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O u r s o c i a l l i f e i n K i n g s w o o d i s s t i m u l a t e d b y t h e K i n g s w o o d V i l l a g e C o m m u n i t y A s s o c i a t i o n ( K V C A ) w h i c h c i r c u l a t e s a q u a r t e r l y p u b l i c a t i o n , " t h e v i l l a g e v o i c e "   a n d a d m i n i s t e r s t h e v i l l a g e h a l l .         T h e v i l l a g e v o i c e i s e d i t e d ,   a n d d i s t r i b u t e d b y v o l u n t e e r s t o o v e r o n e t h o u s a n d h o m e s .

A s u b s t a n t i a l n u m b e r o f t h e r o a d s i n K i n g s w o o d a r e p r i v a t e , a n d t h u s " r o a d c o m m i t t e e s " i s s u e a n d c o l l e c t f u n d s f o r r o a d m a i n t e n a n c e t o e v e r y p r o p e r t y i n t h e r o a d c o n c e r n e d .   R o a d c o m m i t t e e s r e p o r t t o t h e f r o n t a g e r s w h o e l e c t t h e m i n A G M s a n d a g r e e t h e f r e q u e n c y o f r o a d r e p a i r s a n d p e r h a p s p a r k i n g c o n t r o l s .

A l l r o a d s , b o t h a d o p t e d a n d p r i v a t e a r e r e p r e s e n t e d i n t h e K i n g s w o o d R e s i d e n t s C o m m i t t e e ( K R A )

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 Updated:-12th December 2009

 

 Sunday,13th–  – The Third Sunday of Advent

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Sunday, 13 December  

8 am                 BCP Holy Communion at St Andrew

9.30 am             Parish Communion with Junior Church at The Wisdom of God

11 am               Parish Communion with JAM Club at St Andrew

6.30 pm            No Taize service

 

Sunday, 20 December  The Fourth Sunday of Advent

8 am                 BCP Holy Communion at St Andrew

9.30 am            Family Communion at The Wisdom of God

11 am               Parish Communion at St Andrew

 

6.30 PM  NINE LESSONS AND CAROLS AT ST ANDREW

 

THURSDAY, 24 DECEMBER  CHRISTMAS EVE_

 

3 PM                 CRIB SERVICE AT BOTH THE WISDOM OF GOD

                       AND ST ANDREW

 

11.30 PM         MIDNIGHT MASS AT BOTH THE WISDOM OF GOD

                       AND ST ANDREW

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_FRIDAY, 25 DECEMBER  CHRISTMAS DAY_

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8 AM                 BCP HOLY COMMUNION AT ST ANDREW

 

10.30 AM         FAMILY COMMUNION AT ST ANDREW

 

Sunday, 27 December  The First Sunday of Christmas

 

8 am                 BCP Holy Communion at St Andrew

9.30 am            Parish Eucharist with Baptism at The Wisdom of God

11 am               Parish Eucharist at St Andrew

 

 

EVERY WEDNESDAY AT 10 AM AT ST ANDREW HOLY COMMUNION FOLLOWED BY COFFEE

 

Milestones

 

Funeral

Michael Piggott                                             9 October 2009

Rosemary Harrison                                      30 October 2009

Dorothy Amos                                            12 November 2009

Cicely (Ros) Willson (+ Burial)                    19 November 2009

Eileen  Price  (Interment)                              20 November 2009

 

 

View from the Vicarage

Light in the Darkness

Although Jesus was probably not born on December 25^th, for his actual

birth  date is lost in the mists of time, the Church wisely placed the

celebration of his birth at the time of deepest darkness, around the time of

the northern winter solstice. As a consequence the hours of light gradually

grow longer in the days following Christmas.

A  major theme of the birth story is that light suddenly shines in the

darkness, resonating not only with Hebrew Old Testament texts but also

across many gentile cultures. Darkness is associated with blindness, night

,

sleep, cold, gloom, despair, being lost, chaos, death, danger and a yearni

ng

for the dawn. It is a striking image of the human condition. Light is seen

as its antidote and is thus an image of salvation. In the light, one is

awake, able to see and find one's way; it is associated with relief and

rejoicing that the night is over; in the light one is safe and warm. In th

e

light there is life.

The Hebrew message, The people who walked in darkness have seen a

great

light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness -- on them has light

shined has been seen by Christians, from Biblical times ever sinc

e, to

refer to Jesus who is the light shining in the darkness. John's Gospel mak

es

the affirmation: "The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming in

to

the world." Jesus isthe light who brings enlightenment; indeed, he is "the

light of the world."

During the first century AD the Caesars also claimed similar titles for

themselves, commanding all subjects of the Roman Empire to worship them as

god. In an inscription from 9 AD found in Asia Minor, Caesar is spoken of

as

"our God" and as a "savour" who brought "peace" throughout the earth, and

whose birth was "good news" to the world. In other texts, he is also spoke

n

of as divine and as descended from a divine/human conception. By echoing

language used about the Roman emperor, the Bible affirms that it is Jesus,

not Caesar, is the Good News, the true Saviour and Son of God who brings

peace. His kingship is one of gentle but firm justice and peace. The first

readers of the Christmas story had to decide, which Lord, Caesar or Jesus,

should they follow?

Today we too have a similar decision to make. The truly important question

s

about the birth stories are, "Is Jesus the light of the world? Is he the

true Lord? Is what happened in him 'of God'?" Answering these questions la

ys

claim to our whole lives. His name Immanuel means God with us so we can

also  interpret  the virgin birth as something that happens within us

That is, the story of the Virgin Birth can also be seen as the story of

Christ being born within us today, through the union of the Spirit of God

with our flesh. Ultimately, the story of Jesus' birth is not just about th

e

past, but also about his internal birth in us in the present. That is it

raises the question; Are we going to let his light on us and i

n us? Are

we going to give our lives into the hand of Almighty God and thereby adopt

his passionate concern for justice, peace and righteousness in the world -

his creation?

 

I wish you a very Happy and Peaceful Christmas

and look forward to welcoming you to our Christmas Services.

 

Garth Barber

Vicar

 

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The revised SE plan has also now been published following the last consultation and can be downloaded from www.gos.gov.uk/gose The housing target for RBC has been reduced to 10,000 homes plus windfalls.  

 

Click here http://gose-consult.limehouse.co.uk/portal/rss/pcc/consult    to see the outcome of the consultation...or rather a fine example of the Government ensuring no one can see the wood for the trees!!!

 

 

 

Click here for Planning applications  to which the KRA has commented  as at 29th September 2009

 

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