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The Link Magazine • December 2002 3
Where do you find the meaning of Christmas?

Rev Brian Sweetman, minister at the Church of Christ the Servant Abbey Meads. wonders

Christmas is .... is not just for Christmas', where
does that leave god?
where mystery and mince pies
meet. Where myth and facts be- A listing of Christmas church
come entwined and we struggle services in West and North Swin-
not to be sucked into the madness don can be found on page 46.
of the moment, and long to reach • Anglican vicar Reverend Ruth
out and see if there is anything of Cram has moved to Saint Andrew's
substance in the Christian message; Vicarage, 8 Figsbury Close, Taw
..... that glorious message which Hill and can be contacted on
bursts out of the chains of the 701353.
materialism, which costs no For Church of England baptisms
money, yet has infinite value; and weddings, contact the admin-
which is freely given, yet demands istrator Miss Patricia Strange on
our all to receive; which came in Brian, left, with North Swindon church ministers, Rev Ruth Cram and Father 523168.
such a disguised way, yet one day Liam Slattery from St Mary's Church, Tovey Road
will blaze like the sun and sum-
mon all our worship and adora- no tomorrow, and finding pleas- parts of India, or battered babies
tion; ure in going to relatives (either the behind closed (next ?) doors. 1edratin0 10 cars 1992 - 2002
.... the time which we can fritter pleasure of going or the pleasure .... the time for massive generosity
away in crazy buying things that of leaving) we do not see other- to be shown for those who are in 'WE COME TO YOU
people do not want, for people we wise; need, to remember those who will AT HOME OR WORK'
do not like; drinking as if there is .... being bored with the TV, play- not have the 'things' we have, and
ing with the toys we bought for give accordingly; * FREE
our children whilst they play with .. a time to make time for God, collection & delivery
the packaging, or going to far away who has made time for us, and
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