Leader: As we come to the end of this great feast we come to pray in thanksgiving. All: Thanks be to God. Glory be to the Father & to the Son & to the Holy Spirit, amen – alleluia! After this introduction, incense is lit as a symbol of our prayer rising to…
Leader: The feast that we begin to celebrate tonight invites us to enter more deeply into the heart of Christ. All: Lead us into your heart. Leader: In entering more deeply into the heart of Christ we want to be open to having our hearts widened & deepened. All: Be with us as…
We put ourselves in the presence of God as we listen to some music. Leader: Giver of Life, giver of nights & days, giver of this moment now, open our lips All: that we may speak truthfully. Leader: Open our hearts All: that we may love wholeheartedly. Leader: Open our whole being…
We will have some reflective music as we gather together to help us become more aware of the presence of God amongst us. Leader: Lord as we gather to pray, we are like threads waiting to be woven: All: Weave us into fabric. Leader: Lord we want to be woven in your image:…
Leader: This day has been what it has been, & we bring it to you, our God. All: We bring it in thanksgiving. Leader: For those parts of it that could have been better, All: We ask your forgiveness. Leader: For those people who have been part of it, All: We ask your blessing. Leader: We…
Leader: Jesus invited all to the Feast of Peace & New Life. Jesus risked everything in compassion, Jesus promised to make himself known in the breaking of the bread. All: Thanks be to God. Incense is lit, followed by the hymn – Restless is the Heart CD Tr.12. Bread…
Dear All, Another big feast tomorrow – Corpus Christi or the Feast of the Body & Blood of Christ. We are attaching two reflections on Eucharist & hope you may find some inspiration from them. As always we end with a blessing – this time John Rutter’s Clare blessing – written by him in memory…
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: Another day is coming towards its close – we put away the work of this day. We come before the doors of the holy to seek & to knock. Open to us the mystery of your presence. All: We ask open to us the mystery of your presence. Please…
Following the popularity of TEA BOXES in 2020, & given a little uncertainty about exactly when we will be free from COVID restrictions, we want to invite you to book in for some tea-boxes. If you live in a CM postcode they can be delivered to your door (or as a gift to a friend’s…