Dear All, At this time in our Sunday liturgies there is a focus on food, fish, manna, bread leading into Eucharist. On the 16th Sunday we had John telling us of the feeding of the crowd with the small boy’s ‘five barley loaves and the two fish’ & we are reminded of God’s super- abundance…
Leader: We have come from the work of the day & the week: All: And we ask that we be open to this moment together. Leader: We have come here to pray: All: We are gathered as the children of God. Leader: We have with us the realities of our lives: All: We await with…
Leader: Christ came in humility to share our lives – forgive us our pride. All (Sung): Kyrie, kyrie, kyrie eleison. Leader: Christ came with good news for all people – forgive our silence. All (Sung): Kyrie, kyrie, kyrie eleison. Leader: Christ came in love to a world of suffering – forgive our self-centredness. All…
Opening music: Volutes d’ete Tr. 1. Leader: Let us be silent…… let us be still …….empty …… in the presence………. being silent …………. being still….. let us pray All: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now…
Leader: O God, come to our aid All: O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end, Amen. Alleluia! Tonight’s hymn, ‘Where there is love’, please join…
Leader: The world belongs to God: All: The earth & all its people. Leader: How good & how lovely it is, All: To live together in unity. Leader: Love & faith come together, All: Justice & peace join hands. Leader: If God’s disciples keep silence, All: These stones will shout aloud. Leader: O God,…
Leader: O God, come to our aid. All: O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end, Amen. Alleluia. Incense is lit & we sit. …
Dear All, July trundles on………. I wonder how others are finding these weeks – I feel it is ‘going on a bit’! I think I long for a ‘normal’ summer – without mention of COVID, infection rates, delta variants & so on. Our theme today probably reflects something of this. It is really just thoughts…
Leader: God of Life & Death, All: We wait in hope. Leader: God of all the worlds that are, All: We wait in hope. Leader: God of dazzling darkness, All: We wait in hope. We wait in hope & awe & pray in the name of father, son & spirit. Please join…
Leader: On this feast of Mary Magdalene the empty tomb & the garden probably come to mind. All: Our hearts are lifted – we hear our risen Lord call us by name. Leader: Risen one, stand among us; speak your words of peace. All: Christ is risen – he is risen indeed, alleluia! We sit…