COMMUNITY NEWS
DECEMBER 2022
Writing from the Rectory My first experience of the Remembrance Day Parade Service was very moving. It so visibly and poignantly draws together such a broad section of people each united in the conviction that in serving others we find meaning for our own lives. By recalling the cost of conflict and giving thanks for the sacrifices of others we stand the best chance of avoiding unnecessary war in the future. I remain indebted to the team effort and camaraderie which enabled all the plans to proceed so smoothly; especially to the RBL, Parade Marshalls and Teresa Elford at the Town Council I don’t know about you, but to me it seems that Christmas starts earlier and earlier every year! Here we are in early December and our Christmas Tree Festival is in full swing, the town’s Christmas lights have been turned on and the Christmas Market is already packed away. When once the ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’ referred to the days following Christmas Day up
until Epiphany and the celebration of the arrival of the Three Wise Men, our Christian calendars are now more closely aligned than ever before with the school terms. Thus, we tell the story of Christ made flesh and coming to dwell among us as December begins, and we celebrate it alongside our children and grandchildren that bit earlier. St Gregory’s and All Saints’ churches have a range of services running throughout this month, so whether you fancy making a Christingle, singing by candlelight, or seeing Christmas Day in at our Midnight Mass… and more(!)… I hope to welcome you at some point. Please see our list of services within this publication for full details. It is wonderful to be able to come together again, after two difficult years through the pandemic, but there were also some great initiatives that sprang up in that time, which I am delighted that we can continue in 2023. The Suffolk diocese has teamed up again with Radio Suffolk to
organise ‘Carols on the Doorstep’ and I warmly invite you all to join in, singing along together from your doorsteps on 16th December from 6-7pm. Please visit 2022 Doorstep Carols Customisable sheet .docx (live. com) for a downloadable copy of the carol sheet. May the joy of the angels, the eagerness of the shepherds, the perseverance of the wise men, the obedience of Joseph and Mary and the peace of the Christ-child be yours this Christmas; and the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, be among you and remain with you always. Amen. Revd Andrew Doarks
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