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  Please scroll down for general information and notices. Please note there will be no  Midweek service on Wed 31 December and  no  Online Prayer and Bible Reading.  The Purification or The Presentation in the Temple Far Bibliothèque municipale Stanislas,  Nancy - La Purification ou la Présentation au Temple  (Ms. 1874, fol. 30v°), CC BY 2.0,  https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=29759248 Today's gospel reading      Luke 2:36-40 There was also a prophet, Anna  the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was of a great age, having lived with her husband for seven years after her marriage, then as a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple but worshipped there with fasting and prayer night and day. At that moment she came, and began to praise God and to speak about the child  to all who were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem. When they had finished everything required...

  Please scroll down for invitations, notices and a word of thanks. Today, Wednesday 10 December:  - Midweek Holy Communion Please note that Midweek Holy Communion is returning to Holy Trinity Church, Westport, from today, at the usual time of 10.30am. Followed by coffee in Cornrue Bakery, New Road, The Demesne, Westport. You're welcome!  - Online Prayer and Bible Study Wednesday 8.00pm - 8.30pm, via Zoom .   Link: https://us05web.zoom.us/j/83306729968?pwd=mVKnDXWs7Npn3aCnRPykJbJK7THANM.1 Today's gospel      Matthew 11:28-30 [Jesus said: ]     ‘Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.’ The Beatitudes by James Tissot,  between 1886 and 1896 from the series  The Life of Christ , Brooklyn Museum  Public d...

  Please scroll down for notices and a word of thanks. Note re. Wednesday: Midweek Holy Communion will be in Holy Trinity Church this week, Wed 10 December, at 10.30am, followed by coffee in Cornrue Bakery ( New Road, The Demesne, Westport).  The Good Shepherd Jacob van Lennepkade 3, Gouda Mariakapel (Maria Chapel) Public domain, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=46698417 Today's gospel      Matthew 18:12-14 [Jesus said] What do you think? If a shepherd has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go in search of the one that went astray? And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that never went astray. So it is not the will of your  Father in heaven that one of these little ones should be lost. Sacred Space You can find a gentle prayer guide and reflection on this gospel here: https://sacredspace.com/daily-pra...