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Open with God Book - Maundy Thursday Prayer
Open with God Book - Maundy Thursday Prayer
by Christine Odell
Maundy Thursday Reading: John 13.1-17 Creator God, we thank and praise you because you do not hold back from loving us; you took the risk of conceiving humankind and, in your generosity, gave us all that we need, asking of us only that we love you and one another... Taken from …
Open with God Book - Good Friday Prayer
Open with God Book - Good Friday Prayer
by Christine Odell
Good Friday Reading: Mark 15.20b-39 or Mark 15.6-39 Place a cross somewhere prominent and ask those present to reflect on it and the feelings of the first disciples on Good Friday. Nothing can prepare us, loving God, for the reality of this day. We, Christ’s disciples, had not wa…
Poem: Covenant
Poem: Covenant
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: Covenant A covenant of love is made between two people who are committed to each other and want to share their lives with each other. Each enters into the covenant with the intention of giving all to a lifelong relationship. All is done in good faith and with the best of mo…
Simple Ways - Towards The Sacred - Closing
Simple Ways - Towards The Sacred - Closing
by SPCK - Gunilla Norris
God is a word we use, and we think we know what it means. But, in truth, God is always far beyond our understanding. We can only know God by unknowing. We can only offer our willingness and our wonder. This kind of constant and open inquiry is an intense intimacy through which we…
Simple Ways - Towards The Sacred - A Clothespin
Simple Ways - Towards The Sacred - A Clothespin
by SPCK - Gunilla Norris
So many things can be prayer objects for us—little icons that we may use to recognize a deeper reality. One such simple household object is the clothespin. Two pieces of wood and a spring become a means to hold something fast. If we looked a little deeper we would recognize how w…
Simple Ways - Towards The Sacred - A Stone
Simple Ways - Towards The Sacred - A Stone
by SPCK - Gunilla Norris
We pick up shells and stones on the beach because something about them is pleasing. We leave them on our shelves and windowsills to touch now and then and to enjoy again. But to make something a real presence in our lives we must use it often and get to know it intimately. Many p…
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…
Simple Ways - Towards The Sacred - A Table
Simple Ways - Towards The Sacred - A Table
by SPCK - Gunilla Norris
A table can be so many things—from a desk to an altar. It is around the table that we gather for meals. At the table we study, play games, sort the mail, pay bills, and do so much of what is needed for a household. Tables are often cluttered. In a rush we pile them high, be they …
Monologue: Thoughts of a Pharisee
Monologue: Thoughts of a Pharisee
by David John Woodman
The monologue "Thoughts of a Pharisee" can be used separately or with the following talk & challenge. It is based on Lent 2 year C readings from Luke 13:31-35 (Monologue) & Phillipians 3:17-4:1 (Challenge). Thoughts of a Pharisee considering if he did what was right in telling Je…
RE Active - Working with schools
RE Active - Working with schools
by SPCK - Jenny Gray
1 Working with schools Part 1 RE Active Church practicalities Why work with schools? Mission has always been fundamental to who we are and what we do as church. The continued overall decline in average weekly attendance, however, has given the Church new challenges. Many people i…
RE Active - RE Active Church resources
RE Active - RE Active Church resources
by SPCK - Jenny Gray
4 RE Active Church resources Essential elements The RE Active Church workshop material is tailored to children in primary school Years 3–6, although this can be adapted for children at Key Stage 1 and those with learning difficulties (see Chapter 11). Familiarity with the Christi…
RE Active - Introduction What is Re Active Church?
RE Active - Introduction What is Re Active Church?
by SPCK - Jenny Gray
Introduction What is RE Active Church? RE Active Church provides the format and resources for any church to invite Key Stage 2 children (Years 3 to 6, ages 7 to 11) from local primary schools, each term, to explore key RE themes of Christmas, Easter and the life and teaching of J…
RE Active - How RE Active Church works
RE Active - How RE Active Church works
by SPCK - Jenny Gray
2 How RE Active Church works RE Active Church takes place in church Not every primary school is near a church. Our three primary schools have a 15- to 20-minute walk to our church. We could run our workshops in the schools, but we believe that coming to church is really important…
Monologue: The Failing Fig Tree
Monologue: The Failing Fig Tree
by Marjorie Dobson
Monologue: The Failing Fig Tree He’s not a bad boss really. Very fair in the way he treats his workers and very hands-on in the way he walks around to see what’s going on and to make sure there are no problems. But there are times when he has had to make harsh judgements, or sort…
RE Active - Foreword
RE Active - Foreword
by SPCK - Jenny Gray
Foreword I am now the proud grandparent of four superb little children. I love them to bits and long for them to have the best things life has to give. So an underlying question that’s always hanging around in my mind is, ‘How will these little ones find faith?’ Fortunately, they…
Lent 1 Sermon/Reflection
Lent 1 Sermon/Reflection
by Christine Dutton
Reflection on Luke 4: 1 - Jesus is led into the Wilderness These reflections are simply my own response to the Luke passage reflecting on Jesus entering the wilderness as a time to prepare for his ministry and to ask whether by adopting retreating and reflecting as a model we can…
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