Epiphany tide

Good news - Christmas is not yet over!
In our churches, the festival continues beyond "Twelfth Night" and the Feast of the Epiphany - and lasts right through until Candlemas 
So, though the tree has been taken down, and the star no longer shines from the top of the church tower, we are still very much in celebration mode at St Matthew's.

Worship this month happens at the usual times

9.30 on Sunday 8th

10.00 on Sunday 15th

9.30 on Sunday 22nd

BUT with a special celebration service on 

SUNDAY 29th at 10.00 when we will celebrate CANDLEMAS with a more candles, processions & excitement.

We will welcome the church family from our sister church of All Saints, Selsley, that day - and hope it will be a really memorable celebration of Jesus, the Light of the World.

SUNDAY 1st JANUARY

TOGETHER AT TEN for EPIPHANY

Join the wise men in following the star to find Jesus.

Start the New Year by joining us for worship.

Give some time to the God who gives us all our days as a gift.

Help us to frame some resolutions for our church in 2012.

O Come let us adore him...

CHRISTMAS WORSHIP at ST MATTHEW'S CAINSCROSS & ALL SAINTS, SELSLEY

SUNDAY 18th - 6.00 CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT - ST MATTHEW'S - followed  by mincepies


THURSDAY 22nd - 7.00 VILLAGE CAROL SERVICE BY CANDLELIGHT - ALL SAINTS - 
                                                                  NB - NOT AS ADVERTISED IN THE LOCAL PRESS


CHRISTMAS EVE - 3.00 - CHRISTINGLE SERVICE - ALL SAINTS


                                  5.00  - TEA TOWELS & TINSEL CRIB SERVICE - ST MATTHEW'S.
Children are invited to come wearing a simple costume to help tell the story of the first Christmas and build a "living crib".


                                 10.00 - CANDLELIT MASS OF THE NATIVITY - ALL SAINTS


                                 11.00 - "MIDNIGHT" MASS BY CANDLELIGHT- ST MATTHEW'S


CHRISTMAS DAY - 8.30 - COMMUNION & CAROLS - ALL SAINTS
                                  
                                  10.00 - TOGETHER AT TEN - INFORMAL COMMUNION FOR ALL -
                                  ST MATTHEW'S

We wish you a very happy and blessed Christmas, and peace and joy in the New Year!

Coming soon

CHRISTINGLE AT ST MATTHEW'S

SUNDAY 11th DECEMBER 4.00

Or come at 2.00 & join Messy Church at the Christingle factory first...

Don't forget...

This Friday - 2nd December - 2.00 - 4.30

ST MATTHEW'S ADVENT FAYRE

Stalls - Crafts - Raffle & tombola-

Games -Teas

Something for everyone!

All proceeds divided equally between St Matthew's Church & St Matthew's School PTA. 

Please come & support this celebration of the life of the St Matthew's community.

Are you nearly ready? Advent countdown begins here...

This Sunday a new Church Year begins as we enter Advent, the four weeks leading up to Christmas....
Each week we remember people who have been reminding us to get ready for Christ's coming through many centuries
The patriarchs (the leaders of ancient Israel who listened to God and tried to live life his way)
The prophets (messengers from God through many centuries)
John the Baptist
Mary, the mother of Jesus
but there are also other themes we associate with the season. Advent also prepares us for Christ's Second Coming at the end of time, so it is both exciting and solemn, and we may also focus on the "four last things", death, judgement, heaven and hell....or more gently on hope, peace, joy and love.

Each week of Advent, we light a new candle on the Advent ring, until on Christmas Day we can light the white candle in the centre, the Christ candle that reminds us that God is with us, today and always.

Advent services at St Matthew's.

Advent Sunday, 27th November: 

9.30 Parish Communion

Advent 2, 4th December:                                 Together at Ten -informal Communion for all  

6.00 Advent Breathing Space - reflective worship

Advent 3, 11th December:                                9.30 Parish Communion 

2.00 Christingle workshop  

4.00 Christingle Service

Advent 4, 18th December: 

Together at Ten - informal Communion for all