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.________________________<< Walking together with Christ: Companions on the Way >>SUNDAY SCRIPTURES - GOD'S WORD FOR TODAY Special readings today - see service sheet for detailsThis Sunday (25th Jan) is CONVERSION OF ST PAUL - Wk of Prayer for Christian Unity endsHommeel Church Gratot: 11h00 Holy EucharistAvranches: 16h00: Service of Word: Evening Prayer Service sheets below: please download the appropriate Order of Service and bring it with you.The week ahead Mon: 18h00 Chaplaincy Council meets on Zoom Tues: 19h45 Bible Study group continues to read the New Testament Letter of James. Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86794128072?pwd=oHSKPhxImv3HbsyHtPWv6k4xzsqcyM.1Next Sunday (1st Feb) is PRESENTATION OF CHRIST: Candlemas Hommeel Church Gratot: 11h00 Service of Word: Morning PrayerAvranches: 16h00: Holy Eucharist Other notices:Chaplaincy Council: Monday's meeting agenda includes...Archdeacon's visit...progress on planting new churches...Lent Course...the buildings at Hommeel...draft accounts for last year...AGM arrangements. If any of these topics interest you, please speak to a CC member. Please pray for God's blessing on the discussions and the decisions.Lent is round the corner! Revd Helen Wordsworth writes on behalf of the ministers:This year's Lent course is focusing on the impressions of five people who were close to Jesus during His lifetime. We will be using the easy to read book by Bear Grylls "The Greatest Story Ever Told". It's available on Kindle or to order on e.g.Amazon, but if you would like to buy a hard copy via Helen then please let her know by Tuesday 27th Jan at the absolute latest: Helen can be contacted via the contact form on this website. The cost is around 10 Euros. We will be meeting online on Thursday evenings in Lent, starting February 19th, and, as last year, each session will be led by a different member of the ministry team.Note from Fr Chris: nearer the time we'll try to get an idea of likely numbers, since Thursday is an unfamiliar meeting day for some. Tuesday Bible Study and Something More Housegroup meetings will be suspended while the Thursday meeting take place during Lent.February is round the corner... which means our ever-faithful magazine editor Margaret Upjohn would like to receive your contributions for the February issue by this Sunday please!Welcome home! We don't normally celebrate homecomings, but it's great to see Agnes and Francois again after their time away, especially in view of the health uncertainties prior to that long-planned trip.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.
