Our new Curate Revd Paul Mellars who recently arrived in the Benefice, celebrated his first Sunday Mass at St Andrews under the guidance of Father Richard.(please see photo below).
The latest Parochial Church Council meeting took place on 16th January, dates were pencilled in for the Spring Fayre, Summer Concert, and the Summer trip/dinner. See this space for further details in the near future. A meeting of the Working Party to review the mission action plan has been arranged for 7th February 2017.
The next service at St Andrews is on Thursday at 9.30am, said Mass (SS Timothy and Titus). The next Sunday Service will be sung Parish Mass (4th Sunday in Ordinary Time) again at 9.30am. (See below for a selection of images of the church decorated for Christmas).
LATEST READINGS: First Reading: Isaiah 8:23 - 9:3 A reading from the prophet Isaiah. In days past the Lord humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in days to come he will confer glory on the Way of the Sea on the far side of Jordan... Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 1:10-13. 17 A reading from the first letter of St Paul to the Corinthians. I appeal to you, brothers, for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ, to make up the differences between you, and instead of disagreeing among yourselves, to be united again in your belief... Gospel: Matthew 4:12-23 A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew. Hearing that John had been arrested Jesus went back to Galilee, and leaving Nazareth he went and settled in Capernaum, a lakeside town on the borders of Zebulun and Naphtali... | Responsorial Psalm Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 26 The Lord is my light and my help; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; before whom shall I shrink? Response: The Lord is my light and my help. There is one thing I ask of the Lord, for this I long, to live in the house of the Lord, all the days of my life, to savour the sweetness of the Lord, to behold his temple. Response: The Lord is my light and my help. I am sure I shall see the Lord’s goodness in the land of the living. Hope in him, hold firm and take heart. Hope in the Lord! Response: The Lord is my light and my help. |