Second Sunday after the Epiphany
Jesus said: "For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel's will save it." Mark 8:35
Greetings in the name of Jesus!
In our confession we lose our whole life before the throne of mercy - for the sake of Christ and of the Gospel - and we profit greatly from this because our gain is nothing less than forgiveness, salvation and eternal life. This is why we are determined, like Paul in 1st Corinthians 2:1-5, to know nothing among us except Jesus Christ and him crucified. For in our weakness and in fear and much trembling, this message, which is not in persuasive words of human wisdom but by the demonstration of God’s own Spirit, is the power of God to save.
I look forward to seeing you.
Pastor Jaime
Church Calendar
| 18 Jan |
Second Sunday after the Epiphany
• Bible study and Sunday school at 10am • Divine Service with Holy Communion at 11 am |
| 22 Jan |
Ladies Bible study at 3pm
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| 25 Jan |
Third Sunday after the Epiphany
• Bible study and Sunday school at 10am • Divine Service with Holy Communion at 11 am † The Baptism of Reuben Horn • Divine Service at the Oxford Mission with transfer of the mission to Our Saviour |
| 31 Jan |
Sharing Favourite Hymns. 10:30am-12:30pm
Online event organised by the Congregational Life Committee. Theme: Christ is the Light of the World |
| 10-11 Feb |
Barnes Conference
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| 15 Feb |
The Transfiguration of Our Lord
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| 18 Feb |
Ash Wednesday
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| 22 Feb |
1st Sunday in Lent
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| 28 Feb |
Annual Meeting of Treasurers and Pastors. 9:30-11:30am
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| 29 Mar |
Palm Sunday
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| 3 Apr |
Good Friday Service at 10am
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| 5 Apr |
Easter Sunday
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| 10-12 Apr |
ELCE Annual Retreat at Launde Abbey
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| 20-24 July |
Corpus Christi Conference in Finland
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ELCE News 12th April 2025
And now we begin Holy Week
With Palm Sunday, the Church’s Lenten journey intensifies as the Gospel writers give us much more detail of these days in Jesus’ life leading to Friday evening and a tomb in comparison to the previous three decades.
The British Lutheran
