Neatishead Baptist Norfolk

  CHRISTMAS
C is for Caesar who started it all
By deciding the country should have a roll call.
H is for Herod, the bad king, who said
He wanted boy badies in Bethlehem dead.
R is for Rooms, for travellers many
And Mary and Jospeh could not find any.
I is for Inn whose kind keeper said
"If you do not mind you can sleep in my shed".
S is for Shepherds who came to find out
If the Saviour existed they'd just heard about.
T is for Treasure, myrrh, frankincense, gold
Brought by the wise men, from the east, we are told.
M is for Manger - for that's where they lay
God's son in an animal trough filled with hay.
A is for Angel - to Mary he went
And then with a message to the shepherds was sent.
S is for Star which shone at His birth
To tell of the Saviour who had arrived on the earth.

So make sure this Christmas, amid all the fun
You make room for Jesus for he is the one
That this celebration is really about -
You cannot have CHRISTMAS if CHRIST is left out.

From Muriel*
*Muriel has sadly died since Christmas, but the message she left with us is true not only for Christmas but for every day of the year.

200th Celebrations
We thank everyone who has helped, in any way, to make our 200th year a time of thanksgiving, of looking back and looking forward to the future. We are thankful that prayers have been answered and in all things His name has been glorified. In the coming months we shall be looking for guidance for future ministry* in our church, and we must all look together for that to happen, with His blessing from above. Joan

* God willing, the plan is for me to retire at the end of 2013. So in the coming 24 months we shall be looking at - amongst other things - options for future ministry, seeing what needs to be done to make that possible and - most importantly - seeking God's heart for the church's future focus. Sue