SE15

Advent is not Christmas but this weekend 5-6 December we can think about Father Christmas because he is derived from St Nicholas. Or is he St Nicholas as in Holland where last night children this Saturday will put out their shoes hoping for a present? This year St Nicholas does not get his usual a […]

Advent is not Christmas but this weekend 5-6 December we can think about Father Christmas because he is derived from St Nicholas. Or is he St Nicholas as in Holland where last night children this Saturday will put out their shoes hoping for a present? This year St Nicholas does not get his usual a […]

As we enter Advent, the first weekday Monday 30 November is St Andrew’s Day St Andrew is the patron of Amalfi , Barbados, Greece, Russia, Scotland, the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul and fishermen. It’s a holiday in Barbados where the crest of the coat of arms is two sugar cane stalks forming a St Andrew’s […]

As we enter Advent, the first weekday Monday 30 November is St Andrew’s Day St Andrew is the patron of Amalfi , Barbados, Greece, Russia, Scotland, the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul and fishermen. It’s a holiday in Barbados where the crest of the coat of arms is two sugar cane stalks forming a St Andrew’s […]

As we enter Advent, the first weekday Monday 30 November is St Andrew’s Day St Andrew is the patron of Amalfi , Barbados, Greece, Russia, Scotland, the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul and fishermen. It’s a holiday in Barbados where the crest of the coat of arms is two sugar cane stalks forming a St Andrew’s […]

Advent starts tonight as darkness falls. Saturday Evensong is the first of Advent. Tomorrow is Advent Sunday when we light the first candle on the wreath. But it’s not Christmas. However, it could be the start of a Slow Christmas as we try to live out the lovely special days and significant steps of Advent […]

Advent starts tonight as darkness falls. Saturday Evensong is the first of Advent. Tomorrow is Advent Sunday when we light the first candle on the wreath. But it’s not Christmas. However, it could be the start of a Slow Christmas as we try to live out the lovely special days and significant steps of Advent […]

This last Sunday before Advent is known as Stir Up Sunday due to the Book of Common Prayer collect for today. This old name is much used now as it is linked to the idea of stirring the Christmas pudding although most puddings will have been maturing for some time. Many Anglicans can expect hear […]

This last Sunday before Advent is known as Stir Up Sunday due to the Book of Common Prayer collect for today. This old name is much used now as it is linked to the idea of stirring the Christmas pudding although most puddings will have been maturing for some time. Many Anglicans can expect hear […]

Corpus Christi meaning Body of Christ is a feast of celebration and thanksgiving for the institution of the Holy Communion. It is kept today 11 June, a Thursday, to recall Maundy Thursday and we celebrate again because normally we can be more joyful now than in Holy Week. The Mass has been hard to find […]