephen Treleigh - Sung Holy Communion 2pm-8pm Christchurch Lanner - DSBeenies* rehearsing 6pm St Andrew Redruth - Breathing Space 6pm St Stephen Treleigh - Carol Service with Treleigh School Choir, then mince pies in Treleigh Community Hall and drawing of Christmas raffle Mon 23rd

NB.) No fellowship at United Methodist Church 12 noon Christchurch Lanner - DSBeenies* rehearsing until 7pm NB.) No Study Group at United Methodist Church 2pm Glencoe - Carol Service 6pm St Andrew Redruth - HC Service in the Lady Chapel Tue 24th Christmas Eve

8.30am St Andrew Pencoys - Morning Prayer 3pm Christchurch Lanner - Crib Service 3pm St Stephen Treleigh - Crib Service 4pm St Andrew Redruth - Crib Service 5pm St Andrew Pencoys - Crib & Christingle Service 6pm St Euny - Lessons and Carols 8pm Christchurch Lanner - Bethlehem Carol Mass 11.30pm St Andrew Redruth - Midnight Mass 11.30pm St Stephen Treleigh - Midnight Mass 11.30pm St Andrew Pencoys - Midnight Mass Wed 25th Christmas Day

10am St Andrew Redruth - Christmas Day Holy Communion 10am St Euny - Christmas Day Holy Communion 10am Christchurch Lanner - Christmas Day Holy Communion 11am St Andrew Pencoys - Christmas Day Said Holy Communion, followed by Community lunch at Pencoys Hall 12.30pm for 1pm Thu 26th Stephen, deacon, first martyr Boxing Day

10.30am St Stephen Treleigh - Patronal Festival with Holy Communion

Fri 27th John, Apostle and Evangelist

Porthleven Community Hall - DSBeenies 'get in' Sat 28th The Holy Innocents

NB.) No Bangers & Mash at United Methodist Church 3pm Porthleven Community Hall - DSBeenies* perform “Aladdin” 7pm Porthleven Community Hall - DSBeenies* perform “Aladdin” Sunday 29th FIRST SUNDAY OF CHRISTMAS

9.30am United Methodist Church - Breakfast Service 10.30am St Euny - United Benefice Service 3pm St Euny - Cornish Language Christmas Service 3pm Porthleven Community Hall - DSBeenies* perform “Aladdin” 4pm Pencoys Hall - Tea Time Celebration 6pm St Stephen Treleigh - Evensong 7pm Porthleven Community Hall - DSBeenies* perform “Aladdin”

Redruth Team Ministry is delighted to support various independent community groups which are marked *

IN YOUR PRAYERS:

Among those who have died in years gone by we remember: Win Bunn. The Treleigh Communion Bread and Wine has been given today by Joy Pedley in memory of her Mum, Phyllis Downing who died on Christmas Day. EVENTS/NOTICES

Everyone at St Stephen Treleigh would like to send Christmas wishes of Peace and Joy and a Happy 2020 to all our sister churches in the Benefice. Aladdin. The Christchurch Lanner youth theatre group, the DSBeenies*, will perform a traditional version of "Aladdin" in their usual venue: Porthleven Community Hall. The dates are Saturday and Sunday December 28th & 29th, 3pm & 7pm. The First Sunday Event of the new year will be held at St Andrew Pencoys on Sunday January 5th at 6pm. The theme will be Epiphany and will take the form of an Epiphany Carol Service Food Bank - all donations are gratefully received for the food bank. Items we are desperately short of are milk and tinned fish; also tinned potatoes, tinned fruit and pulses. Demand is still high across the various distribution centres. Thank you. Thought for the week: "... and you shall call his name Emmanuel, which means God with us"

MARRIAGE & BAPTISM enquiries and bookings please email Rev’d Caspar Bush on casparbush@gmail.com or: The Rev’d Caspar Bush for St Andrew Redruth & Treleigh tel: 01209 216958 The Rev’d Deb Grigg, Team Vicar for Mission The Rev’d Graham Adamson tel: 01209 315965 The Rev’d Peter Fellows for Pencoys & Lanner tel: 07903 807946 Reader Jim Seth Licensed Lay Minister tel: 07597 202551 Hall Bookings:- Pencoys: 07903 807946 - Treleigh: 01209 218416 - Lanner: 01209 214470 - Crypt: 01209 215191 Parish website: www.redruthchurch.org.uk Five Alive magazine:- magazine@redruthchurch.org.uk Items for the Weekly Sheet to Simon Cooper by Tuesday afternoon if possible, Wednesday afternoon at the latest Email: enquiries@redruthchurch.org.uk

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