Services
at the Reid
Services
will be conducted by Rev. Brian Embleton B.D. unless otherwise it says
otherwise.
November
2nd 10:30 a.m. Morning Worship (Holy Communion in the Chancel at
the close of the service)
6.30
p.m. Evening Service
November
9th 10;30 a.m. Service of Remembrance
November
16th 10:30 a.m. Morning Worship
November
23rd 10:30 a.m. Morning Worship
November
30 10:30a.m. First Sunday in Advent
December
7th 10:30 a.m. Sacrament of Holy Communion : Second Sunday in Advent.
6.30
– 7.30 p.m. Sacrament of Holy Communion
The
evening service – which will have an Advent theme – will take the form
of a silent
guided
Advent journey round the church. At one ‘station’ you will find a table
set with the Sacrament already consecrated and ‘set apart’. If you wish
to take Communion please do so.
Go
at your own pace, pausing as you wish at the various ‘stations’ for thought
and prayer
and
leaving when you are ready. Come at any time between 6.30 and 7.30. If
it is busy take a seat and listen to the music until you are ready to make
your way round.
30th
November Advent Sunday
As
November closes, Advent begins. The exact birth-date of Jesus is not known,
but
during
the 5th century the date of 25 December was chosen to become the Feast
of the
Nativity,
or Christmas. By the sixth century, the Christian Church was in the habit
of spending several weeks leading up to Christmas in prayerful, expectant
preparation. The fourth Sunday before
Christmas
Day became Advent Sunday. 'Advent', of course, means 'coming', or 'coming
in',
and
traditionally special candles have been lit, and more recently, advent
calendars used,
as
the Church prepares itself for the coming of the Holy Child, the long-awaited
Messiah. |