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Imagining the Lectionary: Impassable, impossible or imperative - the improbable pathway to Easter and beyond
Imagining the Lectionary: Impassable, impossible or imperative - the improbable pathway to Easter and beyond
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: Impassable, impossible or imperative - the improbable pathway to Easter and beyond Reflection accompanying image “Journey of faith in God” The imposing limestone cliffs of Water-cum-Jolly Dale in the Derbyshire Peak District and the prone-to-flooding…
Imagining the Lectionary: Easter set in stone
Imagining the Lectionary: Easter set in stone
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: Easter set in stone Reflection accompanying image “Cornish Celtic Cross with Christ Crucified and Risen set against dramatic sky” Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord” (John 20:18) For centuries this figure of …
Imagining the Lectionary: Good Friday - stop the hurt and break the cycles of despair
Imagining the Lectionary: Good Friday - stop the hurt and break the cycles of despair
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: Good Friday – stop the hurt and break the cycles of despair Reflection accompanying image “Stop The Hurt” Now Judas, who betrayed him, knew the place, because Jesus had often met there with his disciples. So Judas came to the garden, guiding a detac…
Imagining the Lectionary: high street crucifixion
Imagining the Lectionary: high street crucifixion
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: Good Friday – High Street Crucifixion Reflection accompanying image “Christ crucified on the high street” God so loved the world.....so how can something which matters so much seem to mean so little to so many, not least when so many have so much hid…
Imagining the Lectionary: raising of Lazarus (Lent 5A)
Imagining the Lectionary: raising of Lazarus (Lent 5A)
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: raising of Lazarus (Lent 5A) Reflection accompanying images “Raising of Lazarus”, and faux antique postcard series: “Entombed in a story of death and despair”, “Facing the worst with Jesus”, “Jesus opens up a new dimension” and “The presence of Jesus bri…
Imagining the Lectionary: Point of Isolation (Lent 4A)
Imagining the Lectionary: Point of Isolation (Lent 4A)
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: Point of Isolation (Lent 4A) Reflection accompanying image “caution – point of isolation” They said, "You're nothing but dirt! How dare you take that tone with us!" Then they threw him out in the street. (John 9:34) The story in John chapter 9 about …
Imagining the Lectionary: you were darkness (Lent 4A)
Imagining the Lectionary: you were darkness (Lent 4A)
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: you were darkness (Lent 4A) Reflection accompanying image “you were darkness” For once you were darkness, but now in the Lord you are light (Ephesians 5:8) Having let my imagination run riot with the theme of darkness and light what is striking about t…
Poem: Taste and see
Poem: Taste and see
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: Taste and see. Whatever your taste – whether it’s for a bacon sandwich, or a cream scone, or fish and chips, or rare roast beef, or a fine wine, or a strong dark coffee, or an extra-strong peppermint – the thought of the taste and the imagination of the sensation of eating,…
Festivals Together - Introduction- festivals for everyone
Festivals Together - Introduction- festivals for everyone
by SPCK - Sandra Millar
Creating all-age worship: the key components Introduction Festival is a great word and a great experience, one deeply embedded in contemporary culture. It is estimated that there are at least five hundred music festivals alone each year in the UK, plus countless other types. Ther…
Worship Together - Promise for Everyone
Worship Together - Promise for Everyone
by SPCK - Sandra Millar
December – Promise for everyone Worship Together December brings us to the beginning of the church year, but for the vast majority of people it brings us to Christmas. The challenge is to use the lectionary to recapture a sense of Advent, of preparing for the coming of Christ as …
Festivals Together - How to use this book
Festivals Together - How to use this book
by SPCK - Sandra Millar
How to use this book Festivals Together There are fifteen festival outlines in this book, each of them offering something different. They range from the familiar occasions such as Mothering Sunday to the solemn days of Holy Week.1 The ideas that are offered are jumping-off points…
Worship Together - Invitation for everyone
Worship Together - Invitation for everyone
by SPCK - Sandra Millar
November – Invitation for everyone? Worship Together By November we become very aware of the changing focus of the church year. This season is sometimes called the kingdom season, as the lectionary focuses on the kingdom drawing close, on the vision of a heavenly banquet and of j…
Worship Together - Recommended Reading
Worship Together - Recommended Reading
by SPCK - Sandra Millar
Recommended Reading Worship Together Children’s spirituality Adams, Kate, Unseen Worlds, London: Jessica Kingsley, 2010. Beckwith, Ivy, Postmodern Children’s Ministry, Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, 2004. Berryman, Jerome, Children and the Theologians: Clearing the Way for Grace…
Drama: Gossip
Drama: Gossip
by Marjorie Dobson
Drama: Gossip (a piece for five voices – if you can get them – with the last sentence of the piece being read at the end by the first reader. Otherwise the readings could be adapted for two voices reading alternate paragraphs.) Now you know I’m not one to gossip, but I just heard…
Luke for Everyone - The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus
Luke for Everyone - The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus
by SPCK - N T Wright
The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus Luke 16.19-31 We have all seen him. He lies on a pile of newspapers outside a shop doorway, covered with a rough blanket. Perhaps he has a dog with him for safety. People walk past him, or even step over him. He occasionally rattles a few c…
Luke for Everyone - Ten Lepers Healed
Luke for Everyone - Ten Lepers Healed
by SPCK - N T Wright
Ten Lepers Healed Luke 17.11-19 What would make you shout for joy at the top of your voice? What would make you fall on the ground – yes, flat on your face! – in front of someone? Two explorers were lost in the South American jungle not long ago. For nine months they wandered abo…
Imagining the Lectionary - Upcycled and repurposed on the shabby chic road to Emmaus (Easter 3B)