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Festivals Together - The heart of everything
Festivals Together - The heart of everything
by SPCK - Sandra Millar
The heart of everything Patronal/dedication festival or special event During the course of a year there may be other opportunities for a festival celebration. It may link in with a community tradition such as a feast day or the arrival of the travelling fair, or it may be that th…
Festivals Together - Biblical and other resources
Festivals Together - Biblical and other resources
by SPCK - Sandra Millar
Biblical and other resources Astley, Neil (ed.), Being Alive, Tarset: Bloodaxe, 2004. Barfield, Maggie, The Big Bible Story Book: 188 Bible Stories to Enjoy Together, Bletchley: Scripture Union, 2007. Book of Common Prayer... Taken from Festivals Together by Sandra Millar
Worship Together - Time for everyone?
Worship Together - Time for everyone?
by SPCK - Sandra Millar
October – Time for everyone? Worship Together October marks a real change in the seasons. Autumn has a special beauty and the changing colours and landscape can make us particularly aware of time. It is often a challenge in the life of Christian discipleship to stay with the mome…
Worship Together - Jesus for everyone
Worship Together - Jesus for everyone
by SPCK - Sandra Millar
August – Jesus for everyone Worship Together This outline focuses on Jesus, and the question of identity which runs through the summer readings. This question is explored through miracles, including the feeding of the five thousand, and through teaching. It is reinforced in Old T…
Worship Together - Joy for everyone
Worship Together - Joy for everyone
by SPCK - Sandra Millar
September – Joy for everyone Worship Together September is a season of new beginnings, perhaps even more so than January. People get ready to start new things, children go back to school, and as daylight shortens so the mood changes. The lectionary brings us stories to challenge …
Worship Together - June - Choices for everyone
Worship Together - June - Choices for everyone
by SPCK - Sandra Millar
June – Choices for everyone Worship Together As we move into Ordinary Time, the lectionary encourages us to think about what it means to be a disciple. The readings face us with the consequences of our decisions, whether in the Old Testament through the keeping of commandments an…
Worship Together - Hope for Everyone
Worship Together - Hope for Everyone
by SPCK - Sandra Millar
July – Hope for everyone Worship Together This outline continues the theme of discipleship that the lectionary explores during Ordinary Time. The key focus for this month is that those who follow Jesus discover hope, which is sometimes experienced as physical healing, sometimes a…
Worship Together - Introduction
Worship Together - Introduction
by SPCK - Sandra Millar
Introduction As the people approach, the streets become more and more crowded. Men are walking along with their sons close by, grandfathers chat with each other and boys run and jump. The women are coming too, some with babies strapped to their backs, toddlers clutching at their …
Prayers for All Occasions Book - Christmas Shopping Prayer
Prayers for All Occasions Book - Christmas Shopping Prayer
by SPCK - Ian Black
Christmas Shopping Prayer Prayers for All Occasions God of generous love, you give freely of yourself in your Son Jesus Christ. Bless us as we choose gifts as tokens of love and affection. Free us from losing the purpose in the bags and wrappings... Taken from Prayers for All Occ…
Prayers for All Occasions Book - Advent Prayer - Come, Lord Christ
Prayers for All Occasions Book - Advent Prayer - Come, Lord Christ
by SPCK - Ian Black
Advent Taken from: Prayers for All Occasions Come, Lord Christ, to restore all that has been lost through struggle and fear, in sorrow and in pain.... Taken from Prayers for All Occasions by Ian Black Published by SPCK
Prayers for All Occasions Book - Christmas Prayer - Child in the manger...
Prayers for All Occasions Book - Christmas Prayer - Child in the manger...
by SPCK - Ian Black
Christmas Taken from: Prayers for All Occasions Child in the manger vulnerable and holy born of a woman adored by the lowly sharing our frailty... Taken from Prayers for All Occasions by Ian Black Published by SPCK
Prayers for All Occasions Book - Prayers for the Armed Forces
Prayers for All Occasions Book - Prayers for the Armed Forces
by SPCK - Ian Black
Two prayers - "Armed Forces" and "Facing the battle/deployment". Michael, Archangel, your sword blazes with terror scattering the forces of evil and bringing them to tremble beneath you. Inspire the armed forces with this passion for what is right... Taken from Prayers for All Oc…
Paul for Everyone Romans part 2 - Abraham's Two Families
Paul for Everyone Romans part 2 - Abraham's Two Families
by SPCK - N T Wright
Abraham’s Two Families ROMANS 9.6-13 When you walk or drive through unfamiliar territory, you have to rely on the map. It is the bottom line. If you find yourself somewhere you didn’t expect, you scratch your head, get out the map again, and figure out where you went wrong. You m…
Acts for Everyone Part 2 - Paul Among the Philosophers (II)
Acts for Everyone Part 2 - Paul Among the Philosophers (II)
by SPCK - N T Wright
Paul Among the Philosophers (II) Acts 17.22-34 So we continue with our chess game, with Paul playing the role of grand master and taking on all the players of Athens at once. We have seen how he agrees with the Academy that it is indeed impossible, granted what was available to t…
Twelve Months of Sunday year c - Proper 17 Year C
Twelve Months of Sunday year c - Proper 17 Year C
by SPCK - N T Wright
Proper 17 Jeremiah 2.4–13 Hebrews 13.1–8, 15–16 Luke 14.1, 7–14 Don’t sit at the top table, declares Jesus; start at the bottom and see what happens. If this is a parable, as Luke says, it isn’t advice about behaviour at dinner parties. In Luke’s wider context, its meaning is cog…
Twelve Months of Sunday year c - Proper 18 Year C
Twelve Months of Sunday year c - Proper 18 Year C
by SPCK - N T Wright
Proper 18 Jeremiah 18.1–11 Philemon 1–21 Luke 14.25–33 Luke 14 has more than its fair share of ‘hard sayings’. Hate your family; give up your possessions. A nice clear message for the end of the summer holidays. And, to back it up, a solemn warning: such carrying the cross requ…
Psalms for Everyone - God Laughs on His People's Behalf
Psalms for Everyone - God Laughs on His People's Behalf
by SPCK - John Goldingay
God Laughs on His People’s Behalf Psalm 2 We watched Independence Day fireworks last night, and I recalled how people sometimes ask me, “Do you celebrate Independence Day in Britain?” I say, “Yes, of course: parents are glad when their kids grow up and take control of their own l…
Rhythms of remembering - Monday Midday Prayer