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The Philippines Appeal

At the end of the service on 7^th December, there was a collection for people in The Philippines who have suffered earthquakes and typhoons in 2025.  The total raised was £855 and this was sent to 4Freedom Philippines (4freedomph.com), an organisation co-founded by Peter Clemison, the son of a member of this church family.  Thanks so much to all for your generous donations

.https://4freedomph.com/

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Pam Morden, 1936 – 2025

Pam and John Morden joined our church about 20 years ago, and added their many talents and gifts to the service of God here.  John’s death in 2014 was a great loss in every way, but we rejoiced in his faith.  Pam shared her talents of flower arranging, cake making, Junior Church teacher and general kindness and smiles generously with all.  Her contribution to the Ladies Bible Study was undertaken seriously, and sometimes 12 ladies met around her kitchen table as she led us in study.  She told us often of the beginnings of her faith – being taken to Sunday School at the age of 3 by a neighbour and God’s hand on her life over the years.  Her son Peter became an ordained minister and Simon and her grandchildren follow in her Christian footsteps.  Her accident set her back for a time but Pam remained quite well and active until the last 2-3 weeks of her life.

We can hardly believe we won’t see her again.

Thank you Pam for sharing your life and faith with us.

Lectionary reading for 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time 25 Jan.

Matthew 4: 12-23

Jesus begins to preach

¹² When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he withdrew to Galilee. ¹³ Leaving Nazareth, he went and lived in Capernaum, which was by the lake in the area of Zebulun and Naphtali – ¹⁴ to fulfil what was said through the prophet Isaiah:

¹⁵ ‘Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali,
    the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan,
    Galilee of the Gentiles –
¹⁶ the people living in darkness
    have seen a great light;
on those living in the land of the shadow of death
    a light has dawned.’

¹⁷ From that time on Jesus began to preach, ‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.’

Jesus calls his first disciples

¹⁸ As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. ¹⁹ ‘Come, follow me,’ Jesus said, ‘and I will send you out to fish for people.’ ²⁰ At once they left their nets and followed him.

²¹ Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, preparing their nets. Jesus called them, ²² and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.

Jesus heals the sick

²³ Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and illness among the people.

Prayer of Commitment (inspired by Matthew 5: 14-16) and other prayers.