St. Andrew's, Burnham-on-Sea

Advent Groups 2024

Join us for our advent course based on the new Paula Gooder book “ Women of the Nativity”

Sign up on the sign up sheet at the back of Church:

Monday Evenings in Church: 7pm 25^th November, 2^nd Dec, 9^th Dec, 16^th Dec

Thursday daytime in Church 10.45 am 28^th Nov, 5^th Dec, 12^th Dec, 19^th Dec

Weekly Reflections

Readings you may wish to use for each week of advent:

ADVENT 1 Hope Isaiah 9: 2-6

The people who walked in darkness   have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness— on them light has shined. You have multiplied the nation,
 you have increased its joy; they rejoice before you  as with joy at the harvest, as people exult when dividing plunder.For the yoke of their burden, and the bar across their shoulders, the rod of their oppressor, you have broken as on the day of Midian.
For all the boots of the tramping warriors  and all the garments rolled in blood shall be burned as fuel for the fire.For a child has been born for us, a son given to us;
authority rests upon his shoulders; and he is named Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace

ADVENT 2 Peace Isaiah 40: 3-5

A voice cries out: ‘In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.  Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; the uneven ground shall become level, and the rough places a plain. Then the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all people shall see it together, for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.’

ADVENT 3  Joy Isaiah 12: 2-6

Surely God is my salvation;   I will trust, and will not be afraid, for the Lord God^[a] is my strength and my might; he has become my salvation. With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation. And you will say on that day: Give thanks to the Lord, call on his name; make known his deeds among the nations; proclaim that his name is exalted. Sing praises to the Lord, for he has done gloriously; let this be known in all the earth. Shout aloud and sing for joy, O royal  Zion, for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.

ADVENT 4 Love Luke 1: 46 -55

And Mary said,

‘My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour, for he has looked with favour on the lowliness of his servant. Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed; for the Mighty One has done great things for me,
and holy is his name. His mercy is for those who fear him from generation to generation. He has shown strength with his arm; he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts. He has brought down the powerful from their thrones,
and lifted up the lowly; he has filled the hungry with good things, and sent the rich away empty. He has helped his servant Israel  in remembrance of his mercy, according to the promise he made to our ancestors, to Abraham and to his descendants for ever.’

• Ideas for keeping Advent justly and together

• Join an advent group

• Use the weekly reading during advent

• Luke`s Gospel has 24 chapters – read a chapter a  day during advent

• Invite a Friend to one of our advent or Christmas services

• Find five minutes a day and light a candle and meditate on the words  from John`s Gospel “The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it”

Services at St Andrew’s Church during Advent and Christmas

Christmas at St Andrew’s