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’,…
Leader: The peace of God be with you All: And also with you. Leader: God looks at the world & sees that it is good. All: Thanks be to God! Leader: A world worth dying for, a world worth living for. All Thanks be…
We will have some music as we gather together to help us become aware of the presence of God amongst us. (Celtic Harp for Christmas Tr10) 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…
Dear All, Following the Feast of the Epiphany on Wednesday, the reflections – two of them – are reflections on those Wise Men. There is a special new year blessing & the sung blessing today is ‘Bless to me, O God’ (Heavenly Peace CD – Geoffrey Nobes). May the week ahead bring you & our…
We use music to help us prepare for our time of prayer together. Leader: During our prayer tonight may the God of Love open our eyes to see the suffering of his people. All: May we see. Leader: May the God of Justice open our ears to hear those who…
Dear All, Following on from last Saturday (Silence in Prayer & Deep Listening) , two particular quotations from the gospels have rung bells with me ‘Come Away by yourselves to a deserted place & rest awhile’ & ‘Come to me, all you who are burdened & I will give you rest’, & in both…
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Sister Ann Playfoot who died peacefully on Sunday morning September 6th 2020 in Cherry Wood Grange Nursing Home. After a series of admin jobs, Ann gained a degree in History from Kent University. She then joined the Community later on in life and was finally…
Holy Week and Easter celebrations during lockdown No access to our usual places of worship, no gathering with our Parish Community, no direct contact with our Parish Priest, except through virtual links. How were we to celebrate this most holy season of Holy Week and Easter? Here at Howe Close we were blessed with being…
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As we all find new ways to pray and reflect, during our time spent in isolation, sometimes images speak louder than words. In her own words, Sister Mary Stephen explains the inspiration behind her art: “In my artwork I try to make visible God’s invisible energy, that life which flows through all creation and is…