NOTICES...
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We belong to a caring community--
· We are now at Level 4.
· The virus does not move—it requires us to move so it can spread. So stay home and we will all be safe
· Please make sure we have your contact details—email or ph. number Don’t be hesitant to phone a friend. Vicar Val is 078880878 Ministry Team are available to chat. Lets build a praying phone community.
· At present our parish office is closed. So ring a number that will have a person at the end of it!!! Email us for a phone contact if needed
Be strong Be kind!!!!
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"Easter Raffle”
Along with everything else is on hold.
Be strong Be kind!!!!
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The newsletter can be opened as a PDF from the Weekly Service Sheets page and can be requested to arrive in your email box by filling in the form in the Subscribe to Newsletter page.
We belong to a caring community--
· We are now at Level 4.
· The virus does not move—it requires us to move so it can spread. So stay home and we will all be safe
· Please make sure we have your contact details—email or ph. number Don’t be hesitant to phone a friend. Vicar Val is 078880878 Ministry Team are available to chat. Lets build a praying phone community.
· At present our parish office is closed. So ring a number that will have a person at the end of it!!! Email us for a phone contact if needed
Be strong Be kind!!!!
*****
"Easter Raffle”
Along with everything else is on hold.
Be strong Be kind!!!!
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March 22nd, 2020
Conversations that Unbind Us - LENT Five
Readings: Ezekiel 37:1-14 Psalm 130 John 11:1-45
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Sentence: For with the Lord there is steadfast love, and with him is great power to redeem. Psalm 130:7b
Collect: Holy one, we are listening for a word from you. Speak to the dry and brittle places in our hearts. Help us to come alive again. Fill us with your breath, that we might proclaim the power of your Spirit with our words and our lives. Amen.
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Conversations that Unbind Us - LENT Five
Readings: Ezekiel 37:1-14 Psalm 130 John 11:1-45
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Sentence: For with the Lord there is steadfast love, and with him is great power to redeem. Psalm 130:7b
Collect: Holy one, we are listening for a word from you. Speak to the dry and brittle places in our hearts. Help us to come alive again. Fill us with your breath, that we might proclaim the power of your Spirit with our words and our lives. Amen.
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Focus
Sacred conversations are not monologues or lectures, or at least they shouldn't be. Our conversation with God is not private, it can even include others in the community around us. Words are powerful and in Ezekiel brought dry bones back to life and even put the breath of life in them again. The psalmist also waits on God for the hope that comes with the morning light. Paul assures us that life is born of the Spirit within us in the reading from Romans. Finally in John, the conversation Jesus has with God enables Lazarus to rise up and come out of the grave.
When God speaks we are restored to life, so we need to listen for that voice each day, to bring light and life to our living.
Do we converse with God or simply speak to God?
Have you experienced a conversation that brought new life to someone you met or know?
Prayer: Lord may we learn to fully wait on you and listen as well as speak when in conversation with God. Amen
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Sacred conversations are not monologues or lectures, or at least they shouldn't be. Our conversation with God is not private, it can even include others in the community around us. Words are powerful and in Ezekiel brought dry bones back to life and even put the breath of life in them again. The psalmist also waits on God for the hope that comes with the morning light. Paul assures us that life is born of the Spirit within us in the reading from Romans. Finally in John, the conversation Jesus has with God enables Lazarus to rise up and come out of the grave.
When God speaks we are restored to life, so we need to listen for that voice each day, to bring light and life to our living.
Do we converse with God or simply speak to God?
Have you experienced a conversation that brought new life to someone you met or know?
Prayer: Lord may we learn to fully wait on you and listen as well as speak when in conversation with God. Amen
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From Love to the World
Monday March 30th Psalm 118:1-2,19-29
Introduction to Prayer: O God, help me to know that I am not alone.
Response to Scripture: Your steadfast love endures forever.
Q: When have you had reason to feel that the rejected stone has become the most important of all?
