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Good morning :-)


The Collect (special prayer) for today :

Almighty God,
in the birth of your Son
you have poured on us the new light of your incarnate Word,
and shown us the fullness of your love:
help us to walk in his light and dwell in his love
that we may know the fullness of his joy;
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. Amen.


Cx :-)

Good morning :-)


A return to some sort of normality would be more than welcome. Glad you like the smiles Vera and that they have lifted your spirits. Just a few more and then they are exhausted!! <3

Waving to Sylvia across the pond and wishing you and your OH a very happy and peaceful New Year.


Here we go!

Why are Christmas trees very bad at knitting?
Because they always drop their needles

What do you call a train loaded with toffee?
A chew chew train

Why did no-one bid for Rudolph and Blitzen on eBay?
Because they were two deer

What has four legs but can’t walk?
A table

Why did Santa have to go to the hospital?
Because of his poor elf

What do frogs wear on their feet?
Open toad sandals

What’s round and bad tempered?
A vicious circle


O God of steadfast love ,trusting you, we devote our hearts to learning and our lives to walking.
Teach us truth, that we may walk with courage.
Teach us mercy, that we may walk with humility.
Teach us forgiveness, that we may walk with compassion.
Teach us grace, that we may walk with strength.
Teach us wonder, that we may walk with praise.
Teach us goodness, that we may walk with those in need.
O God of steadfast love, learning from you, may we walk well.
Amen.


Cx :-)

Happy New Year to you all.

Let us hope that 2021 is a much better year for all of us than 2020, and that we get this virus beaten back so we can begin to live more normal lives.

Hello all

Grateful thanks for another years posting Cynthia.

Good to know that your foot is getting better Vera.

New Year's Day and this poem is fitting;-

I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year
"Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown." and he replied:-
"Go out into the darkness and put your hand into
the hand of God. That shall be better to you than light, and safer than a known way."
(Written by Minnie Louise Haskins).

Happy and a Healthy New Year to you all.

Thank you for the smiles Cynthia, just what I need this week as for various family reasons we are not going through a very happy time right now.

It was kind of you to ask after my foot kandj. I am walking around fairly normally now though I can still only manage a short walk outside and it still gives me some pain, but I am getting there.

It’s been a difficult year but I am thankful for its many blessings and I wish you all a new year full of peace and contentment

Good morning and a very Happy New Year to you all <3



We may as well enter this New Year with a smile......... :-D


What lies in a pram and wobbles?
A jelly baby.

What do you call a blind dinosaur?
A doyouthinkhesawus.

What do you get if you cross a hen with a bedside clock?
An alarm cluck.

Where are the Andes?
On the end of the armies.

What do you call a line of men waiting for a haircut?
A barberqueue

What do you call a woman who stands between two goal posts?
Annette


Consult not your fears, but your hopes and your dreams.
Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential.
Concern not yourself with what you tried and failed in, but what it is still possible to do.
Now is the time to put aside past and present setbacks and failures and look with confidence to the new day called tomorrow.

— Pope John XXIII

Cx :-)

Good morning :-)

Lifting the lethargy, the spirit and the mood......we need to smile ??

What does a frog do if his car breaks down?
He gets it toad away.

What lies at the bottom of the sea and shivers?
A nervous wreck.

What do vampires sing on New Year's Eve?
Auld Fang Syne.

What is black and white and noisy?
A zebra with a drum kit.

What's the fastest thing in water?
A motor pike.

What goes "Oh, Oh, Oh"?
Santa walking backwards


Dear Lord, we thank You for the Christmas period. We pray that You will help us to always remember the unconditional love of God and help us to follow your commandments and love one another as You love us. Amen.

Cx :-)

Hello all

Amen to your prayer Cynthia and THANK YOU
for the funny quotes. They have made me smile.

Is your foot better now Vera?

Stay safe and take care everyone.

Good morning :-)


To lighten the lethargy! :-D :-D


Why doesn't Santa suffer from claustrophobia when climbs down the chimney?
Because has had his flue jab.

What do you get from a pampered cow?
Spoiled milk.

What do lions sing at Christmas?
Jungle bells!

What did the grape say when the elephant stepped on it?
Nothing. It just let out a little wine.

How many ears has Captain Kirk got?
Three: the left ear, the right ear, and the final front ear.



Heavenly Father, we thank you for sending your only begotten son Jesus to us at Christmas time. May we always be truly thankful for all the sacrifices that He made for us and pray that we will never forget the true reason for this season. Let our focus not be about the Christmas gifts we have received, but the eternal gift given by you Lord. Amen.

Cx :-)

Good morning :-)


We have snow - not too much - but enough. It may now go away!! :-D


Things always seem a bit flat between Christmas and New Year. Maybe some Christmas cheer is in order for a couple of days so, cracker jokes, here we come…..feel free to groan!


