Collect for the first Sunday in Advent
Praise and honour to you living God;
your coming will be like a thief in the night,
like lightning flashing across the sky.
Grant that we may be ready,
and our hearts answer, Come Lord Jesus.
Hear this prayer for your love’s sake.
Amen
Recent Collects
God of Israel old and new, write in our hearts the lesson of your law…
We praise you, God, that the light of Christ shines in our darkness and is never overcome…
Teach us, Jesus, how to live and worship without being worldly or greedy…
Services this week
Noteworthy
We continue to cry out for a cessation of violence in Gaza
Upcoming events
St Mark’s School New Entrants applications due 31 August this year for children turning 5 next year. See the Vicar for a letter of recommendation for children of parents who are actively involved in the parish.