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A hymn for candle lighting services in Advent
A hymn for candle lighting services in Advent
by Andrew Pratt
A hymn for candle lighting services in Advent Different lectionaries and churches use different themes and orders for these service, A selection of four verses for the Sundays of Advent should be chosen from the selection together with the last verse for Christmas day. The order …
Nativity Decoration
Nativity Decoration
by Rose humphrey
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) • Insert as Picture in the normal way. • If needed fill the slide area by placing the image in…
Meditation - 4th sunday of Advent Year C
Meditation - 4th sunday of Advent Year C
by David Middleton
Meditation – 4th Sunday of Advent Year C Young, blossoming and… pregnant! Luke 1: 39-55 ‘You’re going to have a baby, Mary! Yes, I know you’re not married, But you’re going to have a baby! And Elizabeth’s going to have a baby too!... Created by david Middleton on behalf of LWPT (…
Advent Candle Liturgy - accomapnies the hymn The Holly and the Ivy
Advent Candle Liturgy - accomapnies the hymn The Holly and the Ivy
by Jane Bingham
Advent Candle Liturgy – to accompany the hymn the Holly & the Ivy Advent 1 We light today our 1st red candle remembering all Gods people. People who are experiencing life in all its complexities and still find their faith in you. Light candles Response – Remind us Lord that we ar…
Poem: Too busy?
Poem: Too busy?
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: Too busy? Busy-ness denotes duty and duty demands dedication and dedication inspires devotion: but busy-ness can also hide emptiness, mask loneliness, produce resentment, lead to self-imposed martyrdom and miss those once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to listen and learn. Con…
Poem: Mary Magdalene
Poem: Mary Magdalene
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: Mary Magdalene My name is Mary, common enough in my time to need to be identified by place, or family. Mine is such a name. They call me the Magdalene. People call me other names. Some claim I was a prostitute, perhaps because the town whose name I bear is famous for that t…
Meditation - 5th Sunday of Lent Year C
Meditation - 5th Sunday of Lent Year C
by David Middleton
Meditation – 5th Sunday of Lent Year C Passion Sunday Extravagant! John 12: 1-8 I can understand why Judas was upset; I didn’t need to use all the perfume, not all of it, It’s just that once I started I couldn’t stop, I just kept pouring, until the flask was empty. I confess I di…
Reflections for Holy Week - Pieta
Reflections for Holy Week - Pieta
by Michaela Youngson
Pieta I was fourteen when I cradled you in my not much more than infant arms, wrapped you in linen cloth, fed you with my own life force. Rich men came and brought gifts fit for a king. Who knew that the swaddling cloth would herald a shroud, the myrrh would point to your embalmi…
Walking Backwards to Christmas - Chapter 8 Elizabeth
Walking Backwards to Christmas - Chapter 8 Elizabeth
by SPCK - Stephen Cottrell
Chapter 8 Elizabeth In the days of King Herod of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly order of Abijah. His wife was a descendant of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. Both of them were righteous before God, living blamelessly according to all th…
LWPT Meditations - Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year C
LWPT Meditations - Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year C
by Susan Thorne
Meditation – 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr C Amos 8:1-12 Colossians 1:15-28 Luke 10:38-42 We have almost forgotten that Christianity is a radical phenomenon. In the UK – even in our present pluralistic society – Church and State are closely linked. On national occasions we are …
Empty tomb, the body stolen
Empty tomb, the body stolen
by Andrew Pratt
Empty tomb, the body stolen, or, at least, that's how it seemed; but the reason for this vacuum was more strange than they had dreamed. Stones don't roll, nor caverns open, but the dawning of this morn, brought unreasoned understanding to the coming light of dawn. Verses 3-4 foll…
Hymn - As hollow as her loneliness