Weekly Contact 14th December 2025
12 Dec 2025 • Weekly Notices
Hazelwell All age Christingle Service 10.00am
Third Sunday of Advent
Led by Rev, Matt Churchouse, Preacher Val Harris
Please remember in your prayers:-
Residents of Hazelwell Crescent and Fordhouse Lane.
Please pray for Matt and Val as they prepare the service for this week
Give thanks for Rupert and Andy who provide musical accompaniment during our worship.
Parish Update
Still rising! The total raised by our Christmas fair has risen even further and now stands at a stunning £1874.65.
Celebrating the Christmas Season at Hazelwell
THIS SUNDAY Christingle ServiceParade and all age service.Sunday 21st DecemberFollowed by mulled wine and mince pies
Reflection on Matthew5; 14-16.
In Matthew 5:14-16, Jesus compares his followers to light, saying we "are the light of the world," unable to be hidden. No one puts a lamp under a bowl because a lamp is designed to help people see in dark places. Christ's words and actions showed the true nature of the world around Him. Christ-followers give light to those around them by doing and saying what Jesus did. By growing in relationship with Jesus every day, following Him step by step, we partner with Him in spreading the truth.
Another of Jesus's disciples, John, said it this way: "This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin" (1 John 1:5-7).
Light cannot be anything other than what it is. It's bright; it dispels darkness; it enables people to see what they are doing. God is light, and since He sent His Holy Spirit to live inside believers, so are we. As his ambassadors on earth, we shine even when we don't know it.
Jesus told His followers to "let your light shine before others," calling them to live an active faith, not a passive one. Put your light on its stand. Your circumstances are an opportunity to shine brightly for the Lord and to share God's overcoming truth with those around you. Your family and community can tell what you believe by how you live