Lectionary 01/02/2026
- Fourth Sunday after Epiphany-Year A
Matthew 5:1-12
Festivals Together - Feast with friends, sing with saints
Festivals Together - Feast with friends, sing with saints
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Feast with friends, sing with saints All Saints’ Day (1 November) All Saints’ Day falls on 1 November, and is largely irrelevant to our contemporary culture. It happens to be the day after 31 October, or Hallowe’en, now a massive event for children and families. It is also the da…
Prayer for Peace and Reconciliation
Prayer for Peace and Reconciliation
by Peter Cross
Prayers for Peace and Reconciliation Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. Lord we ask for the grace to be peacemakers. We know it won’t be easy because hurt runs deep and memories are long, forgiveness is hard and costly, but we long for the real …
The Beatitudes
The Beatitudes
by Twelvebaskets and Doug Burke
Original image 'Calling You' by Doug Burke Image modified and text by Twelvebaskets Ltd TIP- PowerPoint Slide Size The ideal way to insert into PowerPoint is:- • Reduce the image size to 1024x768 pixels using your image editing software. (Will reduce image proportionally) • Inser…
Turning Around
Turning Around
by Paul Glass
The first mate of a pirate ship decides he wants to turn his life around Turning Around - Matthew 5. 1-12 Captain: 3 degrees to starboard Mr. Kelly. Kelly: Aye, aye, Captain. Captain: Steady as she goes. Kelly: Aye, aye, Captain...(pause) Captain? Captain: Yes, Mr. Kelly? Kelly: …
Congratulations to you too
Congratulations to you too
by John Bradley
A version of The Beatitudes Seeing that there were crowds of people, the Master climbed up a mountain (just like Moses and Elijah had done long before). When he sat down on the grass, his First Team came and sat around him and he gave them some training. This is what he said: “Co…
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