Hi everyone,
This Sunday is the celebration of Christ the King and the last Sunday before we enter Advent properly. We have so many events planned for this Christmas season, so please get your diaries out.
Don't forget that this Thursday in Paulton is the 'Service for the Departed' at 7pm, and Saturday at 2pm it is Yvette's confirmation in Wells cathedral, followed by refreshments and entertainment in the Red Lion.
After that:
Christmas Dates 2024
28th Nov Thursday 4pm - Benefice schools Carols service
30th Nov Saturday 4pm - Paulton Christmas Lights switch on
30th Nov 7pm HL - Candlelit supper
1st Dec Sunday 11am - Children’s Society Speaker in Paulton
5th Dec Thursday 6.30pm HTP Guides District Carol Service
6th Dec 7pm HTP Christmas sing along
7th Dec Saturday 2pm - 4pm Paulton Christmas Bazaar (please donate cakes!)
11th Dec Wednesday 7pm - Farrington Carols in the pub (already sold out)
13th Dec Friday 7pm - HTP wine tasting evening
16th Dec 7pm Hallatrow Carols
17th Dec Tuesday 9am - FG toddlers christmas
17th Dec Tuesday 10am - Paulton Christmas coffee morning
17th Dec 2pm Paulton Infant Christmas Assembly in church
20th Dec Friday 10am - Paulton Toddler group Christmas party
20th Dec Friday 6pm - Paulton Christingle
21st Dec Saturday 2pm - Carols at Bloomfield
22nd Dec Sunday 6pm - Paulton carols by candlelight
22nd Dec Sunday 6pm - High Littleton carols
23rd Dec Monday 3pm - Paulton Nativity
24th Dec Tuesday 3pm - Farrington Christingle
24th Dec Tuesday 4.30pm - High Littleton Christingle
24th Dec Tuesday 11.30pm - Midnight service Paulton
25th. Wednesday 11am - Paulton Christmas day
29th Sunday - benefice service
We are always after volunteers so let me know if you want to help with and event, and please share the events with everyone that you can to help make this a great Christmas season.
If you want to continue tracking with some of the sermon ideas as they develop I have included some more links to useful content that can help to keep us on the same 'wavelength'. This week, an analogy of the Christian life as a dramatic performance, if you fancy a long read:
Putting on Christ - Kevin Vanhooser
Movements that Matter: How Martial Arts Studies Can Reframe the Ethics of First-Blush Empathy
Wes Streeting: leading interview
Daniel 7.9-10, 13-14, Revelation 1.4-8, and John 18.33-37
See all below for all the other details of our groups and upcoming events.
Next Sunday we will be meeting 9.30am in High Littleton and Farrington and 11am in Paulton
If you want to access resources in the meantime, we have a wealth of materials available.
You can use the YouTube link to get yourself tuned up and ready to sing with us on Sunday.
If you don't feel able to attend in person, we will continue to provide online worship options as well. The link to Twitch is at the bottom of this email.
Knit and Natter meet in the back room of Paulton church on the first Wednesday of each month from 2 to 4pm. The next meeting is on Wednesday 4 th December 2024.
Everyone is welcome to come along and join the group, enjoy a cup of tea or coffee and a cake and have a good natter!
TGIF is on every Friday and Monday from 10am to 11.30am for coffee, cake, playtime and good chatting - you can find the latest details on Facebook here. (Not during the school holidays)
Morning prayer is taking place at 9.30am Wednesday in Paulton and Thursday in High Littleton. It begins with 15 minutes of quiet reflection, followed by Common Worship morning prayer.
The Church of England have updated their Morning Prayer APP. You can now listen to morning prayer from the app. I would encourage you all to take this up as a daily practice, it is a great way to grow a pattern of prayer and learn the rhythm of responses each day.
You can download the app here: https://www.chpublishing.co.uk/apps/daily-prayer
view the live service and re-watch previous services here: https://www.twitch.tv/holytrinitychurchpaulton
Every blessing to you all.
Adam
