25 December 2021

Christmas Greetings

Dear Friends 

A blessed and joyous Christmas to you all as we end another difficult and trying year. On a positive note, we have at least “just” had to handle more of what 2020 threw at us, and we have become that much more proficient at holding unexpected change and all the heartache and hardship Covid-19 continues to cause in our world. I am thankful for the strength and resilience of each one of you, and for God’s healing and life-giving presence in our midst. 

My personal thanks to our Churchwardens, Debbie and Janine, and to our Parish Secretary, Bev, for their ongoing selfless dedication and commitment to us all at St Andrew’s; and to Stephen, Bishop Geoff, Elizabeth (Confirmation) and Penny and Diane (Children’s Church), along with the Layministers and Parish Council as we have adjusted to a hybrid world of both online and in-person worship and gatherings during the course of this year. 

May we all experience God’s deep peace in Jesus as we enter the New Year, one that we know will still demand much of us, but also one in which we seek to throw off the shackles of isolation that Covid-19 has cloaked us in, and learn to live afresh, with greater confidence as we embrace the reality of this time. 

Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth; break forth O mountains, into singing! For the Lord has comforted his people, and will have compassion on his suffering ones.” (Isaiah 49:13) 

With our love, Mark and Dawn


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