† St AndrewsProclaiming Christ in Clewer01 January 2023Naming and Circumcision of Jesus WELCOME 1st January 2023 Today we see the beginning of a new year, what does that mean for you? It seems everyone has been so ill over the Christmas period and our household has finally succumbed to COVID! So many people come through church during the last few weeks … Read More
Pews News – 25 Dec 2022
† St AndrewsProclaiming Christ in Clewer25 December 2022Christmas Day Picture of the wall that divides Bethlehem today, covered in messages, not the usualChristmassy picture of Bethlehem! WELCOME Happy Christmas! I wonder if you send or receive Christmas cards? Are you the type to send ones with a traditional nativity scene on or one with sprouts or robins wearing Santa hats? I’d … Read More
Pews News – 18 Dec 2022
† St AndrewsProclaiming Christ in Clewer18 December 2022The Fourth Sunday of Advent WELCOME As we stand on the threshold of Christmas, we give thanks to God for the precious gift of Jesus Christ. So let us come this Sunday before the living God with thankfulness and praise. Our first reading from Isaiah, chapter 7, verses 0-16 The Lord tells Ahaz, King of Judah … Read More
Pews News – 11 Dec 2022
† St AndrewsProclaiming Christ in Clewer11 December 2022The Third Sunday of Advent WELCOME We are with John the Baptist again this week, but in a very different context. John is in prison, having paid the price for questioning the behaviour of those in authority- another way in which he is a forerunner of Christ. But now he seems uncertain about what … Read More
Pews News – 04 Dec 2022
† St AndrewsProclaiming Christ in Clewer04 December 2022The Second Sunday of Advent WELCOME ‘Prophets’. How would you picture a prophet? Do you imagine a man who is a little on the edge of normal behaviour, wild eyes and bad personal hygiene, who dresses strangely and has angry, but righteous words to deliver to the masses? Perhaps you turn all prophets into … Read More
ADVENT STUDY ONLINE VIA ZOOM ON WEDNESDAY EVENINGS
TRAVELLING LIGHT The Bible is full of comings and goings. People travel, sometimes long distances, sometimes just locally. Some travel willingly, others reluctantly; some carry a lot of stuff with them, others take little or nothing. All these movements become times of learning for those involved, part of how they grow in relationships with each other and with God. In this Advent … Read More
Pews News – 27 Nov 2022
† St AndrewsProclaiming Christ in Clewer27 November 2022The First Sunday of Advent WELCOME Are you ready for Christmas? Have you bought all your presents, made the pudding and cake? Even though the days are shorter and colder there are lots of things to keep us busy and warm, especially as we are all now watching our fuel bills. Have you got … Read More
Pews News 20 Nov 2022
† St AndrewsProclaiming Christ in Clewer20 November 2022Sunday next before AdventChrist the King WELCOME Christ the King is the feast day that brings us full circle in the church calendar.Who is this Jesus, our King? Jesus is the Son of Man. He has lived among us and knows what it’s like to be human in an uncertain world. He has experienced … Read More