St. John the Baptist Church Wolverley
22nd January 2012
Letter From The Vicarage - January 2012
Dear Friends,
"Acold coming we had of it. Just the worst time of the year for ajourney, and such a long journey…
So famously begins T.S. Eliot’s Journey of the Magi. OnJanuary 6th we celebrate the Epiphany, the coming of thewise men who were led to the Christ Child by following a star. We normally concentrate on the gifts which they brought – gold,frankincense and myrrh, but this is primarily a story about ajourney.
They are mysterious people. Did they come as tradition saysfrom Persia, modern day Iran? Did they come from differentplaces? Were there three of them because three gifts arementioned, or were there more? How did they arrive – oncamels or horses? We don’t know.What the story does tell us is that they travelled a distance and itwas not an easy journey, as it wouldn’t be in those days. There were no motorways or fast cars. For anyone travelling along way there were many hazards, from robbers to rough terrain.
The wise men followed a star and they travelled a long way to seeJesus. It is an example to all of us as we tread out on anothertype of journey – the long journey of 2012 with all the hazards anddifficulties we may meet along the way. Nevertheless it isright that we follow the star of our dreams and aim for a definitegoal. It gives us hope and encouragement.
We are going to celebrate Epiphany on Friday 6th Januaryat Saint Peter’s Cookley at 7.30pm. It is going to be a jointservice with Wolverley and the Kidderminster Team. Come andjoin us.
And I wish you all well as we travel together into the unknown,following our own star as we journey through 2012 and hopefully findthe Holy Child in the most unexpected of places.
Yours,
Geoffrey
Fromthe Parish Registers
Christenings
EsméPaige Laker at Cookley – 20thNovember
OscarJames Stafford-Hill at Wolverley – 4th December
Funerals
WarrenPreene at Wolverley - 30thNovember
DuncanRoss – His ashes interred at Wolverley after funeral service inAustralia - 6thDecember
CherylPage-Horrocks at Cookley - 9thDecember
PaulDuke at Cookley - 15thDecember
PatBeard at Wolverley - 16thDecember
RaymondShuck at Wolverley - 23rdDecember
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