Sunday Worship podcast link and other news: Jan 1 2023

 

Dear friends Happy Christmas from all at Seal Church.  Join us for worship online, on the phone or in the building today.  with best wishes Anne Le Bas Online Worship podcast    Order of service You can also access this podcast by phoning 01732 928061

In the church building today 10 am   Holy Communion 6.30pm  Evensong Next Sunday - Epiphany Sunday 10 am  All Age Worship 6.30pm Breathing Space Holy Communion This week: Monday - no Talking Village - Deniz cafe is closed. Wed - 10 am Good Book Club in the vicarage Fri - 9.30am Morning Prayer in church        10.30-12.30 Friday Group in church hall

The Naming and Circumcision of Jesus New Year's Day is also, in the Church's pattern of festivals, the feast of the Naming and Circumcision of Jesus. Today's sermon explores the significance of the name he was given. Names matter to us. Whether we like our names or not, they are important to us, a way in which we are known.  How do you feel about your name? Do you know why you are called by your name? Have you ever changed your name, or part of it (a surname, for example)? How did that change your sense of who you are? What does the name "Jesus" mean to you? How do you feel when you say it?

All Age Ideas Today we are thinking about what Jesus' name means. It comes from Hebrew "Yehoshua" (Joshua is another version of the same name). Draw the word "Jesus" on a piece of paper and decorate it. You could draw pictures or write words you associate with it. Do the same with your own name. Why did your parents call you by that name? Do you know what it means? You could turn your drawing into a notice for your bedroom, or a label for something that belongs to you.