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Times and Seasons - Lives laid down
Times and Seasons - Lives laid down
by Jan Berry
LIVES LAID DOWN “No one has greater love than this, than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends” (John 15:13) We remember the lives laid down in courage and comradeship, in futile battles at immense cost, in dreams of hope and glory. We remember the lives laid down without choi…
Times and Seasons - Poppies and snowdrops
Times and Seasons - Poppies and snowdrops
by Marjorie Dobson
Poppies and snowdrops A blood red symbol of the field of war, the poppy stands and bows its head before the wind that sweeps its petals to the skies, until the field is black and colour dies. A frail, white symbol of a winter passed, the snowdrop’s bud breaks through iron ground …
Times and Seasons - One hundred years ago
Times and Seasons - One hundred years ago
by Marjorie Dobson
One hundred years ago How brave they were, they thought, one hundred years ago. Enthusiastic, full of zeal and ready for the sport, one hundred years ago, they thought. How cheerfully they went, one hundred years ago, as town and village sent their companies of pals hell-bent for…
Times and Seasons - Carnival and struggle
Times and Seasons - Carnival and struggle
by Jan Berry
Two prayers; thanks and confession for the beginning of Lent, on the contrasting themes of carnival and struggle. Partying God, thank you for the celebration of carnival: its raucous noise and garish colours, its glamour and glitter, the anticipation of the watchers ... Continues…
Times and Seasons - God of new beginnings
Times and Seasons - God of new beginnings
by Jan Berry
God of new beginnings God of new beginnings, you greet us in our joy when we step out in hopeful anticipation, delighting in a fresh adventure. God of new beginnings, you walk alongside us in our fear, when we drag our feet reluctantly to face the change we dread. Continues...
Times and Seasons - A Liturgy for a Blue Christmas
Times and Seasons - A Liturgy for a Blue Christmas
by Andrew Pratt and Marjorie Dobson
A Liturgy for a Blue Christmas (This is not a Full Service, but a liturgy that could be inserted into worship at any suitable time during the Advent/Christmas period with, or without, the addition of further hymns and prayers. Christmas is not a happy time for everyone.) Leader: …
Times and Seasons - Full Service - Proper 17 (22) - Year C
Times and Seasons - Full Service - Proper 17 (22) - Year C
by Andrew Pratt and Marjorie Dobson
Proper 17 (22) - Year C Service contains: Hymn: Eternal God, your love’s tremendous glory or God is here! As we his people or Hope is built in present moments Reading: Jeremiah 2:4-13 Prayer: God of challenge. Hymn: O the love of my Lord is the essence or Hark, my soul! It is the…
Times and Seasons - Full Service - Proper 29 (34) - Year C
Times and Seasons - Full Service - Proper 29 (34) - Year C
by Andrew Pratt and Marjorie Dobson
Proper 29 (34) - Year C - Christ the King – Sunday before Advent Service contents: Hymn: King of kings, majesty or Christ, our King before creation or Some king, who hangs as others taunt Prayer: Surprising God Reading: Jeremiah 23:1-6 Hymn: Light of the world, you stepped down i…
Times and Seasons - Full Service - Proper 4 (9) - Year C
Times and Seasons - Full Service - Proper 4 (9) - Year C
by Andrew Pratt and Marjorie Dobson
Proper 4 (9) - Year C Service contains: Reading: Psalm 96 Hymn: Born in song or O sing to the Lord, O sing God a new song or Come let us sing a melody Prayer: God of music and harmony Hymn: Fill Thou my life, O Lord my God or When the music fades or How easy to distort the Jesus …
Times and Seasons - Full Service - First Sunday of Lent - Year C
Times and Seasons - Full Service - First Sunday of Lent - Year C
by Andrew Pratt and Marjorie Dobson
First Sunday of Lent Year C Service contains: Hymn: Lord God, your love has called us here or God, we lose our moral compass, Reading: Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16 Prayer: God, our refuge (based on Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16) Hymn: Jesus, good above all other or Confession is communion with God Re…
Times and Seasons - Full Service - Fourth in Ordinary Time - Year C
Times and Seasons - Full Service - Fourth in Ordinary Time - Year C
by Andrew Pratt and Marjorie Dobson
Fourth in Ordinary Time Year C Service contains: Hymn: O love of God, how strong and true or Safe in God who always held us Reading: Psalm 71:1–6 Responsive prayer: God is our refuge Hymn: A charge to keep I have or There is no disability Reading: Jeremiah 1:4-10 Poem: Call to sp…
Times and Seasons - Full Service - Good Friday - Year C
Times and Seasons - Full Service - Good Friday - Year C
by Andrew Pratt and Marjorie Dobson
Good Friday - Year C Service contents: Hymn: When I survey the wondrous cross or A carpenter hung on a cross Reading: Psalm 22 Prayer: Agony Hymn: In the cross of Christ I glory or When loneliness oppresses me Reading: Isaiah 52:13-53:12 Hymn: Throned upon the awful tree or In th…
Times and Seasons - Full Service - Proper 5 (10) - Year C
Times and Seasons - Full Service - Proper 5 (10) - Year C
by Andrew Pratt and Marjorie Dobson
Proper 5 (10) - Year C Service contains: Hymn: Awake, awake to love and work or Awake again within the love Prayer: God, who breathed life Reading: Psalm 146 Reflection/poem: God’s work Hymn: In heavenly love abiding or A mirage, nothing more Poem: Zarephath Hymn: Come, Holy Ghos…
Times and Seasons - Full service - Proper 6 (11) - Year C
Times and Seasons - Full service - Proper 6 (11) - Year C
by Andrew Pratt and Marjorie Dobson
Proper 6 (11) - Year C Service contains: Hymn: New every morning is the love or Morning sings, the dew is glistening Reading: Psalm 5:1-8 Prayer: God of mercy and grace Hymn: Father of heaven, whose love profound or God's love can never be undone Reading: 1 Kings 21:1-10, (11-14)…
Times and Seasons - Full Service - Second Sunday of Advent – Year C