Pastor’s Message

Merry Christmas week, everyone!

It has been a joy celebrating the various Christmas activities together and pausing to listen to the Christmas story in various forms.

From the significant Advent readings (a special thank you to Cathy Howe) to the Christmas programme and last week's celebration of Christingle, we are now preparing for the services on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.  

A special thank you to Margaret and her team for leading us through Christingle this last Sunday.

Thank you everyone for taking part, either as an organiser or as a participant. We value you all so much. 

So we have services this week, culminating in our Thanksgiving service on Sunday, and then a short break.

We (Anna, Jabari and I) will be away most of January. It will be a good time for us to take a break as we get into 2026.  There will be no newsletter until the beginning of February. However, all our socials will be active consistently, so you can keep up with what is happening.

In the meantime, you will be in the very capable hands of our lovely elders and our Heads of Operations. Have a merry Christmas, everyone, and an even more profound and God-centred new year!!

Church Sundays

Here is a reminder of our services and key dates across December and January.

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