Heidi Jury - Musical Services

As we celebrate this Second Sunday after the Epiphany we are well on our way to setting new intentions and goals for a New Year. We are also well on our way towards Ash Wednesday where we will consider our life from the perspective of our death. Halfway through this first month of 2021, we hear about the "Call". In the reading from the Old Testament we hear about the boy Samuel being called by God. In the Gospel of John we hear about Jesus calling Phillip and Phillip calling Nathaniel. The hymn lyrics mirror this theme with "Will You Come and Follow Me?" and "Jesus Calls Us O'er the Tumult". This is also the first Sunday we will have with our new Priest-in-Charge at St Peter's - an auspicious time for a new call to ministry indeed!

May we be inspired by the lives of others like Samuel who have responded to the call to serve and answer, "Speak, for your servant is listening". In a world where we are surrounded by fear and uncertainty, may we be courageous as we have been called to faith. And, may we be open to the call to serve in each moment - even when we are surprised by it or when it is inconvenient.

Second Sunday after the Epiphany As we celebrate this Second Sunday after the Epiphany we are well on our way to setting new intentions and goals for a New Year. We are also well on our way towards Ash Wednesday where we will consider our life from the perspective of our death.

This Sunday begins the first week of Advent. Advent from the Latin adventus meaning "arrival".

May we find comfort for our grief in the hope of the arrival of Christmas. May we find hope for the future as we prepare for a baby to be born to us. And may we find Christ within as we protect ourselves and each other in solitude during this time of world crisis...

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Happy New Year! The first week of Advent from St Peter’s celebrates the beginning of the Church’s New Year....

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