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Events in December 2020
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National Grief Awareness Week National Grief Awareness Week
02/12/2020 – 08/12/2020Grief is something we all experience at some point in our lives. While no two people react in exactly the same way, there is much to learn from hearing about others' experiences and sharing our own when we feel able to.
If you are grieving and want to talk to someone, do approach someone you trust.
If someone who is grieving approaches you, don't worry - you won't make it worse. The worst has already happened. If they want to talk, just listen.Here are some reflections on what it can be like to lose someone.
This is a video which you might find helpful:
A PRAYER FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIEDEternal rest, grant unto them, O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon them.
May they rest in peace. AMEN
A PRAYER FOR THOSE WHO ARE GRIEVING
Jesus, healer and teacher,
you know what it is like to lose someone you love and you wept for your friend, Lazarus.
Help me make sense of what is happening,
because some days I feel angry, some days I feel lost,
some days I feel helpless, some days I don't feel at all.
Send me comfort and people to walk with me.
Help me through this pain,
and let treasured memories sustain me.
Help me to have faith that my loved one is now with you,
free from pain and worry.
Help others who are grieving this same loss.
I ask this in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
AMEN
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National Grief Awareness Week National Grief Awareness Week
02/12/2020 – 08/12/2020Grief is something we all experience at some point in our lives. While no two people react in exactly the same way, there is much to learn from hearing about others' experiences and sharing our own when we feel able to.
If you are grieving and want to talk to someone, do approach someone you trust.
If someone who is grieving approaches you, don't worry - you won't make it worse. The worst has already happened. If they want to talk, just listen.Here are some reflections on what it can be like to lose someone.
This is a video which you might find helpful:
A PRAYER FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIEDEternal rest, grant unto them, O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon them.
May they rest in peace. AMEN
A PRAYER FOR THOSE WHO ARE GRIEVING
Jesus, healer and teacher,
you know what it is like to lose someone you love and you wept for your friend, Lazarus.
Help me make sense of what is happening,
because some days I feel angry, some days I feel lost,
some days I feel helpless, some days I don't feel at all.
Send me comfort and people to walk with me.
Help me through this pain,
and let treasured memories sustain me.
Help me to have faith that my loved one is now with you,
free from pain and worry.
Help others who are grieving this same loss.
I ask this in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
AMEN
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National Grief Awareness Week National Grief Awareness Week
02/12/2020 – 08/12/2020Grief is something we all experience at some point in our lives. While no two people react in exactly the same way, there is much to learn from hearing about others' experiences and sharing our own when we feel able to.
If you are grieving and want to talk to someone, do approach someone you trust.
If someone who is grieving approaches you, don't worry - you won't make it worse. The worst has already happened. If they want to talk, just listen.Here are some reflections on what it can be like to lose someone.
This is a video which you might find helpful:
A PRAYER FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIEDEternal rest, grant unto them, O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon them.
May they rest in peace. AMEN
A PRAYER FOR THOSE WHO ARE GRIEVING
Jesus, healer and teacher,
you know what it is like to lose someone you love and you wept for your friend, Lazarus.
Help me make sense of what is happening,
because some days I feel angry, some days I feel lost,
some days I feel helpless, some days I don't feel at all.
Send me comfort and people to walk with me.
Help me through this pain,
and let treasured memories sustain me.
Help me to have faith that my loved one is now with you,
free from pain and worry.
Help others who are grieving this same loss.
I ask this in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
AMEN
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National Grief Awareness Week National Grief Awareness Week
02/12/2020 – 08/12/2020Grief is something we all experience at some point in our lives. While no two people react in exactly the same way, there is much to learn from hearing about others' experiences and sharing our own when we feel able to.
If you are grieving and want to talk to someone, do approach someone you trust.
If someone who is grieving approaches you, don't worry - you won't make it worse. The worst has already happened. If they want to talk, just listen.Here are some reflections on what it can be like to lose someone.
This is a video which you might find helpful:
A PRAYER FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIEDEternal rest, grant unto them, O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon them.
May they rest in peace. AMEN
A PRAYER FOR THOSE WHO ARE GRIEVING
Jesus, healer and teacher,
you know what it is like to lose someone you love and you wept for your friend, Lazarus.
Help me make sense of what is happening,
because some days I feel angry, some days I feel lost,
some days I feel helpless, some days I don't feel at all.
Send me comfort and people to walk with me.
Help me through this pain,
and let treasured memories sustain me.
Help me to have faith that my loved one is now with you,
free from pain and worry.
Help others who are grieving this same loss.
I ask this in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
AMEN
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National Grief Awareness Week National Grief Awareness Week
02/12/2020 – 08/12/2020Grief is something we all experience at some point in our lives. While no two people react in exactly the same way, there is much to learn from hearing about others' experiences and sharing our own when we feel able to.
