This Week's Lifeline
Week commencing 14th December
3rd Sunday of Advent
Isaiah 35.1-10 & Matthew 11.2-11
Prayer for the week
God for whom we watch and wait, you sent John the Baptist to prepare the way of your Son: give us courage to speak the truth, to hunger for justice,
and to suffer for the cause of right, with Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
Readings for the coming week
Monday Psalm 40, Isaiah 38.1-8, 21-22 & Matthew 16.13-end
Tuesday Psalm 70, Isaiah 38.9-20 & Matthew 17.1-13
Wed. Psalm 75, Isaiah 39 & Matthew 17.14-21
Thursday Psalm 76, Zephaniah 1.1-2.3 & Matthew 17.22-end
Friday Psalm 146, Zephaniah 3.1-13 & Matthew 18.1-20
Saturday Psalm 46, Zephaniah 3.14-end & Matthew 18.21-end
For your prayers
For Elmhurst Junior and Walton Primary as we welcome them to our churches for their Christmas services this week. For this season of Advent that we would watch and wait well. 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.
Compton Dundon Nativity Festival
This weekend, St Andrew's Compton Dundon will be hosting a Nativity Festival, 13th & 14th December 2- 4pm on both days. Come and visit, enjoy Nativity scenes from around the world, refreshments and even the opportunity to dress up as a nativity character. All proceeds will go to one of the St Andrew's supported charities, the Street YMCA foyer project.
Mission Church Christmas Social
This Sunday from 1pm, Jackie & Richard Houlden (Mission Church) invite members of the Mission Church to a Christmas bring and share meal in their home Little Orchard ,Church Street, Barton St David. TA116BU
Christmas Pebble Hunt
With thanks to Walton Friends for decorating our 'Christmas Pebbles', these will be 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.
Blue Christmas
On Monday 15th December at 6pm in the Parish Church, we will be holding a 'Blue Christmas' service. Open to all but particularly for those who for whatever reason may find Christmas difficult. A quiet, gentle, reflective space.
The 'hub' (formerly Youth, pizza, chat & games)
Our final pizza, chat and games evening of 2025 will be this Monday, 15th December in the Mission Church 6 - 7pm. This is open to all young people in year 6 and above. We look forward to seeing you there.
St Andrew's Decoration for Carol Service
If you can help prepare St Andrew's with flowers etc ready for the Carol service that same evening, please come along to the church from 10am on Tuesday 16th December. All are welcome.
Advent Compline
During this Advent season, we will be offering weekly compline services around our benefice. Compline is a short act of reflective prayer and worship and this week our final service of Compline will be held in the Parish Church, on Wednesday 17th December at 6pm. Why not join us as part of your Advent journey?
Christmas Celebrations on the 18 December
From 10.30am in Holy Trinity Walton, join us for a Christmas special coffee morning including Christmas music performed by Walton Primary School. Then between 2.30 and 4pm in the Mission Church, Christmas Connections@theMission will welcome the Trinity Handbells.
Celebrate@theMission Scratch Nativity
Next 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.
Morning prayer in Compton Dundon
The last morning prayer of 2025 will be 18th December; the group will restart on 8th January.
Carol Service Refreshments
As we welcome our communities to our Carol Services, we would love to bless them with refreshments after we worship together. If you can help by providing seasonal food (home-made or shop bought) please speak to either your wardens or to Ana.
Carol Services in our churches
The first of our Carol Services is this Sunday at 6pm in Holy Trinity, Walton followed by Tuesday 16th December at 6pm in St Andrew's, Compton Dundon and Sunday 21st December at 3pm in the Parish Church, Street. Please come along & bring your friends, family & neighbours. Flyers with details are available in all our churches to help you to invite others.
Warm Space
A reminder that our warm space continues to offer a warm welcome and a hot meal each Saturday before Christmas from 11am - 1pm in the Mission Church. The team will be taking a break on Saturday 27th December & Saturday 3rd January, so there will be no warm space on these dates.
Warm Space Christmas meal
There is space for people to join us for our Warm Space Christmas meal on 20th December. Please let Sr Rachel know by 17th December.
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Services
Please see dates for the diary below, the flyers, website or Facebook for full details of these services. Immanuel - God with us.
Dates for the diary
Compton Dundon Nativity Festival, St Andrews, 13 – 14 December
Carol Service, Walton Church, 14 December
Blue Christmas, Parish Church, 15 December
Carol Service, St Andrew's Compton Dundon, 16 December
SWCD Youth, Mission Church, 15 December
Christmas Coffee Morning, Walton Church, 18 December
Connections@theMission, Mission Church, 18 December
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
What’s on this week
Sunday 14th December
8.30am Holy Communion BCP, Street Parish Church
9.15am Morning Worship, Holy Trinity Walton
10am Holy Communion, St Andrew’s Compton Dundon
10.30am Communion@themission, Street Mission Church
2-4pm Nativity Weekend, St Andrew’s Compton Dundon
6pm Carol Service, Holy Trinity Walton
Monday
8.45am Prayer meeting, Street Mission Church
11am Elmhurst School carol service, Street Parish Church
6pm Blue Christmas, Street Parish Church
6pm The Hub, Street Mission Church
7.15pm Housegroup, Street Mission Church
Tuesday
11am Elmhurst School carol service, Street Parish Church
6pm Carol Service, St Andrew’s Compton Dundon
Wednesday
10am Mid Week Communion, Street Mission Church
11am Elmhurst School carol service, Street Parish Church
11am Home Communion, Bluestone Court
6pm Advent Compline, Street Parish Church
7.30pm Housegroup, Street Mission Church
7.30pm Handbell group, Street Mission Church
Thursday
9.30am Prayer meeting, St Andrew’s Compton Dundon
10.30am Coffee morning with school carols, Holy Trinity Walton
2pm Walton School carol service, Holy Trinity Walton
2.30pm Connections@themission, Street Mission Church
Saturday
11-1 Warm Space, Street Mission Church
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