Hazelwell Weekly Contact December 17th 2023
16 Dec 2023 • Weekly Notices
Hazelwell Weekly Contact December 17th 2023
10.00am
Advent 3
Hazelwell Carol Service
Led by Rev’d Barbara Calvert
Celebrate Advent and Christmas with us at Hazelwell
Carol Service led by Rev’d Barbara Calvert
Sunday December 17th 10.00am
Join us to sing your favourite carols followed by coffee & mince-pies
Christmas Eve led by Val & Andy
Sunday December 24th 10.00am- the story of the nativity
Midnight Communion 11.15 pm Church of the Ascension, Pineapple Road, led by by Arch-Deacon Rev’d Jenny Tomlinson
Christmas Morning Worship Monday December 25th 10.00am
led by Arch-Deacon Rev’d Jenny Tomlinson
Reflection on The Birth of Jesus
Were YOU there when Jesus was born?
Many are familiar with the old Negro Spiritual, “Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?” (If you have not heard this song, there’s a link below.) It’s a hauntingly beautiful and moving song that speaks of “coming to the cross” and remembering all that Jesus did in His sacrificial love for us and in service to His Father’s will.
But do we “come to the cradle” in the same way that we “come to the cross?”
Without the Christmas Cradle there would be no Calvary Cross.
“Coming to the cradle” involves remembering Jesus’ great sacrifice. His sacrifice wasn’t just about His death on the cross. Jesus’ sacrifice started when He left glory and entered into humanity as a Baby born into the humblest of circumstances.
As we look forward to Christmas Day, let’s go backward—back thousands of years to Bethlehem. Like the shepherds, let’s make haste to come and see “the babe lying in a manger”
We know Mary was there. We know Joseph was there. We know the Shepherds arrived shortly after Jesus’ birth and the Wise Men came some time later. Of course we know you were not there at the time when Jesus was born. But what if you had been? How would you respond?