Lectionary 28/11/2021
Lectionary Readings
Jeremiah 33:14-16
Poem: Promises, promises, promises!
Poem: Promises, promises, promises!
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: Promises, promises, promises! Promises, promises, promises! The world is littered with them. Promises from politicians, blandly spoken, without knowledge of the problems involved in fulfilling them. Promises from retailers, with assurances that the order is being dealt with…
Hymn: In the days of righteous justice
Hymn: In the days of righteous justice
by Andrew Pratt
In the days of righteous justice peace will reign and love will dwell, God will cover all with comfort, heal our hurt and banish hell. Promise of the prophet's vision: God's shalom will cover earth, every continent and nation blessed as if with second birth. Verse 3 follows Tun…
Twelve Months of Sunday year c - The First Sunday of Advent Year C
Twelve Months of Sunday year c - The First Sunday of Advent Year C
by SPCK - N T Wright
The First Sunday of Advent Jeremiah 33.14–16 1 Thessalonians 3.9–13 Luke 21.25–36 It is January, ad 69. You are a Greek-speaking Christian in a Roman town in Turkey. You are deeply anxious about the fierce war in Judaea: the Romans have laid siege to Jerusalem; the city faces sta…
Imagining the Lectionary: Kairos Moments (Advent 1C)
Imagining the Lectionary: Kairos Moments (Advent 1C)
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: Kairos Moments (Advent 1C) Reflection accompanying image “Advent Kairos Moments” As the sky lightens at daybreak this is the moment in which the sun penetrates the chilly shroud of mist and bathes the landscape in milky light. Chronological time become…
Times and Seasons - Full Service - First Sunday of Advent – Year C
Times and Seasons - Full Service - First Sunday of Advent – Year C
by Andrew Pratt and Marjorie Dobson
First Sunday of Advent – Year C Service contents: Hymn: Come, thou long expected Jesus or So many years the people walked Prayer: Ever-present God Reading: Psalm 25:1-10 Hymn: The Lord's my shepherd or God we need to know your mercy Reading: Jeremiah 33:14-16 Poem: Promises, prom…
The Act of Prayer Year C - First Sunday of Advent - Year C
The Act of Prayer Year C - First Sunday of Advent - Year C
by BRF - John Birch
First Sunday of Advent Year C Opening prayer This is Advent, a season of promise. In our worship we prepare for the birth of a baby in a dusty stable, and remind ourselves that this child will become the Saviour of the world,…
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