Sunday 12th April - Easter Sunday
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Good Morning & welcome all to our virtual Sunday Gathering
Vicar Lee will be leading the service this morning, starting on Facebook Live at 10:30am, followed by a recorded talk from Revd Frances Houghton.
if you would like to follow along with the liturgy please open the service booklet using the link below.
“Bring ‘em all in, bring ‘em all into my heart”
UPDATED: Please wait until after you have heard Lee lead us through the beginning of today’s service on Facebook Live at 10:30am (or watched the recording added above) before you click on any of the links below.
If you are watching with family then we encourage to take a few moments to chat about what you hear today. If you are watching alone then maybe you could make contact with 1 or 2 others over WhatsApp or even a Zoom call, with a coffee in hand - much like you would do most Sunday mornings.
#LiveLent
The #LiveLent family challenge for Easter Eve was to write your own prayer for our world. After 40 days thinking about God’s creation, what do you want to pray for our world? Why not write it down and share it?
For Easter Day the action for all of us is:
What will you take forward from all that you have learned and done during Lent? How might your prayer, your actions and your giving change to reflect your care for God’s creation?
let’s close with a poem this easter day
Recognising You
Jesus in the garden, newly risen from the dead,
who stood by weeping Mary, and who heard the words she said
as if you were the gardener, till at last your shepherd's voice
called her 'Mary' and with one word gave her reason to rejoice,
Jesus in the garden, ever new but still the same,
help me recognise you in the speaking of my name.
Jesus on the journey, fellow traveller on the road,
who met two sad disciples, walking with them as you showed
the meaning of the scriptures that predicted you would rise,
but only when you blessed the meal could they believe their eyes.
Jesus on the journey, meet me where my hopes have fled,
help me recognise you in the breaking of the bread.
Jesus in the locked room, breaking through despair and doubt,
who comforted your friends when they had shut the whole world out,
who came again for Thomas, and revealed your hands and side
so that he could touch and know you as alive, though you had died.
Jesus in the locked room, breaking through our self-built bars,
help me recognise you in the touching of your scars.
Jesus on the shoreline, cooking breakfast for your friends,
who offered guilty Peter one more chance to make amends,
who filled a net with fish for him, and helped him to recall
the first catch that convinced him to respond to your first call.
Jesus on the shoreline, know my best, forgive my worst,
help me recognise you in the way I met you first.
Amy Scott Robinson