Reflection 11/12 – Leap for Joy
A reflection on JOY https://youtu.be/J2YkIRHjX8U?t=1418
Creating for Advent
Hope, Peace, Joy, Love The Season of Advent begins on Sunday 27th November. During worship we will be exploring the traditional themes of Hope, Peace, Joy and Love as we reflect on the writings of the prophet Isaiah and from Matthew’s Gospel. Read the lectionary here. To help shape our worship the worship committee invites [...]
Advent 2020
Hope, Peace, Joy, Love The season of Advent (29/11, 6,13,20/12)invites us to wait, to prepare, to hope. We will create a space to reflect on the year, to ask: What has spoken to us of Christian hope?, How do we see God, know God at work in these times? We will continue to offer [...]
Christmas Day 2019
Prayers of Adoration & Confession May we hear your voice within us O Emmanuel May we build your reign among us O Emmanuel O Emmanuel God of hope, You show us how swords can be turned into ploughshares and you walk with us on the paths of justice. God of peace, [...]
Sunday Prayers 15/12
Advent 3 - Joy The prophet Isaiah speaks The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad, the desert shall rejoice and blossom; like the crocus it shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice with joy and singing. We lit the first candle for the seeds of hope, planted for the renewal of all creation We [...]
Blue Christmas 2019
Blue Christmas Our worship provided a space for reflection on God's Christmas gifts of hope, peace, joy and love. We heard from the prophet Isaiah and the Gospel of Luke, lit the Advent and Christmas candles, shared an adaptation of the Advent litany and sang our Advent song 'Come O God, we pray', We [...]
Christmas Bowl – Advent 3
Finding joy in resilience Is it possible to be joyful when the natural disasters that batter your island home become more destructive with every year? Your Christmas Bowl gifts help the vulnerable people of Tonga to stay safe through worsening disasters. People like ‘Asena, who has found great joy in protecting her family and [...]
Christmas Eve Prayers
Prayers of Adoration & Confession God of love, mystery and wonder your message of hope for the world comes to us in the form of a vulnerable baby for whom there was no place. You speak into the hearts of all who suffer offering words of love and comfort to those have no hope [...]
Sunday Prayers 24/12 for Advent 4
Prayers of Adoration & Confession Loving God, creator of mysteries, giver of joy we worship and adore you for you hold us in your heart soothing our griefs, calming our worries reminding us that you are our home, our place of peace. Christ Child, son of God, vulnerable baby we worship and adore you [...]
