This morning we left the house at 06:58 for the 30ish minute walk to church. The snow on the ground would have made driving my automatic too dangerous. I was preaching at the 8:00. We arrived about twenty-five to eight, in plenty of time. The church was just beginning to warm up, well it had left icy cold but only just. I was really pleased not to be first.
My sermon was on Matthew 1:18-25 - Joseph's dream. It's here if you would like to read it, and I assume will be on the Christ Church website so that you can listen some time soon. The congregation was tiny, less than half the normal for the eight o'clock.
After the 08:00 service, we had breakfast in the hall as usual. The weather had not stopped breakfast, I'm very please to say.
The weather did affect the Nativity, I think. The congregation there was rather low there too. The children did well this year, especially the four young girls who had a long script to read as narrators and the boy who played Herod. We were also treated to:
The Christmas season starts here - I can start my shopping!
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