Lighting the Advent Candle The first candle is the candle of Hope; the second is the candle of Peace; the third is the candle of Joy and the fourth is the candle of Love. We light this candle to remind us how Jesus, light of the world, has come to show us God's love. Let's… Continue reading A child is born
On the threshing floor
Lighting the Advent Candle The first candle of Advent is the candle of Hope; the second is the candle of Peace; the third is the candle of Joy. We light this candle to remind us that Christ is the source of full and overflowing joy. Let's pray: Loving God, thank you for the joy you… Continue reading On the threshing floor
An offering of Peace
Reflections on chapter 2 of Ruth... There is a lot happening in this chapter where we see the focus shifts from the two women, Naomi and Ruth, and brings Boaz into the spotlight. The second chapter of Ruth sets the scene for Boaz to stroll onto centre stage as Naomi is silent and inert at… Continue reading An offering of Peace
Hope and peace in uncertain times
https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=54182 Advent Candle Lighting The first candle of Advent is the candle of Hope; the second is the candle of Peace. We light this candle to remind us that our Lord, Jesus the Christ, brings peace to all who trust in him. Light the second candle Let's join in prayer Loving God, you give peace… Continue reading Hope and peace in uncertain times
Gleaning, generosity and grace
Image by Ulrike Leone from Pixabay Shalom in Bethlehem The first chapter of this story ends with the information that Naomi and Ruth arrived at the beginning of the barley harvest, which leads us neatly in to chapter two where we see signs of hope beginning to grow. There are some clues for us to… Continue reading Gleaning, generosity and grace
Hope in difficult times
Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash Lighting the Advent candle The first candle of Advent is the candle of Hope. We light this candle to remind us that our hope in is Jesus the Christ and to watch for his presence in the ordinary places of life. The first candle is lit. Let's pray: Loving… Continue reading Hope in difficult times
Anticipating Advent
Image by cocoparisienne from Pixabay This Sunday is the first Sunday of Advent, and probably the last Sunday of zoom gathering as we move to the traffic light system next week. The parish council are working together to come up with guidelines for our in person gathering, for our building users and for our community… Continue reading Anticipating Advent
ORDER OF SERVICE – 21 NOVEMBER 2021
Hello everyone. It’s a real pleasure to have organised this worship service for you this week and I look forward to being with you online on Sunday morning. Just by way of introduction: I’m a Presbyterian minister with around twenty years of experience in parish ministry (Auckland and Wellington) as well as a national church… Continue reading ORDER OF SERVICE – 21 NOVEMBER 2021
ORDER OF SERVICE 14 November 2021
Call to Worship (together) God of Love As we, your people gather to worship and share Still our minds and open our hearts To listen with love, compassion and hope To your word and the stories we share Candle Lighting (together) As we light our candles We look ahead to the closing of the year… Continue reading ORDER OF SERVICE 14 November 2021
Love, continued…
Photo by Phyllis Poon on Unsplash Call to Worship We come in worship to God, in our need, and bringing with us the needs of the world. We come to God, who comes to us in Jesus and who knows by experience what human life is like. We come with our faith and with our… Continue reading Love, continued…
