Watchword for the Week: The Lord is good to all, and his compassion is over all he has made. (Psalm 145:9, NRSV) (Moravian Daily Texts) Bells & Prelude: Reading: Matthew 14:13-21 Hymn: He came down that we may have love (Church Hymnary, No. 359) Reflection: The Alternative Feast Hymn: Christ, be our light! (Church […]
Watchword for the Week: God, turn to me and be gracious to me, as is your custom towards those who love your name. (Psalm 119:132, NRSV) (Moravian Daily Texts) Bells & Prelude: Reading & Reflection: Jesus is mixing metaphors (Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52) Hymn: Heaven shall not wait (Church Hymnary, No. 362) All-age Prayer: Blessing: based […]
Watchword for the Week: Thus says the Lord, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, the Lord of hosts: I am the first and I am the last; besides me there is no god. (Isaiah 44:6, NRSV) (Moravian Daily Texts) Bells & Prelude: Hymn: Seek ye first the kingdom of God (Church Hymnary, No. 641) […]
Watchword for the Week: There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. (Romans 8:1, NRSV) (Moravian Daily Texts) Bells & Prelude: Reading & Reflection #1: Matthew 13:1-9 (The Parable of the Sower) Hymn: Unless a single grain of wheat (Church Hymnary, No. 347) Reading & Reflection #2: Matthew 13:18-23 Hymn: […]
Watchword for the Week: The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. (Psalm 145:8, NRSV) (Moravian Daily Texts) Introduction & Welcome: Hymn: Praise to the Lord, the Almighty (Church Hymnary, No. 124) Reading: Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 Reflection: We sang a dirge and you did not mourn Hymn: I, […]
Church bells & Organ prelude: Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude in G Minor Hymn: Let’s sing to the Lord (Church Hymnary, No. 126) Reading & Reflection: It’s the little things that matter (Matthew 10:40-42) Hymn: Brother, sister, let me serve you (Church Hymnary, No. 694) Prayers for Others Postlude/Blessing: Magnificat (Taizé) sung by members of the […]
Organ prelude: Johann Sebastian Bach: Chorale Partita: Sei gegrüßet, Jesu gütig (BWV 768) Reading: Genesis 21:9-21 (Reader: Katherine Masa) [Recorded outdoors in Uganda with wind and background noises lending greater authenticity!] Hymn: Spirit of truth and grace (Church Hymnary, No. 608) Reflection and Prayer: “Hagar – an all-too human story” Hymn: Now the green blade […]
Church bells and organ prelude / Glocken und Orgelvorspiel: Mendelssohn, Andante religioso (Organ Sonata Op. 65, No. 4) Hymn: Spirit of the living God (Church Hymnary, No. 619 + 620) Reading: Matthew 9:35 – 10:8 Reflection: Healing Divisions Hymn: Come, Holy Spirit, come! (Church Hymnary, No. 594) Prayers for Others: Blessing: The Lord […]
Hymn: All things bright and beautiful (Church Hymnary, No. 137.1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPMA5I3-0Jw Reading & Reflection: “This is good!” <iframe src=”https://player.vimeo.com/video/426509255″ width=”640″ height=”564″ frameborder=”0″ allow=”autoplay; fullscreen” allowfullscreen></iframe> Hymn / Prayer for Creation: All things bright and beautiful (an alternative version) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUo5YawV7as&feature=youtu.be Blessing May the God who dances in creation, who embraces us with human love, who shakes […]
Church bells and organ prelude: Bach, Prelude in G Minor (BWV 558) Bible reading: Acts 1:1-14 (Dear Theophilus) Reader: Robert Haworth Your browser does not support the audio element. Download AudioDownload https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+1%3A1%5E-14&version=GNT (right mouse-click on the Bible Gateway link to ‘open in a new tab’ while listening to the audio file) Hymn: In Christ there […]
Church bells and organ prelude: Bach, Prelude in C Minor (BWV 549) Bible readings: Acts 17:22-31 (Paul preaches in Athens) John 14:15-21 (The Promise of the Holy Spirit) Children’s time: Pater Peter on Paul in Athens Hymn: Immortal, invisible, God only wise (Church Hymnary, No. 132) 1. Immortal, invisible, God only wise, in light inaccessible hid […]
(Poff, Stephen. Guarding Words and Actions, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. http://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=55024 [retrieved May 7, 2020]. Original source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stephenpoff/3530640841/.) Bible reading: Acts 7:55-60 (The Stoning of Stephen) https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+7%3A55-60&version=GNT The Bible Gateway website includes further translations in English and many other languages. (right mouse-click on the […]
Postlude
(Ivory carving from the Carolingian period, ca. 850-900, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. http://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=56883 [retrieved April 22, 2020]. Original in: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Creative Commons 3.0 license.) Bible reading: Luke 24:13-35 (The Road to Emmaus) https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+24%3A13-35&version=GNT The Bible Gateway website includes further […]
Jesus and Thomas: (JESUS MAFA. Jesus appears to Thomas, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. http://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=48302 [retrieved April 17, 2020]. Original source: http://www.librairie-emmanuel.fr (contact page: https://www.librairie-emmanuel.fr/contact).) Anthem: Christ the Lord is risen again (sung by members of the ECC Choir, directed by Hendrik Ziser) Bible reading: […]
Hymn: Morning has broken (Church Hymnary, No. 212) [Click at the bottom right of the YouTube screenshot to enter and exit full screen.] Sing-along version: Prayer: We are Easter People (from Geoffrey Duncan (Ed.), Let Justice Roll Down, A Christian Aid / CAFOD Anthology for Lent, Holy Week & Easter) We are Easter people, Ours […]
Hymn Were you there when they crucified my Lord? (Hymnary No. 403) [Click at bottom right of the YouTube screenshot to enter and exit full screen.] 1. Were you there when they crucified my Lord? Were you there when they crucified my Lord? Oh! Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble. Were you there when […]
We, the body of humanity: (from Jean Vanier: The Broken Body, Journey to Wholeness) By Jesus’ broken body, we, the body of humanity, are being made whole, whoever we are and wherever we are, whatever our doubts or shame, our turmoil or anger. We are healed and can come together in the fullness of the […]
Palm processional choruses: (Palm Sunday procession in Bafut, Northwest Province, Cameroon) [Click the icon (bottom right) to view YouTube in full screen and to exit full screen.] Chorus text: With palms in their hand they … Hosanna, praise to the King coming for us, in the name of the Lord; in the name of the […]
Prayer: A Prayer in Times of Crisis written by Scottish Church Leaders (adapted) For all that is good in life, thank you, For the love of family and friends, thank you, For the kindness of good neighbour and Samaritan stranger, thank you. May those who are vulnerable, hungry or homeless experience support, May those who […]