{"id":2317,"date":"2017-12-15T07:25:16","date_gmt":"2017-12-14T21:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/?p=2317"},"modified":"2017-12-15T07:25:16","modified_gmt":"2017-12-14T21:25:16","slug":"around-swan-hill-parish-friday-15th-december-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/?p=2317","title":{"rendered":"Around Swan Hill Parish – Friday 15th December 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Tomorrow will be the last Boot Sale for the year, and a huge thank you to all those volunteers who supported Ron and his team every month, not forgetting \u2018Joan\u2019s Scones for Missions\u2019\u2019 from Joan Blackman.<\/p>\n

Rev Robyn Davis was the celebrant on Sunday 2nd, and challenged us again to enter into the spirit of Advent with some practical preparation for the lead up to Christmas. \u00a0Advent studies are on Wednesdays at 11.00 am after the Swan Hill 10.00 am service, then at 3.30 pm at Nyah West Op Shop, and Swan Hill on Mondays at 6.00 pm in the Foyer,\u00a0BYO tea.<\/p>\n

Many parishioners attended St Paul\u2019s on Saturday December 2nd<\/sup> to farewell our retiring Bishop of Bendigo. Bishop Andrew Curnow, the longest serving bishop in the Bendigo Diocese and his wife Jan will be greatly missed. We pray for whomever will succeed him, also praying for a new Rector our Parish of Swan Hill.<\/p>\n

On 6th December at the midweek service, \u00a0 Saint Nicholas was remembered as the Bishop of Myra, in Turkey, teacher, preacher and philanthropist in the 4th<\/sup> century. He was 150th<\/sup> of the great gathering of bishops attending Nicaea as they discussed and formatted our Nicaean Creed.<\/p>\n

Rev Gary Fordham was again in Swan Hill for last Sunday\u2019s service, and bookmarks were given out listing all services for Christmas. Invitations were also distributed for December 17th<\/sup> and 24th<\/sup>, firstly advertising Caf\u00e9 Church at 5.00pm Sunday 17th<\/sup> in the Foyer.\u00a0 There will be Christmas craft activities, free sausage sizzle and a rehearsal for the Children\u2019s Christmas Pageant, which will take place on Sunday December 24th.<\/sup> \u00a0This will be at 5.00 pm in the church, with light refreshments following. All families welcome, help to spread the message of Christmas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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