Christmas Musical at St. James’ – 07 December 2023
On Thursday, 07 December 2023 at 6.30pm, Out of the Box (including Chris and Carol, who led our Summer Holiday Club), will bring their Christmas Musical – Mary & Joseph and a donkey called Hank – to St. James’ Church.
Please see the poster, below, for more details.
Entry is by donation and open to all ages, including the young and the young-at-heart.
If you have any questions in the meantime, please get in touch with us via the website here.
Tell your friends and relations – please help spread the word. It’s sure to be a fun-packed evening and there will be refreshments in the Hall afterwards.
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There will be a Community Carol Service in St. Gerardine’s High Church, Lossiemouth, on Sunday 17th December 2023 at 4pm.
All welcome!
What Jesus has to say about final judgment (the sheep and the goats)
Sunday 26 November 2023 is Christ The King Sunday. It’s the last Sunday of the year in the Lectionary Calendar. Next week sees the beginning of the Season of Advent and the lead up to Christmas.
Today, we celebrated the Sacrament of Holy Communion in our service, led by Rev. Geoff McKee.
The main reading today is Matthew 25:31-46. That text follows immediately below and then the video of today’s service from St. James’.
Today’s main scripture
Matthew 25:31-46 (from The Message Bible Translation)
The Sheep and the Goats
31-33 “When he finally arrives, blazing in beauty and all his angels with him, the Son of Man will take his place on his glorious throne. Then all the nations will be arranged before him and he will sort the people out, much as a shepherd sorts out sheep and goats, putting sheep to his right and goats to his left.
34-36 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Enter, you who are blessed by my Father! Take what’s coming to you in this kingdom. It’s been ready for you since the world’s foundation. And here’s why:
I was hungry and you fed me,
I was thirsty and you gave me a drink,
I was homeless and you gave me a room,
I was shivering and you gave me clothes,
I was sick and you stopped to visit,
I was in prison and you came to me.’
37-40 “Then those ‘sheep’ are going to say, ‘Master, what are you talking about? When did we ever see you hungry and feed you, thirsty and give you a drink? And when did we ever see you sick or in prison and come to you?’ Then the King will say, ‘I’m telling the solemn truth: Whenever you did one of these things to someone overlooked or ignored, that was me—you did it to me.’
41-43 “Then he will turn to the ‘goats,’ the ones on his left, and say, ‘Get out, worthless goats! You’re good for nothing but the fires of hell. And why? Because—
I was hungry and you gave me no meal,
I was thirsty and you gave me no drink,
I was homeless and you gave me no bed,
I was shivering and you gave me no clothes,
Sick and in prison, and you never visited.’
44 “Then those ‘goats’ are going to say, ‘Master, what are you talking about? When did we ever see you hungry or thirsty or homeless or shivering or sick or in prison and didn’t help?’
45 “He will answer them, ‘I’m telling the solemn truth: Whenever you failed to do one of these things to someone who was being overlooked or ignored, that was me—you failed to do it to me.’
46 “Then those ‘goats’ will be herded to their eternal doom, but the ‘sheep’ to their eternal reward.”
Note that there is a previous, similar version of today’s sermon to be found on this website, including downloadable audio version of the sermon – “Why the biggest question is: How well did you treat your neighbour?”
Remembrance Sunday 2023, Lossiemouth – 12 November 2023
Please note that the community service will be at 11.30am at St. Gerardine’s High Church, St. Gerardine’s Road, Lossiemouth IV31 6JX.
There is no Sunday service at St. James’ Church on 12 November 2023.
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