St. Helen's Church

December News 2011

St. Helen's — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 12:11:19 +0000

Christmas Greetings !

Jesus is the reason for the season! this was a church advertising slogan a few years ago, reminding people that Christmas is not just about parties and presents and too much food and drink, but about God’s present to us – his Son, born as a baby in Bethlehem, born to be our Saviour.

Jesus came into our world as a frail human baby, to share our humanity and be ‘God with us’; to grow and live and know what it is like to be human in our troubled world; to shine God’s light and to show his power as the Son, the Word, the Messiah – who was ‘with God at the beginning of all things and without whom nothing was made that was made’.

Jesus came to bring us forgiveness for the mess and muddle that we so often make of our lives and to give the hope of a fresh start and a new life to anyone who will receive him.

Heritage Open Days

St Helen’s Church and Eagle Ward of the Great Hospital will be open to visitors on Wednesday28th and Thursday 29th December from 10..00 am till 2.00 pm

Christmas Services at St Helen’s 2011

St. Helen's — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 11:57:25 +0000

Tuesday 6th December at 7.00 pm

Carols by Candlelight with Norwich South Rotary Club

Sunday 11th December at 10.30 am

St Helen’s Carol Service with the choir of Norwich High School for girls

Sunday 25th December at 10.00 am

Christmas Day Communion (Common Worship)

November News

St. Helen's — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 10:31:20 +0000

A Coffee Morning to support St Helen’s Church will be held in the Mackintosh Room at the Great Hospital on Saturday 5th November 2011, from 10.00am to 11.30 am. Stalls, raffle prizes and good fellowship- all welcome.

There will be a service on All Souls Day, 2nd November at 3.00 pm to commemorate the faithful departed. The service is an opportunity to come together to remember those who have died, however long ago, in a quiet and thought ful way. The simple service will consist of readings and prayers and an act of remembrance and everyone is welcome.

On 11th November at 10.55 am there will be a short act of remebrance at the flagpole on St Helen’s Green, to remember those who have died in wars and conflicts and to remember those who still suffer the effects of war.

There will be a Remembrance Day service at 10.30 am on Sunday 13th November in the context of Morning Prayer.

September News

St. Helen's — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 08:55:36 +0000

On the 25th September we shall be celebrating Harvest Festival with a special service at our usual time of 10.30 am.

Because we are a city parish and residents do not have gardens we are not using fresh produce to decorate the church. Instead we shall still celebrate God’s bounty and goodness to us in all his provision using gifts of tinned and packet foods, which will then be given to the Leeway Women’s Refuge. The church will be open on Saturday morning 24th September to receive gifts of food from 10.00 am till 11.00 am.