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† St AndrewsProclaiming Christ in Clewer19 January 2025The Second Sunday of Epiphany PICTURES OF CANA Welcome Now we are firmly in the season of Epiphany. The season began with the visit of the magi to the infant Jesus and continues with episodes from the life of Jesus in which the glory of God is revealed. Today we have the first … Read More

† St AndrewsProclaiming Christ in Clewer12 January 2025The Baptism of Christ Romanesque Baptism Icon for Hereford CathedralWelcome The Baptism of Christ We think today about the encouragement that Jesus received from God at his baptism, and how we too can hear that God is pleased with us. The first reading is Isaiah 43, 1-7. God tells Israel not to fear. Even … Read More

† St AndrewsProclaiming Christ in Clewer05 January 2025Epiphany WelcomeHappy New Year!  The Christmas season runs through Epiphany to Candlemas at the beginning of February. There is still time to visit the manger and whisper our hopes and dreams, our longings for humanity, for ourselves, for our planet and to give the Christ-child the gift of our heart. Still time to … Read More

† St AndrewsProclaiming Christ in Clewer22 December 2024Fourth Sunday of Advent Bethlehem Square with the Church of the Nativity in the background 2020 WELCOME Advent 4 and Christmas 2024 Today we draw near to the end of our Advent journey, on the final Sunday before Christmas Day. The picture that has been building up over Advent comes to a climax … Read More

† St AndrewsProclaiming Christ in Clewer15 December 2024Third Sunday of Advent WELCOME Advent 3 This Sunday we contemplate on the Song of the Angels- The Gloria.In Luke’s gospel we read that an angel of the Lord stood before the shepherds, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and…suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly … Read More

† St AndrewsProclaiming Christ in Clewer08 December 2024Second Sunday of Advent Detail of Zechariah writing down the name of his son(Domenico Ghirlandaio, 15th century, Tornabuoni Chapel, Italy)WELCOME Our Advent reflections this year will focus on The Songs of the Christmas story, the Benedictus, the Magnificat, the Gloria and then in the New Year, the Nunc Dimitis. These are all familiar songs … Read More

View this email in your browser† St AndrewsProclaiming Christ in Clewer01 December 2024Advent Sunday WELCOME Do you feel that it’s been a busy start to all the Christmas preparations already! We are surrounded by Christmas! As we all know…we’re not there yet. This Sunday begins our Advent Journey, our journey to the incarnation, the birth of Jesus Christ, a journey … Read More

† St AndrewsProclaiming Christ in Clewer24 November 2024Christ 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 the … Read More

† St AndrewsProclaiming Christ in Clewer17 November 2024Second Sunday before Advent WELCOME The second Sunday before Advent, and we gather together to worship God, the God who was revealed to us in the person of Jesus. However challenging the times, in our own lives and in the wider world, we seek to remain faithful, focusing on God and not allowing … Read More