Thursday, January 07, 2010
Christmas Season Reflection
God’s sign is simplicity. God’s sign is the baby. God’s sign is that he makes himself small for us. This is how he reigns. He does not come with power and outward splendour. He comes as a baby – defenceless and in need of our help. He does not want to overwhelm us with his strength. He takes away our fear of his greatness. He asks for our love: so he makes himself a child. He wants nothing other from us than our love, through which we spontaneously learn to enter into his feelings, his thoughts and his will – we learn to live with him and to practise with him that humility of renunciation that belongs to the very essence of love. God made himself small so that we could understand him, welcome him, and love him.
Pope Benedict XVI
Christmas Homily 2006
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Fr Dave on 01/07 at 09:13 PM
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Pastoral Area Lourdes Pilgrimage
Monday 7th to Friday 11th June 2010.
Departing from Manchester.
Accommodation at the Hotel St Georges on full board.
Price £465.00 (Insurance and single room extra).
Please contact: Mary Barton (01942 889388) if you are interested.
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Fr Dave on 01/07 at 09:12 PM
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Churches Together in Boothstown
Tuesday 19th January at 7.00 pm at Holy Family, Boothstown
‘Praying with Pictures’ - Pondering pictures of some inspirational sculptures of the family life of Jesus, Mary and Joseph in Nazareth
Thursday 21st January at 7.00 pm
Compline at St John’s, Mosley Common
Friday 22nd January at 9.30 am
Prayer Service at Boothstown Methodist Church
Sunday 24th January at 6.00 pm
Songs of Praise at St Mary’s, Ellenbrook
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Fr Dave on 01/07 at 09:11 PM
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Astley Churches Together
To celebrate the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, ACT will be holding a number of joint services lasting about 30 minutes) as detailed below:
Monday 18th January at 7.00 pm at St Stephen’s Church
Tuesday 19th January at 7.00 pm at St Ambrose Barlow Church
Thursday 21st January at 7.00 pm at Astley Independent Methodist Chapel
The week will be brought to a close with a short service at St Ambrose Barlow on Sunday 24th January at 4.00 pm. Your attendance at any or all of these services will be most welcome.
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Fr Dave on 01/07 at 09:08 PM
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