Prayer– God of Moses, my God, open my eyes to see what you are doing here and now for your people.
Tuesday March 31st Matthew 21:1-11
Q: Why should the church promote “cross-cultural” ministry? When you realise your own racial prejudices, how do you deal with them?
Prayer–Lord Jesus, strengthen me to play my part in bringing people of the fringes into the centre of our church life.
Wednesday April 1st Isaiah 50:4-9a
Q: In the middle of doubts and uncertainties, what helps you entrust yourself to God’s unfailing love?
Prayer– Lord God, in our times of turmoil and uncertainties, help us to discern that you reign in this world.
Thursday April 2nd Philippians 2:5-11
Q: How does your Sunday worship service nurture your roots in Jesus? Does your minister’s sermon try to massage your ego or challenge you to have the same mind that was in Jesus?
Prayer - Jesus, when I feel alone, help me realize I belong to you through baptism.
Friday April 3rd Matthew 27:11-31
Prayer - God the Father, give all your people faith and strength to follow your son Jesus on his way to suffering and death. On the Calvary road, help us to discover the depth and breadth of your love.
Saturday April 4th Matthew 27:32-54
Q: Plunge yourself into the story of Jesus’ passion and crucifixion, and find where you are in the story. If you are forced to carry Jesus’ cross like Simon the Cyrene, how would you respond?
Prayer - Lord God, by the power fo your Holy Spirit, plunge me into your passion story that I might find my place there.
Sunday April 5th Psalm 31:9-16
Q: Identify in your community those for whom the Psalmist’s tragedies and faithful witness serve as a source for comfort and prayer evoked by their own suffering and trust in God?
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From Love to the World
Monday March 30th Psalm 118:1-2,19-29
Introduction to Prayer: O God, help me to know that I am not alone.
Response to Scripture: Your steadfast love endures forever.
Q: When have you had reason to feel that the rejected stone has become the most important of all?
Prayer– God of Moses, my God, open my eyes to see what you are doing here and now for your people.
Tuesday March 31st Matthew 21:1-11
Q: Why should the church promote “cross-cultural” ministry? When you realise your own racial prejudices, how do you deal with them?
Prayer–Lord Jesus, strengthen me to play my part in bringing people of the fringes into the centre of our church life.
Wednesday April 1st Isaiah 50:4-9a
Q: In the middle of doubts and uncertainties, what helps you entrust yourself to God’s unfailing love?
Prayer– Lord God, in our times of turmoil and uncertainties, help us to discern that you reign in this world.
Thursday April 2nd Philippians 2:5-11
Q: How does your Sunday worship service nurture your roots in Jesus? Does your minister’s sermon try to massage your ego or challenge you to have the same mind that was in Jesus?
Prayer - Jesus, when I feel alone, help me realize I belong to you through baptism.
Friday April 3rd Matthew 27:11-31
Prayer - God the Father, give all your people faith and strength to follow your son Jesus on his way to suffering and death. On the Calvary road, help us to discover the depth and breadth of your love.
Saturday April 4th Matthew 27:32-54
Q: Plunge yourself into the story of Jesus’ passion and crucifixion, and find where you are in the story. If you are forced to carry Jesus’ cross like Simon the Cyrene, how would you respond?
Prayer - Lord God, by the power fo your Holy Spirit, plunge me into your passion story that I might find my place there.
Sunday April 5th Psalm 31:9-16
Q: Identify in your community those for whom the Psalmist’s tragedies and faithful witness serve as a source for comfort and prayer evoked by their own suffering and trust in God?
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REGULAR EVENTS
These are on hold until the Covid-19 scare to be over.
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These are on hold until the Covid-19 scare to be over.
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Prayer is sitting in the silence until it silences us, choosing gratitude until we are grateful, and praising God until we ourselves are an act of praise. Mature prayer always breaks into gratitude. —Richard Rohr
