Every day throughout Advent we are pleased to offer you a little Advent treat or two. Today Tom and Carol sing for us “Joy to the World”, and Michael reads “A Christmas Star” … More Digital Advent Calendar 2023 Day 18
Here is Rev Sue’s sermon from Sunday 17 December 2023. The readings that day were based around John’s description of John the Baptist being interrogated as to whether he was a prophet or indeed the Messiah … More Who am I?
Every day throughout Advent we are pleased to offer you a little Advent treat or two. Today our MD and Organist, Carol and Tom, offer us the traditional Christmas carol “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”, followed by “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” … More Digital Advent Calendar 2023 Day 17
Good morning and welcome to our service of holy communion for Sunday 17 December – the third of Advent, also known as Gaudete Sunday. Rev Sue will preside and preach. We begin with the ancient advent carol “Veni, veni Emmanuel” … More Gaudete Sunday – the third of Advent
Every day throughout Advent we are pleased to offer you a little Advent treat or two. Today our choir offers us Gustav Holst’s arrangement of “In the Bleak Mid-Winter”, and our pianist Tom plays for us a jazzy arrangement of “We Three Kings” … More Digital Advent Calendar 2023 Day 16
Every day throughout Advent we are pleased to offer you a little Advent treat or two. This year the theme is candles and light, so today our choir will sing for us “This Little Light of Mine” by candlelight, and then our team of musicians offer us the Sussex Carol … More Digital Advent Calendar 2023 Day 15
Today the Church of England’s calendar commemorates St Lucy of Sicily who was a Christian Martyr, I don’t know if many of you have heard of her, I confess I hadn’t until I saw her name today when looking at the lectionary for today … More Give what you have to the poor and follow me
Every day throughout Advent we are pleased to offer you a little Advent treat or two. Today Rev Sue and Bishop David read for us “If I was God” by Lucy Moore, and then our choir sings “See Amid the Winter’s Snow” … More Digital Advent Calendar 2023 Day 14
Every day throughout Advent we are pleased to offer you a little Advent treat or two. Today Rev Sue reads for us a meditation of a resident of Jerusalem by Nick Fawcett. Afterwards, Maggie’s Music Makers sing for us “Silent Night” … More Digital Advent Calendar 2023 Day 12
About a year ago, the members of Maggie’s Music Makers began working on four movements of Britten’s “A Ceremony of Carol’s”. This is challenging music, and they worked hard. During the 2022 Christmas services three of the chosen movements were ready to be sung. I have written about “This Little Babe” and “As Dew in Aprille” earlier this year. The third is “Deo Gracias”, which translates as “thanks be to God … More Deo Gracias – Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
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