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Open with God Book - Voluntary Work
Open with God Book - Voluntary Work
by Christine Odell
VOLUNTARY WORK Prayers for Various Occasions Reading John 13.12-17 If members are willing, have a display about the voluntary work members do. God our Maker and our Minder, we praise and thank you for giving us this world to be our home and our place of soul-making. We praise and…
Open with God Book - Wedding
Open with God Book - Wedding
by Christine Odell
WEDDING Prayers for Various Occasions Reading 1 Corinthians 14.4-8a 13 Flowers and music, lovely clothes, smiling families, sumptuous food; God of joy and laughter these are some of the happy things that come to mind when we hear that there is to be a wedding...
Open with God Book - February - St Valentine's Day
Open with God Book - February - St Valentine's Day
by Christine Odell
February – St Valentine’s Day (14 February) Calendar of Prayers Reading Song of Solomon 2.8-13 Have a display of roses, cards etc and play suitable music. God, whose name is Love, we rejoice today as we celebrate your gift of romantic love: a love that causes hearts to leap songs…
Open with God Book - January - Epiphany
Open with God Book - January - Epiphany
by Christine Odell
January – Epiphany Calendar of Prayers Reading: Matthew 2: 1-12 Provide a small dish of pound coins, an oil burner and a candle. Place the coins upon a table. God of majesty, the wise men presented the gold of kings to your baby Son, when they offered him homage...
Open with God Book - Fund -Raising
Open with God Book - Fund -Raising
by Christine Odell
FUND-RAISING Prayers for Various Occasions Reading 2 Corinthians 8.1-9 Ask those present to hold a coin in their hands. Loving God, you know what a big thing money is in our lives: if we have too little we are eaten up with worry; if we have plenty our consciences feel uneasy...
Open with God Book - House Group
Open with God Book - House Group
by Christine Odell
HOUSE GROUP Prayers for Various Occasions Reading John 16.16-24 Place a large candle where everyone can see it, but light it later. We spend a few moments in silence reminding ourselves that we have come here to learn from God’s word and one another what it means to follow Christ…
Open with God Book - Flower Festival
Open with God Book - Flower Festival
by Christine Odell
FLOWER FESTIVAL Prayers for Various Occasions Reading Song of Solomon 2.10-13 Place a flower arrangement where everyone can see it. Let us gaze at the flowers: wonder at their colour and intricacy; appreciate their form and beauty; meditate on what they tell us of the beauty and …
Open with God Book - Death
Open with God Book - Death
by Christine Odell
DEATH Prayers for Various Occasions Reading 1 Corinthians 15.50-58 We feel sad today, listening God, because of the death of …. (name), our sister/brother. We know we will not see them again in this life and that they will be missed by their family and friends..
Open with God Book - April- World Health Day
Open with God Book - April- World Health Day
by Christine Odell
April – World Health Day (7 April) Calendar of Prayers Reading Mark 1.29-34a Ask those present to be silent, to become aware of their own bodies: breathing, pulse and senses as well as aches, pains and rumblings! Comforting God, you have consoled us with the promise that, at the …
Open with God Book - Trinity Sunday Prayer