Worship, Sun Dec 6; Advent 2 'Peace'

 WELCOME/
Hello and welcome to worship, on this second Sunday in the season of Advent. 
The traditional theme for this week is 'peace' and the service will both reflect this as well
as think about a word from the prophet Isaiah - 'comfort'. The prophet proclaims to God's people
that God has heard their cry in the midst of distress, and will bring them comfort.

And now... for some church news:
At last! We will soon be opening the church building once again for worship. The electrical work
is now completed, the report has gone to presbytery, and we were given the green light on Wednesday.
On Thursday, the Kirk Session met - via 'zoom', online, we are now getting rather high tech, don't you know! - and, having taken in a variety of factors, the decision was made to open in time for Christmas.
Our first service back in the building will be held at 10.30am, Sunday, 20th December.

Now, a few things:
Online worship will still be provided - so for those of you who are shielding, or are in a vulnerable group, or who are feeling anxious about coming along in person to worship - please make use of that. We respect your choices, we want you to be and to feel safe, and there is no need at all to feel any sense of guilt about not turning up to worship in the building at this particular point in time with these extraordinary circumstances that we’re all living through right now.

For those of you who are members, or those not, but who we know would like a copy, we’re putting together a Christmas newsletter, and this will be posted out to you, giving you more details on guidelines and about what to expect when you come along to worship in the building and these will also be posted on the blog. So, keep a lookout for that. 
One thing to note, however, is that due to the regulations currently in place, numbers will be limited
due to social distancing requirements. Having thought about the best approach on this, we've decided
that phoning to book a seat is the best way forward. But, more on that later.

So, that’s the big piece of news – in the meantime, hope you’ve all been coping with the snow and have been keeping safe and warm!

I hope this time of worship encourages you in the faith, and helps towards your ongoing Advent and
Christmas preparations, as we watch and wait for the Prince of Peace to be reborn in our hearts once more.
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