Easter 6 - Christian Aid Sunday
Easter
6 - Sunday 10th May 2020
Burton
Joyce Community Church
CHRISTIAN
AID WEEK
Welcome to worship.
Let us pray:
God of all the Earth,
be with us now as we share in worship. Teach
us to love one another. Open our hearts to
encompass people everywhere, in their
need, in their joy, in their hopes and
aspirations. We are all one in you, in Jesus Christ our Lord.
Forgive us, loving Lord, for our doubts. Forgive us that we are slow to follow. Forgive us for denying your life in us and in others by the way we live. Forgive us - as we forgive one another. Live in us as we live in your grace. In the name of the risen Christ. Amen
Our Father ...
Hymn: Praise to the Lord, the Almighty (SoF 470)
Reading: John 21, 1-14
Reflection:
Jesus meets them back where he first called them, in Galilee. It is a recommissioning. It is a new calling and a new sending.
Where did you first meet Jesus? What did he say to you then? What is he saying to you now? Let's go forward together in his name. Amen
Hymn: I heard the voice of Jesus say (SoF 215)
Prayer of lament and intercession:
God our refuge, we come with empty hands but wit hearts full of questions, bruised by loss, fearing the future, stunned by events. Draw near to us as we place our hopes in your hands.
God in your mercy, hear our prayer.
Hear the cry of our hearts for bereaved neighbours and those pained by absence; hold those who are hurting. Remind us that we all play our part and save lives by staing at home.
On Christian Aid Week Sunday, we pray with communities across the world, especially people with limited sanitation, unable to wash their hands and with little chance to self-isolate.
God in your mercy, hear our prayer.
We pray for Christian Aid partners providing vital supplies, communicating clear information, raising the voices of the vulnerable and ensuring they are kept as safe as possible.
We pray for wisdom amd resources for key workers but, as we clap them and as we praise you for your creation, we long for the first shoots of your kingdom to appear and grow.
Please pray for others, as you wish to pray today.
Hymn: Love divine all loves excelling (SoF 377)
A Blessing:
May the presence of the Creator refresh you, may the comfort of the Son renew you, may the inspiration of the Spirit restore you to love in action, from a distance, in our neighbourhoods, near and far, this day and for evermore. Amen.
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This service outline was developed using material provided by Rev Colin Bones [URC]. With thanks
Today's service is focused on Christian Aid Week. In normal times, this would have been a United service with all the churches in the village coming together as Churches Together in Burton Joyce, Bulcote and Stoke Bardolph. Donations will help respond to the Coronavirus emergency.
Make a donation at:
or call 020 7523 2269 to donate by telephone.
Thank you
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