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Author Archives: stchrysostoms
The origins of Nine Lessons and Carols
In the late 1870s the Bishop of Truro, Edward White Benson, was discouraged at the high level of drunkenness and the lack of safety in the streets in Truro at Christmas time. He wished to counterbalance the night revelling with … Continue reading
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Once in Royal David’s City
In candlelight a solo voice sings Once in Royal David’s City. Of course, St Chrysostom’s is not the only church which usually begins their Carol service in this way. The tradition, no doubt, has been popularised from the King’s College … Continue reading
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Watching in Advent
“Year passes after year silently ; Christ’s coming is ever nearer than it was. O that, as He comes nearer earth, we may approach nearer heaven ! … pray Him to give you the heart to seek Him in sincerity. … Continue reading
Welcome and Hospitality at St Joseph’s #Posada 2019
“All who present themselves are to be welcomed as Christ, for he himself will say: I was a stranger and you welcomed me.” These familiar words from the Rule of St Benedict remind us that the Christian community is called … Continue reading
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Starting the journey… #Posada2019
For the first time this year Mary, Joseph and the donkey, #Posada2019, have been seen, beginning their journey towards Church. In the hills, north of Manchester in Rossendale the Posada figures began their 2019 journey at a lovely Place of … Continue reading
Our Lady of Kibeho
On 28th November 1981, in the cafeteria of a secondary school in Rwanda, a sixteen year old schoolgirl, Alphonsine Mumureke heard a voice ‘soft as air and sweeter than music.’ She saw a beautiful woman in a flowing seamless dress … Continue reading
Rules for living
Do you have rules that you live by? Foundations you have built your life around? Guidelines you try to stay close to in your everyday life? Madison, Parish Assistant, offers thoughts arising from the course Growing Relationships with God which … Continue reading
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