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SUMMARY:Holy Communion and Junior Church
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DESCRIPTION:Holy Communion for Candlemas (the Presentation of Christ in th
 e Temple): celebrant the Revd Tola Badejo. Junior Church takes place at th
 e same time in the hall.\n\nFirst reading: Hebrews 2. 14–18\nGospel: Luk
 e 2. 22–40\n\nWith the Presentation\, the Nativity narrative is brought 
 to an end and the extended Christmas season finally closes. As so often ha
 ppens\, events have appeared in our readings in the wrong order: the Prese
 ntation would have been 40 days after Jesus's birth\, and the visit of the
  Magi and Herod's brutal response must have taken place later.  \n\nThe re
 adings bring together two critical ideas. Firstly\, Simeon recognises the 
 child as the Messiah\, 'a light to lighten the gentiles\, and the glory of
  thy people Israel'. He is the fulfilment of Isaiah's 'light of the world'
  prophecies we have heard during Epiphany. At the same time\, he is fully 
 human\, as dependent as other infants upon his parents and\, as he grows u
 p\, subject to all the same troubles and temptations as everyone else: 'li
 ke his brothers and sisters in every respect\, so that he might become a m
 erciful and faithful high priest in the service of God\, to make a sacrifi
 ce of atonement for the sins of the people'.
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LOCATION:Kidbrooke\, St Nicholas
URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/671/service-and-events/events/12
 82015/
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