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Looking at God   Let Jesus Show! From the Minister What about the first Christmas? The miracle of Christmas Day  There’s something about Mary Jesus’ birth ** Editor:  The Rev Paul Hardingham looks back to the shepherds in the field…. Let Jesus Show! The nativity scene with all its characters was in place, as the...

Looking at the Church   Make a journey to your neighbours this Christmas Angel Tree – Bringing the gift of joy to prisoners’ families at Christmas Bringing hope to prisoners Now you can give by ‘tap & go’ TotSlot Training – helping new parents understand ‘attachment’ Children’s Society responds to CQC review of children’s mental...

Looking at the Community All in the month of December The Beveridge Report – 75 years on Silence for Her Majesty When Soap was King  When Allenby took back Jerusalem In praise of The Nutcracker – a Christmas favourite Kyoto Protocol – 20 years on   ** Editor:  We continue our column that looks at...

Looking at You   No room at the inn! THE WAY I SEE IT:   The Love that in a Family Dwells Are you dreading the Facebragging this year? Algorithms and romance don’t work The sound of music Eating with children – without going mad A good way to fight depression The millennials and alcohol You...

News   Christmas 2017 – #GodWithUs Bible Society launches Christmas film for children Prime Minister backs Church of England drive to eradicate modern slavery Church of England reaches more than a million on social media every month A Christmas gift with a difference! Rohingya Refugee Crisis Appeal Nine out of ten say that mission is...

Prayers & Poems Gifts Prayer at Christmas The Christmas Message   Winter Trees One Last Sleep To Bethlehem   **   Gifts   Glory to God and thanks for His love-gift, Saviour in baby clothes.   Glory to God and thanks for His light-gift, shining, living Way.   Glory to God and thanks for His life-gift,...

Quotes With Christmas in mind… With parties and family visiting over Christmas in mind… Looking back on the year… ** With Christmas in mind… Take C-H-R-I-S-T out of Christmas and you’re left with a “miss.” – Anon Christmas gift suggestions: To your enemy, forgiveness.  To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, your heart.  To a...

Reviews #GodWithUs Various authors, Church House Publishing, various prices (single, £1.50; pack of 10, £12.50; pack of 50 £55) God With Us is a short, colourful booklet for Christmas that explores the Christian faith. It offers 13 simple reflections that unpack the constant refrain of Christmas readings and carols – that God is with us. ...

Smile-lines Christmas cards The name of God…. Camels Paying for it Warning Christmas presents Virgin mother Where’s the baby? Red Prompting Angels, explained by children Turkey Christmas pageant Turkey says Christmas turkey Wiped out If you are travelling this Christmas, look out… Facebook Why Bethlehem? Christmas all year   ** Christmas cards A friend of...

Letter from St James the Least of All   Happily, the Church of England still retains some singular parish clergy.  Take the parish of St James-the-Least in the county of C- for example.  Here the elderly Anglo-Catholic vicar, Eustace, continues his correspondence to Darren, his nephew, a low-church curate recently ordained…  On keeping warm in...

PARISH PUMP   –   ALL EDITORIAL for November 2017   News   Remember, remember the 5th November – and pray for the Persecuted Church Time to pray for the Persecuted Church IRAQ – UN Security Council agrees to investigate genocide by Islamic State Open Doors asks UK churches to pray and petition for Christians in Iraq...

God in the Arts Editor:   Outstanding people in great stories of the Bible – as depicted in painting or sculpture – that is the theme of God in the Arts this year. This month the Revd Michael Burgess considers the Canaanite woman in Matthew’s gospel. ‘He gave us eyes to see them’:  Annibale Carracci’s Canaanite...