BREAKFAST WITH SANTA - DEC 14th
On Sunday 14th December at 9.15 am we will be having breakfast with Santa before our morning service at 10 am.
It will be an opportunity for us to bring gifts for mothers and children in the care of East Surrey Domestic Abuse Service (ESDAS). Appropriate new gifts include gift vouchers, toiletries, selection boxes, books, crafts and toys and should be left unwrapped.
ESDAS is an organisation we have supported in this way for several years and we know these gifts are very much appreciated.
The Orange in the Stocking
Gift-giving God,
may Advent be for us a time of giving and receiving
Holy God, the greatest gift giver of all times,
you are not the ‘stocking filler’ or little extra,
you are the greatest and best gift that can be given.
Gift-giving God,
may Advent be for us a time of giving and receiving
Holy God, you call us to be the gift of God to neighbours and strangers.
You call us to be life giving to all those we encounter.
You call us to be a blessing to the Church and the world.
Gift-giving God,
may Advent be for us a time of giving and receiving
May we sort the wheat from the chaff in our lives.
May we not be just little stocking filler extras but full to overflowing with your love.
May we truly seek to be the holy gift you call us to be.
Gift-giving God,
may Advent be for us a time of giving and receiving.