Author: Jo Dawes

A daily prayer for Christian unity as the Primates meet in Canterbury this week to reflect and pray together concerning the future of the Anglican Communion:

Lord Jesus,
who prayed that we might all be one,
we pray to you for the unity of Christians,
according to your will,
according to your means.
May your Spirit enable us
to experience the suffering caused by division,
to see our sin,
and to hope beyond all hope.
Amen.

Composed by members of the Chemin Neuf community from the prayer of the abbot Paul Couturier.

You can find information about the meeting on the Primates 2016 website.

You are all welcome to our Christingle service and Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve and to our Christmas Day service of Holy Communion. You can find details below under dates to note or here.

The new Becket News is here, a little earlier than usual to include details of Christmas services at St Thomas Becket. In addition to regular content, our roving reporters have been off to Australia and Ethiopia. Read how they fared online or pick up your copy in church.

Two more days till our Carol Service in Hamburg this Saturday, 12 December at 6pm. Everyone is invited to come, stop, listen, sing and pray.

 

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has said that the “Just War” criteria have been met to justify military action against Daesh (IS, ISIL, ISIS) in Syria, reports ACNS, but he warned that merely bombing Daesh targets would “confirm their dreadful belief that what they are doing is the will of God.” He called for a holistic approach to tackling Daesh, which should include a “global theological component”. Read the full story on the ACNS website.

Join Mother’s Union this Friday, 4 December 2015, from 6 pm to 8 pm for a Christmas Singalong with all the carols and songs that didn’t make it into the Carol Service, and more. For more information, please see the flier.

The December Church Wanderers walk will be on Saturday 5 December - a week earlier than usual to avoid clashes with the many Church and non-church events we all have in our diaries at this time of year.
We meet at Altona Station in front of the Reise Zentrum at 9:20 in time to get our Schleswig-Holstein tickets to ITZEHOE, dep. 9:40 and arriving in Itzehoe at 10:23.
At Itzehoe we should be able to enjoy a short walk in the woods, a visit to their Christmas Market and coffee/tea in a restaurant with the charming name „Himmel und Hölle.“  At this time of year, of course, much depends on the weather, so if you are coming,  dress up warm and bring some food and drink to keep you going until we reach the first Bratwurst or Glühwein stand!
Please let Nicki Schiller know by 9 p.m. on Friday 4 December if you plan to come - tel 04104 695537 or 0176 30 393 063.

A big thank you to everyone who took part in our annual bazaar, whether in preparation, helping on the day or, just as importantly, coming and spending your money. This year’s event raised a total of €10,841.12.

Did you win a raffle prize at our annual bazaar? Check the winning numbers here.
If your wining number’s on the list, please contact David Hercus via e-mail – info (at) anglican-church-hamburg.de You will need to bring your winning ticket with you when collecting your prize.

The streets around the church will be closed off from 12 noon on Sunday 22 November in preparation for the memorial service for Helmut Schmidt on Monday in the Michel. Please leave your car at home.