Leader: Wherever love is, there is God. All: What kind of love is God’s love? Leader: God’s love forgives & forgives again. Gives & gives again. All: We ask for God’s forgiveness & to continue to receive God’s gifts – for ourselves & for all in special need at this time. The hymn is…
As we come together to pray we listen to some music. 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…
Dear All, This week we have used tomorrow’s Gospel as our focus – The Storm at Sea. Mark 4:35-41 That evening, Jesus said to his disciples, “Let’s cross to the east side.” So they left the crowd, and his disciples started across the lake with him in the boat. Some other boats followed along. Suddenly…
Leader: Come, Lord Jesus: you too were weary when day was done; & you met your friends at eventide. All: Come, Lord Jesus. Leader: Come, Lord Jesus: when evenings drew on, you too enjoyed prayer and companionship at the close of the day. All: Come, Lord Jesus. Leader: Come, Lord Jesus: you…
Leader: Let us listen; let our hearts keep seeking; let us listen as the spirit keeps calling us. Let us listen to God’s inspiration, to God’s invitation. All: Speak to us, we are listening. Please join in the hymn: Be Still: Be still for the presence of the Lord, the Holy One is here: Come…
Leader: In Jesus Christ, we hear the Good News that God is our ever-loving, ever-forgiving creator. All: We believe that God is love. Leader: In Jesus, we see a God who wept for the people of the world, All: and weeps for our wounds. Leader: In Jesus, we see a God who reaches out with…
Leader: Let us pray to God – father, son & spirit. All: There is no other God. Leader: From whom we come, with whom we stay, to whom we return. All: You, we bless, name above all names, Holy One. Leader: Amen, alleluia! All: Amen, alleluia! Please join in the hymn O Strength & Stay,…
Leader: O God of Life, of all Life & of each Life, we lay our lives before you – we give our lives to you from whom nothing is hidden. All: You are before us, around us & within us. Leader: O Lord, you know the secret thoughts of every heart.…
As we gather we will listen to some music. Leader: We are gathered here tonight to worship God in the name of the Father & of the Son & of the Holy Spirit, All: Thanks be to God. Leader: We are conscious that our worship is expressed both through coming together to…
Dear All, After several big feasts we are back to the ‘ordinary’ this weekend. Looking at the scripture readings assigned to this Sunday, we find all kinds of natural growing things. The first reading is from Ezekiel: Ezekiel, son of man, tell the people of Israel the following story, so they will understand what I am…