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Worship Services: August 2012
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Thursday, 30 August 2012. Newsletter Reflection for Sunday 2nd September 2012: Giving Thanks. Have you ever stopped to think about the amazing gifts God has given to our congregation? Without even thinking about all the different things our church members do during the week (and there are lots), today, let’s think about the gifts of people involved in simply our Sunday morning worship and fellowship time. Or that God gave us elders to serve communion, and offer pastoral care? Links to this post. I was re...
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Worship Services: September 2012
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Thursday, 27 September 2012. Newsletter Reflection for Sunday 30th September 2012: Be Still. I wonder if you are able to consciously take time out to just be still, and to listen for God. I’m thinking of Psalm 46:10, but also thinking of the hectic lives people lead in our busy world. We seem to spend our lives constantly busy, at least mentally if not physically. For most people, to have a quiet moment in the day requires intentionally making space for that time, to plan for it and make it a priority...
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Worship Services: February 2012
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Saturday, 25 February 2012. Service for Sunday 26th February, 2012. Year B, Lent 1. Call to worship Psalm 25:1-10, from Uniting in Worship. Hymn Together in Song 684 Love will be our Lenten calling. Prayers of Adoration and Confession. God of rainbows –. We thank you for the gift of the rainbow. It is the sign of your forgiveness. In the colours you paint across the sky you remind us that you are our God – and you want only good things for us. God of the flood –. It is not that we lack the intent to be y...
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Worship Services: Reflection: Christmas Condescension
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Wednesday, 5 December 2012. A while ago, I had a conversation with a friend who could not understand how I could accept that the theory of evolution was probably right, and still maintain my faith. My point had been that human beings can't limit God - who are we to say whether or not God might choose to work through evolution or any other means? My friend's concern was that we are made in the image of God - if we evolved from pond scum, how can pond scum be the image of God? This year, when we celebrate,...
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Worship Services: The Earth Belongs to God
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Saturday, 28 September 2013. The Earth Belongs to God. During the week you might have heard in the news that the United Nations Climate Change Panel is now 95% certain that climate change is caused by humans (up from 90% in its previous report.). For those who are able, switching to solar power and cars that use less fossil fuels are also ways to help protect this planet. It's a matter of using what we need, without waste: being thankful for, and respectful of, what God has provided. Grace and peace,.
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Worship Services: Reflection: Asylum Seekers
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Friday, 13 September 2013. Jesus himself comes to us in the form of the person in need. In our time in history, asylum seekers, displaced persons who have to flee their homes, and leave behind everything to try to find a safe place to live, are surely an excellent example of the person in need. When we live in one of the most affluent countries in the world, with one of the best economies, it is clear that these people who have lost everything really are “the least of these”. Grace and peace,. Patchwork ...
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Worship Services: April 2012
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Saturday, 28 April 2012. Service for Sunday 29 April 2012 (Year B, Easter 4). Like sheep we go astray – but Jesus is the good shepherd, who calls us safely home again. Hymn Together in Song 10 The Lord’s my Shepherd. Prayer of Adoration and Confession. We thank you that you provide for our needs. That you do know and want what is best for us. And you carefully guide us in the paths of our lives. That like sheep we wander astray. We get ourselves into trouble. Forgive us our failings. Thanks be to God.
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Worship Services: Sunday 14th April 2013
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Saturday, 13 April 2013. Sunday 14th April 2013. Service for Sunday 14. Year C Easter 3. Psalm 30 (responsive) from Uniting in Worship. Together in Song 147 To God be the Glory. Prayer of Adoration and Confession. You have always loved this world you made, and have always loved us, the creatures of your world. You loved this world so much as to give it the gift of Your Son. Sometimes it is hard to love. It is hard to love our enemy. It is hard to love those who persecute us. Thanks be to God! 8220;I̵...
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Worship Services: October 2012
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Wednesday, 10 October 2012. Worship Service for Sunday 14th October 2012: Year B Sunday 28. Call to worship Psalm 22: 1-15 Responsive. Hymn Together in Song 647 Comfort, comfort. Prayers of Adoration and Confession. You are so different from us. So far beyond us,. Greater than we are capable of imagining g-. Yet you choose to be in relationship with us. To make yourself known to us,. As far as we are able to comprehend you. To bridge the gap between you and us. You sent your son Jesus –. We live and act ...
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Worship Services: January 2012
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Sunday, 22 January 2012. As you know I'm on holiday, and therefore not leading worship. I've been using the time to start to put together a book of prayers I've written. Here are a couple to give you an idea of what "Everyday Prayers" will be like when it's finished. (There's no saying how long that will take - it's a work in progress.). Taking Out the Rubbish. 8220; Your sins are forgiven! 8220; Thanks be to God! Every week it's the same, Lord,. I come to church and confess my sins,. But it builds up.
