Trinity United Reformed Church Wimbledon
URC Daily Devotions Service for Sunday 20th December 2020Advent 4 – Come thou long expected Jesus Opening Music I believe in Father Christmas by Greg Lake They said there’ll be snow at ChristmasThey said there’ll be peace on earthBut instead it just kept on rainingA veil of tears for the virgin birth.I remember one Christmas morningA winter’s …
Please join us for a few minutes each Wednesday, between noon and 2pm, to pray with the Trinity community Local: Pray for all those who are maintaining emergency and other essential services over Christmas and New Year. National: Pray for those who will not be meeting family for Christmas this year, either because present circumstances …
Saturday 19th December – Once in Royal David’s City St Luke 2: 1 – 7 Many contemporary Christians find the lines in today’s carol about Christ leading his children on to heaven rather difficult, yet when this carol was written infant mortality was extremely high and the bereaved would find comfort in the notion that …
Friday 18th December Veni, Veni Emmanuel St Luke 21: 20-28 ‘When you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation has come near. Then those in Judea must flee to the mountains, and those inside the city must leave it, and those out in the country must not enter it; for these are …
Thursday 17th December – O Come O Come Emmanuel In looking forward to Jesus’ coming again we also look back to the ancient prophecies of His coming. Monastic communities would sing different prophecies of Jesus’ coming each day between now and Christmas eve. These have been made popular in today’s haunting Advent carol. Isaiah 7:4; …
Our online Service of Carols and Readings for Christmas will be here for all to share at 5.30pm on Sunday 20 December. Listen to the Christmas carols and readings and/or join in! There will be no service at the church. Andrew and the choir are working on the music, and the readers are looking forward …
Wednesday 16th December – Adam Lay Y Bounden This carol, again more often sung by choirs than congregations, dates, we think, to the 15th Century and tells the story of the Fall. Genesis 3: 1-8 Now the serpent was more crafty than any other wild animal that the Lord God had made. He said to the …
Following the latest Government restrictions, it is with great regret that the Elders’ Council has taken the decision to cancel our Christmas Eve Communion by Candlelight service. The Service on Christmas morning will go ahead as planned at 10:30am. If you wish to attend that service please email churchsecretaries@trinitywimbledon.org telling us the number of people from …
Tuesday 15th December – This is the Truth Sent From Above The origins of this carol are unknown but it tells the history of salvation in verse form. It’s more often sung by choirs than congregations. Genesis 2:7, 15-18, 21-25 Then the Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils …
Please join us for a few minutes each Wednesday, between noon and 2pm, to pray with the Trinity community. Local: Pray for all those people and organisations who sponsored trees at last year’s Christmas Tree Festival and for those who took part in the activities associated with it. Pray for London’s Air Ambulance, which has …