What did Cinderella say when the chemist lost her photographs?
Someday my prints will come.

What did the reindeer say before launching into his comedy routine?
This will sleigh you.

Good King Wenceslas phoned Domino's for a pizza. The salesgirl asked him:- 'Do you want your usual?
Deep pan, crisp and even?'

Mike walks into a bar with a newt on his shoulder. The barmaid looks at the creature and asks the man what he calls it. 'Tiny', answers Mike. 'Why's that?' enquires the barmaid. 'Because he's my newt' concludes Mike.

Who hides in the bakery at Christmas?
A mince spy


Father, at this special time of the year when we remember that first Christmas day when Your dearly beloved Son came as a new-born baby, we pray that His love and His peace may be felt in the hearts and minds of many lost and hurting people, those who feel unloved and those who lack that vital peace with God. Amen.

Cx :-)

Amen to your prayer Cynthia.

How lovely to see snowdrops already Kandj. I noticed the hellebores in the garden are full of fat buds looking nearly ready to open. I love the very early spring flowers. They seem to bring so much hope and promise for the future and we could all do with that right now.

Good morning :-)

Snowdrops are always a welcome sight kandj. Today we have the snow though :-(


Today isThe Feast of the Holy Innocents, a Christian feast in remembrance of the massacre of young male children under 2 years of age in Bethlehem by King Herod the Great in his attempt to find and kill the infant Jesus


Righteous God,
your Son our Saviour Jesus Christ dwelt among us
and shared our grief and our pain.
We pray for the children of our world,
that they may grow up knowing love and security.

We pray for all children who suffer physical or mental abuse.
We pray for all communities in our world
who live with the memories of massacre and gross cruelty.

We pray for all who are corrupted by power
and who regard human life as cheap.
We pray for parents who have suffered the death of a child.
We pray for parents and guardians,
that they may be given grace to care for the children entrusted to them.

As we celebrate the coming of the Christ-child,
we rejoice in the fellowship of the Holy Innocents
and commit the children of this community,
our nation and our world to you,
our righteous God. Amen.

Cx :-)

Hello all

The last Sunday service of the year today. I spotted a tiny bunch of snowdrops near to the church porch. A beautiful sight and really helped to lift my spirits.

Keep well and stay safe everyone.

Good morning :-D


Collect (special prayer) for The First Sunday of Christmas

Almighty God,
who wonderfully created us in your own image
and yet more wonderfully restored us
through your Son Jesus Christ:
grant that, as he came to share in our humanity,
so we may share the life of his divinity;
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Gospel
Luke 2:15-21
And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.

And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child. And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds.
But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.

And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.

And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb.


Cx :-)

Good morning :-D

Hopefully, everyone has had as good a Christmas as we can, given the circumstances. Today, is a 'buy one get one free' day as it is both Boxing Day and St. Stephen's Day........??

A reminder.......Boxing Day got its name when Queen Victoria was on the throne in the 1800s and has nothing to do with the sport of boxing.
The name comes from a time when the rich used to box up gifts to give to the poor.
Boxing Day was traditionally a day off for servants, and the day when they received a special Christmas box from their masters. The servants would also go home on Boxing Day to give Christmas boxes to their families.

Churches also played a part in the creation of Boxing Day. Many of them stored the collection money in a box, which they opened on Christmas Day. The money was then handed out to the poor the next day - on Boxing Day.

December 26 also commemorates the life of St. Stephen, a Christian deacon in Jerusalem who was known for his service to the poor and his status as the first Christian martyr. He was stoned to death in around AD 36 because of his faith in Jesus.

Enjoy a restful day. Love to all Cx :-)

Good morning and a very happy and blessed Christmas to all friends on here.


For unto us a child is born,
unto us a son is given;
and the government shall be upon his shoulder:
and his name shall be called Wonderful,
Counsellor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father,
Prince of Peace.

Cx :-)

I have loved this year’s advent calendar Cynthia. Thank you for putting it up.

Thinking of all who are sick, poor or lonely this Christmas and for those who will be working instead of being at home with their families. My granddaughter will be working the night shift at the dementia care home on Christmas Day.

I am unlikely to come on line tomorrow but I wish you all a happy and peaceful Christmas. God bless.

Good morning :-)

Christmas Eve and the last door of the Advent calendar. I do hope that those who have looked at it during this season, have enjoyed it. <3


https://calendar.myadvent.net/?id=4e1f8aa533ee9e2ae8839d756b5124f8


Cx :-)

Hello all

Today's Advent calendar is good news for children!


Keep well and stay safe everyone.

Good morning :-)

Up with the lark today!!!! :-D

Only two more doors to go on the Advent calendar....


https://calendar.myadvent.net/?id=4e1f8aa533ee9e2ae8839d756b5124f8

Cx :-)