If you are grieving and want to talk to someone, do approach someone you trust.
If someone who is grieving approaches you, don't worry - you won't make it worse. The worst has already happened. If they want to talk, just listen.Here are some reflections on what it can be like to lose someone.
This is a video which you might find helpful:
A PRAYER FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIEDEternal rest, grant unto them, O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon them.
May they rest in peace. AMEN
A PRAYER FOR THOSE WHO ARE GRIEVING
Jesus, healer and teacher,
you know what it is like to lose someone you love and you wept for your friend, Lazarus.
Help me make sense of what is happening,
because some days I feel angry, some days I feel lost,
some days I feel helpless, some days I don't feel at all.
Send me comfort and people to walk with me.
Help me through this pain,
and let treasured memories sustain me.
Help me to have faith that my loved one is now with you,
free from pain and worry.
Help others who are grieving this same loss.
I ask this in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
AMEN
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National Grief Awareness Week National Grief Awareness Week
02/12/2020 – 08/12/2020Grief is something we all experience at some point in our lives. While no two people react in exactly the same way, there is much to learn from hearing about others' experiences and sharing our own when we feel able to.
If you are grieving and want to talk to someone, do approach someone you trust.
If someone who is grieving approaches you, don't worry - you won't make it worse. The worst has already happened. If they want to talk, just listen.Here are some reflections on what it can be like to lose someone.
This is a video which you might find helpful:
A PRAYER FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIEDEternal rest, grant unto them, O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon them.
May they rest in peace. AMEN
A PRAYER FOR THOSE WHO ARE GRIEVING
Jesus, healer and teacher,
you know what it is like to lose someone you love and you wept for your friend, Lazarus.
Help me make sense of what is happening,
because some days I feel angry, some days I feel lost,
some days I feel helpless, some days I don't feel at all.
Send me comfort and people to walk with me.
Help me through this pain,
and let treasured memories sustain me.
Help me to have faith that my loved one is now with you,
free from pain and worry.
Help others who are grieving this same loss.
I ask this in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
AMEN
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National Grief Awareness Week National Grief Awareness Week
02/12/2020 – 08/12/2020Grief is something we all experience at some point in our lives. While no two people react in exactly the same way, there is much to learn from hearing about others' experiences and sharing our own when we feel able to.
If you are grieving and want to talk to someone, do approach someone you trust.
If someone who is grieving approaches you, don't worry - you won't make it worse. The worst has already happened. If they want to talk, just listen.Here are some reflections on what it can be like to lose someone.
This is a video which you might find helpful:
A PRAYER FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIEDEternal rest, grant unto them, O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon them.
May they rest in peace. AMEN
A PRAYER FOR THOSE WHO ARE GRIEVING
Jesus, healer and teacher,
you know what it is like to lose someone you love and you wept for your friend, Lazarus.
Help me make sense of what is happening,
because some days I feel angry, some days I feel lost,
some days I feel helpless, some days I don't feel at all.
Send me comfort and people to walk with me.
Help me through this pain,
and let treasured memories sustain me.
Help me to have faith that my loved one is now with you,
free from pain and worry.
Help others who are grieving this same loss.
I ask this in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
AMEN
Traditional date for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Traditional date for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
08/12/2020Here's a video covering this feast day - which is often misunderstood! (3 mins 30 secs)
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Hanukkah - the Jewish Festival of Lights Hanukkah - the Jewish Festival of Lights
10/12/2020 – 18/12/2020Hanukkah is a festival of 8 nights and days marking the re-dedication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt against the Empire of Seleucid way back in 165 BCE.
Here's a brief summary:
And this is a contemporary re-interpretation of the Festival!
A PRAYER FOR TODAY
Loving God,
we give thanks for the many victories
won by light over darkness
expressed by faiths around the world.
We pray that we might all be part of the ultimate victory
when the darkness of injustice and hate
will be forever dispelled
by the desire for justice and capacity for love
which reside in the hearts of all humanity.
AMEN
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Hanukkah - the Jewish Festival of Lights Hanukkah - the Jewish Festival of Lights
10/12/2020 – 18/12/2020Hanukkah is a festival of 8 nights and days marking the re-dedication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt against the Empire of Seleucid way back in 165 BCE.
Here's a brief summary:
And this is a contemporary re-interpretation of the Festival!
A PRAYER FOR TODAY
Loving God,
we give thanks for the many victories
won by light over darkness
expressed by faiths around the world.
We pray that we might all be part of the ultimate victory
when the darkness of injustice and hate
will be forever dispelled
by the desire for justice and capacity for love
which reside in the hearts of all humanity.
