This Week's Lifeline
Week commencing 21st & 28th December
21st—4th Sunday of Advent
Isaiah 7.10-16 & Matthew 1.18-end
Prayer for the week
Eternal God, as Mary waited for the birth of your Son, so we wait for his coming in glory; bring us through the birth pangs of this present age to see, with her, our great salvation in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
Readings for the coming week
Monday Psalm 124, Malachi 1.1,6-end & Matthew 19.1-12
Tuesday Psalm 130, Malachi 2.1-16 & Matthew 19.13-15
Wed. Psalm 45, Malachi 2.17-3.12 & Matthew 19.16-end
Thursday Psalm 110, Isaiah 62.1-5 & Matthew 1.18-end
Friday Psalm 13, Jeremiah 26.12-15 & Acts 6
Saturday Psalm 21, Exodus 33.12-end & 1 John 2.1-11
28th—1st Sunday of Christmas
1 Corinthians 1.26-29 & Matthew 2.13-18
Prayer for the week
God in Trinity, eternal unity of perfect love: gather the nations to be one family, and draw us into your holy life through the birth of Emmanuel,
our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen
Readings for the coming week
Monday Psalm 19, Jonah 1 & Colossians 1.1-14
Tuesday Psalm 113, Jonah 2 & Colossians 1.15-23
Wed. Psalm 102, Jonah 3-4 & Colossians 1.24-2.7
Thursday Psalm 103, Genesis 17.1-13 & Romans 2.17-end
Friday Psalm 18.1-30, Ruth 1 & Colossians 2.8-end
Saturday Psalm 127, Ruth 2 & Colossians 3.1-11
For your prayers
For this season of Advent that we would watch and wait well. For all those forced to celebrate Christmas in secret around the world because of persecution. For all those in our churches who are unwell, recovering from surgery or undergoing treatment, including Christine Wright, Bob Lampert & Yvonne Guerin. For those who are grieving for a loved one they have lost including the family of Tom Winn.
Celebrate@theMission Scratch Nativity
This Sunday, 21st December, our service will include a scratch nativity as we draw closer to Christmas Day. If you'd like to dress up, please bring costumes. We also have some costumes available in church.
Carol Service in the Parish Church
Please join us for our Community Carol Service today, Sunday 21st December at 3pm in the Parish Church. The service will be followed by tea. All are welcome.
Crib Services
Our special Crib services which are primarily aimed at children and their families (though anyone would be welcome) are on Christmas Eve. 3pm in St Andrew's, 4.30pm in Holy Trinity, Walton, 4.30pm in the Mission Church.
Midnight Communion Services
These will be in the Parish Church at 9.30pm and Holy Trinity Walton, 11.30pm on the 24th December.
Christmas Day Services
Our Christmas Day Services will be at 10am for Communion in St Andrew's and 10.30am for All Age Celebration with Communion in the Mission Church.
Christmas Pebble Hunt
With thanks to Walton Friends for decorating our 'Christmas Pebbles', these have been hidden around the streets of Walton with local families invited to find them and bring them to the Crib Service (24 December, 4.30pm) or to add to their own decorations. If you find a pebble, please post a photo on Facebook.
Monday Morning Prayer Meeting
Our weekly Prayer meeting in the Mission Church will meet this Monday, 22nd December 8.45 - 9.15am followed by a break on 29th December. We restart on Monday 5th January.
Thursday Morning Prayer Meeting
Our weekly prayer meeting in St Andrew's Compton Dundon will not meet over the Christmas and New Year period. We restart on Thursday 8th January 9.30 - 10am in St Andrew's Church.
Midweek Communion Service
There will be no midweek communion service on Wednesday 24th and Wednesday 31st December. We restart in the New Year and look forward to seeing you on Wednesday 7th January 10am in the Mission Church.
Warm Space
Our warm space team will be taking a break next Saturday 27th December & Saturday 3rd January, so there will be no warm space on these dates.
Benefice Communion Service
On Sunday 28th December we meet together for a benefice Communion service at 10.30am in the Parish Church. All are welcome, there will be no separate children's groups although children's activities will be available.
Compton Dundon Nativity Festival thanks
Thank you to all those who organised and attended the Nativity Festival. A total of £300 was raised for one of St Andrew's chosen charities for 2025, the Street Foyer Project, run by the YMCA.
January Life Magazine
The first magazine for 2026 will be available from Saturday 27th December.
They will be in the Mission Church in bunches for delivery and to purchase singly. The cost remains as in 2025, £6 per year or 60p for a single copy.
Thank you to all those who deliver, please collect the subscription
for the year.
A Happy Christmas and good New Year to all. Roger.
What’s on this week
Sunday 21st December
8.30am Holy Communion, Street Parish Church
9.15am Celebration@Walton, Holy Trinity Walton
10am Morning Worship, St Andrew’s Compton Dundon
10.30am Celebration@themission, Street Mission Church
3pm Community Carols & Tea, Street Parish Church
Monday
8.45am Morning prayer, Street Mission Church
2pm Home Communion, Southlawns, Street
Christmas Eve
3pm Crib service, St Andrew’s Compton Dundon
4.30pm Crib service, Holy Trinity Walton
4.30pm Crib service, Street Mission Church
9.30pm Midnight in Bethlehem, Street Parish Church
11.30pm Midnight Holy Communion, Holy Trinity Walton
Christmas Day
10am Holy Communion, St Andrew’s Compton Dundon
10.30am All age Communion, Street Mission Church
Sunday 28th December
10.30am Benefice all age communion, Street Parish Church
Dates for the diary
Carol Service, Parish Church, Street, 21 December
Crib Services, St Andrews, Walton, Mission, 24 December
Midnight Communion, Parish & Walton, 24 December
Christmas Day Communion & All Age, Mission & St Andrew's, 25 December
Benefice Communion, Parish Church, 28 December