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Living Liturgies | Transition time resources for services, prayer and conversation with older people - Chairs | Living Liturgies
Living Liturgies | Transition time resources for services, prayer and conversation with older people - Chairs | Living Liturgies
by BRF - Caroline George
Our theme today is ‘chairs’. We shall spend some time imagining that Jesus is sitting in this empty chair and what we might say to him. A creative and original book of liturgies and reflections for use in worship and also pastoral ministry with older people, who are moving from t…
Living Liturgies | Transition time resources for services, prayer and conversation with older people - Tables | Living Liturgies
Living Liturgies | Transition time resources for services, prayer and conversation with older people - Tables | Living Liturgies
by BRF - Caroline George
We gather today, remembering the times we have sat at table with families and friends, with colleagues in the canteen or for times of fellowship over a cup of tea. We remember that Jesus, the Christ, sat at tables with friends and foes, and unexpected events often unfolded there.…
Living Liturgies | Transition time resources for services, prayer and conversation with older people - From fire to radiators | Living Liturgies
Living Liturgies | Transition time resources for services, prayer and conversation with older people - From fire to radiators | Living Liturgies
by BRF - Caroline George
There is nothing like an open fire to gather around—although it’s perhaps not so good if you have to clear the ashes! Today we think about fires, heating and a meeting on a beach between Jesus and Peter. A creative and original book of liturgies and reflections for use in worship…
Open with God Book - Care Homes for the Elderly
Open with God Book - Care Homes for the Elderly
by Christine Odell
CARE HOMES FOR THE ELDERLY Prayers for Various Occasions Reading Psalm 23 God, our loving Shepherd, wherever we go, you are there, whatever we experience, you are with us. We know that we can trust your promise that you will be with us until the end of time. We pray for the elder…
Simple Ways - Towards The Sacred - Care of Things
Simple Ways - Towards The Sacred - Care of Things
by SPCK - Gunilla Norris
The things we use daily serve our needs, and we in turn must take care of them. When such care is not haphazard, not just getting through chores, but becomes a way to pay attention, we may find we live with things that grow to be luminous for us. From daily use they become full o…
Poem: The Maker
Poem: The Maker
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: The Maker Whether we make a painting, a pot, or a poem; a cake, a candle or a Christmas card; a song, a sketch, or a sandwich, we look at it through our own eyes – the eyes of the maker. Sometimes we are satisfied. Sometimes disappointed. Sometimes rather proud of ourselves…
Insurance is invalid
Insurance is invalid
by Andrew Pratt
Poem: Insurance is invalid Proper 18 Year A Ezekiel 33: 7 – 11 Insurance is invalid when we are fully warned, if knowing coming danger, that word is simply scorned. For those who know what's coming, yet raise up no alarm, in consequence will suffer and share the self-same harm...…
Fashions, fads, have no attraction
Fashions, fads, have no attraction
by Andrew Pratt
Eighth Sunday after Epiphany Year A Matthew 6: 24 – 34 Hymn: Fashions, fads, have no attraction Fashions, fads, have no attraction, riches, feasting, lose appeal; when our minds are focussed, Christ-like, then perspective is more real... Andrew Pratt (born 1948) Words © Stain…
St Francis
St Francis
by Rachel Marsh
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 the t…
A Bit Like Jesus - Moral passion
A Bit Like Jesus - Moral passion
by SPCK - Robin Gill
WEEK 4 Care Moral passion There is one feature common to these different examples of care. It is passion. Care is not seen as just a part of one’s job, something that can be codified, or (even worse) as an arbitrary life-style choice. This is passionate care, driving remarkable p…
Prayer: God of the church