CRIBBING FOR CHRISTMAS AND BEYOND
- Written by Joseph O’Hanlon
We must fight to keep open our church doors. But we must be sure which church doors to keep open in these darkest of days. The church is never a place. In its formative days, those frightened people hidden away with Mary in an upper room, were the church, charged by the Holy Spirit to take to the streets. They were inspired to embrace the opportunities and dangers of telling the story where the people were. They were empowered to proclaim “a man crucified and killed”, a man “attested by God”, a man “God raised up”. The story was first told, not in church nor from pulpits. It was told at the corners of busy Jerusalem streets.
The language of the Crib is a story that must be told amidst the noise of the narrative of commerce. The Crib must be allowed to witness where a thousand witnesses to naked commerce and mindless extravagance stand in gaudy array.
Proclaiming Mark
- Written by Joseph O’Hanlon
THE GOD WHO SPEAKS ...
ACTA
LECTIONARY COMMENTARY
Proclaiming Mark
YEAR OF MARK
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Christmas Postage Stamps
- Written by Alex Walker
Why not try and keep Christ in Christmas this year by ordering your stamps now. There is no guarantee that your local post office will have these special Christmas stamps. You can also use your local scout troops to hand deliver your Christmas cards for you - subject to Covid Rules. Obviously you can choose not to send cards and send the money to charity instead.
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