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Hope: Advent Adults Group 2.

Friday 7 December 2012

Last night was the second of our Advent group for adults. Alongside two of the readings for Sunday we were thinking about hope. We began with this poem by Chris Goan: A time to plant. There is a time for all things under heaven… So here am I With the little that I have Seeds […]

Advent Carol Service 2012

Tuesday 4 December 2012

Around fifty people came to the Advent Carol Service held at S Agnes on Sunday 2 December. Hymn: O come, O come, Emmanuel (Laudate 112) Prayers Collect for Advent Sunday Choir: Adam lay ybounden Peter Warlock Reading 1: Micah 5:2–4 Hymn: Come thou long-expected Jesus (Laudate 100) Reading 2: Isaiah 35 Hymn: Wake, awake for […]

Vast and Eternal: Reflections on our Adult Advent group.

Monday 3 December 2012

Thursday night saw 8 of us gather at Sharon and Graham’s for some of their wonderful hospitality and our adults’ Advent group. The resources we used can be read below. I found that I got so much out of the evening. Sharing this kind of prayerful study of scripture and spiritual thoughts is a real […]

Faith: Advent Family Group 1

Friday 30 November 2012

Friday evening saw a few families gather at St Agnes for the second of our Advent groups. Faith was our theme for this week and after lighting candles and singing “Wait for the Lord” we thought about what went on inside us during Advent: When Mary was told she would be Jesus’ mother, he didn’t […]

Faith: Advent Adults Group 1.

Friday 30 November 2012

We have two Advent groups this year. Thursday evening (7:30pm)at the Bella Vista is the adults’ group and Friday (6:30pm) at St Agnes is the Family group. The materials from Arundel and Brighton this year take one of the readings, the Gospel and collect from each Sunday of Advent. We have another added element. At […]

Compline and Conferencing

Wednesday 21 November 2012

We have started a little way down the road to developing our community prayer life this week. On Sunday a handful of the group met to do Compline and Karlie and I talked about what we gained from our talk with Jo Gilbert. It was suggested that we try the following way forward. We will […]