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Worship Together - Jesus for everyone
Worship Together - Jesus for everyone
by SPCK - Sandra Millar
August – Jesus for everyone Worship Together This outline focuses on Jesus, and the question of identity which runs through the summer readings. This question is explored through miracles, including the feeding of the five thousand, and through teaching. It is reinforced in Old T…
Worship Together - Joy for everyone
Worship Together - Joy for everyone
by SPCK - Sandra Millar
September – Joy for everyone Worship Together September is a season of new beginnings, perhaps even more so than January. People get ready to start new things, children go back to school, and as daylight shortens so the mood changes. The lectionary brings us stories to challenge …
Worship Together - June - Choices for everyone
Worship Together - June - Choices for everyone
by SPCK - Sandra Millar
June – Choices for everyone Worship Together As we move into Ordinary Time, the lectionary encourages us to think about what it means to be a disciple. The readings face us with the consequences of our decisions, whether in the Old Testament through the keeping of commandments an…
Worship Together - Hope for Everyone
Worship Together - Hope for Everyone
by SPCK - Sandra Millar
July – Hope for everyone Worship Together This outline continues the theme of discipleship that the lectionary explores during Ordinary Time. The key focus for this month is that those who follow Jesus discover hope, which is sometimes experienced as physical healing, sometimes a…
Worship Together - Introduction
Worship Together - Introduction
by SPCK - Sandra Millar
Introduction As the people approach, the streets become more and more crowded. Men are walking along with their sons close by, grandfathers chat with each other and boys run and jump. The women are coming too, some with babies strapped to their backs, toddlers clutching at their …
Poem: Safety
Poem: Safety
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: Safety Walking on moors, discovering a circular stone wall intended as shelter for sheep against storm and danger, or for weary walkers caught in a mist and losing all sense of direction, makes plain the words of the Psalmist that God surrounds his people in protection ... …
Drama - Choosing my religion
Drama - Choosing my religion
by Kit Walkham
Choosing my religion, by Kit Walkham A sketch asking whether churches are promoting a consumer experience, or introducing Jesus. Requires: One woman (the Seeker, who looks as though she might need to lose weight) One man (representing Jesus) Two others who could be Male or Female…
Drama - A Fair result
Drama - A Fair result
by Kit Walkham
A modern interpretation of the parable of the unjust judge and persistent widow. Three characters - written for women, but easily adapted. A fair result, by Kit Walkham Characters: Melissa (celebrity), Sandy (showjumper), Janine (reporter). Could be adapted for any or all to be…
Imagining the Lectionary: confronting the reality of evil (Easter 7B)
Imagining the Lectionary: confronting the reality of evil (Easter 7B)
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: Confronting the reality of evil (Easter 7B) Reflection accompanying image “Demon locked within” My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one. (John 17:15) Jesus never prayed that his disciples would f…
Monologue/ drama: The Sceptic
Monologue/ drama: The Sceptic
by Marjorie Dobson
Monologue/ drama: The Sceptic They’re a funny lot, these Jesus-followers! Have you heard the latest tale they’re telling? It seems that their leader has disappeared again – this time he’s gone off up to heaven! Well, I know some of the old stories say that other leaders have been…
Imagining the Lectionary: let it be with me according to your word (Advent 4)
Imagining the Lectionary: let it be with me according to your word (Advent 4)
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: let it be with me according to your word (Advent 4) Reflection accompanying image “let it be with me according to your word” Patterns of colour dapple the old flagstone floor of this former parish church, which is now home to a visual arts centre. Wher…
Imagining the Lectionary: Trinity - the art of visualising divine presence and purpose