F R I D A Y F O C U S Get Friday Focus in your in-box each week! - use the contact form to ask Fr Chris to put you on the mailing list.________________________Christ Church Manche Friday Focus 1st August 2025<< Walking together with Christ: Companions on the Way >>SUNDAY SCRIPTURES - GOD'S WORD FOR TODAY Ecclesiastes 1, vv2, 12-14; 2,v18-23 - in this world's terms, life is empty and meaningless!Psalm 49, vv1-12Colossians 3, vv1-11 - Set your heart on things above, where Christ isLuke 12, vv13-21 - The parable of the Rich Fool Please download and bring the hymns and readings for the service you will attend: see below.This Sunday (3 August) is TRINITY 7Hommeel Church Gratot: 11h00: Service of Word: Morning PrayerAvranches: 16h00: Holy Eucharist - Charities Giving Sunday: cash (only) in collections today will be given to support our Charities Association - The week ahead Tues: 10h30 Avranches Coffee Catch-Up at la Dinette, Avranches 19h45 Something More Housegroup on Zoom. Topic: 'The Apocrypha' - see below Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84358481987?pwd=3FoEJbKLta9MQ4fGmhP0iF8f99S9Wf.1Next Sunday (10th August) is TRINITY 8 Hommeel Church Gratot: 11h00: Holy EucharistAvranches: 16h00: Service of Word: Evening PrayerOther notices:To confirm.... The last form has been signed, all is complete! The announcement has been made public: Fr Chris will be licensed by the Archdeacon at Hommeel at 16h30 on Sunday 7th September.Help needed! We will need all sorts of help to pull together the service and reception afterwards on 7th September: we will be inviting guests from neighbouring Chaplaincies, Ecumenical partners, etc. If you can offer help: on the day, preparing food - anything really! - please contact our Chaplaincy Secretary Agnes ( eam50200@orange.fr ) to find out what is most needed.Services this Sunday: (1) The first reading is a chopped-up nightmare! Although we are trying to read from the Bible itself as a norm, Fr Chris strongly advises those reading this passage to print themselves a copy!(2) Hymns at Avranches: a couple of hymns have slightly less familiar tunes (not new tunes, but less familiar old ones!). Please take a moment to listen to them on YouTube before Sunday.Something More: Our housegroup on Tuesday will look at 'The Apocrypha' - the slightly controversial Biblical books some churches don't use. Take a look at the index in your Bible: Look for the Book of Wisdom. If it is mixed in with the Old Testament, you have an RC Bible. If it is in a separate section called 'Apocrypha', you have an Anglican Bible. If it is missing, you have a Protestant Bible! Don't worry - all will be explained on Tuesday night!Please pray for our Chaplaincy every day: Lord Jesus Christ, thank you for calling us to be a Church under the banner of your Name: may we look to you today and find clear vision for tomorrow. May our life together bring you glory, as you make of us a living invitation to enter the joy of your Kingdom. Amen.To reply or unsubscribe, please email: frchris.christchurchmanche@gmail.comPLEASE keep us informed of changed email addresses! Thank you.