AMEN
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Hanukkah - the Jewish Festival of Lights Hanukkah - the Jewish Festival of Lights
10/12/2020 – 18/12/2020Hanukkah is a festival of 8 nights and days marking the re-dedication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt against the Empire of Seleucid way back in 165 BCE.
Here's a brief summary:
And this is a contemporary re-interpretation of the Festival!
A PRAYER FOR TODAY
Loving God,
we give thanks for the many victories
won by light over darkness
expressed by faiths around the world.
We pray that we might all be part of the ultimate victory
when the darkness of injustice and hate
will be forever dispelled
by the desire for justice and capacity for love
which reside in the hearts of all humanity.
AMEN
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Hanukkah - the Jewish Festival of Lights Hanukkah - the Jewish Festival of Lights
10/12/2020 – 18/12/2020Hanukkah is a festival of 8 nights and days marking the re-dedication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt against the Empire of Seleucid way back in 165 BCE.
Here's a brief summary:
And this is a contemporary re-interpretation of the Festival!
A PRAYER FOR TODAY
Loving God,
we give thanks for the many victories
won by light over darkness
expressed by faiths around the world.
We pray that we might all be part of the ultimate victory
when the darkness of injustice and hate
will be forever dispelled
by the desire for justice and capacity for love
which reside in the hearts of all humanity.
AMEN
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Hanukkah - the Jewish Festival of Lights Hanukkah - the Jewish Festival of Lights
10/12/2020 – 18/12/2020Hanukkah is a festival of 8 nights and days marking the re-dedication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt against the Empire of Seleucid way back in 165 BCE.
Here's a brief summary:
And this is a contemporary re-interpretation of the Festival!
A PRAYER FOR TODAY
Loving God,
we give thanks for the many victories
won by light over darkness
expressed by faiths around the world.
We pray that we might all be part of the ultimate victory
when the darkness of injustice and hate
will be forever dispelled
by the desire for justice and capacity for love
which reside in the hearts of all humanity.
AMEN
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Hanukkah - the Jewish Festival of Lights Hanukkah - the Jewish Festival of Lights
10/12/2020 – 18/12/2020Hanukkah is a festival of 8 nights and days marking the re-dedication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt against the Empire of Seleucid way back in 165 BCE.
Here's a brief summary:
And this is a contemporary re-interpretation of the Festival!
A PRAYER FOR TODAY
Loving God,
we give thanks for the many victories
won by light over darkness
expressed by faiths around the world.
We pray that we might all be part of the ultimate victory
when the darkness of injustice and hate
will be forever dispelled
by the desire for justice and capacity for love
which reside in the hearts of all humanity.
AMEN
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Hanukkah - the Jewish Festival of Lights Hanukkah - the Jewish Festival of Lights
10/12/2020 – 18/12/2020Hanukkah is a festival of 8 nights and days marking the re-dedication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt against the Empire of Seleucid way back in 165 BCE.
Here's a brief summary:
And this is a contemporary re-interpretation of the Festival!
A PRAYER FOR TODAY
Loving God,
we give thanks for the many victories
won by light over darkness
expressed by faiths around the world.
We pray that we might all be part of the ultimate victory
when the darkness of injustice and hate
will be forever dispelled
by the desire for justice and capacity for love
which reside in the hearts of all humanity.
AMEN
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Hanukkah - the Jewish Festival of Lights Hanukkah - the Jewish Festival of Lights
10/12/2020 – 18/12/2020Hanukkah is a festival of 8 nights and days marking the re-dedication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt against the Empire of Seleucid way back in 165 BCE.
Here's a brief summary:
And this is a contemporary re-interpretation of the Festival!
A PRAYER FOR TODAY
Loving God,
we give thanks for the many victories
won by light over darkness
expressed by faiths around the world.
We pray that we might all be part of the ultimate victory
when the darkness of injustice and hate
will be forever dispelled
by the desire for justice and capacity for love
which reside in the hearts of all humanity.
AMEN
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Hanukkah - the Jewish Festival of Lights Hanukkah - the Jewish Festival of Lights
10/12/2020 – 18/12/2020Hanukkah is a festival of 8 nights and days marking the re-dedication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt against the Empire of Seleucid way back in 165 BCE.
Here's a brief summary:
And this is a contemporary re-interpretation of the Festival!
A PRAYER FOR TODAY
Loving God,
we give thanks for the many victories
won by light over darkness
expressed by faiths around the world.
We pray that we might all be part of the ultimate victory
when the darkness of injustice and hate
will be forever dispelled
by the desire for justice and capacity for love
which reside in the hearts of all humanity.
AMEN
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Christmas Day - the Nativity of the Lord Christmas Day - the Nativity of the Lord
25/12/2020 -
Boxing Day - the Feast of Saint Stephen Boxing Day - the Feast of Saint Stephen
26/12/2020