† St AndrewsProclaiming Christ in Clewer14 January 20242nd Sunday of Epiphany Nathanael asked him, ‘Where did you come to know me?’ Jesus answered, ‘I saw you under the fig tree before Philip called you.’John 1.43-51 WELCOME Epiphany challenges us to discover what it means to see Jesus and to be seen by him as well, but with a deeper, different kind of … Read More
Pews News – 31 Dec 2023
† St AndrewsProclaiming Christ in Clewer31 December 20231st Sunday of Christmas WELCOME We come like the shepherds before us, to us give thanks for the birth of Jesus in a humble stable in Bethlehem. We prayerfully consider what his birth means for us and for our world. Our first reading from Isaiah, chapter 61 vv 10 – chapter 62 v 3Isaiah … Read More
Pews News – 24 Dec 2023
† St AndrewsProclaiming Christ in Clewer24 December 20234th Sunday of Advent / Christmas Eve (Artwork by Anthony VanArsdale for the National Black Catholic Congress) WELCOME Pews News 24th December Today is one of those calendar days that mixes up with the liturgical calendar.The 24th Dec this year also holds for us the 4th Sunday in Advent, before moving rapidly into … Read More
Pews News – 17 Dec 2023
† St AndrewsProclaiming Christ in Clewer17 December 20233rd Sunday of Advent WELCOME This Sunday reaches that point in Advent, where we begin to get excited about Christmas! It is Gaudete Sunday when we light the ‘rose’ candle and wear rose robes. The atmosphere is lightening, the coming of Christ is getting nearer! The tree is up in our house and … Read More
Pews News – 10 Dec 2023
† St AndrewsProclaiming Christ in Clewer10 December 20232nd Sunday of Advent A Season of Hope?Reflections for Advent by Richard Sewell Advent is a season of hope. Today it seems to be in short supply in the Holy Land, but being the birthplace of Christian hope, Christians here are not about to give up on hope. However, we must distinguish between Christian … Read More
Pews News – 03 Dec 2023
† St AndrewsProclaiming Christ in Clewer03 December 2023St Andrew / 1st Sunday of Advent WELCOME – ST ANDREW / ADVENT SUNDAY The last week in November, the week in the year when I remember moving into the Rectory here in Clewer. A driveway, a study as big as the living room, a jungle for a garden, a garage and three lofts! … Read More
Pews News – 26 Nov 2023
† St AndrewsProclaiming Christ in Clewer26 November 2023Christ 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